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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1923
Page
7
Commerce and social visits fill the week as residents travel to Davenport Moline Cedar Rapids Anamosa Marion and Maquoketa. Personal calls include Farley Kettlitz Denkhoff Optometry patterns in silverware and Christmas shopping at Denkhoff’s. Local ads promote coal prices and used John Deere manure spreader while a romance begins with a birth in the Reuter family.
Local residents hosted relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids Greeley Clinton Grinnell Marion and Dubuque during weekend and weekday visits. A closing out sale and bake bazaar plus auctions and theater ads highlight town commerce and social calendar.
Robbers broke into the John Perrine restaurant and looted the rear while the owner closed up at 10 30. Miss Rosella Oeschger married George Hines of Marion at Sacred Heart church with a small nonattended ceremony.
Friends were surprised by the unexpected death of Mrs. Art McDonald last Sunday. She died after illness from a cold that developed into pneumonia while visiting her son Joe in Castle Grove, aged 83, born in 1860 in Roscommon Ireland. She leaves husband Arthur and four children Joseph Martin John Clare, plus two brothers and two sisters. Funeral was at Sacred Heart church with Rev. George Hauck. burial in the Monticello Catholic cemetery.
Mrs Edward Harms died at Mercy hospital Anamosa Friday afternoon after gallstone surgery the previous day. Born Etta Catherine Dirks in Friedburg Ost Friesland Germany December 18 1862 she immigrated in 1880 with her parents settling in Scotch Grove township. She married Edward Harms January 24 1889 and lived four farms in Nebraska and Iowa before settling two miles north of Onslow Jones County. Survived by husband four children Mary Matie Harm Benjamin Minnie Davenport two grandchildren Edna and Helen Harms. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Wayne township with Rev J Willms. interment Wayne Center cemetery.
Miss Ruth McClintock former Monticello domestic science teacher marries Harry Morehead Laurance of Chicago in Cedar Rapids at her parents home. Thirty guests attend a simple ceremony with Alma Bohac music and a luncheon. The couple plan to live in Oak Park Illinois. Laurance works in Western Electric engineering.
Mr and Mrs Charles Butler and Miss Hdna Greene of Davenport spent last Sunday visiting in Monticello Miss Greene visited her father George Greene the engineer on the Davenport Monticello passenger run while the Butlers visited Fred Matthiessen and his wife.
Anamosa routed Monticello 19 to 0 last Saturday as three touchdowns paced the county seat team. Monticello fought hard, nearly scoring in the first period and late in the game after a long run, but a late fumble helped Anamosa secure the win.
At a Monticello Rotary Club meeting last Monday six o'clock dinner followed talks by Dr Tony Redmond on the Red Cross Monticello Chapter and public health nurse Miss Mary E DeLaskey who leads Jonas county work this year She urged parental support and introduced Miss Wakeman the fifth grade teacher who staged a health play with pupil performers from the graded schools The students performed well in the sketch
On November 27 and December 11, plus December 26, a special California tour sleeper party departs Monticello via C M & St P to Kansas City and Santa Fe lines with thirty minute stops at Fred Harvey Meal stations. Make reservations through local CMSTP agents or A T & F Ry agent C A Moore 616 Flynn Bldg Des Moines Iowa.
A thrilling picture titled The Ninety and Nine will show at the Princess theater on Wednesday and Thursday November 21 and 22. The film depicts aid shelter and escape scenes set near hills away from the gates of gold.
Mrs D Strevelle of Oxford Mills died at Mercy hospital last Wednesday November 7 aged 67 years 5 months 11 days She was born Knightstown Indiana June 26 1866 and married Dr D B Strevelle who died October 16 1916 Survived by son George W Strevelle and three brothers Her lifelong Methodist Episcopal Church membership noted Also a small sale notice for Chester White boars Hereford bull and farm animals from Monticello Illinois sale listing
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