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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1924
Page
4
A long nostalgic reminiscence recalls the Monticello Express printing era of 1860s and 1870s. It threads through early local life noting editor shifts, notable townsfolk, a daring incident with a stubborn printer, and colorful figures from shopkeepers to showfolk, all shaping the town’s memory.
The body was convened to his last resting place in Cedar Cemetery. Masonic services were conducted by Crescent Lodge with local attendees paying respects and noting a final farewell by the community.
The piece contrasts pains from athletics with the claim of boasting and notes that some injuries require medical attention. It highlights the difference between sporting strain and self praise, suggesting true effort earns care.
Miss Pelem Ruch Hefner of Monticello wed Norman Crassfield of Whitlerty on Saturday August 26 at 10 a m. The ceremony featured floral decorations with roses and orchids. Rev George Me officiated and the couple departed for a northern Wisconsin honeymoon. Mrs Hefner is a Grinnell College alumna and former history teacher. Mr Crassfield is a shoe merchant.
The Monticelly fair announces premiums for best bred cattle with prizes up to 40. The event requires tuberculin verified, recently tested herd entries from exhibitors. George Monticelly, secretary, promotes exhibits and awards to top breeders and champions.
The month of duty in 1889 records multiple Monticello area deaths including Mary Penniman and Henry Burvichtor as well as Anna Denediet and Miss Muude Sleeper. Local sports note Monticello defeats Amumosa 25 15 and 14 to 7 in a baseball series while a third game faces umpire controversy at Anamosa.
The weekly Cole Band show with the PAV at the efty Dark at Ssu'eloek features Overture and selections from Orpheus and Monti. The program includes operatic pieces, light classics, and a standout performance by the ensemble with several composer and artist mentions.
In 1882 Marcel Deprez surpassed limits by sending electric power via telegraph wire from Munich to Miesbach over 35 miles marking the first long distance transmission experiment. In Japan trained cormorants fish by night with jacklights, rings on throats keepers from swallowing catch. A garden and fountain sit inside the Bank of England enclosure.
The pastor George W. McNary will lead services at 11 o clock next Sunday with Sunday school at 10. These are the last services of the season and the church will re open on September 7. R P Kuentzel will lead Inglish Service and Junior Choir. There are no services at St Matthews Evangelical Lutheran next Sunday. S M Ide attends a mission festival at St Sebald near Strawberry Point. Rev will be on vacation in Minnesota for three Sundays but services continue in the church.
Vacuum empty lots wanted by F Matthiessen. For sale blackberries via Mrs Dan Zumbrunnen. Undertaking beat service with new hearse dial 69 J. A G Hanken. Lost telescope grip between Monticello and Ammona return to office. For rent four room house with electric lights and furnace heat by Mrs Barbara Dondelinger. For sale Overland touring car two bedsteads mattresses and springs by Mrs Darbera Dondelinger. Several modern residences for sale inquire C L Van Meter. Phone 65.
Public notice announces I V Dautremont as attorney and Josephine Leslie as administratrix of Joseph B Leslie estate. Creditors must file claims with the court, and heirs must pay debts, at Anamosa Iowa, July 23 1924. Also notice of probate for Howard Putnam will filed July 18 1924 with hearing set Aug 19 1924 in Jones County District Court Iowa.
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