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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1926
Page
7
Monticello Times lists visits by Carolyn Stuhler and Emily Hulick in Iowa City, Eleanor Van Kirk in Wheatland, and Elfride Cartano’s Yellowstone trip. Hardware ads from McNeill’s Hardware promote belts and other goods. several locals, including Miss Freda Zimmerman and Miss Carmene Bancroft, are mentioned with family and travel notes.
Monticello residents and visitors are noted in a long list of guests and trips. Miss Margaret Maurice visits Oxford Junction. Mrs Frank Byerly returns from Manchester. J LeRoy Farmer back from Des Moines and Story City. Miss Mary Jarman returns from Boulder summer school. several other relatives and travelers are recorded with short remarks of city and state.
The monthly social afternoon for women of the Congregational church was held yesterday at the home of Mrs. William Stubler. Miss Alma Buol entertained the attendees with a humorous reading. Hostesses included Mrs. Stuhler Mrs. Clara Koop Mrs. C. J. Northrop Mrs. Anna Thoeni and Mrs. Fred Royden.
Monticello area items report Helen Rehorst visiting H F Kettlitz family and returning to Monticello schools in September. City council to discuss street grading assessments tonight. regular meeting next Monday. Residents travel, vacations, and local events fill the week with band engagements, rainfall, court fines, and Camp Fire supper announced for August 4.
A group from Monticello leaves Monday for Clear Lake to attend an Epworth League institute for the week. Attendees include Helen and Mildred Pulver Alice Reed Ruth Cropp Gladys Shelley Gladys Stickford Dorothy Coe Paul Meyer and George Meyer with Rev and Mrs Albert H E Coe also in attendance and among convention organizers.
Rural Jones county carriers held an annual picnic at Wapsipinicon State Park near Anamosa with I. L. Henshaw of Jasper county delivering an address and R. M. Heasty of Wyoming re elected president. Carl Barnes of Anamosa re elected secretary treasurer. The Monticello Country club women’s bi monthly party featured a varied program with Miss Mary Coxsee and a committee listed. The Express notes several marriages deaths and appointments with local figures: Thelma Smith resigning to teach in Cedar Rapids. W G Parsons leaving manual training post. Tobias Tobiason on a wedding trip. Gottlieb Bader visiting Monticello. Arthur Winans marrying Loretta Ketchum. Joseph Lavery dies. lightning kills two girls near Jump River Wisconsin. Emma Annan and George Zimmerman wed in Monticello. plans for future residence in Davenport.
The Burrack families held their second annual reunion at Eno Burrack’s home in Strawberry Point last Monday with about 100 in attendance. A pie social and children's recitations followed a program featuring Rev J P Willis who spoke of his trip to Germany and Rev William Burrack who described the Black Hills trip. Monticello guests included many Burracks and relatives. several attendees planned returns home after visiting the area.
The Travers chautauqua wrapped up five evenings and four afternoons in Monticello with small attendance. Lectures by Frank Travers and Dr. L M Doreen, musical numbers by the Allpress company and Gifford Concert, and a Dolly Varden trio program highlighted the week. Tickets were sold by Wabun and Maquoketa Camp Fires, praised for their effort though prospects for 1927 look uncertain.
Monticello hosted a seven day afternoon golf match with Tipton players on the Monticello grounds. Twenty six Tipton entrants joined 78 total players. Tipton won the nine hole special match 81 to 86 and received three golf balls each. Lowest net eighteen hole scores earned multiple golf ball prizes. Monticello will travel to Tipton on August 15 for a second tournament.
Representatives from seven of eleven clubs attended a meeting in Anamosa last Saturday with Mrs Harriet Lamey of Onslow presiding. Speakers included Mrs Florence Curtis and Mrs Ethel Koon on leadership and shrub conservation, plus reports from several clubs and a Atlantic City federation talk by Mrs D M Strawmen.
B C Nourse and Gripp Co L Cummings from Des Moines are testing the town division center of Northwestern Bell to ensure reliable local and long distance service. Manager P J Daake says the careful, high accuracy tests will run three to five days to detect any potential equipment interference and keep the system in first class condition.
About twenty Dubuque Rotarians attended the Monticello meeting with Rev. BE Reeves of Clearfield Pennsylvan ia as guest. Dr John Gray of Travers Chautauqua spoke on Rotary cooperation and community spirit. The Allpress trio performed two classical numbers and encores. President Robert Clewell thanked guests and invited Monticello to visit Dubuque. Anamosa Rotarians plan to visit next week with a strong turnout.
Notice to water users: city supply will be off all day Friday July 29 1926 and Friday night to clean the reservoir and mains. It is advised to draw sufficient water Friday morning.
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