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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
9
Multiple short notices show Cedar Rapids visits by Mrs. Henry Heisey Dr Redmond and Mrs Fred Huyck. Millinery sales at Devlin and Keyes Corkplace gifts at Peacock Shop. Local travel to Gedar Rapids Omaha Chicago and Wyoming noted with theater and bake sale events. Community ads include hats shoes lard and meat market specials and a Lionel Barrymore film engagement at Princess.
Monticello and Cedar Rapids visitors are listed along with social visits in Monticello. Local ads promote Colgate soap and Durham Duplex razors at Kay's Drug Store, and bake sales at Sacred Heart church and Castle Grove Lutheran church.
Local residents attend a Bellevue football game as high school defeats Bellevue 16 to 6. Families visit, meetings planned, and notices range from Osteopathy promotion to a Rotary-like social at K of P. A moonshine seizure, pre nuptial shower, and a fatal meningitis death are among reported events.
Floyd P Sargeant of Marton father of Miss Gladys Sargeant died at his home after an accident on his farm east of Marion. His funeral was held last Monday. The piece also notes heavy corn yields in Wayne township, cholera losses in pigs around Coggan, and obituaries for Robert J Taupert of Las Vegas New Mexico. It reports a Lyceum program at the high school era house November 22 with the DuMond Male Quartet and lists wedding news for Miss Gladys Welch and George P Miller with ceremony at Sacred Heart church.
Charles A. Hutton died suddenly of heart failure while at breakfast in Lovell township. Born March 8, 1877, east of Onslow, he farmed most his life and lived with wife Hila French whom he married in 1904. Survived by two children Lloyd 14 Sibyl 7 and brother Samuel G. Hutton. Funeral at Monticello Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev L Duckett with burial at Onslow cemetery.
Miss Olive Orr begins teaching in Postville Iowa with state training from Iowa State Teachers College. Monticello football defeats Cornell College freshmen 19 to 0 while Clinton loses to Cornell freshmen 39 to 0. Basketball schedule mostly set with several open dates through February. Sixth grade history books coming titled American Beginnings in Europe. Students advance at varying paces in arithmetic with top performers listed by grade. A forthcoming item will publish in about ten days.
The Monticello Express records November 1896 items including students at Iowa State University and Moody’s Institute, a 26 to 0 Monticello football win over Anamosa, groceries selling 14 cents a dozen, Frank McEnernon’s return from Amiea for winter break, Cascade Carrier’s suspension and new stock company ownership with editor J W Beatty, marriage of Miss Christian Guyan and John Schweitzer in Wisconsin, deaths of an 18 month old Kuhns child, births to Gerd Rickels and John Perrine, Joseph Podhaski starting a harness shop at Center Junction, diphtheria outbreaks near Onslow with two Gorman children dead, Arduser family’s Swiss visit, and the death of Stephen S. Starks in Nebraska.
Monticello defeated Bellevue 16 to 6 after a tense crossover at Cascade via narrow gauge. Bellevue led 6 0 at halftime as Monticello recovered a fumble for a safety then rallied with a late aerial scoring drive and Skelley kicking both goals. Mrs. Caroline Steindler, 70, enrolled as University of Iowa student. she is mother of Prof. Arthur Steindler, head of orthopedics at Iowa.
Warren Paige Dodge born August 17 1843 Honniker New Hampshire died October 24 1921 Medford Oregon aged 78 2 7 days survived by wife Nelian Sames six children all of Medford with one daughter Lilian deceased 1910 moved to Monticello at age nine lived in Jackson county 32 years aided regional development came to Medford in 1889 and resided there until death.
Mrs. James Hogan of Castle Grove announces the marriage of Maa Constance Hogan to Prenton Van Story Chook of Atlanta Georgia. They wed in Chicago Winots on October 1 1931. Mrs Cheele and Mr Cheel are noted educators and graduates with ties to St. Clara College Columbia College of Expression and University of Georgia. The couple plans to reside in Atlanta after a brief wedding period.
The Keyes Jewelry Store has moved to Monticello and overhauled its stock. The shop now features enlarged offerings, premarked prices, high quality WW and painted china, exclusive glass designs, and silverware from leading makers. Karl M. Keyons invites customers to visit year round and inspect the new holiday stock.
Special meeting of the board of directors was held on call by the president. Olive Orr was hired as a second grade teacher at 126 dollars per month starting November 7, 1921. Bills approved for 87.98. I W Horn given until November 7 1921 to arrange rent for the opera house or vacate. Adjourned. William Danford marked 60th birthday. Mrs BE Thompson hopes to reach her 100th in January.
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