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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1915

Page

2

Wyoming notes and town updates in September

Correspondence from Wyoming on September 14 reports Route No. 3 abandonment tomorrow with new carriers 1 and 2. L A Leek departs for Garrison Iowa after twelve years serving the route. School board struggles with temporary classrooms due to unfinished new building. Marriage announcements for Miss Mable Sage and Vernon Carson and Miss Edna Bender and Frank Garside announced. Local notes cover weather, farm transfers, sales, new buildings, church progress, and community events with many residents visiting nearby towns and fairs.

Wyoming L. A. Leek Garrison Iowa Presbyterian Parsonage DeBest Mable Henry Sage Vernon Carson Center Junction Edna Roy Bender Frank Garside Onslow J. H. Byerly I. A. Lewis Hhis Jackson Township Snell George Fishwild Henry Beichborn C. W. Mallicoat W. G. Wherry Hopkins East Green St John Ricketts Springville Hotel Williams Lillian Griffin Letcher South Dakota W. P. Lamotte Kenyon Minnesota St. Paul R. H. White Davenport Lewis Mrs. Chamberlain D. E. Curtright Dubuque ySbieralny Mra Will Lesch O. C. Mallicoat

Community notices from Center Junction area

September 14 report lists social visits church events and travels including Mrs Andrews hosting the J L club at Mrs Dodge home. Delegates to M E K conference discussed by Rev Phillips and Dr Young with Stingley as alternate. Barn work started for Ben McGuire and many residents took trips to Anamosa Oxford Junction Cedar Rapids and Wyoming. Presbyterian church reopened last Sunday.

Monticello le Clair Dwelle M. E Thomas Abbey James McQueen Center Point Clyde Tilton Harley Whitney Paul Lauser Minnesota Warren Whitney Ellen Hull Missouri L. Rogers George Leclerc Alf Pillard Burg M. I Came Hall F. Augustine Mr. Augustine George Courtney Sim Courtney Young Wyoming Oxford Junction Merle Moses Jim Mead Belle Moncrief Anamosa Will Spohn Mildred Elwood Robert Moncrief Tom Ed Duncan Hearst Evert Stickley Cascade Lester Preston Cedar Rapids Hal Smith Ben McGuire Misella Bailey Amber

Prairieburg Trade Run Headed to Chicago

Seward L. Smith drove a car load of stock to Chicago during the past week departing from Prairieburg.

Prairieburg Seward L. Smith Chicago

Merritt Fined in Liquor Nuisance Case and Related Notes

Merritt paid a 300 dollar fine and costs after pleading guilty to maintaining a nuisance in a raid on a western city house. Roy Sherman, bound over to the grand jury on the same charge, faces potential penitentiary time on a second liquor-law conviction.

Join Merritt Merritt Roy Sherman Grand F. O. Fllison Chambers Gorman Sherman Pat Chesire Anamosa Mike Neville Mercy Hospital Chesire M. F. Hogan Monticello F. A. Hefner Stone City Davia McCain McCarn J. K. Hale Northwestern Good Roads Congress Cedar Rapids James Robert Shaw Olin Scotland District Court

Funeral for Arthur Alexander Held in Clay Township

Funeral services for Arthur Alexander, who died after an accident at a plow in Anamosa, were conducted September 8 1915 at Bethel Presbyterian Church Clay township with Rev Earl Wm Benbow officiating. Alexander born December 26 1882 near Onslow and survived by widow Nellie Hanna and three children. Burial at North Mineral cemetery. Weather report notes 13 week conditions with limited early harvest and rye sowing, clover curing difficulties, and blight affecting potatoes while pastures remain excellent.

Arthur Alexander Anamosa Bethel Presbyterian Church Clay Township Earl Wm. Benbow Onslow Wm. H Amy Alexander Nellie Hanna Bessie Iona Joseph Grace Catharine Alexander North Mineral Iowa and Weather Crop Service

Obituary of Mrs. John Byerly

Laura FE Silsbee born January 28 1863 in Wyoming township Iowa. She married John H Byerly July 1883 and left four children Austin Frank and Ernest and a daughter who died in infancy. Survived by brother George Silsbee two sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral Friday at South Mineral M church with burial in South Mineral cemetery.

John Byerly Laura FE. Silsbee Thomas Susan Silsbee Wyoming Township Iowa John H. Byerly Austin Frank Ernest Earl Wm. Benbow South Mineral M. Church South Mineral Cemetery

Lenox College Opens Year With Strong Enrollment Promise

Lenox college started the new term on Tuesday with enrollment equal to last season as many students are yet to arrive. Dr. W H Ensign filled the chapel a week due to Dr. Guthrie’s absence delivering an uplifting address on Founders Day and Maintainers Day urging ongoing support for the college. The public schools opened with 200 pupils, many classrooms crowded, and local art prizes highlighted from the Monticello fair while district court proceedings began with jury empanelment and numerous probate and guardianship actions underway.

Lenox College W. B. Guthrie W. H. Ensign Chapel Lenox Ensign F. G. Matthiessen Matthiessen Jones County Fair Monticello Huberta Livingston H. Livingston Dorothy Gavin FB. A. Irish Margaret Greer Angela Kehoe L. Main Miss Blanch Miss Cummings Miss Hall Earhart

Peterson Letters on Early Books and Monticello Name

Prof Roy M Peterson notes an 1587 Lactantius in Lyons and discusses Monticello name origins from Ravenna charters. He mentions access to J Pierpont Morgan library first editions including Guttenberg Bible and Cicero de Officiis, and offers to provide a war correspondent if needed.

Roy M. Peterson J. N. Peterson The Express Monticello New York Coxsee Lyons France Germany Acroga Ravenna Italy Bibliotheque Nationale Paris J. Pierpont Morgan

Rouge and rabbit foot cure in a strange prescription

A Medical Journal note describes an odd "prescription" using rouge and a rabbit's foot buried two miles from home. The patient must walk out and back daily to check the items remain, delivering a curious blend of superstition and humor.

Medical Journal

Sioux City Targets Bootleggers and Bawdy House Keepers

The Waterloo Times-Tribune notes Sioux City is again arresting bootleggers and bawdy house keepers. It suggests a quicker method would be to close them down.

Waterloo

William K Palmer Linked to Governor Nomination

The Sioux City Journal identifies William K Palmer of Sioux City as a candy manufacturer. It notes he is a suggested Democratic candidate for governor and speculates the party’s campaign song would be In the Sweet by and by if he secures the nomination.

Mason City Times William K. Palmer Sioux City Journal Sioux City Palmer

Mortgage on a shack crushes a worker's hope in verse

Walt Mason laments the burden of debt as a shack owner takes a mortgage to buy a car. He fears fourteen months of payments will ruin his home and life, comparing debt to hell and preferring a bridge to a hall with mortgage.

Ton Oppenheim Dante Walt Mason

Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint versus Cheaper Options

The note warns against buying low price paints claiming cheaper products require more gallons and more labor. It argues Devoe leads in value, as cheaper paints may increase overall painting costs due to needing more product and time.

Devoe

Stop Such Waste On Your Farm

A farm advice note urges owners to protect valuable machinery from winter storms Sleet and sun to prevent rust and ruin Avoid leaving equipment exposed and uninsured during harsh weather actions and reminders of prudent upkeep on farms

Also Mentioned on This Page

Monticello Express J. W. Doxsee Chas. A. Doxsee Hopkinton Milo P. Smith L.L. Ireland W. N. French Madison Township J. EF. Fisher Rome Township Horton C. A. Lefingwell Oxford Township T. L. Powers State of Iowa L. A. Davis Harry Murphy Homer McCullough Probate Matters Clarence Ruley Et al Anna Wozenelik Eliza J. Munsell John Ruley Louis Blizek Iva Burlingham Thomas Kasper Richard McLaughlin Jeff Smith J. O. Balster Mary Sleeper Fannie Switzer A. W. Brown W. L. Brown Ludwig Schwass August Hartwig Walter P. Ferguson Alvina Ferguson Robert Henderson Robert W. Henderson Cecil W. Hosford George Curtis Christ Quandt Walla Leona Shaffer James Robertson Mary Brown Adam Kramer L. J. Rose John Aiken Schafer United States Alum. Co Cross Bell Vs. Mortensen Suter & Son Stambaugh Monticello Electric Co Barton & Tutt Sigworth & Son Powers Hannava. Hewitt Cruikshank Vs. McCall Co Zeller Et al Jessop Zeller Brown Garn Strong Warner Co Moore Koppess Fagan Frank Furt Dragoo Equity Campbell Holton Co Regalli Et al Remley Niles Radelhaussen Robinson Et al Murfield Yate Agsen Brainard Ralston Anamosa Creamery Co Frey Harrington Washington Novelty Co Sley Orthamyer & Son Va McLaughlin Soper Farragher Hannava Blackmer Wasson Townsend van Ordsdors Huston John Schone Matilda Schone Joseph Rue Marie T. Rue Ada M. Rorah Charles Rorah Hannah Snyder Robert Snyder Sadie Johnson Alfred Johnson O’brien Walters Zubler Va Clark Gearhart Keley Kelly Wood Christie Marfield Sigworth Debner Scheckel Boner Holmes Law Moran Vas Martenson Western Card & Cal. Co Zimmerman Tyler & Downing Hogan Mallicoat Kramer Pender Monroe Barber Accademia Americana Porto Panerago W. Ww Stickford Central Lumber & Coal Co Home of G. P. Rockstad Mgr Horse Hospital George Albery Cedar Street First Street Vic Neill Monticello, Iowa Chester N. Patrick J. J. Hayes
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