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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
2
The Monticello Express-J editors W. Doxsee and Chas A. Doxsee publish local notices and details on yearly subscription prices including a line about trees in the period.
The first parent teachers meeting at Center Junction school serves as a reception for teachers with Dr Young and Superintendent Ambler praised attendees. High school elects officers and sophomores host the first social at the Presbyterian church with a seven course banquet and games. Various local movements include church basement work at M Ireland Anamosa and athletic association planning. Many residents visit, travel, or attend events in nearby towns.
In Wyoming on September 26 the Rebekah lodge hosted 27 members from Anamosa. The Anamosa team initiated Miss Jessie Guthrie and Miss Gladys Holub as candidates. A three course luncheon followed. Also noted are movements of members, gatherings at Memorial hall, and various local social events and visits.
In Scotch Grove on September 26 families attended the funeral of the son of Jasper and Mrs Flatton in Savanna Niots after appendicitis. Local building activity includes three new houses by Balster Bros John Lang and Jacob Leese camp. Community members report illnesses baptisms visits and church events with several absences and arrivals across nearby towns and farms.
The report notes the September wedding of Vincent Henneberry and Catherine Fagan at St Peter's Temple Hill officiated by Rev Hehir. It mentions a reception and plans for their housekeeping on the groom's farm and lists multiple local social engagements and visits in the Cascade community.
A series of gatherings and visits are recorded with families from Manchester Dubuque Monticello Delhi and Manly hosting relatives and friends. Notable events include the SM FP club meeting at Abs Sduser’s home and a serious fall incident as Wesley Bryan slipped from a ladder last Wednesday.
Amber AMBRE reports a group including Henry Biles and Ross Lincoln traveling to Clinton on Sunday with Philip Batley and Coleman who missed the train. Numerous local residents visit homes, hospitals, and farms, including Melon Mes Rhue, Mary Shutlin, Mrs. Paul thanken and baby at Mercy hospital, and extended family gatherings at Mike Martin, J. Wessels, and others.
Prairieburg residents share birthday greetings for Mrs. John Drexler and a one year old child. Florence Beckholt returns from a week with relatives in Ogle Grove. C Iowles Moar and William Crosby family visit Crosby's mother in Farmer City. Edith Delancey visits Jack Aldrich family in the country. Dr and Mrs Taylor entertain Sawyer and family from Central City on Sunday. Lee Murphy and Arlington visitors reconnect with old friends. Mable Flockhart visits from Anamosa. the Flockhart family spends a day in Cedar Rapids. Ed Burlingham visits Center Point. Mrs Orphe Lauser is seriously ill. Continuous good health notes and social calls across the region.
Mr and Mrs A Ament have purchased H S stock and will reopen the store for business next Saturday September 23 Mrs Ament is identified with the store and familiar with the stock and trade Miss Lois Soper and Clarence Heyen wed at the Marion parsonage last Thursday with Roland Soper as guest Heyen connected with a Langworthy store Chicken thieves operate in area with several flocks stolen including 300 150 chickens and other losses Jones county approves road contract amid bidding mix with Pleckenstein initial bid rejected and later awarded for 8780 county gravel source and payment terms noted Baby beeves raised by Iowa youths sold at State fair lead in amateur feeders showing 60 percent dressing out
Rex Beresford of the Iowa State College extension service notes farmers pay too little for herd sires, lowering herd performance. Data from 20 years of Chicago beef cattle sales show purebred cattle fetch about three times native prices, enough to cover better sires. Iowa tests found purer boars outperformed scrubs under similar feed, and better sires improved horses dairy cattle and sheep as detailed in a new bulletin from the extension service.
The Monticello Poultry & Protective association lists current members and urges local participation with $1.50 per member. The drive names many supporters and calls for a broad community signup to bolster member benefits.
A Marshall county Iowa study shows 1921 hog costs averaged 7.87 dollars per hundred pounds with feed at 4.94 and total costs ranging from 4.29 to 25.29 per hundred pounds. It calls for cheaper feeds earlier and more pasture to improve margins, predicting better chances to profit in 1922 with higher pork prices.
Sam Gompers boasts that organized labor has on the average a wage cut of only 5 per cent since the armistice. Col. Brook Hart’s imagined partnership of labor and farmer shows the farmer faring much worse.
The annual meeting of the German Mutual Fire Insurance association of Monticello Iowa will be held October 7 1922 at 10 oclock a m at the Wayne Center school house in Wayne township Jones county Iowa All members urged to be present Gerd Harms secretary
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