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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1880
Page
4
The readable fragment cites a work titled Fica! Paper of the City and Gnaty authored by John Blanchard, with limited context available from the OCR snippet.
Congratulates Lawrence Schoon over of Anamosa on the birth of a boy. Will Carleton to lecture at the Opera House next Monday night. Local ads cover flour prices, harness stock, furniture, stoves, and a Dairymen's Convention address by Col. Littler. Community notices include block purchases, dam injury update, and local deaths.
The notice covers Will Carleton lecture tickets with Wright's Book Store, a Linn county arrest for valentines theft, and Col Bain as temperance speaker. It reports city finances criticism in the Liberal, farm implement price hikes, and local election talk toward unity and candidates for mayor.
The Monticello opening of Little and Bidwell's new Crockery Store showcases a complete display of crockery, glassware, lamp goods and Japanese ware under Mr. Charles S. Bidwell. The piece praises the store's tasteful arrangement and urges local enthusiasm to support Monticello’s growing dairy trade and the upcoming Northern Town Butter and Cheese Association meeting. It highlights Will Carleton's lecture and notes local business activity, lectures, and a call for hospitality for 500 expected visitors next week.
A Monticello church council led by Rev. Adams and Rev. Waterman drew sharp protest for attempting to reassign two men described as disruptors and untruthful. Critics accuse the pastors of violating church instructions and withholding the Monticello church’s full state from their own congregations. Veniry.
Notice invites all who can entertain Dairy Convention visitors for two days next week to leave their addresses with C E Marvin. A separate notice from C D Boarplan states he will close his Monticello business and move to Odebolt Iowa by May first and asks all debtors to settle their accounts promptly.
The death of Truman H. Bowen of Sand Spring is described as a deliberate self harm tragedy. Bowen, long affected by health anxieties, placed a bucket of water under his bed, inserted his head between bed slats, and drowned, after removing a bed slat. He left a wife a son and a daughter in Nebraska and was mourned as a kind generous man with a fertile mind.
Card of Thanks from D.8 Kinsuna expresses gratitude for sympathy and help during sorrow. Acknowledges sister Mrs P P Perjolat and brothers-in-law Mr Jonathan Holt and Mr Ed C Holt and all family members for personal aid and counsel.
At her residence on North Cedar a daughter was born to Mrs Fanny Saus on Thursday February 19 1880. Harry welcomed the news with a broad smile as mother and child are doing well considering the circumstances.
Jamua F Rippey aged 78 died at his residence in the city on Sunday February 15 1880 of palsy. An early settler who arrived twenty years ago when the town was young he was born in Chester Illinois and later lived in Wisconsin before moving to Monticello in 1860. He was a widower with four children.
The town of Monticello will hold its regular annual election on March 1, 1880 at Coxsee and Rigby office. Officials chosen include Mayor Recorder Assessor Treasurer two Trustees Weighmaster and Street Commissioner. Polls open 9 A M and close 6 P M. proclamation signed by Mayor B D Parng dated February 13 1830.
The 1880 program outlines a two day schedule at the Monticello Opera House with sessions on practical butter making dairy topics and discussions. Leaders include H D Sherman and L S Gates with several county and state figures scheduled to speak, plus an election of officers and an assortment of addresses on dairy science and commerce.
Mrs Governor Gear wore no bonnet or hat and appeared bareheaded, setting an example for future entertainments to let men see more of the play. The report notes her bold display as a memorable moment likely to be recalled by the sterner sex for generations. Kidney Wort is presented as a remedy for kidney and liver diseases, pills and constipation.
Real estate notice offers a residence advertised for $1800 priced at $1200 with a small down payment. Prospective buyers urged to inquire with W Towns for details and availability of the bargain property.
In Anamosa, lawyers offer a prepared set of Abstract Books for Inside Indones County and practice real estate law as a specialty with prompt abstracts and filed records for property matters.
In Iowa near the Great Iowa Coal Field the Illinois Central Rail Road promotes land for settlers and ventures. Information and address for J. Sampson, Land Agent, D. & 8.0, 1. 2B. Go. Sturm Lake, Iowa. 10-61.
The undersigned offers for sale 175 acres four miles east of Monticello with a good house barn well and cistern and a living water supply. About 80 acres are wooded and may be bought in small tracts. Additional 80 acres described in Nebraska. Terms: two hundred dollars and up. time given on all property.
A newly set up Steam Sawmill at a Monticello brickyard promises sawmilling of all lumber sizes and dimensions. Lamia 55 inch circular saw advertised. Offers winter sawing with customers bringing logs. Dated December 17 1879 by Joun Ginbon.
Chave has a specially made hearse for public accommodation. It will be available to any at reasonable and substantiated rates, not tied to any particular undertaking, announced by Stans, proprietor of Dexter Livery Stable.
Notice to all debtors to settle with Tevolnes and Liddy by February 1. Illinois residents Lovinson and Lappy sign the notice from Monticello dated January 28, 1880.
Town residents are notified that the 1879 tax list has been received. J B Savin, township collector, will be at his office on First Street Monticello City each week from eight o clock onward for tax payments, continuing through March 1 1880.
Fragmented text describes a young lady with a land claim and a suitor’s fortune in doubt, references J Monroe Taylor's Gold Medal, and mentions a depot in New York. It ends with a health pitch for a throat remedy claiming to soothe inflammation and restore respiration with a balsamic preparation.
An a collection of vintage ads tout Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as the queen of ovens and promote Bust Salve for skin ailments with a money-back guarantee. Also promotes Kidney-Wort cures and Dr Price's Flavoring Extracts contrasting inferior imitations. Endorses dairy prizes and Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung issues with free samples at J Bach & Co. drugstore.
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