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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
2
Wyoming reports several mumps cases as residents engage in institute visits, school vacation, and local civic efforts. Notable events include a benefit concert by the Olympia Ladies Quartette, a Hawthorne club meeting proposing a Main Street drinking fountain, and a call for dress-cost reforms by women’s clubs to ease graduation attire burdens.
Center Junction residents share visits and travel to Monticello Wyoming Monmouth Audubon and Welton. Families attend funerals and weddings while teachers take institute leave. The Rebekah lodge hosts a social and a lecture program proceeds with no deficiency.
Onslow reports visits by Hellen Lamey Vera Vincent and Nick House with past ties to the town. A 1213 pound boy born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Snyder. Charlotte Chase to wed William Clark in Scotch Grove and Ford Lynch wed Delia Edwards in Maquoketa. Fire destroys E B Overholt home. loss around 2500 dollars with partial insurance. Forsyth family moves into nearby vacant house.
Prairieburg March 28 residents and visitors include Oliver Caldwell from Independence, Mrs Maria Conklin ill, Miss Hannah McLaughlin in Anamosa, Miss Emma Stock from Central City, and C A DeLancey to Cedar Rapids. Ione McQueen in Anamosa Friday and Saturday. Mesdames I Walmutt and A Caryl from Rock Rapids Friday. T Loder of Loder Meek and Beam shopped in Burg Friday. Agnes Benson helped in the McLaughlin grocery during H McLaughlin’s absence.
Buckley returns from Shelby Friday with his father staying for a while. Mrs. Lizzie Beggs remains in critical condition with little hope of recovery. Misa Alspaugh of Anamosa visits aunt Mrs Nellie Conklin for a week then returns home Friday. Mr and Mrs D W Wood of Greenfield return home after a week with daughter Mrs Dr Wilkinson. Mrs Emil Monnier improves after a week of dangerous head hemorrhages. All interested in organizing a S 8 are invited to the Baptist church Sunday morning. H S Joslin reports first flour load arrived Tuesday with more stock expected to reopen his business.
Cascade prepares for a big horse day on Friday. Local items note moves, visits, and obituaries including the two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Harris buried Saturday and Jacob Lemmer’s sudden death from heart failure at his home southwest of town.
J W Hutton and Henry Carson spent Friday in Anamosa. Miss Mildred Sutherland visited Miss Iruin Sanford. E H Winnebaugh has been putting out new machinery. Miss Lottie Rickels worked in Amber returned home. Misses Nellis Sutherland and Ethel Rice attend institute in Monticello. Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Carl Rickels Monday. Mrs J T Brady entertained Monticello friends Friday. Bertie Leesecamp recovering from mumps. Misses Loomis and Garth visited E L Himebaugh family. Center Junction play drew good reports. Social at G J Hughes raised about 10 for Chinese Famine Fund. Mrs Frank Sutherland and Margaret plan Oklahoma visit. Mrs S G Thompson and infant son visited A P Moats family.
Quarantine lifted at S C Pfeil's. John Barrack travels to Canada on business. D J Hogan shipped cattle to Chicago this week. Ben Harms of Monticello visited the farm last Friday. John Stadtmueller added a new kitchen. Menno Siebels seriously ill for several days. John Hasler installed a gasoline engine. Mr and Mrs Earl Gillilan were Hopkinton visitors. Chris Specht doing carpenter work in Delaware county. Mrs George Miller ill with erysipelas of the face. Miss Helen Hosford of Monticello vacationing at Hosford farm Castle Grove. Field work by farmers last week though operations postponed Monday. Tom Davidson left for the Canadian Northwest last week to break land owned by Fred Harken.
Mrs Gerrett Harms is seriously ill in Wayne. Henry Harms from San Antonio visits. John Newman resigns as constable of Wayne and Amber. August Siebels visits Amber for implement business. Mr and Mrs T J Gerdes of Monticello visit Carl Schoon. John Poppe and Hago Schoon sport new buggies as girls notice. Henry Schoon attends Oxford Junction sale of G W Simpson property. Forest Craig moves to August Siebels former Amber house.
Amber notes Anton Johnston moved to Dakota to live while J F Livingstone shipped hogs and J D Bailey plans to move into his store this week. A town fight is reported Saturday night. Alex Robertson and Ray Byerley were in Chicago last week. Ed Farragher began a short stay in Casa county Minnesota. The creamery adds a churn cream ripener and other upgrades amid widespread auto fever.
Monticello voters see education board reorganize after regular meeting. Members J W Coxies J E Bateman I A Hefner OC D Chase and others authorize bills for Teachers Fund and Contingent Fund. A new chair is elected C D Chase while F A Hefner is named president pending acceptance. Prof Miller to hire Miss Moore as music and drawing teacher at 55 dollars monthly for spring term.
Warm days spur thoughts of thorough house cleaning. Inspect furniture for wear and shop downtown for replacements or new dining or bedroom sets to modernize the home. A 25c bottle of Roger's Furniture Polish proves its value against worn pieces.
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