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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
7
Home News itemizes visits across Hopkinton and nearby towns including Miss Anna Stirton and many others. It records a series of travelers from Dubuque Cascade Cedar Rapids and Monticello, plus local social notes and upcoming sales at Deatrick's.
Local Monticello items include church services and visits by residents and relatives. Letters unclaimed at the post office. graduations at Coe College and Wisconsin University noted. several trips, visits, and family announcements across nearby towns and farms.
Messrs. Allender and Pond of Maquoketa have moved into the Albinger building on Sycamore street and installed machinery for steam pressing heavy clothing. Rev. and Mrs. Mardorf spent last Sunday in Bellevue for a Lutheran mission festival and the following day in Dubuque.
Edgar W Bidwell of Casey Illinois visits his uncle O B Bidwell and stays several weeks. A J H McNeill spent a week in Council Bluffs. Henry Vernimont attended a funeral in Conception Missouri. Dr Alexander McKean of Rollo Saskatchewan visits his parents. Mrs Elliott travels to Nebraska with grandson Russell. George Drinkwater Paul Balear Jacob Carmichael and Charles Doxsey return from Town City after a year at State University. Mrs Dennis Kehos of Castle Grove goes to Dubuque to see her son at St Josephs College. John Locher cultivates a prolific plum tree with 83 plums preserved in alcohol. The Spring Maid and Il Trovatore renderings by the orchestra on commencement night impress performers. Miss Clara Noyes departs in ten days for Redpath Vawter Chautauqua Co travel work. Mrs H S Richardson accompanies Edward Templeton to New York. they will visit Canada via Springfield Massachusetts. Judge Cook of the C M St P Ry legal department travels in private car to California seeking health. Mrs William Greenizer and baby depart for Geyser Montana to join husband. Halstead Carpenter returns home with a new Packard. graduation noted from Chicago University. Miss Florence Ricketts of Hopkins ton speaks at local Presbyterian church after six years aiding mountaineers in North Carolina. Hale and Corbin report strong Ford sales with sixty two sold and a dozen more on hand.
The district court reconvened after a week off. The jury is back on the Dugan administratrix versus the O M and St P Ry Co case, expected to take at least three days. Mr and Mrs P J Matthews and children arrived from Houston for a visit with Mrs Matthews' parents, on their way to Milwaukee for Mr Matthews' new job.
J H Henry traveled to Rochester Minnesota last Monday to be with Mrs Henry after her goiter operation at the Mayo Brothers hospital. He was joyful about the excellent reports on her condition. Miss Henrietta Franks and Misses Mary and Lois Doolittle visited Cedar Rapids family before heading to Baldwin with Mr Perrine and his daughters.
A retailer advertises a vacation photography promotion urging travelers to take a kodak on trips. It promises doubled enjoyment with a simple button press and offers a full line of kodaks Premos Brownies and supplies. Patrick is noted as an optometrist watch maker and jeweler.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of Iowa’s birth as a state. President Van Buren signed the act naming the state and defining its boundaries. Citizens are urged to wear a wild rose as Iowa’s official floral emblem.
Mr and Mrs K D Miller left yesterday for Daytona Florida to spend much of their vacation with Mrs Miller s mother. They travel via Chicago Pittsburg Washington and Baltimore with brief waits before finishing by steamer from Baltimore.
The article notes unusually cold weather over the past weekend with frosts on the mornings of the 9th and 10th, milder on the 9th and 10th, causing no damage. This cold spell follows a severe rain storm on Friday night.
Mrs H M Carpenter traveled to Chicago for the Chicago University commencement exercises where her son Halstead Carpenter, captain of the varsity football team, recently graduated. Mil lington Carpenter also attended.
Corbin, who has spent summers in Monticello, plans another trip to the East this summer. He will leave early to attend the Gettysburg reunion on July 3. Som Warner, his former chauffeur, will drive the car again this season.
The west side of Walnut street gains a fourteen foot parking width with cement curb and gutter. The east side remains ragged, and full street improvement on that side is needed to complete the intended beauty.
The New York Times reports the marriage of Miss Martha Street to Henry de B. Hooper of North Carolina, linking the Street family to Monticello’s Rev. David Street. Also noted are remarks on Alicia Whiting’s teaching work, Misses McAleer and friends returning from Dubuque, and Mr. Reuter’s 90th birthday celebration with kin. A Monticello alumnus, Frank McMeans, recounts rail experiences. delegation plans European summer trip for Harriet Coughlin, Luna Templeton, and others aboard the Caledonia sailing to Glasgow.
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua company will present attractions at Monticello from July 28 to September 5. The circuit uses eighteen auditorium tents and as many chautauquas in session, with over 300 people on payroll. Local attendance drives a six-site circuit to cut travel costs and aid talent.
A letter from Miss Mabel Inglis to Mrs. O. D. Chase reveals Mrs. Dr. George Inglis of Troutdale Oregon is gravely ill. Doctors found a diseased pancreas after gallstone concerns. she has not retained food for nearly three weeks, and Monticello friends offer sympathy and hope for improvement.
Monticello capital and energy enter the banking business of Wyoming as Citizen's Bank cashier sells holdings to H. M. Carpenter and H. B. Richardson from Monticello State Bank. The bank becomes a state bank with 850,000 capital. John Thomsen president Ingwersen cashier Halstead Carpenter assistant cashier. Wyoming to hold most stock. praised as conservatively managed and strong.
David M. Terwilliger of Lovell township and Lilah B. Crum of Bedford Iowa married last Tuesday at the bride's home. The couple, both alumni of the State University of Iowa, plan to reside in Fort Worth Texas where he oversees construction for Stone Webster. Mrs Terwilliger previously served as Osage high school principal. Burgess Terwilliger and both families attended the ceremony. A promotional note from Deatrick D G Co follows.
The Monticello High School class of 56, including Doris Northrop, Florence Barnts, and Howard Hosford, graduates stage a commencement at the opera house. Students perform music, readings, and a humorous French Duel farce as Superintendent K. K. Miller delivers the diplomas and speaks on education’s value. Reverend R. V. Porter offers the benediction.
The alumni banquet drew a large crowd despite a heavy rain. Spencer Guiles of Postville acted as toastmaster. Ralph Baker class of 1912 welcomed new alumni. Miss Eda Hein delivered the response for the new class. Toasts were given by Miss Frances Koop and Millington Carpenter class 706 and Frank McMeans class 83. Letters were read from members of classes 83 93 and 03. Post-prandial addresses were brief and well received.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Doxsee of Redwood City California and daughter Ruth visit Mrs. A R Doxsee and relatives. They attended the quinquennial reunion of Mr. Doxsee's class at Ames alumni meeting and visited Harvey Ingham's family in Des Moines.
James W. Beatty, a well known Cascade banker now in Petoskey Michigan, reports colder than usual conditions in the North Michigan resort. Yet early arrival of summer visitors continues as solid Pullmans from the South unload passengers for Petosky Bay View and Wequetonsing.
Mesars Laude and Puleston sold 1060 dozen self fastening neckties yesterday amid growing demand from jobbers who recognize the invention and quality of their ties.
Ladies find perfect fit in Nemo Thompson or American Lady corsets offered exclusively at Doutrick's.
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