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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1880
Page
4
The page promotes J Moirron gold medals and Saleratus for baking, midges of Grovers and Denggisiy selling items wholesale, Coyle the photographer offers fine portraits opposite the Post Office, and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is urged as indispensable. Soll by Soetje Arks in Bingham. Jones County visitor plea and jeweler outreach noted.
Local notices promote Walters Dramatic Troupe at the Opera House next Tuesday and week plays. Julius Goldman sells choice fruit between two hotels with fresh crater stock after September 1. Town reports note Burned Miller house fire with $250 insurance and lamp causes.
A large audience attended Dr. Calkins’s Hygien e lecture at the Opera House Friday night. The talk mixed instruction with humor and suggested publishing the full lecture for public benefit. Local civic notes discuss a county fair, railroad election, and teacher contracts along with editorial debates on church and modern Christianity.
The piece argues for broad free expression for all beliefs while criticizing both Mrs Lake and Mrs Luke for demolitionist rhetoric. It condemns religious fanaticism and the intolerance of unbelief, urging constructive, compassionate discourse on Christian faith and secular critique.
Col Jno O Duer and M Yoran attended the State Convention in Des Moines. Isaac Higby left for Jackson county to be away on business. Mrs G W Garlock remains in Albion Nebraska visiting her ailing mother. Rev David Jenkins and wife arrive home with Jenkins to preach next Sunday. Misses Jane Moulton Alice Gurney return from Minnesota with Flora Canney staying a week. Mrs R M Hicks visits Auburn NY friends. Bob as home guard tries to like it but finds it thin. Bartley Sweeney returns from Cherokee county to attend the Democratic Convention. T N Begar painting in Monticello and May Segur praised as painter painting Reynolds store room. Tom praised as best workman in state and honest. Miss Rosa Arenstein ill in Dubuque recovering to return to Monticello. Mrs W I Walworth and daughter Hattie return from East trip and health improves. Earlier errors corrected about Miss Pink Duer in Omaha and Mrs Norris and daughter misidentified. corrections noted.
In a game played amid drenching rain Monticello defeated Anamosa 26 to 2 on Anamosa’s field. The town reeled in shock with church bells tolled and mournful scenes, while Monticello’s supporters treated the result as expected.
A Monticello tile firm reports another kiln of drain tile finished in six sizes from two and a half to eight inches. Farmers are urged to supply their needs to improve lands and increase returns. Orders are coming in with room for more. Joux Girson, Prop’r, August 2, 1880.
In Monticello local news, Julius Goldman runs a shop known for cigars and fruit paste, but sources indicate the business is closing. Details on location and reason remain unclear.
A reader replies to Mr Condit defending Watertown Insurance Company. He questions the company accounts and asserts auditors' statements claimed higher net surpluses than reality for 1877 and 1878, arguing personal abuse does not prove arguments, and says he accepts the situation.
The C M and St Paul RR offers round trips at one and a fifth rate from Cedar Rapids Oxford Farley Delaware and nearby points to the Jones County Pair with a special Oxford to Monticello train connecting Cedar Rapids trains. Pickets good Saturday the 4th. Secretary S M Yoran urges attendance for a large fair with top stock classes and prizes.
The Democratic Caucus met in Marvin's Hall last Saturday night with leading figures such as C. B. Wales Capt. HH Carpenter M. Noyes F S Dunham F Grassmeyer Geo Stabler S A Burles Judge Stuart Senator Lovell ER P Smith among those conspicuously absent. The piece blames lack of enthusiasm in the party and questions the campaign’s future vitality.
The meeting opened with Ed Nhompson’s speech and a Bourbon Hymn. Monroe chaired to elect eleven delegates to the County Convention and form a Hancock Club with officers including Hunt as secretary and Wales as president. Delegates named: Tryon Wright Welch Lothbank Holston McCannon Merahon Baede Thompson Pit. The crowd, about 40, heard a ribald song and partisan remarks. a secretary wrote names, officers were chosen, and the gathering adjourned without a formal vote on adjournment.
Obituary notices highlight the death of Mrs Sweeney at Castle Grove after a long illness, with funeral Mass at the Catholic Cathedral. Praise is given to Rev Charles V Mather and a memorial of his ministry across multiple circuits. A separate note describes Monticello’s Wm. Proctor hosting an artesian fountain and a lively pond of black bass, fed daily, drawing cheerful observations from the observer.
An old advertisement promotes Palmer's Liver Syrup and Blood Tonic as remedies for liver complaint dyspepsia constipation headaches sleepless nights and rheumatic or skin issues. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and lists Monticulto sellers Boetjie & Tinrks with price two cents per box.
An advertisement touts King’s New Discovery for consumption and throat ailments. It asserts millions of bottles sold and perfect satisfaction, urging readers to call for a free sample or purchase a regular bottle for one dollar.
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