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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1919

Page

2

Monticello Express Subscription Details

The Monticello Express lists editors J W Doxsee Chas A Doxsee and Proprietors with a subscription price of 1 75 dollars per year.

J. W. Doxsee Chas, A. Doxsee

Community Sing Draws Crowd in Center Junction

Center Junction notes a large turnout for a community sing with orchestra and special numbers by Inver Moses and others. Next Tuesday features primary-grade performances and a pie social to aid the event. Harvest Home service at Methodist church includes readings and a layman’s representative to the annual conference.

Center Junction Inver Moses Mary Leech Stuart Smith Pumpkin Quartett Ruth Young Ethel Dodge Ellen McDonald Mary Mead Methodist Church Charles City M. KE Onslow Earth Ames State College Paul Arthur Edwin Wilcox Marion Platner Harvey Townsend Cedar Rapids Business W. S. Pangburn Pangburn J. R. McNeilly Jean Joy Wm. Craig Cherokee Co Wm. Alexander Chicago Mrs. Fullerton Percy Dodson Elmer Andrews John Kettleson J. L. Serbousek J. F. Livingstone Will Leech Eileen John Alexander Monticelo Drug Store Ray Hearn T. R. Young Epworth

Weinie roast planned for Young People's Sunday class

Scotch Grove Iowa outlines a weinie roast at Carsons grove next Friday evening and a Sunday school picnic a week later on September 27. The notice mentions visits by Mrs C A Sutherland to Cedar Rapids to see her newborn grandson and various local travel and family updates with several names and places.

Scotch Grove Carson’s Grove C. A. Sutherland Cedar Rapid Robert S. Rummel Charles Henry Carson White Lake South Dakota Chancey Dakota Art Norris Hanick Minnesota Andrew Davidson Monticello John Lange Jr Rev Nash Michigan Asther Do. M. Hanna Mr. May Manchester Harry Kuhns Bert Clark F. W F. A. Royden Edgewood

Castle Grove Teachers Listed By District

Castle Grove dated September 17 reports employed teachers by district. District 1 Mary Delay. District 2 Mary Kehoe. District 3 Miss Hughes. District 4 Florence Calkins. District 6 Viola Stanton. District 6 Inez Hubbard. District 7 Josephine O'Brien. J Noble mentions a Chicago trip.

Castle Grove Mary Delay Mary Kehoe Miss Hughes Florence Calkins Viola Stanton Inez Hubbard Josephine O’brien J. Noble Chicago

Local Social News From Hopkinton and Nearby

Social notes from Hopkinton and surrounding area list visits by Mrs. F M Wheeless and sons Dale Frank Doan Harold Doan and Paul Doan from Hopkinton. Relatives from Crofton Nebraska visit Mrs Henry Bohlken Jr. P Schuster with son Lawrence travels to Dubuque for school. George Lawrence and Hart visit from Colorado. Mrs H S Pierce and Lois visit relatives nearby. Ruth Guthrie visits A J Mitchell home near Cedar Rapids. J J and Ed Lang take cattle to Chicago. Walter Shuster of Chicago visits L C Little. EB Hicks of Monticello on business. Mrs H S Pierce also visits Monticello.

Sand Spring F. M. Wheeless Dale Frank Doan Harold I. M. Doan Paul Hopkinton Pierce August Hygers Crofton Nebraska Henry Bohlken P. Schuster Lawrence Dubuque George Lawrence Hart Colorado

Prairieburg Social Notes Highlight Visits and Health News

T J Smith of McCook Nebraska guests at Abbey home and notes grand encampment in Columbus Ohio. Bernice Walmutt and Edith DeLancey guest at Nora Illinois. Howard Peet recovering after illness. Tom White and Fred Jesse visit Dolan and Seward Smith homes.

Prairieburg T. J. Smith McCook Nebraska Columbus Ohio Mary Abbey Bernice Walmutt Edith DeLancey Nora Illinois Howard Peet Tom White Kansas Dolan Fred Jesse of Coggan Seward Smith

Local Youths Prep for Lyceum Series Canvass

Our boys' baseball team faces Center Junction Friday afternoon. Etta Schmidt missed Monday due to illness. Teachers enjoyed a George French timber picnic last Tuesday. Miss Corbitt visited Fayette. Miss Scroggie attends Cornell. Five Vargason children start school. Miss Brady hosted at Chatterton home. Miss McKune Doumer Brady Corbitt attended Ladies' Guild at Mrs. Bart Walter's. Paul Lynch begins in primary. Brady and Supt. Bailey spent Sunday at home. Students will canvass town to sell season lyceum tickets. price not yet set but under $1.40. Four performances planned. Onslow and vicinity urged to support the lyceum as a permanent feature.

Center Junction Etta Schmidt George French Timber Miss Corbitt Fayette Dorothy Scroggie Cornell Vargason Brady Chatterton Onslow Lyceum

Old Soldier Home Application for R N Hocking

Application has been made to the Soldier's Home at Marshalltown to receive R N Hocking. His mental condition has worsened and friends believe he will be best cared for at the Home. A wedding occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs W P Cramer in Hazel Green township on September 6. Ruth Jacob of Wahmira New York married Peter Hedwin Denure of Union township. Rev W G Rowley officiated. Mr and Mrs Michael Mulvehill celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on September 7. Frank Lux of Monticello went to Austin Minnesota for a brother's illness. William Holub of Castle Grove left for Dubuque to continue studies at Dubuque College.

Marshalltown R. N. Hocking Ruth Jacob Wwhmira New York Peter Hdwin Denure Union Township W. G. Rowely Hopkinton M. E Michael Mulvehill Mulvehill Masonville Frank Lux Monticello Austin Minnesota Wisconsin William Holub Castle Grove Dubuque Dubuque College

The Fateful Hour in a Young Man’s Life

Passage urges 7 p.m. as the decisive hour in a man’s life when he chooses between productive leisure and frivolous recreation. It claims success comes from hard work, improved leisure, and a shift between kinds of work, with most winners using their evenings to advance character and goals.

Victor Murdock

Prices of food in Germany by J H Ahlers

A 1919 letter dated August 15 lists German food prices received by J H Ahlers of Lamotte. Butter listed from 3200 to 500 per pound, meat 1 ah to 160 per pound, bacon ham bread also noted.

H.C. L Germany J. H. Ahlers Lamotte

Orchard Spraying Proves Highly Profitable In Cass Township

A September 15 demonstration at W. W. Gray farm in Cass township showed sprayed apples vastly superior. Sprayed trees yielded far more fruit and higher quality than unsprayed ones, with a net gain around 12.83 dollars per tree after costs.

W. W. Gray Cass Township Agricultural Extension Department Ames Lowa

Executor's Sale of 260 Acre Farm in Clinton County

The executor of John Fitzsimons estate offers for sale a 260 acre farm located about 15 miles east of Monticello in sections 28 24 and 25. Open bids are invited at 2 pm on Saturday September 20 1919 with right to reject any bid. Ten percent of the price due at sale with balance by March 1 1920. Abstracts to show merchantable title. deed to be delivered upon payment and court approval. 103 J W Doxsee Executor.

John Fitzsimons Monticello

Food Preserves and Grape Fudge Recipes and Code Revision Update

A collection of recipes includes Grape Fudge Plum Conserve and Apple Mint Jelly with instructions on fruit preparation and sterilization. The article also notes the nearly completed Revised Code, the printer preparation of 2,500 copies, and commission members J H Trewin J C Mabry and A G Whitney.

Code Revision Commission Thirty-Eighth General ‘Assembly Code Commission J. H. Trewin Cedar Rapids J.C. Mabry Albia A. G. Whitney Des Moines Trewin Mitbry Whitney Iowa Code Supreme Court Reporter

When a mob in Athens Georgia burned a man alive

The New York World notes that thousands watched as a Black man was burned alive after being accused of murder in Athens Georgia a city with a university schools and factories. It asks what ails Americans who spectate in the face of savage violence despite progress and reform.

New York Athens Georgia State University State Normal School State College of Agriculture

Railroad officials kin hold airline passes report

Director General Hines states that 1,590 wives, daughters, sons and relatives of railroad officials receive annual airline passes. He notes some are born to dodge payments.

Minneapolis Journal Hines

Notice of Road Setting Sealed Bids Jones County

Sealed bids will be received by the Jones county Iowa County Auditor until 1 PM September 23 1919 for removing 2640 cubic yards of earth from Station 8 to Station 18 in Section 124 Scotch Grove township. Plans on file in the County Auditor's office. I J Hines County Auditor. 11-2.

Jones County Iowa Scotch Grove Township I. J. Hines

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