Monticello Express Weekly News Note
The Monticello Express is issued each Thursday under editor and proprietor J W Doxsee.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
4
The Monticello Express is issued each Thursday under editor and proprietor J W Doxsee.
Wyomine correspondence from August 27 reports F H Thomas keeping talking parrots in his drug store and C M Clapp improving his storefront. The piece notes new rural mail routes, a wedding, farm sales, travel to Iowa City, pensions, and local social visits with several named residents and nearby towns.
Claude D. E. Walrod and Mary D. Paul were married at the Presbyterian church in Onslow on August 22 1901 at 730 pm. The ceremony featured a wedding march played by Mrs. Carter and was officiated by Rev Wyatt with Rev McQuown offering prayer. The couple received numerous gifts and were praised as a promising pair.
Mrs. A V Scott is very sick with brain fever in Castle Grove. R Dawson of Monticello visited Monday. Castle Grove residents attend Jones County Fair. Levi Berlin and E E Orcutt sightseeing at the State Fair.
August 27 reports Daley building a barn while Younger pays 68.25 for 3.50 milk. Lee Hannan of Langworthy visits town Monday. Twin boys reportedly born near Fairview at Mr C Hartman’s. Sanford returns from Salt Lake City. Weiss travels to Allentown PA. Mr and Mrs James Bradley Jr visit Decatur County overland to relatives.
County Auditor Barker publishes a table of valuation totals for each district in Jones County Iowa including townships independent districts and corporations used to compute school and municipal levies for 1901. The document lists numerous districts with their assessed values and notes the upcoming district court notices and proceedings.
Ladies of the Congregational church announce a fundraising concert at the church on Tuesday evening September 3. Admission is 25 cents with Rev. T B Balcar Mia Robertson Miss Gibson among performers in a varied program to benefit the organ fund.
Public notice states Ursula Prader deceased with JONES county Iowa district court appointing O Bellastrate as administrator. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated July 20 in Manticelis Iowa. attorney J W Coxsee represents the estate.
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