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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1897

Page

3

Local Monticello Notes Spur Busy Social I Omitted Details

The Monticello column lists visits and errands among residents and visitors including Nellie Young in Dubuque, Belle Devlin in Dubuque, Nellie McGregor of Marengo, Miss May Clute of Marengo, and Miss Jervis of Vinton. Shoppers are urged to see new fall dress goods at Wills Deutrick's and new shoes at the store, with several mentions of Har r y Ludwick and Mrs. Curtiss. Details include shortages and prices on corsets, ladies wear, and jars at Lon's, plus various regional visits and outings.

Local notices and shop updates from Monticello

Miss Lillie Rundle returns from Marion toMonticello millinery work. richland child ill with cholera infantum. new carpets linoleum and floor cloth sold. purchases from Wills Eilers. friends visitations to Dubuque Davenport and Davenport trips by Miss Carter Hicks Deitrick advertising yarns and discounts Goldstone Bros summer clothing sale. shipman voyage to Davenport. golden wedding invitations issued. local church and civic notes. public sales and beers transported from Cascade. births and prosperity notes.

Local Notes and Visits in Monticello Area

Mrs F L Northrop and son Earl visit Chas Northrop’s home in Marion. Rev Geo Rettig heads to Fort Wayne Indiana to visit a brother. Congregational Sabbath school enjoys a Maquoketa river picnic. Mrs Eastwood’s family mourns father’s death in Franklin Grove Illinois. Flo Babcock of Anamosa visits W F Rohn. C H Peters of Sterling Illinois visiting Monticello. Peters later works as a clerk there. Five month old child of Mr and Mrs Frank Matson dies. funeral by Rev Hartsough. August Siebels of Wayne township recovering eyesight after injury. Clara Koop returns from Dubuque with catarrh relief. Edith Curtis hosts visitors Belle Boyd and Louise Prendergrast. Electric lights briefly off due to water wheel clog and flume drainage. Iowa Telephone Co to face opposition as Bishop Telephone Co secures poles in town. Scotch Grove Presbyterian ladies plan supper Aug 18. I S Richardson and wife occupy Major Farwell residence during absence. Mrs Richardson arrives. Jake Carmichael injures foot on rusty nail at Lang’s mill. no serious damage. Lon Jennings quips about Klondike gold plan. Merchants agree to clean First Street Mondays. street crew will haul debris. Jennie Bardwell visits with Nellie Drury. Stockwell also visiting. Chas Marvin and son visit family. Marvin moving to Seattle. Sam VanVleet returns from California. buys 80 acres near Santiago. plans to move this fall.

Cascade Fair Promises Returns of Amusements and Races

Mr Isaac Sears of Davenport and wife enjoy the area while Cascade readies the Jones County Fair. Prof Dennis plans daily balconists shows along with Fitch Peron racing events and daily baseball. Cascade, July–August, hosts religious talks, a community picnic, and updates to fair grounds. Obituaries note Uncle Tim Stivers and longtime resident Israel Fisher. Business Men's association reelects officers and supports public improvement. An accident injures W D Boswell. traveling livery driver injuries amid a pole mishap.

W. P. Dennis Fitch & Peron Bros

Fire destroys separator and straw stacker at Zoller outfit

A fire on the Johnson farm near Hopkinton consumed the separator and straw stacker owned by W. H. Zoller of Sand Spring. The origin is unknown though suspected arson. The nearly new machines, guarded for trouble but left unattended briefly, were irretrievably burned.

W. HL. Zoller Sand Spring Johnson Farm Hopkinton

Township caucus selects delegates for county convention

Last Saturday the township caucus elected 18 delegates and named G Hicks as chairman and Louis Gardner as secretary for the county convention to be held at Center Junction. A list of delegates includes A Matthiessen Chin W A Overing R M Hicks O R Ricker LC Rice W G Eilers and others. The county clerk auditory and recorder have drawn a petit jury for September term with members listed from Monticello Anamosa Olin Onslow and surrounding areas. City council met with normal approvals and sidewalk and building petitions handled. July payroll approved and bills allowed. A ten room house is for sale by K Hicks.

Center Junction G. Hicks Louis Gardner Anamosa Ees Rettig Monticello Lee Sloop Stade Linead Atmos Ss WEI Wharely Olin Roriek Oxtond Junction Chas Mallicout Stace Onslow J Peteina Geo McQuillen, Terre Cosciag Will Morse Woo Wyoming DW Gilmor Ming Olin Port Kerr Anamosa Robt White Er Junction Argond Sealed Grove W. McAleer Ae W Olin I McBride Langworthy Dunflips HH. Leach M. Kelly Boots Kimer Bowers Vast Lonter Junction Clay Mills Morley Amos W.D. Yale Diaby Onslow Rank GTM AD Almohe J.P. Millson Martelle Clarence Overing Bohlken Heisey Button Clark Schoonover Weighminster Abel COWIS Savon Teeeereensaensenvenes

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the Express J. W. Doxsee Bidwell C. S. Bidwell Home News Star Clothing House Nellie Young Will Dubuque P. O. Babcock of Belle Devlin Wills & Deutrick’s Wm. Allen, Sr Nellie McGregor Marengo, Towa Bishop and Family Hicks & Eilers Mrs Harry Ludwick Laurens, Iowa Mrs. M. Fuller F. A. Hefner Mr. Hefner Delaware J. S. Houser Clifford Niles Fred Sarles C. L. VanMeter Gtt Messrs J. H. Ellwanger Byron Lucas Cascade Henderson’s E. G. Hicks Cedar Rapids F. A. Coyle O. S. Thompson Marion Wills &Doutrick’s Thos. Hamilton W. A. McLaughlin Clay Mills Misses Daley St. Paul Minnesota D. H. Liddy City Lon Jennings Miss Jervis Vinton Cora Sandhouse Anna Haeussler B. D. Tracussler Tripp, 8. D J. 8. Hall Sumter Grand Street Norman Smith R. B. Nixon Minneapolis Geo. L. Lovell Adair County Lon’s. Lon’s May Clute Marengo, Illinois David Sumter M. J. Gallagher Laura Des Moines Henderson Miss" Lillie Rundle Mari Ion Ed. Zumbach Richland, Township W. G. Eilers Fred Davenport Birdie Pansy Carter Hicks & Filers Koop & Hicks’ Shoe Store Mrs. Ellis Tabor Iowa Mr. Ellis Hoskens Neves J. A. Voorhees and Louise Prendergast Webster 8. D W. W. Hartsough U. B. Parsonage Martha Rhineford Della Arduser Goldstone Bros Belle Andrews Lou Krouse Onslow J. M. Sleeper C. H. Shipman Geo. Davis That City J. F. Podhaski Grace E. N. Howard Clinton Grand Lodge The K. of P. Order Wills & Deatrick’s F. M. Hicks Chas. Winner Hans Kittlets Minnie Heisey Nellie Haeussler Central City Curtiss A. W. Steiner Sweesy Florence Rankin Galesburg Lawrence Schoonover Jean Atkinson Bertha Bird Arthur Atkinson Hicks & Evens John Sutherland Seatch Grove Township Wills & Deitrick Bert Hubbard F. L. Northrop Earl Chas. Northrop Geo. Rettig Fort Wayne Indiana Congregational Sabbath School Maquoketa River Robert Shane G. W. Eastwood Franklin Grove Illinois Flo Babcock W. F. Rohn W. F. Buxton Wheatland C. H. Peters Sterling, Ilinois Herman Peters Peters Sterling Frank Matson Rev Hartsough U. B. Church August Siebels Wayne Township Clara Koop Edith Curtis Belle Boyd Greene Town Louise Prendergrast Iowa Telephone Co Bishop Telephone Co Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church I. 8. Richardson Jake Carmichael Lang’s Mill Alaska Tam United States First Street Jennie Bardwell Bardwell Marion Sentinel Nellie Drury Miss Drury Miss Stockwell Oxford Junction Drury Home Chas. Marvin A. M. Marvin Mary Sam Vanfleet California Vanfleet Santiago Isaac Sears Fred B. Magee D., F. Magee Glendive Montana Magee Marshalltown Alfred FE. Street China Seatch Grove Presbyterian Church of the Fair Association Jones County Fair Woral Hall Epworth League Sand Springs Cascade Leagues MEF Tim Stivers Jones County Mr. Stivers Rome Township UK Business Men’s Association W. D. Boswell M. McLaughlin Mr. McLaughlin Israel Fisher Fisher Buffalo Fairview Township German Lutheran Synod of Iowa German Lutheran Church of Castle Grove TL. Christ Independence D. Dietz St. Donatus Fritschel D. D GH. Fuehyr St. Sebald J. Hueter Massbach A. HH. Luts ST. Luz J. Mall Earlville G. C. Mardorf St. Melchert Ryan J. Moehl Lost Nation M. D. Beck Spragueville C. P. Henderson Geo. Wilkens Wm. Rohn Toronto E.G. Hicks Geo. Curtis, Jr Lewis Tang J. H. Bacher Chas. Scroggie W. J. Coughlan Henry Bohlken Township Caucus A. Matthiessen Chin W. A. Overing R.M. Hicks O. R. Ricker LC. Rice W.G. Eilers M. OW. Derrick Mi. A. Hubbard KG. Hicks J. J. Graves J. J. White Gee GW. Curtis D. IP. Smith King George Petit Jurors Council Proceedings Sarried Arried Palmer Et al Third Street Chestnut Sycamore Street Hall Button, Clark, Heisey, Schoonover Bohlken, Nays J. Perera Ford Sale K. i. Hicks Ree Wese Wills & Doutrick’s Wills & Doutrick C. H. Schipman Saura Sick Monrice Towa Aragust Amel Chicago Kureks Ropr Pier Geo. Leake Sairi B. Kollum Scar H. Soetie Sherwin-Williams Selby & Co
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