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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1910

Page

2

Local notes from Castle Grove February updates and ties

Correspondence from Castle Grove on February 16 lists illness and visits including Mrs E E Orcutus and Siebel Siebels with pneumonia, farm sales, local visitors from Hopkinton and Hale township, cattle buying trips, and calls at Grandma Noble. The piece notes Welch sale prices, a McLees farm lease, and a marriage of Lawrence Balster to Anna Heiken with plans to reside on the Heiken farm southeast of Monticello.

Castle Grove E. E. Orcutus Siebel Siebels Frank Brady Hopkinton J. A. Howie Welch J. A. Hubbard A. F. M. Caspers Peter Hale Township Courtland Walter Appleby Wm. Henderson Faulkton South Dakota John Appleby Sand Spring Harrison E.J. Noble Ryan A. B. Larkey Wyoming A. Danks Monticello Grandma Noble McLees Joe Hennessey Millie Cass Nebraska Parkhill Minnie Starr Oelwein Noble Martin Trimble Robert Howie Kansas Andrew Davidson Lovell Township Alexander Davidson Stamford Fred Harken Chicago George Miller A. W. Cramer Wisconsin Lawrence Balster Anna Heiken Rev Naether Henry Heiken Heiken

Prairieburg Social Notes Mix with Local Business

Prairieburg notes from February 15 recount residents traveling to Cedar Rapids and Marion on business and visits with relatives. Several locals recover from grippe while others attend to customers at Joslin store. The town buzzes about remodeling work at the old creamery and a piano voting contest nearing its end.

Prairieburg Chris Ammeter C. O. Rowley Cedar Rapids Cherrill Parker Central City Hazel Applegate Marion Jessie Caldwell John Dolan Jr Fred Heiken Jos. Holub J.J. Dolan Jr T. Dolan Aurora M. Rowley Sarah Dolan Beadle John Yonker Lagrippe L. E. Minehart Anamosa Conklins Wagner Place Jennie Burnside Harry Schoonover John Walmutt Loeder, Meek & Beam Esther Lindley C. Postlewaite Coggon Burg T. Abbey O. E. Buckley E. G. Himes H. S. Joslin

Center Junction Notes Family Visits and Local Developments

Center Junction reports several visits and illnesses including Mrs. Herman Stuler and son from Fairview, Mrs. Arthur Crorey and baby, and the Henry Van Slyke family with grippe. Farm changes include Henry Collier selling his farm to Mr. Dodge and K K Club meet scheduled February 23. Bridge work by 0 M and St P Co advances north of town.

A. P. Moats Scotch Grove Sam G. Thompson C. C. Overley Wyoming Robert Livingstone John Thompson Margaret Des Moines Norton Laura Loomis James Smith McNeilly J. F. Livingstone Henry van- Slyke Lagrippe Ellis Greenfield Iowa Nice Miss Ellis Nebraska

Prairieburg High to Present School Play at Came Music Hall

The Prairieburg high school with faculty help prepares a school benefit play to be staged soon at Came Music Hall. Also, Mrs. J C McQueen is improving after a illness and on the road to recovery.

Prairieburg High School Came Music Hall J. C. McQueen

Onslow Local Notes and Social Tidings

Onslow news from February 16 reports Robert Scroggie renting a house from James Forsyth vacated by O. Q Johnston. Updates include Mrs. W G Davis in Cedar Rapids hospital improving, Holtz Brothers shipping hog cars, Marian Ballan Fisk lecture in the opera house on the 19th, and Norbert Osborn visiting Ferndale relatives.

Onslow Robert Scroggie James Forsyth O. Q O. Johnston Sioux Falls South Dakota W. G. Davis Cedar Rapids Holtz Brothers George Dusheneck Thos. Tasker Waubeek L. E. Brown Ralph Dakota Mr. Brown Rev. McClelland James Hutton Frank Smith George Lyons Mr. Smith Osage Colorado C. W. McMaster Minneapolis Arthur

Langworthy Local Notes and Movements in February

February 16 entries report Henry Scheer awaiting a machinery shipment, Dirks family moves to Amber, Batchelders travel to Springville and Wichita, and others visiting relatives. A basket social nets 16.50, and J L Darrow buys stone for a new house foundation.

Fred Kellum R. Schofield Alvin Texas W. L. Ireland Rubio Iowa G. W L. J. Hanna H. E. Batchelder Perry Miller Wichita Kansas Ira Cook J. L. Darrow L. A. Oltman Monticello

Cascade Notes and Local Appointments

Cascade items from February include C L Pool of Vega visiting, Miss Bessie Crawford returning from Anamosa, C L Kay and wife visiting from Farley, B Perkins buying the Perkins home in West Cascade, Mrs John Beatty en route to Hinsdale sanitarium, Miss Clara Ahlers visiting from Bellevue, and J P Lane announcing a new daughter born last Saturday. Peter Zumbinonen broke his right arm last Friday and also lost something within a week.

Cascade C. L. Pool Vega Texas Our Bessie Crawford Anamosa C. L. Kay Farley B. Perkins Perkins West Cascade John 8. Beatty Hinsdale Sanitarium Clara Ahlers Bellevue East Cascade J. P. Lane Peter Zumbinonen

Valley church social nets 51 after Valentine night

Miss Emma Lees visiting relatives in Dubugqua this week. The M. 3 social for Valentine night was a success, netting the congregation fifty one dollars. It was held at FE Board's.

Emma Lees P. M Dubugqua

Numerous Real Estate Transfers Across Iowa Townships

A lengthy list records transfers from Dubuque to Monticello and Anamosa, including Dubuque Brewing & Malting Co to Dubuque Realty Co for 70 ft lots and multiple parcels in Oxford Junction, Anamosa, and Wyoming, with prices ranging from $1.00 to $12,000, plus numerous q c d and other considerations. The column also features a brief unrelated anecdote about actor Stephen Philips and an old joke about a singing lullaby with a composer and wife.

Dubuque Brewing & Malting Co Dubuque Realty Co R. R Monticello W. Keller J. H. Fisher Anamosa Iowa Alice Conwell Walter F. Grogan Hill Hamil West Cascade Ann Callman Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company A. E. English T. English Northwestern Railway Company B. E. Loomis Martha J. Loomis A. J. Rasmus Center Junction Geo. C. Lawrence Frank Farragher Fairview Oscar Bowker Freda L. Coker Frank FE. Johnson Peter Strong Grace Cole Alto L. D. Switzer Q.c. d Sadie Feehan Husband M. Grafft E. H. Skinner H. P. Thomas Shaw Edward Powlishta Edd Dostal Oxford Junction Mary E. White Sarah A. Stuart South Olin Ruby M. Ketcham A. Ray Fairbanks Mattie E. Ketcham Ruby S. Ketcham Swij Clara L. Ketcham Wilhelmina H. Ketcham James B. Wherry Walter James Benj. W. Reichart Minnie Kohl Charles J. Reichart John M. Reichart Aram Buffham J. R. Hays Blanche A. Starry L. Zeller F. H. Shimanek Flannigan and Moore Wm. Baker Flanigan and Moor Walter Waggoner Chharles B. Waggoner Fisher Walworth William Lamptke Thomas Levien J. D. M. Crockwell Henry Dirks Alexander Robertson F. W. Port George L. Schoonover Brickly Wm. Wilkins Clifford B. Paul Shaw’s 3Rd St

A Potential Difference Between Realism and Realism

A brief quotation compares realism and idealism with a witty distinction about marriage. It contrasts an idealistic view as contemplation of marriage with realism as being married. The piece notes a French proverb about social ascent and descent in a concise, reflective style.

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Pleasant visitor urges boys to aim high in life

The speaker tells a Sunday school class there is little chance any boy will be U.S. president but promises opportunity. He adds a bright pupil could become a great baseball pitcher or world champion batsman, prompting the boys to listen intently.

United States Chicago Tribune

Intoxicated Man Taken To Police Station

A heavily intoxicated man was brought to the police station as bystanders debated bail options. One remark implied the man could not be helped by a bail-out, showcasing street humor amid the incident.

Allowances from a Judge Over A Young Robber

A judge remarks on parental allowances for a young offender stating indulgence fosters recklessness. The exchange underscores tension between leniency and consequences in a robbery context while noting the phrase to rob a robber is not robbing.

Davis' Hardware advertises tools and razors for sale

A Davis' Hardware notice lists items from a tack hammer to a post maul and promotes Gillette safety razors, inviting customers to shop for tools and grooming gear.

Davis

Substantial patterns and lifelong sale prices

The notice highlights new patterns offered at astonishing prices and durable designs for any room, promising lasting quality. It emphasizes value and broad appeal for shoppers seeking home decor and textiles.

Auction notice by McLees Bros near Monticello Prairieburg

E A Hubbard auction listing 6 head of horses 59 head of cattle including 16 cows 9 steers and 6 young steers 55 shoats 600 bu corn 20 acres corn 400 bu oats 100 bu harley farm implements L P Waddick auctioneer sale to be held Feb 22 at public venue 8 miles west of Monticello 3 miles southwest of the Catholic church and 5 miles northeast of Prairieburg.

McLees Bros Monticello Prairieburg Harley L. P. Waddick

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