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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
7
Local notes cover visits to Cedar Rapids Anamosa Dubuque Monticello and Rock Island. Center Junction hosts a big Fourth of July event with sales at Deitrick's and promotions for muslin undergarments.
Readable items record Mary Kennedy returning from Dubuque to study, visits by W J Purobas and others, picnic and travel details, school commencements at Drake Mt St Josephs University and Iowa State College, and Center Junction Auto Co promotions for the Regal 30 demonstration car. Includes locals visiting Cedar Rapids, Amana, Des Moines, and Chicago.
Mrs. William McAleer and Mrs. Don McAleer with Miss Maude Mirick returned home, as Ames production noted last week. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Buxton visited Wheatland relatives then left for St Paul. Special election favored building a county home with 935 yes 445 no and 885 yes 441 no for the indebtedness. Burns Lodge 173 sent Wt. G. Hicks to Masonic Grand Lodge in Waterloo, with his wife visiting friends.
David P. Young a Supreme lodge delegate in Elgin and Chicago visits. Miss Myrtle Barnhill hosts a prenuptial shower for her upcoming marriage to Lester Clinton Rader of Fort Logan Montana. Franah Schneider returns home to teach then to Cresco for 8th grade next year. Various local visits, a coat found at church, and court adjournment in Livingston case. Fuzzy Baylor and Rogers join Millbank SD ball team. Center Junction 4th celebration planned. Medical and travel notes follow with multiple towns referenced.
At a council meeting a week ago John Griffith of Anamosa received the contract to lay water connections on First street between businesses and the water main. The city had ordered lead pipes before paving. A meeting last Tuesday evening saw little business and Maple street mains discussion postponed to a later session.
Elmer Lee a recent graduate has not missed a day or been tardy in six years tying a remarkable school record. Eight of twenty-one seniors at the high school also kept perfect attendance in their last year. St Joseph's College Dubuque reported a large class with honors for Myr. Byrne and J L Byrne among the graduates. Dr D M Gorman leads the college. A party of travelers including Miss Mary J Jarman and Miss Ethel George plans a summer tour through Scotland Mingland and Europe with Niagara Falls and Montreal stops en route home by September. A car accident near Monticello injured Mrs Leonard and relatives when horses bolted. she received minor injuries and was treated by Dr Puleston.
A burglar entered the Cramer home in Castle Grove township near one o'clock last Saturday morning and stole 39 50 from Mrs Cramer s handbag. He entered a sleeping bedroom and fled after taking gold from a handbag leaving purses behind. Mrs Cramer woke but did not cry out fearing the thief would shoot if confronted. Police note scant clues and warn residents to report prowlers to the marshal.
John Gibson aged 81 died at his residence this morning at ten minutes past six after a period of weakness. He was born April 10, 1829 in Armstrong county Pennsylvania and moved to Iowa in 1846. He had shown delirium symptoms yesterday and was placed to bed by Dr. Hunter.
The obituary recalls Elisha Gibson of Scotch Grove and Monticello Iowa born near Wayne Indiana who moved west with his family in 1851. He helped found a drain tile industry in 1879 achieving an output of 600000 tiles yearly before selling the business in 1908. He was an elder in local churches and survived by five daughters with funeral set for the coming Saturday morning.
In a 2 0 loss at home Monticello falls to Anamosa in ten innings. Schubert starts for Monticello and allows a spattering of hits while Monaghan scatters six walks and delivers a late rally for the visitors. Swords and Loder score in the tenth as Anamosa wins the extra frame.
In Cascade a slugging battle ended 6 to 2 as Cascade defeated Monticello. Schubert pitched a superb game for Cascade while Monticello started slow before rallies fizzled. Key moments included Johnson scoring on a misplayed ball and Endlein and Lane driving in runs for Cascade.
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