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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
4
Scotch Grove on January 9 reports a successful band and friends program with a large crowd and fine weather. Proceeds from the event totaled about 70 dollars. Several local residents contributed, including O. B. Crane and Sylvan Bixby, with guests and neighbors sharing in the enjoyment.
Castle Grove January 9 article notes the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association will hold its annual meeting next Saturday afternoon. Local items include mail delivery issues, a house fire on a defective flue, hog shipments to Chicago, teaching vacancies, church social plans, hospital updates, and a new Kissel car owned by Harry Fairbanks.
January items from Prairieburg report Miss Flaherty from Anamosa offering Saturday instrumental lessons. Frank and Mrs. Jellison spent last week near Central City with relatives. Frank Drexler from Norcross Minnesota visited John Drexler's home. No church service due to storm. Knapps plan move to Marion soon. Rev. Moore of Central City visited. Letitia Fielding visiting sister Nellie Conklin. W D Conklin visiting relatives in Marshalltown. Joe Smith and family staying at Kula home. Jos Kula ill last week.
Center Junction residents are invited to a Red Cross dinner at the Thomas Dawson home next Tuesday with adults 25 cents and children 15 cents. Other items note Lloyd Collier and Scott Alexander offering U S services in Davenport, a baby born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Lincoln, Mrs Andrews and Mrs Dodge shopping in Monticello, Will Spohne and Will Schraeder as Monticello passengers, A E Porter returning from Illinois, Ray Herren visiting Monticello, five carloads of stock shipped from here, A H Van Slyke heading to Wisconsin, and reminders for the Short Course on January 14 to 16.
The Anamosa Journal proclaims it is not spokesman for any race, creed, or faction but a democratic organ that has always and will continue to be independent in its editorial stance.
January notes from Sand Spring list residents visiting relatives and attending events. Lester O'Brien, studying in Dubuque, spent holiday break with his parents Mr and Mrs M O'Brien. Others visited family in Monticello Hopkinton Central City Dyersville and Monticello including Mrs Frances Kelly funeral attendance and shopping trips by Jake Paulsen.
Clarence Smith seeks enlistment in the aviation corps while J D Morgan plans to sell his old era livery goods after thirty years in business. Mrs. James Murray dies at her son J Murray’s home in South Fork. John Barnes of Hopkinton faces two suits for 200 and 5000 dollars after a Dubuque high bridge auto crash. Rev Henry Dalrymple inherits a 1855 Pierce patent for the Dalrymple farm in Delhi township with ties to War of 1812 veteran James Price.
Mt Vernon defeated Anamosa 20 to 16 on its home floor Friday night in a brisk high school basketball contest. The report notes surrounding war effort updates and local personalities including Helen L Shaw, Mary Dutton, W K Pearson, Leigh, and W L Hanssen as part of community notices.
W C Beatty and family moved from Boaz New Mexico to Fulton Missouri buying a farm near Calwood six miles from Fulton Private Gilbert M Phelan from Camp Dodge has left service due to defective eyesight Mrs Michael McDonnell Bridget Long died at the Cascade home born in 1841 Ireland resided Garryowen 80 years Knepper family marks golden wedding anniversary with extensive family gathering last Saturday December 29 in Cascade
A collection of practical hints for home life. Salt masking with brown sugar, cooling a room with a wet towel in a window, handling a tack with paper to protect fingers, and removing stains by stretching the cloth over an embroidery hoop after laundering.
New Year wedding at the Peter C Leysen home unites Dillon W Franks and Hetty Levsen at twelve o clock New Year’s day. Mendelssohn wedding march leads into vows in the west room with music from Ames and local violins. The groom, a NYU graduate in high finance and banking, and the bride, Grinnell educated, are described with family details and attendants.
The International Harvester Company will host free tractor schools January 22 and 23, 1918, in the Monticello Iowa opera house. Instructors will cover engine operation, maintenance, trouble diagnosis, and best service practices with demonstrations and a take home book. Attendees are urged to bring the operator from their farm and plan to attend both sessions.
The second annual meeting of the Jones County Farm Bureau association was delayed from January due to a blizzard making roads impassable. The event will be held in Anamosa on January 24 with talks by Dr. Chas W. Flint president of Cornell College and A G Thurman former Linn County agent. The meeting will consider organizing a Pure Bred Live Stock Breeders association. farmers and business men are urged to attend.
Monticello high school basketball defeated Mt. Vernon 43 to 14 last Friday night. Key players included Cartano and Carley with multiple field baskets, Cashen and Hause contributing in scoring, while the lopsided game showcased Monticello’s dominance from the opening minutes.
A Dallas News observation notes that bachelors choosing marriage for security tend to select wives with a deli taste and cabaret temperament.
Short on investigations the Washington Star notes few cases endure scrutiny from start to finish, leaving little to hold reader interest by the conclusion.
The county board of supervisors organized yesterday afternoon with T. A. Downing of Anamosa elected chairman for 1918. He named standing committees including Finance Bohren Shimerda. County Home Streeper Downing. Public Buildings Kruse Downing. Road and Bridge Downing Bohren Shimerda Streeper Kruse. Poor Outside Bohren Kruse. Salaries Downing Bohren Shimerda Streeper Kruse. School Fund Shimerda Downing. Bonds Streeper Bohren. Equalization Streeper Kruse.
On Wednesday and Saturday the theatre presents two reels and a Triangle comedy. The program includes The Fighting Trail a Vitagraph feature Her Tor pedoed Love a Keystone two part comedy The Clodhopper a Charles Ray five part TriAngle feature and teir Weaker Moments a Triangle comedy Matinee at 3:00.
Local retailers advertise boys overcoats with price reductions from 15.00 to 10.00, 7.50, and 6.00 as part of a seasonal sale. Availability noted across sizes and styles with emphasis on value.
Store offers boys Mackinaws at 6.00 then marked down to 4.50 and 4.00 with further reductions indicated. No final price shown in last line.
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