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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
7
Davenport visitors mingle with Monticello residents as Hicks & Eilers and Henderson's grocery showcase goods while local folks travel to Anamosa, Perry, and Rock Island. The Ladies Benevolent Union delays a meeting to August 14 while stores advertise fashions, fabrics, and fresh groceries at fair prices.
Local items include visits among residents from Union and Oelwein to Monticello, a note on Hicks & Eilers’ goods, and details of fairs and excursions. Local births, moves, and social visits are recorded along with shop promotions and upcoming events.
Mr. Ervin Reed has gone to Des Moines to join the law firm Mc Vey and McVey. He completed a Des Moines law school program and served in the army, now seeking further office experience before bar admission. He will take the supreme court examination next May.
Work on the Methodist church advances with expected completion in six weeks. Local items include arrests for drunks near the railroad, threats by a Scotch Grove resident, a Davenport excursion train collision with livestock, and plans to install hitching posts in the alley near Rickles mill. Additional notes cover a river trip to St Paul, enlistments for Philippine service, peaches for canning, a home intrusion at Mrs. Dwight Smith's, a funeral for John Rigby, a new shooting gallery by Frank Kluge, and a birthday party for Jennie Matthiessen with attendees listed.
Monticello prepares for the Jones County Fair with large exhibits and races. Organizers pledge no gambling devices, highlight post harvest attractions, and promote hospitality and entertainment for all ages during fair week starting August 7.
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