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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
2
The Monticello Express editors J W Doxsee and Cras A Doxsee publish the daily paper with proprietors listed as editors and owners. This notice identifies the governance and authorship of the local newspaper.
The Cascade column reports Ruth Young and Ethel Dodge demonstrating cake making at the Double H club meeting. Ruth McNeilly married Charles Luett at The Little Brown Church in the Vale. Numerous visits, travels, and illnesses are listed, with church services and upcoming suppers noted. Community members attend events in Monticello, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Oxford Junction, amid hospital stays and family gatherings.
Tom Patterson of Dubuque died Monday after a long illness and was interred at Protestant cemetery following a funeral service led by Rev Ostema. He was born near Cascade and married to Miss Pierce, who died earlier. Martha Carry died at Cedar Rapids Hospital and was buried at St Martin's Cemetery beside her mother. Rev L Roche officiated.
Mrs Hattie Lamey returned home from a month in Minnesota. Mrs Mildred Lamey Barlow of Kasota also came home with them. Rewe and her father Mr Throop visited Carroll and Throop returned to Long Beach California. Miss Mabel Elwood of Des Moines visited the Streeper home while engaged in civilian rehabilitation work. Will Nennison and baby of Cresco visited the Lyons and were taken to Hopkinton. Bert Hall will drive the school bus next year and bought a new auto bus. Clarence Orr underwent appendicitis surgery at Anantasa with Dr Rawson and Dr Soper. The Ladies Guild bought a piano for the church. Mr Drahous went to Cedar Rapids for it. L Hanson died Sunday and was buried yesterday after living nearby for years. Cecil Smith returned from Iowa City for a few weeks at home. Arthur Noyes and sister Mrs Easter and children visited Lisbon. Mrs Vincent of Belle Plaine visited her sister Mrs M M Franks. Archie McMaster took a trip to Colorado in the hot weather. Carroll Lightfoot and family drove to Iowa City Sunday. Mrs Lizzie Hall visited relatives at Maquoketa. Miss Mina Hanna spent last week in Monticello.
Amber July 24. Mr and Mrs Charles Grey hosted a bible class and friends at their home last Friday with over thirty attending from Antioch. Plans call for union services with Antioch July 29 followed by a picnic at Schoon grove. Also reported are family visits, new windmills, a medicine show offering youth restoration, a baby boy John Philip born at Mercy hospital, and local farming updates including oats cutting and water needs.
The Seateh Grove girls club met with Miss Lucile Rickels in Scotch Grove on Friday with fifteen members. They made paper items, heard a piano solo by Laura Sinclair, and learned darning. Several dresses were sewn, games were enjoyed, and refreshments served by Mrs. Rickels and the Rickels sisters. The next meeting is July 27 at the Meadon home, with plans for demonstrations and a weekly Friday program. Many local girls plan to attend the county club picnic at Oxford Junction on Wednesday.
The Paul family reunion was held at Anamosa state park on July 23 with about sixty attendees. Attendees included Ben Paul of Blairstown and C B Paul of Anamosa who shared early settler history. distant relatives from Iowa locations, and many local families. The event marked the first family reunion and was described as very enjoyable.
W W Osborn of Walker represented the Wellriver Aluminum Co at Mrs M Osford’s home for a Wednesday afternoon demonstration. Over thirty ladies attended and Mrs Henry Che won a prize. Funeral services for Mrs Owen Leonard were held at Immaculate Conception Church with her brother Rev G Supple and several other ministers officiating. Castle Grove farm bureau to meet Friday evening.
The Ladies' Community club plans a Saturday meeting with Mrs F C Cramer this week. Good attendance is urged as baying and harvesting near completion and threshers will soon be heard in the area.
Manager Spence repaired lines after a Saturday night crash that disabled about fifty lines. Karl Drutsman and Howard House shelter near the garage as the blast struck. Otto Tattentin and wife arrive from Friedland Mecklenberg seeking a new life in America amid praise for American abundance. The Leader marks its 35th volume and 23rd year under current ownership with continued local focus and fairness.
A well is being drilled at the state park bluff near the new club house. a reservoir and septic tank will be installed. The club house is roofed with plumbing in place. Military avenue from Main Street to military road is completed and open, removing a dangerous turn and railroad crossing to improve travel. Gladys Bauserman, three, daughter of Mrs. C E B Bauserman, died at Mercy hospital after a head wound from a June 29 shooting. doctors gave little hope for recovery.
The last legislature reimbursed Jones County $351.90 for costs from prosecuting prison breach cases. A law existed for such payments but bills were not filed on time, leaving prior reimbursement incomplete. Clerk B. G. Rees reviewed records, compiled due amounts, and a legislative bill approved payment of the same.
Peace officers from Dubuque county with State Agent H N Stoner raided Cascade township near Cascade and Farley. They seized a 15 gallon still a 40 gallon still six barrels of mash at Theodore Lux place and 159 gallons of whiskey 17 gallons mash and three 20 gallon stills at Barney Basler place. The operators were ordered to Dubuque to face charges next day while the loot was taken to the sheriff's office for show.
At DeLancey home in Prairieburg on July 15 1923 Lillian Madge DeLancey wed Harry Mockhart of Minneapolis in a ceremony by Wilcox of Central City. The bride, a Prairieburg native and longtime clerk, and the groom, a bookkeeper in Minneapolis, plan to make Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis their future homes. A shower was held on the DeLancey lawn. many neighbors and relatives attended and sent gifts.
A man, who described himself as a bricklayer, told Brooklyn police he was robbed of 790 dollars on his doorstep. He said the loss represented a week's pay and a tragic financial blow.
In mid 17th century England the case of William Harrison's disappearance sparked a murder mystery. A mother and two sons were hanged after being convicted of killing Harrison, who later returned alive with a tale of kidnapping. The motives remain unclear, and the truth about the so called Campden Secret was never revealed.
A partially legible passage describes a man who kept himself supplied with money and claims to have been sold to a physician at Smyrna. He cannot describe the city or explain how the sale occurred, and he remains unfamiliar with details of his circumstances.
The article notes claims by Tristarians that Napoleon Bonaparte stood under five feet three inches at his coronation, later became stooped, and ended his life barely five feet tall.
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