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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
2
The Monticello Express issue displays the newspaper masthead with editors and proprietors listed as Chas. DoXsee and partners. Subscriptions are priced at 2.00 per year, as printed in the period notice.
The Center Junction community outlines graduation events for May 22 and 24 including graduates George R. Smith Hloise V. Young Hazel G. Brutsman Sarah M. Platner and Rachel Mead. W F Russell dean of Iowa State University to give the address and no admission charged.
Obituaries tell of Mary B. DeMons and Wilson Barber with funeral details in Wyoming and nearby towns. Notices record road grading, stone crusher setup, Woodman and Legion events, school trips, and community visits across Wyoming Monmouth Scotch Grove and surrounding area.
The Scotch Grove farm bureau met May 17 with small attendance due to road conditions. Lyle Callahan outlined farm legislative progress noting 18 of 23 bills passed, detailing four laws on co op privileges, bonded warehouses, spur track and credit corporations. Mrs. F D Sutherland spoke on fair exhibit plans and urged school involvement. A township fair exhibit committee was formed and a women’s club collaboration requested. Twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Frank Livingstone were named Jack and Jim.
May records a series of social visits in Sand Spring including Florence Olmsted's eleventh birthday party last Thursday. Town residents, relatives from Deer Lodge and Monticello, and teachers like Edith Gestel are noted visiting, with frost damage reported on May 15 affecting fruit and gardens.
The first division of the Ladies Guild announces a food sale at T T McMasters store on Saturday May 21 starting 2 p m to sell bread and pastry. Guild members hosted a gathering at Mrs W C Paul's home with Mrs Smith Mrs Noyes and Mrs Geo Overholt serving. Local residents and delegates attend events and travel to Clinton for a Women’s clubs convention.
Castle Grove farm bureau members learn the next regular meeting is moved back one week to Friday evening June 3 due to Monticello schools commencement. The note promises a good program and upcoming letter details. The Farmers Mutual Insurance Association shows gains near 220000 this year, approaching 2500000. August Ahrendsen buys a Chevrolet and converts it to a cream-route truck. Mrs. John Hasler hosts the Presbyterian ladies aid on Thursday afternoon. F Kehoe reports a cow lost to lightning last week. An unusually brilliant scene follows.
The report notes a display of the northern lights observed Saturday evening amid unusually cold conditions. Forecasters said temperatures dipped and clear skies allowed the aurora to be visible across the region during Saturday and Sunday nights.
Parker DeLancey of Monticello visited his parents in Prairieburg Sunday. Allen Conklin is seriously ill with asthma. Mrs Mina Truesdell is at Ellendale Minnesota with daughter Mrs Dale Ward whose youngest child is not expected to live. The Flockhart sisters and Miles Peet visited Mount Vernon Sunday. Bengon were passengers to Cedar Rapids Saturday evening. Mian Taylor and Mrs Wolmutt shopped in Cedar Rapids. August Fehr’s brother arrived from across the pond on his first visit. He sailed May 4 from Cherbourg. Reese and Smith helped Crilley and were entertained Sunday.
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