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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
7
Scattered notices list residents visiting or traveling in and around Monticello and Cedar Rapids. Names include Mrs W Hanasen in Wyoming and Dr George K Meyer in Hopkins ton. others travel to Dubuque Cedar Rapids Onslow and Texhoma Texas. Spring hats and Edison phonographs feature at Locher s.
Local residents including Mrs Fred McLaughlin Miss Nelle Walés and Miss Genevieve Newlin visit friends and relatives around Monticello Viola Cedar Rapids Dubuque and nearby towns. The item lists arrivals departures calls for eye service and decriptive notices plus society updates and upcoming church and club events.
The Monticello area reports a Klon dike incubator ad from A J H Mc Neill Hardware with silverware promotions, local obituaries and funerals, wedding notices, a double wedding at the Reformed church, Lent and Ash Wednesday notes, a high school debate trip to Independence, and a boys basketball score 11 to 10 against Sacred Heart.
The Monticello Commercial Club held a fine banquet at Maples Inn with Lou D. Hooker of Burroughs Adding Machine Co presenting the Neosho sales plan. The event featured Steeger on merchant cooperation and LeRoy Farmer sharing Iowa City lectures insights. The club approved road signs purchases and invited a good roads committee to visit. The State Creamery Association was invited to Monticello for a butter scoring contest June 7–8.
Nearly twenty members of the State Fire Prevention Association inspected Monticello's business district to reduce fire hazards. The visit featured a dinner with Mayor Maurice and statements urging stricter local inspections and safer wiring, noting 1922 national fire losses of 521 million and urging preventive measures in schools and churches.
Albert Siemers, 54, of Monticello, vanished after shopping with his wife February 27. Last seen Thursday morning at Leroy Clark livery barn, he has blue eyes, wears a dark suit and fur collar coat, stands about five feet three inches, weighs 160 pounds, and walks stooped. A $50 reward is offered for information on his whereabouts.
Dusty note from J. H. Perring invites farmers to visit the Ola Reliable headquarters in Monticello for meals, boasting plenty to eat and fast, clean service as the motto.
Voters will choose two three year school directors from Benjamin Roberts Bruce Cropp and Ben Che with one year vacancy candidate Thomas Shover. A two year school treasurer race lists B G Hicks. A separate proposition asks for a $10,000 tax for school improvements warrants and interest. passage is not mandatory but customary. Also noted is the death of Thomas Fleming of Ryan, Ireland native who settled in Castle Grove township and died at his daughter's home. Funeral services were held at St Patrick's Church with burial in Castle Grove cemetery.
Jimmy Carson a four year old Negro boy from Manchester was found dead last Wednesday night under a tree near a pool of water. Charles Cornwall a sixteen year old white boy confessed to quarreling over a 35 cent rocket book and striking Carson with a stick before leaving the body in the woods. The post mortem found no fatal wounds and exposure was blamed for death. The funeral drew many Manchester residents to the packed Methodist church. Cornwall is jailed awaiting the March 10 grand jury.
Dennis Delay announces his public sale is postponed to Wednesday March 12 due to severe snow. The notice urges interested bidders to attend the Winchester paint auction at McNelli's Unlimited location as rescheduled.
Notice to qualified electors of the Independent School District of Monticello Jones County Town State that the annual meeting will be at city hall March 10 1924 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. A three year director election to succeed T S Lazell and Bruce Cropp one year vacancy, a two year treasurer to succeed E G Hicks, and a tax levy proposition of 10009 for district improvements warrants bonds and interest. A H Koop secretary.
Miss Wilhelmina Giesmann formerly of Du Duque and county school nurse was seriously burned last Monday when a gasoline container near a stove exploded as she cleaned clothes. She remains in critical condition.
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