Monticello Express Editorial and Masthead Notice
The Monticello Express lists J W Coxsee as editor and proprietor with weekly Thursday publication and annual subscription priced at 1 75 dollars.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
3
The Monticello Express lists J W Coxsee as editor and proprietor with weekly Thursday publication and annual subscription priced at 1 75 dollars.
Arthur Noyes travels to Ft. Pierce Florida while smallpox fears prompt a Clinton health notice and statewide quarantine. Local farming activity includes a large farm implement arrival, stock sales, and several residents traveling or moving. The article notes deaths of Samuel Conley and Mrs J T Johnson, and lists community updates on post routes, vaccinations, and business conditions in Onslow Iowa.
Entries report O A Hall returning from Ottumwa, H P Kline moving to a Central City farm, and several residents ill with rheumatism or appendicitis. The Davidson sale yielded horses for Wm A Hale and Geo Watt, J A Johnson paid 450 dollars for a fine horse, and Udo Kromminga suffers blood poisoning from an old cut. Roads are drifted, forcing travelers into fields, while Misses Davidson return to Ames for Agricultural College. Anamosa visitors P J Kehoe and wife toured the pen, K Hogan shipped cattle to Chicago.
Illness hits H N Fordham at home as Sam Conelly, longtime resident of Onslow, is boned Sunday. John Mitchell dies, Verna Walston joins a local store as saleswoman. Bert Tourtellet returns from a western trip with a trophy. Sam Parshall, ex 2nd Iowa Cavalry, visits Pierce Nebraska. J A Bronson showing little improvement. A 15 year old son of Peter Levison shot in calf by hired man. Vaccination drives continue. no smallpox cases yet. Lincoln’s birthday to be observed at Presbyterian parsonage with music recitations anecdotes and plans for a fraternal lodge initiation.
Miss Lucy Andrews visited friends in Center Junction and Wyoming this week. Miss Cathryn Leech plans a Cedar Rapids millinery trip. Reverend Miller preached at the M E church amid smallpox concerns. Harry Stingley hosted a birthday party with a supper. The graduating class enjoyed an evening at Mr Lincoln's. Sleighing was good and the weather pleasant.
The program lists Myths and Mythology with Mary Bates of Wyoming Iowa, geography in the lower grades, primary reading, and studies in history. Discussions feature principals and teachers from Center Junction Monticello Anamosa Oxford Junction and Olin. The meeting at Center Junction February 22 1902 is postponed.
Seery and Manternach will hold a large closing out sale six miles northeast of Monticello on February 17. The event promises discounts across goods as the business winds down.
Cass township reports library books valued over 3000 dollars. Castle Grove raises 22.50 for books. Anamosa high school contest set for February 6 in the opera house as the state contest comes to town. A baby girl was born to Supt C W Macomber’s home Monday the 31st. C W Macomber jokes about missing school two days from joy. Discussion on consolidation of Monmouth and Potter districts and pupil transportation follows a Jackson County Institute in Monmouth. Jackson County Teacher notes new age limit for teaching certificates at eighteen. many teens lack maturity for teaching duties.
John Stevenson farm north of Monticello offered openly at James Voorhees office from 2 to 4 pm Saturday February 22. Sale contingent on two year lease. owner reserves right to reject any and all offers for inadequacy of price. About 284 acres.
In the District Court of the State of Town oe for Jones County March term In Re Estate of Dolph C Prader deceased To Thomas Kasper Andrew Kasper Manga Foust Marie C Prader and Florian Prader heirs and widow of said deceased You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis-
Plaintiff Archibald Livingston files in Jones County Iowa a petition claiming fee simple ownership of described lands in Section 36 and Section 1 Township 6N2W and Township 86N2W. He alleges defendants William Joshua Barney Georgianna Barney and unknown heirs may claim, but asserts ten years possession by grantors. The case dated January 11 1902 at Anamosa Iowa before Judge H M Remury.
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