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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1919
Page
2
J. W. Doxsee and Chas A. Doxsee announce subscription pricing for the newspaper. Per year cost is 175 dollars, reflecting the publication’s regular pricing. The notice lists the editors and proprietors responsible for the paper.
Center Junction hosts C T Hickok lecture America’s Greatest Asset at the opera house Friday November 21 as part of the school circuit. Otterbein Quartet will perform in December and home talent shows in February season tickets cost 1.10 including tax. Various local gatherings including church society meetings, weddings in Cascade, and busyness around town highlight this community update with multiple residents traveling, entertaining, and planning future events.
The Cascade St Martin’s alumnae held a November 16 banquet in Red Cross rooms decorated with Old Glory. Seventy five guests attended with a dainty menu and a musical speaking program led by toastmaster Mrs Pearl Cooley Becker.
Onslow notices Ruth Sears remains in bad condition at the hospital with friends hoping for recovery. Local events include Mrs. Dennison hosting the Presbyterian Guild with invited guests and a Scotland topic at the Altman Club meeting. Several residents visited Cedar Rapids Tipton and Marion. others moved or entertained.
Mrs. A. Sutherland visited Cedar Rapids recently while Ell Himebaugh and family spent the weekend in Waterloo. They expect to move to Center Junction this week. We regret to lose this family from the community.
Castle Grove reports span sickness as George MecLees faces cataract treatment at John McDonald hospital. M Burch continues nursery sales in Graham Nursery Co. district. S M Hosford attends National convention in Des Moines as Farmers Mutual delegate. A surprise for A M Fairbanks family precedes their Monticello move. I A Heilkken renovates home with a large kitchen addition. Farmers still race to finish fall plowing before frost. Walter Morgan of Hopkinton sells Watkins remedies locally. C A McLaughlin ships cattle to Chicago. Herman Caspers returns from Kansas and Colorado trip. Geo Zimmerman visits from Wayne on Monday.
The Sand Spring Sunshine Club, meeting at the F. J. Bohlken home Thursday, changes its name to the 8. M. F. Society. Officers elected for the year are Mrs. W. J. Murray president and Mrs. James Littlefield secretary and treasurer. First meeting next year set for April 1 at Mrs. H. S. Pierce’s home. Local residents and visitors noted include Mrs. A. Blair and daughter Miss Jeanette Blair of Mad’s Grove, William Schuster of near Worthington, Ruth Guthrie departing for Olin to teach, and others visiting Monticello and Farley происходило.
November 19 notices list various local residents traveling to visit relatives, including extended stays at homes of Mr Head's daughter and others. Several residents report trips to Chicago for shipments, hospital visits, and family events, with multiple family groups and small gatherings noted in Langworthy.
Students brace for exams amid lectures and visits as Claire Rawson and Ralph Conley attend school days. Faculty trips to Monticello occur while a window box incident sparks earlier disruption. Library titles and a note on Cedar Rapids relocation complete the readable items.
Services at the M. 4B. church featured Howard Titus from Marion delivering the sermon to a good crowd. Local sports saw a lively basketball game between new Prairieburg players and Martelle Friday evening. Other notes include travels to Cedar Rapids and Washington visits, school plans for Cedar Falls, and a new furnace installed by Mell Peet.
Obituary notes the death of D K Weber of Battleford Saskatchewan at age 54 after heart pain at home. He recently sold his Battleford garage business and planned to move with wife and daughter to the Pacific coast. Survived by wife and daughter and stepson Rex Kaylor.
An advertisement quotes J. Adams claiming Rats ruined his busy restaurant until RAT-SNAP solved the pest issue. The ad promotes three sizes priced 25 cents 60 cents and one dollar and notes availability through W. W. Stickford and druggists nationwide.
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