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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1880
Page
4
The Monticello column lists board sessions, new offices, and local commerce. It notes JIOME NEWS promotions, insurance moves, Crassmeyer stoves, theatre approval, water works progress, post office changes, and upcoming publications while urging debt payments and groceries.
Mrs. Mills of Clinton hosts Mrs. G N Van Vleit. Mrs. Moore of Big Rock visits Dr Faw cett. A M Loomis of Wyoming in town. Miss Mary Farwell visits Chicago, accompanies her father to Davenport. Miss Clara Wales returns to Evanston Academy for May terms. Rev J L Paine travels to Fayette for his father’s funeral then returns for services. Mr and Mrs Jos Nye back from bridal trip and boarding with Mrs Fawcett. Frank M Smith visits town. wife still with Mrs VanVleit. M W Herrick Hsg makes a trip to Maquoketa. Herrick Coxsee law firm expanding fast.
A resident writes from Conemsp A Kann Jan 5 1880 detailing a journey from Monticello to Concordia arriving December 28 and meeting family including his wife who is nervous. He mentions his daughter Emma and children Alfred and Winnie and notes reconciliation is uncertain. He praises Concordia and Kansas as pleasant and warm.
Jones county buyers offered twenty thousand dollars worth of dry goods purchased before the recent boom in prices at Duur and Company.
A Wayne New Year party at Mr Lin Acheson’s residence features about forty young ladies from the United Presbyterian Sunday School class presenting him a chair as a token of esteem. Deacon and wife absent. ladies and gentlemen exchange social keys. Miss Weed gives a playful reply on gender cues. Cortes Paine obituary notes a Fayette death, Sept. 6, aged 71, husband of local farmer’s wife, Rev. J. L. Paine’s father.
The town looks back at progress and notes that the water works began operations on September 16 1870 with gravity tests and later pump delivery reaching 200 feet streams. Public buildings and business blocks see costly improvements totaling well over $35 000 for the year, including a grand two story block at Cinsella and numerous storefront upgrades. The Catholic Society plans a February fair in Kinsella Hall to fundraise via a week long festival and auction.
Regular Monticello council meeting notes approval of prior minutes and wage claims. Weighmaster report shows city scales with drafts and various expense items. An ordinance regulating stock yards west of Main Street is adopted and fines set up to $100 with jail time for violations. Passed June 5 1880.
Dark bay mare about nine years old with white on one hind foot has estrayed. Suitable reward offered for recovery or information leading to her return. Contact QO or B. Renoix for details.
To the payers of Monticello township I will be at my office on First street Monticello City each week from morning until March 1st 1880 for the purpose of collecting payments.
Romley and Sheanbrack, attorneys, prepare a compact Abstract Book for Jones County. The firm promises prompt delivery and emphasizes real estate practice within the jurisdiction.
An item on the railroad line in Iowa mentions special offers for sleepers and readers near the Great Iowa Gulf, with a sampler by Borintone and a land agent listing. The notice references Samrox and a railroad company storm in Iowa.
A fragment from a Monticello page shows an ad for a new grand saw mill setup at a brickyard offering lumber sawing services with a circular saw and winter drop-off. It includes promotional phrases for health products, cures, and household goods with testimonials from Rockport and Grandview.
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