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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
4
Monticello residents and visitors marked the Fourth with travel to Dubuque Hopkinton Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Local pensioner Lt Daniel B Pond saw a raise to 15 dollars monthly. Visits by Dr Arthur Baker George Hildenbrandt and many others were noted along with train delays and church services for the holiday week.
A compilation of social visits across Dubuque Hopkinton Anamosa Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Entries mention Miss Etta Campbell Mrs Roy Porter Mr and Mrs Morgan and many others visiting relatives and attending church events. Updates include weather impact on farmers and several trips for business or leisure.
Report notes the gas meter was reached on the sunken Maine vessel and shows the line running as if no incident had occurred.
M Martin of Amber has been paid 585.79 by Security Fire Insurance Co. of Davenport for a barn destroyed in a recent windstorm. Local agent J J Locher adjusted the claim to the satisfaction of the insured. Ruben Ely of Switzer settlement, Richland township, fell from a horse last Tuesday and broke his clavicle. Dr Redmond attended, Ely recovering well. The Fourth featured a San Francisco prize fight where Wolgast defeated Moran in the 138th round. Wolgast aims to tour with the lightweight title.
The missionary spent eight years in Initia and on visit to his father in Hopkin ton he spoke two sermons at the Presbyterian church last Sunday about his work and the people he worked with. John Bateman's dog Fritz died after being struck by an automobile last Saturday.
In Onslow a June 28 1911 marriage unites Ernest L Anderson of Center Junction and Amy B Streeper of Onslow at the Presbyterian manse with Rev S B McClelland officiating. They will live on a Madison township farm as friends extend warm congratulations. Monticello neighbors report Thomas M Guyan wed Blanche Pettingill on June 7 at Ashton Iowa with Henry Guyan and family present. Robert Hicks celebrated his 80th birthday with a city park picnic. A new parsonage near St John’s Lutheran is under construction costing about 3500 dollars. Local business leaders fund summer band concerts with weekly Wednesday night street performances led by Martin Kehoe.
Mrs. R J McVay of Cascade dies at home after 70 years in the town born Pontiac Michigan July 3 1841 she was widow eight years survived by daughter Ada L Clark Rockport Texas and son Burd McVay Cascade funeral services set for Friday afternoon. The day’s other item reports the Iowa Supreme Court reversed Dr J E Gilmore’s murder conviction in Monticello case granting a new trial though grounds are unclear.
For lease mortgage deed marriage license hunters licence or insurance contact D E H Pond Lovell Bank Building offering local services and guidance.
To ensure pickles keep without spoilage use Heintz distilled pickling vinegar sold by OC A Errickson Co.
During cellar scraping for a new parsonage at St John’s Lutheran church near Monticello, the old wall collapsed after workmen moved away. Rickles Gerdes Henry Gerdes John Woellert Paul Schuetz and Wm Herren were present. a broken tug drew them aside before the fall, sparing their lives. Funeral details for Fred William Zaedow follow, noting heart disease death in Monticello.
Obituary notices from Monticello recount the July death of G W Hiben at 75 plus years after Bright's disease. Born in Germany 1836 he emigrated 1877 with 14 children, 11 surviving. Also reported is the death of John Haller, Tyrol-born 1838, who lived near Monticello 43 years on a Lovell township farm, survived by wife Adophine Moore and five children. Funeral details follow.
Monticello marked Independence Day with visitors traveling to Wyoming and Dubuque and a park program for children. The bell game against Cedar Rapids drew a close 17 to 18 score for Monticello. A series of races awarded small purses including the pony race won by Royal Hubbard and 100 yard dash won by Oliver Harford.
The Tribune reports yesterday morning that the Fourth caused 23 deaths and 706 injuries with a fire loss of 346 thousand six hundred dollars. In cities where fireworks were banned there were no deaths and very few injuries.
A medical report highlights Dr Puleston offering rupture treatment via fidelity method claiming no pain and no loss of work time. The brief notes症
John Featherstone, about 75, died three hours after being injured in a scaffold collapse at the Peter Kurt farm barn near Sand Spring. Two days earlier Max Randall of Cascade had fallen from the same barn roof and was instantly killed. A Cascade carpentry crew had built the structure and the scaffold reportedly lacked sufficient strength. Featherstone lived much of his life in Cascade and was well known in the area.
Miss Maude Alice Mirick wed Ralph Lowry Cooper in a July 5 ceremony at the Mirick home in Monticello. Rev. Dr. J. W. Innes officiated as family and close friends attended. The couple will reside in Boone after a four course luncheon and a heirloom silver reception. Cooper, class of 1907 at Iowa State College Ames, serves as chief engineer for the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Interurban Railway Co.
The article notes scorching temperatures in 1901 with readings from 104 to 108 degrees and many days above 90. It compares to 10 years earlier and 1894 droughts, warning that crops especially pastures and early potatoes suffer while corn holds but may fall without rain. A thunderstorm brought half an inch of rain overnight. Col Bryant asserts free speech rights, and a local ad promotes Dipolene for hog and cattle pens from Renk and Dropps.
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