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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
1
The Monticello Express lists J. W. Doxsee and Chas A. Doxsee as editors and proprietors guiding the paper. Their leadership marks the newspaper’s voice and direction for readers in the Monticello area.
Center Junction notes from the Clin ton Herald urge forethought for rural mail carriers facing winter strains. A 24 mile route with 100 boxes serves 500 patrons, and pennies in boxes force extra stamping time and glove removal in cold weather. The item lists community visits and a string of local events, from parties for Mr. and Mrs. Carson to school activities, lectures, and church gatherings, reflecting a busy small town scene.
Onslow March meeting notes include talks on Capitol Building, Library and Historical Buildings, Fort Des Moines and Camp Dodge. Rev Marion Sims will speak March 18 at Presbyterian church with evening lecture A Rainy Day. Obituary notes include Mrs Anna May and illness of Mrs Frank Hall.
A schoolhouse gathering in Sand Spring elected Frank Ferring and R. J. McNeill as district directors for the coming year. Residents and visitors, including Mrs. W. C. Lux, Mrs. Ray Phelps, and families, gathered for social visits, embroidery clubs, and a home talent play and box social. Multiple locals traveled to nearby towns for visits and Sunday excursions, with several short household and hosting duties noted.
Prairieburg records show two smallpox patients cleared from quarantine on March 7 with no additional cases. Mumps and whooping cough noted. Burlingham home papering by D Deene and son Dudley completed Saturday. Community updates include visitors from Cedar Rapids and Springville, hospital return for Fred Plamadore, and local visits by R D Crouch of Central City.
M M Sinclair underwent an emergency operation for a ruptured appendix at McDonald hospital Monday evening and is resting comfortably. A visit by Mrs. Raymond Naylor and three children occurred last week at Rhodes, Iowa. Mrs. C A Sutherland returned from Cedar Rapids visit with daughter Mrs Earl Rummel. Mr and Mrs L J Schlemme spent the weekend with relatives in Beloit Wisconsin. Mrs F D Sinclair is recovering from chickenpox.
Iowa State College home economist Miss Viola M Bell explains how to balance sour milk with baking soda and powder. She notes one half teaspoon soda offsets acidity of a cup of soured milk and that one teaspoon soda equals four teaspoons baking powder.
The Manchester school board has kept a strong balance in all funds at over $45,000 and has not levied taxes to the legal limit, contrasting with nearby districts that are deep in debt.
Dairy specialist C L Blackman of the Ames agricultural extension urges year end care to keep cows productive. He says delaying production hurts future yields and recommends a liberal regulated ration, favoring silage with clover hay and a balanced corn meal mix tailored to roughage type. He outlines economical mixes for three forage scenarios and notes feeding one pound of grain per day per four pounds of milk.
Iowa State College entomologist F A Fenton warns serious crop injury from the white grub in northeastern Iowa. He notes a three year cycle of outbreaks and cites past damage to corn and potatoes, with potential losses up to 10 percent, urging planting precautions. The grub is the second stage of the common May beetle, with eggs laid in sod and pasture land.
The text explains grub feeding at a growth stage causes serious injury to corn and potato crops. It states crop rotation, early plowing, and proper use of sod and pasture lands as the only effective control methods.
Farmers face new pests when changing to single crops as broad acre cultivation upsets nature. Rotate crops to control grasshoppers and other invaders. clean fence rows and burn debris. Learn feeding habits before spraying and use nicotine solutions for aphids and soft bodied insects. Lead arsenate outperforms Paris green except potato beetle, with lime added to protect foliage.
Anamosa Eureka reports officers cleaned up a still near Anamosa last Friday evening. Fen eral Officer R C Adams of Cedar Rapids and Marshal Hathaway seized a small still booze and mash at the Frankfurt farm south of the city formerly the Isaac Dragon place. They acted on a tip and found the operation without much trouble.
Information from Frankfurt linked K A McDaniel of this city to operating and selling product from a farm still. Frankfurt and McDaniel were taken to Cedar Rapids, waived preliminary hearing, held to federal grand jury under bonds of 1600 each. Evidence described a crude still using a tea kettle and a 10 gallon paint can with a borrowed coil, parts not fitting together.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a few bank closings in Towa during pending March settlements, but calls the overall banking system sound. It attributes difficulties to paper that cannot be paid, wild stock speculation, and high land prices while praising Iowa’s stability and farmer losses on last year’s crop.
Devlin Millinery announces a fresh spring hat collection. The opening showcases bold silhouettes and bright colors aimed at fashion lovers seeking stylish headwear.
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