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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
2
Correspondence from Center Junction lists residents visiting relatives, taking trips to Monticello and Cedar Rapids, and joining or leaving towns. Measles and pneumonia are noted, a lung abscess operation occurs, public sales planned, and revival meetings slated with Evangelists Layton and Jeffrey.
In Cascade on January 24 the community notes several illnesses and deaths. Dwellers include Mrs. Hugh Devlin and Andy Pederson listed as sick. James Collins of South Dakota visits, and Rev. D A Tenney returns from Des Moines College. Died are Rev. Austin M Tanner formerly of Cascade, Mrs Nick Knepper, and John Crawford who arrived in Cascade in 1852. The Peter Zumbrunen family endures severe illness. Catharine Zumbrunen dies at age four from lung fever. services for Crawford held with Masonic support. Mrs. Nicholas Shafer dies aged about 75 with funeral at St Martin’s church. surviving relatives noted.
Residents report visitors and travels including Joe McDonald and Earl Gillilan with family. Earl Gillilan and bride returned from their wedding trip. Rev McIntyre from Waterloo spoke at the chapel. Miss Harriet Lubben aided Fern Howie in Anamasa sanitarium. Several children ill with the meanies and measles. Mrs Mildrady Hubbard ill at son J A Hubbard’s home. Fred Cramer returned from Texas Missouri and Saneas. Ladies' Aid to meet at Mrs J A McLaughlin's home. Funeral attended for an infant of Mr and Mrs Schmidt near Sand Spring. Measles case improving. A child of Mr and Mrs Charles Cramer ill at grandparents. Farmers Mutual Insurance directors list omitted A Davidson Dennis Delay J A Silowie.
Onslow updates report residents visiting, moves, and lectures. W H Alexander and son Frank visit. Mrs Millsap returns from Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. Julius Behnke moves to Hale township. entertainment planned for January 31. Gene Mackrill takes horses to Wall South Dakota. Mrs B A Hoffman in critical condition in Los Angeles. blacksmithing thrives with Wyoming short of smiths. Joseph Parr travels to Olin due to Mr Tomlinson’s critical illness.
The Senior class will perform a play at the Olympic Opera House tomorrow evening January 27. Cast includes Philp Dunchester, George Helsey, Richard Heritage, Harold Podhaski, Sheriff Blake, Detective, County Sheriff Fay Clarke, John Gordon, Edward Wirth, Irene Arnold, Irma Sanford, Bess Dunchester, Minnie Greenawald, Mrs. Pickins, Lydia Bader, Aunt Bina Peters and others. Seats on sale at Soetje's drug store at 26 and 35 cents.
In Prairieburg on January 2 W A Woodson had a business visit and others traveled from Castle Grove Marion Kenwood Anamosa and Alburnett for visits and events. A Saskatchewan cousin visited Seward Smith. Mary Holub died at 89 at the Drexler home after a brief illness.
German explorer P Ritter recounts a vivid fight near a stream in West Africa where a leopard ambushed a baboon troop, seized a young one, was defended by the mother, and the herd overwhelmed the predator, tearing it apart as the others fled up the slope.
The funeral for Minor Davis was held last Friday afternoon in Langworthy. Rev. Roy V. Porter conducted services. Born February 3, 1822 in Fairfield Connecticut he died January 16 1911 in Bolivar Missouri aged 88 going on 89. Survived by sons Charles H. Davis Sedgwick Kansas and M T Davis Sedgwick Kansas he had moved to Wayne Township Jones County in 1858 and served as justice of the peace known as Squire Davis.
A Philadelphia Ledger item describes two Spaniards chatting loudly with a wary American woman nearby. The argument centers on steel gold and bone buttons, ending with the guide noting their exchange was a cultural display rather than true anger.
Denver Republican Senator Beveridge contemplates the public reaction as Indiana is blamed for mistreating a favored son amid political heat. The piece questions state sentiment and possible political fallout from the incident.
Kansas City Times reports the Mexican insurrection's decline leaves rebels facing charges for disorderly conduct as authorities move to curb remaining unrest.
A pair of Cleveland businessmen touring Mexico City thought they could ask for directions using a phrase book. One man said Donde esta and then Donde estan, prompting two dark faced workers to share a puzzled look. The incident ends with a humorous misunderstanding and a relieved laugh when the locals realize the language gap.
A Washington Herald quips about a colt entered in a running race, contrasting expectations of a walk with the actual event. The exchange highlights the humorous mismatch between prediction and method in a lighthearted sports note.
The article explains hard and soft cheeses with examples such as Edam Roquefort Parmesan and Pineapple cheese. It notes Parmigiano Parmesan is extremely hard and grated in bottles and describes the role of bacteria in flavor and the influence of fat content and manufacture on keeping quality.
George Moore notes a dining room revelation where a brewer buys a Leader for £1500 and a friend longs to own it after wine and memory reveal a village by a river. The piece satirizes art collecting as social motive and signals wealth shaping taste.
The piece explains diaphragmatic breathing with steps to place hands on the ribs and back to feel expansion and contraction. It notes the diaphragm as the floor of the chest and its attachment to the backbone ribs and sternum, guiding deep slow breaths for full ventilation.
Advertisement seeks 25 girls and 5 boys aged over 14 to work at a feather duster factory. Also lists for sale items and a farm listing with location details in Delaware County Iowa. Samuel Eby and H Putnam named contacts.
The auction lists 13 head of horses 44 head of cattle 15 milch cows 21 yearling steers 7 yearling heifers one 2 year old thoroughbred Short Horn bull plus all farm machinery 500 bushels of oats 5 bushels of timothy seed 80 tons of hay and more with free lunch at noon Levert Levertson conducts on February 2 near Center Junction A separate sale includes a residence at the corner of Washington and South Cedar streets Monticello lot 97 in Warvels addition nine rooms cemented cellar possession March 1 no by bidding J J Locher in charge 30w2 R P Smith.
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