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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
7
Monticello residents host relatives and guests from Dubuque Dubuque Drake University Cedar Falls Tipton Rock Island Anamosa Carroll State Center and Davenport. The piece lists New Year visits weddings house sales and professional moves with several local families hosting relatives and friends.
Miss Van Ness died last Tuesday night at her sister Mrs. James Ketcham home in Cass township after an aggravated form of double pneumonia.
Peter Ommen, who recently suffered a stroke affecting his left side, is improving rapidly. He can now walk again and use the affected arm to a considerable extent.
A light drizzle on New Year’s Day gave way to a snow storm with a cold raw wind, resembling a season’s near blizzard. Dr and Mrs Eugene L Gilmore visited the Gilmore and Sleeper families. J A Deutrick departed for Nisland SD for a two week stay with his wife and son near two proposed railroad lines.
A January cleanup sale ad appears for Deu trick's. Henry Nordman is found not guilty of larceny from the person due to lack of direct evidence. Conductor Higgins and Engineer Greene are laid off for personal reasons. Mrs. Thomas Cowan visits from Dickinson county, once Carrie Hickman to Monticello schoolmates. Rev. J W Innes ill but recovering to perform a wedding. Snow threat eases. sleighing conditions improving.
A harsh winter followed a blizzard with temperatures dropping to 16 below and rising to zero amid a raw southwest wind. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Carmichael, born a few weeks earlier, died last Friday and was laid to rest.
An unusually large galvanized iron tank was turned out yesterday at the Cross Hardware Company's shop as a special order for McNeill Bros. of Hopkinton. The tank is 18 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet high with a capacity of 60 barrels.
Letters addressed to several residents remain uncalled for at the Monti post office as Henry Harrys returns from Texas with companions. Anamosa reports a hip fracture after a fall by Mr T. E. Patterson and notes a quiet city council meeting. Other items cover a fatal hog car fire at Oxford Junction, theft prevention humor in the office, a $400 fine for Miles F. Miles over false pretenses, and a Hall Manufacturing Co. touring group with a free theater show featuring Miss Drees.
Frank E. Smith farmer from Wipton and Louis Johnson brakeman from Clin ton were killed in a Chicago & Northwestern collision near State Center. Smith recently sold a large Tipton area farm and moved to Arthur Iowa. He was 35, survived by wife and two daughters. Johnson, son of a Norway merchant, died in the wreck.
Pa Higgins of the Des Moines Western League club signs Harry McKee a promising pitcher from Monticello who starred in independent baseball in 1910. McKee worked for the O M and St P Ry Co at Delmar Junction Iowa then moved to Chicago where Higgins secured him for the 1911 season.
H S Richardson and G H George purchase the Jacob Miller farm three miles from Mechanicsville comprising 355 acres for 60000 dollars. The land is described as highly tillable and well cultivated with 40 car loads of tile installed. One field yielded 280 acres of corn last season. buyers expect profit from the venture.
Stockholders at Monticello State Bank annual meeting re-elected directors H. M. Carpenter John McDonald John A. McLaughlin Wm. Stabler M. W. Herrick G. H. George O. H. Soetje H. S. Richardson and E. E B. Hicks. Executive officers kept same posts with H. M. Carpenter as President Wm. Stabler as Vice President H. Richardson as Cashier and F. E. Becker as Assistant Cashier. An 8 percent semiannual dividend was declared and a comparative statement of condition sent to customers as a flattering note.
F. J. Cross transferred 156 shares to a syndicate of Monticello Electric stockholders known as the old company. Principal owners include H. M. Carpenter O. H. Soetje R. C. Stir ton and H. Tiarks. Consolidation plans were not advised.
Judge Koop held police court this morning with George Richmond and Charles Turner charged for stealing coal from the railroad yard. Both pleaded guilty. Richmond fined one dollar and costs, Turner five dollars and costs. The railroad company reports ongoing pilfering and plans to place night watchmen to protect property.
Frank McCullough received a thirty day sentence in the county jail for theft of a valise. A man from Strawberry Point named Molen arrived in Monticello and hid the valise in a Barry store area. Marshal Lee pursued two suspects, securing McCullough with the valise after a chase. McCullough later fell ill with delirium tremens in jail.
A Sunday evening New Year's concert at the Congregational church received widespread praise from music lovers. The mixed chorus performed two strong numbers, Edna Templeton impressed with violin and accompaniment, Carl Stubler's organ performance shone, and Arthur F. Hadley from Sioux City offered clear tenor solos. The sextette and group performances were well received, making the event a noted success for the parish.
In Monticello this afternoon Miss Adna Drury and Mr. Raymond Paul Rhode wed at the Drury residence with forty guests. Rev. J. W Innes officiated and ring bearer Genevieve Watkins attended with Luzia Thomas as pianist. The couple's families and out of town guests from Tabor Chicago and Marion joined a holly decorated home and a three course dinner following.
Longtime Monticello residents Mr. and Mrs. Clark Byam celebrated their golden wedding on New Year’s Day. Neighbors gave a couch and money, and local lodges and churches presented gifts including silver teaspoons and a Bible. The Byams, both New York natives, married in 1861 near Muskegon Michigan and later settled in Bowens Prairie then Monticello. They have a son Elwyn and an adopted daughter Mina Moffet who died at four. Byam is a skilled bricklayer and mason, known for building church foundations and cement sidewalks. Mrs. Byam, Martha Ann Smith, is active in the Rebekah lodge and Congregational church.
The item highlights Doutrick's as the premier destination for nations themed wares and a refined dry goods assortment. Customers seeking quality fabrics and imported goods discover a trusted retailer renowned for variety and service.
Miss Bessie R. Harris and Karl N. Gillilan were married Wednesday at six o'clock in Hopkinton. Rev. I J Hamilton officiated at the bride's mother's home with immediate relatives present. The bride, raised in Hopkinton, is a high school graduate who attended Lenox college and taught in rural schools. The groom owns a Castle Grove farm and leaves for a brief western state trip before settling on the farm. The Leader offers best wishes for a long life of wealth and happiness.
Mr and Mrs Ben Oha received a communal Christmas surprise from neighboring families in Hopkinton featuring a large dinner. A chair to Mr Obe and chinaware for Mrs Obe were presented as keepsakes. The event delighted the couple who were the longtime focus of the celebration.
After eight months of wrangling with the committee problem, the Democratic ranks may urge Champ to take the assignment off their hands.
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