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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
2
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Coe Onslow July 19. Lucille Garside died Monday morning at 5 30 after fourteen months as a nun. She was six years old last May and funeral was at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Pickering in charge. Burial at Wyoming cemetery. Family mourns her loss as relief from pain.
Castle Grove holds its next farm bureau meeting Friday July 29 with a program including song Dixie violin solo readings and talks on keeping young men on the farm. Debates cover whether the high line is more practical on the farm than the home plant.
A Scotch Grove report notes picnickers from Monticello at Lange's Mill and visiting Kansas City families. An infant from the Carsons is improving after hospital care, Philip Hildenbrandt and family near Platteville Colorado, flood damages cited, and rain benefits farms. Threshing ongoing with yields 30 to 50 bushels per acre. Women’s Community Club meets July 28 with Mrs. Holst. Scotch Grove band crowds attended Monticello concert. Tuesday election passed quietly.
Sand Spring reports the S. M. F. club gathering at the Blair residence with Mrs. Guthrie and daughter Ruth and Mrs. Edith Gestel as visitors. Roy D. Martin of Edgewood visited A. Blair home with family. L. C. Lawrence died after a short illness and funeral set for Tuesday.
Little Irene Holub celebrated her ninth birthday with 26 friends at Prairieburg on Thursday. The event featured games and refreshments. Local residents and visitors including Miss Margaret Flockhart, Miss Leah Sproston, A D Flockhart, and Miss Mary Divoky are noted in the social excerpts. A dance by Flindt's Rag-o-maniacs is announced for July 26 at Kinsella hall.
Miss Bessie Leora Swartz and Leroy J. Gage wed in Cedar Rapids at the Doubonmier home. John H. Barker and Florence West tied the knot in Maquoketa with Justice Ralston officiating. they will reside in Anamosa. A stranger donated a 50 bill to a local church basket causing a near run on the pulmotor fund. A Hoguelisance Company receiver hearing was canceled after its president’s filing was dismissed. Supervisors discuss recognizing women voters on election boards amid resistance from some women.
Miss Jessie Keith returns from McDonald hospital after appendix removal and rapid recovery. A North Fork resident’s son is taken to McDonald hospital at Monticello for pneumonia lingering since last winter. J R Kirkwood and family narrowly avoid an accident when a car ahead reverses on a hill. Mrs Kirkwood injures her ankle jumping from their vehicle with her child.
Death of T. G. A. Harper longtime Jones county district court clerk in Anamosa Iowa noted with death in Glenside Saskatchewan Canada. Born December 30 1878 in Virginia he served as deputy clerk and clerk from 1908 to 1913 and was remembered as kind efficient and trusted by the legal community. He married Ada Belle Easterly in 1897 and left a son Eugene.
Iowa dairy herds face shrinking pastures as conditions worsen with parts of the state showing strain. A. C. McCandish of Iowa State College advises dairy farmers to add silage or other crops and a grain mix. He recommends cracked corn as part of the grain ration for lowa conditions, noting a 400 measure in the mix.
The article outlines calf feeding guidelines with mixed grain, hay, and age-based rations, stressing shading and water for pastures, plus variable grain mixes by price. It also reports section grading costs and bid totals for bridges and tile work in Jones County, noting Foley Bros will start August 1 and praising local contractors. Edison phonographs at Locher's.
Use apples with at least 10 percent sugar and avoid green or rotten fruit. Press juice into sterilized kegs or barrels, ferment 2 to 6 months, then transfer to new barrels for acetic fermentation, typically 16 to 20 months, with caution to keep barrels three quarters full. Add small amounts of cider vinegar with mother to hasten acidity.
Anamosa Hureka and Foley Bros won the contract for grading the Linn county line to Cascade on Project No. 86 in the Jones county supervisors letting last Tuesday. Ten bidders included W K Lehmer Wy sham Stewart P J Ryan C Barnes Co N V Martin Russell Condon Empire Construction Cox Bros. Bids trended upward from the prior setting two weeks earlier.
A. K. Friedrick of Iowa State College says rumors of gold in Iowa glacial gravel are common but misleading. He notes gold appears in tiny amounts. only two samples showed any gold, one with about 0.02 ounces per ton worth roughly 30 cents.
The River's End by James Oliver Curwood is billed for two performances at the Princess Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, July 27 and 28, drawing local audiences.
John Keeney of Andrew, near Maquoketa, ended his life by Paris green poison after disappearing in the night. He was found the next morning and died after medical aid arrived. No motive is given for the act.
Central City plans an entertainment floor measuring 40 by 103 feet to be cemented and treated with liquid glass for dances and a skating rink. The project aims to provide a durable smooth surface suitable for varied recreational uses.
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