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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
2
Las Vegas Nevada and New Mexico trip letter from Clara Schodde
Clara Schodde writes from Las Vegas New Mexico to her sister Mrs Bliss detailing weather altitude and prices. She notes two Las Vegas towns Old and East Las Vegas a Pecos valley atmosphere and a Normal School. She describes curio prices eggs 35 to 40 cents milk 10 cents and trips to Hot Springs via train with canyon views and hotel life at the Montezuma planning to visit San Bernardino Riverside Los Angeles and Pasadena with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Schodde
Clara
United States
Bliss
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Tims Express
Iowa
Old Las Vegas
Old Town
Monticello
Denver
Canon
Montezuma
la Junta
Colo
Santa Fe
N. M
Dictionary Deficit in Monticello Public School Cited
In a letter to The Fepress, Ruskin’s ideas about language highlight the need for unabridged dictionaries in education. The Monticello school with seven grades nine teachers and about 350 pupils lacks a full dictionary, hampering instruction in literature selections by Washington Irving and Walter Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fepress
Ruskin
Monticello
Worcester
Mercy
Washington Irving
Walter Scott
Dictionary Need for Sixth and Seventh Grades
A letter urging the school board to provide Webster’s dictionaries for the sixth and seventh grades. The author argues that a dictionary is essential for student progress and condemns the impact of a dictionary-less classroom, praising teachers and calling for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Morirer
Castle Grove local notes and estate sales report
The assessor is abroad and Cunningham is ill with the grip. A. J. Laude and A. Tisserond visited nearby. D. J. Hogan bought the Mullady farm. G. Ammeter rumor denied. Renner Ommen and Mrs. Josie Ryan mentioned. J. C. McLees retires as township clerk and A. W. Cramer succeeds. Laude farm sold. acreage transactions listed with per acre prices. Downerville creamery officers elected with Fairbanks and Cramer as leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
A. J. Laude
Prairieburg
A. Tisserond
Dubuque
S. M. Hosford
Anamosa
D. J. Hogan
Mullady
G. Ammeter
Renner Ommen
Glendon
Cuthrie County
Iowa
Josie Ryan
J. C. McLees
A. W. Cramer
Laude
R. Shear
A. Y
A. L. Fairbanks
Center Junction Community Notes
Frank Larkey and wife visited Q. Freeman. Miss Lucy Andrews taught near Hale and visited home. Wm. Brown returned from Highland Park. Addie Collins came back from Monticello. Mrs. James McNeilly remains ill. Thos. Carson spent Sunday at home after Monticello work. Gertrude Shipley visited from Scotch Grove. Bertha Pangburn home from Hopkinton. Mrs. T. Ix. Canty to Dubuque to visit her niece Mrs. Dempsey. Minnie Dawson and Elsa Cotler attended the Teachers’ Association in Wyoming. Madison Village Literary draws many, aided by JT. G. Davis. Local teachers at Wyoming meeting included Elizabeth Shipley, Sadie Buck, Mabel Overley, O. Gillilan, Arthur Young, F. D. Curtwright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Frank Larkey
Q. Freeman
Lucy Andrews
Hale
Wm. Brown
Highland Park
Addie Collins
Monticello
James McNeilly
Thos. Carson
Ciertrude Shipley
Scotch Grove
Bertha Pangburn
Hopkinton
T. Ix. Canty
Dubuque
Dempsey
Minnie Dawson
Elsa Cotler
Wyoming
Teachers’ Association
Madison Village
JT. G. Davis
Elizabeth Shipley
Sadie Buck
Mabel Overley
O. Gillilan
Arthur Young
F. D. Curtwright
Local meeting and trials mark Wrontha news
The Jones County Teachers association met in the opera house with about one hundred present. Superintendent Paul and teachers pursue betterment of schools. County Attorney Reed prosecuted Rozelle Evarts for two theft cases, found guilty, sentenced to 6 and 10 days hard labor. Wyoming uses electric lights via Oxford Mills, dynamo 3,500 volt, lights Oxford Junction, city streets aglow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrontha
Jones County Teachers’ Association
Opera House
Paul
Reed
Monticello
Rozelle Evarts
Evans
Wyoming
Oxford Mills
Zinn & Sons
Oxford Junction
Married couples tied the knot at Onslow Presbyterian Parsonage
Mr Robert H Snyder and Miss Lillie M Sutton of Clayford Iowa wed January 80 1901 at the Presbyterian parsonage in Onslow by pastor J R McQuown. Shortly after Mr G T Larkey and Miss Alice Orr wed at the same place by the same minister. Both couples are well regarded farmers with bright prospects and many friends celebrate their unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Snyder
Lillie M. Sutton
Clayford
Iowa
Presbyterian Parsonage
Onslow
J. R. McQuown
G. T. Larkey
Alice Orr
Petit Jurors Drawn for March Term at Anamosa Court
A list of petit jurors drawn for the March term is published. They must appear at the Anamosa courthouse on Tuesday, March std, at 10 o clock a.m. with names including Vince Lasack Oxford Matthew Bruce Cags Sid Leet Fairview R W Chatterton Clay A K Walton Fairview Wim Wherry Wyoming O 2 D French Monticello Arthur Pairbanks Castle Grove fh D Morton Oxford CG A Thomas Lovell J A Glick Hale O H Drach Rome Jerome Grazelton Monticello Wm Quirk Oxford Geo Beigle Greenfield Thos Pender Scotch Grove K T Lamb Rome John Skell Jackson J H W Bacher Qowell HE 1 I Bachellor Oxford W W Bray Cass W W Gray Wayne I P Coder Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Vince Lasack
Oxford
Matthew Bruce
Cags
Sid
Leet
Fairview
R. W. Chatterton
Clay
A. K. Walton
Wim
Wherry
Wyoming
Monticello
Arthur Pairbanks
Castle Grove
D. Morton
A. Thomas—Lovell
J. A. Glick—Hale
H. Drach
Rome
Jerome Grazelton
Wm. Quirk
Geo
Beigle—Greenfield
Thos. Pender
Scotch Grove
K. T. Lamb
John Skell—Jackson
J. HW. Bacher
Qowe
Court House
A. m. L. B. Parsons
Peter Ingwersen
Sam Detrick
Haley
W. Johnson
H. A. Hanken
Lovell
Gerd Harms
Wayne
N. W. Russell
Rk. M. Hicks
W. N. Dearborn
H. P. Barber
Madison
Do. M. Griffith
Cass
Ira Breed
Greenfield
January Marriage Licenses and Grand Jurors List
January licenses issued by the district court clerk list couples such as Zinn Ruley Nordman Oltman Haaek Eggers Tauckens Cassens Dyhr Murphy and many more. Also noted are grand jurors drawn for 1901 to appear March 7 at 10 a.m. in Anamosa. Wyoming business changes include Waite sole owner of Waite Ingwerson stock and several store sales and openings. Supt Gowan returns to duties after grippe. Miss Herrick leaves teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Zinn
Mary EF. Ruley
Henry Nordman
Tena Oltman
John M. Haaek
Annie M Eggers
John
Wyoming
Wyoming Journal
J. W. Waite
Waite & Ingwerson
Ingwerson
Waite
John Crisick
Evans
Oliver Collins
Collins
Mr. Evans
Inglis Bros
H. C. Dewitt
T. J. Gowan
la Grippe
Miss Herrick
Olin Recorder
District Court of the State of Town
Jones County
Christian Boss
John Boss
Ann Smith
District Court
Towa
J. W. Doxsie
Alexander Heatty
Alexander Beatty
J. A. Hartman
Iowa
Jon Deennison
J M King Former Anamosa Lawyer Dies in Nebraska
J M King long associated with the law firm King Deitz in Anamosa during the early 1900s died at his home in Ger ing Nebraska the first of the week. He is survived by his wife Emma Isabel formerly of Anamosa and one son Anamosa Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. King
King & Deitz
Anamosa
Gering
Neb
Emma Isabel
Anamosa Journal
Good Residence Property for Sale in Western Town
The late Sarah T. Perley residence in the town’s western section is offered for sale on advantageous terms. Inquiries on price and details may be directed to R. M. Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah T. Perley
R. M. Hicks
A Word to the Wise at Herman's Clearance Sale
Bargain hunters urged to visit Herman's Clearance Sale for bar gains and discounts as shoppers seek value and special offers at the event.
Queenly Woman Sermon Delayed At Congregational Church
Services proceed next Sunday at the Congregational church. Owing to the storm the sermon A Queenly Woman was omitted and will be delivered at the following Sunday evening. Rev. O. O. Smith, state Sunday school missionary, will visit Monticello on March 10. Rev T O Douglass, D D, ill during dedication, plans a future Monticello visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
O. O. Smith
Congregational Churches
Monticello
T. O. Douglass
Card of Thanks for Kind Aid During Illness
A brief tribute thanking many friends for aid during our little son’s sickness. Your kindness will be remembered. From ANNA Le WELCIL W. M. WeEnci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna le Welcil
W. M. WeEnci
Unclaimed Letters Listed at Monticello Post Office
Advertised February 5 1900 in Monticello Iowa a list of unclaimed letters includes W J Cashen Miss Rose White Mrs Jas Crusenberry D E Ponp P M remains at the local office awaiting claim by recipients or their representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
W. J. Cashen
Acrobatic Spider and Black Sea Peculiarities
A narrative describes a spider's precise distance judging as it hunts a fly on a railing. The Black Sea features a perpetual surface inflow from the Mediterranean and a warm dense undercurrent that prevents vertical mixing, yielding stagnant deep waters rich in hydrogen sulfide and devoid of life beyond 100 fathoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Pacific
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Sir John Murray
The Proper Way to Eat
Dr I A Burrall warns against rapid meals and silence at table. He stresses thorough mastication and proper teeth condition to aid digestion and warns that overeating fluids and long use of digestive agents can lazy the digestive organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Burrall
Flies multiply rapidly warming season and their role
The text notes house flies lay 20 eggs in 14 days and have about a dozen generations in a season, while bluebottles may produce up to 600 million descendants. It argues early season control reduces future fly crops, yet acknowledges fires function as important scavengers.
No Use, Catterson Look Here Old Man
A humorous dialogue from Harper’s Bazar notes a man’s claim that he manages his wife by always giving her money when she does not want it and recalling when he offered it. The other man counters that his wife always wants money, so the scheme would fail for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catterson
Hatterson
Notice to Publishers of Text Books in Jones County
Legal advertisement announcing bids for textbooks and supplies for Jones County schools Iowa. Bids due March 11 1901 at 9 am to W S Barker the county auditor in Anamosa. Approximate pupil count 2000. Samples must be deposited with county auditor and superintendent. Board reserves right to reject bids. CBR Paul President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Barker
Jones, County
Iowa
Anamosa
Jones County
United States
C. BR. Paul
Saws
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