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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
5
Miss Rosamond Wise visits Mrs. C A Wood while Lon's offers many bargains on dress goods and groceries. Nearby notices include illnesses, farm sales, travel to Chicago, and a pending Kline building deal with the Odd Fellows.
Monticello reports include J W Beatty of Cascade visiting on bank business and Private Ohe of the Third Nebraska regiment staying with his brother. Ads promote Hicks Eilers sale, Lon’s eggs and Lon’s oyster offer, and fur coats. The Cascade Courier sale to C Cole of Byron signals partisan press change. Church activities at M E church show growing congregations and scheduled sermons. Local residents travel, attend events, and seek new locations as winter begins.
Ed McNamara, who lives in the timber north of town, tipped his chair too far while in the office of Squire Pond last Tuesday and fell through the window, drawing amusement from onlookers on the street.
J H Dostal and P Peterson of Maquoketa visited Monticello on Tuesday seeking a chance to start a saloon. Dostal has made a second such trip and is said to be a brewer. Local ads tout new items and a dissolution sale at Wills Deutrick with heavy crowds and rock bottom prices.
Mr E B Stevenson spoke in four Monticello churches on Sunday School work noting 4801 children of school age in Jones county not in Sunday schools. J A Nicoll of Wyoming works as county organizer to engage rural districts. Mrs Mary Snowden died at 90 in Cascade after long Jones county service. funeral held at Cascade Baptist Church. Overstock sale offers 200 plus youth coats from five to 18 years at 25 to 35 cents off.
Mrs Catherine Clark widow of Joshua Clark dies after nine months illness at home of Leslie Orcutt in Monticello aged 88. Funeral at 1 pm Saturday with Rev David Street and burial at Moore's schoolhouse cemetery. Funeral details recount her long life, marriages and nine children, four surviving. Railroad rumors affect Monticello with Davenport to Calmar routing, station official denies details. Frank W Sloan elected county attorney in Fillmore Nebraska by 403 votes. his family includes attorney brother Charles H Sloan. Sunday services at Congregational church include benevolent offering for building society and a Bible themed sermon. Classified ad offers farms in Blue Grass region Iowa $25-$40 per acre via S Shoemaker Fontanelle.
The Monticello community debated open saloons amid temperance sermons and a push to enforce prohibitory law. The board of supervisors will review petitions to lift the mulct bar if 65 percent of recent voters sign. Benjamin Beatty, longtime Cascade resident, dies at 74. funeral held at Cascade Baptist Church. Anamosa Journal notes a scarlet fever case but efforts aim to prevent spread.
A temperance mass meeting is announced at the Congregational church Friday night Dec 9 at eight o clock. City pastors will speak against the saloon movement. Citizens of Monticello are urged to attend along with all young peoples societies. A sale notice for Lot No 14 original plat Monticello and dwelling south of Proctor's is included.
The list of cases scheduled for the December term at Anamosa includes Henry Burrough versus Martha Sloan et al Emma J Felton versus G A Kettlesen E Norton et al versus Mandana Miller et al Zeliah Russell versus DE Rummel et al and multiple actions involving John Ernst and various plaintiffs such as Williamson Holmer McCormick Harvesting Co and R Becker & Degen. The docket also notes at least one alcohol permit matter and several property and civil actions involving names like McKeone Adams Switzer and Carter.
The record notes discussions at a school board meeting about funding and finances. Officials consider allocations and potential impacts on programs while seeking board direction and public input.
Transfers show Cd Miner to JJ Merritt across lots 1 and 2 Wale valued at 475. M Grumm to Albert Dorling on land in Monticello sections 36 and 86. Enos Lovell to Geo Lovell with 172 of several lots and adjacent county lands. numerous entries for Ames Ames Riverside Cemetery to various buyers. many notable deeds across Monticello Linn Adair Bremer Butler counties with prices ranging from 500 to 9500 revealing a broad property transfer ledger.
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