Local notices and business moves in Monticello
The Monticello Express reports town happenings from April 5. Mr Casebeer and Milo Garrison were in town, Fannie Noyes leaves for country housing, sod breaking signals large crops, Win Reade buys land near Main Street, Phil Williams begins ditching with a full crew, Lamey Bros. seek Maquoketa trade, improvements surge in the burnt district, Franks' store plus Stimson Bros. expansions, Miss Josie Rubin leases space to T. H. Lightfoot in furniture ventures, L. Johnson buys the Fadley building for renovations, and east Main Street expects fine new façades.
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Casebeer
Milo Garrison
Wyoming
Fannie Noyes
Arthur
Win
Reade
Main Street
Corporation
Phil Williams
Maquoketa
Franks
Stimson Bros
Josie Rubin
T. H. Lightfoot
Lamey Bros
L. Johnson
Fadley
Local Notes From Scotch Grove and Surrounding Towns
Community updates include J L Prouty’s trip to Greeley, Alex Rice a Marian visitor, Willis Clark’s Clinton business, Attorney Hughes from Cedar Rapids, Olive Hughes resuming Cedar Rapids school duties, Josephine Sutherland starting Riverside school term, A P Moats visiting Cedar Rapids for a ill sister-in-law, Bert Clark’s return to Chicago, J Rice marketing woven wire fences, Minnie Clark’s dressmaking course at Monticello, Fred Royden and son visiting from Greeley and plans to move after buying a drugstore in Edgewood, Miss Jackson a Freedmen schoolteacher to speak at the Presbyterian church about Southern school work.
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Scotch Grove
J. L. Prouty
Greeley
Alex Rice
Willis Clark
Clinton
Attorney Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Olive Hughes
Josephine Sutherland
Riverside
A. P. Moats
Bert Clark
Chicago
J. Rice
Minnie Clark
Monticello
Fred Royden
Royden
Edgewood
Jackson
Presbyterian Church
Southland
Miss Jackson
Local Notes From Castle Grove April Town News
Castle Grove items report April happenings with residents visiting friends from Hopkinton Monticello and Monmouth. Clergy changes include Rev A King moving to Monticello with Rev R A Moffet succeeding him in Manchester. The school board filled three vacancies and listed spring term teachers in nine districts.
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Castle Grover
Chas, Bates
Wayne
M. Byrnes
Castle Grove
H. Je. Deischer
Monticello
Emma Welch
Miss Montague
Center Junction
Mary Davidson
Emma Pfeil
Josie Kehoe
Mary Waddick
Nettie French
Eastern Iowa News Highlights From Clinton To Bellevue
Clinton faces about 188000 dollars in city indebtedness while Linn county hosts a spring teachers institute for about 150. Belle Plaine, a 2500 resident town, lacks water works. Notable deaths include attorney W S Grohe of Clinton at 51 and Linn county pioneer Col Robert Smythe at 88. Anamosa reports a rifle accident injuring twelve year old Edward Leamen’s daughter, and Davenport voters elect most officers by large margins. State figures enlist in military service. Misissippi river hermit and Lena Erwin shooting incidents also appear. Judge Kelso, Bellevue pioneer, linked to Ohio lawyer Thomas Corwin and early lead mining days.
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Linn County
Belle Plaine
Monticello
W. S. Grohe
Clinton
Lyons
Edward Leamen
Davenport
Henry Abley
Sheffield
Anamosa
State University
Lena Erwin
Robert Erwin
Dubuque
Judge Kelso
Bellevue
Iowa
Thomas Corwin
Ohio
John N. Douglass
Illinois Central Railroad
Warden appoints new staff and conducts prison search
The article reports Warden Hunter assuming full control of Anamosa penitentiary and removing items deemed improper, including over $800 from inmates. He announces a full slate of appointments across deputy wardens, clerks, medical staff, matrons, chaplains, engineers, guards, and other positions. Council and city actions follow with equalization, budget items, and school board decisions, detailing salaries, votes, and local notices from Monticello and nearby towns.
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Hunter
Anamosa Penitentiary
C. H. Gurley
Decatur County
G. H. Odell
Delaware County
J. G. Mallory
Benton County
Wm. T. McKay
Polk County
A. M. Waterman
Page County
IE. G. Byers
Buchanan County
T. E. Patterson
Jones Coun
Public notices appoint executrix in two Iowa estates
The district court of Jones county Iowa appoints an administratrix for the estate of Belah B Ryan deceased and urges all claimants to file sworn claims with the court clerk within legally allotted time and for debtors to pay promptly to avoid costs Likewise a Monticello Iowa date notes another estate administrator for Priscilla Rider deceased and calls creditors to file sworn claims and debtors to settle promptly dated in March 24 1898
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Belah B. Ryan
Anamosa
A. D
State of
Priscilla Rider
Monticello
District Court of the
State of Iowa
Carr
Joseph
Moody
Iones County
Charles J. Rider
Haun
M. W. Herricx
District Court of the State
Towit
W. Doxaee
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Mississippi River
New Penitentiary Administration
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Archibald
Jackson County
Fred Sadler
Linn Coun
J. W. Sturdevant
Woodbury County
C. A. Beems
Shelby County
A. F. Loomis
Edward Wilson
O. W. Treman
Edward Leighton
Mitchellton
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Howard County
Albert Miner
Clay County
George Seely
John Barrett
H. R. Markey
Scott County
T. C. Mollet
Board of Equalization Proceedings
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School Board Proceedings
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I Jarman
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Jennie Gilroy
Carrie Hicks
Jessie Voorhees
Jessie Fawcett
Anna Noyes
Sk. Wheelock
Margaret Young
Nettie Sleeper
W B Sloan
Stirton
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Lawrence
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O. E. Gillen
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Murray
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Parrott
Europe
Jacob Jacobson
Proctor’s
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Joan Clark
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Goldstone Bros
Gibson John
Ticks & Wilers
Koop & Hicks
Nipp Lena
Proctor W H
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Rider P
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Raibe
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