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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
2
Daily Edition price and subscription terms for mail delivery. Weekly Edition schedule and advance yearly rate. Post office in Monroe handles second class matter. Telephone numbers provided for contact.
The Richardson Tailor System and Garment Cutting School reports strong enrollment as it operates the Wisconsin state office in Monroe. Students learn drafting cutting fitting basting sewing stitching and pressing with individual instruction and no fixed class pace. A branch will soon open at Brodhead while the Monroe main school continues.
Dixon merchants weigh a plan to curb mail order trade by boycotting locals who buy from out of town houses. They would watch depots, list recipients, and share names with all local merchants to deny favors to those who patronize mail order firms.
List of names including Mrs. Mary Beach Henry Feller John Mellenberger Frank W May Wendelin Schneider and farmer Bessie taver along with A Errter P M as likely recipients in the period mail encouraged to claim.
Tom Bucher transfers parcel sec 32 Cadiz to Frank L Kiel for 200 dollars. Jonathan Ruff sells one seventh part of tract sec 15 Exeter for 958 dollars and 91 cents.
Cordwood and stove wood of all kinds offered for sale by W B Shafer. Contact via phone 232.
A violent electrical storm north and east of Monroe brought hail as large as hens eggs, uprooted trees, damaged barns, and struck homes. Lightning killed livestock, damaged roofs, and knocked out power and telephones. A brief tornado tore through fields near Thomas Beach farm, moving barns and overturning structures as rain washed fields and flattened hay crops. Local homes in Schultz Siding Juda and Clarno reported window and chimney damage.
Rain torrents prevented Co. H from reaching Grandview for the night and there was no morning bombardment or usual shooting by enthusiasts welcoming the national holiday.
Wm Baily of Adams township plans a 32 by 60 foot barn with masonry by S E Kesler of Monroe. A lightning strike killed a horse belonging to Fred Blumer and damaged property. Mt Pleasant Mutual Insurance pays 175 dollars. Ed and Edna Blumer welcome a son born Sunday. A barn on the Hulburt farm burned after a lightning strike. Carl Searles lost a horse in the blaze. Will Stauffacher killed a rattlesnake on John Elmer’s farm, noting snakes are rare in Green county. C Bently and family prepare to move to Madison, buying a new seven room home and staying with Bontly Bros. Laves Wallom moves Illinois Central crews to Monroe for a spur to a milk plant. prior Monticello work followed the tunnel landslide. The road bed on the Madison division is being improved with many carloads of cinders.
George E. Thorp, county treasurer, files with the county clerk his second quarterly statement detailing receipts and expenditures for April May and June. The report itemizes the county’s cash on hand balances and disbursements across departments.
Property owners planning cement sidewalks must build walks at least five feet wide. Issued by the Committee on Streets and Sidewalks dated June 20, 1907.
Parties owing Bennett and Rust dental firm are urged to call and pay the accounts promptly to settle the business. C. W. Bennett.
The store promotes a June sale with 20 off? 1-5 discounts across woolen dress goods colored summer wash ready to wear garments and dress patterns. It invites comparisons with other dealers and promises value in dry goods and carpet departments as well as deeply discounted yard prices for dress fabrics and patterns.
Advertisement notes a 20 percent discount on ready-to-wear garments including coats jackets tailored shirts waist suits jumpers and white wash skirts. Also promotes 100 black broadcloth jackets in pon style with satin hand trimming offered at 150 each, regular price.
Auction catalog style listing offers 550 striped oriental couch covers in extra heavy quality 50 inch by 3 yard sizes with fringed borders and six styles. each priced at 98 cents. Also Nottingham lace curtains 34 yards long, 54 to 60 inch wide, copies of classic European designs, offered at 1.98 per pair.
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