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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
3
Cedar Rapids visitors and residents from Anamosa Oelwein Waterloo Oxford Junction and other towns frequenting relatives and friends last week and today. Trips include Miss Ruth Young Cedar Falls summer school and Mrs Mary Hartman returning for summer vacation.
A lengthy list records visits and travels of residents and friends from Maquoketa and nearby towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Hieber, Rev. and Mrs. Schuetz, Miss Katherine Holmes, Mrs. Cross, John McCollum, Lorraine Dautremont, Charles Dennison, Adele Hull, Mae Marsh, Clara Kimball Young, and many others. Events cover visits, departures, graduations, stage offerings at Crane Theatre, military enlistments, and a partial solar eclipse expected next Saturday with about 80 percent obscuration.
Miss Pauline Newton and Blanche McLaughlin travelled to Oxford Junction last Tuesday to visit Pauline Newtons grandparents Mr and Mrs M Podolak.
Mrs Bert Rivenburg and her sister Miss Lucy Laude from Greenfield Iowa visit their brother William Laude and other relatives near here in a family gathering with local kin.
Paul Maire arrived home from Kansas City where he served in the United States forces and attended an automobile school. He received a short furlough to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. U Maire.
Dr A P Lambert commissioned for service in the army dental department has been ordered to Camp Pike Arkansas. He left for there last night.
Miss Mary George visited her brother Tom last Monday evening. She teaches in Aberdeen South Dakota. Mrs Al Like and Mrs Alfred Etten visited Camp Dodge last Monday morning to see Alfred Etten’s husband stationed there.
Mrs Rudoph Bohren and daughters Olga and Lena along with Mrs Alfred Ehrisman Miss Sophia Hals, Miss Marie Ehrisman and Dr Asa Lambert visited Cedar Rapids last Friday. Ione Zellhofer will work at Lovell State Bank Monticello this summer. Martha Rohr family plan a summer in northern state with farm work for older boys. St Matthew's Lutheran to hold services in English under Rev Ide. Superintendent K D Miller injured at a school picnic and uses crutches. Joe Locher in southern army camp broke a leg after being hit by a truck. Mrs Mattie McAleer and Miss Josephine Meyer returned from Clinton with Katherine McAleer and Patricia Meyer. Elizabeth McIntyre returned to Denver with her niece Mary Elizabeth Stuhler staying there.
Mrs Cushman and son Robert and Mr Heisey with the Misses Stahler Rohn Anderson and Hoag traveled to Davenport last Friday morning for a Christian Endeavor convention. Mrs Barnett of Cedar Rapids visited Frank Dautremont Sr at his home while son Roy Dautremont, a student at Iowa State College, spends summer in the same house.
The 21 year old registration since June 5 1917 added 131 men to Jones county draft calls. Registration occurred at Anamosa yesterday. At a city council meeting last Tuesday T S Lazell and Mrs T M Redmond were named to fill library board vacancies from removals of Mrs D F Pond and K D Miller.
A Wyoming man N. W. Hutchins is alive and the death notice in a newspaper was not verified. The piece compares the erroneous report to an overstatement akin to Mark Twain. The text also notes an extended rainy spell causing farming hardship and mentions Trinity Lutheran Church Johnsontown observing its annual missions day on June 9 with English services at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. There are no services at St John’s Lutheran.
A telegram from the war department confirms Raymond Schlick in naval service was saved from the President Lincoln after a German submarine torpedoed the ship. He is the son of Mrs. Reichart of the city. Edwin Champion, once a Monticello resident, visited town last week en route to Toront o Canada, recalling 32 years of old ties.
Miss Florence Carmichael comes back home after months with her brother John Carmichael in Chester Illinois. She is accompanied by nephews Robert and Jack who will stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs Jacob Carmichael.
Mr and Mrs Walter Hubbard of Cedar Rapids spent last Sunday with the Bert Hubbard family. Their car was struck by a stranger vehicle on South Cedar street, both cars damaged and occupants thrown out but no serious injuries occurred.
A service flag honoring 28 young men connected with the Methodist Episcopal church was dedicated last Sunday evening in a large congregation. A large U S flag was also dedicated, created by the ladies of the congregation.
At the 47th Iowa State College commencement in Ames 417 degrees and certificates were awarded. Graduates include George G. Waite from Monticello in animal husbandry, B. M. Byers from Monticello in civil engineering, and Barbara Baum from Stone City in agricultural education. Byers completed his course months ago and now holds a position in the Hast.
Frank Ferring who owns two adjacent business buildings on First Street is renovating by adding a vitrified brick front to unify the properties. One building will house his restaurant, the other will continue as a variety store run by Ernest Shelley. The project is underway.
At the Lovell district No 9 school house Rev. C B Cushman speaks on Our Answer To The Defiance Of Humanity next Sunday at 8 30 pm weather permitting. The patriotic talk will be illustrated by slides sent by the National Publicity committee. Admission free.
In Monticello last Monday the primary vote was very light with little enthusiasm. Judges urged voters to participate to preserve the appearance of legitimacy for a nominating method not popular with Jones county residents. Proctor Wilkens, recently home on a 30 day furlough from U S service, had been in Kansas City for an auto school before falling ill with pneumonia and later scarlet fever, receiving at home the care needed to recover.
Jack Higgins becomes conductor on the here to Davenport passenger run replacing his brother Henry. Henry may move to the Maquoketa branch as seniority permits, with Frank Pike possibly bumped. Rumor says Templeton could helm the “jitney” service as main line trains are discontinued.
Employees of the Tie factory honored Oliver Hartford with a farewell party last Tuesday evening. About 60 people attended as the band played and Mr. Lanigan spoke. Oliver received a wrist watch from his employer. He is the third Hartford son to serve the country and has enlisted in the aeroplane department.
Last Sunday members voted to grant the pastor the Sabbath evening in June and July for a patriotic address in nearby churches and schoolhouses. The illustrated talk will discuss the nation’s response to the central powers’ destruction and Mr Cushman invites invitations to attend freely.
Laura Fredericka Bohiken six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph Bohiken died at home near St Johns church Wayne township last Saturday noon after a siege of whooping cough pneumonia funeral held at St Johns church Monday Rev W H L Schuetz officiating parents sorrowful over loss though they have several other children the baby was unusually bright.
CG A Crawford formerly of Hopkin ton and wife Miss Ann Smith of Monticello report from Georgia that their home burned last spring. They saved little but furniture from the front room and have moved to Tallapoosa from Fruithurst, buying a home in a good neighborhood. Tallapoosa, a 3,000 population town, hosts a $250,000 cotton mill and other factories attracting northern families. they enjoy peaches and potatoes from their own lot.
Arend Balster Jr of Scotch Grove, in service three weeks, was on a short furlough to handle personal matters. He was kept at a hospital near Jefferson Barracks for clerical work and now expects training at a cantonment. He witnessed the Sac City deserter shot by a guard who fired after the man refused to halt.
Iowa counties report progress on War Savings and Thrift stamps for the period ending April 30. Jones County stood 12th with 34 percent of its $381,000 quota, having $132,223.25 in sales by May 1, while Marion led at 90 percent. Several counties lagged, including Taylor and Iowa at 4 percent, Palo Alto with no report, and Delaware at 7 percent. The 14 on the honor roll include Marion, Plymouth, Hardin, Floyd, Lucas, Blackhawk, Bremer, Humboldt, Cherokee, Winnebago, Sioux, Jones, Kossuth, and Howard.
On Monday evening June 10 Hila Morgan and her 25 person troupe begin a seven day engagement in Monticello. The program features nightly plays and vaudeville under a waterproof heated tent with daytime band concerts. Opening show Receipt in Full offers free admission to all ladies and girls. prices 11 cents for children and 17 cents for adults including tax.
Now is the time to buy a new set of dishes with attractive patterns and prices highlighted at Smith's Variety Store.
Dr. L. G. Stubler completed eye examinations and fitted glasses, assisting patients with vision corrections.
Memorial Day activities progressed from union church services to an overflow audience at the opera house then a parade to the cemetery where graves were decorated by schoolchildren. Judge John W. Kintzinger of Dubuque delivered an hour long speech urging unity and dedication to the flag.
Mrs. Anna Soetje died in Denver on May 31 and her body was brought to Monticello. Funeral held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. A. P. Walton leading. interment at Oakwood cemetery. Survived by two children Edward and Alberta Soetje of Denver. another son Oscar died earlier.
The Lovell House hosted the alumni banquet with about one hundred guests honoring the high school graduating class of 1918. The event featured a piano solo and speeches honoring retiring Superintendent Miller. In Monticello the primary election yielded 88 total votes across three wards with detailed candidate tallies and county convention delegates for both parties.
Thomas Carrier died last week in Anamosa at age 86. He was a longtime resident and a familiar figure in the community. A funeral service details were not provided.
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