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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1896
Page
3
Flowery advertisement touts Bidwell’s as the place for holiday gifts from 5-cent toys to 50-dollar watches. It claims leading assortment and lowest prices in watch clock and jewelry, fine china and glass, toys and novelties, with quality guaranteed and bottomed-out pricing. Visit to see selections.
Mr. Ernest Skelly clerks for Goldstone Bros while holiday slippers and Christmas goods are promoted at Koop Hicks and Sumter's. Various residents visit nearby towns. new fall patterns arrive at Shipman’s. a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Stutt. school closes for holiday vacation. bidwell offers plush goods and gifts. church discourse upcoming. hot deals on hosiery, waists, and carving knives advertised.
Monticello headlines note Misses Fannie Andrews and Floy Babcock visiting from De Soto Wisconsin and Anamo sa New arrivals include Mr Allen Fisher planning to stay in Monticello And presentations announce Christmas sermons at the Presbyterian church. Local stores promote gadgets gifts and low prices alongside a stolen horsehound incident and a cracked safe at the Minoia Central B'y station.
Local notices discuss street crossings in muddy weather needing cleaning, a clothing firm from Toledo planning a Monticello store, and various sales at Wills & Deutrick. Reports cover a tri county teachers meeting, church baptisms, an upcoming sermon series, travel notes of local youths, and Bidwell's holiday goods. A humorous dog incident and a grand jacket and cape sale conclude the items.
Mr. Dallas C. Russell reports strong work in Hopkinton since moving last summer. Prof. John A. Holmes of Evanston, Illinois, will lecture on Among the Monarchs at the opera house on Wednesday evening, Dec 30, as arranged by the Y. P. C. U. of the U. B. church. Burn’s Lodge No. 173A, F. and A. M. elected A. I. Jackson W. M. and officers for the year. several appointments were made. Local businesses advertise holiday goods and prices, with notes on gifts and footwear. The Johnson brothers of Hopkinton, football players at Alleghany seminary, gain East recognition. The G. A. R. Post contemplates disbanding but aims to be reinstated, while Will & Deutrick's remains a preferred shop for dry goods and gifts. A Monmouth dispatch reports a Wayne Township youth returned home after erratic beliefs of enlisting to free Indians, and Diaz is referenced in a grandiose mission. Silk gifts, slippers, and velvet items are advertised. a humorous editorial paragraph muses on springtime weather and trade reach. Lon Jennings' store advertises extensive Christmas stock and competitive prices.
Megara Adolph Prader John Gearhart and Clell McLaughlin, Iowa City students, returned to Monticello for vacation. A Miss Nellie Haeuasler reports a satin finish gold watch stolen from her rooms above the meat market, with a preserved engraved inscription. The Mosaic Bazaar by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid raised funds and drew crowds, while local church activities highlighted baptism and new members.
A letter from Yokohama dated October 2 describes Japan as a new world compared with China. The writer praises clean neat houses and bracing temperate air, recalls a Japanese inn and hot bath, and notes mats and bedding in a Japanese room. He mentions the Olympia and compares ships with British warships while expressing hope about future travel plans.
Misses Claud and Edith Carr of Clay Mills accompanied Mrs. James Boyd to her Monticello home last Monday. Mrs. Boyd has been visiting near Clay Mills for some time. Addie Campbell and Stese Schoonover of Monticello attended the oyster supper and Baptist church entertainment last Friday night and were well pleased.
W I Rohn presents a line of ralloway coats praised as the best in the market. The feature emphasizes quality fabrics and craftsmanship, inviting readers to view the collection.
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