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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
5
A compilation of home news items from Marion and nearby towns. Mentions Reed visiting Marion on legal business, Cedar Rapids visitors, Anamosa hospitality, theatre outings, post office notices, sale promotions, and local social visits across multiple days. Coon jewels and watch repairs highlighted among shop notices.
The notice promotes a January clearance sale at the A. O Peterson Clothes Shop for heavy warm clothing. It also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Matteson of Devinson Saskatchewan visiting the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. T. A. King during the past several days.
A year scarce chance to grab unusual bargains at the clearance sale held at the A O Peterson Clothes Shop. Limited time offers tempt shoppers to buy apparel before stock runs out.
Conductor I B E Pike has been assigned to the Cedar Rapids Calmar run and began work yesterday. The schedule shows employment on three alternating days each week. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Treved Nelson at Dayton Town last Sunday, their second child. Mrs Nelson will be remembered as Miss Lydia Bader prior to marriage. Mrs Louis Schulz and daughter Helen of Charles City are visiting Mrs James Able, who has been seriously ill but is now improving slowly.
Mrs. A W Cramer learned yesterday her two sisters at Siloam Springs Arkansas are seriously ill. She plans to leave tonight with her son F Cramer to be with them. The Methodist church youth held a picnic supper at the parsonage last Tuesday with games and a cheerful crowd. The case against Godfrey Bader for wife desertion was dismissed last week with the court entering a judgment for costs after a lengthy district court calendar.
Mr and Mrs John Webster and their daughter Vera have moved from Monticello and will settle in Washington where Mr Webster bought land. They are visiting relatives in Central City before heading west.
Lucian Rice learned last week of his brother Newton Rice death in Leadville Colorado. Newton born Whitesville New York 1848. He moved with parents to Monticello 1854 and went to Colorado in 1865. Survived by a widow, no children.
Miss Rosa Baer returns to Clinton to work in the cloak and suit department and visits Mrs. Nicholas Baer before accompanying her to Cedar Rapids for a two month stay with sister Mrs. Niburz. Mrs. John Barnts and daughter Mrs. Minnie White travel from Thorpe after attending Lincoln Nebraska for the illness of Mrs. Elsie Hawthorn who recently underwent surgery. Grace Fox Monticello music supervisor injures three hand bones skating on the new rink south of town and cannot wave her baton during school singing.
K. D. Miller superintendent of Monticello schools served as a judge in an interscholastic debate between Ana mos a and Dubuque high schools last Friday evening. The question asked whether the U S government should own and operate all railroads. The judges ruled in favor of Anamosa.
No services in Congregational church next Sunday. In line with the fuel conservation committee, the Methodist and Congregational churches will unite for all Sunday services at the Methodist church at the usual hours. All members of both congregations and Sunday schools are urged to attend.
Due to severe weather and rail blockades the International Harvester Company postpones the Monticello tractor school scheduled for January 23 24. A new date will be announced once satisfactory arrangements are made. Watch for advertisements.
Palmer Hosford, formerly of this vicinity and now of Platte South Dakota, was operated on in Chicago for kidney trouble a few days ago. His wife mother Mrs Alonzo Hosford and brother Orville are with him. He left for a Southern health resort but his condition worsened and the trip was halted for surgery at Presbyterian hospital.
Mrs. C A Allers formerly Lettie Rigby visits Monticello with relatives while her husband travels to Bellevue. She notes a very soft corn crop in South Dakota. His crop enables him to market 91 hogs averaging 250 pounds at top market price.
The Monticello Electric stockholders met last Monday evening and re elected the existing board: H. M. Carpenter W. L. Hansen HW J Lang and others. Officers re chosen include H. M. Carpenter as president J E Hicks as vice president and Claude Fothergill as secretary. The report states a flourishing condition with steady dividends bond interest and additions to its sinking fund.
Stockholders met at the president G. P. Rockstad’s office to elect directors for the next year. A satisfactory treasurer and secretary report was read showing a good balance and all debts paid. Plans for the 1918 fair will begin after new officers are chosen.
No Sunday school or church services next Sunday January 27 at the German Reformed church to conserve coal. Regular services resume the following Sunday with services on alternate Sundays while the coal crisis lasts. Catechetical instruction at the parsonage Saturday at 1 30 PM.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Peil left Monticello last Friday. He heads to Omaha to join the U S aviation school while she returns to Columbus Indiana to visit her sister. Both worked at Hall Manufacturing with him as advertising manager and her as a stenographer. Also, Clerk Fisher issued several marriage licenses this past week to residents from Monticello and nearby towns.
War Saving Stamps including 24 cent thrift stamps and 5 dollar war saving certificates will be sold in a few days at the Iowa Telephone Company offices and statewide. The company has been authorized by the secretary of the treasury to operate a war stamp agency. The plan aims to make purchase easy for the public and to encourage employees to buy stamps.
Arthur Mullen an eight year old from Ana Mosa faced a juvenile court hearing last Monday for larceny. The child’s grandfather Joe Minier filed the charge. The mother, nearly deaf, struggles to care for several children. The court plans to place the children in an orphans home instead of reform school. In Monticello stockholders of Farmers Co operative Creamery Company voted to extend its life twenty years and renew incorporation with changes. The creamery has existed twenty years without capital stock and now shows property over 20 000 pounds with 300 patrons. Charles Schneiter serves as president and O W Brazelton as secretary.
Miss Grace Hollingsworth now Mrs. Cadorette wed Louis H Cadorette at Holy Comfort church Washington DC. They reside at 1365 East Capitol Street and she works for the US government. Cadorette is secretary to Senator Gerry of Rhode Island. he comes from Woonsocket Rhode Island. The bride previously worked in Monticello and Indianapolis law offices before government service. In a separate case E B C Kinton pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 100 dollars by Judge Willison after the First Street Monticello crash that injured Conductor Frank Pike. the judge stressed protection against intoxicated drivers.
Ernest Hoult returned from Sioux Falls where he stood as best man at the marriage of Miss Lucile Perrenoud to Fred Phinney. The ceremony happened Wednesday at noon at the bride’s parents six miles west of the city with about 80 relatives present. After the ceremony the couple departed for the Twin Cities and then North Dakota for a month before settling on a farm near His.
Miss Lena Kasper daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Kasper and Henry Carlsen were married Wednesday January 28 at 5 pm by Rev Charles Cushman at the bride’s parents home. After the ceremony they left for Chicago and will reside in Monticello. Carlsen, district manager of Equitable Life Insurance, is son of Justus Carlsen of Clinton and a Monticello State Bank former cashier.
The church will hold all services in the basement next Sunday and during the crisis period. Mrs. C G Thomas will sing Peace I Leave With You. The basement will be heated by wood with coal saved for later use. The pastor Mr Walton notes seating for about 200 and confirms midweek services are canceled to conserve fuel.
Mrs Nancy Clark Terrill died at her daughter Mrs C A Fairbanks home in Cass township after years of illness. Born August 13 1838 in Waterville Vermont she leaves daughter Ida M now Mrs Charles A Fairbanks and a son in law. a sister and two brothers. Funeral services were held at the Fairbanks home conducted by Rev Howard Irvine with burial at Cass Center cemetery.
The Red Cross shipped 55 hospital shirts 55 pajamas 5 bath robes and 5 bed jackets plus a pack of hospital loggias from the rooms last Friday. Presbyterian ladies will sew dressings Wednesdays at Mrs Templeton's home and Congregational ladies plan more dressings this week while quilt patches are cut by Mrs De Witt Young and Cramer. Sewing relocations spread across Mrs Carpenter Peterson Hubbard Hogan homes. Miss Hazard directs knitting. A sewing machine loan is requested for use at Mrs Peterson's residence.
Monticello lowers hours and limits for stores offices and services to conserve coal. The fuel committee led by I P Stuhler issues guidelines effective January 21 1918 urging nine am openings for most businesses and early closures including meat markets pool halls and public amusements to reduce consumption.
Meatless Day rules restrict sales on Tuesdays with one meatless meal per day and a Saturday porkless day. Wheatless Wednesday bans white and graham breads and wheat products with a daily and weekly wheatless meal. Flour hoarding risks fines. sugar caps set for city and rural customers. An attempt at a pastor surprise ends with church trusters praising pastor relations and annual reports show healthy church work.
A customer from Ridgway Iowa writes to J L Bader & Co to praise the stove polish bought for 2½ cents and requests a direct shipment of a box. The sender notes not knowing the agent's name, suggests local neighbors may place orders, and mentions the agent has not been through the territory recently.
AMM cement. Having purchased the office and practice of Dr. Fred Puleston, I will continue the business of a general and surgical practice. Dr. H. Mc Garvey.
A house on C. A. Patton’s farm near Olin burned last Sunday afternoon. Perry Moneypenny and family, occupants, lost much in the fire.
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