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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
2
The Monticello Express lists Charles A. Doxsee as editor and proprietor with subscription pricing per year. The notice provides publishing details and pricing structure for readers and advertisers in the local paper.
Center Junction notes a series of social events including an ice cream social on White's lawn and an Epworth League backward social on Ward's lawn. Cheery local moves include new ice cream parlor setup, visits across nearby towns, birthday celebrations, baseball crowd attendance, and numerous family and resident updates.
Charles Basler, born December 8, 1865 in Kendallville Iowa, died July 18 1919 at his Onslow home after about two weeks illness. He married Bertina Nelson September 7 1892 and later Lulu Noyes October 18 1911, leaving a son and two daughters. He lived in Forest City and Onslow and served as Federal Pure Food Inspector for five years. Burial occurred at Wyoming Cemetery after services at home.
The large granary on the J L Rohwedder farm southwest of town burned when Otto Rohwedder used a grinding rack, destroying the building and contents. Loss estimated over 2000 dollars with some insurance. Nearby, volunteer activity and local notices accompany reports of crop prospects and local hires.
Thomas Stimpson died Thursday morning July 17 at his son’s home near Animosa on his 83rd birthday. Funeral services were held at the home and burial followed at Prairiehill. Locals note neighborhood visits and family ties amid a flurry of regional travel and gatherings.
Sunday visits tied families from Sand Spring Dundee Manchester and Earlville with gatherings at C I Wilson and the Leyland Bryan homes. Jeanette Blair returns from Fayette Upper Iowa University. Dale Wheeless Lee Hopkinton visits cousins Dorothy and Lois Pierce. A baby son to Mr and Mrs Barney Schaeffer. Worthington soldiers day picnic attended by locals.
Scotch Grove reports the D. C. and M. M. Sinclair families camped at Eby's Mill this week. Rev. L. V. Nash expected home to preach Sabbath. Miss Reva Milroy of Hopkinton visited the Sanford home. Carl Lazare resumed duties as mail carrier. The Minneapolis Journal urges readers to act as midyear passes with little done.
N M Koppess of Temple Hill loses six milch cows to lightning last Saturday night. J I O'Brien resigns as Cascade Lumber Co manager. John Reichart of Monticello to succeed him. Cascade Theatre directors declare a dividend of per cent to stockholders. Knights of Columbus secretary M A Collins discharged from Camp Dodge and visiting friends. Mrs Wm Crawford of Temple Hill had needle fragment removed from her palm after an accident with x ray help from Dr May and Dr Lane. Charles J Cannon of Bernard named East Cascade High School superintendent. Cascade State Bank annual meeting reports strong year. dividend of 14 per cent declared and directors re-elected. Bank officers and staff listed.
Hopkinton leader notes real estate sales as Hoptain ton leader H. M. Reeve buys 25 acres from F. C. Reeve, and John Peters acquires Matt Reles farm, 122 acres at 135 per acre. Nearby marriages include Marion Place to Chas Kohl in Las Vegas New Mexico and Augusta Drescher to Marcus McChristy in Hopkinton. Hospitalities note Mrs. Hessing sells old Nieman farm to Henry Sanner and Greenwood from Farley for 128, while the Hessing purchase returns a profit. Also reported are travels of Rev. and Mrs. Lang on an auto trip and civic updates on local residents and service members including Lieut. Ray Mills and County Recorder Lloyd Soper.
Minneapolis Journal questions the strength and coherence of the national labor movement. The piece critiques fragmented labor groups and calls for unity to advance workers’ rights amid rising workplace tensions.
Thomas Manley, a well known pioneer resident of southern Jones County, died Saturday evening at his Greenfield township home. He was the oldest living neighbor in his area, aged and respected, with extensive real estate holdings built from a lifetime of toil. Manley had lived on the same farm for 60 years and, with his brother William Manley, moved from Ontario to Fairview township before the Civil War.
Under Jones County court order, open offers are invited for the late Sarah Ann Oltmans farm in Section 31 Richland township five miles southeast of Monticello. The tract excludes nine acres north of the Maquoketa River, with sale Aug 4 between 2 and 3 p m. A 10 percent deposit and balance by Mar 1 1920. Abstract of title will be provided.
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