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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
12
A stream of social notices lists visits by Miss Susanna Heisey, Miss Maude Arduser, Miss Alice McCauley, and others to Cedar Rapids, Monticello, and surrounding towns. Special sales on trimmed hats at Devlin Millinery and jewelry gifts are advertised alongside dental and eye care notices. Local residents and visitors from Dubuque, Waterloo, and Marion are mentioned with brief travels and hospitality details.
Miss Nelle Wilson of Cedar Rapids visits her parents and Miss Blanche Smith visits in Cedar Rapids. Mr and Mrs Eugene DeWitt welcome a son born on the 27th, first in the family. Various visits from Cedar Rapids to Monticello and nearby towns, and local business notices including jewelry offers and factory purchases.
A compilation of weekend and short trips shows the Burritchers visiting Monticello, the Dondelingers and Emil in Cedar Rapids, and Mary Altman and Helen Altman planning Colorado and Nebraska returns. Other notes include Ike Suter selling the Bohlken farm for a profit, Cyrus Heisey resuming work at Peterson's Clothes Shop, and Taft scheduled to speak at Oxford Junction Chautauqua July 1. Dr. Geo K Meyer will attend a national osteopathic convention in Chicago June 29 to July 5, returning July 6.
Fred Crew of the Meister singers, nephew of Mrs. Jaimes Anderson, visited the city on the first day of the Mutual Chautauqua program and notified his aunt by telephone. Major L W Lovell received a U S reserve forces commission.
Fred Mastin, Monticello high school and Upper Iowa University graduate, will speak at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday morning. He will describe his World War experiences in France during the Muse Argonne offensive and Coblenz with the army of occupation, including remarks on Germany unrepentant.
Four young men from the Keystone neighborhood were arrested in Anamosa on a liquor transport mission from East Dubuque. They carried two Ford automobiles loaded with booze. Confiscated liquor and bond-pledge release followed as Mayor Beems bound them over to district court. The men allegedly said the liquor was for themselves and neighbors. transporting liquor for another is a state crime.
The town district hires a qualified teacher from Michigan to educate deaf mute children under 10. State aid under chapter 308 of the 37th General Assembly provides 11 dollars per month per pupil, with matching payments by district and parents. Des Moines and Dubuque already use the provision.
Eighteen acres in Jackson township five miles east of Anamosa were sold by W B Moore to Jacob Streeter of northwestern Iowa for 300 dollars per acre. The N P Cramer farm of 120 acres sold to Homer Hanna for about 175 to 185 dollars per acre, and Hanna also bought the John Landis farm adjoining of 124 acres for 175 dollars per acre.
Rev. George Hauck resigns as Sand Spring pastor to devote efforts to Sacred Heart in Monticello. Sand Spring parish will be attached to Worthington church. Beginning July 1 he will hold 8 am and 10 am Masses each Sunday at Sacred Heart Monticello. Additional farm sales: Ike Suter buys Frank Brady place 200 acres at 2365 per acre. Leonard Durst buys 177 acres at 225. J. J. Locher buys 120 acres at 247. F. J. Kay buys 200 acres at 226. Ike Suter buys 140 acres at 210.
The Mutual Chautauqua is guaranteed to Monticello next year with over thirty guarantors signing the contract this week. A deficit arose this year due to insufficient season ticket sales, to be covered by twenty six local backers. Next year over 2500 season tickets are pledged, but the committee must reach 400 or more to avoid another deficit and ensure the chautauqua’s continuation locally.
The Manchester Fourth of July celebration includes a parade of World War veterans from Delaware County with prizes for largest delegations and best drilled squads. First prize is fifty dollars for the top delegation, with smaller prizes for other places, and a sixteen dollar prize for the best eight man squad. Uniforms are not specified beyond regulation U.S. Army, and Manchester posts may still enter the squad contest.
Twenty five years ago The Monticello Express recorded many life events in June 1894. Births include a Jennings son on the 18th and a Rickels baby in Bowens Prairie. marriages for Clark and Vorster, Jacobs and Matthieson, Himebaugh and Moats, Marugg and Schweitzer. deaths of Mrs. Snyder from measles and Mrs. Matson. a birth of a daughter to Stirton and Bates families. athletic event Lenox versus Coe colleges. and a child burned by lime incident at Mrs. Lambert’s home.
Mr and Mrs William Fuller celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with family at home on Sycamore street Monticello Iowa. Attendees included four daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren along with sister in law Mrs James Alloway. Fuller, a Civil War veteran, detailed service from 1861 to 1865 including Pea Ridge and Andersonville, was wounded and captured, then paroled in 1865.
Judge Moffit held court last Tuesday and completed a good amount of business. A short Saturday morning session will close the term's business.
Ben Schneider, son of Mr and Mrs Godfrey Schneider, has been discharged from the United States army and returns to his city home. He expresses happiness to resume civilian life and wear his citizen’s clothes again.
KE J Lightfoot sells 127 acre farm near town to John Busker at 118 dollars per acre. Wess Hutton farm in Scotch Grove township bought by Ike Suter at 150 dollars per acre. Fred Starks purchases former Ralston farm from Mr Hanna.
Francesa Valanta underwent an operation yesterday at the hospital. Mr and Mrs L A Reichart welcomed a baby girl born yesterday morning at the hospital. Mrs Clarence Martin of Cascade was operated on this morning. Mrs E J Henen had an operation last Saturday. Mr Kenny of Hopkinton is a medical patient at the hospital. This week surgical patients include Leola Paulson Marvin Messin and Harry Hanson Hale Anna Brodenson Henry Brodenson and Lem on Russel Wyoming Dean McDonald Raymond McDonald Mildred Spohn Dean Alexander and Lillie Henrichs Center Junction Jane Shover Marick Shover Center Junction.
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