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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
2
A string of social updates lists residents visiting relatives and traveling for business in Dubuque Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Waterloo. Names include Gene Byers Dwaine Jones Wayne Merrill Merritt Rawson and Carl Rohr among others with trips to Cedar Falls Monticello Hopkinton and Anamosa noted. Carl Rohr sails for China in the navy.
Taxes may be paid at the Monti cello State bank. Guests and visits include Dr. and Mrs. Joe Locher from Dubuque with three children. Several residents and out of town visitors are mentioned with trips to Des Moines Bondurant Los Angeles Cedar Rapids and Town. Community members and students are named along with church and club activities.
Par sons college student George Bridges stayed with his grandparents Mr and Mrs George Ambuchi in Fairfield guesting last Friday. Dr and Mrs D R Webb visited with Mr and Mrs Grant Stambaugh, Webb returning Sunday. Betty and Buddy Clark returned home with their grandparents after two weeks with Mr and Mrs Hans Ruof in Jesup. Several other relatives visited family homes across the area as repairs and births are recorded, including Glenn Kerth born weighing nine and a half pounds and ninth child in a large family.
A garbled account discusses L P Waddick’s death with conflicting details. An inquest was deemed unnecessary and the county coroner’s report is cited as the correction.
A week’s total of 6 001 bushels of corn in ten cribs was sealed for 6 farmers in Jones County Henry Korunda Nick Bollinger Matt Nettgens John W Livingstone and Leonard Brothers. To date 43 cribs containing 28 604 bushels have been sealed for 34 farmers under the 1936 corn loan program. A Webster City official notes a tax info request from an out of state sender included a self addressed envelope with a three sevenths stamp affixed for posture.
A listing of Sunday worship times and catechetical activities across multiple churches. Methodist Epworth and Lutheran parishes report morning and Sunday school times, Lenten services in German and English, Catholic Mass schedules, and choir and league gatherings. Additional notes cover Ladies Aid meetings, pastor names, and special observances for St. Joseph's, St. Matthew's, Castle Grove, Center Junction, Hopkinton, Wayne, Congregational, Presbyterian, Reformed, and related congregations.
The message calls on Christians to attend services regularly during Lent to gain spiritual nourishment and eternal life. The Ladies Aid will meet next Wednesday afternoon and the young people next Wednesday evening.
Monticello community notes March 1 changes with several families shifting homes. James and Lill Howie leave Castle Grove for a new W. E. Tucken house. current Howie residence to Linn Howie. Tuetken moves to Lux homestead. Kane family shifts to Cramer home. Alma Meyer relocates to a north Monticello farm. vacated house to Bancroft. Webster family from Scotch Grove takes J. J. Hayes house. Eiben moves to Jake Matthiessen’s North Cedar street home. Hilers leaves Lovell township farm for Matthiessen’s Cedar Street house near the creamery.
James McLaughlin son of Mr and Mrs Will McLaughlin of Castle Grove township wrestles for Iowa State College at Ames in the 118 pound class. In his first college bout at Columbia Missouri a knee ligament injury forced him to quit after 4 minutes 32 seconds ending his season. He is pursuing an agriculture course at the state college.
More than 500 buyers attended the R. A. Cartano horse sale at the stockyards last Saturday. The high team brought 350 dollars and a top single horse 171 dollars as Cartano sold 30 horses and mules. Buyers came from Manchester Olin Morley Wyoming Cascade Prairieburz Ryan Dogton Worthington and Chicago. Heavy snow and road blockages delayed the sale for three weeks. Dahlias are now a source of double sweet sugar.
Sixth grade girls danced gracefully in the first act under Miss Belle Markovitz. Participating girls include Betty Lou Podawski Ruth Ann Hoag Mary Lou Luett Betty Lou Patterson Eloise Timmins Vernita Vernon Ann Marie Husman Ruth Orcutt and Audrey Ritter.
Miss Lillian Garner of Ida Grove reported a wild visitor on her front porch. A full grown polecat settled there, ignored warnings, and was killed by a neighbor with a shotgun after cold and starvation drove it into town.
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