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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1926
Page
7
The Monticello community notices Cedar Rapids visitors including Miss Frances Coyle and Mrs Halstead Carpenter. Devlin Millinery promotes new spring hat lines for children and ladies, with ads urging purchases and displays. Other items mention hardware INCubator repairs, coal for chick brooders, butter sales, and local social events.
Miss Agnes Maire attended her brother Marcus Maire's wedding yesterday. The local page lists social visits, church sales, school notices, and various residents traveling or hosting events in Monticello and nearby towns including Cedar Rapids and Lisbon.
Izora Bancroft and Althea Bancroft, visiting Cedar Falls and Amana, share family time. Fundraisers include a pop corn ball sale to aid a girl in India and a school operetta In the Garden of the Shah. The Womanless Wedding staged by Monticello men April 22 23 features Sympson Levie Co. entertainment.
Irma Rohr reports that students accompanied the basketball team and declamatory contestants to Anamosa where the score was 16 to 13. Alice Reed and Lucia Schoon won second in their classes and state exam grades were excellent. Six weeks’ exams approach, operetta advances, and elder Rev Lang visited. plumbing of miniature classrooms and Wabun Maquoketa Camp Fire girls planned an essay contest with a leather badge as prize.
An inter patrol contest Monday night tested judging of size distance number weight and height with ten items set along a line. John Locher of Wolf patrol won with 9.36, R Campbell finished second with 9.07. The Wolves led. Owls were second. Tenderfoot badges were earned by Harry Matthiessen and Charles Eby after brief ceremonies. Archery prizes from local Rotarians include a leather quiver and good arrows. a prize for best archery outfitworkmanship is offered by Scoutmaster Coe.
A new phase of public health presents to Monticello women on March 9 at 2 30 pm in the public school auditorium under the extension division of the University of Iowa. The exhibit promotes mothers and infant welfare with free admission and invites all women and any fathers to attend, each invited to bring a mother as a guest.
The Express advertiser Wollenberger & Co of Chicago reports capital and surplus over one million dollars and forty one years of banking with every mortgage bond paid on time. Bonds are held by multi generation families. John A. Liddy represents the firm and Monticello investors hold its bonds. Also notes the death of Frank Densmore in Los Angeles after influenza and details about his survivors. A graveling contract for Monticello to Cascade road was let to Interstate Construction of Swea City, expected to finish early summer. Lincoln Journal reports Gladys Smits hosting 28 graduate nurses for a dinner at the University Club with a later shower for Anne Kammerman and Mabel Brazelton of Monticello. Special coal price offered by Wm. Schoon.
A farmer writes from Florida rebutting northern doubts about a real estate crash. He notes quieter activity but solid prospects, citing the Tamiami Trail road project, a parallel canal, planned railroad, and electric lines as drivers of value. He claims to own 430 acres near Miami and promotes Florida as a lasting playground with rich soil.
The March term of Jones county district court convenes in Anamosa on Monday March 8 with a grand jury. Judge F. L. Anderson presides. Numerous new cases filed include Jurgensen Lumber Co. vs George Meinecke and many others across accounts promissory notes garnishments and foreclosures.
Qualified electors of the Independent School District of Monticello in Jones County Iowa are informed the annual meeting will be held at the old City Hall on the second Monday in March 1926 from 1 to 6 pm A director will be elected for a three year term to succeed L E Hoag another director for three years to succeed F E B Stimson and a treasurer for a two year term to succeed A J Stuhler Dated February 16 1926 Koop Secretary
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association invites farmers to request five pound samples of Hubam improved seed and Dalen for trial. Hubam is noted for greater growth and uniformity with later maturity, while Dalen shows value on lighter soils but less on heavy fertile soils. A $2 seed charge for Hubam and $1 for Dalea covers all costs, with growing instructions and inoculation material included. Inquiries go to Joe L. Robinson, secretary, Iowa Experiment Association, Ames.
Notices hereby given to the qualified electors of the school township of Wayne in Jones County Iowa. At the annual meeting to be held at the school house No 4 on the second Monday in March at 1 pm to 4 pm electors will vote on two questions. One to authorize funds on hand to build a school building in sub district 4 not to exceed 5000 dollars. Two to authorize funds on hand to build a two room school building in sub district 7 not to exceed 6000 dollars. H R Jacobs secretary.
On February 15, I bought G. H. Orcutt s share in Shomont Dairy and urge all pre existing account holders to settle promptly. All dairy bills will be paid on presentation. 371 Fires met at guardian Mrs BE Reed s home for a Winnebago ceremony with four girl groups and Mrs Reed s lunch. A repeat gathering is planned next week. Mrs Thomas Porter of Hopkinton visits daughter Mrs Cliff Main.
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