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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1881
Page
4
Oia paper is published weekly each Thursday by John Blanchard in Jno O Duer and Co s block listing printer and location.
Jerome Weat pled guilty to the murder of G. W. Yule and was sentenced to eighteen years in prison at Fairview township last fall. The item lists sales ads, church notices, and various local business promotions from Monticello including carpets, coffee, and boots.
Column covers tile and drainage work at John Gibson's factory and local sale items for Ryan's Star Hams and Kettle rendered lard at Gardner Wright's. It notes ticket sales for an oratorical contest at Ed Thompson's drug store and a Towne elocution exhibition. Also reports Burns Lodge officers, plans for a new hall, and remarks on Mrs True's death in Hot Springs. Additional items discuss Rev John Rice sermons, Monticello saloon licensing, and railroad consolidation debates involving Chicago lines.
Bridgeport Conn. firm Schuyler Parsons Landon Co promotes white bronze monuments as a durable alternative to marble and granite. The material blends zinc and pure tin for a granite gray finish that resists chipping and weathering, with cost reportedly lower than naked marble. Bridgeport Art Foundry's W S Barlow notes plans to appoint a local agent for Utica County and future details follow.
Personal notes from Cherokee and nearby towns recount visits by Frank Smith and Hon. John Russell with families, business moves by J A Moody and C A Whiting, and nursery plans by Gurney's Hesperian Nurseries. Monticello High School hosted a packed audience for sixteen contestants in an Opera House program with prizes and critique following.
The article notes meritorious performances by young contestants with Miss Wales winning first prize amid strong displays. Misa Clara Weir, Grant Hicks, and James Davidson are highlighted as favorites, while judges used scores for pronunciation articulation carriage and gesture expression. The same judging rules apply to the State contest.
The council convened for a Board of Equalization session with most members present except Nash and Grassmeyer. Assessments were adjusted: Mrs. C M Bullock monies and credits removed. Brown & Boman stock reduced. Mrs Theo Soctjo dwelling value cut. A Grassmeyer stock halved. E C Holt buildings lowered. B D Paine monies and credits removed. adjourned with 8 Kang Mayor and J R Strum an recorder.
Letter to the editor describes a local city election with two tickets, Temperance and Anti temperance. Temperance wins by three to one amid loud debates and active campaigning by local notables and ladies. Report notes spring floods, sowing, emigration, and continued recovery of the area.
April 12 1881 report from Prargisnune states Miles Camp and wife lost their home three miles east with all contents except limited bedding. Camp injured severely, Julia Camp away at Burg when informed. Mrs Forbes seriously burned by kerosene lamp accident. neighbors aid and local charity expected. The family at Hendersons residence noted. W. W. Wanu reports.
A letter argues tile drainage outperforms open ditches by removing surface moisture and enabling simultaneous plowing of all fields. It claims underdraining deepens soil, improves seedbed, yields larger crops at lower labor costs, and increases farm profitability despite uneven weather and taxes.
The article argues tile drainage improves wet lands doubling or better crop value within one to five years. It cites Missouri Illinois and Scotland as successful examples and notes farmers plan to expand tile use, including road drainage, to dry and tillable land while boosting cattle and dairy efficiency.
The Express offers congratulations on the birth of a daughter to Mrs. W. Tuel and the father. May she be a blessing to her parents and grow up as intelligent as Monticello girls are known to be.
J Sampson of Bloom Lake Iowa advertises a steam sawmill offering complete lumber production turning out a hundred logs to start. He invites log owners to bring logs for sawing and guarantees satisfaction.
A dense advertorial notice extols ayera baran products and remedies such as Spring Blossom and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It touts health benefits for digestion, nausea, headaches, and throat lung troubles, listing multiple vendors like Soutje & Marks, Scuttio & Tiarks, and Wood’s products. The piece weaves testimonials about cures for children’s spasms and bronchitis, with imprecise references to sales in Buffalo and Monticello areas.
The C M and St P Railway announces a full set of coupon tickets to eastern and western points. Weekly tariff changes are advised, with lowest quotes available. Through tickets at Boston to San Francisco reduce travel vexations and costs. Hast route departures at 7:25 a m from here, arriving Chicago by Ky M to connect with Eastern trains. Information available from ticket agent J W Winson.
An advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup to ease a crying teething child. It promises immediate relief, bowel regulation, calmer mothers, and safe pleasant taste, attributed to a long trusted female physician’s endorsement and nationwide sale.
Local lawyers in Anamosa prepare and distribute Abstract Books detailing lands in Jones County. They focus on real estate law and offer specialized services to clients seeking clear titles and land records.
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