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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1897

Page

3

Castle Grove News and Local Notices

Monticello Express reports Castle Grove area updates on April 20 including illnesses and social visits. Weather notes mention a 48 degree drop from Sunday to Monday. Local education moves note spring terms in districts 1 4 and 9 with teachers Minnie Waddick Nellie Young. Diamond Creamery relocates to a site near N Miller. The incubator craze gains traction with several locals starting experiments.

P. F. Church Margaret Noble Mercury R. Shear Mazel Green Lande T. A. King Jr Monticello J. T. Stanhope Dubuque Jan. Brazeton Chas. Howie Castle Grove Monticello Township Diamond Creamery Company M. Moore’s N. Miller’s Minnie Waddick Nellie Young Mary MelLees Black

Local notes from Laneworthy April 22 County weekly updates

Mrs. Geo Hubbard visited her parents last week Rev Bretnall went to the county seat early in the week Mrs Altman vacated the house belonging to John Seven Mesdames Davis and Smith summoned to Epworth Saturday for their mother Mrs Dunning ill John Heyen ill but improving Recent arrivals of goods noted Public reflections urge respect for others note of melancholy days and household chaos depicted amid sympathy request

Laneworthy Geo. Hubbard Rev. Bretnall

Poor Roll of Monticello Doctors Sparks County Notice

The Monticello physicians announce they cannot attend county poor in Monticello and surrounding townships. Trustees will notify the Anamosa doctor for care, as Monticello doctors refuse service without compensation. Jurors drawn for May term. list includes local towns and names. Also a brief note on growth, a French joke, a note on Zanzibar distance, and a railway excursion to Des Moines for a church meeting.

Board of Supervisors Jones County Monticello Anamosa Wilber Scotch Grove Wayne Castle Grove W. A. Overing Anton Matthiessen Mate Rice WW. Hester Cine Inglis W. A. Minick KM. la. Giamonte J. 8. Gipaore J.C. Thomas Remley Louis S. P.G. James Overly Amber -Center Junction J. W. Meek Verte -Anamosa Henry Hanken Monticello Jas, N. Orr Adamosa R. J. Russell District Court Town Bth J. W. Doxsee State OF Iowa Joachim Christens A. D J.B. McQueen Clerk District Court of Jones Co

Downerville Creamery Buttermaker Denies Milk Tester Claim

I J Cressxnperny of Downerville Creamery disputes a claim that he is not a milk tester. He offers to deposit ten dollars in Monticello bank to forfeit if he cannot test sixteen bottles from one jar within one twentieth of one percent variation. He seeks proof or retraction from the unnamed accuser.

Sanpre Monticello I. J. Cressxnperny Downerville Creamery

Living pictures debut at opera house with train chase

An early 20th century invention will appear at the opera house next Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings April 29 and 30 and May 1. It shows moving pictures including an express train at 80 mph McKinley inaugurat ion tub race fires and horse market with admission 10 and 20 cents. Endorsed by clergy and open to all. Also notes a fire at a dry goods store Leonard Loettelholtz losses and insurance coverage.

Opera House McKinley

Monticello Board of Equalization meeting notes

April 19 1897 Monticello board heard sworn statements from residents including Hosford Smith Jorbin Van Meter Sumter Little and others. The resolution raised and lowered personal property merchandise and real estate values and was approved by five members before adjournment.

Board of Equalization Overing Button Bohlken Heisey Schoonover Clark C. W. Hosford R. 2. Smith John Jorbin C. &L. van Meter Dave Sumter C.K. Little Will Long Goldstone Board of Equalizion City of Monticello Bingham VG Bidwell Ae Bidwell Brazelton Vic Case Egger Arnold Krnisse John French Carl Vroneh Lee Lawrence Matthiessen Hugg Matthiessen Bros Prader Snowdon Geo Welch

Excursion to New York City by Nickel Plate Road

Nickel Plate Road offers round trip excursion tickets from Chicago to New York and return for trains leaving April 28 to April 26 inclusive at 824.00. Tickets valid for return passage from New York to Chicago through May 4, 1907. For details contact JL Y Calahan Gen Agent 171 Adams St Chicago.

Chicago New York Nickel Plate J. Y. Calahan Adams Nickel Plate Road J.Y. Calahan Gen’l Adamis St JL Y. Calahan Adams &J Chivago Adams 6T Auditorium Annex Clark and 12Th St. Viaduct

Large Evergreens Cheap at Tow Grove Nursery Sale

The ScoTech Grove Nursery offers large evergreens 8 to 6 feet high at 20 or 85 cents each by wagon load to clear ground. Species include Norway Spruce White Pine and Red Pine suited for windbreaks or ornament. Also selling apple trees in large lots. Heavy fibrous roots and bulky to ship. bring a large wagon or hog rack. Located Scotch Grove Jones Co Iowa. Also offers Chicago to New York round trip rail promo April 23–26 via Nickel Plate Road.

ScoTech Grove Nursery Low Bros, Propr’r Scotch Grove Jones Co Iowa

Hawk Eye Offers Express Subscriptions From Monticello

The Daily Hawk Eye and The Express provide general and local news with 100 correspondents. The publisher announces one year pacts for The Express and The Weekly Hawk Eye at $2.15 cash, payable at the office in Monticello Iowa.

Hawk-Eye Nail and Telegraph Tue Express Tum Express Hawk-Leye

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THE Langworthy Petit Jurors New York Ledger Pierre London Zanzibar Africa Washington Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co Des Moines Baptist Young People’s Union of Town Loomis LoetteHoltz S. Baldwin Juvenus Auf Jos. Torsten Raish Rea Bracks Jacob Bennett Boswell Babe Bebb Morris Cassady Thos Herbert Maury Eroy Danks Esch Bros Haines Gen Varvel Himnes Koll Lightfoot Liddy BS Srs Linnell Marvin A H Estory Miller Mrs . M Petcina J I Peterson J N Quimby Rigby Isaac Ry Radd Rolin Wisubd Tnivag Oa Suhr Soetje Smith Caroline Ens VanMeter Young, Amit Goldstone Bros Overing & Stockwell J. If. Pereira the Board of Equalization Grant New York City W. L. Douglas Brockton Mass Stuhler & Sons Lovell State Bank Goldstone Bros., Propr’s State of Donald O. Sinclair Mervin M. Sinclair Diatutisto Ainuis Elizabeth McIntyre Duncan McIntyre J. C. Bell Lowell State Bank G. McCarthy Auditor of State Elizabeth White J. W. Doxsen Jennie White Alice Beatyy Executrix George L. Lovell N. Holst L. Clark H. Sundhouse W. A. Mirick R. A. Rickless H.A.L. Bigley Hall R. C. Stirton Bidwell KE. G. Hicks A. Rickletts J. W. Coxsee General Assembly R. C. Stirson Guerne L. Levern Cushier America Earth Eastwood & Chase's Apt. E. Tarbox Joocs Seshstes Samter’s Northern Pacific Railway Company Minnesota Red River Valley WM. H. Phipps F. W. Wilsey Hastern Land Agent N.P. Ry St. Paul, Minn Chicago Record Harrisburg J. T. Hatfield Evanston (Ill Citi-Cago Record Madison St Hawkeye Merchant Tailoring Second St Zacher Mercha J Wen & CO Wasningean Burlington Tut Express
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