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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
2
John McMurrin conducts business at Morley while Mrs. E. S. Saunders recovers from illness. Several residents travel to Des Moines and Anamosa on work and callers visit townsfolk. The column notes weather, road conditions, a moving season, and a local suicide, with church and social events, tours, and upcoming gatherings.
Cascade community news reports illnesses and visitors including James Armstrong sick in East Cascade and Col J M Fonda visiting from Bellevue. Property transfers include W C McDermott buying M Clement property and Timothy OConnell purchasing Kinsella house. Obituaries note John Quint and Mrs Jacob Reiter. local creamery expands capital. Will Center and David McKinley deaths also recorded.
Thos Tasker received two cars of corn. Geo Smith of Clinton visited with his party. Geo Hubbel of Aurora Iowa spent the weekend here. Rodney Mears of Milton Vermont visits T L Green. Miss Vera Vincent of Belle Plaine stayed with relatives. John Maloney of Anamosa looked after property north of town. Arthur Alexander and wife welcome a new baby girl. Frank Allen and family of Oklahoma visited Geo Lyons. Attorney Rhinehart and Frank Williams came for legal business in Squire Lightfoot's court. Miss Malva Stimson and Ira, a Lane South Dakota store owner, are visitors. The Junior class hosted the Senior class and teachers at R C Walters home. E F Brown and wife have been poorly but are recovering. Brown can come downtown. Rural carriers H H Roberts and C A Hutton spent Saturday at Clinton for the rural carriers convention. Postmaster Noyes notes high Express interest when it was missing a delivery day. The Brown family continues in town compliance.
Sherman Moncrieff travels to Chicago this week while Mias Mabelle McNeilly returns home from Cedar Rapids. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Jno Livingstone on February 24. Announcements list marriages and visitors including Jno Sutherland and Ruby Le Grant of Martin Tennessee. Rural lines suffer troubles and locals attend events in Monticello and Anamosa.
J K Hale visited Chicago. Bert Atwood moved to the Chas Atwood farm. Mrs Malvina Hanna ill but improving. Wesley Jacobus farm now held by Chas Walterbach. Wm Jule moved to Henry Chipman farm near Linn county edge. Dave Surprise Jr visited Louie Turner. G T Ketcham hosted friends Tuesday. Anamosa visitors to Percy Faulks home. roads blocked closed some schools. Rev Bashan of Tipton being invited to Cass church. Montclair NJ move delayed by storm. G G Ketcham silverware gift surprise.
Younger people took their share in the progrim by surprising Mr and Mrs G Ketcham. Only those present can realize what a pleasant time the day and evening brought.
Weather stays abominable as residents move and visit. John Calahan moves into John Hutton’s house. Miss Ethel Rice of Cedar Rapids visits relatives. Ray Fairbanks of Monticello visits C. A. Sutherland. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. John G. Bohiken. L. A. Leesecamp moves to farm from C. S. Applegate. Mrs. Gerd J. Bohlken dies after surgery at Anamosa sanitarium. Funeral set for Thursday.
February notes from Castle Grove list upcoming school elections on Monday. Local residents report cows hogs and cattle moved to Chicago, farm moves planned, illnesses including grippe and pneumonia, chicken pox, and a hot coffee injury. Gladys Fairbanks returns from Cornell College with family updates.
Mrs Lizzie Hagen and Rev Wm Schuetz are listed as ill with lung fever and sickness in the community. Miss Metka Rieken returns from Pomeroy while Dave Power moves to the Eye place. Several locals undertake travel and home projects including barn framing and moving.
Local ad column from Center Junction Iowa promotes rubber boots land bargains in South Dakota, homestead relinquishments from 100 to 500 dollars, washers, a self binder and other farm supplies. Notes social items and visits including John Livingston cigars, John Letze trip to Anamosa, Uncle Rube at the opera March 21, and Frank Serbousek returning from Chicago.
Neighbors visit Peter Meyer's store for hot drinks and gifts as Mr. and Mrs. Tjaden thank them. Hanken family from Pomeroy, with goods, arrive. unloads aided by Langworthy workers Paul Hanken and Ed Behrends. Railway pamphlets promote opportunities along new lines in the Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea ads claim health benefits with prices 35c.
An eight room house in good repair with ITas furnace and barn offered for sale. A 160 acre Jones county farm described as best land with good house and barn and latest improvements. Potential buyers urged to visit for investment chance. James A Voorhees.
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