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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
9
A flurry of visits and social events fills Monticello and surrounding towns. Notables include Mrs. W Farrell shopper in Parlor City and Miss Mary Locher in Cedar Rapids. Many residents travel to Anamosa Marion Manchester and Chicago for visits. Local ads offer eyes tests Locher and McLaughlin paints updates and life policy offers. An ice cream social is planned at the Reformed church lawn with several residents hosting and visiting friends.
Monticello residents host relatives and travelers from Des Moines Cedar Rapids Pittsburg and other places. Visits span from Iowa to Wisconsin while church events and a July 20 school sale vote fill the community calendar.
The Monticello area reports a string of small items including injuries to Miss Louise Stabler, family travels to Chicago, a big farm bureau meeting planned at Wayne Center to gravel a road, and a large shipment of creamy separators from International Harvester to Henry H. Schoon. Local social notes cover weddings, visits, and community events with weather, road, and school updates.
Farmers' Mutual Creamery of Monticello and associates advertise Chick-Luck Tablets claimed to guard poultry against cholera white diarrhea soup and other diseases. The notice lists Clarence C Heyen Langworthy H S Pierce and Sand Spring as endorsers and agents.
Mrs Elizabeth Jones died at her daughter Mrs Wm Sloan home last Monday evening July 19 following a hip fracture and complications. Born in Davos Switzerland December 23 1834 she was 87 years 5 months and 13 days old. Survived by daughters Mrs W B Sloan Monticello and Mrs Luella Loomis Delhi and son Charles Jones Monticello six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral at Sloan home today conducted by Rev William H Mitchell burial Oakwood cemetery. She helped found Jones county and lived with her daughter for 37 years.
Frederick Lawrence, aged 88, on a Sand Spring farm in Delaware county, died Sunday at 4 46 AM after long illness. Born August 2 1854 in Stetten Prussia he emigrated 1854 and served in the 31st Iowa Volunteer Infantry from 1862. Survived by children Frederick Jr George M Reed Joseph Grant George Lawrence Arthur Lawrence Bert Lawrence and others. funeral held at Monticello M E church with burial at Oakwood cemetery.
Sheriff hosts gathering at county jail in Ann-Mmosa as Otto Rittmer Louis Rittmer and John Boner face charges for concealing stolen tires rims and other items from cars parked in Olin July 3. Witnesses describe sightings and transfers of the loot leading to their arrest and later release on bonds.
Mary Jane Chapman died at John McDonald hospital at 4 30 am after illness while visiting Manchester. Born Mary Jane Von Bishkohl in Greenfield Ohio June 4 1852 she married William H Chapman in 1870 and had five children four living Dr H R B Chapman Bennett Frank D Chapman Perry Mrs P M Sullivan Portland and L D Chapman Oxford Junction Adelaine A Wilcox died 1903 Funeral at Presbyterian church Monticello burial Oakwood cemetery led by Rev Leonard Duckett. All children present except Mrs Sullivan.
Monticello edged the Palace Clothiers of Dubuque 9 to 8 Sunday after trailing early. Schuetz shined with a homer and a double while Locher added four hits including a long fourth at bat. Thompson earned the win as Monticello rallied with four eighth inning runs and thirteen strikeouts from Tommy.
A barn belonging to Frank Cavanaugh near Dolmar was destroyed by lightning last Sunday night. About two hundred loads of fresh hay were burned in the blaze.
advertises a 30 day buyback-like offer for old Primrose cream separators regardless of condition with up to 20 dollars credit against the 900 pound model. A 10 day free trial on the new separator is included and the Primrose unit is available in hand powered or electric drive.
George Schweitzer's application for the Ft. Snelling citizen training camp was accepted. He will depart in late July for an August camp session. Other Monticello applicants have not yet received notices. The camp, in its second year, has grown due to high applicant numbers.
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