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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
7
Local advertisement notes discounted ladies shoes priced originally at 2.00 to 2.50 dollars now offered at 1.50 dollars. Burichter продавец E. G. Burrichter promotes the sale with reduced women's footwear prices.
A parade of local residents are listed as visitors and travelers over the past week with names and towns including Marion Manchester Cedar Rapids Anamosa Wyoming Center Junction Monticello Oxford Junction Iowa City Bonesteel and Greeley. Several households report relatives and guests from nearby towns and townsmen attend social visits and business stops.
Monticello residents and visitors appear in a busy column with social notes. Movements include Miss Caroline Schneider teaching near Wyoming on vacation, Mrs H S Richardson and Mrs L W Lovell visiting Cedar Rapids, and Emma Newton traveling to Lamont.
Mrs N Maurice returned home after three months with her daughter Mrs Cola Bowie in Des Moines. The Jones County fair at Royal Neighbor hall Thursday and Friday drew a great crowd with Friday featuring music by the Monticello band.
Mrs Florence Flemming visits aunt Mrs W A A Mirick in town. Col George W Evans of Wyoming heads to Cedar Rapids to see daughter Clara. Local bids sought for new duster factory. architect Harry E B Netcott to oversee. Miss Ruby Bodenhoffer's Langworthy school basket social raises $16 for school needs.
Lewis Darling sold his 80 acre homestead and timber land near town to Will Hoff man for 100 dollars per acre with possession on March first. Digest includes social notes on residents, boxing at the opera house, hospital visits, euchre gatherings, a kermiss at the Methodist church, library statistics, and a weekly dance at Kinsella Hall.
C K Greer announced a corn and oats show to be held in early March in Monticello with prizes funded by merchants and banks. Prof W B Crossley of the Iowa State Agricultural College will judge the corn and give a lecture on seed corn and cultivation at the opera house. Swindell of Ryan will bring a display of corn oats and barley with ribbons from state and national shows.
The Express records February 1885 events in Monticello and vicinity including J O Glasser selling his harness shop to William F Rohn. It notes progressive euchre parties, deaths of Alexander Lewis and Mrs Mary B O Smith, and Rev O H Truman leaving for Harlan. It covers marriages, a New Orleans exposition visit by local residents, Diamond Creamery butter prizes, a local suicide attempt averted, and a Cedar Rapids train snow delay.
George Seimering has been bound over to the district court charged with burglarizing the Buffet saloon ten days earlier. About ten dollars in change and whiskey were stolen. Prosecution said he exchanged small change for a bill and offered a sealed bottle of whiskey from the saloon. No testimony was given at preliminary examination before John Locher, and no bond was posted for the March grand jury term.
I will offer for sale on Saturday February 19 commencing at 1 30 o clock p m all my household effects consisting of oak bedroom suite dressers commodes diners rockers tables carpets bed clothing coal heater dishes cooking utensils and other articles too numerous to mention L P Waddick Louis Gardner Auct Prop
80 acre farm in Wayne township near Monticello and Anamosa road available for rent in excellent condition. Inquiries to Peter G. Hagen at 3212 or via Monticello State Bank. Rent details and terms to be arranged with owner.
A crowd gathered as hot coffee was served to all attendees during the cooky cake and water demonstration at Errickson's grocery. Local residents participated, enjoying samples and notes from the demonstration.
Horace W. Gill, 93, Monticello’s second oldest man, died Thursday morning after a stroke sequence. He had returned to Monticello a year ago and was seen daily. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bingham. Survived by daughter Maria, now Mrs. W. T. Bingham. born 1818 in Springfield Vermont. formerly of Jones County and Yankton South Dakota.
A historical sketch recalls the Monticello Presbyterian Obris tian Endeavor Society founded April 24 1887 with charter members H O Wills I W Grover and several others. It notes gifts totaling about 2000 500 for a church building and 5000 pledge on dedication day and lists past leaders and dozens of Sunday School efforts.
To All Whom It May Concern. At the city election in March 1910 voters choose a mayor treasurer assessor two councilmen at large and one councilman from each ward for a two year term. Two park commissioners replace P H Connor and N Maurice for six years. Nominations due ten days before election. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m.
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