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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
7
A collection of short notices lists residents visiting towns like Cedar Rapids Anamosa Monticello and Des Moines on business visits family visits and travel. Names include Mike McKeever L W Lovell Ervin Reed Mrs R B Mann and many others with occasional notes on illness shipping piano sales and local services.
Sunday visits feature Temple Hill guests Michael Donahue and Wm Supple while students return to campuses. Local gatherings recount funerals, family visits in Anamosa Manchester and Cedar Rapids, and a late snow improves air clarity after a cold snap.
Miss Gertrude Dautremont returns to Cedar Falls teaching duties after two weeks with family. Mrs. J. S. Hall attends Fritzi Scheff performance in Cedar Rapids. Several residents travel to Chicago and Florida for study, health, and leisure as locals report weather and shopping updates.
Mrs Mabel Hudson of Muscatine was in town on Wednesday on her way home from Center Junction where she had spent several weeks. Her stay extended due to her mother's illness.
J. H. Henry returned from Helle Plaine a few days ago to find his brother in poor health but improving. The brother had been a recent candidate for the legislature and was not expected to survive.
The Monticello girls named Marjorie Nelson Francy Schneider and Mabel Heisey returned to their respective schools last Saturday Marjorie Nelson to Hartley Francy Schneider to Cresco and Mabel Heisey to Ionia.
A peculiar note offers readers a special invitation to attend a Methodist Episcopal union service next Sunday evening to hear a discussion titled Why Smith Should Go to Church. Also mentioned is Mr Appleby, historically a deaf mute shoemaker with Burrichter, who has opened a cobbler shop near Lazell's garage and is seeking public patronage.
Monticello churches observe a week of prayer with evening services featuring live topics and vigorous addresses from visiting ministers. Laymen are encouraged to participate actively in the programs.
O H Scjete shows mounted deer and antelope from a Colorado mountains hunt with his brother, a reminder of a pleasant western season. Also notes staff changes, court docket items, a seven foot pitchfork sent by parcel post, and weather impacts on trains and sleighing.
H G A Harper, ex district court clerk, has been in town several days cleaning up Jones County Telephone Co. after its plant was sold on execution to a Bell ally. He will become a bank assistant near Saskatoon Canada in spring and serves as Anamosa city assessor, elected by the council and mayor recently.
The Diamond Creamery icehouse and warehouse along with the owned real estate and foundations of the destroyed creamery were sold by land dealers to Hans Ketlettz. The property had earlier been bought by an Oxford Junction man and then traded to the purchaser, who acquired it on favorable terms enabling recovery of his investment from the dismantled building materials.
Master Herman Bricker marked his seventh birthday with eight playmates Clarance Ricklefs Selma Prahm Ralph Red mond Wanda Beery Stuart Lang Thelma Roof Donald Bell and Janet Young visiting along with teachers Hazel Hoag provided music the pink and white decorations and tasty birthday cakes left the guests full and joyful as the host dreams of Santa Claus someday.
The Hoag Duster Co introduces the Hoag Dustless Duster a feather duster like device of cloth strips four times faster than cloth dusting and designed to avoid dust transfer. Ray A Hoag led the invention after experiments for Billy Sloan school janitor with strong early sales expectations ahead.
Mr and Mrs Magee avoided serious injury when a rider on a fast horse struck their buggy at a street corner near Liddys shop and the American house. The horse was damaged and the rider fled. Mr Magee suffered a bruised hip but remains able to move about town.
In district court Judge LHilison sentenced Andrew Dugane of Cedar Rapids to 60 days in Jones county jail and a $50 fine after a conviction for making a false notarial certificate. The governor had canceled his notarial commission earlier.
In Delaware county the Smyth girls land will be sold at a referees sale to divide proceeds. Judge Ransier confirmed partition shares after suits. The 400 acre old home farm west of Hopkinton belongs to Margaret Jane Smyth Harriet Elizabeth Smyth and Mrs L A Lawrence in equal parts. Milroy farm west of Hopkinton owned by Harriet Elizabeth Smyth and Margaret Jane Smyth in equal shares. Farms leased short terms and sold subject to leases. Appraisers named GQ H George C W Smith F A Bort. Referees to sell and divide are M H M Carpenter F H Williamson and Frank Tesar.
The Monticello State Bank offered 81000 for the best Jones county corn shown at Ames. N B Lathrop of Oxford Junction earned third prize among south central exhibitors for the best ear and also took fourth in the silage contest. O K Greer won prizes for best oats yields. The best ear came from H L Reed of Henry county. EH S Proudfit of Polk county produced the top ten ears. The Daily Capital offered 500 for the best acre of corn grown by boys with winners Jarl Zeller, Ashley LaFelle, Emmet Laughlin, and Chester Ward. The Deatrick D G Co will fill parcel post orders promptly.
Herman Tiarks suffered a paralysis attack this forenoon after feeling ill at the store near ten o'clock. He was taken to his room at Hans Ketlettz home and soon lost consciousness. Doctors Thomas and Puleston deemed the case hopeless as reports from his bedside described a severe shock. Tiarks had suffered years of ill health and had recent German spa relief but never regained his former strength despite generally good spirits.
Harry Netcott visited town and submitted tentative gym plans. A single story pressed brick gym would cost about $6,000 to erect and equip. Local volunteers have pledged generous support including two offers of 500 dollars each, with schools and parents backing the project as a venture likely to become a reality.
Miss Mary UD Babbe died Saturday morning January 4 after a week long illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. M A Breed at the Congregational church and interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery. Born May 10 1845 in Mecklenburg Germany she came to the United States in 1866 and Monticello in 1864. Survived by five sisters Mrs Rudolph Mrs Acker Mrs Horne Mrs Lawrence and Mrs Hasford, she was known for kindness and kept close ties to her town.
List of Oakwood Cemetery burials for 1912 with dates of death from superintendent John H. Batewun records. Notices note a son born to Gerry and Mrs Eiler last Sunday and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ahrend Zimmerman yesterday. Sue McMahon visited Anamosa this weekend.
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