Monticello Local News Highlights and Ads
Monticello and surrounding area feature notices on eye exams and new hats at Devlin Millinery. Visitors from Cedar Rapids and Silver City are reported, and Tom Mix in The Untamed is advertised for Olympic Theatre. Local shops promote silk hose and underwear while a Cascade Monticello baseball game is scheduled for May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mix
Olympic Theatre
No church services as pastor attends conference at Melbourn
Local notes report the Re formed church will not hold services or Sunday school due to the pastor's absence at a church conference in Melbourn. Grandparents Voorhees announce the birth of a granddaughter born May 16 to Mr and Mrs Harry Voorhees of Arpan South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed’ Church
Melbourn
Grandpa
Grandma
Voorhees
Harry. Voorhees
Arpan
South Dakota
Jones County
Mission Board of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of the
Tuesday Hostesses at Country Club Parties Listed
A long list details the Tuesday party hostesses by date for the country club. First ladies named serve as committee chairmen, including Mrs J J Locher and Mrs William Stuhler across June to October with dozens of members and guests noted.
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Country Club
J. J. Locher
William, Stuhler
I. Skelley
Henry Carpenter
Frank Podhaski
H. S. Lee
William Laude
Ida Kempf
W. A. Beery
H. W. Stuhler
R. C. Hoag
Tlfb. Denkhoff
Louis Waddick
A. J. Ricklefs
Kate Stuhler
Harry Locher
J. T. Staff
H. McGarvey
Edward Templeton
L.’G. Stuhler
Mary I. Jarman
Emma Rickless
W. W. Stickford
Halstead Carpenter
Chas. A. Coxsee
Ben Roberts
J. T. Lanigan
W. H. Mitchell
C. G -Thomas
A. J. H.mcneill
Victor Cadfremont
W. H. Laude
T.M. Redmond
J.E. Bateman
Laura Koop
L. W. Lovell
Harriet Lubben
G. L. Lovell
W. L. Hanssen
George Guyan
Frank Locher
B. G. Hicks
L. A. Iverson
Cha
M. F. Hogan
Harriet Thoeni
F. F. Becker
Anne Stirton
John Liddy
Harrison Lubben
H. 8. Lee
Fred McLaughlin
E. H. Reed
W. F. Rohn
E. E. Skelley
W. F. Hughes
H. F. Kettlitz
M. H. Teeter
G. P. Rockstad
H. 8. Richardson
Asa Lambert
HB. C. Rickless
Lillian Thomas
J. W. Coxsee
Harriet C. Coughlan
Equalizing School Costs and Salaries Debate in Cities
J A Voorhees argues that tax dollars should reflect ability to pay for school expenses. He lists several city superintendent salaries and populations, noting Monticello’s higher costs and urging hiring on local-size pay scales. He questions why district expenses exceed those of similar towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Marion
Maquoketa
Manchester
Anamosa
Monticello
J. A. Voorhees
Monticello Defeats Manchester in High-Scoring Baseball Battle
Monticello edged Manchester 12 to 9 in a nine inning home opener. The game featured late rallies with Guilford and Levison driving runs and a notable nose injury to Manchester’s Thomas from a bat miscue. Honey Hubbard and Schneider contributed key hits and aggressive base running throughout a crowd-pleasing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Manchester
Ball Park
Thomas
Guilford
Babe Ruth
Levison
Honey Hubbard
Honey
Carson
Milroy
Schneider
McKeever
Laude
Thompson
Saude
Lucas
Hauss
Hubbard
May 1891 Monticello items note park purchase and deaths
The Monticello Express records a May 1891 roundup: city council allocates 3100 from the general fund to buy the fair grounds for a city park. multiple deaths including Francis Rieger aged 83 and Clara M Gaylord aged 51. several local events and notices across Monticello and surrounding townships.
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Monticello Express
Francis Rieger
Lovell Township
Louis Rieger
Joseph Rieger
Lena Nipp
Monticello
Miriam
J. J. Milne
Scotch Grove
District Court
Clara M. Gaylord
B. F. Gaylord
Stowe
Vermont
Ruth Davis
Charles Davis
W. L. Demorest
Congregational Church of
Blue Island
Ilinois
Chris Dinklage
Varel Oldenburg
Germany
Ivy Lodge
Knights of Pythias
L. H. Hitchcock
James Davidson
W. A. Overing
Cascade
Preston
J. S. Hall
Fred Stabler
Annie McCullough
William Steele
Savanna
Illinois
R. M. Calkins
Ottumwa
Commencement Week Plans For Local High School
The program details an upcoming week of ceremonies from the May 22 baccalaureate at First Congregational Church to the May 27 graduation in the opera house. Highlights include valedictorian and salutatorian recognitions, class day events, alumni banquet at the Presbyterian dining room, and the key address by Dr. B. T. Baldwin of the State University of Iowa City.
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Taddev Iy
Higlé
Mon
Cedar - “Rapids
Frappe
Monticello
Monticello High School
Anna Eden
Harriet Rohn
Paul Hintz
Carolyn Stuhler
James Laude
Geralline Brainard
Hifriede Cartuno
Helen Meyer
William Rickels
Beahl Perrine
Agnes Petersen
Udith Detacher
Hazel Widmer
Clara Boss
First Congregational Church
W. P. Amos
Congregational Church
Fortunate Isles
Gee
Guy
Will—Beahl Perrine
Salter
Girls’ Glee Club
Carmena
Rhys Herbert
Irene
Kate Maurice
Alumni Association
Frances Koop
William H. Mitchell
Anna
Norma Gaiser
Anna Stirton
Stuart Stuhler
Kodak
Edward Lang
Auld Lang Sync
Country Club
Kay Drug Store
Peacock Shop
Opera House
B. T. Baldwin
State Universality of
Iowa City
C. G. Thomas
State University of Iowa
P. C. Shelley
F. 2. Stimson
Board of Education
Decoration Day Program at Memorial Day Event
The Memorial Day program will be held Monday May 30th at 10 a m in the opera house. The program includes Monticello band, prayers by Rev W P Ames and Rev W H Mitchell, addresses by Rev Leonard Duckett and Dr Geo Wenzlick, legion rituals, and Taps by the American Legion bugler at the cemetery and Kitty Creek Bridge with readings by Charles A Coxsee and the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Monticello
W. P. Ames
America
O. B. Crane
Legion
Geo. Wenzlick
Leonard Duckett
W. H. Mitchell
Kitty Creek Bridge
Charles A. Coxsee
Dr. Geo. Wenzlick
American Legion
High School Notes and Events From Monticello
Minnie Aabbarad reports on Monticello high school activities including a successful class play with $192 in receipts, Frank Hicks succeeding in a role akin to Sinclair Lewis, and Lewis Ireland visiting Tuesday. Exams run Wednesday to Friday for normal training. the baseball team lost 9 to 7 to Haworth Seminary and Central City beat the high school 10 to 3 in the season finale. Senior practice continues with two thousand word essays. 36 seniors staged a dramatic opening with costumed attire during morning exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth Seminary
Shelley
Epworth
Monticello
Curry
Rockstad
Zuebler
Himebaugh
Kelly
Rocky
jJuniora
Monticello High School
Frank Hicks
Sinclair Lewis
Main Street
Lewis Ireland
Tuesay
Haworth Seminary
Central City
Fish Bake Demonstration With New Perfection Stove
C W Wastcott will demonstrate an oil cook stove and oven by baking fish with onion dressing and a sponge cake starting from a cold oven. The event takes place Wednesday and Thursday May 26 at Monticello Iowa. A J H McNeill invites readers to see this practical display. Des Moines Register promotes home delivery in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Wastcott
A. J. H. McNeill
Monticello
Iowa
Special Meeting Notice and Finley Hospital Finance Report
A special meeting is set for Friday May 20 at 8 p.m. with Grand Knight F O Byrne and Recorder Connolly. The Finley hospital in Dubuque reports 1920 charity losses of 128,862.04 with 4,860 days of free service, 1,599 patients treated, costs at 78,889.38 and receipts $10,070.14 under expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Byrne
Connolly
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Free performance of The Lost City at local theaters
Mers Crane and Landis invite all residents of Monticello and nearby areas to a free showing of The Lost City. The play runs Thursday and Friday at the Prin cess and also Thursday at Crane theatre, welcoming audiences of all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Landis
the Princess
Crane Theatre
Monticello
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Selby Shoes
E. G. Burrichter
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Leslie ‘Himebaugh
Karl M. Keyes
J. F.lahey
Farley
Hdison
Locher’s
Florence Moles
Cedar Rapids
D. P. Young
Singer
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James Wilson
Dr. Redmond
Fred Kay
Stuhler
Milington Carpenter
Town City
Devlin Millinery
Martin Trimble
J. K. Hale
W. A. Hogan
George Hubbard
Clarksville
Ike Hogan
Charlotte Sloan
Silver City
New Mexico
Florence Roberts
Benjamin Jr
Dora Hefner
Phoenix
Stuhlers
Howard ‘Ainsworth
Cedar ‘Rapids
Rockford Sox
Margaret Pond
Kansas City
Missouri
Stahlers
J. J. Pentony
Dubuque’ County
the Electric Construction Co
John Rickles
Emma L. Rickles
The
Jones County Farm Bureau Association
Keyes
George C. Gorman
Bridget Sheridan
Frank Sheridan
Jack London
Paramount
Emil Warnicke
Rock Island
Tlinois
L. G. Stuhler
Electric Construction Co
Cascade Baseball Club
F. A. Hefner
Mary Coxsee
H. O. Society
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
Olympic
Donnelly
Maree Skeel
Palmer
Monticello High School Alumni Association
Theodore Denkhoff Jr
Denkhoff
Association
V. Charles Moore
Binford
North Dakota
CG. A
Miss Pearl McLees
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Mt. Vernon
Fred Harken
George van Buren
H. S. Richardson
D.H. Reed
Rose Witte
J. G. Thomas
Nell Davis
Haynes
Hiert
Joy, Betz
Mary Lovell
J. H. Fraser
Mason City
John H. Batchelder
Langworthy
War Department
Milo Batchelder
France
New York City
American Luther League
Walther League Hall
Af der Schwab
Matilda Behrends
der Vorsichtige Jude
Emma Stadtmueller
H.M. Carpenter Sr
H. M. Carpenter Sr
H.S. Richardson
Montreal
Liverpool
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Italy
Express
Richardson
Wy Combe
Dée Wain Thompson
Ehrmal Farnham
Mrs
Peter Wycombe
Bob Grey
Vernon Orcutt
Officer Hogan
Arthur Shelley
Landon
Marke Reade
Princess
J. E. Bateman
Jowa
Montisello High School
Paul Hints
Warl van Voitenburg
Burton McLaughlin
Bankl Perrine
Albert Britting
Vivian Davis
Emil Dondelinger
Lyle Kally
Glenn' Hilers
Liynne Hoasty
LaVern Rookstad
Lasile Himebaugh Wilden Rohn
James
Laude Harriet Rohn
Saubel Thompson
Lucile Schweltxor
Alice Hubbard
William Rieckels
Lmriede Cartang
Alma Bohrends
Vedith Detscher
Geraldine Brainard
Anna den Holon
Love
H. R. Shelley
Joaquin Miller
Opera
Minnie “Aabbarad
Towa
Des Moiney Register
A. C. Lambort
Knights of Columbus Natice
Offeo
Star Auto Sales Co
C. W. Josephs
Pont
Bryant Washburn
Maurice Tourneur
Bobby Vernon
Follie
Christy
Ruth of
Rockies
Monticello, Iowa
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Chiropractic
J. W. Rimmer
Ciaropractor
Princess Theatre
Monticello, Owa
Ofice
Jack Frost
Nature
White
Central Lumber & Coal Co
Kryptok
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