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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
3
Monticello societies and businesses report visits from Davenport and Marion connections. Local stores advertise low prices on furniture, clothing, lace, dishes, and groceries while residents travel to nearby towns for fairs, picnics, and Harvest Home events. The region notes 607 inmates at Anamosa penitentiary and preparations for Fall and Fair Week activities.
The Anamosa Eureka confirms light snow on August third and a non-fake statement. Mrs J J Errickson and daughter Bessie in Dubuque for ten days. Bessie had cleft palate surgery, second operation now performed. Local notices include fair ads, watchmaker notes, and heating bids for Hopkinton store. A seven year old boy drowned in an uncovered well. Marshal Lee and Will Long recovered the body. Osteopathy office opens in Monticello by Dr W A Gervais August 16, two days weekly. Jones County Fair August 23 to 26 with special attractions and train service, Hopkinton coach on Friday night.
A large haul of stolen goods was found hidden on Jackson Yousse's Richland township farm. His two sons Philip and Samuel were arrested on multiple theft charges, and the father Jackson Yousse faces a receiving and secreting theft charge. The case linked to Cascade town thefts and involved a search with a warrant and a broad spread of recovered items. The youth pleaded guilty to several larceny charges, with fines and bonds issued and appeals planned. The district court and local pig ordinance notices follow in the report.
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