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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
7
A compilation of short notes from Monticello and nearby towns detailing visitors to Anamosa and Cedar Rapids, births, and Memorial Day events. Local stores Deatrick's and Deutrick's promote sales on White Goods, Laces, and Maslin Underwear while residents from Cascade, Wor thington, Oxford Junction, and other areas are listed as visiting or traveling for business and leisure.
A list of visitors and residents appears from Dubuque Anamosa Cedar Rapids Davenport Waterloo and other locales. Several travels include Clara Fox Miss Margaret Wood Nina Miller Ethel Hooker and more. The piece notes alumni banquet tickets and local property moves including a Bohlken farm sale and a new warehouse plan.
H 8 Richardson, daughter Mrs. L W Lovell and Miss Nellie Carpenter attended the Mount Vernon musical festival and returned by auto with Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. A R Coxsee celebrated her 78th birthday last Friday receiving over a hundred letters of congratulations from old friends and schoolmates. A ball game is set for tomorrow between the high school club and an alumni club, with proceeds to the Alumni association. Daisy and Iva Burkett will auction household goods next Saturday at two o clock near the Central lumber office. The sale includes a bedroom suite dining room furniture and chairs.
B F Van Vliet division superintendent of the D M and St Paul Railway and his wife spent Decoration Day in Monticello. He visited Oxford Junction in the afternoon while Mrs Van Vliet returned to Marion on the evening train.
At Tuesday's meeting the board approved payroll and awarded diplomas to senior class members recommended by the superintendent. Eva Brazelton was elected as a second grade teacher.
A swarthy Armenian or Assyrian missionary circulated for funds Tuesday to aid conversions but met low success as doubts about his authenticity surfaced. Mrs. Joseph M. King traveled to Harlan after a telegram announced her nephew Frank Tinsley’s death from typhoid fever. Monticello high school graduation exercises finish with twenty one diplomas and student orations at the opera house.
P. O. Babcock notes that 51 years ago on June 2 1859 a frost crossed Iowa killing early corn. A killing frost on September 3 destroyed what little remained, leaving no good corn that year. James E. Amos once with a Monticello telephone firm was killed in Washington while brakeman on the Great Northern Railway after a crash with a lumber car. he left a wife and child and died alongside David Magee when their train incident occurred.
County farmers plant more corn after failures in low ground due to persistent cool weather and cold rains. Some fields were cropped and reseeded, others filled with hand planting where germination failed, reflecting a widespread effort to recover the crop.
The court term saw a settlement as Jerry Trinka of Oxford Junction chose peace after half a day of trial for criminal intimacy. He married the prosecuting witness, hoping for a peaceful future.
The suit against the City of Monticello over a dangerous crossing approach ended with a settlement for damages four times higher than the initial offer. Eva Rigby, bedridden weeks after the injury, pursued action only after a minimal bid failed to compensate her. In a separate matter, the Iowa district court hears State v Hagen on adultery with co defendant Candler, amid venue disputes and defense efforts to challenge crime testimony.
Charles Murphy of Castle Grove was found unconscious in the Bell Telephone stairway last Sunday. Dr. Redmond, passing by, noted weak pulse and restored him after moving him to a nearby restaurant. He later regained consciousness in bed. doctors believe a fatal outcome was prevented.
W Shipton of Oxford Junction a Civil War veteran claims to be the youngest in the county. He enlisted in the 2nd Minnesota Regiment at age eleven on July 5 1861 and served as drummer boy until July 2 1865. He cites Shiloh, New Ulm massacre, Mankato executions, and later service in the south before discharge.
The Monticello post office will move to second class on July 1 due to rising receipts. The last fiscal year saw an over thousand dollar increase, continuing a steady rise since March. Government funding will cover salaries for an assistant postmaster and one clerk, easing Postmaster Pond’s payroll. A post office department agent visited Friday to verify the increase and plan for the July change.
High school prizes announced for practical work include Best loaf of bread won by Lizzie Lynch with Doris Northrop second, Best made dress won by Ethel Taylor with Julia Wilcox second, and Best woodwork awarded to Jacob Carmichael.
The gravel track between here and Farley became blocked by rank June grass and milkweed, stalling Pike’s passenger train last Saturday evening. The engine ran to Farley with passengers in the baggage car and returned for the coaches after lightening the load. Only one train each way operates daily on this line.
Rev. J. W. Innes delivered a baccalaureate address at the Presbyterian church last Sunday urging inward growth over outward success. He urged symmetrical character, conscience ruling earthly life, and following the divine example of Jesus as the key to life’s hopes and aspirations, speaking with earnest zeal to the attentive congregation.
Reports highlight Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute under Booker T. Washington with strong Northern support and high local impact in property values. A special election in Monticello on renewing the Monticello Electric Company franchise is urged, with the same election judges and expected early renewal for town improvements. A union service honored Civil War veterans with Rev. Roy V. Porter delivering a memorial sermon to a large audience.
Mrs. Frank Fuller fell from the back stairs and suffered severe bruises a dislocated shoulder and a scalp wound requiring stitches. Suel Abrams collected a lynx bounty totaling 88 dollars the largest payout at once for wolf and cubs. Street speeding worries rise and the danger of a fatal crash is noted. Mr Heitchen suffered a stroke but recovered speech after a day with a blood clot in the brain absorbing within twenty four hours.
Vernon Stockwell and John Schoenherr visited Davenport last Sunday for an unspecified social call, with no further details on purpose or outcome provided in the readable text.
Monticello baseball club opened its season at Anamosa, losing 8 to 4 in Sunday action. Fuzzy Baylor pitched well but inconsistent defense hurt the visitors, while Anamosa built early leads and held on. Monday, Monticello routed Anamosa 9 to 2 behind strong hitting from Sullivan and Kinkelin, with solid defense from Locher and Hollingsworth. Cascade beat the Dubuque Cubs 8 to 5 Sunday and 9 to 6 Monday.
A large rural crowd attended in Scotch Grove to honor veterans. Church services featured Mabel Henricha Mildred Sutherland and Gladys Himebaugh with Mary Clark reciting Gettysburg. Hon. C. B. Paul delivered a fitting address and 24 soldiers lie buried in the Scotch Grove cemetery.
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