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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
7
Christmas footwear offers men slippers from 1.00 and dancing pumps 2.00 to 2.50. Ladies and gents overgaiters 0.50 to 0.75, baby soft sole shoes 0.25 to 0.65. Misses and children's felt slippers 0.50 to 0.75. Our line of ladies and gentlemen shoes is the largest in the city with a wide variety. Come and see.
A compilation of home news items records visits to Hopkinton Cedar Rapids Monticello Anamosa and Des Moines. Residents attend events purchase gifts and report family milestones while local stores advertise holiday goods and bake sales as community activity continues. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. L Vandermark birth of a daughter Ruth Eleanor and several trips by families and guests to Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Des Moines.
Monticello residents note light snow last Friday with little practical benefit beyond water supply. Community life buzzes with visits, school disruptions due to a steam leak, hunting trespass concerns, holiday shopping prompts, and local events from the Knights of Pythias to lampooned weather forecasts.
Henry Bronson of Manchester visited Monticello last Friday with family. Mrs Flossie Smith of Princeton Kansas and Bert Starks joined the trip. Traders praise November trade as stout with good roads and mild winter outlook. Sieg Webster from Scotch Grove chased a wolf near Monticello but did not catch it. John E Foster plans European tours in 1911 with several itineraries and prices. Cuba C Muir and Ethel Beaver wed in Sturges South Dakota. German Mutual Insurance in Wayne township re elected H B Bohlken as president and reported gains in risks and small annual assessments.
Funeral services for Frank H. Oltman were held at his home with Rev. Roy V. Porter officiating. He is survived by four sons, a daughter, and his widow, after a life on the Richland township homestead. Community notes praise his character and neighborly conduct. The column also covers petition withdrawals and potential liquor vote results, with Mayor Voorhees receiving a gold headed cane from the city council in appreciation of seven years of service.
Rev. J W Innes of the Presbyterian church urged a dry town in Monticello, citing repeated petition errors and economic harm from saloons. He contrasted moral arguments with finances, cited Hopkinton and Anamosa examples, and questioned the saloon’s impact on local business and railroads.
A long unsigned 1910 letter to editor questions Mr. Doxee about brewing and saloon closures. It argues prohibition harms town economy, farming, and work, claiming 20,000 dollars would leave and urging reconsideration of licensing. The missive mocks reformers and cites Northrop studio photos titled Why.
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