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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
2
A storm aftermath brings flooding at the school basement prompting Supt. Bergeson’s birthday surprise with a cake and silk umbrella. Community events include Mothers Day music at the Presbyterian church and a home talent play. Obituaries, relocations, and local visits fill the week as light trivia and church plans unfold.
A Des Register dispatch from Greenfield Iowa reports local notes on a Castle Grove girl Lucy Laude suffering a severe electric shock while using a walnut nut pick atop a metal stool during a thunderstorm. Other items include a farm fire near John Lubben’s place, Herman Egger’s army discharge, Frank Miller buying evergreens, a cow death for Rev H C Irvine, Margaret Harms visiting Strawberry Point, and nursery stock delivery by W F Royden.
Onslow events include Max Lamey returning home after service discharge and planning a Minneapolis move for work. Rev Smith gave a centenary stereoptical lecture. Mrs Dennison visits Minneapolis for family events and her sister Miss Porter’s marriage.
Miss Ann Guthrie of Monticello visited at her parents R. J. Guthrie on Thursday. Several residents of Slad's Grove Earlville Hopkinton Marion Prairieburg and Dubuque were guests or visitors to local homes this week. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs F J Bohlken on Thursday.
May 4 Prairieburg notes report a school play taken to Waubeek last Friday. Wess Fousik died at home near Prairieburg Wednesday and was buried in the cemetery south of town with services at St. Joseph church. Joseph Walmutt is gravely ill from tuberculosis at his sister’s home near Central City. Cedar Rapids shoppers, John Walmutt and Bernice Walmutt party, Friday. A Moline family plans to move here this week and rent the Alf Kula house. Frank M and Jos M Holub joined the Knights of Columbus at Monticello Sunday.
Miss Melissa Kingsley visited with Frances Schimer students in Mount Carroll Illinois. Mrs Angela Kehoe of Castle Grove stayed with her brother W B Fagan for a week. Claude Wyrick neared Boston on overseas return. Dr and Mrs C W McQuillen of Charles City welcomed a son born April 27. Cascade friends congratulate. James Elliott farm of 160 acres near Farley sold to Francis McBride for 40000 dollars. Private Louis Finn returned from overseas service wounded. Herminie Knepper married Peter A Koob at St Marys church in a small ceremony. Community Sing scheduled at the opera house May 16.
Joseph A Hanna of the Onslow region and Clay township died April 28 after a long Iowa life. Born November 8, 1844 in Holmes County Ohio, he joined the Twenty fourth Iowa Infantry at seventeen, fought at Grand Gulf Sabine Crossroads and Vicksburg, endured a Civil War prison, was paroled and discharged July 3 1865. He married Mary Perry March 28 1866. eleven children were born, five living including Jennie Mead Katharine Walters Mary Neelans Nellie Reiken and George Hanna. Survived by sister Minerva Vassar twenty one grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was a Presbyterian and respected community member.
Andrew Arthur Powell born November 20 1891 in Martin County Indiana died May 2 1919 in Douglas Wyoming. He moved from Minnesota Nebraska to Wyoming for health and left wife Ruth Leggett and two children Oscar Harrison and Lorna Ruth. He was survived by his parents siblings and other relatives with funeral services at Center Junction Methodist Church and North Madison Cemetery burial. Card of thanks from Ruth Powell and children.
The Board of Education met in special sessions on April 28 and May 3 1919. Members Reed Lazell Redmond Stuhler Brainerd and Brainerd approved last meeting minutes and authorized teacher elections and monthly salaries for Myrtle Poe Loretta Michel Anita Stevens Esther Wiffert and Esther Wiffert.
Mrs. Fred Goldin and daughter Bertha Mae visited Monticello last Saturday and spent Sunday with relatives. Dave Benischek, son of Mr. and Mrs John Benischek, returned home after an honorable discharge at Camp Dodge. Emile Hunwartsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunwartsen, came home from Camp Dodge after eight months overseas service. The electric siren for the local fire company arrived from Denver and is being installed on the steel tower for a test soon.
Mrs. R C Hoag and her baby daughter left the hospital last Tuesday. Evelyn Fairbanks is ill with pneumonia at the hospital. Mrs J W Schwitzer had an operation yesterday. Alice Lang of Hopkinton is a medical patient. Master Harry Dirks awaits an operation. Madge Dickey was operated on last Saturday and is improved. Grandma Heeren is receiving medical treatment. Mae Carlson and Capitola Youngstrom attended the Cedar Rapids auto show last Monday. Community Sing specials planned for Friday May 16 with all invited.
Final plans confirm a summer chautauqua in Monticello to occur in late June under the Chicago Mutual Chautauqua Association. Twenty six guarantors funded a five day program costing about $1,000 with acts including Toots Packa and Hawkaiian singers, the Sam T. Lewis Co., and Weyland C Brookes. Guarantors meet at the public library next Tuesday to organize and invite local support and suggestions.
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