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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1925
Page
2
Javina Davis and Owen McGuire wed at Wyombe Methodist parsonage on June 16. The couple, popular in Center Junction, honeymooned near Washington and will reside with the groom’s parents. Community notices fill the page with visits, illnesses, and local gatherings across Monticello and surrounding towns.
Community notices wrap a long list of visits, anniversaries, and condolences. Members attend a Sunbeam Mission carnival raising 32.62 dollars. many travel to Cascade and Cedar Rapids.Births, weddings, and graduations mingle with church services and school district planning. old friends and families gather for celebrations across Onslow Cedar Rapids and nearby towns.
The wedding of Leona Taylor daughter of Mrs and Mrs Dave Taylor and Frank Johnson son of John Johnson took place at the Wayne Lutheran church parish parsonage last Wednesday with the pastor officiating. The ceremony involved local residents and noted community members in attendance.
June 20 1925 James Bradley and family visited in the home of Ilaiy fast enroute from West Point where Clifford Bradley graduated from the military academy He will spend a year in the aviation division at Brownsville Texas Mr and Mrs Carl Eden entertained relatives for their twins thirteenth birthday Other local visits include Pete Robertson of Anamosa staying with daughter Mrs Ross Lincoln and Carl Bailey family outings at Maquoketa and Center Junction Quarantine due to starlet fever at the Will Schoon home Wayne Farm Bureau meeting set for Amber church July 10 various travels and social visits across neighboring towns with many relatives and friends mentioned Numerous short reports of visits and illnesses among local families and residents
July 3 1928 farm bureau meeting at Castle Grove filled with a program by the Jally Stitchers club girls including recitations songs and readings. The event featured demonstrations and a short tale with shaving pictures shown by County Lieut Did pave. attendees announced future meetings and local news and visitors from Monticello and Afton.
June 40 1926 reports OW Welle and wife of Blanberey Missouri residing on Cyreen street. doctors to be in rooms over Babcock's, ex-Chamberlain location. Beloit visitors Mrs Wilhiate and three children joined Webbena household. Jean Poush celebrated eighth birthday with friends. Maye Reynolds and daughter hosted. Ladage and Cora Hayden wedding noted. both well known in the area.
The article lists numerous local residents and visitors including Miss Elizabeth McConnell John McConnell and Roland McConnell of Monmouth Illinois guests in the W O Shaffer home A J Arends takes two week vacation from duties at the restaurant and will visit his children near Carpton Mr and Mrs Pape and children of Empleton guests of Ed Millsap Bir and Mrs Harley DeWitt and daughter of Cedar Rapids Sunday visitors in Fred Day home Mr and Mrs Glenn Hunt and daughter Helen of Ponca City Oklahoma visiting A D Hunters Milly Griswold Mrs Louis Samupson and son visited Steiner home at Monticello Saturday Mrs Hansen and daughter Mrs Me Kiostry of Onsvnew were visitors in Ho W Behnke home Mrs W G Wherry returned last week from extended visit with relatives as Monmouth Winvis
June 30 1986 a man tailed a sack of tin cans to a horse belonging to Frank Perrine, the frightened horse crashed into a barbed wire fence and injured its neck requiring nine stitches from Dr Albery of Monticello. Other items mention telephone repairs after a line fire during the summer storm and visits among local residents including Mrs Guthrie and Rev Father Larkin of Hopkinton.
Wednesday services at the Methodist Episcopal Church drew residents including Mrs Joe Chvethan of Dubuque and Miss South Poondath of Cedar Rapids. Visitors in town included Mrs Nellie Schoonover and Miss Florence Be Mr nM ho Howley, while Mr Joe Melle Hiler returned home for a short stay.
Mary Ellen Fogarty wife of John Fogarty died at the family home northwest of Anamosa on Saturday June 20. Funeral services were held at Castle Grove church on Tuesday June 23 with interment in the adjoining cemetery. The church was crowded for the final rites. Miss Ethel R Outland returned Tuesday June 26 from Madison Wisconsin where she earned a master of arts in journalism and was noted as the first woman teacher of journalism in the United States. Leo Zimmers an Anamosa youth recently paroled from the reformatory is again in trouble awaiting parole board action after being arrested for obtaining chickens from Linn county farmers under the guise of representing Iowa State College studying poultry diseases. He said he had printed cards and went door to door asking for sample hens to gauge disease prevalence.
A Byron-esque lament from Walt Mason about nearing the end of toil and the Inn of the Sexton. The poem describes a hallucinatory, somber journey toward final rest where the inn keeper offers no variation in fate. It contrasts social ranks with shared mortality and ends in a hush of eternal slumber.
E G Brazelton, former Lovell township director, turned in 65 new memberships boosting this year’s total to 188. He aided Madison, Clay and Scotch Grove townships while the county board pushed a 10 percent land valuation reduction for taxing purposes after an investigation showed land values fell 16 percent since 1920. A rodent control demo using calcium cyanide on AG M Brainard farm showcased rapid pest kill. Bill Daly addressed Hale township farmers with his Barn Yard Philosophy. The Wise Owl club plans a July 3 program at the Hale meeting with ice cream cones after.
Ella Schoon and Genevieve Streeter present piano solos and a piano duet by Etta and Wade Coleman. Readings include Our Hired Girl and The Beauty Parlor. The Rejuvenation of the Old Homestead and other acts feature Frances Brady and Lula Weighels with Celena Mardorf directing the program.
Roy Tapper of Giard in Clayton county learned bitterly that late fall grazing hurts alfalfa. F G Churchill from Iowa State College says most farms should limit to two cuttings and allow a late bloom growth to carry through winter. He cites lime manure and hardy northern varieties as key factors from alfalfa tours.
A humorous poem from the New York Times recounts a wife who turns gardening into a fashion and hobby spree. She abandons height and grace for books seeds dress hat and green rake, while her husband toils in the beans.
Iowa State College advisers urge silos as a practical way to stretch hay supplies for dairy farmers facing roughage shortages. John M. Shaw notes silage cannot fully replace legume hays but can save hay and lower milk and butterfat costs. There is still time to build a silo for fall filling.
A curious duo dubbed the hatless sheik and the girl in swimmer furs sparked speculation as they walked in the heat. Observers wonder what thoughts, if any, governed their unusual attire on a 100 degree day.
A collection of proverbs about fools covering money, markets, marriage, and wisdom. It contrasts folly with prudence, noting fools rush, waste, or laugh at peril while suggesting wise restraint and careful spending. The phrases reflect traditional moral guidance on human folly and behavior.
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