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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
2
James Young an octogenarian of Center Junction dies fore noon. Born July 14 1841 in Mercer County Pennsylvania he lived in Jones County since 1868. His seven children include Dr J M Young and pastor John Arthur Young. Funeral held March 4 at North Madison cemetery with Rev J M Smith officiating.
In Cascade on a Thursday evening a car struck the rear of a buggy near Dubuque injuring Mrs Julia Flannigan and Miss Libbie Supple with broken bones and head wounds. The driver Lindeman escaped uninjured. Also reported are the Farmers and Merchants State Bank building contract awarded to Charles O Imery for 35 000 to 40 000 dollars brick exterior marble interiors and walnut furnishings, the Cascade creamery reorganizing with a new board and a 10 000 fundraising goal, and the Boys Club program with boxing wrestling basketball singing and debate attracting parental interest.
Geo. French buys the Wm. Dennison farm joining town and will move his family soon. Several residents relocate as Dillon Stickley moves to Duncan Watsons farm. Guild adds members after a large turnout. Carrie Mackrill returns from Sioux Falls. Rev. Sims preaches despite heavy rain. Clayton Garnett recovers from appendicitis. High school to stage The Neighbors play Wednesday. Swift Co. opens a cream and ore station with Bert Hall in charge. Vera Paul to Marengo to coach. Adah Henningsen and son return to Dike. Vernon Rynerson becomes the new barber replacing Verne Carrington. Odd Fellows and families host a social. Wilma Ristine visits Ruth Rowe. Maha Young visits Omaha.
Miss Eva Warner returned home after weeks with relatives in yan and visited sister Mrs Henry Siben near Monticello. Ruth Guthrie teacher near Anamosa stayed with her parents. Mrs Linderman and two grandchildren returned home from Filmore. Edith Gestel teaching in Hartville visited her parents. Adolph Schmidt of Dubuque spent time at the C C Slauson home. The Wilsons from Lamont visited relatives here. Father Shah of Worthington stayed with Stevenson. Wheelers son Dale and W H Stevenson visited Manchester. Mrs R J Guthrie and family shopped in Monticello. A sale at Herman Otting place drew many locals. Henry Lindermann of Filmore spent days with his mother.
Scotch Grove Iowa March 14 4y% women of Scotch Grove Farm Bureau invite members to the home of Mrs R P Clark Thursday afternoon March 24 for the first monthly meeting A short program includes roll call poultry suggestions reading by Mrs J D Smair a paper by Men John Allahan on a topic of interest to women and a demonstration by Miss Hazen on awakeing dregs forms Refreshments will be provided by township co operato rs All women are invited to attend The Scotch Grove Farm Bureau to meet April 6 with a rescheduled program from March 24 Friends of M M Sinclair report improvement after surgery at John McDonald hospital Also noted are visits by Mr and Mrs Harrison Loomis Center Junction and family to the Clark home and other local business calls.
Castle Grove reports a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. WI Hiller at the Pfell home before their Oregon trip. Cramer and Muller bought a piano for the farm bureau. The old district No. 5 schoolhouse sold for 900 dollars. County Supt Morey visited the township school. A. M. Black named new No. 5 school director.
Mr. Magee has gone to Cedar Rapids to stay with his son and will leave for Minnesota to spend the summer months. W. L. Webster traveled to Iowa City where his six year old son recently underwent a mastoid operation that threatened his hearing and life. the operation was successful and the child is recovering. Miss Beulah Byerly and Dr. Chester Miller were married last Friday at the ceremony.
The Cedar Rapids wedding records the marriage of a Byerly daughter and Dr. Miller as the couple’s ties to local families are described. Ray Farragher, ex Anamosa HS, starts for Cornell College as Cornell edges Coe in a tight game. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Johnson celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with neighbors, Rev. J V Williams presiding and Louis Gardner gifting silverware.
Cedar Rapids shoppers visits Frank J. Holub home as Mrs. Tony Kula joined. Glenn Oliphant and family moved to a Central City area farm last week. I A Kula visited Cedar Rapids and stayed the day. Mrs Jos F Holub hosts relatives. C G Rowley reported as latest smallpox case. Miss Hdith DeLancey enjoys a week off teaching district. Adeline Bohren staying with the Caldwell family spent Fri and Sat in Coggon. Mrs Hattie Barker plans livestock and machinery sale this week and will leave the farm. Oliver Caldwell in Coggon with poorly wife. Charles Petrus of Cedar Rapids visiting daughter Mrs Tony Kula. Burlington News notes Paris hosiery trends and Paris boasting.
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