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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
2
News from Castle Grove September reports a Hopkinton death of Mrs. Earl Gillilan with family condolences. Fred Egger and Miss Lena Ross wed in Monticello and hosted a wedding dance. Local church festival amid rain, storm impacts on telephone lines, and several visits and travels among residents noted.
Wesley Jacobus died in Anamosa on Saturday of heart disease after a brief illness. He was about 70, survived by his widow with no children, formerly a Cass township farmer and later a carpenter in Anamosa. Funeral last Tuesday was led by Rev. Frank Shaffer from Oelwein. Out of town attendees included Mrs. Carris Hullinger, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Meek, Kansas. Will Lake, Edgemont SD. Charles and Orson Lake, Kimball Dakota. Robert Holmes. The column notes court business light after a three month recess, doctors Hogan moving to Monticello, reception by Knights of Columbus for Mrs. Hogan, and Mrs. Hogan’s Guild farewell. Billy Hogan retires from hotel work, possibly seeking sheriff nomination next year. Rev. C L Gould married Dorothy Parsons and Arthur Bergman in Cedar Rapids. New Methodist pastor Lemen praised Shaffer’s popularity. The Moores of Dubuque visited. E K unsettled. Miss Marguerite Ladd of Morrison Illinois visiting E C Stone’s home.
Dr Hejinian of Anamosa attended Mrs Kola who remains seriously ill at the Alf Kula home. Prof H T Crawford will serve as pastor for the M E congregation and Waubeek for the coming year. Services held Sundays at 11. Mrs Vinton leaves for Coggan to live with another daughter in her 83rd year. Kenneth DeLancey to have adenoids removed in Anamosa. Monticello visit by Mr and Mrs Burlingham and Mrs Haffley. M E church repairs include new furnace and shed work. Florence Reid and daughter from Cedar Rapids visited the L and Minehbart home.
Misses Marietta Letze and Maggie McDonald returned from Cedar Rapids and visited through Sunday. Rally Day set for October 3 at Presbyterian church and October 10 at MBE church. Mrs. Scofield’s family hosted visitors from Clinton and Des Moines sent fruit to hospital.
W A Hogan retires as Gillen hotel landlord with Mrs Bedell to run the business. Convicts on J W Conmey farm are building a frame barn for a state rental. Sam Lawrence loses head of steers after lightning strikes a fence. value about 80 dollars per head, uninsured, salvage about 50 dollars. County to buy land from Sylvester Miller on Morley road to improve a dangerous curve. Palermos steamship reaches Genoa with supplies for wounded in hospitals. Miss Helen Shaw thanks Mrs Page for bandages and shirts for sufferers. Knights of Columbus tour Maconic Research Society building and enjoy music. article promotes Catholic Protestant harmony in Anamosa.
The News Letter from the U S department of agriculture warns that white grubs caused greater losses in Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan than in 1912 and will threaten corn timothy potatoes and strawberries in 1918 unless controlled. It urges fall plowing discing crop rotation to avoid corn planting after timothy or small grain and to destroy grubs with chickens, noting beetles will emerge in 1917 and should be deterred with timely action.
A Fallon Nevada tribute recalls Charlea J. Heisey as general manager of Churchill County Creamery and a key figure in local business. He died September 17 after typhoid pneumonia, leaving a legacy of community service and leadership in the Churchill County Fair and Chamber of Commerce.
Advice on choosing breeding boars emphasizes pedigree versus individual merit. Old tested sires offer early maturation, uniformity, and broader sow breeding. Farmers are urged to secure a tried pure bred boar before frost to meet market demands.
A series of deeds records transfers of parcels across Center Junction, Monticello, Anamosa, and nearby townships. Transactions involve numerous individuals and spouses, with sale amounts ranging from $1 to $4,875 and properties including lots, blocks, out lots, and sections in centers such as Rome, Wyoming, Castle Grove, and Washington townships.
Judge Smith will hear motions for today only and assign equity cases for next week. The court continued Western Card & Calendar Co. v Martinsen Hogan v Faragher v al and Pender v Monroe. Shanklin v Glasa dismissed without prejudice. Barber v Thrap settled with costs. Hazel Boner divorces John T Boner on probate docket. will hearing set September 27 after one week notice. Estate of W M Welch real estate sale hearing set September 30 after one week notice. C N Patrick glasses tested by Dr L G Stubler.
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