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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1898

Page

2

Castle Grove News Roundup Aug 22 Highlights

Cedar Rapids visitors include Mr F C Cramer and Mrs D M Hogan. Families and neighbors travel to Wayne Scotch Grove Monticello and Davenport. Heiken Bros replace windmill tower after storm. Waddick threshes 500 bushels oats at Galligan’s. Republican caucus set Sept 3 at Miller school. BR J Noble windmill struck by lightning. he narrowly avoids injury.

Castle Grove F.C. Cramer Cedar Rapids A. W. Cramer Wayne Scotch Grove Frank Ainsworth Glasco Kansas D. M. Hogan Lizzie Colfax Henry Nedden Nellie Wales Monticello Willis Moore Buffalo Bill Davenport R. Shear Union Township Delaware County Heiken Bros M. A. Waddick Concordia Kan H. George C. J. Nosford BR. J. Noble Noble

Amber Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

August 22 items show Mrs Nihn of Travis visiting sister Mrs Daniel Brady. The Ramsey and Ramsey Jr. family depart for Chicago to visit relatives. A baby girl arrives to Mr and Mrs Jas Kearns. Delos Casteel visitations noted. Mrs Elizabeth Heasty returns to Kansas. Dave Steckel and Irwin Fall mentioned among local households. Barn construction by Jake Schoon. Nettie Merrill of Cerro Gordo visits her Meek parents.

Amber Nihn Travis Daniel Brady J. N. Ramsey J. C. Ramsey Addison Chicago Jas. Kearns Kansas Dave Steckel Decatur County Irwin Fall Jake Schoon Nettie Merrill Cerro Gordo County I. Hf. Meek

Local notes and incidents from Onslow and Waterloo

Mrs. Lyton returns from Waterloo. Mrs. Johnston falls ill but improves. Wm. Garside and W.H. McKean are listed as sick and home respectively. Blakely moves lumber for a new house on Dr Scott’s west lot. Paul family back from Epworth trip. Miss Stimson and John Cameron noted in town. Vandalism alleged as Onslow faces porch thefts and damaged trees. L. Johnston offers goods at cost and seeks buyer for premises in a growing town.

Onsiow Lyton Waterloo C. C. Johnston Wm. Garside W. H. McKean Clayton County W.A.A. Blakely Dr. Scott W.C. Paul Tast Taylor Epworth Spooner Lou Stimson John Cameron Northwest Onslow J. H. Cooksey E. I. Brown L. Johnston

Local News Briefs From Anamosa And Nearby Areas

James Milne and daughters visit from Mon month Indiana. Mr and Mrs John Calahan welcome a baby boy last Saturday. Many attend the Anamosa fair. Mrs Barnhill of Oklahoma visits Mrs C I Applegate today. Born to Mr and Mrs H Wenrich a baby daughter last Tuesday. Large camping party at Dale's Mill. Picnic at Sapple’s Ford enjoyed by many. Sandy Shoemaker visiting this week. Miss Celia Edwards of Epworth visits sister Mrs Emiet Moats. Union meeting of Presbyterian and Methodist begins next Sunday evening led by Mr Harry Davis. Rev Van Buren preaches Monday Wednesday Friday and Rev Dager Tuesday Thursday evenings.

James Milne Monmonth John Calahan Barnhill Oklahoma Applegate H. Mwenrich Dale's Mill Saple’s Ford

Local notes from Cass area include marriages and positions

Aug 23 item from Cass reports Bert Hanna visiting Pipestone. Mrs. Brown of Monticello stayed with sister Mrs. Ketcham. The Preston couple’s youngest daughter wed Mr. Boyer and he will farm next year. James Ketcham plans a carriage house. Mrs. Hile and Mrs. Lake are ill. Warren Dodge of Madison township is named for county supervisor to replace the late John R. Clay. Republicans pledge support. The piece ends with an endorsement for Dodge in Rapier.

Cass Bert Hanna Pipestone Minn Chas. Brown Monticello Mrs. Ketcham Chas Preston Boyer James Ketcham Will Hile Minima Lake Geo. Walt Bxpress Warren Dodge Madison Township John R. Clay Dodge Rapier

Forger Blake Plies Modern Remedy Scam Across Iowa

KE J Blake once cashier of Modern Remedy Co at Kewanee IL swindled banks in Anamosa Maquoketa Monticello and DeWitt IA by posing as O A Premere securing drafts and payments. He stole 260 from his company then total scams reached 849 75 before fleeing. Detectives pursue him across the region.

Maquoketa Encelsior KE. J. Blake Modern Remedy Co Kewanee First National Bank Iowa Modern Remedy Company Hall Blake Premere Anamosa QO. A. Premere Modern Remedy E Company O. A. Premere Remedy Company

Lee promises separate wards and better care for sick troops

Jackson ville dispatch reports Gen. Lee pledging to create disease specific wards and bring in experienced nurses and southern typhoid experts. He plans to move the 1st Wisconsin 50th Iowa and possibly the 9th Trindis to Pablo Beach for a week or two starting Saturday to improve conditions amid about 100 cases per Iowa regiment and fewer in Wisconsin.

Jacksonville Florida Lee Tuwans Wisconsin Iowa 9Th Trindis Pablo Beach 50Th Iowa

Austin's energetic work shocks Riverside readers

Mr. N W Austin once of this city energizes Riverside California and impresses locals with his hustling methods on the new Methodist church. The paper notes the torrid weather and says Contractor Austin, though older, has the project well advanced. Also an ad offers promply priced pigs from three to six weeks old from J B Hapussuer.

N. W. Austin Riverside California New Methodist Church Austin J. B. Hapussuer

Fire destroys Welch barn. incendiary suspected

A barn on John Welch’s premises in the northwest part of town burned completely last Saturday around 9 o'clock. The fire started in the mow and no one was in the loft for days. Mrs. Welch saved a horse and hog, while Welch’s insurance may cover only part of the loss.

John Welch Welch

Accident at Horn Paine store wounds local man

In Eugene Oregon August report a man shot Barney Paine in the hip with a Deauibre rifle after a youth purchased cartridges at Horn and Paine. The bullet lodged but a flesh wound and doctors could not locate it. The incident occurred while the target was being set behind a thin board.

Eugene Oregon Barney Paine B.D. Paine Ws Young Mim Horn & Paine Iris Paine

House and Lot for Sale Monti Cello Area

Lot No. 14 of the original Monti Cello plat with a house on it is for sale south of Proctor's. The ad promotes a bargain by J B Laterie and offers insurance agency services through A Mathiessen for multiple companies. An excursion to Boston via Nickel Plate Road is advertised for Sept 16 to 18 at $19 round trip.

WII State OF Towa Jones County Piper Gord Landbery Gerd Landherr A. D J. A. Hartman Ew Clerk District Court Jones Va W. Coxsee Monticello Proctor J.B. Laterie

Trains From Chicago Offer Round Trip Tickets

Tickets on site for trains leaving Chicago September 1 to 18 inclusive at 19 dollars round trip with return until September 30. Vestibuled sleeping cars to Boston and solid trains to New York. lower rates than rivals. For details, contact J. Calalan, General Agent, 111 Adams St, Chicago. Also notice Miss Appleberry, age 25, daughter of Lucious and Blanche Appleberry, is wanted. Actress.

Chicago Wood Boston New York Calalan Adams St

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