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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
9
Local residents and visitors appear in Monticello and nearby towns with numerous social calls and travels. Notables include Mrs. Kennedy in Lakeville and Miss Lovell in Cedar Rapids, plus trips by Mrs. Kiburz and Ms. Baratsa. Local sales announce Edison and Victor machines from Locher Bros.
Local citizens including W A Hogan W D Sheean and R Moore celebrate a democratic president in Washington. A talk of a local female suffrage club arises. March brings a blizzard and record cold with temperatures dropping to 18 below zero. Club events, post office lobby hours, and market reports mix with obituaries and travel notes for Monticello and nearby towns.
Miss Anna Freese and Mr. William Mattiessen wed in Wayne Lutheran church at 11 am. They plan to settle on a Sand Spring farm. Miss Louise Monnier dies in New York City at 62 years old after a pneumonia illness, long acquainted with Monticello residents. Also mentioned are world trip letters by Measurs Perkins Slocum and F Q Brown and the Locomotive Stoker Co. incorporation with Clement F. Street as vice president, plus an optometry ad for Patrick in Monticello Iowa.
Matt Noyes recalls being near President Lincoln at his 1865 Washington inauguration and seeing the future tragedy from a close view. He later shared details after returning to Baltimore and observing Civil War era turmoil from nearby Maryland. The article also notes the California return trip of Mr and Mrs Herrick visiting Monticello and San Jose friends and their warm reception despite adverse weather.
Obituary notices report the death of Dean Horton Goldsberry on February 27 in Iowa City after skull surgery, detailing his birth in 1879 at Breckenridge Minnesota and surviving relatives. Also noted is the death of Monticello resident Fester Smith from pneumonia at age 71, with a history as a creamer and longtime Oakwood Cemetery sexton.
George W. Curtis, an 83 year old Monticello resident with years in California, died of pneumonia on March 2 after a two week illness. Born November 8 1829 in Paulding Ohio, he came to Iowa in 1855 and helped raise eleven children with Catharine Clemmer. Funeral held at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. R V Porter.
March notices from Monticello and vicinity report deaths and illnesses including a one year old pneumonia death for Isaac Schneider's child and G W Condon's passing. Local events include a declamatory contest winner Horace Chapman, marriages Chauncey Bates and Frances Herrick, and civic updates on school director candidates and caucus nominations.
Friends of the Bates family announce the marriage of Misa Nancy Calista Bates to George Robertson Davidson. The ceremony occurred March 1 at the bride’s parents home near Stamford. The couple will reside in Stamford after June 1 and begin a Scottish honeymoon.
A proposed tax for a new county court house sparks talk at Center Junction. Uncle John McDonald pledges 60000 if the county seat moves from Anamosa to Center Junction, with another 26000 rumored. State law blocks removals without broad support, and Anamosa maintains the county’s seat, casting doubt on funding and unity for a new building.
Walter Boner reports exams this week and student news. Marcella Britting returns to school after illness while Riess Stabler recovers from pneumonia. Class plays rehearsals continue with The Taming of the Shrew and social events include junior and freshman sleigh rides. Spelling results show seniors averaging 98 and juniors 95.
Electors will vote Monday afternoon on reelecting Dr. T. M. Redmond as school director. They will also decide on issuing bonds to build a larger school with more rooms and a gymnasium. Supporters include Mr. Miller and Miss Jarman.
Sunday evening at the Congregational church the subject is The Social and Moral Significance of the Gymnasium Shall We save One It features prominent local speakers and a Q and A for congregants The event precedes the next day’s vote See me before you buy jewelry Dorset Store Deatrick Co Eyes tested and glasses fitted Dr L G Stubler
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