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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1906
Page
4
Correspondence from Wyoming Iowa reports numerous visits including Port Finley Cedar Rapids and Rev W H Illsley families, attendance at Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids circus and funeral of Wm Pangburn Center Junction. It notes the death of A G Elwood and E G Waite’s widowship, plus community events and a buggy runaway incident involving Miss Mary Smith.
Mr John Harris hauled corns to Langworthy on Tuesday. Visitors from Ana mosa included Mr and Mrs Tad Herren last Sunday. John Noyes of Monticello called at Peter Hagans. A girl baby born to Mr and Mrs Wim Hanken last Thursday. Peter Kye and Mr Nicholas of Onslow visited Peter Hagans last Monday. George Dorsey traveled to Anamosa Tuesday with a steel water tank. Jim Connoly and sister Anna visited the Gerdes home at Cass Center Sunday evening. About twenty five youths enjoyed a gathering at R Rieken s last Sunday. Mgr Harm Hussmann and son Tobe of Coggan visited relatives in Wayne last week. Rev Schuetz, formerly at Sand Hill, now in Collinsville Illinois, arrived Tuesday for a visit. Rev Schuetz and wife and Miss Mary Bohlken of Sand Spring left Monday for a vacation via Milwaukee and Cecil Wisconsin to visit Schuetz s parents. John Stutt was injured at Clover Leaf creamery last Thursday unloading milk cans. fall broke his collar bone and several ribs. He returned home and is improving.
Center Junction reports Mr M J McNielly is quite ill while Rielly Canty of Rock Island is visiting. Mrs Gertrude Shipley Ray of Marion visits, Mrs Wells of Wyoming visits relatives, Karl Stingley was a Stepkinton visitor, M O Felton hosts his Indiana brother. Arthur Lyons improves from illness. Hilburn and family visited Monticello. Florence Livingstone visited Hopkinton. Fred Overley of Indianola visits R G Lyons. A sociable on Dr Youngs lawn by the Jome Guards Friday. Mabelle McNielly Vera Smith Minnie Livingstone attend Monticello institute. Elsa, Mayme Coder, Nee White go to Des Moines for Highland Park college summer session. Many attend Lenox college commencement in Hopkinton where G D Perkins spoke.
Amber, June 20.8 Chas. Thompson of Clinton is here today. John Greene spent Sunday at his home in Anamosa. Mr and Mrs W Hi Davis of Center Junction are spending a few days here this week. Miss Lillian Farragher went to Des Moines to attend the summer school at Highland Park college.
Mrs. Elmer Hicks visits Manchester. John Perrine rents a sizable barn. Mr. M W Herrick from Cedar Rapids visited yesterday. Fred Koop and T S Lee attended Clinton Fireman’s tournament last Tuesday. Miss Olive Moses returned from Cedar Rapids visiting J N Hughes. Mrs. Barbara Grass of Chicago visits friends and may sell 80 acre Bowen’s Prairie farm. The rain last Tuesday aided crops though not heavy. Rev F von Strohe of Collinsville Illinois visits former St John’s parishioners. C F Iver, No. 96 brakeman, injured with dislocated shoulder. treated by Dr. Mirick and taken to Marion. Mr. Benjamin King of Davenport visits nieces Mrs. Nathan Smith and Mrs. A W Steiner. Mrs. C R Moulton of Canton South Dakota visits with sisters and two children. Miss Estella Frank from Jackson county convicted of assault at Maquoketa. one maple club struck pupil. 22 witnesses. $1 fine plus $74.20 costs. Mr. and Mrs. George Ambuhl and daughter Kathrine return from Nebraska. Ambuhl owns Nebraska land now valuable and pastures need rain. Monticello friends learn of Mrs. Waite’s death in Wyoming. she served three years here with Rev FE G Waite.
The page recalls lectures by Superintendent Garrett and Supt W N Clifford at the county institute. Miss Mary DPaul assists the county superintendent and the lively group of school maams attends, with jokes and notes from Lucile and Prof Clifford. A committee bulletin lists June assignments and social events, including dinners and Lady’s Day, with reminders of 3:30 sittings and place designations.
The excerpt asserts that love of nature correlates with faith in God, claiming nature’s devotion marks higher spiritual capacity. It also describes French army procedure requiring an officer to show a junior his original report for signature as proof of mastery before a general can voice judgment.
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