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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
2
The Monticello Express editors announce subscription price per year at 12.00 or 82.00? The OCR shows price details but is garbled. the notice indicates annual rates managed by W. Doxsee and C. A. Doxsee.
The May 16 Wyoming column covers a junior senior banquet at REBE My ers with sixteen seniors, toast and poetry by students, and school staff involvement. It notes T T club and Ladies Aid meetings, a Rebecca lodge initiation, local hospital updates, moves of Dr Bronson, and social visits from Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Davenport with multiple family events and upcoming high school activities.
Local column recounts a Mount Vernon festival with attendees including Mrs. K R Young and the Pangburn family. Domestic science girls served a four course dinner to teachers and board members, with praise for cooking and service. Other items note hospital visitations, a 6 to 4 loss for Center Junction to Oxford, a breakfast plan for May 20, and multiple regional visits and meetings.
Local families from Manchester Eads Grove Lamont Hopkinton Deer Lodge and Earlville visit the Guthrie and Blair households. A box social at the school house drew praise and the spring term of school closed last Friday with teachers Miss Peterson leading efforts. M A Richardson of Manchester visited Delaware county politics while Fred Ferguson and Ryan Masonville stopped in. Ferguson seeks sheriff.
Residents and visitors from Monticello and surrounding areas are noted visiting relatives and friends in Hopkinton Dubuque Ryan and Delhi. The report includes several family visits shopping trips and attendance at local events with names such as Mr and Mrs H S Pierce F M Dean and Paul along with the Arduser Ferring Gertrude Clara Clifford and more.
Mrs Frances Bunce of Wyoming will present an evening of select readings at the Presbyterian church with accompaniment by Mrs Jetty Brown on Thursday evening. Admission is 5 cents. children admitted free when with parents. The event is under the Presbyterian Guild.
Scotch Grove prepares for Monticello high school graduation with six graduates this year Raymond Jacobs Pauline Jacobs James Hughes Katie Hughes Thelma Brady and Mother Sinchar are named attendees A Women's Community club meets May 24 with Dr Mrs Heegan speaking on child health An evening program includes Fiano Solo Esther Sinclair Health Talk Katie Hughes and demonstrations Irene Norris Henrichs plus organdy flower making Invitations to a Memorial day ice cream social at the Schlemme residence May 26 aim to support local servants of the community activities also mention visits by local residents
Knuake and Gerdes report 48 pigs dead within a day with vets from Monticello and Cedar Rapids investigating. Only about 20 pigs remain as farm bureau plans its May 26 meeting and local groups discuss tuberculosis in cattle, cheese talks, and community events.
Amber May 16 reports Mr and Mrs W Seibles returning to their farm after Mrs Seibles improved health. Mary consulted doctors for an operation, deemed unnecessary. Mrs Jim Livingstone recovering from Mercy hospital surgery. Mrs Wordiman and Leela called to Tacoma Illinois for her father’s death. Will Daly spoke in Chicago to Inland Press association. Jack Huseman and John Friese families hosted by Ben Huseman. Carl Eden and Henry Wheeling families visited Hale area. J Huseman’s callers at Scotch Grove. John Huseman’s son injured by fall from a car. Florence Anderburg helping Mrs John Huseman. Mrs Claude Knight visiting Mrs Taylor at Prairieburg. Will Daly and Ind Corcoran hosted by Corcoran family. Rev Badger of Chicago visited Grover Preston. Mr and Mrs Fred Grey at John Grey home. Mrs Lulu Robertson with Alice Young. Claude Knight a Center Junction visitor. Henry Mere working for Jin Grey Singer sewing machines at Locher’s.
May 16 Prairieburg reports a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Flockhart near Mt. Vernon. Grandparents visited the newborn. Mrs. Newell Gillitan delivered tulips at the Ikxrominga home for Mother's Day. Chester Bliss loses four dogs to cholera but vaccinates the herd. Chas Lamontt recovers from a illness. Parker Delancey starts work at Ray Fish garage in Central City. Miss Finby Smith of Marion visits. J. J. Dolan and Z. J. Gaherty visit the John Fehr home. W. Mangold family welcomes a baby girl May 11. Crosby children recover from pneumonia. Wom. Schoonover visits Cedar Rapids. Mina Truesdell stays with Mangold. Q. A. DeLancey has dental work in Anamosa.
Jones county faces suits by Anamosa National First National of Wyoming and First National of Olin seeking 17607.25 in back taxes for 1917 to 1921 and injunctions blocking tax collection. filings due by May 26 and notices served to the board of supervisors and county treasurer. accompanying events list include baccalaureate sermons and campus programs from June 4 to 8.
Emma Stamper, former Monticello resident and wife of J M Stamper, died at 1002 South Tenth Avenue Yakima after 34 years there. Born August 26 1843 in Otsego County New York she was related to Elder William Brewster and did Red Cross and Woman's Relief Corps work. She leaves husband two daughters and a son. Funeral Monday at Shaw Euston chapel with Rev Charles H Davis and Rev E B Francis officiating. Old soldiers will be pallbearers.
William Hayes Mitchell leads morning worship at 11 with Sunday school at 10. evening service at 7 30. A cordial invite to attend. May 21 sermon theme Jesus The Man. Evening union baccalaureate at the Presbyterian church. Sunday school and young people meeting at usual hours.
Rev. William P. Ames guides Sunday worship at 11 a.m. with 10 a.m. church school and 7:30 p.m. service. Thursday midweek meeting at 7:30. Morning theme May 21 is The High Calling of Hard Work Gal 6 9. Evening baccalaureate service at the Presbyterian church.
Leonard Duckett outlines regular church activities with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. A Christian Endeavor meeting is at 6:46 p.m. Midweek Thursday service is at 7:30 p.m. The next Sunday morning sermon theme is Let Your Light Shine. Union evening service at 8:00 p.m. has Have Faith In God as its theme.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes farm prices rising while consumer prices fall. Merchandise sellers report strengthened demand as agrarian tensions ease. The text predicts a shift away from agrarian revolt toward a steadier farming year, benefiting actual dirt farmers over vocal reformists.
Ramsey of Fairview township declares he will seek the Republican nomination for Jones county sheriff in the June 5 primary. He states he has lived all his life in Jones county and asks voters for their support.
A bride in the congregation slips a note to her husband during a long London sermon asking him to hurry home and turn the gas off. The usher hands it to the preacher, who reads it with a smile that becomes a frown.
Irving A. Mirek declares his candidacy for Jones county sheriff subject to June primaries. Born and raised in Monticello he has focused on farming in Fairview township and seeks Republican support from Tone county voters.
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