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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
2
Labor Day events in Wyoming feature a baseball doubleheader with the fats and Jeans scoring 18 to 13 before Wyoming and Morley played a tight game won by Wyoming 2 to 1. The article lists attendees at the Des Moines state fair and notes local school openings and upcoming events including the Woodman Picnic and various local travels and appointments.
M W Smith traveled to Kansas City Missouri to visit relatives. W Graham and wife visited friends at Postville recently. George Jones and wife are visiting the D A White home.
Castle Grove September 3. Mr and Mrs John O Rourke mourn the death of their two summers old daughter Irene who died suddenly last Thursday morning from eating matches. A physician was called by telephone but she died before arrival. The funeral services were conducted by Rev M S Murphy at the church of the late conception and interment followed in the nearby cemetery.
The annual election re elected all current officers except J Sokan now in California W M Dennison named new director. Key reports a handsome land surplus as stock shipments include hogs cattle. Local events report school opening and M W A celebration plans at Wyoming with regional residents.
On September 3, at four o clock in Robert Livingstone home near Center Junction, Benjamin H. Greene of Schenectady New York and Florence Livingstone were married by Rev W H Isiges. The groom son of George Greene Davenport Iowa he works as an engineer with General Electric in Schenectady. The bride youngest Livingstone daughter a farmer’s daughter formerly a stenographer for J W Coxsee and Hall Manufacturing now with Hall. The ceremony was private due to the bride’s father illness. The couple will reside in Schenectady and are wished well by friends.
In Pratrinburg Prairieburg on September 2 statements show residents attending events and family travel. Notable entries include J Crawford relatives from Marion settling in Prof Bland’s house and schoolhouse duties. J E Minehart C O Rowley R Misher and W Schoonover attending the season closing baseball game in Ugdar Rapids. Mrs Dave Church and children returning to Mobridge after a six week Iowa visit. Additional notes reference teaching appointments Inez Platner and Velma Whitney travel plans to Lenox College Hopkinton. Harry Schoonover visiting Cedar Rapids. Agnes Benson and Bessie Knapp visits. mail messengers Clift Harley Benson. Alma Bebee assisting at central office. R W Baker trip to Cascade.
Cascade area memorials note James I. Anson of Cascade and Los Angeles died after extended illness. Born 1845 in Dubuque, he served in Iowa infantry, fought through Vicksburg and Shiloh, later joining Shermans march, and later worked in Cascade commerce. Survived by wife and daughter, with stepchildren abroad. Interment in Tropico California.
C Bunt completed investigations of Anamosa county offices with Ife of the state commission reporting no fraud or dishonesty found. Hunt and an assistant spent eight weeks costing 550 dollars. county resources total 80 762 47 dollars indicating a healthy treasury. A group of office holders including Sheriff Hogan Auditor Hines Recorder Buyer and Clerk George W Fisher visited Temple for a picnic. Their return trip involved a broken steering gear and a dramatic accident as Billy Hogan leaped clear and the car crashed through a yard fence finally stopping at a tree. An insane asylum inmate from Watertown Illinois was taken to the reformatory awaiting Watertown officials.
A World-Herald report notes a doctor's tongue in cheek remark that kissing has existed since the world began and should continue, framing it as worldly wisdom and plain sense.
A Louisville Courier-Journal note questions the impact of the latest medical fashion on theater. It ponders how a women led cast might influence a musical comedy’s vitality and public appeal.
Pitcher Red Faber, known as the Cascade Boy, has been sold by Des Moines manager Isbell to Charlie Comiskey’s Chicago White Sox. Multiple major league clubs had bid for him, including Washington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati, with scouts watching his twoseason rise from Three I to big league consideration.
John Franks born April 27 1873 Wyoming died in Cedar Rapids hospital on August 25 after ulcers in stomach and bowels. funeral in Wyoming Presbyteri an church with Masonic rites and large attendance. He later lived in Miles and worked in restaurant and mercantile business with Will Rhodes.
A reflection on marriage and gender roles with aphorisms about secrecy in romance. It comments on attention to appearances, male authority, and the idea that love affects judgment while hinting at social anxieties of courtship.
Detroit Free Press notes Chicago hires a 27 year old to oversee morals, but only two young men publicly challenge the standards of morality.
September 1 council session notes present members Arduser Schneider Rocketad Hicks mayor and clerk with Ferring absent. Treasurer reports funds totaling 7598.89, weighhouse 18.40, poll tax 224, clerks 28.50, sewer 25. Ordinance 458 for city claims read, readings dispensed, ordinance passed.
The extension department of the State College at Ames, led by Miss Neal Knowles, offers a second and advanced Home Economics course from September 29 to October 3. The program includes nutrition, vegetables, salads, soups, cakes, practical dietetics, textiles, sanitation, and community work with demonstrations and menu planning.
Tobias Swanson and wife transfer to A Simmons lot 6 block 9 Rome now Olin. J C F Bohm to James Guthrie lot 5 with 16 feet off block 17 Wyoming for 1 000 dollars. Albert B Calkins to Chris Hartman lot 1021 Railroad add Monticello for 475 dollars. Albert B Calkins to Etta Welch west part lot 5 subdiv of section 21-86-3 one acre for 1 dollar. John Thomas and wife to W E Corbinet lot 490 Railroad add Monticello for 1 000 dollars. John Young to H O Young s aw east of center public road see 13 Fairview township 75 acres for 1 dollar.
An old Atchison Globe note reflects on male vanity noting claims of being handy with his fists and "a devil among the girls" in youth.
A Chicago Record-Herald line notes that occasionally a family outing by car on Sunday returns home without incident. The piece underscores a commitment to presenting all facts fairly.
Hicks and Ricklefs advertise dresses coats and suits tailored to individual measurements. Shoppers are invited to order custom garments through the store for a precise fit and personalized styling.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh case. Testimonial from F J Cheney and pledge of financial reliability by National Bank of Commerce Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. 75 cent price. available from druggists. Also promotes Hall's Wumity Pills for constipation.
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