Monticello Council Proceedings and Local Notices
Monticello Iowa council meets in regular session with Arduser and Schneider presiding. Hicks elected mayor pro tem. ordinance 443 discussed and passed. light and water petitions referred to committee. various local notices include marriages, visits, and a sanitarium transfer. medical ads and consumer notices occupy final items.
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Monticello
Arduser
Schneider
Ferring
Hicks
Rockstad
Hoag
Bohlken
Meyer
Koop
Iowa
General Fund
Navy Service
F Rohn
Frank Matthiessen
Geo Guyan
Central Lbr & Coal Co
Cross Home Co
Albert Meyer
HS Lee
Fred W. Koop
Chris Dinklage
Water Works Fund
Water Works Fund. F D Slauson
Voorhees Coal Co
James B
A R Doxsee
Monticello State Bank
Lowell State Bank
G. W. Eastwood
BH. Hicks
Walnut
First Streets
Sycamore
Third Streets
They Jumped to Conclusions at Maghien Casino
A Paris resident playing baccarat at Maghien Casino drinks a white lozenge mistaken for poison and is carried from the room by attendants after a emetic is forced down his throat. He later explains the lozenge was quinine sulphate. A separate trial ends with a boastful guilty verdict and sharp judge’s rebuke.
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Paris
Maghien
Louis
Trian
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised Gentle Bowel Action
Advertisement portrays law enforcer style language as a metaphor. It claims Dr King’s New Life Pills ease bowel congestion without aggression and promote health with gentle action. Available for 25 cents at O H Soetje’s.
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Dr. King
O. H. Soetje
Mistaken Death Notice Sparks Newspaper Committee
A humorous anecdote recounts a wife insisting a Daily Hoodoo obituary for Mr Biffkins. The husband insists it is a print error as copies show Sunday death. the tale extends to commentary on writers Huxley Lewes Spencer and a witty dinner exchange.
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Huxley
Lewes
Herbert Spencer
George Lewes
Mr. Huxley
Verbal Chiropody In A Congregation
A pastor visits a church member and learns the sprightly daughter’s name. The mother explains the child is Cornelia but nicknamed Elia. The minister notes the name Elia recalls Charles Lamb and quips about it being a painless extraction of a Carn.
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Elia
Mrs. Donley
Charles Lamb
Cornelia
Antelopes Favor Open Country Over Dense Cover
Antelopes choose open terrain and resist timber cover unlike deer. They will run over a pursuer rather than enter brush, keeping to open spaces as a inherent behavior.
Suez Canal Sets Searchlight Requirement
No ship may pass the Suez canal without a specific type of searchlight. If a vessel lacks its own, it must borrow one.
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Suez Canal
Public Auction To Be Held At Cascade Farm
John F. Moore will conduct a public sale at his Cascade area farm four miles west of Cascade and six miles from Monticello. The auction includes 44 head of cattle with 3 fresh cows and 13 coming in, 7 two year old steers, 7 two year old heifers, 4 steer calves and 10 heifer calves, 4 horses, 42 shoats, 30 Chester White sows, 1 300 bushels of corn, 800 bushels of oats, 56 tons of hay, farm implements and household furniture. P. J. Herard to oversee the sale.
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Harry Sanderson
Sandhouse
Monticello
Sand Spring
E. Larbox
John F. Moore
Cascade
Chester White
P. J. Herard
Bank Financial Summary Shows Deposits and Liabilities
The document lists total assets and liabilities including capital stock 155 432 13, deposits subject to check 15 819 58, demand deposits 15 819 58, time deposits 684 507 72, total deposits 855 759 43, surplus fund 100 000 00, other profits after expenses 27 856 17, and total liabilities 1 033 615 60.
Gorgeous Choristers of the King’s Chapel in London
Ten London choristers of the king's private chapel wear state suits costing around 200 each for Sunday and state occasions. Their scarlet foundation with purple bands and gold lace, plus valuable lace ruffles, mark a historic custom at St. James's Palace. Undress suits are replaced every eight months and the choir has counted figures like Sullivan and Lloyd among its alumni. The head boy claims guinea spur money from entering officers, a privilege known to date back to Wellington.
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London
St. James’ Palace
Great Britain
Arthur Sullivan
Edward Lloyd
John Goss
H. J. Hopkins
Duke of Wellington
Harper'’s Weekly
Local Stranger Seeks Chicken Producer in Town
A newcomer enters the village grocery and asks for a chicken raiser. A resident quips about using an ax and jokes about sharpening razors, matching a humorous rural exchange. The judge’s voice adds a light, old-time tone.
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Wallyrand
Milly Teases Jack Wright in Afternoon Encounter
Milly threw herself at Jack Wright this afternoon and declared him a good catch, while Jack reacted with playful disbelief. The scene centers on Milly’s bold behavior and Jack’s lighthearted response.
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Nell
Jack
Milly
Jack Wright
Notice of hearing for estate administered in Iowa court
State of Iowa Jones County clerk certifies notice approved by the court on November 20, 1917. Publication directed in The Monticello Express for three consecutive weeks and in The Daily Record-Herald Chicago with first publication at least 20 days before hearing. Administrator’s attorney Herrick Coxle Rhinehart of Monticello IA.
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District Court
Jones County
Andrew Davidson
H. M. Carpenter
John Heller
Mary Brown
Frederick Brown
George L. Lovell
Tor
Andrina Kiburz
Anamosa
Iowa
H. G. A. Harper
Czark
Lowa
Town
Lena Hein
H. GA
Harper
District Court of
Jones Co
State of
Matthew McMaster
Monticello
A. D
Archibald Kk, McMaster
J. W. Coxsee
Mary Smith
Rose
Bridget
Edward
Thomas Corrigan
Maury Smith
Pat Corrigan
Margaret Corrigan
Baltrasna
Oldcastie
Jones
Mary
State of Iowa
H.G. A. Harper
Lown
Daily Record-Herald
Chicago
Illinois
Herrick, Coxle & Rhinehart
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Rev. H. Bartels
Miss Dirks
H. M. Dirks
Scotch Grove
Longmont
Colorado
Mr. Julfs
John Julfs
Dr. Redmond
Juli Husmann
Ed Heeren
John Robben
Buckenridge
Minnesota
Rachael Basinger
Lena, Illinois
Carrie Clark
Mary Husmann
Anamosa, Canitarium
Margaret
Rena Harms
Milwaukee
A. G. Hanken
Dr. L
Stabler
Undertaker
Man
Neenah
Wis
O. H. Soetje’s
Dr. L. G., Stubbler
Hicks & Ricklefa
J. M. Hofacre
Poland
Delaware
Evers
Clay Township
C. McDaniel
Henry Null
Monticello Produce Co
J. McaAleer
South Dakota
J. A. Voorhees
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Windmills
Leroy Clark
E. A. Kegley
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Mirick
J. C. Balster
China
Plymouth Rock
George Watt
Geo. T. Hedges & Co
German Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company
Wayne Center
Gerd Harrs
Scotch Grove Township
G. J. Hughes
Laws of Town
Monticell
County of
National Bank
Mall Aec Uum
Ehrek
Lee
Gg Jones Country
Weh
M. Carpenter
Wm, Stahler
Richardson Cashier
Wm. Stuhler
H. S. Richardson
Wm Stuhler
H. 8. Richardson
G. H. George
QO. H. Lostie
H. E. Hicks
E, HE. Reed
Burrichter’s
Urygooda Store
Monticella
Towa
Aly Witele
Seivaz Aurel Momence
Alonzo
State
Becaine
Geo. L. Lovell
J. S. Hall
Co. Stirton
Gro. L. Lovell
J. 8. Hall
R. GC. Stirton
RK. C. Stirton
Ik. K
P. ¢. Smith
W, A. Mirick
Barton & Tutt
Peter Meyer
J. E. Bateman
St. James Palace
PU Tata
Chamberlain
C. A. Errickson & CO
KCME
Central Lumber & Coal Company
G. P. Rockstad
Calumet
France
Alume
Peabody Shellbark Coal
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