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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1927
Page
7
A collage of notes shows eyetrain and eyewear promotions by Keyes optometrist. multiple visits by residents like Mrs. Henry Rittmer and Miss Florence Bishop. business trips from McNeill's Hardware and Matthiessen Auto. social calls in Center Junction, Clarence, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa, Toulon Illinois, and Delhi.
Local social notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Steiner and many others to Cedar Rapids Maquoketa Manchester and Oxford Junction. Residents report relatives travel sales at McNeill's Hardware with orders for roof cement brooder supplies and Voss washing machines. Community events include funerals tax notices and a sudden death prompting family travel.
Miss Clara Tuetken entertained twenty friends at a St Patrick card party held at her home last Saturday evening. Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Miss Carmene Sullivan.
Residents attend family visits and surgeries as Monticello and area stories report. Misses Pulver Reed and Schmidt visit and a Reed home guest. Mrs. Laude travels to Rockford and Freeport basketball events. Jam es Maurice ill father Nicholas Maurice is hospitalized. Dr. McLaughlin from Chicago visits family. Measles to pneumonia death of Jack Veitch in Marion. Pre-school dental clinic announced for March 18 19 with Dr Wandel lecture. Election results list 357 ballots cast with new Monticello school directors E C Rick and Tom J George. Subdistrict declamatory winners announced Edwin Lightfoot Doris Day Otto Rees and Lucia Schoon.
The Monday bridge club held a dinner at Halstead Carpenter's home with prize winners including Mrs. Raymond Thom and Dr. O G Thomas. A concert by Sir Harry Lauder drew many Monticello Scotchmen to Cedar Rapids, and a home economics display of American Art Bureau pictures runs through next week with evening hours. Local highway committee advances Shaft bill paving plans from Dubuque to Montrose and Anamosa to Maquoketa.
Charles Smith died at his son William D. Smith’s home in Monticello on March 10 after a period of declining health from heart failure. Born near Langworthy March 26, 1862, he would have turn 66. married Anna Woods July 4, 1897, with five children William D John H Eugene C Mrs William Dirks and Grace Smith surviving along with brother Albert Smith and two grandchildren. Funeral held at Presbyterian church with Rev. Leonard Duckett officiating. burial at Oakwood cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Hubbard marked sixty five years of marriage on March fourteen with family distant due to spring business. They wed in Leicester Massachusetts March fourteen eighteen seventy two and later moved across Massachusetts Iowa and Monticello. Their son George and granddaughter Nellie Eklund could not attend.
Mrs Huyck requested that after her death some clothes go to Mrs Havlichek. Mr Huyck, Louis Hoag and Harry Lang rallied Monticello merchants to raise 88.25, buying an electric washing machine with 55, and presenting the rest to Mrs Havlichek. The piece urges ongoing gifts to continue the kindness through the P H B O organization.
Notice that bids will be received for the position of road superintendent in Wayne township at the Wayne Center school house on April 4 1927. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Lloyd P Robertson 892 Clerk.
Minnie Prult and Wdna Rickles visit the school last Friday. Edwin Lightfoot won first in oratorical division and advances to the pre district contest on March 25. Monticello hosts pre school dental clinic March 18 19 with Dr Wandel and Miss Reuben. a public lecture and slides are planned. Girls volleyball and boys basketball tournaments occurred last week with notable results.
The note encourages using early mornings to observe migrating birds and other wildlife. Keep a bird study log on hikes, record turtle and snake sightings, and bring unusually large or interesting specimens for identification. It invites scouts to note amphibians and “amphibians” as frogs and toads.
Edward George Delaney of LeMars died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hubbard in Monticello at 8:30 yesterday morning after a long illness from throat cancer. Born June 2, 1880 in Jo Daviess county Illinois, he moved to LeMars as a child and later lived in Monticello three months. Survived by his wife Bessie Delaney, the couple had no children. The body will be sent to LeMars for funeral services tomorrow at the Catholic church, with burial in LeMars cemetery.
In district court this week Judge Anderson fast tracked five jury trials from Monday forenoon to Wednesday evening. Verdicts: three guilty, one not guilty, one pending. Parole violation convictions included Leming Castelline Taylor Schweizer inmates of the reformatory. Alferts case continued to September. Vandiver admitted guilt on parole breach. Johnson and McCullough acquitted on illegal liquor possession. Steenbeck vs Schoonover Trust Co and Hogan vs Powers still underway. Seven equity cases set for next week without a jury.
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