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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1895
Page
4
Hicks Eilers advertises, Anamosa plans football, Miss Grace Smith visits home for Thanksgiving. Residents report visitors from Chicago Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Center Junction while stores cheer low prices and new goods. Feathers shortage halts Hoaghwater production and local real estate loans advertised.
Snow melted but three inches lingered as shoppers patrolled town with deals on rubbers carpets and groceries. Lena Schneider, Robert Topping and Miss Clara Evans are named among visitors and locals. Peck and Beatty marriage notes, sales at Lon and Goldstone Bros, and church events fill the page with regional commerce and community updates.
Henry D. Smith reports snow and cold snaps. Frank Blaney of Anamosa under bonds for whiskey tax violation. Various local ads and notices cover auctions, photo framing, fairs, a murder case bid, coats, a dry goods firm failure, a marriage, and union revival meetings with a citizens gathering planned for December 6.
Chicago readers learn of Clement F Street engineer and Railway Review editor speaking to the Western Society of Engineers on oriental railway systems. The item then catalogs local commerce and incidents including Snag Proof robbers, Curtis trial, skunk farming by Ernisee, mortuary visit by Cedar Rapids officials, Overinge stock and watches, and thefts by tramps in Bowens Prairie.
Lenox beat Monticello BM to 0 at the park on Thanksgiving as Monticello failed to reach the goal despite a late push near the ten yard line. About 175 spectators attended with gate receipts over 30. The game showcased muddy ground, cautious play, and steady Lenox offense in the first half while Monticello fought back after halftime.
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