Coxsee Editor and Proprietor Subscription Price
The notice lists J. W. Coxsee as editor and proprietor with a subscription price of 81.75. The item records the newspaper's leadership and rate for readers.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
2
The notice lists J. W. Coxsee as editor and proprietor with a subscription price of 81.75. The item records the newspaper's leadership and rate for readers.
Scorch Groves reports last Friday’s blaze destroying the Sinclair Bros barn, shop, and the Co operative creamery ice house amid gale force winds. Two horses perished along with hay oats and harness. The fire also damaged nearby structures as the town faced wind and water rescues. A separate tragedy involved the recovery of a little girl and boy from a pond, leaving the mother shaken but improving as funeral services were held for the children in North Mineral churchyard.
In Cass on April 4 Ed Flaherty began operation of a new windmill. A sociable was held at G G Ketcham's last Friday evening. W G Condit has recovered from illness and is convalescent. W L and James Ketcham bought manure spreaders. Mrs Matilda Ogden and daughter Mary live in their old town. Mr and Mrs L B Griffin visited Uncle Carso Crane on Thursday. G D Clouse started sowing oats and is often the first to seed in spring. Most residents expect to be busy next week if weather holds. W L Ketcham W A Hale and Fred Brainard attended the West Liberty short horn sale. Ketcham bought one Hale three and Brainard one. the latter purchased at Mt Vernon.
Oliver Shibley and Charley Shaffer visit town for social calls and open air concerts. Union Spy benefit for the cornet band set for April 12 13 14. Col G W Evans receives pension raise from six to eight dollars monthly with back pay about one hundred dollars. A fall from a tree injures B F Scott, who is recovering. Township and town boards of equalization meet to review assessments with some reductions granted. School enrollment reaches 193 with a full entertainment course selling out. Mrs F R Johnson, longtime resident and early Lowan, dies at 75. services held and burial follows next to husband. A fatal skating accident near Nichols results in the drownings of two children aged eleven and five. mother reports missing, finds hat and ice hole confirming tragedy.
P J Coburn returns from Ohio. Mrs Vincent of Belle Plaine visits. Teachers at Wyoming for a week. children enjoy vacation. Blanche and Anna Canty of Center Junction visit Dr and Mrs Scott. Mrs Kyle of Mt Vernon visits. daughter of Rev and Mrs McQuowan. Wm Neelans ill. family concerned. Henderson Bros build new slaughter house and plan a refrigerator for market. Quarterly M E church meetings next weekend with Presiding Elder Gould. Roads good and spring work underway. merchants report strong trade and abundant goods.
Mrs Hannah Grover Ransom, born 1835 in Ellington New York, died March 20 in Onaga Kansas after years of teaching and church work in Iowa. She and husband L G Ransom moved from Jones County to their present home in 1883 and adopted a daughter. Funeral held at home conducted by Rev W C Haire, with interment in Onaga cemetery.
Easter observance at the M I church featured praise and a sermon on the resurrection with infallible proofs from scripture. A large audience attended both services and the Sabbath school program highlighted world missions. Congregational church notes promise sermons on Fellowship and Holiness. For sale notice: Congregational church site and building must be sold for cash at a central railway-adjacent location suitable for hall or warehouse.
Presbyterians report next Sundays sermons on remarkable resurrection results and a slave boy who rose to power. Congregational trustees seek buyers for their old site with a 10000 dollar build cost. Monticello spring meeting draws fifty visitors. Easter music praised at Congregational church with Frank Bingham and Shelley's Resurrection. Church of Christ and M E church announce usual services and an oratorical contest preparations.
A notice announces ongoing Mondays at Monticello for selling sound shipping horses weighing 1100 to 1800 pounds and aged 4 to 16 years. The seller offers cash payments at the highest market price and requests buyers to remember the first sale on January 6 and bring horses each Monday thereafter until further notice.
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