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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
4
Local updates list residents visiting relatives and traveling to Savannah Chicago Britt Monticello and Cedar Rapids. Reports of illnesses Christmas preparations lectures and church services. Notable events include a play titled The Corner Store and quarterly meeting in Onslow.
John Schlemmer plans to move to Central City while M Hosford did business in Cedar Rapids last Thursday. Weather brings zero conditions. Wm McAleer of Independence visited on business earlier this week. Rev M S Murphy completes a new home described as finest in area. Pfeil received a Jersey hog from A D Freed’s herd in Kelley Town. Leslie Dunham of Monticello and Lizzie Kramer of Worthington were guests at C R Wilner’s. Hopkinton visitors H N Appleby family and Maude Shepherd visited last Friday. Winter chapel meeting times set: Sunday School 1 30 p m and services an hour later. B King shipped two loads of fat cattle Tuesday and James Hogan one load to Chicago with King and Hogan Jr. Also Mr and Mrs M J Cass from Nebraska to stay through holidays with J A Howie family.
Onslow Iowa records show Miss Bessie Roe traveling to Nebraska to visit Mrs Audra Alexander Davis. The community schedules quarterly meetings for Saturday and Sunday, reflecting local civic activities and upcoming year plans.
The article notes a Saturday 1:30 p.m sermon by the Superintendent and Sunday communion services at South Prairie. visitors include Jessie Brown and Mary Carter at Anamosa, Gene Mackrill from Wall South Dakota for the winter, John Moran and wife from Spokane visiting old friends, Ira Stimson selling Wisconsin lands and moving 200 acres to J R Wasson Son, Mrs H F Paul visiting Mrs Jennings at the sanitarium, Shea reported improving, and local stores preparing for holiday trade with post office packages already going out. Mrs Dr Hubbard and daughter Adah of Monmouth visited Mrs Cooley, who is poorly confined at home this winter.
Prairieburg December 14 items summarize visits by Mrs. Esther Lindley and Mrs. Nellie Conklin to Anamosa, Rose Obismore and J. Buckley travel and return, Cherrill Parker a guest in O A DeLancey home, Thomas Baker recovering, M E church Christmas plans, Washburn runs pool room in Camel's basement, Mrs. L. E. Minehart visits Rapids, Rev. Clark to present stereoptical show, Will Byerly in Anamosa, Aubrey Floyd visiting grandparents, Henry Pillard moving stock and goods to new farm between Burg and Anamosa.
Mrs. Mary A. Melady moves to Denver Colorado. Mrs. N B Frietgen returns to Randolph Nebraska. M Folliard sells a Fillmore area farm to Al P Gehl for 13000 dollars. Mrs T Hamil travels to Manchester due to brother in law Edward Tilton’s illness. Mrs Willie Bell Hollingsworth dies in Jackson Mississippi. formerly lived here.
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