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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
3
Center Junction won the contest against Onslow with 8 to 5 and secured a loving cup. Students earned honors in humorous and dramatic declamations and spelling and ciphering events, with several community members attending lectures and plays and planning future activities.
Tearl Bebee arrived in Prairieburg from Bole Montana to take a lumber yard manager post in Milwaukee. Mrs Rose Chilmore visited Monticello and Marion. Mr and Mrs McInerney from Moline stayed at the A Kula house. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jake Schleicher in Dexter Minnesota. Miss Wthyl Chandler from Cedar Rapids visited. Miles Peet and Park DeLancey returned to school after weekend visits. Father Vojacek away from duties most of the week. George Schoonover of Marion visiting the Lauser home. Mack Fish of Central City in town.
In Sand Spring on Thursday the Sunshine Club gathered at Mrs. Ray Chaplin s home welcoming four new members Mesdames Gestel McDonough Littlefield and Koster. Local residents visited relatives and shopped in nearby towns with several outings noted including visits to Hogansburg Hopkinton Cedar Farley Waterloo Monticello and Monticello.
Rev Jesse Smith donated about forty five books to the school last week. Mrs Wasson Basler Rawson and Mr Bone judged the preliminary declamatory contest featuring Mabel Hicks Agnes Corbitt and Mabel Streeper in humorous division and Irah Greiser Jane Corbitt in dramatic. The community enjoyed Uncle Ephriams Boarders at Bethel last Thursday. Gladys Horton mourns her father and Gladys now works on a piano bench. Country students and teachers plan a noon picnic on the lawn tomorrow. High grade exams set for Thursday and Friday with several rural visitors expected. The baseball results show Center Junction over Onslow ten to two with Wyoming losing eight to fourteen and Center Junction winning Friday three to two. Ciphering and spelling teams largely unchanged. winners listed with silver medals. The silver loving cup keeps Center Junction hopeful for next year. A large Onslow turnout joins the contest. Rain records dominate Iowa climate notes with 9.53 inches in February to April, the wettest period in Des Moines bureau history, far surpassing 8.63 inches in 1897. Normal for the period is 5.78 inches, making this year about 165 percent of average.
Geo L Schoonover travels to New York for a Masonic conference on overseas reports from France. Waverly schools to hire M Clevenger next year with a higher salary. Roy Lee Parker drowns in a Viola old well aged three years eight months. John Griffith dies after paralysis and stroke at daughter’s home near Charles City. County supervisors set six dollar daily pay. board spends one hundred fifty thousand annually. advocates for three supervisors full time. Burleson’s cables and wire control return to private ownership amid political tensions and cabinet concerns. TM
D J Schnittjer of Delhi shipped a car of hogs to Chicago selling at 21 25 per cwt for 4 00100. Milk prices jump as A Morolf of Knollwood Dairy increases door delivery to 15 cents per quart. Almond Danford sold 160 acre Hazel Green farm to Miles McDonald at 230 per acre totaling 36800. Hopkinton State Bank aims to reincorporate renewing a 100000 capital with 25000 offered publicly next January.
Frank Sokol of Sierra Madre California visited his daughter Mrs Frank Shimérda this week. Professor Shimek of Iowa City was engaged to deliver the Decoration Day address on May 30 with local schools and the Boy Scouts assisting. Miss Gladys Lathrop of Saginaw Michigan died at thirty five after moving from her farm south of town to train as a Red Cross nurse.
William McQuillen, son of Mr and Mrs John MecQuillen, arrives in New York bound for Camp Dodge. The ONeill farm of 80 acres north of Cascade sold last week to Anton Averis of Dyersville for 157.50 per acre. Thomas Kingsley was critically ill last Thursday. his condition has improved this week as his family awaits more news. A wireless message Sunday from Lieut Thomas Kingsley says he is 2000 miles from France and en route home, bringing relief to his sick father.
Miss Alice Lang of Hopkinton returned home last Tuesday after treatment at the hospital. Joseph Kuhns of Scotch Grove remains a hospital patient. Mrs. Robert Graves of Austin Minnesota recently returned home after surgery. Adolph Dirks is ill at the hospital. Alice Scroggans of Prairieburg is at the hospital for medical attention. Frank Marek returned home last Monday. Siebel Harms was operated upon. Elizabeth Pender daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Pender returned home today. The Omaha World Herald notes German delegates’ credentials have been accepted and little else forthcoming.
May 1894 items include John Herrick selling a farm west of Monticello for 50 dollars per acre, a baby’s safer accident, 20 cent butter at Elgin market, a Wayne township creamery formed with 3500 capitalization, Knights of Pythias members aiding initiations in Wyoming, a thirteen year old Lucy Doron birthday, Herman Hildreth winning a state declamatory contest, deaths of Elizabeth Scofield and James Boyd Sr., several births and marriages, a 280 acre Amber farm sale for 15000, Memorial Day observance, macadam work and tonnage, and a Chicago area death.
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