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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1920

Page

2

The Old District School Farce at the Opera House

Center Junction announces two acts of The Old District School to be staged Friday evening November 26 with Ezekiel Simp king in charge as teacher and Deacon Tidd and Mrs Amanda Jerusha Quackenbush as visiting members The Windmills of Holland operetta is postponed to Monday November 22 due to M E church meetings. Local social notes follow.

Jay Tomlinson Antone Minnesota Monmouth Alan Serbousek Harry Johnson Guy McDonald Anna Willon McDonald Wyoming Mary Ellen McDonald Robi. Perryman Cedar Rapids Miss Carnahan Fd Wilcox Monticello O. M. Miller Olin Burch Lorene Zimmerman Lowdenville Ohio Ms. L. Davis Holland Opera House Glass Central City Homer Hill Martha Hanken Myrtle Livingstone Maquoketa Robi. Mead Mary Pangburn Frank Livingstone Roy Snell Savanna Will Leech Hill Selina Prahm Bert Bottomstone

Wedding and obituaries mark Cascade report

Miss Dora Klein of Cascade and Geo Kotz of Worthington wed at St Martin's church on Wednesday morning. The couple to honeymoon then settle in Worthington. Also mourners note Miss Therese Kinney of Cascade died after heart failure, with funeral at St Martin's. Rev Roche officiated. Readying mission and local notices close the Cascade column.

St. Martin’s Church Dora Klein Cascade Geo. Kotz Worthington Regina Kotz Edward Klein Trousseau Nick Klein West Cascade Therese Kinney Temple Hill Mary Kinney Miss Winney J. Roche Joe John Kinney Wm. Burke J. B. Albers Hauck Arcadia Wisconsin George Hauck Monticello Steinbach Shueblen St. Mary’s Church

Castle Grove church to hear Tipton preacher next Sunday

Rev W B Van Buren of Tipton formerly Monticello M E pastor will preach at Castle Grove Presbyterian next Sunday at 11 o'clock. The Castle Grove church loses Rev Ir vine who goes to Quasqueton to consolidate churches. Funeral for Leslie Orcutt held at family home with Rev H C Irvine officiating.

Castle Grove W. B. van Buren Tipton Methodist Episcopal Church of Monticello Presbyterian Church of Irvine Quasqueton Leslie Orcutt Placs T le Tle H.C. Irvine Oakwood Hey. Irvine J. C. Trvine John A. Stubbard G. J. van Buren S. M. Hosford Des Moines Hans Hasler Waterloo John Hasler Ray Adams O. R. Howie

Onslow News Roundup from Kennedy Farm Area

November notes report Pat Edwards moving into Jessie Cole’s former Kennedy farm house while Mrs. Cole relocates to I'd Keris. Lawrence Nelson buys meat market. chickens fetch good prices. Local visits include Miss Thelma Johnson Carrie Jlansen from Wyom ing, Mrs. Rowe and Bess in Chicago, John Garrett and wife visiting Al Stickley’s home. Thanksgiving break set for next Wednesday. Vera Paul home from Iowa City. F. Garside improves with a walk outside. Light Sunday snow brings cheer to children. Altruian club to meet at Miss Laura Smith’s. Ruth Rowe and friend visit Muotine. Mrs. Flora Franks hosts Guild last Wednesday.

Pat Edwards Canada Jessie Cole Kennedy Farm Audrey Fullerton John Garrett Colfax Iowa al Stickley Vera Paul Iowa City F. Garside Altruian Club Laura Smith Ruth Rowe Muotine Flora Franks Guild

S. M. I. club elects officers for next year in Sand Spring

The S. M. I. club held its final year meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Fredigger. Mrs F M Welles was elected president and Mrs J P Shuster secretary treasurer. Several residents visited Cedar Rapids Anamosa Monticello and Delhi during the week with family and friends.

Sand Spring S. M. I. Club Fredigger F. M. Wheeless J. P. Shuster H. S. Pierce Dorothy F. M. Wheeleys Dale Cedar Rapids Florence Olmsted Anamosa Lester Gearhart Monticello R. C. Stirton Lewis Kurth Warl Delhi G. H. Guetzko Allen Olmsted

Prairieburg News The Week in Brief Local Moves and Visits

Prairieburg notes show W. J. Beatty visiting old friends after selling property in Denver and considering new location. QO. D. Deene left Frank Holub’s home to return to Central City. Bernice Wollmut remains at school. Mr. and Mrs. Mott Crowley welcome a son. J. B. Caryl family planning to move to Central City. Miss Cherrill Parker returns to Central City. J. MacInerney family to move to Bellevue. Mrs. D. A. DeLancey visits Cedar Rapids. The Washington Post comments on U S actions in the Americas.

W. J. Beatty Denver Colorado Monticello QO. D. Deene Frank Holub Central City Bernice Wollmut Mott Crowley J. B. Caryl Cherrill Parker J. ©. MacInerney Bellevue D. A. DeLancey Cedar Rapids

Women Drawn For Jury Duty In Anamosa Eureka News

Election boards list numerous women as potential jurors in district court. I J Yetter, reappointed county engineer by the Board of Supervisors, serves Jones County residents reliably since last year.

Yetter Board of Supervisors Yatter Jones County Cedar Rapids Rome Township Wapsipinicon Olin Esworth Tallman Shaw Bridge Henry Carlson Lee van Kirk Anamosi Carlson

Osteopathy Imitations Expand Training Across States

Imitation courses grow from two to eighteen months across seven Osteopathy colleges offering four year or nine month programs. Every state now enforces board exams for practice. The field claims rising standards and notable practitioners led by figures such as Dr. George K. Meyer in Monticello Iowa.

George K. Meyer Burrichter Shoetore Monticello Iowa

Democrats Accept Defeat In Velvet Years Reflection

The passage notes the Democrats acknowledge their eight years in office were comfortable. It uses a philosophical frame to describe the defeat and urges action to prepare, just in time before winter. The tone intertwines political resignation with practical tasks.

Washington Post

Horses for Sale Overview from Local Listings

Ten horses listed with ages and weights: Head of Horses Bay mare six years old weight 1600, black mare twelve years old weight 1500, Roan mare twelve years old weight 1500, brown gelding twelve years old weight 1200, bay gelding seven years old weight 1800, grey gelding seven years old weight 1400, sorrel saddle horse seven years old weight 1100, two Roan mares three years old weight 2800, brown mare eight years old weight 1100.

Pig and grain inventory listing items and quantities

Fifteen sows and forty five feeder shoats are listed along with large feed stocks including one hundred tons of hay about two thousand bushels of corn twelve hundred bushels of oats and one straw stack.

Farm Machinery and Household Goods Auction List

Farm equipment includes Fordson tractor with plow and disc 1 ton Ford truck with Moline cab grain box stock rack 8 ft Acme grain binder Deere riding cultivator 8 walking cultivators gang plow 7 ft disc 8 wagons combination hay rack hog rack Deere web hay loader fedder side delivery rake 2 mowers 7 and 5 ft grain drill Deere corn planter with pea attachment manure spreader hog waterer cell feeder feed banks breaking plow stirring plow tools post drill vise anvil forge DeLaval cream separator 17 size corn chopper farm harness sets and implements. Household goods list electric washing machine dining room set 6 chairs high chair kerosene range Monarch kitchen range Singer sewing machine wicker furniture beds and other articles too numerous to mention.

Fordson Ford Monarch Singer

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J. W. Doxsee Chas. A. Doxsee Editors and Proprietors Center Junction Holy Name Society Missionary Fathers Urban C. Faber White Sox Nicholas Faber Trene Walsh Chicago South Side Urban Michael Aeschigen Hes Catherine of Prairieburg United States America Anamosa Eureka News Andrew Taylor Still Lee County Kirksville Missouri Still Kansas Kansas City Medical College Ninth Kansas Cavalry Twenty-first Kansas State Militia Scotch Grove Road Thos. J. George L. P. Waddick, Auctioneer F. F. Becker Arend Balster, Jr Scotch Grove Our Ina A. J. A. McNeill
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