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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
2
October report from Castle Grove notes storm and frost damage across Jones Delaware Buchanan and Blackhawk counties. It cites washed bridges and poor corn yields while listing local visits, sales, church services, and farm improvements including silos wind mills and new structures.
The October report describes frost and a hard freeze ending corn growth, farmers filling silos, and fodder cutting. It notes April marriages of Orlie Dawes and Nina Pealer, land purchases by John Strong, leasing by Will Bramer, and school closures for scarlet fever with strict quarantine. It mentions a new concrete culvert, gift apples and plums, Ray Heasty starting barber training, and local travel, visits, and health updates.
Rickless and McNeill announce a sale of Monarch Malleable ranges from October 18 to 23 with a free aluminum ware set given away with every range purchased during the week.
In Prairieburg Iowa October 11 a shower honored Mrs Ray Richards at her home with many ladies attending and refreshments served. O D Deene and James Smith families went to a Cedar Rapids band concert at Ellis Park. Mrs Elmo DeLancey is in Anamosa guarding for her sister in a Battle Creek Michigan sanitarium. Other notes mention M E church quarterly conference and Presiding Elder W Carleton preaching. Local visits include Anna Caryl returning to Stewartville Minnesota and C C Rowley with H G Rowley visiting Cedar Rapids. Burlingham made a business trip to Cedar Rapids and Will Crosby rented the Harry Came farm north of town. Mrs O A DeLancey visited Cedar Rapids, Jake Schleicher went to Minnesota to look after his farm, Mrs W H Ruston accompanied Rev Ruston to service, Ray Knapp moved near the old livery barn, Mrs Alf Kula poorly recovering, Mrs Etta Deene entertained M E ladies, and Agnes Benson spent part of last week in Anamosa.
October notes from Onslow report water works tank arrival and impending installation before winter. Residents J A Tracy and wife return from New York trip via Oxford Michigan. M M Franks back from South Dakota with good report. Ira Stimson and wife met in Mitchell. Dr Stoffel and Miss Maud Spooner spent Sunday in Clinton. Silo owners store soft corn. freight car collision westbound causes stock car damage but no injuries. N B Noyes recovering well. first lecture course opening pleased. Miller Brothers on J Z Madrill farm to rent. K L Moore back in Walker harvesting potatoes. Charles Brale and George French went to Dubuque. J B Lyons remains poorly.
Center Junction residents and many relatives visited Monday to celebrate Mrs Geo Andrews fifty ninth birthday with a bountiful dinner a purse of silver gift and dancing games and music Rev and Mrs J C Davis hosted a welcome reception at the parsonage that evening with guests leaving substantial gifts Miss Galt was escorted home by Gerald Bulpren and other local updates noted.
Scotch Grove residents governed by articles of incorporation elect EF Hughes J W Hutton J L Prouty H H Carson and W B Warner as trustees. The fund totals 2700 with a possible 100 more, 500 to fence the cemetery, 300 to improve grounds, and 2000 to endow yearly care. A P Moats and wife move to Montana. Mrs Henry Elges of LaGrange Illinois visits. Mrs Louis Murphy of Center Junction visits.
Forty women of social distinction in Paris are driving ambulances for transporting the wounded. In Springfeld, Mass the Republican remarks on the lack of news about French decadence.
The most interesting social event of the season was the marriage of Miss Helen Winnifred Bairburn to Mr. Charles Archie Macomber at Fairview Farm the home of the bride’s parents on Wednesday October 6 in the presence of over one hundred guests. The article notes various local happenings including a hospital admission for Miss Bisenius and a parade for Louis Bittner and Mrs Frances Martin, along with other community notes.
In October 1890 Monticello and vicinity record diverse items: Dexter Page buys the Chandler factory. Mrs. Alva Holcomb dies at 60. a Hosford baby. Jacob Matthiessen dies at 65. Judge Struble campaigns in town. Jones county population 20 282. H D Sherman elected to school board. lightning rod peddlers target farmers. Rev L M Harbart appointed Methodist pastor. marriages at the Howard home. sorghum syrup production totals. several residents relocate study and business pursuits. a trotting horse awards in Independence. Arthur Tasker injured by a steer at the railroad crossing.
The Jones county Sunday School Convention moves to fall and will convene in Morley next week. All county schools are urged to attend to discuss teaching, management, equipment, and other topics with speakers including state secretary W D Stem. Delegates may expect entertainment and a broad program.
A Monticello audience heard Rev. W C Barber of the Anti-Saloon League of Iowa urge dry voters to participate in primaries to elect dry candidates. He cited past landslides, legislative gains for prohibition, and called for national measures to end saloons, urging local effort to defeat wet candidates and promote temperance.
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