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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
7
Monticello and surrounding towns show a stream of visits and staple shopping. Notables include Miss Ruth Beatty at Monticello high school, Mrs. Adelbert Sandhouse hosting in Cedar Rapids, and many residents traveling to Chicago Dubuque or Colton for visits or work.
A long list of social visits, travels, and local happenings from Monticello and surrounding towns includes Miss Matilda Moore staying with her sister in Cedar Rapids, Miss Anna Nordman vacationing near Monticello, and Miss Sylvia Kratz visiting Oklahoma City. Residents attend church sessions, millinery openings announced, and several trips to Cedar Rapids, Denver, and Chicago mentioned among exchanges of visits and familia events.
Mr Pf W Drury of Porto Rico arrives for a brief visit with sister Mrs Herbert Foster. George Heeren leases his John Gerdes farm. Lawrence Jacobs leases much of it to Gerhard Gerdes. Heeren plans to move to South Dakota. Perrine and Bigley visited Davenport. Bigley caught an eight pound pike. Henry G Wernimont of Little Rock Arkansas visits family. he returns for court business then plans to visit again soon. A state food inspector visited Monticello and warned against selling impure eggs. Meteorologists dispute recent foggy conditions tied to distant forest fires. W C King of Omaha, formerly Monticello, now Republican back Taft after party switch. Homer Hanna buys Crawford farm, 320 acres in Castle Grove township, to take possession March 1. Midshipman Raymond G G Thomas, after visiting his parents, sails to New York Navy Yard then to Portsmouth NH and on to the West Indies aboard the cruiser Paducah.
Monticello endures an ice famine as supplies run low after September heat and scarce dealer stock. Cedar Rapids tax case ends with certificates voided. Anamosa visitors raise Bert Hubbard in a master mason ceremony.
Rural carriers adopt motorcycles when weather allows, with Fred Matthewson already riding across the countryside leaving a four mile dust trail. Ed Braselton orders a new motorcycle amid hopeful anticipation. Several local events cover political campaigning, moves for health and residence, a Milwaukee track incident, a death in Delaware, school fountains’ success, and missionary editor Rev Louis Meyer’s visit.
A new areal fence along Oakwood Cemetery street side nears completion and granite pillar gateways have been set up. The changes enhance the cemetery’s appearance while trustees aim to keep it lawnlike. Rules banning individual lot owner fences or curbing should be strictly enforced.
Grandpa Ileisey aged eighty two collapsed from heat while digging potatoes for Mrs Nelson last Monday. He recovered after medical aid and ate a full dinner before resuming work the next day. Rev Roy Porter, filling an M E pulpit vacancy, will return to theological study after this Sunday’s sermon, having spent last year at Drew Theological Seminary. Mr and Mrs J W Gilroy visited Anamosa last Tuesday.
A Hearst Chicago Examiner representative sold Sun day papers at five cents each while rival Kempf offered none. The Mariners Mutual Insurance of Castle Grove Lawn reports a 50 percent six month gain with no losses. Indictments allege mayor J Z Scroggs and wife for manslaughter over an abortion case in Cedar Rapids with trial set this term. The defense vows vindication as district court proceeds amid suspicions of disreputable doctors in the area.
September items from The Express record Mr and Mrs A I Jackson at Colfax. Sunday School picnic to Delhi. I A R encampment at Columbus. residents moving to Grinnell. property sale in Chickasaw county. Ax ial trot trip to Cedar Rapids. marriage of John Considine and Kate Burke. diphtheria epidemic at Oxford Junction with forty cases and eight deaths. C J Northrop begins day ticket work. wagon accident near Cantle Grove. calf prize awarded at Diamond Creamery. Kaylor house purchase by Dr J E Gilmore in Monticello. republican uniformed marching club formed. county fair gate receipts rise. republican county ticket and delegates listed.
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