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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1914

Page

2

Death of Richard McLaughlin in Castle Grove

Richard McLaughlin died at his parents home in Castle Grove township on January 19 1914 after a prolonged tuberculosis illness aged 29 years 7 months and 6 days. He was born in Castle Grove June 18 1884 and spent much of his life in South Dakota and New Mexico before returning home. He leaves parents five brothers and one sister and his funeral was held at the Church of Immaculate Conception conducted by Rev M S Murphy.

Castle Grove Richard McLaughlin Richard J. A. McLaughlin South Dakota Stamford Ravinia New Mexico Christ Frank J Wm. D John Clarence Eugene Minnie Church of Immaculate Conception M.S. Murphy P. J. Kehoe Byrnes Kehoe Cascade Frank J. McLaughlin John McLaughlin Chicago Chilmore Lumber John Barrack D.J. Hogan Henry Lubben Coggon

Scotch Grove Marriage and Local News Roundup

Scotch Grove January 20 report notes Roy Wright and Miss Katherine Valanta wed last Wednesday in Monticello and will reside with the groom’s parents. The community also bids farewell as Fred Sutherland plans a sale before March then moves to Montana. Local visits, illnesses, and club meetings fill the week with social events and travel notes.

Scotch Grove Roy Wright Katherine Valanta Monticello Dell Wright G. Thompson Center Junction Moats Fred Sutherland Montana Sutherland Ladies’ Aid Society R. E. Club E. L. Himebaugh’s Dave Sutherland Lavina Dave Vernon Sutherland Mary Hutton Joe Eby Stahler Olive Warner Epworth Gladys Himebaugh C. A. Sutherland Alex Sutherland Will Oltman R. P. Clark Ed Hughes Oklahoma W. A. Rizer Edgewood Anna Leesacamp Ryan Williard Himebaugh Gustie Dreibelbis Crescy Andrew Lewis Henry Carson Monticeallo

Prairieburg Social Roundup Recounts Death And Daily Life

Prairieburg notes mark the death of M. Walker at the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown with services at St Josephs. Other items include Dr Wilkerson taking Mrs Benson and Agnes Benson to Omaha for X ray, Velma Whitney’s birthday party, and various local visits, travels, and church services.

Prairieburg Velma Whitney Ed Burlingham Thomas Abbey Roy Fisher John Hiben Marion Seward Smith Coggon Fred Jossi Smith Baptist Church Mell Peet J. M. Lauser Maymie Richley Maymiee Foley J. GC. McQueen Central City George Knapp W. Worden M.S. Knapp St. Josephs Church Magmie Richley Frank Foley A. D. Flockhart Ed Fish Chicago Ladies’ Aid Society James Smith Cedar Rapids John Sibel Monticello F. McLaughlin N. J. Benson

Onslow Notes Local Visits and Community Updates

Forest Brown of Byron Nebraska visits his mother Mrs KE Brown and sister Miss Jessie in Onslow. A dinner for old friends includes Noyes, May Carter, Haines, and Arthur Noyes with wife. Arthur Noyes and wife to Monticello then Wynol Nebraska. Grace Green departs for Great Falls Oregon to teach. Local preaching by Dr. Parker. T G Tasker delivers corn. Johnston brothers bring more. Hogs shipped by P H Paulsen and Fred Martins. Ice house repairs by Henry Null. A E Chase attends Damon Chase funeral at Manson. Julius Michels rents J R Wasson farm. E A Horton visits Genoa Nebraska. Water tank torn down at depot. Addie Hubbard visits Monmouth with Mrs Paul. Mrs George Chase visits relatives in Maquoketa. George Overholt ill with typhoid. Perry Scroggie rents A K McMaster farm.

Onslow Forest Brown Byron Nebraska KE. E. Brown Jessie N. B. Noyes May Carter G. W. Haines Waukon Arthur Noyes Wynol T. G. Tasker Anamosa Johnston Brothers P. H. Paulsen Fred Martins Henry Null A. E. Chase Manson Damon Chase Julius Michels J. R. Wasson E. A. Horton Genoa Addie Hubbard Monmouth G. S. Paul Monay N. B

Social and family notices from Center Junction area

Center Junction notes events and visits from January with residents hosting entertainments at the Alsever home and church performances by Coe College students. Local trips include Vern Lewis’s return from Chicago and visits among Stingleys, McDonalds, and Collier, with shop and travel in Monticello and Wyoming.

Wardell Will Leggett Scotch Grove Townsend Harry Stingley Robinson A. Crorey Anamosa J. F. Livingstone

Residents and visitors frequent Sand Spring area

January social notes list Bernard Kana from Canada visiting relatives in Sand Spring and several locals visiting family in Monticello Hopkinton and Cedar Rapids. We see Mrs A Ehrismann and Clarence Brown visiting Joe Lang, and Joe Lang and son Fred traveling to Cedar Rapids. The record mentions sick child of Henry Eggars and multiple short trips by Katheryn Mengerich Mia Davis and Daisy to Worthington Monticello Hopkinton and other nearby towns.

Sand Spring Bernard Kana Canada Carrie Lang Monticello Paul Ehrismann A. Ehrismann Clarence Brown Joe Lang Jacob Matthiessen Paul Lucy Fierce Hopkinton Fr. S. Pierce Henry Eggars Katheryn Mengerich Worthington Fred Cedar Rapids Fred Volkers Nebraska Willie Hanken

Amber Farm Sale and Local Movements Report

Amber notes a farm sale in Jackson township with Herman Rickels purchasing the James Morissey farm at 175 dollars per acre. Entries show James and John Robertson and Philip Bailey in Springville last Friday, George Voorhees to Chicago with cattle, John Danneman planning a health trip to Colorado today, J. Bailey visiting Davenport, Alex Dick and Pete Robertson in Dubuque, Henry Bailey and Sam Witham at Excelsior Springs, and Ben Herren at Anamosa last week. This compiles several regional movements and a land transaction.

Amber Herman Rickels James Morissey Jackson Township James John Robertson Philip Bailey Springville George Voorhees Chicago John Danneman Colorado J. ©. Bailey Davenport Alex Dick Pete Robertson Dubuque Henry Bailey Sam Witham Excelsior Springs Ben Herren Anamosa

Lenox College Events Highlight Clarke Hall Party and Lectures

Lenox College social life and academic events are outlined. Clarke Hall held a Saturday party with progressive games. Miss Minnie DeShaw led a YWCA session on patience courage and generosity. Next, Mr Ott will speak on January 22. Divisional State Oratorical contest set for February 6. Carl Laxson addresses Student Volunteer convention from Kansas City. Lambda Rho hosts a January 23 event with music, speeches, and a dressy era theme. Presbyterian service reviews Student Volunteer delegates and Lenox Gospel Team reports broaden Christ’s kingdom view.

Clarke Hall James Ricketts Iowa City Minnie DeShaw Y.M.O. A Ott Lenox Y.M.C. A Carl Laxson Kansas City America Hacker Parkbill George Williamson Miss Phillips Miss Whipple Miss Bart Miss Harris Miss Hendee Lambda Rho Voan Daughanbaugh Greenup Joseph Melrose Saxon Wilson Mildred Garvin Miss Heisey Spence The Presbyterian Church Wyllis Gearhart Hayes Carl Laxon Percy Nickless Lenox College Center Junction

Wedding Near Onslow Unites Mabel Chatterton and Frank Phillips

The ceremony took place at noon on January 6 at the home of Mr and Mrs Royal C. Chatterton in Clay township with Rev Earl W Benbow officiating. The couple will reside on a farm near Hale after a modest reception and trip to Rapids.

Royal OC. Chatterton Clay, Township Mabel Frank Phillips Near Hale Earl W. Benbow Onslow Phillips Onslow High School Bethe Church Hale

Walking Political Delegates

Dubuque Times Journal notes editors of the Republican press in Iowa criticize the appearance of Cadmus and Bainbridge Colby from New York at Des Moines. The piece says these eastern men are hired and working under instructions, urging locals to handle affairs without external professional politicians.

Dubuque Times-Journal Republican Press of Iowa Iowa Bull Moosers Cadmus Bainbridge Colby New York Des Moines Bull Moosers

A Dream Garden in Marble Taj Mahal Tour in Agra

A traveler recalls arriving in Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and its companion sites. The piece details the Taj’s marble beauty, the Pearl Mosque, the Itmad ud Daulat mausoleum, and Shah Jahan’s devotion to Mumtaz Mahal, with vivid descriptions of architecture and moonlit majesty.

Taj Mahal India Agra Taj Akbar Itmad-ud-Daulat Jahangi Jumma Mahomet Shah Jahan Mumtazi Mahal Forty Acre Allah God Pearl Punjab Ceylon Persia Thibet Arabia Mahal

Anamosa Eureka Items

The county board raised janitor F. M. Bagley's salary by five dollars a month to 35 dollars. The Johnson Land Co sold farmer Margaret Morissey’s Jackson township property to Herman Rickels Wayne township for 17500 dollars, 175 per acre. Anamosa Lodge 46 A F and A M raised G H Farmer Geo Johnson and Warden McClaughry to Master Mason. The lodge now lists 195 members with enough candidates to reach 200. J H Ramsey retires after a successful two year term.

Board of Supervisors F. M. Bagley Johnson Land Co Margaret Morissey Jackson Township Herman Rickels Wayne Township Anamosa Lodge No. 46 A. F A. M G. H. Farmer Geo. Johnson McClaughry Order J. H. Ramsey

Hopkinton Leader News Briefs Highlight Local Transfers and Loss

Albert Voit sold a share in his Barlville Phoenix to Arthur J. Rogers a former Barlville boy with plans for improvements. Mrs A Earhart reports the death of former Hopkinton resident Mrs Gelvin in Burbank California on June 24 from internal cancer. The infant child of Mr and Mrs A W McDonald has been critically ill but showed improvement today. Eastern division colleges prepare for an oratorical contest Friday February 6 in Hopkinton with Lenox College hosting, a rare event occurring every seven to eight years.

Albert Voit Barlville Phoenix Arthur J. Rogers Barlville A. Earhart Hopkinton Gelvin Burbank California A. W. McDonald Lenox College

Savings habit urged to secure future progress

The Cedar Rapids Republican argues high wages lose value without thrift. It says the supreme business is to get ahead, starting a savings account in a bank. No one’s pocket is safe without saving. begin now and accumulate as much as possible.

Cedar Rapids

Referees to Sell Donnelly Property in Delaware County Iowa

Iowa District Court appointed referees will auction 320 acres near Ryan and Coggan on February 4, 1914 at 10 a.m. Bids may be for parcels or whole with highest bid winning. Terms require 10 percent cash, 80 percent at deed approval, remaining 60 percent as a mortgage note at 6 percent if desired.

District Court of Iowa Delaware County Patrick Donnelly Ryan Coggan Samuel D. Titus Alice L.vitus William Sutliff LaFayette S. Lightfoot John Filson Jemima Filson Amos Smith Marston C. McKenzie Japhet Ingrahan Japhet Ingraham R. W. Miliner Road Pela Town of Johnson Jesse Tomlinson D. Titus Miranda Clark Fowler District Court Jones County Jesse ‘L'Oilinson S. D. Titus Peagent J. Doxsee Alice L. Titus North Range 2 Anamosa and Bellvue Road North Range Bellyue Road Moon Lown J. W. Doxsee District Court of the State of S.C. Mayberry Ed Perryman Michael Perryman George A. Fisher W. K. Pearson A. B

Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward and Endorsements

An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from I J Cheney and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo. It notes internal action, price per bottle, and availability from druggists.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo I. J. Cheney National Bank OF Commerce

Sanford O. Fowler Suit Filed in Jones County Court

In a March term filing for 1914 Sanford O. Fowler sues in the District Court of Iowa for Jones County. The original notice appears in the court records with the case caption indicating a civil action by Fowler.

District Court of the State of Iowa Jones County Sanford O. Fowler Sanford D. Fowler Victoria Wilcox Harvey Fowler

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