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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
7
A string of brief items lists residents visiting towns, trips to Cedar Rapids and Chicago, and visitors from Anamosa, Dubuque, Marion, and other locales. Mentions include H F Burrichter sales, Deatrick's goods, and summer millinery. Several names appear, with travel to Madison, Winnipeg, and Simiman county Kansas.
A flurry of short notices from Center Junction details Miss Nettie Hazard's trip to Coeur d Alene Idaho to visit her sister Mrs Joe Potcina and others leaving for Eugene City Oregon and DeWitt Nebraska. The items mention purchases at Patrick's Jewelry store, a Plymouth binder twine order, church socials and sermons, health updates, and travel to Boston Denver and Lake Okoboski.
William Schodde received a telegram this morning announcing the death yesterday of his brother Henry Schodde in Heyburn Idaho. The deceased had visited Monti cello on several occasions and was known to some residents.
The Cross Hardware Co. announces a fresh carload of Perfection Blue Flame Oil Stoves available for inspection and purchase.
Martin Guyan came back from a two week stay with relatives in Doon Iowa and Southern Minnesota. He purchased a farm in southwestern Minnesota to be occupied next year by his son fom Guyan.
At the Cross Hardware Co garage the auto livery offers ready service with the best equipment and prompt response for immediate needs.
Town debates road work as hundreds of loads of uncrushed stone flood side streets to replace a paved road. News notes include travels of Miss Harriet McCuskey, Miss Pearl Heisey’s class, and a hotel awning accident. County supervisors tour the new county home site as paving contracts advance.
The Marion convention renominated three district judges F Q Ellison M P Smith and W N Treichler without opposition. Father P J O Connor returns from Europe praising the Pope health and medals for his parishioners. Ulfert Alferts dies near Monticello after long illness cancer funeral by Rev Naether. An automobile for sale five passenger touring car Center Junction Auto Co.
Farm for sale one mile from Anamosa offering 161 acres with good buildings. Price listed at $60 per acre with $1,000 down and some trade considered. Contact H. W. Sigworth.
A renewed winter reveals sparse crops in North Dakota and most of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. Wheat in the 200 mile stretch before the Canadian border is poor or failing while Minot and Harvey face severe dryness. Some Canadian Pacific districts show better outlook around Weyburn Milestone and Moose Jaw though Lethbridge is dry. Experienced settlers plan to buy cheap land from those unable to endure another bad year.
Miss Mary I Jarman writes from Glasgow July 1 describing a rough Atlantic crossing, a three day St Lawrence voyage memories, red cheeks from wind, Noahs flood imagery, and a playful party of ten plus Mr Foster aboard. The Express will follow the journey.
Monticello shut out the Cascade Clubs 4 to 0 after a pitching duel by Leverick who held Cascade to four hits. The game opened with tight defense through six innings before Monticello erupted in the seventh, circling the bases for the go ahead runs as Cascade managed only one hit off Kilbarg. A large Cascadera crowd watched hopeful, but left in disappointment after the finale.
Frank Thompson struck out twenty in a 7 to 6 Monticello defeat as Prairieburg pitcher Murder fanned fifteen. Errors doomed the Eagles despite eleven runs and a long Lund homer at Manchester. Cascade foes Lund L Locher and F Locher blamed for Monticello’s loss while Mur der’s pitching sparked the Prairieburg win.
Twenty five years ago The Express records Ed Squiers and Kittie Gardner’s July 9 wedding, a Scotch Grove runaway due to tirecrackers, a county superintendent elected to a South Dakota college post, and church work beginning on a North Cedar street Presbyterians project. A bank incident, a newborn son for George L. Lovell, a fatal handcar train accident near Center Junction, and Fourth of July celebrations with a grand float parade led by Miss Lou Stambaugh and Col. D N Lyon among others.
Monticello defeated Manchester 8 to 4 on Tuesday afternoon as McKee allowed five hits and struck out ten. The game featured Luense with a three base hit and Pauley issuing base on balls. Left on bases favored Monticello 8 to 4 with Holm and others contributing two hits.
Frank Thompson pitched for Monticello as Lester Lund hit a long ball into the river and boody, Holm and others contributed in a high scoring inning. The final score shows Manchester 8 Monticello 5 with Monticello making errors and ground rules limiting Boody’s advancement. Lineups and bids for a local heating plant were listed following the game.
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