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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
7
A long list of residents and visitors is noted with trips to Cedar Rapids Anamosa Marion Waterloo Dubuque and other towns. It records Mrs A L Kraft Robert Ewing Arthur Thoeni Miss Florence Carmichael and others visiting relatives or staying in nearby cities. A closing out auction at A J Carlson grocery is announced for November 9.
Local residents report visits across the region including Silvis Davenport Oxford Junction Hopkinton Cedar Rapids and Elkader with relatives in Monticello and surrounding towns. News includes travel, illness updates, camp transfers and a forthcoming rummage sale by the Sacred Heart church youth group.
The first Christmas parcels coupons are arriving from soldiers overseas. The label lacks space for the sender’s name and the post office department requires the sender’s name on the package. It is advised to include your name to ensure return if the recipient cannot be found.
Mrs Dennis Liddy returns from Omaha with daughters D J Danaher and Catherine Liddy. Mr Liddy meets wife in Marion and they return home. W T Rieken John Walken and Charles Walters visit Waterloo with B G Brazelton who touts Tung Lok silo. Brazelton reports sales to Waiters and Ricken. George Henak of Oxford Junction dies in France at pneumonia. He leaves parents four sisters and two brothers.
Mrs Hattie Griffith and her mother plan to move to Vancouver Washington with Mrs Carrie Todkinson accompanying them to Chicago. Local visitors include Dr and Mrs M H Teeter and others. Viola O’Brien, daughter of Mr and Mrs John O’Brien, died after a weeklong illness. born May 20 1900, survived by four brothers and four sisters. funeral held, interment Cascade Catholic cemetery. Lieutenant Alfred Grant, nephew of Mrs A W Cramer, received the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in France. A double male quartet will present sacred and secular songs at the Methodist church on Sunday evening November 17 conducted by famous composers.
Sugar allowances rose to three pounds per person per month effective Friday and families can buy the entire month’s supply at one time. Hoover cites beet sugar production in the west and cane crop in the south along with reduced manufacturing use and patriotism as reasons for relaxed restrictions.
The Monticello Iowa Red Cross executive committee reviews 1917 18 actions. Elections November 3 1917 named Lovell as chairman Voorhees vice chair and Richardson treasurer with new Christmas drive committee. Membership totals reach 2417 with 68 magazine members. An ambulance bed project, war fund contributions, and Home Service expansion are outlined along with eight auxiliaries and Junior Red Cross progress in county schools. A request to surrender to a Jones county central chapter is discussed but not implemented.
Dr T M Redmond celebrated Halloween by driving down First street with about six tin cans tied to his car. The cans clattered behind the vehicle drawing the town’s cheers and jokes from onlookers and nurses at the hospital later joined by a friend who took a turn driving the car down the street.
John McDonald and several patients are listed as receiving influenza treatment or recovering at the hospital. Mrs. Rueben Sehneider, Miss Mattie Dannaman, Miss va Saucer, and others are noted with influenza or medical care. An obituary for Mrs. Crawford recalls a long Iowa life, eight children, 24 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in Battle Creek. XXX Lieut Norman Landers is attached to the 14th Infantry at Camp Dodge after return from Alaska service.
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