Ons low news notes from Monticello areaDecember 8 1896
OnsLow reports visits and court news including J W Stimson juror T H Lightfoot and Walt Butler in town soliciting life insurance. Local teachers Miss Josie Ribbon and Edith Spooner move between Scotch Grove and Anamosa while Rev W C Smith preaches in Monticello. Mrs E M Remington visits Hartley. Sam Sawyer will case in Audubon. local merchants prosper. Carl Brown ill in Springfield Vermont. Mrs Franks healed from buggy accident implications.
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OnsLow
J. W. Stimson
T. H. Lightfoot
Walt. Butler
Lottie Chase
Anamosa
Roy Russell
Lloyd Lester
Josie Ribbon
Scotch Grove
W. C. Smith
Albia
M. E
Epworth
Edith Spooner
Harris
Remmington
M. I
Stuart
Carrie Wasson
Audubon
Sam’. Sawyer
Collie Paul
Defiance Hill
Carrie Paul
Madison Village
Castle Grove News Ledger December 8
Castle Grove reports Mrs. Jas F Laude on the sick list. Harms Bros shipped two carloads of steers to Chicago this week. A fire destroyed the old Deer Creek creamery built by Diamond Creamery Co. after a tramp slept there. The arsonist was bound over to the grand jury. Funeral services were held at Argand for D F Kehoe’s father.
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Castle Grove
Jas. F. Laude
Harms Bros
Chicago
Ladies Sewing Society
J. A. McLaughlin
Fred Cramer
Hopkinton
Buck Creek
Edward Flynn
Dubuque County
Geo. Robinson
Kehoe
D. FE. Kehoe
Church of Immaculate Conception
Argand
Deer Creek
Frank Miller
Center Junction Roundup and Local Elections
Center Junction reports visitors and residents at home for visits including Mrs. R Elijah, Miss Nellie Alexander, and Dr Gustafson who moves to Hinkley. A school exhibition netted 13 dollars. M W A officers elected with Thomas Dawson as W C and G L Felton as physician. Felton named delegate to Dubuque meeting.
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Chas, Leggett
R. Elijah
Burr Oak
McKelvey
George
Hellena
Epworth
Bert Kent
Nellie Alexander
Mount Vernon
Gustafson
Hinkley
Martin Nichols
W. H. Garrison
Wyoming
Opera House
M. O. Felton
Leek
Joe Podhaski
M. W. A. Camp
W. C
Thomas Dawson
E. B
John Robertson
Z. W. Montague
W. A
G. L. Felton
T. B. Kent
H. M. Dawson
H. W. Shipley
G. G. Platner
Wm. Stingley
E. E
Weddings and rumors in LanewortThy society
Langwortity notes from Dec 7 record Mr S Bachelder improving after illness. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Miner Davis at Epworth. Mr and Mrs R Bachelder have taken in the baby girl left by the late Mrs John Bachelder.
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LanewortThy
S. Bachelder
Miner Davis
Epworth
R. Bachelder
John Bachealer
Local notices recall weddings and illnesses in Marion area
Mrs Henry Albertson recovers from scalding and attends first outing. Reginald Bretnall returns to Epworth to attend seminary. A Nov 20 reception at the parsonage honors Rev I W Bretnall and wife with a bountiful supper. A Thanksgiving Eve wedding unites Miss Matilda Mayberry and Mr William Hubbard at the bride’s mother's home. The widow Mary Lenore Glass Bachelder dies aged 61 with funeral led by Rev F W Bretnall. interment Langworthy. John Bachelder thanks friends for support.
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Henry Albertson
Reginald Bretnall
Epworth
I. W. Bretnall
Hickory Grove
Amber
River Falls
Parce County
Wis
Marion
Linn County
John Bachelder
F. W. Bretnall
Langworthy
Infant ill with lung fever in Amber
AMBER Dec 8 The infant daughter of J W Evans is very sick with lung fever. Mr James Kairns visited relatives at Strawberry Point over Sunday. Messrs Don Brady and John Nihn returned from a trip to Nebraska. Mrs Anna Harris organizes a Good Templars lodge. Villa Duncan of Washington Iowa visits sister Mrs W I McNeilly. Glenn and Morgan gave a world renowned show at the hall last week. The post office fight is on. J A Weiss seeks signatures for his petition amid other candidates. The present postmaster has generally given good satisfaction and why not let him keep it.
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Amber
J. W. Evans
James Kairns
Strawberry Point
Don Brady
John Nihn
Nebraska
Anna Harris
Good Templars
J. A. Weiss
Scotch Grove Notices Of Local Doings And Mishap
In Scotch Grove and nearby towns residents are noted for various activities. Henry Tleinrichs has a well being drilled while Alex McKean teaches in Scotch Grove township. Robert Clark of Monticello visits Scotch Grove. Gee Sutherland contemplates wintering south. Blanch Applegate returns home after visiting Greeley. Jasper Tutton came back from Sioux City where he stayed since spring. Wm Sutherland and Mrs. D D Clark stay in Monticello to care for their ill mother Nancy Sutherland. Bert Clark suffers an apparent stroke of misfortune after dogs destroy and carry off meat stored in a shed.
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Scorch Grove
Henry Tleinrichs
Alex McKean
Hopkinton
Scotch Grove Township
Robert Clark
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Gee, Sutherland
Miss Blanch Applegate
Greeley
Jasper Tutton
Sioux
Tolstoi's view on conscience and reason in moral questions
An admirer asked three questions about public expression of life principles, self knowledge, and deciding between conscience and reason. Tolstoi answered yes to the first two, and said reason is given by God and must be listened to when conscience must decide.
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Tolstoi
New York World
English Versus German Universities Debate Continues
The London Times argues that German universities produce more and better quality outputs in physical sciences and are gaining dominance in higher and more lucrative manufacturing sectors by exporting many technical experts.
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Germany
England
London Times
The Landlady's Opinion and Weather Lore
A joke about a new boarder claiming an Eton background ends with a quip about eating. A weather superstition notes the new moon between 8 and 10 am signals changing weather. The first American telescope was installed at Yale College in 1830.
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Yale College
Iowa Senator Allison Named for Secretary of State
Canton dispatch to the Chicago Record reports Senator Allison of Iowa is chosen for secretary of state in McKinley’s cabinet. The offer is said to be formal and the selection appears widely believed.
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Canton
Ohio
Chicago Record
Allison
Iowa
McKinley
Harrisburg
America
New York
Globe Hotel at Philadelphia Centennial a costly failure
A Philadelphia Times reminiscence recounts the Globe hotel built near the Centennial grounds by prominent investors led by General Harry H. Bingham. Despite a $250,000 cost, $2,000,000 profit projections, leases, and a 5000 guest capacity, the venture drew few patrons, closed after six months with a $103,000 profit over expenses, then sold at public auction for $2,500, yielding stockholder losses of 88 percent.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
Harry H. Bingham
Hamilton Disston
P. A. B. Widener
W. L. Elkins
Samuel Josephs
Charles H. Gross
Grover
Mammoth
Globe Hotel
Waldorf Hotel Owner William Astor's Limited Visits
William Waldorf Astor has 5 000 000 invested in the Waldorf and has entered the doors only once to visit a friend in Kis gsam's room. He declined to roam the hotel beyond that half hour, rarely showing interest despite plans approved by his aides and family friends. The Astor memorial room reproduces his grandfather’s dining room on the first floor, though he has never toured it.
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William Waldorf Astor
Waldorf Hotel
Mr. Astor
Astor Memorial Room
William Waldorf
Chicago
Primer of Municipal Government satire from Buffalo Express
A short satirical excerpt criticizes Buffalo city governance by portraying the Buffalo Crosstown Railway as the de facto ruler. It questions streets as tracks, people as fare-paying subjects, and municipal authorities as a street railway manager, labeling Buffalo as an absolute monarchy.
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Buffalo Crosstown Railway Company
Buffalo
Buffalo Expresa
South Dakota Crops Benefit From Mild Rainfall and Snow
The 1896 South Dakota season saw rainfall exceed previous years by about eight inches through September, with late autumn snows and heavy rains adding to the surplus. Farmers report abundant hay and grain, rising wheat prices near seventy cents a bushel, and rosy 1897 prospects. Immigration agents promote land sales along railway lines at 10 to 15 dollars per acre, while medical ads tout DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for common ailments.
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South Dakota
Dakota
East
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
W. I. Powell
Old Colony Building
Chicago
H. F. Hunter
Dearborn Street
Monticello City Warrants for November 1898
City clerk J J Percina submits a sworn statement listing warrants drawn in November 1898 on the General and Water Works funds of Monticello Iowa. Includes items for lumber hauling planks and coal with names such as Conner Hogan Overing and Long, plus salaries and hydrant repairs. Notary D E Pono attests to the filing.
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Jas Abel
Sarles& Co
Vundermark
Conner & Hogan
Monsigeo E Co
Miller
Wish H Co
serviceMi Wash H Co
Wall
Petelna
Salary Water
Webster
Conner & Wogan
Caecasdee i
C Hoffman
Frank Lasso
Mystic Coal
Win Long
van Meter
Owa
Jones County
J. J. F. Petelna
Monticello
Iowa
Inside the Weekly Issue Key Departments Highlighted
The article lists special sections in a periodical including Science Music Fine Arts Sanitary Missions Religious Intelligence Biblical Research Sunday School Financial Insurance Work Indoors and Out Puzzles Book Reviews and Literary Notes.
Anamosa Iowa notices appointment as estate administrator
Public notice from Jones County Iowa states that J E Copmr has been appointed administrator of the estate of Rebecca Nelson deceased by the District Court. Creditors must file claims with the Clerk sworn and timely, and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa November 10, 186.
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District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Rebecca Nelson
Anamosa
Towa
J.E. Copmr
Executrix Notice for Francis Beery Estate in Anamosa Iowa
The Executrix of the estate of Francis Beery requests all creditors to file sworn claims with the clerk of the district court and settle any debts promptly. Dated Anamosa Iowa December 2 1806. Baertia Leary Wynkoop Executrix Attorney for the Estate.
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D. E. Pono
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Hoyt Bros
Hay Bros
the Independent
Survey of the World
Fulton Street
New York City
Ellison Brenanbrack
Francis Beery
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