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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
2
The Monticello Express lists J. W. Doxsee and Chas A Doxsee as editors and proprietors with subscription price per year shown in the period advertisement.
Thomas A. Durkin long time Cascade businessman dies after months of illness. Also obituary notices for Sister Mary Ambrosy of the Franciscan Order and Mrs. Kinney of Cascade. brief funeral details and tributes. Includes local moves, residents' activities, and community happenings in Cascade Iowa and Dubuque area.
Kenneth Moates entertained freshmen teachers and high school pupils at his country home last Friday with games contests and music. Mrs Moates offered a generous lunch. Miss Mae Francis state Inspector standardized Pine Grove school as Jones county first. Alumni banquet set for Friday evening at the hall to strengthen the local association. Miss Arsell Carpenter of Marion visited town and signed to teach in intermediate grades.
Mrs Shimanek, of the east side, suffered a serious hand injury last Saturday while helping with fence work. Her fingers were cut off and she was taken to Maquoketa for treatment. Community news notes parties and visits, along with school diploma plans and local property sale.
Billie and Martha Easler and Gil man Lozier visited schools this week. Esther Behnke returns after an arm injury. Irene Chatterton visits Ames with relatives. Eighth grade finals were held last Thursday and Friday. all other grades take finals this week. Miss Morey visited lower rooms with EB. W Neasham spoke on milk nutrition. Miss Florence Streets Zelma Reid visit high school today. Wylma Hanna to teach intermediate room next year. McCune re elected primary teacher with higher pay. Mr Bailey elected superintendent at Whittemore Iowa at 2100 salary. School closes May 21.
The Burlington Hawkeye argues that keeping the dollar stabilizes its value. Spending it lowers value to about 60 cents relative to current commodity prices and suggests placing funds in a savings account to gain interest and strengthen the dollar.
Local notices detail visits and travels of residents from Hopkinton Malta Hettinger and Monticello. Family gatherings include Dale Wheeless and H S Pierce daughters Dorothy and Lois visiting relatives in Lamont Coggan drowning of Mary Wenger funeral held midweek. A school picnic closes the year while teachers and guests stop by Greeley Edgewood Manchester Earlville and Hazel Green communities.
May 17Prairieburg residents share visits and travels. Leah Sprostan returns from Mt Vernon W A Floyd visits mother Mrs N L Floyd from Buffalo John and Mrs Glenn Gardner visit J F Holub Dave Church builds for John McCrea New dwelling and shop projects Mrs John Walmutt visits Nora Illinois Exams conclude for local pupils Mrs DeLancey and Chismore Cedar Rapids shoppers C R Rowley has his shop painted Geo Church Coggan attends Thursday dance John Sible Mon ticello visitors
Scotch Grove residents report visitors from B W and Walter Eby relatives of EK Brown from near Emeline Town. Brown, a two year France veteran, still recovering from gas exposure. Nelson Kiburz gains slowly after hospital operation. Cedar Rapids visitors Paul and Leeda Warner and Raymond and Hazel Eby drop by. Memorial Day Fund social at C A Sutherland’s Friday night. TL C Schlemme buys Jud Nichols house in Monticello and plans fall possession. Missionary Society meets at Robert Clark home Thursday afternoon. L J Schlemme buys his father’s Essex car.
Miss Gayle L. Crain and Dewey E. Miller of Martelle wed at the bride’s parents home in Atkins at 8 p.m. The first postwar military funeral in Anamosa occurred last Sunday for John Baum who died in England en route to France. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church Sunday at 2 30 p.m. W H Montgomery former Metropolitan Supply printing foreman becomes editor and manager of Nevada Representative. A land deal enters district court for the June term. W Starry and W F Flenniken sue John Jailfs of Olin for 1074 in a land sales affair.
Plaintiffs allege in June 1919 they made a verbal contract with the defendant to sell his farm of 368 acres to Frank Larby at $150 per acre, total $63,700. They seek 2 percent commission, unpaid, plus 6 percent interest.
Monticello Express files recount May 1890 incidents. Grant Stambaugh escaped injury after a runaway. prices show butter 14 cents, oranges 20 cents a dozen. Ringling Brothers planned visit. several local deaths, marriages, and business changes noted including Rev Weeks’s accidental gun incident and Mrs. Espy’s passing.
May 7 1920 the Board of Education met in a special session with members Reed Lazell Redmond Hoag and Stimson present. Minutes of the last meeting were approved and a list of bills paid includes hospital care for Joe Chaloupka supplies coal printing and various service charges totaling several thousand dollars with adjournment to follow.
Claude Porter is described as having been drafted by the Democrats of Iowa so often that a ticket without his name would seem peculiar, suggesting his repeated political involvement and influence in state campaigns.
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