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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
3
Local notes record Barton Dixon of Independence and many others visiting cities such as Davenport Cedar Rapids Muscatine Iowa City Dubuque and Readlyn. Roaming mentions include hospital visits overseas arrivals and family trips with several named individuals and towns.
Numerous Monticello residents and visitors are listed with brief travels and visits to relatives across Iowa and nearby states. Highlights include Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Pyle in Cedar Rapids, Erma Lusk returning to Riceville, and Ruth Ann Heisey visiting New York.
A Home Service Conference will be held in Monticello next Tuesday with Mrs Ben Michel and Miss Anna B Lawther of Dubuque leading. The afternoon session starts at 2 30 in the library basement and the evening gathering at 8 in the opera house.
A note asks all parents of the boys in service to attend the Home Service gathering in the opera house Tuesday evening. Mrs Michel and Miss Lawther of Dubuque will speak. Everyone invited.
Mrs Hattie Griffith travels to Chicago for an extended visit with her daughter Mrs Hodkinson and returns after a brief stay. Rev McGarvie of Youngstown preaches at the park church with the men's choir to sing next Sunday. George and Bert Barnts, serving in the U.S. Army, travel on the same ship without knowing each other. Des Moines trip to Camp Dodge includes visits to Charles Locher and remarks on division deployment to France. James Wilson writes from France praising the country. censor blocks part of James Rhatigan’s first letter home. Mrs Thomas Lynch suffers a stroke in Cedar Rapids while visiting her daughter. left side paralysis ends years on a farm east of town after her sons were drafted.
A farewell entertainment will be held tomorrow evening at St John’s Lutheran church Sand Hill for local boys called to the colors. United States chaplain A J Soldan of Camp Grant Illinois will speak. Scotch Grove band will play and an ice cream sociable will follow. A large crowd is expected.
Halstead M. Carpenter receives a captain promotion in the national army while stationed at Fort Snelling. Anamosa prepares farewell for 185 selectives leaving July 25 for Camp Gordon Georgia. The piece also notes beef serving hours and coal supply guidance amid wartime measures.
Thomas J Stafford died last Friday morning at 5 o clock at the home of his daughter Mrs Al Miner where he had lived the past year. He suffered a stroke about ten years ago and was 74. The body was taken to Wichita Kansas for burial. Daughters Mrs Ed Spencer of Des Moines and Mrs T Anderson of Billings Montana were present and accompanied the body to Wichita with Mrs Miner traveling to Ottumwa.
The threshing machine owners of Jones county met at Monticello to form a county association with Clifford Hale as president, John Bodenhoefer vice president, Fred F. Clark secretary and treasurer. W. W. Welday spoke for the federal food administration as about 75 members agreed to inventory grain threshed and report amounts to the secretary. A $15 excess collection was donated to the local Red Cross and pledge cards funded the effort.
Henry Carlsen travels to Hot Springs Virginia for a managerial staff convention of Equitable Life Insurance and a meeting of the 100 000 club. He has written over 100 000 in life insurance since January 1 1918 and will be away ten days to two weeks.
The article notes mail agents and the mail car between Monticello and Cedar Rapids being removed for street pouching. a newspaper argues the change could save the Post Office. It also reports Jones county surpassing its war savings quota at 103 percent and details county standings, plus a Monticello gun club registered tournament with trophies and red cross prize money. It also covers coal supply woes, a marriage in Richland township, and a North Dakota minister’s wedding in Monticello.
Mrs Katherine Margaret Ahlrichs aged 78 died Friday evening at her daughter Mrs Jacob Matthiessens home in Monticello. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery after funeral from the Matthiessens residence with Rev A P Walton preaching. She was born in Etzel Germany April 21 1840 and married Gerd Ahlrichs in 1860. She leaves four daughters and fifteen grandchildren. The report also notes Mrs S B Beatty's ankle fractures and local shop notices.
The Express reports updates to the 164 selectives summoned for the July 23 draft. Six men excused include Cunningham and Stuhler. Lamb and McCullough enlisted. Kellum and O'Shea failed physicals. A new list adds 31 Jones county men for the July 29 call, with report offices at Anamosa and travel to Camp Gordon Atlanta.
Jones county plans to send 185 boys to camp next week with 31 more leaving around July 29. Anamosa hosts a July 24 celebration starting at 1 PM featuring a parade patriotic addresses band concerts a brick paving dance and a casket picnic with every county town invited to send a delegation.
Herbert Blaney of Olin severely wounded per General Pershing. Fifteen Iowans named in casualty list of 103 with entries including missing in action and several severely wounded. Captain Andrew C. Wright, commandant at Iowa University, died at Iowa City after apoplexy. survived by wife and four children.
Military wrist watches advertised with running tests and fitted glasses. Authenticated by Dr. IL Stubler. Denkhoff's Jewelers promotes reliable timepieces with service and satisfaction guaranteed.
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