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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
6
The Red Cross sale in Castle Grove last Thursday drew broad support with many township families contributing. A. M. Cloud of Manchester spoke, Hila Morgan band from Monticello performed, and about $1,200 was realized from the sale.
Scotch Grove residents read a concert program for next Saturday featuring marches and songs including Star Spangled Banner and King Cotton. The column also reports visits and family updates from Mrs. Francis Hutton to relatives, military sons Lee and Lester, and several townspeople across Iowa and Minnesota.
Sand Spring residents report visits and outings from June 17. F M Wheeless and son Dale of Hopkinton join Charles Wilson of Dundee to spend time at H S Pierce home. Earl Neil heads to Manchester and Iowa City for auto mechanic training. Local Hopkinton visitors include Ernest Gearhart Lester Appleby John Hanken and Russell Guthrie. L C Lawrence F W Lawrence and Mattie Smith travel to Onslow. Guthrie and Lyle Joseph attend Cedar Rapids commencement. Mob from town saw Hila Morgan Stock Co in Monticello. Allen Olmstead wife Florence go to Coggan. Dale Wheeless visits Louisa Gestel. W J Murray and M O'Brien visit Dubuque. Mary Murray has been…
Fire at Center Junction wiped out John McNeilly’s automobile garage and its contents. Neighbors aided in saving adjacent structures.
Onslow June 18 1918 a martial band from Anamosa furnished music on the street Friday evening as they traveled toward Wyoming. Local society notes list visits from Waterloo Davenport Cedar Rapids Maquoketa and Marshalltown residents and upcoming meetings of the Junior Red Cross and M I Aid society with various hostesses and hosts.
Prairieburg residents report visits to Monticello and Des Moines. Miss Myrtle Cowan seeks relief from nervous affliction in the country. Ollie Kula to soon depart Camp Dodge. Adenoid removal for L J Wilkinson and Han ore McLaughlin. Margaret Flockhart visits Troy Mills. First communion at St Joseph church. O E Reed back home after six weeks in Iowa City. Mrs Mary Burke RN visits Cedar Rapids. Florence Bebee visits Iowa City. James Walmutt visits C H Reed. Fred Plamadore sustains a sore hand.
Dr. Lane resumes practice after illness and friends welcome him back. Maurice Kennedy’s patriotic family has three sons in national service. D A English celebrated 25th wedding anniversary with relatives and neighbors. Mrs. Thomas Kingsley and daughter Bettie attend Frances Schimer graduation. Melissa Kingsley graduates. A local youth who joined the Camp Dodge draft has six months at Fort Leavenworth for unpatriotic remarks. Keefe and Weber defeat in local elections sparks criticism of Dubuque Democrats and city management. Countywide anger grows over office seizures. The human voice uses 44 facial and throat muscles.
The Farm Bureau urges Iowa to eat perishables and conserve staple foods to aid soldiers in France. Do not eat canned goods, cut wheat flour, save beef, and increase canning and preserving. Maximizing concentrated foods now prevents waste and supports the fighting men.
Wireworms resist direct control. encourage ground stirring and deep late cultivation in corn on infested land. Use barnyard manure to boost stands, improve drainage, and rely on short rotations with clover or alfalfa. In poorly drained ground, corn damage can persist for years, with seed treatments failing and strychnine soaking showing no harm to worms.
Miss Wheeler arrives as Home Demonstrator for Jones county and will work from Wyoming with the county agent. Women groups may contact her for demonstrations and guidance to improve cooking and food preservation for sending abroad to support the troops. Cooperation from the ladies is essential for the program’s value.
In Jones County the government food conservation plan begins with funding. Ladies who pledged to the plan and wish to join the auxiliary must deposit a one dollar membership fee with Mrs F P Stuhler or the committee member who solicited them, by June 25.
Anamosa Journal The Citizens Savings Bank held its annual stockholders meeting on Tuesday June 11 electing directors A G Hejinian B E Rhinehart Harper Smyth Maurice Fay George B Finn F P Cheshire and W F Hellberg Officers elected include A G Hejinjan president B E Rhinehart vice president W F Hellberg cashier and A S Robertson assistant cashier.
Reports from the western part of the district indicate the editor of this paper will have competition for the democratic nomination for congress in the Fifth district. The convention fight signals possible polling success as democrats benefit from nomination battles.
Anamosa Journal cautions travelers who go to neighboring cities to seek alleged bargains. It notes the added cost from railroad fares may negate savings and urges shoppers to compare total costs locally.
An absent minded waiter asks how the steak should be prepared while a nearby line parodies a biblical blessing, producing a quip about being a good and faithful servant. The fragment hints at a humorous or satirical moment.
The Sioux City Journal notes Secretary Daniels often detects opportunities in crises. It observes his quick request to Congress for additional millions to strengthen defense after German sea raiders appeared off the American coast.
A June 26 notice hints at George Walsh starring in Jane Pride of New York. Details are sparse in the fragment.
Miss Irene Wheeler of Laurens arrives to serve as county home demonstrator under County Agent Clark. Her field covers Jones County and she aims to improve home economics through demonstrations for local ladies.
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