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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1923
Page
7
Numerous social notes list visits by Mrs. J W Lovell and Mary Keyes to Cedar Rapids. Mrs J A Deischer and Blanche and Lucile Keyes. Miss Mina Hogan and Dr Redmond. exchanges of guests among Marion Burlington Dixon Sumner and Chicago. sales ads for Manila rope and Deering twine. church meeting announced. bake sale set for July 11. diverse family travels and small town updates.
Miss Carmene Bancroft and Hazel Widmer attend the International Christian Endeavor convention in Des Moines as delegates from the local Presbyterian society. Speakers include William Jennings Bryan Gipsy Smith and Sherwood Eddy. The community also looks forward to the film The Third Jarm next week and St Luke's church cornerstone events in Hopkinton.
Miss Agnes Petersen elected fourth grade teacher for Springville schools 1923 24 and a Monticello high school graduate. Mr Argall expands Lincoln Gardens with a new greenhouse while relatives visit from Tama and Minneapolis. Auto crash on Cascade road injures none while a Ford coupe and a Clark car suffer damage. Reverend Hauck marks 20 years in priesthood with Monticello tenure. Independence Day party at country club features readings piano solos and blue white caps. Daisy Dawson dies in California born Monticello 1890 with California survivors. Greer family reunion includes Philadelphia Santa Ana and Minneapolis relatives. picnic at Greer home. McCrea narrowly avoids collision on steep hill after brake failure. Two boys injured in pre Fourth cannon blast accident. Clay township garment club Wide Awake Stitchers organized with 19 members planning Maquoketa caves trip.
The 1865 Monticello Fourth of July celebration occurred after a flood washed away the wagon bridge, forcing eastbound guests to cross a rope bridge. The event took place on the commons with improvised shade and long tables for meals. Speaker O P Shiras of Dubuque later became a federal judge. A fireworks mishap wounded Joby Squires of Buffalo township, Linn county, who died two days later.
The Monticello Express notes births in July including a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Haines and sons to Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Byam and Mr. and Mrs. Austin Stadtmueller. Miss Kate Haeussler and Edward Turnis wed at Sacred Heart. The old Presbyterian church demolition began and services moved to the opera house during rebuilding. The Northwestern Iowa District Lutheran conference met at Sand Hill church. A Simplex typesetter was installed in The Express office. Floods from rainfall swelled the Maquoketa River near 1865 levels. The library contract was let to A. M. Loop for 7000 dollars. Several accidents and injuries occurred, including a deadly shooting incident by a 12 year old with a gun in a local grocery. A child was struck by an automobile on Maple street but survived. The law restricting sale of toy pistols and fireworks to minors cites fines and possible imprisonment.
William Stuhler Jr son of Mr and Mrs William Stuhler recently graduated from Princeton in three years with high scholastic standing He led the Triangle club as president during his senior year and previously served as pianist for the Triangle orchestra The club toured eastern cities performed a musical comedy and featured a special train The group appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House and in other major theatres In summer he toured with the orchestra to London and continental cities He will start work August 1 in Akron Ohio with the Firestone Company
War Department details three military training camps from August 1 to 30 for ages 17 to 24 across Fort Des Moines Fort Snelling and Fort Leavenworth. Requirements include 100 pounds weight, 4 feet 11 inches height, 2 inch chest expansion, good vision and hearing, serviceable teeth, and understanding of orders. Merritte W. Ireland praises educational benefits and notes low death rates. Commission possible after fourth course. information via Military Training Camps Association and postmasters.
A note urges residents to reserve an hour next Sunday morning for church services at eleven o'clock. The call links attendance to civic efficiency and personal self respect, stressing the hour is eleven.
The Strawberry Point fair will be held this season in the second week of September. It is guaranteed to proceed by 100 local business men despite serious financial reverses. The Presbyterian Church will host a Communion service next Sunday morning July 8 with Pastor Leonard Duckett and a Union evening service at the Methodist church where Dr. William S. Pleming will preach.
The county survey updates the east end primary road between Anamosa and Wyoming. It tweaks the John Thomson corner and O H Peck area, shifts the line to avoid the creek, and aims to daylight curves while reducing grades to about six percent. Funding depends on public approval along the proposed route.
The Monticello library lists new titles including Stella Dallas and The Pelham Affair. A separate obituary notes A. W. Adams learning of his mother Mrs. Henry Adams death June 20 in Spokane. Funeral by Hazen funeral parlors, with services by Second Church of Christian Science Spokane. Surviving relatives include four daughters and three sons.
Monticello held a quiet Fourth of July with visits to Gascade and Castle Grove for old fashioned celebrations and a speech by HE J Reed. Anamosa drew a large crowd for an evening pageant on pioneer days, praised for labor and skill though hard to hear from the grandstand. Royden band gave a Monticello concert for non travelers.
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