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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1925

Page

7

Monticello and vicinity social notes and updates

Clarence Rickless of Oxford Junction visits relatives here. Fred L. Mahannah spend weekend in Davenport. J. W. Hoult, jeweler, Monticello. Ellen Shew of Dubuque visits Monticello friends. Extra nozzles for spray pumps at McNeill's Hardware. Clarke Bricker of Hastings, Nebraska, visiting brother Harry Bricker. Eyes accurately treated by Dr. Redmond. Lena Zimmerman leaves for Austin Minnesota to visit relatives. Polar cake sold 10c at Princess Cafe. Sammy's Southern Syncopators perform May 18 at new Legion hall Winchester. McNeill's Hardware advertises razors and sharpening. McNeill's Hardware hosts James McAleer and Paul Locher of Lisbon for visit. Free sharpening on Eclipse lawn mowers. Mrs. J. W. Anderson and Ralph Reichart visit Cedar Rapids. Klean Maid bread at Princess Cafe. 46-Us William Sumnuth leaves for Hudson Ohio for dairy position. Ice cream in bulk at Princess Cafe. William and family visit relatives in Garnaville. Catherine Pond visits from Dubuque. John McDonald hospital head. Reformed church bake sale May 23 in Rundle building. Will Ahlrichs and son Kenneth visit Austin Minnesota. Earl Locher and Maria Ramm visit Dubuque. Thelma M. Smith visits Cedar Rapids. J. J. Locher and Lillian Margaret return from Galumbus Nebraska. Schreiber's poultry feed arrives via Farmers' Grain Co. Drs Redmond, Thomas, Fraser attend Cedar Rapids medical convention. William Studies of Akron Ohio to visit Monticello for weekend. William Stubler Sr. returns from New York wedding trip.

Local notes flood Monticello and surrounding towns

Social visits span Washington to Cedar Rapids with Cedar Rapids trips by many residents. Alumni events loom at the new Legion hall May 18 and a dance with Swamy and the Southern Syncopaters promises season finale. Community announcements include school music appointment, theater news, and a Meyer’s Poison Kernels ad for rodent control.

New Legion Hall Big Southern

Luther League to Install Church Bulletin Board

A bulletin board funded by the Luther League of St Matthew s Evangelical Lutheran church will cost about 85 dollars and allow weekly church announcements. The board will be electrically lighted. Park Commissioner William Laude trimmed the large trees north of the city park exhibition hall after fifty years of growth to improve appearance. C A Whiting s body was brought to Monticello for burial with his widow. interment was at Oakwood cemetery near the grave of his first wife, services by Rev A B Coe. Mrs Robert Young of Freeport Illinois attended.

Luther League of William Laude C. A. Whiting Monticello Oakwood Cemetery A. B. Coe Methodist Episcopal Church Robert Young Freeport Ilinois Mr. Whiting

Miss Bia Fay McCue Elected Delegate to National Home Economics Meet

Miss Bia Fay McCue adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred L Mahannah was elected delegate from the home economics department at Iowa State College to attend a national convention in San Francisco next month. She is president of the Home Economics club and will attend with all expenses paid.

Bia Fay McCue Fred L. Mahannah Iowa State College San Francisco California Miss McCue Howth Economics Club

St Matthew’s Lutheran Church Anniversary Services Planned

May 24 church anniversary marks dedication of the church with forenoon German service at 10 30 led by Rev F Schoenbohm of Denver Iowa Afternoon English German services begin 2 o clock with Rev W C Graft of Manchester delivering an English sermon and Rev EF Schoenbohm in German Evening English service at 8 o clock with Rev BE Mutschman preaching Schoenbohm brothers from Wartburg College Clinton will supply music at will Services include building fund offerings Dinner served noon in Luther hall 36 cents a plate Invitations extended to Wayne township Castle Grove Wyoming Manchester Ryan Hopkinton Anamosa Dundee Monticello and surrounding friends**

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church F. Schoenbohm Denver Iowa W. C. Graft Manchester EF. Schoenbohm BE. Mutschman Schoenbohm Brothers Wartburg College Clinton Luther Hall Wayne Township Castle Grove Wyoming Ryan Hopkinton Anamosa Dundee Monticello

Memorial day plans and Monticello events

Monticello prepares Memorial day programs led by the American Legion Monticello Commercial club and the Rotary club A meeting will finalize arrangements The plan includes public school children Masonic lodge American Legion post G A R Spanish American War veterans Ladies Auxiliary and the town band The express will print the program next week Merchants plan to close stores from 10 to 12 Memorial day Monticello high school baseball team wins third straight 6 4 at Worthington with errors and substitutions upcoming home game against Worthington Admission 26 and 86 cents Thomas Joseph Pender dies at 14 after diphtheria funeral private with grave service held at Sacred Heart church Monticello Country club projects a prosperous season with repairs flower beds and opening golf tournament May 31 Dues and invitations for 1925 opening party sent to members and prospective members The graded department presents The Maid and the Golden Slipper operetta at the high school May 8 with Miss Helena Wilcox directing and performances by students and local musicians.

Monticello American Legion the Express Worthington Rickless Hosford M. I. Hogan Monticello Public Schools Claude Davis Richardson Helena Wilcox Blanche Whitford Gladys Emmons Helen Hoy Cinderella Otto Riedel George Richard Guyan Dorothy Bader Warren Studer Maggie Wilcox

Chicago Symphony at Cornell May Festival Mount Vernon

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Frederick Stock returns for the twenty second Mount Vernon May festival on May 14 1516. The program blends modern works with classic masters and includes Saint Saens B minor concerto with Jacques Gordon as concert master and Hartys The Mystic Trumpeter with the Cornell Oratorio Society. Madame Merle Alcock of the Met Opera appears in a Friday voice recital. Tickets for all five concerts or individual programs are sold through McKays Drug Store Mount Vernon Iowa.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Cornell Mount Vernon Frederick Stock Cornell Oratorio Society Hamilton Harty Jacques Gordon Saint-Saens Chicago Symphony Cornell Music Festival Merle Alcock Metropolitan Opera Company New York McKay's Drug Store Iowa

Physicians announce evening office hours changes

Starting May 15 doctors will be out of the office during evenings except Wednesdays and Saturdays. Special appointments may be arranged. emergencies call the physicians at home after 6 pm. Contacts include Fraser 242, Gibson 331, McGarvey 1385, Thomas 161, Redmond 19. Remind children what they are to do.

John H. Fraser Paul &. Gibson H. McGarvey C. G. Thomas YT. M. Redmond

Married Fifty Years of Mr. and Mrs. Gerke H. Bohlken

Mr. and Mrs. Bohlken celebrated their 50th anniversary at home in Scotch Grove township with nearly three hundred attendees. They wed May 13, 1876 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage, and the couple, who have ten children and 28 grandchildren, received many gifts.

Gerke H. Bohlken Scotch Grove Township Anna Tobiasson Marx Germany America Bohlken Reepsholt United States Bohiken Peter Paulsen Onslow Fred Hanken Laneworthy George FP William Bohlkeen Ben H. Bohlken Wayne Township Tobias Bohlken Bernhard Tobiassen Monticello Messrs Bohlen JH Bilts Lydia Ahlrichs

Death of Adolphe Ehrismann in Monticello

Adolphe Ehrismann died at his Monticello home on May 7 after a lengthy battle with internal cancer. Born December 20 1845 in Neuchatel Switzerland he was 70 years four months and 17 days old. He emigrated to the United States with his wife Marie Zouge in 1891 and worked as a stone mason performing much cement and contract work in Monticello. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Leonard Duckett officiating and burial at Oakwood.

Fred Eggiman Monticello Ryan Begiman Switzerland United States Milo Township Delaware County Eggiman Carl Wenger George Hamlin Hanford California Hugo Preussner Delhi Roy Hamlin Lamore Charles Orr Manchester Clarence Pettson Thomas Joseph Pender Thomas Pender Pender Father Miller Sacred Heart Church Thomas Monticcello Sacred Heart Adolphe Ebrismann Montiecello Rochester Minnesota Mr. Ehrismanna Neuchatel Marie Zouge Ehrismann Arkansas South Dakota Edward Ehrismann Tripp da Kissling Walter Ehrismann Rose Connolly Herman Ehrismann Adolph Ehrismann Wagner Charles Ehrismann Alfred Ehrismann Louise Ehrismann Los Angeles Marguerite Drey Sioux Falls Jannie Baxter Berkeley Flora Ehrismann Iowa City Iowa Louis Marie Ehrismann Presbyterian Church Leonard Duckett Oakwood

Be Prepared for Scout Camp Returns This Five Weeks

Boy scout notes outline a $3 six day camp with a tight schedule and strict rules. They plan an overnight hike after school next Friday with dormitory quiet hours and insist only real scouts participate. The column promotes readiness, camaraderie, and a preferred field chef, Chef Robinson, if he joins.

van Catn Schouol Chef Robinson Ground Hog

Marion Receives Old County Jail and Park From Board

The Marion city gains the vacated old county jail and city park from Linn county after the Cedar Rapids courthouse and jail opened. The jail will be used as a city hostel for offenders. The board did not transfer the former courthouse to Marion.

Marion Linn County Cedar Rapids Board of Supervisors City of

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