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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1914

Page

9

Anamosa Local Notes Highlight Social Visits and Sales

Miss Ruth Triem spent last Saturday in Anamosa. Theresa Boblken has returned from Ames. Miss Catharine Lovell visited Anamosa yesterday. J. Reichart arrived from St Paul. The piano retails for 400 dollars and is given away by O A Errickson Co. The gymnasium walls rise with the weather. Stork brought a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Frank Ferring. Commencement exercises for the high school set for May 28. Some notices about shoes, eyewear, and local errands fill the page.

Local notes from Monticello area and surrounding towns

Community snippets record visits among Davenport Davenport residents Lamont Cedar Rapids and Monticello. Notes mention Mrs Weir visiting Amelia in Monticello, Mrs Doxsee from Kansas City in Cedar Rapids, and area residents traveling to Grinnell Mechanicsville Independence and Oklahoma. A church service schedule, store notices, and a town circus announce upcoming events.

Weir Lamont Amelia Monticello Center Junction J. W. Doxsee Jennie B. Doxsee Kansas City Cedar Rapids

Initiation Attendees Named After Dyersville K of C Event

List of attendees at a Dyersville Knights of Columbus initiation includes John Locher Frank Locher Wm Altman Harry Locher Frank Vernimont Frank Dautremont Mat Delay James Fleming W Crowley J Brady Joe O Rourks James Wad dick William Waddick and Dr T M Redmond. Tommy Egan receives a new large red mail cart for transporting mails from train to post office. John Perrine expects his last car of potatoes this week and urges orders by telephone with 60 days before new potatoes arrive.

Dyersville Knights of Columbus John Locher Frank Locher Wm. Altman Harry Locher Frank Vernimont Frank Dautremont Mat Delay James Fleming W. .Crowley J. Brady Joe O’rourks James Waddick William Waddick T. M. Redmond Tommy Egan Tommy John Perrine

Funeral visit for partner follows at Freeport

O S Bidwell attended the funeral of his former business partner Mr Little, a prominent crockery dealer with stores at Freeport and Dubuque. Bidwell returned with cousin Miss Belle Farwell who will visit for a short time. An accident at Rowen's stone quarry in Stone City left Thomas Rowen with both legs broken. he died days later at Anamosa sanitarium.

O. S. Bidwell Freeport Mr. Little Dubuque Bidwell Monticello Rowen Stone City Thomas Rowen Anamosa Sanitarium J. OC. Tracy Sparks Tracy

Cascade voyage ends with breakfast stop and farm water

Miss Thais Van Meter and Miss Melissa Kingsley rode to Cascade by bicycle last Saturday, pausing at a farm for water on the way. The white grub infestation worries farmers, while postoffice clerks brace for a busy month and Rev. F Q Brown plans a three month world lecture tour. Also noted are political delays on Boss Moore’s confirmation, Sparks show preparations, and a missing toddler found after two days near Worthington amid chilly nights. Do not wait ladies order now.

Thais van Meter Melissa Kingsley Cascade Here

High School Notes and Baseball Results Feature

Miss Ada Moore visited the high school last Friday morning. Wallace Hollingsworth returns after a two weeks illness. Juniors plan a picnic with seniors Friday afternoon. The classic theory of music ends. plea club work begins. Burdena Wenger leads in scholarship for class of 1914 with Leo Locher second. New science-room chairs are needed. Miss Suter missed a train and was absent Monday. The Olin versus Monticello baseball game is set for Saturday at home. The high school team suffered its first defeat 12 to 2 against the All Stars last Thursday with Kingsley, Guilford, Sargent, and Thompson contributing on the mound.

Isabel Meyer Ada Moore Wallace Hollingsworth Burdena Wenger Leo Locher Suter Olin Monticello Wyoming T. Kingsley Guilford Sargent Thompson J. Locher Hall Templeton Deutrick L. Locher Carson Bort W. Kingsley Hubbard All G. Barnts Miner Sargent P Mastin Welch B. Barnts

Marriage of Miss Sadie Hanna in Cresco

Miss Sadie Hanna daughter of Mr and Mrs O M Hanna north of Manchester quietly marries Roy W Relf a Decorah jeweler by automobile trip to Cresco. They plan to reside in Decorah with best wishes from Manchester friends for their happiness and bright future.

Manchester Press Scotch Grove Manchester Sadie Hanna O. M. Hanna Hanna Fifth Ward Decorah Roy W. Relf Cresco Relf

Jury Trials Next Week in District Court

Cases set for trial include Albright vs La cock Roth & Co vs Flaherty et al Robertson vs Martello Tel Co Grimm vs Donnelly Conley vs Curley et al Bailey vs Buckner et al Curtin vs Hogan Cross vs Suter Son Crosse vs Stambaugh Cross vs Monticello Electric Co Cross vs Barton Tutt Pegoric vs Peck Wells executor vs Chamberlain Probate Estate of Thos Finn Jr. Harvey S Richardson had a narrow escape when his Buick overturned last Friday injuring his leg but he walked away.

District Court Albright Lacock Roth & Co Flaherty Robertson Martello Tel. Co Grimm Donnelly Conley Curley Bailey Buckner Curtin Va. Hogan Cross Va. Suter & Son Crosse Stambaugh Cross Monticello Harvey S. Richardson Mr. Richardson

Anamosa Fugitive Henry Nordman Ends Pursuit with Suicide

Henry Nordman, accused of forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses, shot himself at the post office corner in Anamosa after a street duel with Sheriff Hogan. A pursuit through town ended with Nordman’s body found in a granary, his death seen as self-inflicted.

Henry Nordmann Anamosa Hogan Nordman YT. L. Webster Treichler Flogan Anamora Stone City Rasmus Christensen Christensen New York New Orleana The Express Langworthy Amber Chicago Commission Monticelo Sand Spring

Brave Independence man earns Carnegie Medal in 1911 rescue

Dr Charles W Tidball aged 27 of Independence receives a bronze medal and $1000 from the Carnegie Hero commission for saving Miss Mac Maher from drowning in the Wapsie river near the Country club Independence in 1911. He is the son of W A Tidball, formerly of Monticello.

Charles W. Tidball Independence Carnegie Hero Commission Mac Maher Wapsie Country Club Mr. Tidball W. A. Tidball Monticello

Epworth League 265th Anniversary Observed at Local Church

The Epworth League marks its 265th anniversary with special exercises at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday evening. The public is invited to attend the observance.

Methodist Episcopal Church

Also Mentioned on This Page

Peale Legitee Monaticello J W Doxser E.G. Burrichter Shoes of Quality Home News Ruth Triem Theresa Boblken Ames C. N. Patrick Mrs. H. S. Richardson Harry Wilson Childrens’ Dresses! ‘At Deatrick’s Sam Reade John B. Oswald Deitrick’s Tom Magee Barney Magee A. I. Jackson L. G. Stabler H. M. Carpenter John Reichart St.Paul O. A. Errickson & Co Walla Minnie. Matthiessen Isaac W. Suter Traer Stork Frank Ferring C. A. Errickson & Co Rose Podolak Oxford Junction Oscar Newton A. Hrrickson & Co Elsie Plunk John Goodman Henry Boblken Luella LeClerc Hopkinton Eaward LeClair H. Shipman Selma Suter Iowa City University George W. Hauck Louisville Kentucky Deutrick’s Nell Lacy Seattle Lovell State Bank John Weers EB. M. Baker Iowa Eclipse Spencer Davenport Andrew Davidson Deatrick D. GQ Mrs. Poole Worthington Jane Freeze John Yousse Sanborn Hartford South Dakota Edgerton Minnesota J. H. Henry Ainsworth David Haye William Hintz W. F. Hintz L. W. Lovell W. Z. Allen Grinnell Mechanicsville Uncle Sam Margaret Maire Cedar Falls George W. Rettig George Rettig James A. Voorhees Palmer’s Pharmacy Oscar Bucklin Florida Tony Monahan Claude Fothergill Hope North Dakota North Mary E. Howell Eather Pansy Carter August J. Rickless Frank Hicks D. E. Pond Charles City Margaret Tom ‘Bader Bowen’s Prairie Iowa Telephone,Co Lanigan A. G. Hanken J. W. Innes Ide O. S. Thompson J. A. Doutrick People’s Store Doutrick’s Messrs Thomas William Kingsley Riess Stubler Stewart Stabler Proctor Wilkins Henry Templeton Kinsella Hall John Webber Mrs. Webber Oklahoma Wheatland Ringlings F. Q. Brown St. Paul’s Church Waterloo Redpath Lyceum Bureau P. S. Slocum Brown Moore Senate Cummins John O’o Connell Wilson's Mill Miss Sadie Hanna City Improvement Club Cedar Street Corporation Line E. She Ramsey Keota Henry Nordman W. A. Hogan Hoover C. H. Schipman MAIN Lovell Block Hicks & Ricklefs E. A. Hubbard L. H. Lang
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