Frank Sheridan Pushes People Owned Transport Line Idea
Anamosa's Frank Sheridan advocates a Davenport to Dyersville rail line via Monticello, urging local stock ownership and cooperative combine tactics to bypass trust railroads. He cites right of way donations, cottage industries, creamery gains, and quarry traffic to attract capital and jobs.
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Frank Sheridan
Anamosa
Monticello
Davenport
Dyersville
Dubuque
Iowa
Wisconsin
Tipton
Russia
Chicago
Trust
Grace Evans Rites Held After Sudden Castle Grove Death
Grace Evans a 22 year old daughter of John M Evans died suddenly February 10 1906 at Castle Grove township Jones County Iowa Funeral services were led by Rev J W Innes at the Presbyterian chapel and she was buried in Castle Grove Cemetery Her father and siblings survive her ayes mourn the loss as the community grieves the young woman who kept house for her father and was a loyal friend and sister. D J Hogan shipped cattle to Chicago and local farmers begin summer ice stock preparations.
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Castle Grove
Little Fern Howie
Hil and Ward
Monticello
D. J. Hogan
Chicago
Alexander Davidson
George
Bowen’s Prairie
J. F. Delay
Arthur Fairbanks
Nebraska
A. M. Fairbank
Grace Figans
Evans
Downerville
Grace Evans
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Iowa
John M.evans
Presbyterian
J. W. Innes
Onslow Community Notes and Local Moves
Onslow notes include residents active and visiting visitors from Platt South Dakota and Geneva Wisconsin. Mrs Tressa Uttley visits family while Ella Lamey and Ben Flannigan announce an upcoming Catholic church wedding. Local moving bustle continues with multiple residents changing residences within Jackson county.
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Onslow
Albert McQuown
Tressa Mackrill Uttley
Platt
South Dakota
Frank Overly
George Sokol
Clearmont
Louis Hepp
Opera
Ella Lamey
Baldwin
Ben Flannigan
Washington Township
Bernard
Ira Stimson
Stimson & Dennison
Geneva
Wisconsin
Stimson
Montana
Oregon
John Dean
William Overley
H. H. Hall
Dean
Will Sears
Hall
Arthur Steyne
Stinn’s
Main
Anamosa
J. L. Carpenter
Id. Kerr
John Fisher
Kerr
George Scroggie
Fisher
Samuel Orr
J. L. Hanna
Jackson County
Rural Route No 2 notes and local visits dated Feb 1
Rural Route No 2 reports visits by Gerrett Harms for Rudolph Tobisassen and various Monticello and neighboring sights. trades, farm activity and travel by residents include Harms, Jacobs, Kearns, Brown, and others visiting relatives and conducting commerce in Monticello, Dubuque, Marion, Langworthy, and surrounding areas. Six cents per hog sale in Chicago is noted with a horse fatality from fencing.
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Gerrett Harms
Rudolph Tobisassen
Harry Sanderson
Monticello
John
Gerd Harms
Adam Scheer
Ryan
Lovell
Wayne
D. J. Collmann
Des Moines
A. B. Jacobs
Nellie Connery
Anamosa
Dorsey
Matylda Jacobs
Marion
Alburnette
Joe Kearns
Clay County
James
Eliza Brown
Lamont
W. A. Rizer
Jake Matthiessen
Herman Zimmerman
Chicago
H.C. Balster
Clover Leaf Creamery
Gerd Harrs
Dubuque
Gerd Dirks
Langworthy
Dirks
Frank Payne
George Dorsey
Wanbeek
Jesse Humphrey
Big Farm Auction At Hicks Farm Near Monticello
Auctioneer Robert Kane sells a large lot on February 22 at the Hicks farm on Military road four miles east of Monticello and six miles west of Cascade. Items include 150 cattle with 100 Poled Angus, 60 two year olds, 25 cows under five, 14 yearling steers, 12 yearling heifers, 25 calves, 2 high grade bulls, 14 registered thoroughbred Angus, one three year old mare, tools scales lumber grain and more. Sale starts 9:30 a.m. with free lunch and promising bargains.
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IF. M. Hicks
Military Road
Monticello
Cascade
Chicago
Estray notice seeks steer missing near Monticello
A two year old red steer with a hog ring in the left ear disappeared from premises two miles west of Monticello on Wednesday February 7. Anyone with information is asked to notify Ahab DeWitt. Attorney J C Davis of Marion has documented Iowa Supreme Court cases from 1839 including the 126th Iowa report of 1905 listing a total of 24 053 cases.
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Monticello
J. C. Davis
Marion
Supreme Court of Iowa
Iowa
Rude Hunt and Mrs Sharpley Exchange Dog News
A brief Chicago Journal dialogue captures Mrs Sharpley and Mr Bore discussing a new dog. The exchange hints at expectations and timing, jokingly delaying the dog’s arrival for three months.
Deserved It They Hanged Pat in Them Tough Times
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls a hanging, noting the land died game and praising Pat’s bravery. The speaker argues Governor should have pardoned him for his courage. The line reflects frontier justice and public sentiment of the era.
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Pat
Cleveland
Adulteration of Wine Persists in Germany
Despite strict laws and frequent trials for wine adulteration, the practice remains a widespread evil in Germany, continuing to threaten quality and consumer trust across the market.
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Germany
Country
The Books That They Borrowed He Always Returned
A poem spoofing a public figure on borrowed books not returned. The speaker admits faults and praises honesty while noting a few items may be missed or mislaid. The piece ends with the ironic claim that the books he borrowed were always returned. Westminster Gazette.
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Westminster Gazette
Anecdotes of Nasr-Iddin Hodjah Across Ottoman Tales
Early 14th century Turkish hodjah Nasr-Iddin becomes a figure of jest in Anatolia. The article recounts his humorous tales including The Cat and the Liver The Hodjahs Calendar and The Hare, highlighting wit and cultural detail.
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Nasr- Iddin
Konia
Asia Minor
Hfe
Nasr-Iddin
Hodjah Tales of Fair Shares and Mule Eggs
A set of traditional tales features the hodjah and his trials with fairness in division of goods and misadventure. An Arabic fable shows unequal sharing as Allah would, another recalls buying a mule egg from a bazaar, and a shirt misfire yields a narrow escape from harm.
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Allah
Bazar
Right Bower and Euchre Lesson Highlight Buffalo Trial
The article recalls Millard Fillmore head of Fillmore Hall Havens in Buffalo and a lawyer in a trial where the phrase right bower sparks humor. Havens defines it as the biggest knave in euchre, illustrating a legal joke amid old newspaper chatter. It also notes Russian harvests, a quip about Bradstreet's, Malta and Barbados population densities.
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Bower
Millard Fillmore
United States
Fillmore, Hall & Havens
Buffalo
New York Tribune
New York
Mr. Willmore
Mr. Havens
Mr. Fillmore
Havens
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