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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
4
A flood of social notes records visits and residents from Monticello, Anamosa, Manchester, Hopkinton, Dubuque, and Vinton. The Monticello Concert Band performed on First Street. Several families, including the Oaken and Stuhler households, took short trips to nearby towns.
Local residents travel visit and return from Cedar Rapids Dubuque Mason City and Chicago. Military and school updates include Lt Asa Lambert furlough and Maude Arduser Cedar Rapids teaching. A water works leak is located near Monticello bank and a blanket sale runs Sept 18–28 at Hicks and Rick.
Local items cover blanket price lines and sale dates, a military visit by Major Lovell, Miss Pearl Waugh leaving The Express for Fairfield, a Great Lakes band concert in Monticello, poultry feeding guidance, War Board subscription drive updates, peach pits for gas masks, land sale of Juli Husmann and Henry Rittner, wheat flour conservation, the death of Oren Freeman, and a collar sale at Smith's Variety Store.
Anna Maria Schatz died at home in Monticello on September 18 at age 57 years 9 months and 18 days after a rapid decline from an incurable illness. She was born January 5 1861 in Beth Alto Illinois and lived most of her life in Iowa. She leaves husband Carl A Schatz eight children and several siblings. Funeral services are planned for September 21 at the home and Lutheran church with Rev. S Ide officiating.
Clarence Hubbard aged 14 died at his parents home after a four year paralysis following an automobile accident in September 1914. Born April 22 1904 in Monticello he retained mental faculties and read aloud despite his condition. Funeral services were conducted by Rev J I Barr and the family expresses gratitude for the sympathy shown.
Iowa’s government orders an about five thousand strong call to entrain for Camp Dodge starting October 7. Jones county expects around fifty from its ranks though the exempt board has not yet received the apportionment. A tentative Class 1-A list is published with potential changes as district actions proceed.
Special Communication announced for Friday night with work for B A degree. D P Young serves as secretary.
Despite a light turnout at the Cedar county fair's last day, organizers anticipate breaking even. C. N. Patrick reports glasses fitted.
A Jones county Bar Association meeting in Anamosa heard readings of memorial resolutions for Marshall W. Herrick and Noah W. Hutchins. Presiding Judge H M Remley led proceedings with Judges Hilson Dawley Cash Reed and Coxsee endorsing praise of the deceased lawyers. The resolutions were ordered entered on court records.
The Bar Association of Jones County Iowa expresses its appreciation for the life services of Marshall W Herrick lsq former president of the association. He died at his Monticello home after fifty years as a respected lawyer whose conduct and guidance benefited younger attorneys and the profession. The resolution asks the court to spread the tribute upon records as a perpetual memory of an honored lawyer and citizen.
Noah W Hutchings of Jones county died at his Wyoming home. The Bar Association honors his career noting his fidelity to clients and fairness in dealings. He aided Civil War soldiers and widows in pensions. Copies of the resolutions are to be sent to his daughters and filed in county records.
The John McDonald Hospital reports its first year outcomes from opening September 6 1917 to September 5 1918. Admissions 207 births 230 discharges 215 deaths 6 average stay 72 days daily average patients 6.7. Medical 12 surgical obstetrical cases and 18 free care patients. unpaid accounts 526.50. Training school opened September 1 1917 with three year program including Chicago and Minneapolis affiliations.
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