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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1927

Page

5

Iowa Port Dean Dr LeRoy Weeks Dies After Operation

Dr LeRoy Titus Weeks longtime Ta bor college dean and Em melburg Episcopal church pastor died Friday in Council Bluffs after surgery begun February 28. A celebrated poet and bird expert known as Riley of the West, he lived in Mount Vernon and Monticello previously and left a widow residing in Evanston Illinois. Funeral held in Mount Vernon First Methodist Church with burial in Mount Vernon cemetery. Local ties include visits to Monticello and the Maquoketa river valley. He was 73.

LeRoy Titus Weeks Tabor College Emmelburg Episcopal Church Wild Life School McGregor Monticello B. B. Read Jame Whitcomb Riley Weeks Council Bluffs Ss. E. Day Sabula Mount Vernon First Methodist Episcopal Church W. K. Hodgson Maquoketa River Tie Towa Riley West Cornell College Evanston Ilinois Mount Vernon Lodge No. 12

Local Church Services and Activities Schedule Listed

A community roundup of church events across denominations. Activities include Sunday services at English and German congregations, Sunday schools, Lenten services, a Camp Fire Girls program, and a church picnic for officials and families. Public worship times and sermon topics are noted for St. Matthew's, St. John's, Trinity Lutheran, and Richland Center Presbyterian.

Methodist Episcopal Church Albert B. Coe Epworth League Camp Fire Girls Amnive Vic Oo Fsb da Rann Te Boven Camp Fire Girls Camp Fire St. John's St. John’s Carl Krog Marton Trinity Lutheran Church Krog Marion C. H. Z. Meyer Wyoming Tocal Church

Second Winter Scout Hike Ends In Adventure And Welcome Initiation

Eight scouts and Scoutmaster Coe completed a Friday to Saturday forest trek near the Jordan wilderness despite Saturday rain. A Tenderfoot wandered off and found his way back with a farmer’s dinner and a guide, earning initiation into the B O O B on Monday night.

Coe The Jordan Les

Sacred Heart Warriors Edge Cascade 43 to 25 in Season Final

Sacred Heart defeated Cascade 43 25 to end the season in a hard fought game on their home floor. Monticello led early and held a 26 7 halftime edge while high man Schlimmer scored 12 for Monticello and Ferring 11 for Sacred Heart. Coach Hauss praised the team after a strong 11 game run with only two losses, and the article notes upcoming season prospects and local coaching leadership.

Sacred Heart Warriors Cascade High Five Monticello Boys Monticello Sacred Heart Hauss Cascade Schlimmer Ferring Lewis Zubler Cascade High St. Patrick's Cedar Rapids Bud" Hauss Montini Dunn S.H.S St. Mary's Dubuque Dyersville St. Wenceslaus C. R I. C S.hss St. Patrick’s H.S

Co operate for a Strong Home Market in Iowa Agriculture

An Iowa farmer advocates cooperation to support a home market for farm goods. He argues eastern freight rates and costs hurt Midwestern producers, praising Anamosa Cement Products Co for using Iowa materials and labor. He urges farmers to buy Iowa made cement and materials to strengthen local commerce.

Iowa IdWk Anamosa Cement Products Co Iowa Products Farmer

School Board Proceedings And Disbursements Document

Regular meeting of the board of education held at 7 30 p m with Fraser Roberts Stim son and Cropp present and Shover absent. Minutes read approved. Bills approved and paid to A Newton A J A McNeill Thug Cross Hardware Co Hoag Duster Co Iowa Electric Co Dr T M Redmond Harry Soule N W Bell Peterson Co Ginn Co Yawman Erbe Metropolitansup ply Co Palmer Co Educational Supplies Co W B Sloan Chas M Luett February salaries deposited.

Board of Education Fraser Roberts Stimson Cropp Shover A. Newton A. J. A. McNeill Les Thug Cross Hardware Co Hoag Duster Co Lowa Electric Co T. M. Redmond Harry Soule N. W. Bell Telephone Co Tow Peterson & Co Ceee Caxton School Supply Ginn & Co Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co Metropolitan Supply Co N. Palmer Co Educational Supplies Co Man W. B. Sloan Lexpreas Chas. M. Luett I. i. Stimson

For Rent and Sale Notices From Scotch Grove Area

Local classifieds list seven room house rentals on Center Street by Kathryn Young and a redecorated five room flat for rent at the Peacock Shop. Several sales ads include hatching eggs from Rhode Island Red and Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, and S. C. White Leghorn varieties, brood sows, a 1927 Viking radio, white leghorn stock, and garden seeds. Also lost dog and stray horses notices, plus farm equipment and timothy hay for sale.

Center Street Kathryn Young I. F. Leggett Scotch Grove Iowa Peacock Shop W. G. Stambaugh Rhode Island Mary Harms Onslow

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Robin Mood Aleck Pirate of the Grove Sanffer Disputer Harouser Tee You Reformed Church R. P. Kuentzel St. Matthew’s Ev Lutheran Charen H. L. Adix Pastor St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church Paul T. Gutknecht Congregational Church George W. McNary Presbyterian Church Leonard Duckett Christian Endeavor Richland Center Presbyterian Church Henry Marks Caiaphas BOY Scout Notes Jones Co Anamosa General Assembly Monticello Presbyterian Sunday School Messrs Hutton Herbrecht A. O. Sones J. W. Streeter Secy John Novak Hfe Benesh Houser Leo Novak West Point Military Academy James Brown Amber Los Angeles California Jones County Margaret Taggert John Corpus Christi Texas Kathryn James H. A. Dittmer Methodist Episcopal Church of Manchester Millnery Monticelia Express Oan Has. M. Luett A. M. Maurice Lovell W. A. Suthers Teeter Monticello, Iowa Raymond J. Clark D. O. Sinclair Town Steiner A. W. Steiner J. G. Nichols Bertha Collins South Angle St J. L. Weber & Sons Cascada Poland W. H. Hanken Ernest Wahl Henry L. Monk EB. R. McLaughlin T.B McNeill Bros Hopkinton Fred Shoyer T. J. Supple Fred Kellum Ancona Sheppard Arend Poppe Ferris S. C John Jacobs Tom Barron Strain Co Mra Charles Rice S.C Woodlawn Poultry Farm Prairieburg Richland Township Ray Bros R. C. Brown Herman Herren Guernsey H. F. Kuriger Gerd Behnken H. J. Dirks Center Junction C. A. Coxsee R. Aebl G.kersten Wisconsin Rapids N. P. Clark Royal S. Benedict Mra. R Benedict F. M. Benedict Margaret “‘Wismeier Chas C. Stevenson Sandy Spring Hstray Peter Lengeghager Scotch Grove Nursery Minneapolis Alonzo Cowen Timothy J. H. Dirks Langworthy FORD Angelo Pappas Monticello Sweet Shop Kash Karry Peapery Rae Ol.s Santos Coffee H.w.skelley Wiltons Kashgar Axminsters Potomac Sovereigns Carlton Yonkers Wyncoes Radios Brussels Monroe Body Empire Tapestry Roxbury and Manor Tapestry Armstrong and Congoleum Ricklefs John Smith Ruy Husman & Mc
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