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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
5
Mrs A O Peterson visits Rolfe Iowa and Miss Margaret Rundle visits Cedar Rapids as Devlin millinery announces a fall opening on Saturday September 15. Numerous locals travel for visits and business, including J W Coxsee to Crosby North Dakota and Andrew Kasper to Saskatchewan.
Miss Ruth Kerr visited Victor Iowa spending weekend with her mother. Mr and Mrs Frank Altman of Savannah Illinois returned home after visiting relatives here. Mrs Lucy Patterson returned to Maquoketa after visiting her niece Mrs Clayton Palmer. Rev B T Balcar of Richland township went to Sioux City on business. Miss Anne Stirton entered Coe College Cedar Rapids for her second year. Minnie McLaughlin was called to Ravinia South Dakota by telegram about her father's illness. Mr and Mrs Peter Weber of San Francisco guests of Miller. Weber is brother of Mrs Miller. George Davidson returned home near Sioux City after three weeks with daughter Mrs Bruce Cropp. Rev and Mrs Smits of Berkeley California visited their daughter-in-law Mrs Gladys Smits at John McDonald hospital. Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church plan a chicken pie supper and sale Tuesday Sept 25 in church lecture room. N C Rice new Bell Telephone manager succeeding G Kilinger. Rice formerly at Cedar Rapids. Pauline Newton dislocated elbow while out picnicking. Captain Lafayette W Lovell assigned to 350th Infantry but unattached for now. Six sand-filled flat cars derailed near Arlington. heavy loading blamed. Misses Caroline Hicks and Catherine Perley traveled to Chicago. Perley to Alabama to teach next year. Imogene Hilers to Minneapolis to attend public schools living with father. Mr and Mrs J S Welch to Rochester New York to visit son Lt Cleveland Welch. Welch may join US Army dental unit. Nell Hubbard Samaria Perrine and Margaret McDonald to Cedar Falls for Iowa State Teachers College. George Killinger resigned as local Iowa Telephone manager and plans to move to Saskatoon Canada to farm. has a brother there.
Mr and Mrs A G Hanken traveled to Cedar Rapids to meet Miss Frieda Hanken of Iowa City who will spend a week visiting in Monticello. Miss Hanken attends the nurses training school at the university hospital.
The pastor of the Presbyterian church announces preaching services will be held in the lecture room of the church, both morning and evening, next Sunday. Repairs on the main auditorium have not yet been completed.
C S Bidwell went to Chicago for an operation to remove several broken tooth roots. Earlier a procedure in Iowa City failed to extract the roots.
Mr and Mrs John Willms return to their Wishek North Dakota home after a three months stay with relatives in Monticello. They are joined by their niece Miss Hanna Willms who will spend the winter with them.
Cedar Falls resident Miss Bonnelle Lyon was hosted by Miss Fiana Schneider last week. Lyon previously led the Monticello public schools seventh grade two years ago and is now teaching in the Waterloo public schools.
Miss Helen Hosford accepted a seventh grade teaching post in Ashton Idaho last Friday. She is accompanied by Miss Alice Hanawalt who will lead the Drummond Idaho public schools primary department.
Wyoming was well represented as a procession of automobiles led by a fife and drum corps paraded through First Street. The town delivered the largest delegation to the celebration and Monticello is noted for dependable turnout.
Miss Sarah Adamson daughter of Mr and Mrs Grant Adamson married Clarence Brown son of Charles M Brown last Saturday evening. The ceremony was at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev A P Walton officiating. The couple left for a short wedding trip and will reside on South Cedar Street upon return. Mr Brown works for W L Hanssen.
Mrs J M Scott of Manchester died at her home September 2 after diabetes prevented surgery following a rusty nail infection. William G Hilers, once Monticello resident now in Minneapolis, visited relatives and discussed renewed sight hopes after cataract surgery. Dr A G Hejinian removed a breast cancer from Mrs Herman Harms of Lovell township, then Dr Colin G Thomas removed tonsils from Wilbur Cartano and Mildred Bentley. Winfred Slauson, 30 day furlough from a Lake Erie passenger boat, will join an Atlantic coast liner with wireless duties. A Ger man Lutheran mission feast in Wayne township featured services by Rev Kuhlman and Rev Willms and Rev Melcher with a mission collection. Two inches of rain caused power-line damage and hospital transformer ruin.
The pastor of St Matten's Lutheran church in Monticello announces an illustrated lecture next Sunday at 8 pm on Luther the Hero of the Reformation. The program will be in German as the first in a series. the second lecture will be September 19 in English. The public is invited.
A frost last Monday evening harmed corn on the lowlands and damaged garden vegetables with ice about one eighth of an inch and temperatures reaching 28 degrees. The sweet corn crop escaped injury and the frost is not expected to affect the corn packing industry.
Cascade couple Mr and Mrs Thomas Kingsley received a letter from their son Thomas now in France with a U S artillery division. Dated August 23 the letter says he is in fine health and the commission of sergeant will take effect September 1. Thomas is a Monticello high school graduate who studied at Armour Institute in Chicago before entering the army last April.
Harry Rodman son of Mr and Mrs I M Rodman takes over the Monticello yard from Lee Martin who resigned to serve in the U S army. Martin came to Monticello last February and found success in the post. he and his wife will stay at Wall Lake until his call to service. Rodman previously managed the Plainfield Iowa yard and returns to Monticello after prior employment there.
Lulu Fish DeLancy daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Fish Prairieburg died at home on the 26th alt She was born near Langworthy August 23 1875 taught in rural schools of Jones and Linn counties studied at Cedar Falls later moved with her parents to Anamosa in 1894 married Elmo F DeLancy March 5 1901 two children Eva and Flavel survive husband two children a brother and a sister Funeral services were at the Methodist church Prairieburg conducted by Rev Buell of Coggon.
Scotch Grove Red Cross reports 26 finished hospital shifts packed by the chapter since July 1, totaling 216 garments including 45 pajamas 24 nightingales 120 hospital shirts 24 operating gowns 3 convalescent gowns plus 5 dozen handkerchiefs 1014 dozen napkins and other items. Leaders urge doubling the output in the next two months.
The Farmers' Savings Bank formerly in Robinson has relocated to Ryau. The town of Robinson declined with the Can railroad’s end, and the bank now operates in Ryau.
A large crowd at Monticello gathers for Jones county Dairy Day with Governor William H. Harding delivering a spirited hour long speech. He urges farmer organization, use of county agents, liberty bonds, and dedication to American unity amid wartime challenges.
Clarence Cole son of A A Cole editor of the Olin Recorder was killed in an automobile crash near Waneta Nebraska last Sunday. He left Cedar Rapids September 1 with wife and son to settle on land purchased in Imperial Nebraska. Burial will be in Olin. he is survived by parents two brothers and four sisters. Dr L G Stuhler offers eye tests and glasses.
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