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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
3
The items list visits and travel by residents to Cedar Rapids, Marion, Dubuque, Hopkinton, Olin, and other towns. People attend events, shop at Deutrick's, and arrange trips or relocations. Mentions include Mrs. Joseph Rieger, Miss Frances Hogan, Miss Pearl Heisey, Mrs. Margaret Mellinger, and Dr. F. A. Hefner among others.
Local society notes report Mrs Theo Lazelle visiting Chicago and Mr and Mrs Henry Prult touring Minnesota. A license is issued for Bennett Stiffer to wed Emma Schneiter next week. church events, school affairs, and local civic updates follow including All Saints Day observances and a Sacred Heart bazaar.
Mrs Don Rathbun of Perry visits Mrs O B Rundle on a nunfather basis. Mrs Fred Matthiessen returns from Sac county where her ailing mother lives. Dr J A White of Olin and A A Cole travel to Anamosa after a town call. WJ Farley moves poultry business to new North Cedar Street building. Mike Hogan buys Phelps estate livery interests and takes over. Thirteen Miss Benson friends gift a souvenir spoon during a surprise visit. Miss Benson, lately in Monticello, returns to Delaware next week.
Wives and mothers are urged to use their household influence before election day to counter surprise persuasion. Two meteors were seen last Monday evening with a twenty minute gap. they were bright enough to read fine print for three seconds, suggesting a celestial Hallowe en event.
George Innes preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday filling the pulpit after his stereoscopic views for the evening lecture on missions he visited abroad failed to arrive in time. His address remained engaging and informative despite the missing visual aid.
R. P. Smith returns from Fruithurst Alabama to find his mother Mrs Caroline Smith lively at ninety two. He notes unusually cold conditions in the South. Walter Ferguson comes home from the state hospital in Iowa City after a three week recovery from a surgical operation by Dr Becker. He expects to resume work soon.
Senator R C Stirton, recently in Chicago for medical treatment, has returned home greatly improved and hopes to resume work soon. Ransom Calkins and daughter of Butte Montana visited the Kidds. Calkins manages the Puget Sound extension of the O M & St P railway. The Express offers club rates with Chicago papers and the Inter Ocean. O O Watson, ex postmaster of Center Junction, now in Dewey South Dakota, attended town business and reports cattlemen fencing on government lands. A Southern musical comedy comes to town next week. Elia B Miller leads The Sweetest Girl in Dixie Co with seats selling at 25 35 50 cents. G Neiderhauser reports summer lingerings in San Bernardino with seven or eight alfalfa crops and upcoming oat sowing. Lovell township candidates listed by party for various local offices.
Tom Shover was kicked below the left eye by a young horse last Friday while picking corn in a field. He was stooped over for a fallen ear when the animal struck, knocking him unconscious. He recovered and received treatment at home, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow higher on the face.
A medical notice touts Dr. Puleston as curing ruptures by a fidelity method with no pain and no work interruption. The advertisement claims patients experience full recovery without time away from duties.
Word from Dubuque says Ike Hogan underwent eye surgery with the cataract removed from one eye successfully but other troubles were found. Prospects for restoring sight are not good, his wife fears sight loss, and the family awaits the bandage removal for a definite prognosis.
The Arduser family mourns the loss of Leona a five year old girl who died at her home southeast of town after a short illness from infantile paralysis The Ryan Reporter notes her bright lovable nature and the deep grief of her parents with many friends offering sympathy.
An unusual disturbance Monday evening by rowdies desecrated property causing financial loss. A wagon load of tile owned by Frank Dautremont was overturned. fences, outbuildings, wagons, and five church properties were damaged. Children were not blamed for the acts.
A group of Halloween property destroyers moved a metal water tank to provoke the owner, Matt Campbell. He confronted them as night fell, branding them with a warning after they attempted to flee, then sent them back to inspect their hands and clothes in the light.
An umbrella fixer clashed with John Perrine in a saloon dispute over a ham sandwich price. The altercation left Perrine injured, the assailant subdued, and the man sent to the county seat after a night in jail.
A broken school house incident leads to a quick cache of items moved inside. Edward Fritz moves from Monticello to Mosaic high school while Fern Neal’s friends bid her farewell for Nebraska. Activities include a Laziness talk by Coe College President Marquis, Susana Heisey’s strong Telegraph-Herald contest standing, Naples and Pompeii talk by Miss Jarman, and Senior class plans for a play with four plays requested and committees formed.
Judge George D. Alden, a Massachusetts lawyer and jurist, will speak at the Monticello Presbyterian church on Friday evening November 4 as the first event in the Public Library association Redpath Lyceum Bureau series. His talk outlines four historic periods and urges a return to Bible teaching and service over ease, with a note on graft prevalent in the current commercial age. The piece also notes Alden's lineage to John Alden and Priscilla. Hopkinton Leader reports the sale of 200 acres by Kirkwood and McConnell to George Gestel of Delhi at 110 dollars per acre, with Frank Gestel to occupy part of the property and the Gestel 120-acre farm in Delhi township part of the consideration.
Thomas Kasper suffered a fractured arm a crushed shoulder possible rib fractures and facial cut while Rudolph Kasper sustained multiple fractured ribs and severe bruising after a high speed crash near Heaford crossing. Both were taken home by car after Dr Miriek treated them and Rudolph's wedding dance was postponed.
Twenty years ago in November 1890 The Express reports losses from cholera among 140 hogs at Langworthy, deaths including Albert Batchelder near Langworthy and M. L. Garpenter in Monticello, Sheriff Hogan injured in a runaway, resignations, and moves. Local education notes, a fatal hunting accident near Illinois, and a large Catholic fair netting about $800. Weather praised as mild Indian summer with 62 high and 18 low. 2.2 inches rainfall. Election results show Hamilton over Struble in 6th district, a Democratic national House, and Republicans winning county offices in Monticello township and county. multiple local officials listed.
Bids due noon November 12 1910 at Lowell State Bank Monticello for 160 acres in Union township Delaware county and 41 3 4 acres timber land with oak walnut wickery ash basswood hard maple. Offers received include 2300 for basswood ash. Separate or combined bids accepted. Right to reject any or all. Credit to Sheridan parties.
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