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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1918

Page

3

Wyoming notes and visitors mark a busy future

Correspondence from Wyoming Iowa recounts Charles L Heasty of Mayfield Kansas visiting family after 35 years as changes in the region are observed. The piece lists teachers sent to Spencerville Peace Ridge Shimerdas Niles and South Prairie and notes school openings and wage rises. It covers crop conditions and local outings plus deaths and funeral notices and a parade of residents at fairs and gatherings.

Wyoming Charles L. Heasty Mayfield Kansas Scotch Grove Charles Kansas City Ruth Orr Spencerville Alice Ralston Peace Ridge Olive Bender Shimerda’s Edna Heasty Niles Mira Storm Hazel Green Elma Heasty South Madison Valley Baldwin South Prairie Beer Creek East Ridge Cc. C. Dowell Des Moines Iowa Ralph Heasty Congressman Dowell Forrest Deischer 168 U S. Infantry Dillon Atherton John Reggie Morse Wayne Madison Townships Austin Clarence Millard Jackson Ray Heasty Alta Hoffman Churdan Lulu Rockwell City S. S. Hawn Wyomington C. F. Kimball Council Bluffs Lillian Griffin Glad Brook Lewis Dahl East Side Indiana

Center Junction Notes and Local Visits

Ed M. Smith family and Sam C. Smith of Winterset visited relatives in Center Junction with several from Springville and Jackson County. Hazel Pangburn will teach in Mechanicsville after turning down a Red Cross clerical post. Ice cream social by Ladies' Working Band raised about $18. Public school opened for the season.

Center Junction Ed M. Smith Sam C. Smith Winterset Jackson County John McNeilly J. F. Livingstone John Alexander Frank McNeilly Springville Hazel Pangburn Mechanicsville Washington, D. C Red Cross Loyals Myrtle Livingstone Frank Petersen Martin Joseph Leggett McMillan Elk River Minnesota Harry Stingley Donnan Junction J. B. Moses Burmeister Pauline Cedar Rapids Scholeman George Courtney Central City Leo Oscar Miller Kate Maurice Anamosa M. G. Alsever Will Bucher Farley H. Hill B. L. Bergeson Beulah Holm Maquoketa Peter Prahm Marguerite McNeilly de Witt Will Leech Frank Livingstone Tuesaday KE. K. Young Ashland Ohio James Young

Sand Spring social notes and postal change announced

Miss Aloysia McDonough and Miss Minnie McDonough visited in Sand Spring with sister Mrs J P Schuster. The town will no longer have a post office. mail will be delivered from Hopkinton route 2. Many residents visited Dubuque Monticello Manchester and Langworthy for relatives and business trips.

Aloysia McDonough Johstown Pennsylvania Minnie McDonough Dubuque J. P. Schuster Lawrence Schuster John Schuster Clarence Louis Paul F. W. Lawrence Will Robbins Manchester A. Blair Sand Spring Hopkinton John Irene McDonough Louise Gestel Beatrice Staudacher Harrison Appleby Harold Bachelder Springville J. L. Bachelder Dan Ellison Eleanor of Anamosa Henry Eggers Manley Bryan Harold and Herbert Mildred Blair Laurine Schuster Monticello W. B. Guthrie New York R. J. Guthrie Mildred Gearhart Worthington James Gearhart Thelma J. J. Bachelder Langworthy Edith Gestel Jeannette Blair Dorothy Pierce Allen Olmstead Fillmore

Onslow News Briefs and School Openings

Onslow reports include word that Clifford Johnson of Rock Island is wounded and in a French hospital after the team he drove was killed. Local school opened with good attendance. teachers and staff listed with several residents visiting town.

Local Notes on Visits and Travel

Hanna has gone to Clinton to attend business college. Dr Hejinian was called Saturday to see Will Garside whose condition does not improve. Mrs Etta Brown of Cedar Rapids visits her mother Mrs Carrie Mackrill. Rev Wagner of Cedar Rapids preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Tay Smith has returned home after working for the chautauqua people this summer. Miss Inez Jeffries has gone to Nevada Iowa to visit her sister Mrs Mabie Corwin. Dorothy Scroggie and Nina Hanna have gone to Anamosa to attend high school.

L. Bergerson Mary Cronin Clarksville Iowa Lulu Porter Anamosa Marguerite McNeilly Clara Rickless Monticello Orla Meguire Dean Alexander Ruth Nelson Alice Lucile Maggie Norris Errickson Rochester Minnesota Wyoming Harry Manuel F.L Serbousek Donald Sam Thompson C. A. Burmeister Will Leech John Alexander J. R. McNeilly Christian Jndeavor Society Presbyterian Church Henry Steneke Sabina Lid Heneke Maquoketa J. B. Hanken Bybee Kansas City Missouri J. E. Letze Peter Letze Strong George D. McDonald Paul Holm George Guyan Peter Prahm Frank Livingstone Martha Henry Hanken Mary Etta Letze Omaha Cedar Rapids Id Paulsen Will Henrichs S. M. Propst Grace Walters Waterloo George Miller Riceville R. R. Miller Edith Oliver Spooner Clinton Oliver Carl Brown Helen Chicago Brown Jessie Charles Hasler Independence Crang Dubuque James Smith Harry Hall Colorado Mildred Lamey Carroll Jessie Garside Oskaloosa Bess Rowe Amy Jeffries Wil Hanna Hejinian Will Garside Etta Brown Carrie Mackrill Rev. Wagner Tay Smith Inez Jeffries Nevada Mabie Corwin Dorothy Scroggie Nina Hanna

Mariners Return to Arizona Crew Amid Homecomings

Clifford and Harlan Benson of the Marines started Wednesday evening back toward the U S S Arizona with N J Benson joining them to Chicago. A baby girl arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Verner Conklin in Monticello last Wednesday. Various local visits and travel notes follow, including residents traveling to Monticello, Great Lakes training, and weekend trips to Anamosa and Marion.

Prairieburg Clifford Harlan Benson U. S. S. Arizona N. J. Benson Chicago Verner Conklin Monticello HI. T. Crawford O. S. Reed John Sieble Henry Dolan St. Louis C. O. Rowley Charles Zimmer Anamosa My Knapp Ella Kline Marion Adam Flockhart Anamosa

Local News From Anamosa And Surroundings

Miss Sara Schoonover travels to Des Moines for a business course while Miss Blanche Hunter returns to Grand Junction Colorado to teach. Lt Hart Fisher returns on furlough after completing officer training at Camp Dodge and receiving a second lieutenants commission. A Cass township threshing accident involved an oil burning engine at Tom Stimpson’s farm. Florence B Gould marries Frederick W Henke at Rev and Mrs Gould’s home. she is noted for music and teaching in Iowa and will lead the local library in September.

Sara Schoonover Des Moines Blanche Hunter Grand Junction Colorado Cedar Rapids Hart Fisher Camp Dodge Tom Day Cass Township Tom Stimpson C. L. Gould Florence B. Gould Frederick W. Henke Methodist Church Gould Anamosa High School Cornell College Mt. Vernon Cosmopolitan School of Music Chicago Torrens Carroll, Osage Independence Iowa Iowa State University Chicago Symphony Orchestra Reformatory

Cascade Pioneer Items Highlight Local News And Tech Additions

Private Frank Fagan arrives safely overseas as Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fagan celebrate. Lieut. Eugene J. Kean returns home on a ten day furlough after earning his commission. Kingsley and Hamil prepare a cane mill outfit for molasses and the Cascade Pioneer installs a Mergenthaler linotype to modernize the press. The cane crop outlook is strong and new turntables are built for Cascade and Bellevue due to the engine length.

Eugene Fagan Frank Fagan Cascade Bellevue Eugene J. Kean S. T. Kean Kean Kingsley & Hamil Cascade Pioneer

Miss Marjorie Stivers to Work in War Insurance Dept Washington

Miss Marjorie Stivers daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Stivers will leave Saturday for Washington D C to take a position in the War Insurance Department The Harpers in Canada report H G A Harper has returned to Mayo Hospital Rochester for heart related treatment The Olin board of education chose Miss Alta Howson Mt Vernon as new superintendent of schools following resignations She is Cornell College graduate praised for qualifications and appearance

Marjorie Stivers J. C. Stivers Washington, D. C War Insurance Department United States Harpers Canada H. G. A. Harper Mayo Hospital Rochester Board of Education Alta Howson Mt. Vernon Cornell College

Observing Sex in Wartime Florida Circuit

The Florida Times-Union notes that a girl could recall precise eye and hair color of a second lieutenant even after meeting him in dim light, reflecting wartime social dynamics and memory in civilian life.

Florida

Sweeteners flavoring agents and their substitutions

The article lists honey molasses sorghum maple syrup corn syrup and glucose as alternatives to cane and beet sugar. It notes flavor impacts and substitution ratios for recipes especially with fruits like plums and cranberries and explains relative sweetness and masking strategies.

Sugarless Cake and Variants From Arcae Recipes

Recipe fragments list cakes including Jam Cake Maple Syrup Cake and Syrup Cake. Ingredients feature fats eggs flour corn syrup milk baking powder and vanilla with directions to cream fat, beat eggs, fold in syrups, and bake in moderate oven.

Select Seed Corn Campaign Urges Iowa Farmers to Prepare

Governor Harding with Iowa State College and state agencies declares September 15 to 28 as seed corn selection period. Farmers to census farms, select two years supply, and cooperate as a war measure to prevent shortages seen last spring. Jones County urged to contribute to a state wide top effort and share seed fields if needed.

Towa Harding Iowa State College Council of Defense Farm Bureaus State of Iowa Farm Bureau Red Cross Harry Jones County

School Enrollment Opens With Record Attendance

The article notes a snap start to the school term on Monday morning with record attendance. It lists grade level totals from preparatory through high school and reports many new pupils enrolling since Monday. Miss Dayton from Nevada arrived Tuesday to assist in the Junior High, while Miss Nichols from Mitchell, South Dakota, began work this morning to aid Miss Carl in the preparatory grade. Look for a more detailed report next week.

Miss Dayton Nevada Miss Nichols Mitchell South Dakota Carl

Cheer Up and Iowa Labor Call Presses On

Walt Mason optimism contrasts with war strain as Iowa protests a call for 11 350 laborers amid 87 000 Iowa men in military service. Officials warn ongoing shortages cripple state industries and farms while Governor Harding touts high agricultural yields.

Iowa State Commissioner of Labor Harding Allegheny Mountains

Also Mentioned on This Page

Anamnosa Eureka News Olin Recorder News Irene B. Wheeler Sugarle Wheeler Uay Walt Mason Foch George J. Wenzlick W. A. Mirick John G. Schoon McGarvey R Beery’s Store Geo. K. Meyer Patrick’s H. P John Heyen & Son D. J. Dirks Fay George Oak Square Ricklefs & McNeill Food Administration Swift & Company U.S A C. H. Schipman MAIN Monticello, Iowa R. D. Cooley, Auctioneer Lowa DR. A.M. Maurice D. D. S Lovell C. N. Patrick Rickless & McNeill Hardware Store H. M. Remley Jams Remley Remley & Remley Attorneys AT Law Main Street
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