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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
4
Community calendar notes a forthcoming rummage sale with dates to be announced. Local appearances include Miss Ruth P Kerr visiting West Liberty and many residents visiting Cedar Rapids Manchester and other area towns.
Mr and Mrs Peter Bailey of Cedar Rapids were guests of the former's parents near Monticello last Sun. Among Linn county licenses last Monday was a marriage for Raymond Kula of Anamosa and Emma Holub of Monticello. Lynn Clark leaves for Jefferson Barracks to join the US Army. G H George travels to Sioux City for farm building work. A P Moats of Scotch Grove goes to Vicksburg to attend Civil War veterans jubilee. Patrick optometrist Monticello advertises glasses service. Mrs James Howie and brothers Laude travel to Greenfield for their parents fiftieth wedding anniversary. Harriet Hall heads to Iowa City for Eastern Star Grand Chapter sessions. Shorthorn auction Thursday October 25 near Oxford Junction. Ruth McClintock visits Minneapolis near Ft Snelling. Mr and Mrs C R Coon and son visit Cresco. John Coon will run jewelry store in his absence.
Advertises a monthly sale promotion offering a complete Pyrex glassware or aluminum cooking utensils set with each range purchased. Mentions additional notes about local figures and travel plans tied to Des Moines and Taft speech events.
High priced kitchen ranges may exceed Ricklefs and Mc Neill’s annual sale, yet none match the quality. A special inducement is offered throughout October to purchasers of ranges.
Mrs Grace Vittum of Los Angeles visits sister Mrs Anna Bort in Chicago while accompanying her ill husband who seeks medical and surgical advice. She plans to return home next week.
Local family grieves as Bob the fox terrier, companion to children for three years, is poisoned by an unknown assailant last Friday. Carriers of the family visit Minneapolis to see Halstead Carpenter at Fort Snelling while E G Hicks and wife travel to Chicago to testify on a forty year old hay loader patent dispute. The Moline Plow company now manufactures the loader.
Prospective herd builders can buy foundation stock at the G.P. Tyrrell & Son auction on their farm four miles southwest of Oxford Junction. The sale takes place Thursday October 25 offering four quality Shorthorn cattle for prospective buyers.
Grace Hollingsworth passed the civil service stenography and typewriting exam and received a telegram Monday announcing a ready position in the government naval department at a salary of 1000 dollars annually. She will depart for Washington at once.
The sale at G. P. Tyrrell & Son farm four miles southwest of Oxford Junction features 60 head of Shorthorn cattle from Scotch and American lines. These brood cows are among the best known, and prospects for breeding are highlighted. Write for the catalogue with breeding particulars.
St Peter's church at Temple Hill announces its annual bazaar and suppers from October 22 through 26. The Hawkeye orchestra provides music each evening and is inviting all to attend and enjoy the event as a chance to shop for Christmas gifts.
The article honors Louis Peltier, an old veteran with an invalid wife, who despite hardship saved and paid in full for a liberty bond. He sacrificed his savings to support the government, showing that action speaks louder than talk.
A Liberty Bond meeting at Langworthy drew a full house of interested men last night. George Ireland chaired the session with I. E. Reed and J. W. Coxsee as speakers, who indicated their readiness to contribute their full share.
The photoplay Ramona promises relief from sensationalism with scenes from the Mission country in southern California and enactments of a famed tale described as one of the sweetest stories ever told.
Midland Schools publisher from Des Moines visited Monticello yesterday and reconnected with former colleagues. His son Eugene serves in the aviation corps and has sailed for France. Ed Brazelton travels to Taos with his brother Carl to visit their father George, planning a 30 day trip. During that time his wife will run mail route No. 2. Red Fabel, noted for four of the White Sox World Series games, is praised as Cascade’s distinguished citizen and draws local pride for his standout pitching.
A photo of the machine gun company of the 350th regiment in the National Army is posted at Monticello State Bank. Most Jones county recruits who went to Des Moines are in this company, and the image portrays a fine looking group of young men ready to face the enemy.
HB D Chassell to become secretary and treasurer of the Farm Bankers Mortgage Association formed by leading U S farm mortgage bankers. The group aims to standardize the business and cut loaning and selling costs to aid borrowers and investors. Chassell resigned as Iowa railroad commissioner to take the post, which came to him unsought.
Friends of Miss Mary A Kohl announce her marriage to Lannis W Oates. The ceremony occurred September 20 at the bride’s parents home in Adrian Missouri. The Kohl family previously resided in Monticello about ten years ago before moving to Missouri.
The district court tries the State of Iowa versus Roscoe Coleman charged with rape with a minor witness. The defendant denies the crime and the case may continue today. Next on the docket is State versus Ray Bemrose charged with malicious mischief as numerous other criminal cases await trial before Judge F C Ellison.
Judge Dawley sustained a demurrer to the indictment against the Mecum brothers for assault to commit murder. The case was resubmitted to the grand jury and the defendants were ordered held in the reformatory awaiting action. The court ruled that absence from the state nullifies the statute of limitations. The Mecums face ongoing prison life while proceedings continue.
The first early frost split farmers about the corn crop with some reporting very poor yields while others expect a fair average. Frost spared some fields while others ripened irregularly, yielding soft or chaffy corn, though hopes remain for nearby growers to sell better stock for market.
Captain Voorhees and lieutenants campaign Monticello and Lovell township seeking second liberty loan subscriptions. Ninety percent show loyalty by meeting obligations, while slackers who evade their share risk gubernatorial reports. Voluntary contributions are encouraged but those unable to pay may be excused.
Mrs. Marie Sophia Harms wife of Herman Harms of Lovell township died last Monday at John McDonald Memorial Hospital after two closely spaced surgeries for cancer appendicitis and gall stones. Born November 8 1869 in Solon Iowa she leaves eight children two of whom died in infancy along with her husband and her mother four brothers two sisters a step sister and two step brothers. Funeral services were held at the family home and Wayne Lutheran church with burial at Wayne Center cemetery. Her memory is described as brightening many homes through her helpful works and devout faith.
Mrs. John Fitzsimons died at her home on Sycamore street after a short illness last Saturday. Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church conducted by Rev. John Byrnes and burial was in the Catholic cemetery north of Monticello. She was born January 5 1839 in Kingston Canada and lived in Jones County 43 years. Survived by six children John Fitzsimons Frank Fitzsimons Stephen Fitzsimons Mrs George Whalen Mrs Reuben Dress Bernard and Edward Fitzsimons.
The Metropolitan Glee club gave an entertaining lyceum program at the Methodist Episcopal church last Tuesday evening. The four artists offered high quality vocal selections and expert trombone performances, with encores for That old song of The Little Church in the Vale. The show was clean wholesome and inspiring and hopes rise for a return engagement in Monticello.
Rev Lewis A Bradford a Methodist minister stationed at Hopkinton has been assigned as a chaplain to the eighty eighth division at Camp Dodge. The Washington dispatch notes he was serving as a student minister at Ames about a month ago and will likely relinquish that work.
George Fink a prosperous farmer about five miles northeast of Mt Vernon died yesterday afternoon when his car overturned while passing another vehicle on the way home from Williamsburg. He was about forty five years old and owned his farm. He attended a sale earlier in the day and was said to be beginning to take life easy.
Hattie Guiles died at home in Boxholm Iowa on October 12. Funeral held in Springville Presbyterian Church with interment at Oakwood Monticello Iowa. Survived by husband Spencer Guiles son Willis father M Foust sisters Ella and Mrs Harry Witham brother John W.
Leona Sprage reports on weekly high school events including visits from Miss Cecil Monty and Miss Wanda Stiehl, a mass meeting for basketball yells, glee club performances, and a double period for senior physics. Also notes seating mishap, junior history discipline, and a napper in English Lit. Miss Margaret Pond wed H S Hoskins in Iowa City. Hoskins a Cedar Rapids traveler. she reared in Monticello and teaches in Cedar Rapids.
The Express notes insufficient progress in Monticello and Lovell township to publish subscriber names or amounts this week. The list will appear in a future issue, as public interest and transparency require disclosure of subscribers.
Charles Podhaski failed the navy physical upon arrival in Des Moines and was accepted for army enlistment. He is undergoing typhoid vaccination in Denver and is expected to be sent to Deming New Mexico soon, per a card to his sister.
W Burrow of Earlville discovered a box of jewelry including rings and stickpins in a barn during cleanup. The items appeared untouched for years and are believed to have been cached by tramps or thieves. Several pieces still bore price marks but no identifying marks on the tags.
Lieut Norman L Landers of Hopkinton wed Miss Mary Jane Smith in Kansas City on September 15. Landers serves at Camp Dodge after training at Ft Snelling. Mrs Landers attends Iowa State University while he toils in war duties. Florence Richardson daughter of N B Richardson Coggan wed Harrison B Wilson of Sidney Ohio yesterday afternoon. The couple will reside in Belmond Iowa where Wilson leads the agricultural department in the public schools.
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