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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
7
Weather notes mark a warm February with a thunderstorm and frog croaks in Colfax. Reports cover Workmen’s Compensation rulings, Sheldon water wells, Mary Lincoln’s legacy to Iowa Wesleyan, and horses shipped east. Also noted are oil prospects near Essex, an immense Estherville cactus, and a trappers’ fossil buffalo skull find near Portsmouth.
Miss Agnes Samuelson announces a systematic study of rural schools in ten Iowa counties Decatur Greene Grundy Henry Jones Marion Mills Plymouth Winneshiek and Emmet. The survey, a cooperative effort with the Department of the Interior, examines school availability in rural communities funded by a national guard refund after World War I.
Adjutant General W. H. Bailey says bids will be invited soon to build a frame hostess house at Camp Dodge. Plans were drafted by W. C. Spooner, a Council Bluffs architect. The structure will serve as a place for guardsmen to entertain relatives and friends while at camp.
Funeral services for 68 year old E M Hucker of Hopkinton were held at the Methodist church with Rev A B Soule officiating. Born February 22 1862 in Dubuque county Iowa he moved to Hopkinton in 1900 and served as mayor and church official. He is survived by Grace Main wife Opal and Edmund Main children two brothers and a sister and was active in civic affairs and church leadership. Green leafy alfalfa hay is a valuable winter feed for hens and brood sows.
Frank P. Hill 77 died February 27 at his Hazel Green township home. Funeral at Buck Creek Methodist Church with Rev. Roscoe Sires officiating and burial in Buck Creek Cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs. Bessie Wilson and her husband John O. Wilson, three grandchildren, two sisters, and other relatives. Born August 22, 1852 near Aurora Illinois, moved to Iowa in 1854. Married Eva E. Green in 1886. wife died fourteen months ago. Hill was a longtime M E church pillar in Buck Creek.
On February 26 in Monticello a meeting of all section foremen on Roadmaster J. J. Van Bockern's division discussed track work safety and methods. Division Engineer H. H. Christian and District Safety Inspector W. Hansen spoke on Safety First as Milwaukee Road reports a 52 percent drop in accidents from 1928 to 1929 due to safety drives and accident investigations.
After hogs reach 250 to 300 pounds in weight they are typically discounted in price by a noticeable margin. This reflects market expectations for heavier animals and affects farmer marketing decisions.
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