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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
6
The Double H club hosted Jones county club girls at the Presbyterian church with a mock business meeting, dinner, and films while Lorna Livingstone won a steam pressure cooker prize. Community shifts include multiple home moves, a fifth-place Center Junction basketball finish, and a Monticello band concert.
In Prairieburg on February 26 G J Eiben sold 16 Scotch Top cows and a white Scotch Top bull to George Lickingfeller and four roan calves to George F Tobiason. The big masked ball at St Joseph's hall drew many as the season's highlight. Local movements include the Stevens farm family relocating to town, Dolan relatives visiting Cedar Rapids, and Mrs Cruikshank staying with Drexlers. John Drexler ill and Duane Lauser with German measles.
Miss Lettie Fagan dies at Finley hospital after three months illness born February 24 1882 in Fillmore Iowa lived in Dubuque county training as nurse relocated readings of Cascade obituaries and local farm moves report several resident changes including John Leytem injury John Kirby and family moving to Mike Kennedy farm Martha Marsong and sister settle on vacated Kirby farm and more local moves and hospital visits throughout Cascade February 28
Last Tuesday Mr and Mrs Wm Daly hosted about thirty guests with six tables of Progressive cacre and refreshments. Harvest Wood’s sale drew a large crowd with livestock machinery poultry and household goods selling well. Mrs Grey Daly and two children left for Davenport from Anamosa after visiting. Township trustees discussed buying a tractor for road work. Ross Lincoln’s brother Arthur prepares to move to New Mexico for health. Pastor Backer from Chicago will preach Sunday at the Presbyterian church at 2 oclock. Steble, Bisbles gave a farewell party for neighbors moving away.
Immediate neighbors attended a surprise party for Mr and Mrs O'Brien and family who plan to move to Ryan on March 1. The Lang families moved to the house vacated by Mrs Lindermann and returned to their farm south of town. Several locals attended a Hopkinton gymnasium tournament where Hopkinton boys won the cup. Catholic church members hosted a dinner at Albany’s home. Young people enjoyed a party at Roy Slauson’s home. Shuster and Slauson family members visited Worthington. Waldo of Edgewood visited C C Stevenson. Ray Chaplin and relatives planned a Clinton visit. Fred Feer and Frank Ferring were Marion visitors.
Andrew C Johnson and Marjorie Co zart of Arlington Iowa wed at Congregational parsonage on February 16. Hazel Joseph and James Kramer from Olin married in Anamosa February 18. Home demonstrations by Ames extension agents in Jones county. girls club work planned. W E Daly signs with Vawter Chautauqua for ten weeks of talks. Mrs Mathilda Heyen seeks admission to Psychopathic hospital at Iowa City after a nervous breakdown. Fred Gray Duroc Jersey sale had 41 head offered. top price 67.60 with average 45.15 as smaller lots lowered the total. Tanlac advertised as rheumatism remedy.
Frank Ripperton of Monmouth in Jackson County urges indoor housing warm dry quarters and dry mash with wheat scratch to boost laying. He reports 90 pullets yielding two to three dozen eggs daily after careful culling from a flock whose mother laid 292 eggs yearly.
Qualified electors of the Independent District of Monticello Iowa will meet at Monticello city hall on the second Monday in March 1922 from 1 to 6 pm A director will be named for a 3 year term to succeed Dr T M Redmond and a treasurer for 2 years to succeed B G Hicks A tax question of 8000 is proposed to fund school improvements warrants bonds and interest Also reports of a February 25 1922 special election in Central City show 79 vote margin for 19000 in school bonds with 104 men 95 women voting yes and 73 and 47 voting no Obituary: Thomas J Boylen Milo township Delaware county died February 17 at age 76. He served in the Civil War with the 46th Iowa regiment.
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