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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
2
Center Junction hosts an annual alumni banquet at the opera house with about fifty attendees. Ross Young acted as toastmaster and the program covered speeches, songs, and Reminiscences. District graduates Irma Pangburn and Joy Smith received diplomas at last Thursday’s exercises.
Memorial day events centered at Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church with A P Moats in charge and Rev G S Colman delivering the address. Music by the Scotch Grove Monticello band and a quartet. graveside ceremonies and decorations followed at the Scotch Grove cemetery.
Onslow reports a closing week with pupils' picnics at Lime Kiln and trips to French's grave. Miss Louise Sears elected to teach in Lyons next year. Miss McCune re elected. Wilma Hanna chosen for intermediate room. Several families visit Clinton and Lisbon for year end changes and vacations follow.
Granddaughter visits Sioux Falls South Dakota while Maggie Hall Irene accompany. Bess Rowe stays a week with sister Mrs Rynerson in Moline. Hannah Jeffries Anamosa visits parents. Rev Pickering spoke at Wyoming Memorial Sunday. Ben Warren hosts a weekly picture show. Mrs Etta Brown returns to Rapid City.
Juloyd King and Myron Hubbard are part of the Monticello schools graduating class this week. A Castle Grove farm bureau meeting at school house No 2 on Friday evening will feature a program. A heavy Saturday rain delayed farm work as streams rose. H I Hong has a 384 by 100 foot barn under construction. O F Hosford of Monticello visited Castle Grove on Monday. B Waddick has recovered from mumps while Mrs J J Noble and Mrs Clarence Orcutt are ill. Schools are nearly finished for summer break.
W S Deen and daughter Daisy arrived from Mountain View Missouri intending to stay for the summer and are related to Orval Deen. Oscar Johnson the Principal left for Cedar Rapids and was driven by Mr Burlingham to Central City. Pupils will perform a play and drills at the music hall Monday evening. Miss Hanora McLaughlin visited Cedar Rapids this past week. H J Henderson visited Cedar Rapids Saturday. Mrs Albert L Holub is dangerously ill at present.
The Monticello Board of Education met in a special session on May 26 1920. Members EB Reed L J Hoag and T S Luazell approved last meeting minutes and bills for payment including electric and grounds work. Diplomas were authorized for 23 graduating students of Monticello High School. The board adjourned with secretary R H Ricklefs recording.
Engineers at Iowa State College warn 75 percent of tire damage stems from under inflation. Inflate tires to 20 psi per inch of width and use a gauge for accurate reading. Hot weather does not justify underinflation. check valves for leaks by water test with stem at top.
Entomologist I A Fenton urges spraying when petals begin to fall using one pound of arsenate per thirty gallons of water to kill codling moths and protect fruit. Proper coverage includes trunks and limbs. timing avoids honey bees and may require a follow up spray three weeks later with Bordeaux mixture.
A Louisville Courier-Journal note downplays fears of farming consolidation. It argues farmers won’t band together into a trust and that they would not hire expensive legal talent to shield trust magnates from prosecution.
A C McCandish of Town State College advocates replacing whole milk with skim milk for calves to cut costs. Begin with whole milk, then three weeks on warm whole milk, 2-4 pounds per feeding, three times daily, then 12-16 pounds of skim milk daily until six months. Add corn bran oats hay and a little oil as needed.
Home economics division outlines ant control methods for households. Destroy nests with kerosene when located, or trap by saturating sponges with syrup and borax. Phil kills ants at the sweet end, while arsenite syrups and arsenate baits offer alternatives with safety cautions for children.
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