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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
5
Correspondence from Wyoming notes a successful July 4 style celebration with a large crowd, a patriotic address by Rev. Shafter, and a well attended parade featuring Monticello, Olin, and local bands. Reports of accidents, injuries, and social visits accompany the lively townwide event.
Melvin Spencer offered a joy ride to T H Lightfoot and others traveling from Olin through Cedar County to Oxford Junction. Crop prospects are strong except corn, with some areas showing better corn south of the river. Marmion Overley moved to Springdale Illinois to live with his father. Dr E N Stoffel and family visited Onslow to see the Easler baby. Visitors included Miss Jane Anderson and Grace Steel from Albia and Cedar Rapids respectively. Several locals traveled to Wyoming and Cascade for the holiday. Paul Porter of Minneapolis and Reinbeck schoolmates visited W M Dennison. Mayme Schultz visited friends here. Mrs Carrie Paul Fowlis of Waterloo accompanied her mother home. Mr and Mrs George Bainsley and daughter Mary visited Rev Earl W Benbow. Mrs Maud Cole of Clinton visited relatives here.
The Castle Grove annual school board meeting re elected S.M. Hosford as president J.A. Deischer as secretary and Arthur McDonald as treasurer amid noting his slow recovery from injuries from a runaway accident. The Rev Patterson of Forsythe Montana will preach next Sunday in the chapel for the summer. Cantla Grove townsfolk head to Wyoming for a Fourth celebration. Various residents visit or host relatives including M J Byrne from Farmington and a sister from Chicago.
Prairieburg reports a family reunion as Mrs P Doran and her brother Mr Smith visited from Center Junction with Mr Doran from the Rapids. A Catholic dance in Baker hall raised funds for a church building. Marriages include Miss Tillie Petrzelka to Mr A Conway of Dexter Minnesota. Verner Conklin bought a new Ford.
Center Junction reports residents attending Marion races including J A McDonald Mrs J A McDonald Mrs Guy McDonald James Meade Fred Preas Ora Andrews Dr Moline and Miss Norris A pony plus dog show and a movie in town all week Miss Ethel Rice visited her mother Mrs Baels over Sunday M E L A meets with Mrs Phillips Thursday Alice Sizer visited Miles Leo H Courtney at home M E Dodge went to Moline Helen Stingley visiting at Elwood John Weatfall from Olin in town.
A devotional verse praising a guardian angel Mary as life joy and guide. The speaker vows happiness when near and finds peace despite sorrows, describing heavenly landscapes and the angelic smile that dispels care.
Jones county invites sealed bids by July 19 1916 for multiple bridge builds in Wayne Castle Grove Wyoming Madison Oxford Rome and Clay townships with plans available at the county auditor’s Anamosa office. Bid deposits bonds and performance guarantees required. county may waive defects or reject all bids.
The Monticello boosters entered over eighty five decorated cars in a Wyoming parade winning a $25 prize for the largest turnout. Rev Frank Schaeffer of Anamosa spoke in the morning then a street baseball game and races followed. The Scotch Grove Concert band directed by F W Royden performed in the afternoon and evening. Wyoming business men displayed floats as visitors received hospitable welcomes and cigars.
W S Wilkinson and wife transfer multiple lots in Railroad addition Monticello to Arthur Brigid Stella W Young and to Thomas J Cassady with various parcels valued around 1 896 dollars. Elizabeth A Crittenden and Elwood Kirkpatrick deed portions of Hale Township for 400 dollars. Wilbert Starry and others convey large Hale Township tracts totaling 233 acres for 1 dollar. Mary McManus and husband sell blocks in Strawberry Hill for 2750 dollars. Alderman et al transfer part of Nast Anamooga to J W Conmey for 1 dollar.
Portugal, after failing to enter the main tent, has established a sideshow as reported by the New York Tribune.
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