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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
2
At the Fishwild home, Ida V. Fishwild and Rev Alfred Nickless will wed June 18 1913 with Rev Peck officiating. After a wedding dinner the couple will travel to a Wisconsin lake resort. The ceremony marks a notable union of a church family and a Lenox College graduate.
Daniel Cooley, an Iowa pioneer of Onslow, dies at 86 after living there 60 years with his spouse. six children survive. Funeral held at his residence with Rev. Benbow officiating. interment at South Mineral. Other notices include H. H. Hall's mother death, eye examination event by O N Patrick, and local visits and birthdays among residents.
The Presbyterian young people of Center Junction organized a YP society at Mrs. J. A. McDonald's home on Wednesday with Miss Florence Lempkie from Chicago in attendance. The group planned a June 24 church meeting after refreshments. Frank Livingstone wed Irene Schaefer in Wyoming on Wednesday afternoon.
A bolt struck a Cass township barn last Saturday evening, burning two barns, about three tons of hay, a bobsled and tools. A cow outside was killed. Insurance covers most losses, with adjusters Fairbanks and Noble setting a 875 loss Mr Uhr will receive in full. Local notes mention community events and residents' movements.
Rural Route 3 notes a series of Sunday visits and weekday calls among local families. Names include Eibo Eiben Mrs C Hiben Behrends Nordman Ricklefa Behrends and Ambuhl with visits to Castle Grove Amber Cascade and Amber areas. Community ties and neighborly calls dominate. no major events reported.
The Scotch Grove Presbyterian church youth group plans a Friday evening home talent play at 8 o clock with ice cream and strawberries served from 7. Ed Hughes and family returned with Mrs. Hughes parents from Cedar Rapids. Miss Alma Sanford and Miss Miriam Rice will attend five weeks at Mount Vernon summer school. Several locals attended the Christian Endeavor convention at Monticello. Florence Lemkie of Chicago visits Mrs. W. H. Elges. Frank Himebaugh attended church.
Sunday events at Center Junction report Mrs. John Prouty returning from Anamosa sanitarium. The ladies' aid society met at Mrs. John Callahan's home. Miss Ethel Rice visited Saturday. Recent days bring fine corn weather.
Prairieburg activity includes M. J. Knapp returning from Fredericksburg, Florence Reid and children visiting from Cedar Rapids, Lauser blacksmith shop move to Main street, Thomas Abbey visiting Cedar Rapids, Laura Schleicher attending a Davenport wedding, F T Richard transporting people by auto to the Rapids, C O Rowley visiting Fehr home, J Lauser and Mary Burke visiting Cedar Rapids, Elmo DeLancey in Independence, a Wisconsin visitor in the Richards home, Roy Truesdell returning from Hopkinton.
Mrs. Farragher receives a visit from Mae Green on June 17. A creamery shipped almost 300 tubs of butter on Monday. Presbyterians plan a picnic this Friday. Black Oak school closed with a picnic last Friday. J C Bailey visited Cedar Rapids last Saturday. Tobe Henrichs died Monday after a short illness. James Robertson visited Anamosa while Spencer Guiles preached here on Sunday. John Schoon is finishing the school here.
The Citizens' State Bank, with 50000 dollars capital and 5000 dollars surplus, is organized to succeed the Citizens' Bank. Stockholders include H M Carpenter and H S Richardson of Monticello. John Thomsen is president and James Inglis is vice president. The bank will take charge mid July. P S Jansen retires after decades as cashier. The note ends with congratulations to the old bank and a Sioux City school board item about a teacher resigning after marriage.
A June 1888 Monticello recap lists deaths of Mrs. George Snowdon and Thomas Kennedy, local weddings including Miss Leamon and Mr Wohlwend, Farwell and Templeton, and Bevington and McConnon. It notes a sharp frost harming crops, a barn fire at Gerhard Eilers, and a drowning at Kitty Creek. Baseball win for Monticello over Anamosa 10 to 8.
The Mt. Vernon Hawkeye notes Anamosa shows insurgent sentiment in civic affairs as injunction actions loom around a new public school enterprise. The paper warns insurgent delays and expenses despite clear majority support for the improvement.
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