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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
2
The Monticello Express lists its editor and proprietor, with a receipt for $1.75. The notice presents a compact staff label and price in a local newspaper context.
Correspondence from Castle Grove on February 19 highlights losses and social events. Items include a missing cow, health notes, farm visits, school socials, a basket sociable, a pork shipment, and a stammering school success. Social gatherings feature weddings at Serbougek home and the Epworth League event with Valentine decorations.
Cascade reports a busy Valentine market, social evenings at Mrs. Leytem and a Baptist supper to honor guests. Local moves include Jno Boyer relocating to Spring Valley and Bartley Devine purchasing D. A. English’s Prairie Creek farm. Community losses include a horse death and Mgr. Curran losing a left arm in a wood saw accident. Will Fagan silver anniversary celebrated with friends. Simon Drummy’s Omaha death noted. condolences extended. Will Conter, Colorado, death also mentioned.
Names and brief visits dominate this Center Junction round up with travel to Monticello Delhi Epworth Anamosa and Chicago. Residents including Frank Serbougek Perry Shipley Walter Kiburz Margaret Sutherland and others report short trips visits and professional calls over the past week.
In Onslow Iowa February items report residents moving between farms and towns. Charles Hall moves into Mrs Abram's house. B F Walters travels to Texas with Anamosa party. Ben Rhinehart of Anamosa visits. M M Franks attends Cedar Rapids hardware convention. Mrs Sears declines illness and the ladies aid and Mystic Workers schedule events. Corporal Lester Horn discharged visits family. Mr. and Mrs. Spear and relatives visit J R Wasson in Canada. Sale notices from O C Johnston and W D Livingstone. Legislature passes pure seed law. Clover Seed warns farmers to inspect seed bags for impurities and weed content. Seed firm exposes high weed counts in clover seed near Winterest and warns of tens of thousands of weed seeds per pound.
Isabella H. Todd born March 17 1822 in Montgomery PA lived near Fort Wayne IN sixteen years and moved to Jones County Iowa in 1860. She died while visiting daughter in Verndale MN. She married Stephen R. Streeper July 1 1843. eight children twenty three grandchildren and ten great grandchildren survive. A charter Bethel Presbyterian member, her quiet Christian life highlighted faith in Christ and love for her family. Step into Peter Meyer's confectionery store for hot drink on a cold day.
Deputy State Veterinarian Parlett conducted TB testing on S P Carter’s herd west of Hopkinton. Seventeen of forty eight cattle were condemned and sent to Cedar Rapids for government supervised slaughter. Carter supports health enforcement while cattle return to market if no advanced disease found.
E J Hamil of A P Hamil & Son in Cascade township reports 1907 creamery cashing totaling 917 77 with 53 92 average for 17 cows including three two year olds. He notes feeding twenty calves milk at home and a gallon daily for household use. Ganfield misidentified. Whitewater correction and Faber feeding details cited.
The Celar Rapids Republican critiques a new primary statute as rambling and ambiguous saying it aims to help one man win a senatorship. It argues the law backfires and creates a noose for its author.
Manchester Democrats report the Methodist Episcopal church plans a fund raising scheme using a mile of pennies and nickels to raise nearly 500 dollars. Detroit News notes a New York minister testing a faith care idea by setting up a church clinic as a modern outreach.
James E Remley declares as a Republican candidate for Jones County Iowa county attorney nomination subject to the June 1908 primary. B E Rhinehart notes a civic duty theme and cites editorial support from Signa City Journal asserting Iowa's honor and gratitude to its leaders.
Announcement favors Dr. L J Leech of West Branch for state senator from the 1Sth district Cedar and Jones counties. No clear opposition named though Dr H R Chapman of Durant is mentioned as a possible candidate lumber supplier Central Lumber and Coal Co ad appears. Gazette contest offers prizes to readers and blanks for nomination in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
320 acres in Noward county inspected, $18 000. 240 acres in Howard county at $56.00 per acre with good improvements. 160 acres in Howard county at $56.00 per acre. 320 acres near Cresco in Howard county at $67.50 per acre. 140 acres in Fayette county at $60.00 per acre. 120 acres one mile from Waucoma at $67.50. 120 acres near Weat Union at $100 per acre. All properties improved and rented for this year. Terms to Th. Von Rolf, Weat Union, Iowa.
An assortment of American prints and household goods advertised for limited prices. Fragments promote a 160 acre South Dakota farm at 24.00 per acre with down payment, insurance contact, and farm implements. Also note fishing for bargains, harness care, maple syrup, and various paints and goods.
An old advertisement lists several properties for sale including an 8 room house with furnace and barn, a 160 acre Jones county farm with good land, a 6 room cottage in good repair, a near new 7 room cottage, and a 180 acre farm with strong improvements. James A Voorhees invites buyers to inspect and make money.
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