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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
5
Sunday visits and social calls dominate this town sheet with Miss Franks Miss Carrie Clark and Miss May Scales among those seen visiting friends. Local business notes include Dr. M J McHugh visiting Chicago and Frank Thompson starting at the post office. The Diamond Creamery pays 20 percent for hand separator cream and Iola Portland Cement touted for durable sidewalks.
Miss Mary Gilman of Mason City visits friends in town. Clara Rickles spends Sunday in Anamosa with Mrs. G. L. Schoonover. Mrs. Davis and daughter of Creaco visit the Langs. Rev. Perkins Slocum of Chicago visits his father near Center Junction. Various ads announce bargains at Deatrick's and Central Block store. Attending events include a carnival week, a Wyoming band member in Kehoe, and Epworth league ice cream social at the Methodist church.
Mrs N Maurice and daughter Kate leave for three weeks in Duluth while Laura Weasel returns to Wisner Nebraska. Cement walks are being laid along North Cedar Street near the Buffet, Mat thiessen blacksmith shop and Tice building. A gas lamp exploded at A G Reichart lunchroom but caused no damage. The Cedar Rapids area brands advertise Iola Portland cement and Lawther candies. The farm of the late Henry Seimers is up for sale. 159 acres near the German Lutheran church. Tent meetings begin in Amber led by Captain A R O'Brien and Evangelist Frank Schnoeder. Diamond Creamery buys cream from multiple towns, paying high prices.
The Methodist Episcopal church of Prairieburg starts a branch in the old Evangelical church in Castle Grove with Sunday services every two weeks. Next Sunday Rev. F. S. Bebee of Fairfax Iowa leads the service. Sunday school at 2 and preaching at 3. Open air meetings are planned by Monticello ministers for next Sunday evening from 7 to 7 30 at the Monticello State Bank corner with singing and a gospel talk, followed by union services at the Presbyterian church led by Rev. W. E. Van Buren. The Monticello opera house week offers the Chase Slater Theatre Co. in high class comedies and dramas as the fair week attraction, a lavish, fancy show advertised as what they promise to deliver.
Three rural carriers handled 25 847 pieces in July with route one delivering 17 149 and collecting 805 route two delivering 3 241 and collecting 280 route three delivering 4 077 and collecting 315 Of delivered pieces 15 884 were newspapers and 5 986 circulars.
Weather bureau reports will be shared with two telephone exchanges and public card displays show forecasts for the next 24 hours. The Lachmann-Reech Carnival Company completed a week of clean, orderly shows with praise for town officials and police.
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