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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1926

Page

7

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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