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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
2
Center Junction July 24 residents report a group of girls will camp for a week at a local mill site. Names include Gladys Imebaugh Irma Sanford Jean Sutherland Olive Warner and Miriam Rice with Mire Elmer Sanford as chaperone. Nearby families and friends are noted visiting and hosting.
Mrs. Thos Patterson aged 30 died at her Cascade home Tuesday after a long illness. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Pierce and remembered for noble character. The bereaved husband parents siblings receive sympathy from relatives and friends across Cascade and Manitowoc Wis. Numerous visitors and family travel by car to and from nearby towns as notices of social visits fill the page.
Obituary notes Rudolph R. Miller born 1847 dies 1921 in Onslow with surviving widow Mary and children Stella May George William John T plus in laws and siblings. Funeral held at Presbyterian home with Rev Pickering. Also brief items report Char lie Rome's appendicitis recovery and Miss Ama Overholt marriage in Boulder Col. Other local updates mention George Hall buying meat market and residents visiting relatives. Sunday school picnic ends the item.
A weeklong camp at Lane's mill brings Olive Warner Locdia Warner Miriam Rice Hazel Eby Jean Sutherland Gladys Himebaugh Irma Sanford and others from Scotch Grove Monticello Cedar Rapids and Center Junction. Visiting relatives and local residents travel between Cedar Rapids Gundington Davenport Onslow and Monticello for hospital trips vacations and picnics around Lange's mill with the Seatch Grove Monticelo band set to perform Thursday evening.
Roy Trueschdl and family ended a visit with a Mare Ion picnic and relatives gathering. Unnamed aunt and uncle hear of a death in Council Bluffs. Local families host Sunday school classes and visit relatives in neighboring towns.
The community heard of creamery and shipping association elections with H M Reeve and Harold Johnston chosen as managers. A Saskatchewan hailstorm ruined Swan’s farmer’s crop while Canada reports broad wheat damage. Harry R Brokaw died at his parents’ home after diabetes battles. Dr W H Ensign to leave Hopkinton Presbyterian church to take a Bible Chair at Westminster College Salt Lake City.
The piece credits Rev. Ensign with qualifications to lead an educational project under the Presbyterian church in the mountain states. It notes his lifelong study, ministerial work, and past service during his Hopkinton pastorate for the benefit of Benox College, esteemed by him and remembered fondly by recent student bodies.
David Hackston Coulter Johnston a Hopkinton leader in farming circles dies at age 52 after a short illness Brights disease and complications noted His funeral was held at Covenanter church with Rev Geo S Colmentan and Rev W H Masign officiating He left a wife six children and several siblings in Iowa and beyond lasting community impact hoped to be remembered in church and town by many.
Several Anamosa boys plan August departure for military training at Fort Snelling. Applicants listed include Geo Aiken Eugene Harvey Carl Underwood Lyle Millsap and Lester Day. The government program offers 30 days of training and camp life with all expenses paid. Arthur McCollough’s body is en route from France to Anamosa for burial. he was the first Jones County soldier to fall on French soil and the local American Legion post is named for him. Funeral plans await his arrival. Amelia Schoonover of Los Angeles, widow of Lawrence Schoonover and mother of Geo L Schoonover, died after injuries from an auto accident. Her body will be brought to Anamosa for burial. funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
Iowa State College agricultural engineering department urges farmers to use proper engine power and belt size to maintain separator speed, level the machine with a spirit level, correctly set cylinder and concaves, adjust governor for rapid response to grain surplus, and inspect the seed and trash removal mechanism.
The public questions a rich bonus policy for veterans, arguing it would burden an already strained economy and hinder recovery. Observers say Congress lacked courage to confront the issue until the president addressed it.
The Billboard seeks musicians singers readers entertainers readers and more for next season. Offers good salaries and travel across the United States Canada Alaska New Zealand Australia and England. Send name and address of local chautauqua officials to The Billboard Chicago for a free booking agents list.
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