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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
9
Readers note frequent visits by Monticello residents to nearby towns including Marion Waterloo Delhi and Cresco. Local businesses McNeill's Hardware Locher's and Winchester paints advertise products such as high grade pitch forks radios fans and paints amid community changes and construction at Iowa State College.
Myron Hubbard and many locals visited relatives across Iowa and Illinois. The column lists numerous short trips and gatherings, including visits in Ames, Cedar Rapids, Hopkinton, Monticello, Marion, and Rochester, with several anniversaries, hospital trips, and a bake sale planned by the St Elizabeth society.
Local residents visit relatives and travel to cities for family events and baptisms. New births include a son named Richard to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cartano. Barber shop changes occur with Clyde Tilton purchasing from Harry Bricker. Several families attend reunions picnics and church activities. Miss Harriet Rohn returns to Kentucky to teach mountain school.
A family reunion at Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hubbard's home drew relatives including Royal Hubbard of Boone Reuben Hubbard of Minnesota Walter Hubbard of Cedar Rapids and Ernest Landis of Monticello. Meanwhile the Haeussler building once home to the Crane theatre is being remodeled into a garage for G W Kiben and the Hazard building now hosts Milton Stott for a used car and auto repair business.
Dr and Mrs Colin G Thomas travel to Maryland to visit Lieut Commander Raymond Thomas at Edgewood Arsenal. They are joined by Dr and Mrs G T Grayston of Marion. The physicians plan to study operative surgery at Johns Hopkins University during part of their vacation.
John McCrea attended the funeral for his cousin Beatrice McCrea at the Catholic church in Ryan yesterday. The service at nine in the morning was conducted by Father M S Murphy. Beatrice, 21, daughter of Mrs James McCrea of Ryan, had been ill only a few days with pneumonia.
Next Sunday afternoon July 12 former students of the two year agricultural class at Iowa State College Ames will gather in Backbone park Delaware county. Over 200 northeastern Iowa men are expected to attend with attendees from Jones county listed by name. A basket dinner at 1 pm will precede a program of addresses and each family is asked to bring extra food for one guest.
Mrs. Isabelle Edmunds born March 29, 1846 in Winfield New York spent childhood on Bowen's Prairie Jones County. She was one of fourteen children of Jonathan B. Ross who founded the first cheese factory in the county. She died at her home in Manchester last Sunday evening from paralysis.
Harold Wilkinson and Gladys Stindly were married at the Manchester home of Mr and Mrs William Dudley by a Methodist pastor. The couple, long employed at Calmar hotel, plan to reside there after visiting Wilkinson parents yesterday.
Kenneth Stockwell and Raymond Schoon were shoved off the road near the J. H. J. Stutt farm south of Monticello. The Schoon boy suffered arm injuries. Stockwell was freed after being pinned. E A Hubbard aided, helping lift the car. Fritz Behrends of Monticello Electric Co. fractured his right forearm at the power house last Monday. he is expected back to work within a month. Dr. T. B. Kent, former Marion resident, died at 76 in Marion after two weeks illness. He had lived in Center Junction and Amber previously and is survived by his son Bert and two daughters.
The new law, effective yesterday, requires all business names used by partnerships or trades to register with county records. Corporations are exempt per Attorney General Gibson. Daily violations incur a 100 dollar fine or 30 days in jail.
Mrs. George Rettig celebrated her eightieth birthday with a picnic dinner at Mrs. George Am buhl’s home. Guests included Anton Mat thiessen from Oakland, A. T. Rettig and family from Chicago, George Rettig and son James from Independence, and Henry Rettig of Joliet. Telegrams and cards poured in as she, in fine health and high spirits, marked the milestone with family and friends.
Miss Hisse Alcorn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Alcorn Monticello and Ernest W. Brondel son of Mrs. Kate Daniels Rice Lake Wisconsin wed last week Wednesday at the Little Brown Church in the Vale Nashua Attendants were James Lee Alcorn and Mrs Vera Behrends The bride wore ashes of roses gown and matching accessories They will honeymoon two months by car visiting San Diego Yellowstone and Black Hills returning to Cedar Rapids to reside.
The Jones County Fair association staged automobile and motorcycle races last Saturday despite a smaller crowd due to Fourth of July events. Schrader of Cedar Rapids dominated, clocking 32.46 seconds for the half mile and winning multiple events while crashes injured Cecil Dobbs of Arlington. Notable finishers included Rex Edmunds of Houston and Bert Ficken of Chicago in the five mile and fifteen mile races, with motorcycle wins by Harry Kelly of Chicago and rivals from Rock Island Milan and Galesburg.
Theodore S. Lazell and Alice Cary Kimball were married at Christ Church Cathedral Hartford in a small ceremony. Rev Chauncey Brewster officiated with Miss Laura Huntsinger maid of honor and George Brewster Kimball, best man. Post wedding they planned residence at 97 Langdon Street Newton Massachusetts after September first.
Miss Elsie Peterson aged 18 a Marion high school student was killed near Olin when the car carrying four youths went into a ditch and overturned. The victim suffered a broken neck, while the others escaped injury. Passersby and Dr. Seward White responded but she died before aid arrived.
Harold Adams son in law of George L Lovell writes from Santa Barbara describing the earthquake wrecking the Main Street hotels and business district He was awakened by the building shaking and forced to backtrack through a locked door to safety The rumor of greater damage in Los Angeles proved false and he moved on to Ventura where he employed a crew on a contract
The Monticello Country Club hosted the second dance of a six event series last evening. Paul and his DeLuxe orchestra provided the music as twenty five couples enjoyed the event despite intense heat.
The annual Travers chautauqua comes to Monticello starting Thursday July 28 for five evenings of stage and concert programs. The lineup features The Gorilla mystery drama by Empire Stock Company, Helen Ladd Concert Company, Flourney Instrumental Quartet led by RR Gudenyahn, Tull Company performing Her Sons Wife, and Poor Concert Company with organ chimes and a closing lecture America Forever by Dr. Tra T. Berry.
A local comment from the Iroquois Chief suggests readers should not complain if the editor prints material he had kept back. The remark implies editors may reveal additional items in forthcoming issues.
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