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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
4
May 18 correspondence from Onslow covers family visits to South Dakota and Ireland, road law debate, and aerial town affairs. Reports include Ollie Streets visiting, Len Carroll moving, Miss Mae Paul with her mother, and Mrs. Warren’s decline.
May 18 report lists E and Meyers in Clinton on business. Co B Paul of Anamosa visited town Thursday. Lee James of Dubuque visited home folks. R M Corbit and wife visited Clarence over Sunday. Co C Overley and wife visited Marshalltown recently. Rev W Husley traveled to Denver Colorado as Cedar Rapids Presbyterian general assembly delegate.
Center Junction May 18 reports residents and visitors: J Livingstone in Anamosa, Judson Leggett in Anamosa, Mrs Grover Preston in Anamosa, Will Corbin on business in town, Miss Dodge visiting brother Myron Dodge, Supervisor Noyes of Monticello in the vicinity, Mrs Mary Pangburn visiting Wyoming, David Sutherland of Scotch Grove in town, Merlin Moses and Greg Dreibelbis in Onslow, Mrs W S Pangburn and daughters and Mary Letze in Monticello, H J Smith back from Kress Texas, Miss Mabelle McNeilly of Monticello at the McNeilly home, Mr and Mrs Frank Story and children at Livingstone's, Miss Belle Moncrieff and Mayme and Maggie Carson near Monticello. First ball game of season played Saturday at Brighton Beach between Center Junction and Scotch Grove.
Cascade notes rapid vegetation growth and corn planting delays from recent storms. Local movers include Wm. Rohenkohl purchasing the Vorwald harness shop, Jacob Reiter heading to Germany with plans to visit the Fatherland, and August Gudenwauff accompanying him to Antwerp. Obituary for Mrs. Albertine Liesch, nearly 69, with details of her children and German origins.
Castle Grove May 19 reports Mr Siebels ill but expected to recover soon. Lutherans to observe Ascension day. Rev Melchert of Ryan visited Rev Naether, who spent days in Ryan with Melchert. Mrs Gillilan's condition worsened. Florence Hubbard and Olive Cramer visited Buck Creek guest of Mrs Hiller. A heavy rain followed by a drenching Friday delayed farm work. Farmers Mutual Insurance now about 200000 in risk with members in Wyoming and Jackson townships. Mrs Hattie Scott's horse toppled car of Dr Hunter. injuries not serious.
Reports from Scotch Grove include William Sutherland serving on the Anamosa grand jury this week. Duncan Wasson of Onslow visited friends Friday night. B L Hoyt and family from Cedar Rapids stay at their nursery farm. Josephine Sutherland returns from school due to her mother Catherine Sutherland’s illness. Charles Applegate of Weiser Idaho, formerly here, is ill in Boise sanitarium. Memorial association decoration exercises at Presbyterian church set for Saturday May 29 at one o’clock with Rev. Brough leading devotion and J W Coxsee delivering the address.
Rural Route 3 items list May 19 notes: Martha Moore left for Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Smith of Onslow visits son John Smith. A couple welcomes a new son. C Decker and relatives visit Wayne. Decker and Behrends visit Tuetken. Matilda Moore visits Alfred Moore Jr. Anna Behrends returns from Schatz. Burrichter and Aitcheson families visit Wayne. Dr. Coffman of Davenport to lecture at Lovell House May 26 with free eye exams. Electric Theater hour to relax after work.
Monticello shut out the Dubuque Cubs 6 to 0 as Carson pitched a strong game allowing two hits. Graham L Locher and Thompson stood out among new players while Arb Haenasler contributed solid batting. Rogers and George flashed fine fielding with George staying at first and Graham at second. Attended by 225, the Monticello lineup featured Byers Ha Gardiner and Jed Hacussler among others, and Dubuque was held scoreless despite late pressure.
May 18 items include Ben Eilers’ new survey and W Rearick leaving for Ryan. Mrs. John Knake and Perry Miller on the sick list. H Scheer did business in Monticello. G J Dirks a Monticello passenger. B H Hanken did business at Monticello. J H Batchelder selling cigars. a girl was born. Rev. Schuetz bought a buggy from H Scheer. Mrs. James Clarke improving from illness.
A fragment from a historical column recounts Thuy Stannard Baker on race and identity, detailing a Tennessee man who passes as white on a Mississippi River trip to Cincinnati before returning to being Black. It also notes Robert Fulton born November 14, 1765 in Little Britain Pa and highlights his father’s lack of patrimony but frontier achievements.
An explorer describes the fourmilion insect in Shara which digs a funnel shaped hole and lies hidden. When a curious spider ant or beetle nears the hole the fourmilion erupts a hail of sand that blinds and buries the visitor, then consumes it and stores the remains for later meals.
An assortment of notices lists good laying strain hatching eggs from 8S C Brown Leghorns at 50 cents per setting or $3 per hundred with contact options by Bell phone or Chas. Rice in Monticello Iowa. Edison and Victor phonographs advertised at Locher Brothers. Millinery names summer trimmed hats and children's hats at low prices. Deutrick D. G. Co. promotes Ferndell coffees Burritchter's. Electric Theater touted as popular entertainment. For Rent second floor living rooms in Condon building and a small store room facing South Cedar Street. Realty and land swaps offered by 473 J. A. Voorhees. BR. E. Reed also appears among ads.
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