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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
16
Monticello area social snippets list visits by Mrs. A WwW Stainer Mrs Louis Lang and many relatives in Hopkinton Cedar Rapids visitors in Monticello and Anamosa updates. Local business notes include Kewanee Kleaner cleaning advice and jewelry shop ring renovations. Community events feature church supper plans and Al Steiner’s fresh baked goods with several residents traveling to Dubuque and Dysart for short visits.
Monticello residents attend religious meetings, plan oyster supper at the Methodist church, and welcome visitors from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Local officials install Odd Fellows officers. band plans summer activity. ice and life insurance topics appear amid community notices and social items.
The Treasury announces the new peace dollars will be withdrawn from circulation for remodeling due to two main issues. The sculptor Anthony Francisco placed his monogram AF under Liberty and the coins will not stack properly in banks, raising concern among collectors.
The county superintendent announces uniform examination dates for regular teachers at Anamosa on January 25 and 26. Nellie Morey notes and Gulbraasen as references assist in confirmation.
The Lyceum course will feature Detective Harry J. Loose speaking Friday evening January 27 on Crime Its Cause Practice and Prevention. A packed house is expected and seats should be reserved early. Loose outlines dangers to youth in cities and methods to keep boys and girls in smaller towns at home. He will answer questions and display crime tools from his police work.
A mixed report from Monticello high school details a mental ability list for next semester, a declamatory contest prelims and final at the opera house, and an upcoming beauty contest urging Des Moines participation. It notes a 22 to 17 basketball loss to Marion, plans for a trip to Hopkinton, and remarks from teachers on cooperation and exam preparations.
A musical program at the Methodist church is set for Sunday evening January 22 at 7 30 featuring organ preludes including To the Evening Star by Tan, Mrs Anderson, prayers, a Still with Thee, scripture Hope Beyond with Mrs Laude and Mr Mitchell, orchestra selections Just for Today, a Ladies Choir number He Careth for You, a Duet Maona cornets Mrs Servoss and Mr Wonder, Bells of Praise with the 2 0 Quartet, and Great Is the Lord by the Men’s Choir with congregational participation.
Don Chase reports Dallas County Cow Test Association data prove rising milk yields and butterfat per cow over three years. First year average 7320 lbs milk and 3.05 percent butterfat, rising to 11333 lbs and 3.21 percent. Breeding and culling based on individual cow performance drive the gains while the group—including 21 members—projects continued success. Also noted are James and Mrs. Collins celebrating their 68th wedding anniversary on their farm in Allamakee County after moving from Chicago where they married.
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