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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
9
Patrick's announcement on page four lists Cedar Rapids and Monticello visitors including Mrs. Thomas Egan and Mrs. Clara Kness. It notes millinery promotions at Devlin Millinery and apron sales at Smith's Variety Store with multiple local residents visiting relatives or traveling to Chicago and Detroit.
The column reports births in the Stutt and Hoag families, visits by Leo Dunlap and others, and various regional affairs. It notes Miss Mazie Meyer’s return from Cedar Rapids, Neuritis health concerns for Katharine Stuhler, and Milton Stott’s arrival at Camp Mills after service. Local events include I O O F conventions, jewelry ads, and road conditions affecting travel.
Several soldier boys from this vicinity promptly married after returning from the army. They set a splendid example to their comrades and the author urges the good work to continue, noting there are plenty of girls and they are willing.
A group of friends hosted a surprise gathering last Friday for Mrs. A. Whrisman in celebration of her 61st birth anniversary. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant social event.
The house committee announced the picnic supper and entertainment scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed one week. It will be held on the afternoon and evening of May 9 with plans unchanged for the event.
Mrs Ruth Curr of Mechanicsville and her son called on the Alfred Starks home last Monday and Tuesday. She is remembered as Miss Ruth Puffington before marriage and is the daughter of Clinton Buffington, formerly a resident of Monticello.
A historical remark states Monticello is a separate township from Lovell, and not part of Lovell township though listed in Liberty Loan statistics as containing the city. The note emphasizes Monticello’s distinct township status similar to Greenfield for Wayne.
Miss Louise Campbell of the State College at Ames will address Castle Grove women on May 8 at 2 30 p m at Mrs John Hasler’s home. The talk titled The Needs and Wants of the Home invites all women. Merle J Cass promotes farm efficiency hauling tile from Monticello to his farm, delivering about 1500 tiles per trip, similar to three teams.
Miss Ione Britting daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Britting Monticello married Fred Hein son of Mr and Mrs George Hein Lovell township last Saturday afternoon. Ceremony held in Dubuque with couple to reside on a farm in Lovell township.
Leslie Fousak of near Prairieburg died Monday morning. He is survived by his widow five children five brothers and his mother. Funeral services were held today at Prairieburg Catholic church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Charles B Lightfoot of Los Angeles visited his brother E J Lightfoot and accompanied the remains of his sister Mrs Orlando Mc Daniel from California to Wyoming for burial last Thursday. McDaniel is in ill health and could not travel.
Ex Sheriff Hogan and Charles Green of Anamosa were in town Monday traveling to Cascade for the funeral of William Heery who died recently at Mercy hospital in Anamosa. Heery was over eighty years old, long a Cascade resident, respected for probity and honor. He is survived by his widow and no children.
Complaints accuse a person of maliciously defacing early tulip beds on private lawns under darkness. Several homeowners report such depredations. Iowa code classifies this as a crime with penalties from 25 to 100 dollars per offense.
Mrs C J Northrop hosted an afternoon event last Saturday honoring Mesdames H D Sherman Cedar Rapids W A Mirick Boone J W Innes Ames Ada D Davidson Gary Indiana and C C Warner Grinnell. They traveled to Monticello for the Friday Club annual anniversary tea at Mrs F P Stuhler's home last Friday afternoon.
Funeral services for the late Peter C. Levsen were held on the 23rd at Wyoming. Friends and relatives from Jones and surrounding counties attended including several Monticello residents. Born in Germany October 23, 1858 he settled in Jones county in 1876 to farm and was highly esteemed by neighbors.
Miss Anna Poppe daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Poppe wed John Fehners son of Mrs John Schaeffer of Castle Grove township The ceremony led by Rev Willms of Castle Grove Lutheran church was witnessed by relatives and friends The couple plan to live on a farm and build a life together
Patrick J. Moore of Washington township sells 234 acre Cascade area farm to Leo Skahill for 225 dollars per acre. Possession is March 1 1920. Farm lies 1.25 miles south of Cascade and was owned by Moore’s father who settled there about 50 years ago. Moore buys Banghart homestead on Cascade outskirts and will live there with his sister Julia after March first.
Iowa students in 7th and 8th grades are to participate in a three months milk campaign. They will write essays on Milk, a Necessary Food for the Growing Child as part of a county wide health effort. Miss Wheeler, county home demonstrator, will visit schools next Monday to promote the project.
Early applicants are getting their bonus checks as they arrive this week. Those who have not yet applied should do so and record their discharges at the recorder's office to prevent loss in transit. The recorder offers free recording and staff assistance to secure these allowances.
The Geo Stah ler’s Sons clothing store features a striking show window this week. Percy Guilford and Bob Ewing crafted a model of a nine hole golf course with a race track at the center set in the city park and Monticello Country Club house. The display includes golf paraphernalia sold by the store for enthusiasts to inspect.
The Laude necktie factory, employing eighty five women, faces a labor shortage and may move to a town with available help. Pay ranges from two to three dollars per day for beginners to experienced workers, paid by the dozen at 15 cents per dozen, with room for fifty steady workers now.
Miss Néale S. Knowles of the State women of Monticello speaks Monday afternoon May 12 at 3:00 at the library on The National Organization of Home Makers. Irene B. Wheeler, County Home Demonstrator, urges all women to attend and show appreciation for this favor.
The Hall Manufacturing Co. sold all factory buildings and Monticello real estate to V L Hanssen with possession next summer, except for a building leased to Tire Manufacturing Co. Hanssen, president of Franklin Barn Equipment Co., likely plans to use the property for that growing firm.
Emma Behrends daughter of Mr and Mrs William Behrends married Andrew Smith this morning at eleven at the brides parents home in Sand Spring Rev S Ide officiated from St Matthews Lutheran church Monticello Witnesses were invited friends and relatives The couple will reside on a farm owned by the bride’s father and later move to Monticello into the Matt Muller home recently purchased.
Miss Marie Hinrichs wed John Oltmanns yesterday at eleven o’clock in Wayne township at the Hinrichs home. Rev Willms officiated before relatives and friends. bridesmaids Mary Hinrichs and Hattie Heiken. best men Albert Oltmanns and Henry Hinrichs. The couple will reside on a Cass Center farm owned by the Oltmanns family.
The Monticello Council No 1821 Knights of Columbus will initiate a class of 65 candidates next Sunday May 4. Mass at Sacred Heart church at 9 AM, first degree at 11 AM, second at 1 30 PM, third to follow. A banquet at Newman hall closes the day with speakers and music. All members and nearby towns invited.
Rudy Ricklefs of this city and Harry Main of Hopkinton plan to plant six beans advertised in a Sunday school paper They expect each bean to yield 150 beans and pods measuring three to six feet Each bean allegedly feeds nineteen people A neighborly bean dinner is hoped after harvest
Leon Wallace of Cascade was killed last Tuesday while repairing a lowered drilling tool on a Worthington area farm. A disengaged rope snapped the tool against him, breaking his neck and causing instant death. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death. He leaves a wife, a married daughter in Jefferson, a brother, a sister, and his mother. funeral Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Cornell Music Festival at Mount Vernon, May 8 to 10, features the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in three concerts with a distinguished soloist lineup. Hulda Lashanska and Ernest Hutcheson headline a notable season, joined by Arthur Middleton, Harry Weisbach, and Enrico Tramonti for performances with the gala ensemble.
Funeral held at Presbyterian church for Gracia Schneider who died April 26 after pneumonia. She was born June 27 1889 at Scotch Grove Iowa and married Edward Schneider of Monticello on March 9 1910. Survived by four children Edith George Iva Robert Ruth with one infant son dead. Funeral conducted by Rev A P Walton with choir hymns. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
Re c ords from The Monticello Express list Isaac Rigby selling 3 1/2 acres near east Monticello to H J Lang Sr for 250 dollars. Births, deaths, marriages, land sales, a poisoning attempt on a horse, a prison assault, and a local assessor's figures are noted along with Langs and Olivers. Edward Lang graduates from Garrett Biblical Institute with Greek English honors and plans on southern Kansas ministry.
Mr and Mrs R C Hoag welcomed a daughter at the hospital last Saturday. Mrs Fred Bohlken and baby boy returned home this week. Robert Hogan had adenoids removed last Monday. Ruth Ann Heisey had a minor operation last Tuesday. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul T Schuetz received hospital treatment last Monday. Mrs Victor Schneiter recently left the hospital after an operation. Lieut Eugene R Scroggie of Des Moines, son of Mr and Mrs C R Scroggie, will wed Miss Marguerite Evans of Cedar Rapids at Grace Episcopal Church this evening. Scroggie, a former Monticello resident, served in the aviation branch in France, was captured and held in a German camp until the armistice. Miss Evans, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Evans of Cedar Rapids, studied at Coe College and Iowa State College in Ames.
An announcement from Patrick of Manchester reports J. R. Toogood, aged 64, died by suicide via a gunshot to the head. Eyes accurately tested. Dr. Redmond attended the case.
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