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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
5
Numerous brief items list residents and visitors Elmer Lang John Perrine G W Eastwood and relatives in Chicago. Local commerce promotes Deutrick Burbrichter Model groceries and New Idea patterns. Mr and Mrs Joseph Faber celebrate golden wedding on March first with a reception.
Monticello and surrounding areas report travel to Texas Lamont and Cedar Rapids on business births of a son and a daughter property sales including 1800 dollar sale to Mrs Williamson local industrial fair planned mid April charity suppers and dances oyster suppers and jewelry notices new goods at The Golden Eagle Clothing House local building plans and a smallpox case linked to a Springville resident with a visitor history in town
Sunday morning the pastor will preach on Youthful Conversion with a focus for parents Sunday school workers and the young. An evening service with music follows. Mrs M H Yeeter returned from St Paul after millinery shopping and Dr and Mrs Teeter plan a Chicago trip for a Northwestern University dental alumni meeting. The Jones County Telephone Co central station switchboard arrived with new features and the firm bought Bishop Co lines. Postmaster Pond faces a flood of rural route applicants from varied backgrounds and occupations seeking mail carrier jobs.
Mr F W Koop displays the Ringling Bros circus route book for 1901 described as a handsome illustrated diary. It includes a Diamond Creamery picture noted as one of the world’s largest with 7000 pounds of butter daily. The Monticello grounds are praised for being exceptionally fine and large business is noted. Major and Mrs Winner receive a complimentary notice.
The John Rickels farm house near town across the river burned last Tuesday at noon. Occupant Sam Humble lost nearly all household goods. Rickels also lost items he was moving in. Humble had no insurance. Rickels likely had no removal permit. The building was insured with German Mutual of Wayne township. Estimated building loss about $600.
The Burns Lodge in Monticello reports the death of Francis Eaton in Orwell Ohio from heart disease after a longtime residence in Bowen's Prairie. Julius Ladehoff of Scotch Grove received a five day jail stay after a striking altercation near the Buffet saloon in Monticello. Squire Babcock imposed a $20 fine alternative with jail time. Prof. C R Scroggie plans to leave Monticello schools to study agricultural science at Ames next year and will build a house due to high rents near the college.
Mrs Priscilla Condon widow of George W Condon died at home after a lingering illness born Priscilla McDaniel in Fredericktown Ohio January 25 1826 aged over 76. She helped orphans and nieces and left most property to Mertie Finke and Bessie Huntley. Funeral at Methodist church led by Rev W M Lemen. Survived by brother David McDaniel and sister Eliza DeHaven.
Dr Lyman J Adair of Anamosa a leading Jones county physician died at home from pneumonia after about ten days illness. Born November 28 1840 in New York, he served in the Civil War then studied medicine moving to Manchester and finally Anamosa. He practiced at the penitentiary and was local surgeon for two railways. Survived by his widow Sarah Porter and son Dr Fred Adair. Funeral held last Tuesday with viewing prior to services.
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