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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
2
Reports from Wyoming Wyoming December 15 detail club meetings visits and local civic updates. Neighbors like W F Giddings N W Anthins R W Chatterton and J K Pixley appear in town news alongside church and school happenings and evolving telephone and waterworks issues.
David Sutherland born April 8 1824 in Red River country British America died December 8 1903 at his Scotch Grove home aged about eighty years He was the fourth son of John and Margaret McBeth Sutherland and came to Iowa with his parents in 1837 He learned wagon making and blacksmithing in Dubuque and later joined brothers on the California gold fields returning in 1856 to purchase and farm a homestead He married Wilhelmina Sutherland in 1857 and they had nine children
Onslow reports traders arriving from nearby towns and stock shipments totaling seven cars this week as residents note steady business. Community updates include church affairs, a farmers telephony effort, and Library Board resolutions praising secretary C C Warner for founding and building the Monticello public library.
Sammy Thompson remains home with chicken pox while Will Woodard recovers from lagrippe. Jessie Kent on the sick list, gradually improving. Blanche Sheckler surprised by a party, Edward Wright visits Wyoming relatives. Jesse James bags a nine pound jack rabbit at Northwestern stockyards. Ward and family visit relatives out of state. Sanford entertaining Jennie’s friends. Christmas Eve service and tree planned at the M. and church. School closes Friday for a two week vacation. Principal Crawford to return for holidays.
Castle Grove notes sick lists and family news. Menno Siebels is ill. Wm McAleer’s second son is sick. John Corcoran went to the Emerald Isle on a recent Wednesday. A new girl brightens the Fahrni home after last Sunday. Carpenters finished W A Krueger's addition. Thomas Cunningham fell ill with pneumonia this week. Old winter arrives with sweeping conditions.
John Dunfee, now owner of the Pike block, bought Henry Duguid’s share for 250000 dollars. He recalled a childhood threat to own the block and dismiss the janitor, who once dumped water on him and peers. A Philadelphia Ledger note adds the janitor is no longer employed there.
David Col the famous genre painter is asked to portray a peasant’s father The artist recalls Stonewall Jackson’s leniency during a 1862 march and a humorously deflating moment as the peasant discovers the portrait is of his dead father The tale ends with the peasant weeping at the likeness
A condensed dialogue from the Chicago Tribune humor section contrasts a boy fishing with a critic’s prompt to fill a book on Ameriky. It references Bacher & Abel and Doutrick's as gift shops.
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