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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
5
Local notices report illnesses and visits, with names and towns. Members of the community are noted visiting Chicago Minneapolis Dubuque Ottumwa and Mitchell. Merchants advertise and promote goods while farms offer butchering and coal sales. reminders about uncalled letters and community events appear.
Senator R C Stirton and family plan to leave next Saturday for Des Moines where he has rented a furnished house for the winter or until the legislature adjourns.
A baby girl died shortly after birth at Castle Grove with burial that afternoon. A marriage in Castle Grove joins John A Schmidt and Matilda C Eiben at the Lutheran church, with details on families and new residence. The issue also covers a city council repeal of a Standard Oil tank ordinance, local business changes, a church resignation, school superintendent searches, a dog’s death, and various community notices and ads.
Miss Julia Wilhelm daughter of Mr and Mrs David Wilhelm marries Mr H D Grouell of Ida Grove at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles W Brown. Rev Perkins Slocum conducts the ceremony at noon. They plan to reside in Ida Grove and begin their life together as a farming couple with well wishes from local friends.
A meeting of the Business Men's association discussed the proposed inter urban railway. Mayor Voorhees outlined progress on securing right of way between Davenport and Manchester and answered questions. No definite actions or financing details were announced, though some expressed confidence.
The man jailed on the 4th inst is identified as Dr. R. C. Flower the longtime swindler once active in Castle Grove and Ohio. He fled after a New York indictment in 1904 for mine stock fraud involving about a million dollars and $800000 from other victims. Detected through Mexico and Brazil he posed in Philadelphia as Prof Oxford claiming a diamond and ruby making scheme. Also noted is wood for sale on the Fred Burrichter farm near Monticello Cascade by Adolph Egger.
Listings include a house with barn on Lot 80 by 160 and a nearly new upright plane plus goods for ten days. A 74 acre farm four miles west of Monticello on the main road is for sale with bids due January 15 1907 at Monticello State Bank. Thomas Rearick Toledo Blade notes lack of water wagon crash reports and Topeka Journal jokes about railwreck front ends.
Monticello Iowa December 27 1906 the board of education in special session elected Miss Florence Babcock to teach the eighth grade and fixed the monthly salary at 45 dollars. A library books bill for 73.67 was approved and the meeting adjourned.
Property description lists a nine room electric lighted residence with furnace heat and water inside and out. Includes large cistern, fruit and furnace cellars, inside and outside entrances, large barn, box and single stalls. Well maintained and for sale. Inquiries to Dr. A. M. Maurice.
A local ad invites customers to buy any furniture at home savings compared to mail order prices. It promises matching quality, potential freight savings, and avoiding depot pickup issues while urging shoppers to compare catalogs.
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