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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
2
J W Doxsee and Chas A Doxsee as editors and proprietors advertise a yearly subscription price of 82.00 dollars for the publication. The note repeats the proprietors and price context.
A July 6 clipping from Augusta highlights Rev. Hugh Robinson's former pastorate and the marriage of Miss Helen Mary Robinson to Frank Sydney Kremer with a ring ceremony and prayers for their future. The piece also covers community events from the Women’s Community club, Band Benefit concerts, farm bureau meeting, and local visits and entertainments in Scotch Grove and nearby towns.
Center Junction July 5 Madison township farm bureau program to be held at Center school house on Wednesday night July 13 at 7 30 features Music Edison Food value talks on vegetables fruits cereals Reading by Leone Serbousek Conservation of forests by Albert Manuel and talks on bees and honey by W S Pangburn plus costume designing by Miss Hazen and a talk by W C Sheets A large list of local residents and visitors are noted from Monticello Cedar Rapids Scotch Grove and Center Junction with family events and travel updates.
The Sand Spring community reports a Social club gathering at Mrs. I. P. McDonough with multiple visitors and a July 14 meeting at Mrs. A. Blair. The school board re-elected officers J. W. Murray President, Alex Blair Secretary, and Fred Degger Treasurer. Numerous local visits, travels, and acknowledgments follow, including weddings anniversaries and travel between Hopkinton Monticello Clinton and Dubuque. Lucille Garside remains ill with uncertain recovery prospects.
Prairieburg notes a Sunday school class gathering at the DeLancey home with attendees Madge and Edith Delancey and neighbors praising the event. Several locals plan visits to Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Alliance Nebraska, and Wyoming as summer travel continues.
Castle Grove July 6 The annual school board meeting adjourned with the old board’s business finished. The new board elected officers: President S. Hosford, secretary F C Cramer, treasurer Arthur McDonald. Wages for teachers cut $10 monthly, now $6 above minimum. Members named include Joseph Delay, S M Hosford, G H Gerdes, 8 N Kromminga, A Black, George Specht, J J Crowley, John Hennessey, Mrs Finlay Brown, Mrs Wm Freeman and Miss Emily Collings visiting locals. Notable visitors included MWe in Idaho, and residents note Hila Morgan show in Monticello. Rev Juckett and J M Thompson visited from Monticello. Willie McGovern of Jesup spent Monday with relatives. John Hasler shipped cattle to Chicago.
Two farmers near Ryan filed under bankruptcy law last week citing land boom losses. Dr. W Guthrie from New York will lecture at James town Chautauqua in July, opening on July 4, while Buck Creek voters approved school consolidation for a second time by 129 to 103. A Friday July 8 district meeting will elect five directors and plan a new school building.
At a juvenile court hearing Dr J M Young of Center Junction was appointed to examine Robert Stevens Ryrerson and the child was sent to the Children’s Hospital in Iowa City for treatment. The P H Olson Shoe Company stock was sold to John Mc Namara for 2000 dollars, with J W Conmey as assignee since April 1. Election officers from the last general election will serve in next special election where possible. Announced in Anamosa were the marriage of Judith Jump and Harold Whitfield in New York on June 25, bride daughter of Mrs C H Jump formerly of Anamosa. George McDonald and another man misjoined the wrong meeting at the Republican county convention, entering a Democratic meeting by mistake.
The new motor vehicle law set to take effect July 1 imposes speed limits by vehicle weight and tire type, withUrban district restrictions and total load caps. It assigns enforcement to the state highway commission and limits vehicle width and wheel load, affecting commercial and rural travel.
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