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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
7
A collage of short items notes Cedar Rapids visitors to Monticello and Parlor City, mentions shopping specials at McNeill's Hardware and Cross Hardware Co, and highlights hats at Devlin Millinery, butter and incubators offers, a born child, and Kay's contest urging Imogene Shelley votes.
Loyal Podhaski receives eye treatment at University hospital Iowa City and will return next week for an artificial eye. Mrs. Carl B Carter of Chicago visits Monticello relatives while Pauline Newton attends Iowa State College Ames. Community notices cover court ruling, hardware specials, newspaper sales rumor, creamery efforts, a postnuptial shower, school construction votes, Camp Fire activities, and a child's death.
Louis Hygers of Monticello married Isabelle Dunigan of Cascade last Saturday at Central Park Presbyterian Church with Rev. T W Jackson officiating. The bride wore a tan carmone frock. witnesses included Carmier Sullivan of Cascade and William Teutken of Monticello. The couple plans a Nebraska wedding trip and will reside after April 1.
Twenty nine Iola Electric workers in Monticello repair wires and poles and spend ten thousand dollars to improve clearance over telephone cables. They replace service wires with larger sizes to boost appliance current and cooperate with Northwestern Bell in joint construction. A Bell crew will join next week to lower toll lines and ensure pole clearance. Stewart leads IA Electric construction with Cedar Rapids supervision arranging the work.
The 5,000,000 preferred stock issue offered to the public through company employees drew 20,091 subscribers for 50,000 shares, averaging under three shares each. Allotment is on a scale based on applications and notices will be mailed. payments not due until notified. Dr Josephine Rust spoke on mothers health at Monticello public school with 100 women present, stressing maternal welfare and care of schoolchildren.
Merle Matthiessen age 37 shot himself in the right temple in his wife’s cellar on Center street at 3 30 yesterday afternoon after an arrest warrant was issued for intoxication. Constable Hiram S Lee and Herman Schneider found him dead with a .38 revolver nearby. Inquest not deemed necessary. Matthiessen left a wife Lucy Reiger and three children Ruth Harry and Clark. Funeral plans pending with burial at Oakwood cemetery. James H Winsor long time Monticello resident died March 6 in Pasadena California at 79 after a stroke. he worked for railways here and in Clinton and was survived by wife Fannie Dewey and brother Charles Winsor.
A caucus of the republican electors of Monticello will be held in the public library auditorium next Saturday evening March 13 commencing at 8 o clock. Nominations will be made for candidates to fill township offices to be voted on at the annual city election in Monticello March 29. I M Rodman Committeeman.
Anton Matthiessen announces candidacy for mayor of Monticello subject to Republican caucus next Saturday March 18 at the public library auditorium. He notes prior term as mayor and asks for votes. The piece also introduces Paul J. Kehoe and law partner Leo Tierney in Monticello. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad schedules adjust arrivals to Monticello effective March 15 with new times for trains 26 and 32 and a 20 minute layover for supper per local agent W K Hodgson.
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