Cascade social notes and obituaries at end of June
Cascade residents share a busy week with a birthday party and a funeral service. The town records a marriage announcement, a hospital update, church events, and reports from surrounding communities.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
6
Cascade residents share a busy week with a birthday party and a funeral service. The town records a marriage announcement, a hospital update, church events, and reports from surrounding communities.
Met a parents Mr and Mrs John Carsote Jr and Mrs Downing visited the McFeonald home last Friday. A wind storm caused minor fruit and shade damage. Velma Paughburn sues her sister. Henn Watson left for Roedelie for truck farming work. The Pangburns and son Pierre were in Monticello. Stuart N Smith joined Ames classmates reunion in Waterloo. Selma Prahm goes to Anamosa for teaching exams. Kathryn Himebaugh of Cedar Falls visited relatives locally. Frank Petersen and family from Monticello were in town. Mrs M G Holst and daughters visited Linton relatives. M Miller of Anamosa was a business caller. The Serhbouseks visited Monticello. Henn Serbousek ill with chicken pox. Frank Himebauch will raise poultry daily. Arsenate of lead kills potato bugs. Prahm Hardware.
Remains of J J Laughlin of Peoria are moved to Wyoming with escort including Mrs sneneer and Mrs Russ from Peoria. Laughlin dies after a short illness age 58. He was active in Knights of Pythias and Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassans. He leaves a wife Nona. interment in Weyorning cemetery attended by many relatives. Also notes on Alvin Koranda injured by a fork incident at Davenport Mercy Hospital in critical condition and a series of local social updates.
Amber reports last Friday visits by families and a federal bureau meeting at a schoolhouse. The item notes a program and an arm condition of Baller, plus residents traveling to Monticello and Des Moines. A local June 18 meeting at Wayne Center discussed Bell Telephone rate hikes from 1.25 to 2.09 per oath with over 16 attendees signing a petition. Classified ads list salesmen wanted, a purebred Shorthorn bull for sale, and homes for sale in the area.
Saturday guests included Crispin Mrs Stutsman and daughter with Miss Julia Toentes. Tom Schoon and family enjoy a new piano from Frank Lacher of Sonticello. Mr and Mrs George Andrews and Grover Preston were in Anamosa. Will Yount and family visited from South Dakota. Dena Husman stayed over with her brother Jack Housman. Orla and Gene Bailey attended the makers convention at Monticello last Thursday. Pearl Bailey visited Miss Hannah Itten last Wednesday.
Castle Grove hosts the second annual farm bureau picnic on July 4 at Gerrets grove on the Monticello Coggon road by Silver Creek. J W Coxsee of Monticello will speak, there’ll be music from the Castle Grove male quartet, baseball, tug of war, races for boys and girls, horse shoes, and a refreshment stand. Rev Albert E Joe will show a stereoptical bird lecture and a Farm Bureau meeting follows in the evening.
Mrs James Smith of Marion returns home with daughter Mrs I G Truesdell after a week in the vicinity. Miss Isham at Mercy hospital Anamosa shows steady recovery from last Tuesday’s operation. The Richards family of Mellen Wisconsin visit north of town at F T Richards home. Mrs Julia Randall stays with James Walmutt near Waukee. Mrs Catherine Meier of Coleridge Nebraska visits Franklin home. Miss Margaret Flockhart from Anamosa spends several days here. Emma Clark shops in Central City. Mrs George Bebee visits Anamosa Friday.
The First Congregational Church led by Pastor George W. McNary lists Sunday June 29 services: morning worship at 11:06, Sunday school at 10:00, Union evening service at 6:00 with Rev. Coe preaching, and a union young people's meeting at 7:00. The annual parish picnic is set for next Tuesday afternoon at City Park.
Leonard Duckett pastor announces services for June 29 at the Presbyterian Church Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Union evening service at Congregational church with Rev. Albert B. Coe preaching. Albert E. Coe pastor hosts morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Union young people's meeting at 7:00 p.m. Union service at 8:00 p.m.
Confirmation for this year’s class at St John’s Church Sunday at 10 o’clock with examination Friday night June 27 at 7 30. Holy communion to be celebrated with the confirmation service English language welcome extended Ladies Aid notices for Thursday June 20 at Mrs John Null’s home.
The Reform Church invites attendance with Sunday School at 10 00 a m English Service at 11 00 a m and Junior Choir Practice at 8 00 p m led by Pastor R P Kuentzel.
St Matthew’s Lutheran Church pastor M Ide will miss services June 29 to attend the synod meeting in St Donatus near Dubuque June 26 through 30. July English services at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Semi annual congregation meeting July 6 at 2:00 p.m. Luther Hall. Luther League devotional at 7:30 p.m.
The Independent School District of Monticello Iowa will sell to the highest bidder at the old high school building in Monticello on Monday June 30 1924 at 730 p m the east 120 feet of Lots 23 and 24 in the town now city of Monticello which building is the house now occupied by Bertha Schatz. The right to reject bids is reserved and terms will be announced at sale. A. H. Koop Secretary. Wayne News.
One hundred fifty public spirited Belleyne residents met last week to discuss financing the Johnson piano factory. They agreed stock sales would raise funds to restore the plant and put it back into operation promptly.
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