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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1919

Page

7

Monticello area residents visit relatives and travel

A long list of Monticello area residents and visitors are noted across Cedar Rapids Davenport Edgewood Anamosa Dubuque and other towns with trips to relatives and friends. Names include Mr and Mrs F J Kay Emma Behrends Dr Redmond Mrs G B Servoss Clayton Palmer Carl Lothian and many others through the week.

F. J. Kay Cedar Rapids Clayton Palmer Davenport Lavern Bohm Lewis Whiting Joseph Chaulaupka Dubuque V. L. Hanssen

Local social roundup and farewells in Monticello notes

Monticello society items report visitors and departures including Mrs Olmstead Cedar Rapids on visit to her mother Mrs Farrell Misses Florence Sampson Matilda Behrends attend teacher conference in Manchester and many neighbors traveling to Davenport Ottumwa Bristow and Newhall for jobs fairs and schooling.

Florence Sampson Matilda “Behrends Manchester

Local notes on repairs and community events

Burrichter garage near finish with plastering and cement floor to complete. Miss Hannah Aebi leaves for Minneapolis to finish nurse training after two years at Monticello's John McDonald Hospital. Families visit relations in Starks and Scott homes. Lyle McNurlan recovering from WWI wounds. Local visits include Frank Miller buying a Langworthy farm, and church property purchases by St Matthew’s Lutheran. A Delhi man’s Ford stolen and found near Cascade. Primary Sunday school lawn fete planned. Guthrie lecture on league of nations. An incident injures Mrs. Hoult from thrown stones by two girls. Canning factory corn supply described amid high field corn prices. Regular town notes on visitors and resignations.

Hannah Aebi Minneapolis Miss Aebi John McDonald Hospital Monticello

Canning Club Winners and Local News from Oxford Junction

Oxford Junction wins first in the county canning club contest with Monticello in second. Miss Wheeler praises the clubs and hopes for increased exhibit next year. A Mayo Clinic visit accompanies a Hicks family reunion near Richland township, with several local residents traveling by auto. Manchester defeats Monticello 13 to 4 in a baseball game at the Fair. Irvin Bailey, in Camp Merritt, reports his division’s front-line service and high casualty figures. A state agent pursues delinquent automobile license payers in Jones County, with 650 names notified and deadlines looming December 1.

Canning Club Oxford Junction Monticello Miss Wheeler Harry Hicks Alamosa Colorado Howard Hicks Richland Township Rochester Minnesota Mayo Clinic Hicks Frank E. Palmer Eber Vinton Manchester Irvin Bailey John Bailey New York Merritt France Jones County Secretary of State Rhinehart

Monticello Man Killed in Auto Accident

Monticello resident Penn Ladd died in an automobile accident between South Amana and Marengo last Tuesday afternoon. The Ford roadster overturned, pinning him beneath. Aid arrived from two traveling men but he was fatally injured. Ladd, 11 year old daughter Edna, and wife survive. Funeral plans set for Anamosa, with relatives notified and remains moved from Marengo to Anamosa. Ladd worked as a traveling salesman for a Cedar Rapids firm.

Monticello Auto Penn Ladd South Amana Marengo Ladd Rhinehart Anamosa Edna Ladd The International Harvester Co Morley

Local hospital notes and community events in Monticello

Multiple residents and visitors are listed as undergoing or recovering from tonsillectomies and other surgeries at the Monticello area hospital, including Emma Laude Jacob Rieder Henry Wenzlick and others. A Red Cross nurse talk and church services are announced along with a farm for sale offering offers on Saturday September 20.

Fitzimmons Monticello the Express

Rides At Fair Highlight Aeroplane Excitement

A large crowd enjoyed 15 minute rides at 15 dollars each with a Curtis plane piloted by Lt. Obenauer. Len Reichart rode after a rope restraint, while Reiss Stahler urged a loop the loop. A list of riders includes Reichart, Stuhler, Kiburz, Schutz and others from Monticello and surrounding towns.

Len Reichart Len Reiss Stahler the Express Obenauer Cedar Rapids Ha Rice Field Fair Grounds Oakwood Cemetery First Street Hopkinton Scott Milroy Hopkinton Adrian Schutz Monticello Wilbur Smith Springville Jessie Higgins Harold Pfiel Rachael Bright Hopkinton Co A. Burmeister Center Junction Lawrence Pillard Reiss Stuhler John Kiburz QO. B

Monticello Meeting Notes and Local Updates

City council minutes show May or Voorhees presiding with Welch Schneider Rockstad Bell and City Clerk present. Treasurer Hoag reports 8969.43 across city funds and numerous receipts and bills, including taxes, fines, utilities, and labor costs. Remarks note Ed Brazelton’s rural route resignation and the Maurice family’s move to Monticello as schools report overcrowding.

Voorhees Welch Schneider Rockstad Bell Hanssen Hoag Rickless & M Standard Oil Co. Oil H. S. Lee A. Meyer League of Ta, Mun State & c Rube Clark J. Johnson F. Appleby Will Siebles Otto Ottan J. Arduser H. S. Lee Sup't Co. J. Northrop Clerk Monticelto Elec. Co F. Starry Cleaning Wm. Sloan Cleaning Reg Leroy Clark Bert Clark J. Roof Cleaning T. Carson H. 8. Lee Labor F. Jacque Freight Ta, Steel & Iron Co A. Bhrisman Monticello Elec Suter Hook & Ladder Co Cassady Hose Co Hook &Ladder Co Iowa Muscatine C. J. Northrop

County Fair Success Sets Attendance and Revenue Record

The Great Jones County Fair posted a gross of 10 500 with Thursday alone at 6 000 the largest Thursday total in fair history. Ideal weather drew crowds by road and auto with 2 000 inside the park and many more on surrounding roads. Anamosa edged Oxford Junction 9 4 in a lengthy ballgame with Anamosa winning three of four meetings.

Jones County Monticello Fairgrounds Mall-carrier Mattheson Jones County Fair Oxford Junction Anamosa Oxford Oxford Junc Uon

Two Fast Races Dominate Fair Harness Night

At the Anamosa Fair two trotting and pacing events produced cash winners Lola The Great won the 2 27 trot for 2560 while Sable Redlac swept the 2 17 pace across four heats Oliver placed second. Barney Oldfield won the 2 18 trot with three straight heats.

Lola Br. M Fivat Kemp S Sable Redlac Oliver Barney. Oldfield Lottie Alcott Barney Oldfield the Demon Chimes Wood Wlizabeth Albingen B. M . Kemo Lola, the Great Br. M. King Br. G Lillian Pace Billy B. S$ Wate Cenesenses Dr Edline Chg Gentry Gem B. M Sida Posay Boliver

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Ad Manch J. W. Doxsee CHAS A. Doxsee E. G. Burrichter Home News C. BR. Coon’s Jewelry Store Emma Behrends Delhi Dr. Redmond William Greer Marion C. R. Coone Carl Lothian C. G. Thomas Suzia Thomas C. S. Bidwell California G. Russell Stahler Battle Creek Michigan Carrie Cowan Epworth Charles Byers Marguerite Vernimont J. Cash Anamosa Journal Ella Timpe Spirit Lake Fred Matthiessen S. ©. Rorick Oxford Mills D. D. Rorick John Cartano Robert Cartano Anna Becker Lowe J. D. Poppe Alva Zimmerman Emmetsburg D. W. Pursell Shenandoah 3Roffrey Bader R. Coon A. E. Byerly Des Moines Allen Fairbanks Peter Dondelinger White Lake South Dakota Mary and Rachel Leggett Cascade Grace Albery Mrs. Schrader L. G. Stahler Jones County Trust & Savings Bank Alpha Lambert Milwaukee E. E. Gardner Macoma Illinois Daisy Collins Cecil Hosford Elizabeth Aebi Chicago Mrs Rudolph Aebi Eugene Dewitt Marble Rock Elizabeth Hauss Esther Nellie Sullivan W. H. McClintock Capt Henry McClintock William Hubbard E. A. Hubbard Ed Clark Bogard Missouri N. P. Clark Monticello State Bank Chauncey Cook Forest Marsh Emma Young Helen Cora Frost Catharine Young C. R. Coon Charles .Huene Pearl Los Angeles Albert Thielen Bowdle Orlando ‘Rundle Hubbard Bert Hubbard Arthur Cole Kenneth Cole Lisbon Elizabeth Jarrett Julia A. Stevell Scott Marshall of Greeley Ernest Landis Jane Frances Koop Ottumwa Wm. Dows Haskell Marshall Hughes and O Brien W. H. Lambert Cedar Rapids Oil Company First Main Streets Lillian Hogan Business Nelle Wilson Kenwood Park James Wilson Fred Paul Moran Kansas Mr. Paul Onslow Thomas Guyan Colton Christina Pettingell Rock Rapids Martin Guyan Pond Rudolph Aebi Jr Grace Charles Podhaski Bradstreet Roy Carroll B. J. Lightfoot Emil Balsiger United States Army J. H. Milroy Vinton High School Co. W. Case Carry Chapman Pearl Haupt Grace Hall F. EB. Nelsonia Otto Herzman Congregational Church Paul Hoffman Medical Department U. S. Army Jefferson Barracks Winnie Boots North Dakota Alberta Hallauer Mrs. Hallauer Burdena Wenger Marcella Britting Newhall Grace L. Fox Britt Laramie Wyoming Josephine Meyer Holstein Maizie Meyer Henry Knake Grant Hilers John Eugene Margaret Graham Eliza Lane Thomas Pender Ann Guthrie Deer Lodge Montana R. J. Guthrie Portland Arne B. Ogan United States Winfield Rice Mr. Rice Boston Harbor Burrichter Lee McNurlan Lloyd Lyle McNurlan Alfred W. Starks Lyle McNarlan Frank Miller Langworthy Eliza Miller Bascom Belcher Bradley Junction Florida Austin St. Matthews Lutheran Church Walter Kiburz Irma Fagan William Putman Conley Congregational Sunday School Wm. Guthrie College of the City of New York League of Nations Messrs J. T. Lannigan J. 8. Welch J. W. Hoult Hugh Bowen Sheridan George Green Bowen Mitchell Northrop Harry Iselin Mr. Northrop Mr. Iselin Normandy Grace Podhaski Express Mary Dondelinger Anamosa Eureka Edmund Hoffman Gruber Armored Tire Co Hoffman Racine Wisconsin Emma Rickels Harm Rickels Castle Grove Phillip Skelley J. Q. Skelley Sigmund Ide St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Skelley Rock River Josephine Sutherland Gertrude Smith Scotch Grove Sutherland Charles A. Coxsee American Legion Byes Stuhler Hospital Notes Emma Laude T. Beckland Jacob Rieder Central City Harry Eye Wesley Starks Ernest Carpenter Robert Cushman Carl Hausser Henry George Vaulna Wenzlick Joe Hoetscher Florence Hoag Soloman Marugg P. B. Black L. E. Rigby J. Schmidt Presbyterian Church Lena Hauessler Red Cross B. C. Balcar Asia Christian Endeavor Societies Council Proceedings Frank Locher Music House Ed Brazelton Uncle Sam Nicholas Maurice Kate Horse Hospital George Albery North Cedar Street Flist Street Monticello, Iowa Lowell State Bank U.S Federal Reserve Bank Cash and Light Exchange State Superintendent of Banking Monticello Roller Mills C. H. Schipman MAIN Telfair Beery’s Dry Goods
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