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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
5
Editorial discusses youth employment over leisure, urging boys to work on farms or in skilled tasks to build health, character, and independence. It compares veteran workers who began early, notes benefits of self reliance, and references medical cautions about vanity trends and public habits. It also mentions local government actions on highway appointments, church politics, and the Jones County Fair funding.
Knute Espe, state shipping secretary, to meet county managers and directors Friday at the farm bureau office to discuss the McLean system. The county aims to visit all farms using the system this summer and reports four months of shipping data under the uniform record program. Bill Daly of Kilian Company will share impressions on cooperative shipping and Farm Bureau cooperation with Town county.
The manual training and domestic science departments showcased student work on tables in the sewing room with racks of dresses. A three course dinner was prepared by the girls under Miss Bowie, while Mr Parsons’ furniture pieces impressed viewers. A style show directed by Miss Bowle featured dress groups to an eager audience in the auditorium.
Poem fragments recall an appeal for lasting peace after conflict. Vivid imagery invokes graves, rivers, and fields turned by war. The verses speak to unity, mourning, and the hope of calm across dales, woods, valleys, towns, and roads.
The June term of the Jones County District Court begins in Anamosa next Monday, June 1, with Judge John Y. T. Moffitt presiding and no petit jury. A long list of new cases is filed from Holgerly & Co. to G. J. Denkhoff and many others, covering accounts, promissory notes, guardianships, lawsuits, attachments, and foreclosures. The obituary notes the death of William Henry Haynor near Ryan at age 68, survived by his wife Emma F. and a large family, with an Eastern Star initiatory gathering held in Anamosa.
State of Iowa v Schoon. Victor Manternacht v McKeever quieting title with Lovell State Bank as executor. Foreclosures listed include Maurfoy Fay et al v Leonard et al. Specific performance sought in Fred W. Gray v Ramsey et al. Foreclosure actions also noted in Chris Hansen v Sherman et al. and Woods v Woods.
The Monticello high school marks its fiftieth commencement with a baccalaureate on May 24 and alumni banquet May 29 at the Methodist Episcopal church. The 1925 graduates include Thalma Gregory and Kurdena Dirks among honor students, with class officers named.
Services for Sunday May 31 include Sunday School at 10:00 a m Morning Worship at 11:00 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 00 p m and Evening Service at 7 46 p m Pastor George W McNary invites the public to attend.
The notice outlines Pentecost activities from May 31 including Sunday School at 9:46 a.m. and German and English services with Holy Communion. It notes Ursinus Classis convening midweek, English preaching by Rev. P Olm, and a series of preparatory services led by Rev. Theo Mueller. The church marks its 60th anniversary on June 7 with announcements to follow.
Rev Duckett will deliver the sermon after returning from the General Assembly. The congregation will hold regular services next Sunday.
The Lovell Township Farm Bureau met at the library on Tuesday evening. Sixth graders led by Miss Ida Wilcox performed a play titled Tylal of Mire which delighted the crowd. Four reels of pictures showed orchard pests and spraying methods. Mrs. Irving Hintz reviewed township nutrition work by Mrs. Cecilé Meyer. The county agent noted seed corn shortages in the south part of the county. June 19 has been set as achievement day for farm women at Center Junction in Kettlesen grove with Miss Knowles and other speakers. All women are urged to attend for a full day event and picnic.
A compiled list shows numerous charges and credits from the Board of Review and various city departments. Names such as Otto Dannemanny Maury Villard A. Pagan and J. English appear among assessors and reviewers. Other items reference supplies, indemnities, repairs, and personnel costs across Anamosa and nearby townships with several small payments and deficits noted.
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