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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
9
A run of brief items reports visits travels and family events across Anamosa Farley Manchester Usdar Rapids and nearby towns. Names include Hol Hilers F P Stabler Samuel Keade D G Hazard Tutt Pond Yousse Bohlken and McNeal with multiple trips to Chicago Iowa City Dixon and Sioux Falls plus a grand corset sale at Deatrick’s and eyes tested by Dr Stabler.
Residents and travelers visit relatives across Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska with many short trips. New millinery items appear at Deutrick s while hospitals and schools host social events and education ads. The Princess Theater announces Helen Gardner in Cleopatra a six part photoplay on October 22 with local visitors and church services noted.
The firm Siebels and Heeren dissolves its partnership and demands all outstanding accounts be paid by November first or be turned over to a debt collector. Mrs. R E Bucklin of Central City visits her son Oscar Bucklin, while Frank Bucklin is reported ill in Cedar Rapids hospital and in serious condition.
Mrs Raymond Thomas and infant return to Baltimore after an extended stay at Dr John Thomas's home. They were joined by Miss Suzia Thomas who will visit in the East for a time.
Lawrence Jacobs has traded his share in the dry goods store Hanken and Jacobs for land in Palo Alto county. An invoice of the stock is now prepared by Hanken and Jacobs and George Consigny, the buyer.
A company of farmers led by Henry Carson Lambertus Leese Kemp Harm Helgens Rudolph Jacobs Walter Riser and A Sutherland left here last Tuesday morning to attend the dairymen's convention at Waterloo.
Rev. M. S. Murphy of Castle Grove is in town after several weeks away. He explains his absence was due to tending to desirable improvements at his church that occupied his time.
The past week saw marriage licenses granted to Wm. G. Yount and Laura M. Snyder of Anamosa, John W. Biehl of Garden City Kansas, Mammie Sandhouse of Monticello, J. M. French of Wyoming, and Eva M. Cord of Canton Illinois.
German services will be held next Sunday at 10 45 and Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Evening English services follow at 7 30. The Ladies Aid Society meets Friday afternoon at Mrs Harm Harms home.
Mrs. W. H. Corbett travels to Oklahoma to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Paul Iers. She is accompanied to Kansas City by her daughter Mrs. KE Barnhill who has been visiting here and will proceed to her Montana home.
Rev H E Gruenstein visited Wimble don with daughter Mrs George Guyan after attending a synodical meeting in LaFayette Indiana. Deputy state superintendent Frank D Joseph spoke on school consolidation at Anamosa with interest rising in Castle Grove Onaga and Washington townships Monticello sees honey crop sale growth and a clock illumination project local society notes mention a wedding Mrs Mamie Sandhouse wed John W Biehl and dairy association attendees travel to Waterloo.
Miss Elizabeth Hannan and Mr James Darrow were united in marriage at Anamosa on Wednesday October 15 at 130. The ceremony was conducted by Rev F P Shaffer at the home of Mrs A M Fish sister of the groom. They will begin housekeeping on a Langworthy farm where the groom has lived. Their friends offer best wishes.
Supervisor Bohren cites unavoidable delays as surveying and grading drags on road projects. He plans near permanent fixes where possible and notes east of Monticello on the Cascade road may start once the permanent grade is set.
Miss Minnie Huntoon born on Bowens Prairie spent girlhood there and died last week in Colorado Springs after a cancer battle. Her body was brought to Marion by sister Sadie for interment. She was daughter of the late John Huntoon and had taught in Marion schools. Sadie left her Colorado Springs job to care for her.
East end supervisor Thomas J. Finn visits town to discuss road work and patience as friction wears off on county roads. A big advertises the 5,000 foot film Satan at Crane Theatre with two shows starting at 7 00 PM due to its length, praised as sensational and instructive.
A runaway team belonging to John Matthiessen at the coal yard spooked by an engine dashed into Bateman’s front window, injuring horses and sending Ben B. Berhends over the horse line. Mr Beh rends escaped serious injury though his head struck the broken glass. The horses suffered cuts to faces and legs.
Exams end for Monticello students as physics lab starts midweek. Football practice intensifies for a showdown with Maquoketa next Saturday at 2 30 with Leo Locher William Kingsley Wallace Hollingsworth and Harl Locher scoring in earlier games Manchester visit noted and Miss Suter praising Monticello spirit.
Mrs Margaret Boyd Cowan died at eleven last Sunday night at her daughter Frances Gorbin's home in Monticello. Born in Ireland April 27 1824 she lived in Iowa since 1888 and left ten children eight sons and two daughters. Funeral services were held at Cascade Baptist Church conducted by Rev W Z Allan.
Henry Wernimont a respected Lovell township resident died at noon Tuesday October 14 after a 12 week illness fittingly aged 71 years 9 months 14 days He died at his son Frank’s home in Monticello with all nine children present He had been a steadfast Catholic and longtime assessor for Lovell township He leaves children Henry G Joseph Martha Mary Frank John Katie Charles Anna and more in Monticello area Funeral held at Church of the Sacred Heart conducted by Rev John McCormick.
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