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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
7
A collage of short items lists residents visiting relatives in Anamoga Burlington Davenport Monticello Marton Cedar Rapids and Oelwein. It notes sales at McNeill's Hardware and a Luther League ice cream social at St Peter and Paul's Castle Grove on Tuesday June 28.
Mrs Siegfried Guyan returns home from Grinnell after three weeks visiting her parents Mr and Mrs P A Johnson. Joseph d Autremont, Notre Dame student, returns from South Bend for summer with his parents Mr and Mrs I V d Autremont. Community ads include Acme Garden Guard insecticide and pig feed. Royal Neighbors delegates from Monticello attend Cedar Rapids convention. Local stores promote Butterkist popcorn and insecticides. A roundup of visits, trips, and society notes across Monticello and nearby towns.
John Prouty of Edinburgh Texas drove into Monticello last Saturday night after a ten day trip. He spent seven days driving and paused three days in one town. Prouty plans a summer stay with his half sister in Scotch Grove township and to renew acquaintances in Monticello. He still drives his old automobile and says it runs like a top.
Dr Hoffmann reports patient in Rockford is progressing. Local residents, including J J Locher and J W Doxsee, head to Iowa City for Town State Bar sessions while others attend Drake University law college luncheon. Theodosia Doolittle violin recital Friday in Manchester with Monticello pupils. George Ambuehl party to Valley Nebraska to visit Rev Bridges. Strawberry crop noted by Newton Parrott amid rain and dry spells. James Ward to Notre Dame for ordination of Rev Leo Ward after Notre Dame studies. A detour east of Anamosa on No 161 causes quagmire on Strawberry Hill. better detour available across highway improvements.
Two hundred dozen doughnuts were sold by Camp Fire girls yesterday after taking orders during the past week and delivering them. Funds will help defray costs for the summer camp. Divisions vied for sales leadership. Anton Wroblewski, Monticello branch electrician for the Iowa Electric Co. attended Kelvinator refrigeration school and scored 96.1 on the exam, higher than a Wisconsin engineering graduate’s 94. Fred F. Kempf, former Monticello boy, now secretary, designed and electrically runs all store features as Hartig Drug moves to new quarters on Main Street in Dubuque. Mrs. Kempf is Vera Smith of Center Junction.
Lydia Northrup Gilbert born October 6 1869 near Onslow died June 14 in Chicago. She studied music at Cornell College and art in Chicago and had worked as an artist and designer there. She leaves a brother Homer Gilbert and two sisters Mrs Addie Henry of Waterloo and Mrs Joe Radley of Earlville Illinois.
Carl A. Schatz, manager of the Monticello Cooperative Shipping association, consigned a carload of hogs owned by local farmers to the Chicago market via the Farmers Union Live Stock commission. Largest shipper was V. A. Holub with 17 head. others owned 8, 7, 6, and 2 to 1 head. Light hogs sold 10c higher. other grades steady. Dr and Mrs C G Thomas return from San Diego where Lieut Commander Raymond G Thomas recovers from a pelvis fracture after submarine door injury.
James Joseph Dunn, infant son of Mr and Mrs James Dunn, died in the early morning hours after illness since birth. Taken to a state university hospital Iowa City a week ago, he died at 2 42 a m with double pneumonia. Funeral services were held in Monticello with burial at Sacred Heart cemetery. The bereaved couple received many expressions of sympathy.
The Wartburg Normal College orchestra of eighteen players conducted by Prof Ernest Heist performed at St Matthew’s Lutheran church last evening before a nearly full audience. The program featured instrumental and vocal selections with standout solos including Elmer Steinburg’s My Task and several instrumental pieces. The concert, praised by Monticello music lovers, closed with The Storm an orchestral work by Prof Heist.
The County Bankers Association met in Monticello last Thursday with ten banks represented. President George Frasier and secretary Donald Sutherland led discussions on bank charges for small open accounts under 50 dollars, drawing from Oxford Junction practices. Frank Shimanek was elected president and Sutherland re elected secretary, with delegates to Des Moines and 45 vigilante committee deputies noted for bank protection.
Monticello Rotary Club at Maples Inn held the final debate on whether profitable merchandising suits a town like Monticello. Four Rotarians voted affirmative while five backed the negative. speakers were Clayton Palmer and Harry Stuhler for the negative and W A Beery and Fred B Stuhler for the affirmative.
Mike Printy of Washington township with a large neck lump attacked Joe Duffy outside Temple Hill Church last Sunday injuring his head and face. Police took Printy into custody and an insanity charge followed. Commissions deemed Printy dangerous and he was committed to Mount Pleasant asylum for treatment.
In Anamosa today a joint Dubuque Jones counties boards of supervisors hear objections to assessments for flood protection and drainage tied to Cascade damage two years ago. About 100 objectors expected at the Jones county courthouse with litigation likely after the decision on district benefits.
National Emblem and American Patrol anchor the program with patriotic pieces. Zampa and Mediation rae and Stripes Forever provide medleys and marches. The Wedding of the Rose closes Part II in a festive finale.
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