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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
2
Local newspaper listing shows owners ONTICELLO EXPRESS OW DOXSEE and CHAS A DOXSEE as editors and proprietors with subscription price of 1.76 dollars per year.
Center Junction's September 24 report notes a strong community sing with praise for primary children and a piano solo by Miss Hoover of Baldwin. A spelling contest between nine high school girls and nine local ladies ended with the girls winning, while Salvation Army fundraising runs September 27 to October 4.
On September 16 the M EB Aid Society met with Mrs. Geo Sears Sr for a birthday postcard shower and cheerful gathering. Visitors include Mrs Charles Briggs of Lisbon and Miss Anna Johnson taken ill to Anamosa for surgery. Mrs Sarah Woodyard improves after a sanitarium stay and several residents travel or host relatives across Iowa and South Dakota.
Guests include a woman and her daughter visiting the former's mother. Mrs. Dennison and Mrs. J. A. Smith with daughter Jessie Bristol of Clinton call on friends. Jake Johnson and wife and Fred Excels seek rheumatism treatment. Heasty and wife visit. Chas Scroggie of Des Moines visits his brother Robert Scroggie and family.
Robert Guthrie returns to Sand Spring after a two week trip in the western states. He visited his daughter Ann Guthrie in Deer Lodge Montana, a stenographer for the C M St P Railway. He also called on relatives in Seattle Port land and Issaquat Washington.
Castle Grove mourns? No rejoices as Mr and Mrs Olin R Howie welcome a son born at John McDonald Hospital on Monday. Other items note W P Fleming visiting Cedar Rapids for farm work, A E Laude traveling to Greenfield for his father’s illness, Irvine family visits from Emmetsburg, Steve Petersen leasing the Kehoe farm to RE Hoag, Leonard Howell renting near Sand Spring and moving next spring, Rev H C Irvine attending a Marion Presbytery meeting, Teresa Supple teaching in district No 5, and Irvine and his father visiting Stanley on business.
Prairieburg moves include Howard Peet recovering at home from a severe flu attack. Edith DeLancey and Bernice Walmutt return from Nora Illinois after a week. Deen and Caryl receive treatment in Anamosa. Frank Tschida visits his mother from St Paul and stays awhile. Lauser buys L M Corn residence and moves in next month. Drexler family rents Dr Wilkinson building. DeLancey family visits Cedar Rapids. Mrs Brunaman visits Mrs Yunker. Lauser attends Central City business call.
Unsettled weather forced the Center Junction versus Onslow baseball game to be postponed until Thursday. Carrie Hanson reports several absences and school updates including a sewing machine and science table addition at the study center in Anamosa. Malvern Starry travels to Buffalo for about two weeks.
Irene B. Wheeler presents a collection of green tomato based recipes including pickle, table relish, and mince meat. The method details cutting, salting, brining, cooking, and sealing in sterilized jars, with ingredients such as onions peppers cabbage tomatoes and various spices.
The Jones County Farm Bureau Association proves spraying pays at Wallace Gray farm as sprayed trees heavily fruiting while unsprayed trees bear little fruit and sparse foliage. Visitors are invited to compare sprayed and unsprayed trees during a Cleagure ride to Mr Gray and his orchard. Washington Post quip questions Bill Bryan and a chautauqua yodelera in his wage scale.
Ambrose McDermott sustains a right arm fracture from kick-back while cranking a Ford. J B Aitchison sells his National street residence to Robert Kean of Prairie Creek township who will move to Cascade with his family. Mr Aitchison will live opposite Cascade Mill. Mr and Mrs Nicholas Manternach relocate to Cascade in a new corner home on O Connell avenue and Pontiac street. Miss Constance Hayes, recently returned from Serbia, visited relatives in Cascade. she was decorated for Red Cross service in the Balkans and later aided Serbia with the Balkans relief effort. Changes in Iowa auto law become effective December 1 1919 with fees based on list price weight and capacity for trucks and trailers. new plates issued annually. chauffeurs $2 license dealers $25 plus $15 per dealer plate. The move increases state revenue with an estimated 400 000 cars registered next year and six to seven million dollars in motor vehicle revenue.
Local report notes W A Hogan touring northern Iowa for Omaha Federal Loan Bank appraisals in Eldora Mason City Charles City and Osage by auto. A Salvation Army campaign is planned in Jones county with a 2400 dollar quota. Two Solon men bound over after grand jury found no bill. booze remains at city hall. Gypsy band fleeced locals. Mary Stev and Rosa Stev fined in Casade court.
The Buck Creek church board meeting approved materially increasing the pastor’s pay to 2000 dollars with house, nine members pledging nearly 900 dollars to the amount. Rev. W. A. Odell resigns after a year to pursue studies in Denver. James Haas reports a standout yellow dent corn sample with two large ripe ears on 30 acres. Boy Scout game vs Monticello set for Thursday after school at the Monticello park diamond. Seemingly favorable fall for seed corn prompts readers to select seed now to avoid shortages next spring, citing 1918 as a warning and urging two years’ supply.
Hays says the president is pounding a solid ivory wall as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee clears objections to the peace treaty, marking progress in the tense negotiations.
Sealed proposals due by 8 p m October 6 1919 at Maoticello Iowa city clerk for laying about 1350 feet of 4 inch cast iron water pipe with the city supplying the material on South Cedar from Warwell to 750 feet south and Sherman from Seventh to Dunham information from the mayor’s office C J Northrop City Clerk Arkansas Gazette notes these are ideal days for the man who wants but little here below.
Rural Route No 2 increases from 23.87 to 26.05 miles and the carrier salary rises from 1440 to 1548 dollars annually. Only the southeastern section of the route shows changes. Route description from Monticello details segments and landmarks along the route near Bodher, Belken, and Scotch Grove post office.
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