Local Notes and Visits Across Monticello and Nearby Towns
Monticello and area residents visit relatives across Illinois Iowa and Kansas. Mrs Lansing of Wyoming guests her daughter Mrs Ernest Gardner. Mrs Alfred Starks visits Byron relatives. Mrs George Chambers returns from Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs Hicks and son John spend day in Cedar Rapids. Edward Rettig visits mother in Monticello. Miss Burrack of Arlington visits sister Laurie. Robn returns from Des Moines after state mortician exams. Camp Fire bake sale set for Steiner's grocery July 24. Lovell township farm bureau meeting rescheduled to August.
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Ernest Gardner
Nadine
Chicago
Illinois
Mr. Gardner
Lake Okoboji
Thomas Oltman
John McDonald Hospital
Oakwood
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Oltman
Fred
Sarah George Oltman
Scotch Grove Township
Oltman
Anna Oltman
Frank Oltman
Gates
James Oltman
Wabun Camp Fire girls to hold bake sale next Wednesday
Local notes report Miss Jenéle Fawcett returning to Mechanicsville from Coxsee visit. Wabun Camp Fire girls announce a bake sale at Ricklats grocery next Wednesday at 10 AM. Various residents take trips, visits, and attend events in Monticello and nearby towns.
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Jenéle Fawcett
Mechanicsville
J. W. Coxsee
Wabun
Ricklats
Monticallo Poultry Association Sets Show Plans
The Monticallo Poultry Association directors met last Saturday to begin plans for the annual show. The dates are not for the week starting December 14. Marry Atking of Davenport has been secured to judge the hens and the poultry exhibit at Jonas County Fair, recognized as a poultry expert of the middle west.
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Monticallo Poultry Association
Atking
Davenport
Jonas County Fair
Atkine
Social Roundup Highlights Monticello Stag Dinner And Visits
Miss Adele Wilkens and Bernice Podhaski hosted a dinner at Ma ples Inn with eight seats set. Bridge at the Wilkens home, Carolyn Stuhler high score, visits from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eklund of Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs. George Hubbard of Clarksville.
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R. H. Treytag
West Burlington
Vern Sherman
St. Louis
Wismeier
Adele Wilkens
Bernice Podhaski
Maples Inn
Wilkens
Carolyn Stuhler
Fred Eklund
Los Angeles
California
George Hubbard
Clarksville
Iowa
B. A. Hubbard
Fred 3. Stuhler
C. Ricklef
Gladys Smits
Catherine Smits
Kate Stuhler
Emily Hulick
Anamosa Country Club
George B. Frazier
Marguerite Frazier
Anamosa
Charleston dance contest set for Great Jones County Fair
Local exponents of the Charleston boost practice for the fair promoted event from August 24 to 27. Substantial prizes will attract many entrants as Ernest Shelley and Clayt Palmer join in after golf sessions.
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The
Fair Association
Ernest Shelley
Clayt” Palmer
Local Heat Wave Breaks After Rain
Last Monday temperatures averaged near 98 degrees with a strong wind. Tuesday saw a new 100 degree record before a light rain ended the heat wave yesterday afternoon. Rainfall aided farm and garden concerns with unreported value.
Parishioners Gift Pastor Ide With 350 Purse
The congregation of St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran church presented Rev. Sigmund M. Ide a purse of 350 dollars to help him buy a better car. He is currently driving a Willys Knight sedan as parishioners praise him for his service.
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St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Sigmund M. Ide
Ide
Willys-Knight
Monticello Area News Highlights Local Events
W G Parsons of Sedalia moved to Missouri to establish a new home after resigning as a Monticello public schools instructor. Rotary club activities include sending a boy to Lone Scout camp with all expenses paid. Thomas Oltman dies after long illness. memorials and graveside services held. Cascade dam removal begins under V L Hanssen with $10,000 damages awarded to Thomas Kingsley for dam loss. Community updates on fair preparations and notable social events appear throughout.
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W. G. Parsons
Sedalia
Missouri
Monticello
Mr. Parsons
Galen Brady
R. W. Brady
Scotch Grove
V. L. Hanssen
Cascade
Mr. Hanssen
Jones and Dubuque
Cascade Mill
Thomas Kingsley
Miss Helena Wilcox Weds Franklin O Neal at Hopkinton
Miss Helena Wilcox music supervisor in Monticello schools 1924 25 wed Franklin Willis O Neal last Friday at First Methodist Episcopal church Hopkinton. Rev H B Wilcox officiated father of the bride. Guests included Mrs E H Wilcox Iowa City and Ruth Heald Mount Vernon. The couple will reside in Rock Springs Wyoming after September 1.
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Helena Wilcox
Monticello
Franklin Willis O'Neal
Hopkinton
First Methodist Episcopal Church
H. B. Wilcox
E. H. Wilcox
Iowa City
Lohengrin
Ruth Heald
Mount Vernon
O’neel
Cornell College
Ida Grove
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Kavas Receives Heavy Sentence for Bootlegging
Louis G. Kavas of Monticello pled guilty to selling intoxicating spirits and received a $600 fine, three months in Jones County Jail, with a court order allowing him to leave the state after serving his term. Ben First of Oxford Junction also pled guilty to injunctive violation and faces three months in jail and a later grand jury appearance on a selling charge amid bribery allegations.
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Louis G. Kavas
Monticello
J. J. Moffit
Jones County
Moffitt
Kavas
Costa
Moffit
Ben First
Oxford Junction
F. O. Ellison
Jones County District Court
Clifford B. Paul
Paul
Ellison
Sepember Grand Jury
First
Bodenhofer
Look Back at July 1901 in Monticello and vicinity
The Express records heat waves with 90 degree lows, local moves and births deaths and business notes. Highlights include Mrs. L V Robertson returning from Mount Vernon, Catherine Lovell's Pan-American trip, H M Baker buying Chestnut street lot, and the July 6 deaths of Maria Kellum and Mrs Ursula Prader.
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the Express
L. V. Robertson
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Catherine Lovell
New York City
Battle Creek
Michigan
H. M. Baker
Chestnut Street
Dew
Wyoming
Jones County
Tory
Anamosa
Center Junction
S. Farwell
Maria Kellum
B. Kellum
Nic Maurice
Cleveland Welch
J. S. Welch
Edward A. Lang
Allison
H. G. Drury
G. W. Condon
C. A. Wood
N. G. W. Winner
Minnesota
Lovell Bank
O. D. French
Ursula Prader
Anamosa Hospital
D. C. Prader
G. H. George
G. W. Chaloupka
C. D. Chase
West First Street
Inver Young
D. P. Young
F. S. Dunham
St. Augustine
Florida
F. P. Stuhler
William B. Allen
Gill Street
A. Bejasch
Travers Chautauqua Set for Monticello High School
Five day event begins next Saturday in the Monticello high school auditorium. Season tickets available from Camp Fire girls or Mrs. B Reed, covering all nine programs for a reduced price. Featured plays include Believe Melantippe by Thomas players and Miss Bluebeard, plus notable lectures by Frank Travers Dr John Gray and Dr J L Doreen with engaging musical acts from Gulholm Quintet All Press Concert Dolly Varden Trio and Gifford Concert company.
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Monticello
Camp Fire
B. &. Reed
Camp Fire Guardian
Frank Travers
John Gray
Country club party postponed due to chautauqua
A country club party scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon is postponed to Thursday afternoon because the chautauqua session runs through Wednesday. In Davenport a fire last Sunday destroyed the Merchants' Transfer garage and six trucks, causing a $10,000 loss.
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Merchants’ Transfer Company
Davenport
Drip Drip Drip: Save Water and Money Now
A local appeal urges homeowners to call a plumber for leaks in bathrooms kitchens and laundry areas. Stopping leaks saves money and prevents thousands of gallons of water waste.
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Monticello Exchange
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