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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
9
A compilation of town visitors and short trips including J T Lanigan Wyoming visitor, Wilson Brazelton Hopkinton visitor, Charles Barnts Ryan resident, Ex Mayor Voorhees county seat visitor, shoe shop promotions next to the railroad, Hugh Campbell Wyoming guest in Monticello, Jonn Welch in Dubuque, Ervin E Reed on legal business in Manchester, assorted Cedar Rapids and Chicago trips, and multiple social calls from Monticello and surrounding towns.
A crowded update column reports Miss Lillian Gleason returning home from a visit in Laurens with Miss Mabel Gleason, Bert Hubbard returning from North Dakota stock trade, and various society visits in Monticello, Anamosa, and Hopkinton. It notes graduations, theater and musical events, medical visits, a suicide, Memorial Day plans, and shop ads for McNeal’s jeweler.
The report notes Monday evening street noise from rough boys drawing complaints from many residents. It questions whether authorities are lax in enforcing order, but does not determine the level of justice in the criticism.
The Monticello Electric Co. will not raise the dam height beyond its current level. An apron is being built to strengthen the dam instead. Hugene Conway of Fort Dodge visited Fort Teeter's home and returned after a telegram said a relative was seriously ill. Patrick's advertises lower prices as a cost-saving measure.
Anamosa Eureka notes Miss Sara Schoonover daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Schoonover will graduate from Cornell college in June and has been elected to a fine position in the Wilton Junction high school starting fall term. A severe hailstorm last Tuesday afternoon darkened streets. electric lights were off an hour. Mr and Mrs Henry Guyan of Rock Rapids attended the funeral of William Goes praising him as a true friend. Kodaks and Premo Brownie supplies at Patrick’s for graduation gifts. The canning industry plans reduced corn acreage due to last year’s over production and the local factory will build a 100 ton silo to store cobs and husks.
Mrs Bridget Ryan widow of John Ryan dies at her Washington township home. aged 82 she had long resided in Jones county and is survived by three sons James of Chicago Martin and Edward of Washington township. Local rail agent refused to sell Manila to Council Bluffs tickets due to washouts affecting service. Affected lines used Northwestern tracks. A large number of women headed to Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs session and millinery judging. Mrs James Atkinson wife of the editor of the Iowa Homestead dies in Des Moines after visits to Monticello. she was daughter of Hon A V Stout Grundy county.
The High School Alumni banquet will be held at the Love House on the evening of June 6. A large number of invitations have been issued to invite friends of the school beyond alumni. Tickets for non members cost one dollar and are on sale at Soetje's drug store, with purchase due by June 4.
Isabelle E. Milner wins first prize in a large field of contestants for the best essay on The Township High Schools. She is the granddaughter of D. E E. Pand of Le Mars, and her mother Emma Pond was well known locally. Milner is a 12th grade student at Westville school.
Oscar Bucklin travelled to Cairo Illinois last Saturday night to aid the lessee of a riding gallery in trouble. The 1300 dollar pipe organ that fuels the carousel failed to play, and no one along the Ohio river could restore its melody, prompting Bucklin to act. Huntington pianos are offered for sale by Locher Bros.
Four insurance men visited town yesterday to examine businesses and factories. They reported increased hazard due to carelessness and urged those responsible to reform. They distributed fire safety stories to school children.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jones of Cedar Rapids were guests of O. A. Hall, the latter's father, last Sunday. Mr. Jones returned home Monday, and Miss Maude Hall recently married him in Monticello, drawing congratulations from their Monticello friends for the first time since the wedding.
Miss Helen Hicks a former Monticello High School student graduates in Colorado with highest honors at the Alabama mosaic high school. The University of Colorado awards her a four year scholarship for top standing. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry T Hicks who moved to Colorado from Hazel Green years ago.
A union meeting of Congregational Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal churches will be held next Sunday at the Congregational church with Rev M A Breed delivering a memorial sermon for surviving Civil War veterans. The 9th Iowa Infantry reunion occurs during Des Moines G A R encampment on June 1oth. The Ath Town gathering is Tuesday at 3 p m at Alonzo Abernethy’s home and invites all surviving 9th Iowa veterans. John Q Shelley and wife celebrate silver anniversary with fifty friends.
Notice from Sabula reports James Boles Eby died in Emerson Nebraska after a long life begun in Chambersburg Pennsylvania born 1837. He served in the 9th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and Vicksburg siege. survived by a son and daughter. The story also notes grand jury indictments for murder bootlegging and other local criminal cases in nearby towns.
The Jones e county board of supervisors outlines tentative road care for the county under a new law. A proper notice will be given so aggrieved residents may appear before the board to present grievances. Several counties have completed maps and filed them with the highway commission.
Mrs. 8. C. Langworthy, injured in the Seward Nebraska tornado that killed nine, is an early Monticello resident. She suffered a broken arm and head injuries. Her husband was once a local lumber dealer and built the Templeton home. She is related to Mrs. Mirick and traveled to Europe with Mrs. Herrick and Mrs. Lovell and daughter Catherine.
George L Schoonover of Anamosa gave an entertaining lecture on the Panama Canal at the opera house under Camp Fire Girls auspices last Monday. He shared first hand canal experiences and praised Col Goebels while weaving patriotic Americanism into the program.
Farmers in Iowa face delayed corn planting as heavy rain and storms repeat, slowing plowing and field access. Cold temperatures exacerbate concerns of thin stands despite strong seed, with many hoping for a quick dry spell to resume planting on schedule.
Judge Treichler reconvened the district court last Tuesday morning. A jury was empaneled to hear Barton versus American Cooperage Company. The plaintiff, a convict, sues for alleged damages from working in the reformatory. The panel was excused due to bad season, except those drawn for Garton v American Cooperage, until June third. some equity cases may be tried meantime.
Davenport chiropractor L. A. Beaver toured Monticello on Tuesday aiming to introduce spinal adjustment as a nonmedicinal healing method. He argues chiropractic work relieves nerve impingement and restores health without needing physician licensing.
A Sioux City obituary recalls Gib Hunt known as Gib Hunt a rival of The Times and a fierce independent editor. He published in Iowa for many years and died recently in Sioux City. His career featured outspoken humor and vitriolic penmanship that startled readers and challenged contemporaries.
The county democratic bosa visits for talks with candidates. J IT Lanigan leads troops in a marching battle as Voorhees fires a surprise volley. Generals Welch Keep and Bell face Lanigan with Waddick's cautious scouts observing, while Republicans gather on hilltops and endure the grim war.
At the Presbyterian church on Friday evening May 16 Mrs Carrie S Palmer and Miss Harriet McCuskey presented pupils in a lively program. Olive Quartano Lucile Chase and others offered polished piano sketches and challenging pieces. Mrs Blanche Hoyt delivered expressive vocal selections including I Love My Jean Awakening and Song of the Soul.
Kern Tubbard reports on a week of school activities including a rain delay turning agriculture class into a test day. Seniors lead attendance despite a half day absence while honor list members are listed. Juniors puzzled over a German word and a Pedagogy lesson praised by Mr. Miller. Junior and senior picnic at Pictured Rocks yielded a romantic find.
The Monticello Iowa city council will accept sealed bids for lump and nut coal from Illinois and Iowa mines for year ending March 31, 1914. Bids must state mine name and be received by 8 p m June 2, 1913. Bids on F A B cars at Monticello. The council may reject any bid. Fred W Koop City Clerk May 22 1813. 4712
The Oxford Junction school district rejected a $10 000 bond issue for an extra classroom. Vote totals show men and women against prevailed with 106 to 46 for men and 51 to 37 for women, the paper calling the result a backward step in progress and urging better local education facilities.
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