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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
9
Thanksgiving matinee at the Princess with Wilma Banky in The Dark Angel announced. Local notices include consistory meeting in Clinton, a bake sale and bazaar by the Reformed church, and photography offer by Helms Studio. Community visits feature Hartman in Marion and Dubuque visitor Mayme McMahon.
Mrs Will Marsh and her son stay with her parents in Anamosa. Cedar Rapids visitor Miss R Manos returns home. Various residents host relatives in Dixon Austin Monticello Oakdale and Clinton. Eggs and cream purchases advertised. Thanksgiving events and sales planned. Teachers meetings and holiday gatherings noted. Postmaster reports on hog production survey in area.
Community notes cover a sewing accident impacting Mrs. James Van Voltenburg and a post office upgrade with an automatic postage canceling machine. Also reported are moves of the Verne Marshall family to Wisconsin, a Wartburg College concert directed by Dr. Lundquist, a Des Moines fire loss, health updates on Mrs. Nellie Fletcher, Legion officer elections, and honors for local students at the University of Iowa. The issue also details Rotary Thanksgiving program, A T T M club events, farm bureau activities, scouting demonstrations, and New York City school attendance milestone.
The Monticello Express records November 1890 events including county offices elected J H Preston and James D Giffin as district judges R M Bush as district clerk James Robertson as county auditor F O Hilison as county attorney B G Peet and Andreas Hans as supervisors H M Jeffries as surveyor Dr W A Scott as coroner and the death of Monticello bank president M L Carpenter from heart trouble. Also deaths of Michael McMahon age 21 in Centralia diabetes and Smith Acker 76 in Oakdale California. Additional notes cover school music positions, religious resignations, and relocations of residents along with a fire loss near Kimball farm.
The December 4 folk festival will feature full costumes by seventh through twelfth grade pupils in the gym of the new public school. Nations will represent and join hands for health peace and harmony. Admission 25 and 35 cents to fund athletic equipment. Program includes English Hungarian Italian Russian Irish Scottish Danish Norwegian American dances and reels.
A Jones county meeting of officers and members of the shipping associations is set for Thursday December 3 in Anamosa American Legion rooms. Knute Espe secretary of the Iowa State Shippers association will speak on consolidation with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. The program includes county shipments report by Paul N Smith at 1 30 and talks by J A Naylor and Knute Whspe with an open discussion to plan closer cooperation for 1926.
A luxury all steel tourist sleeper runs Monticello Iowa to Los Angeles via Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City Rock Island Southern Pacific Golden State Route. Depart Monticello 6 55 p m on December 8 and 22 January 5 and 19 arriving Los Angeles 2 15 p m after three nights en route. Dining car meals and berth info available from J C Thornton and C C Gardner.
Sleeper car excursion offered on Tuesdays from October 20 to January 19 via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry. Departures from Austin Calmar Monticello Cedar Rapids and intermediate stations through Kansas City and southern routes. For full details contact a Milwaukee agent.
The Monticello Poultry association hosts its fourth annual show at Soldiers Memorial hall starting Monday November 30 and running through Thursday December 3. About 700 birds expected with 1000 coop capacity, no coopage fees, free feed and water, and special American Poultry association premiums. Judge Harry Atkins from Davenport to assess entries December 1 with scoring system and post show advice. Exhibitors pay 26c singles 80c pairs 1.00 pens plus $1 exhibitor ticket. superintendent Lyle Callahan leads a staff to process premiums. Officers include J W Callahan president Henry Schoon vice president Ray Echternacht secretary-treasurer. directors H A Ward J W Zimmerman Michael Breen Arnold Egger Mrs. Charles Rice Mrs. John Jacobs Mrs. Edward Behrends. No admission fee. all welcome.
A short note from the San Francisco Chronicle reflects on how contemporary translators might alter the biblical expression "Well done, thou good and faithful servant" to casual praise like "Atta boy" illustrating language shifts.
Freda Efben reports a school program with songs about Yellowstone and a cast list led by Edwin Lightfoot. Upcoming events include a football banquet, Mathience and Philomathean meetings, a folk dance festival, and the lyceum second program. Exams, Thanksgiving vacation, and a 27 to 0 loss to Olin are noted.
Olin outmatched Monticello with weight and experience dominating on both halves. Monticello finished the year with four losses and three wins plus a forfeit, totaling 54 points for and 107 against.
Official county board proceedings show decreases in assessed property values for all cities except West Cascade. The data compares 1925 values to 1924 figures for Monticello Anamosa Wyoming Oxford Junction Onslow Center Martello Morley and West Cascade, suggesting no overall rise in real estate values.
Labor and material for primary road maintenance will be supervised by the Iowa Highway Commission through local superintendent F. S. Vetter starting December 1, 1925. Claims before this date must be filed with the county auditor for payment by the board of supervisors. Claims after this date go to the local superintendent at Anamosa.
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