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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
2
Local items note McNeill's Hardware selling seed corn driers and stainless knives at low prices, plus velvet and felt fashion forecasts from Devlin Millinery. Several residents and visitors are listed, including Mrs. Leo Oswald, Miss Frances Fagan, and the Vernimont and Bateman families, with social calls across Monticello, Cascade, Anamosa, Manchester, and Des Moines.
Mrs. S Gordon of Minneapolis visits her daughter Mrs O E York. Edna Balsiger of Cedar Rapids visits her parents the Balsigers. Miss Bernice Burrichter enrolled at Cedar Falls. Miss Madge Dickey undergoes sinus operation in Cedar Rapids. Various residents travel, shop, and visit family in Monticello area. Doctor E York lists practice and office details.
A long list of social visits and family news from Monticello and surrounding towns includes Ed Franks and family visiting J H Perrine, Mrs Metcalf visiting relatives, Miss Blanche McLaughlin moving to Philadelphia, new births for Mr and Mrs Bartlett and Mr and Mrs Hayes, and ginseng theft near Wheatland. The Lovell Farm Bureau to meet with talks on the state fair and demonstrations planned for next Saturday afternoon.
Andrew Hansen town marshal of Hurstville was arrested Sunday afternoon on a charge of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A Jackson county sheriff searched the car and found half a pint of alleged whisky. Hansen is out on bond. The car, badly wrecked, belonged to a Dubuque garage.
Newton Parrott held a birthday dinner Sunday with guest Edward Templeton of Monticello and couples from Hopkinton Coggon and others. James Ricklefs hosted a dancing party for friends, with decor and games. St John’s Ev Lutheran Ladies’ Aid met with Mrs. H. W. Steege presiding. twenty members attended. Friday Club met at Mrs Charles Northrop’s. program titled In the Bible Lands featured readings on Paul Holy Land and Near East unrest.
Mrs Antonia Hanssen hosted a six thirty dinner for Miss Alice Hubbard bride elect with eight covers and gift presented. The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church met at Mrs Allen Fairbanks country home for business, social hour and refreshments. The Ladies Social Circle of the Methodist church met at Mrs Ed Rice home for readings, social hour and refreshments. Mr and Mrs E G Hicks hosted relatives and friends for a outing to Pictured Rocks and dinner at Maples Inn with thirteen guests. continued afternoon at Hicks home.
Schreiner chapter O E S held its regular meeting in the Masonic Temple with 35 members and several visitors. A social hour followed under the oversight of chairman Mrs Henry Uhr and aides. Visitors included Mrs Ora Jolly Miss Alma Kauffman and others from Monticello Olin Rock Island and TI. A second social hour featured a large bridge party at the Country club with 50 members and guests enjoying nine bridge tables and two domino tables.
Members of the Kensington and Thursday Evening Bridge clubs hosted a farewell party at Monticello Country Club last Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs Nellie d Autremont who is leaving for Creighton Nebraska.
Mrs de Autremont departs after a bridge afternoon and a high score. dinner followed by a decorated table and a gift from two clubs. Mr and Mrs Aebi hosted a two day reunion with family picnics at city park and home lawn. plans to move to Lucius Minehart property. Attendees included Olsen Warren, Elizabeth Aebi, Hans Aebi, Gertrude Aebi, W Shipe, Earl Barry, Mary Aebi, and others from Waverly, San Francisco, St. Paul, Washington, Cedar Rapids, Chicago. Mrs Cramer hosted relatives from Dickinson and Buffalo for a Silverlake picnic with Magie Mae Hance and others from Castle Grove Lovell townships.
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary plan a special meeting Monday night to elect officers for 1931. Fred W. Fort, formerly from Monticello and now a traveling representative for United States Rubber, recalled his boyhood in Monticello and the family moving to Manchester in 1888. Mrs. Laura Koop and her daughter A Bes Reeines Monticello last week for Iowa City to pursue Miss Koop’s studies at the university.
Howard Eppler of Strawberry Point fell from a horse while riding to school on Monday. He struck his head and lost consciousness. X rays showed a brain concussion and a broken rib.
On a highway west of Iowa City last Monday two women Mrs W H Wearing of Houston Texas and Mrs Frank Sinn of Osceola and their year old daughter were rescued from a burning sedan by two internes at the University of Iowa hospital. They were freed before gas line flames caused further harm. The car overturned due to a rear tire blowout. In a separate incident three men robbed the Scheer grocery in Dubuque Institute Saturday night taking 115 dollars and groceries. John Adams and Jacob Roberts were later arrested while the remaining suspect fled with cash and some goods.
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