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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1926
Page
7
James E. Remley of Anamosa was in Monticello as a visitor, with C Kehoe and daughter Miss Mary Kehoe also seen in Cedar Rapids yesterday. Local notices list bake sales, harvest bids, visits among residents, and family announcements across Monticello Tipton Anamosa and surrounding towns.
Mr and Mrs Leonard A Iverson travel to Chicago for stock purchases for the furniture store. Several residents return from California and Ontario visits. Miss Rose Wenger injures an ankle at Hopkinton. An oyster supper at St Matthew's Lutheran church is planned for January 27. A wedding in Anamosa, a bake sale for Castle Grove School, and various community notices follow. The paper records divorces, births, travels, sales, and local business changes with multiple named residents and places.
The Lowell State Bank stockholders met Tuesday afternoon and elected G. L. Lovell as president J. W. Coxsee as vice president L. W. Lovell as cashier Ralph J. Bone and Donald P. Suther land as assistant cashiers After a fire report by the cashier the directors convened for the ensuing year. A prior joint meeting noted by Miss Specht and Mrs Coe concluded with refreshments.
B C Roberts spoke to the Rotary club on Rotary Education and local benefits of a strong club. Attendees included Norman Grassfield of Waverly and George Fagan of Anamosa, with Anamosa reporting eleven 100 percent attendance meetings.
Lovell township women held their January meeting at the Harold Wilcox home with fifteen participants. Miss Nora Workman led a reviewed lesson while Mrs. Hanssen and Mrs. Edwin Wilcox discussed pictures and framing. Separately the U. T. T. M. home furnishing club met January 9 at the public library electing Beth Lightfoot as president and noting four Ames short course attendees. Mrs. James F. Laude of Greenfield died aged 80 after years of ill health. funeral set for Greenfield tomorrow at 2 PM with burial there. She was born near Paris France and survived by ten children and eight grandchildren among others.
Frane Kamerman reports on lyceum talks a play advertisement for Mother Goes on a Strike and My Aunt from California, plus local radio notes. Junior and senior normal training students prep state exams while fundraisers and bake sales are planned for basketball games.
The Stahler trophy contest leaders are Owls Billy Stickford Crows Steve Hoag and Wolves Si Locher with high scorers Stickford Landis Langer Hoag S Locher Lambert. Arthur O Rourke post plans a 1927 France trip and Legion aims to recruit members January 12 26 with prizes for top enlistments. Miss Esther Olson a nurse at John McDonald hospital died by suicide at Lincoln Nebraska. Mrs Michael Burr of Ryan burned when a gas lamp exploded.
J LeRoy Farmer reports from Miami Florida January 8 1926 rapid construction along the southern coast from Palm Beach to near Miami likened to a single growing city with hotels apartments and homes rising daily. He notes high land prices lots selling for thousands to twenty thousand dollars and says the area enjoys constant warm weather and ocean bathing. He mentions fresh produce from the fields about the trip and helps colleagues with real estate tours and Rotary participation.
The M. E. Church offers Sunday evening programs with no charge beyond voluntary offerings. January events include January 17 The Dawn of a Tomorrow read by Mr. Coe, January 24 The American Indians a talk with stereopticon pictures, and January 31 The House of Rechab a pantomime by the youth. If approved more will follow in February. 7:30 to 8:30 PM.
Leaves every Tuesday October 20 to January 19 from Austin Calmar Monticello Cedar Rapids and intermediate stations via Kansas City and southern routes. For full particulars regarding train service and excursion rates contact any Milwaukee agent.
Judge Boies ruled in favor of the Hopkinton board of review on the bank s appeal over tax assessment. The court found the bank failed to file a proper complaint to the board last November.
Dr Hoffmann a local chiropractor reports a two week Neurocalometer course at the Palmer School of Chiropractic during the holidays. Lectures and clinics were required for attendees and hundreds of chiropractors from across the American continent participated.
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