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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1881
Page
4
The item notes bulk oysters at T A King and Ganvner Wincut daily, turkey pay rate by Graft & Son, sales at Coyle's Gallery and J O Dyer Co, and a Christmas fur cape found on the Military road. It covers local ads, lectures, and shop promotions with various offers and notices.
The program announces W B Affleck English lecturer will deliver Lost for Want of a Word at the Monticello Opera House Monday Jan 24 with praise from the New York Christian Advocate and other papers. Tickets at Thompson's Drug Store, 25 cents admission reserved seats 85 cents.
Levi Fuller survives a near death when a freight train car ladder slips as he clings to a moving car at the depot. The piece also reports on Deacon Baldwin’s impact, a tar and feathering incident in Monticello, a Boston Globe reprint mockup, and a bold shoplifting case led by Mrs Dolan or Mrs Murray with extensive stolen goods recovered in Teane.
Dr W A Mirick has been on the sick list but is improving. B W Blanchard Jr and wife with baby visited, then departed. Mr Lau Campbell and wife start in Concordia Kansas to begin a business venture. Mrs Campbell formerly Tena Chamberlin is a Monticello girl. Mrs Russell, wife of Hon John Russell, had a severe fall that fractured her wrist in two places. Mrs Chas Brazie formerly Emma Clark visits and plays piano on a McCammon Grand. she remains a fine pianist among the West's best.
Monticello Township Tax List for 1880 received. Township Collector K. P. Sirra will collect taxes at Monticello Bank on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM through May 1 1881.
Mantua Pratxen and Family express sincere thanks to numerous friends for kindness during their sad affliction. They acknowledge the attendance of the Brotherhood of United Workmen and extend gratitude for fraternal kindness at burial. God bless you all.
Mr Carey announces a total auction of his dry goods in Moody's building, store of Wm Schodde, starting Monday evening January 17 1881. Goods sold to highest bid with no reserve and money refunded if not satisfactory. Carey to remove stock and new goods by sale time at the Red Flag signing.
An Express correction notes that Jones County has another surviving member of the 45 Illinois Veterans, James A. Lemaster from Co. D, who was mustered out July 12 1865 and later lived on a Wyoming farm. The letter identifies Milo Guiles of Monticello as the sole surviving member, which is inaccurate.
A closing out notice offers deep discounts on dress goods and household items plus a farm sale at the old Wm Mead farm east of Monticello. J B Minien lists six milch cows three heifers a pony and poultry for cash sale as he prepares to move to California. Bargains on blankets advertised by J O Durre Co.
Frank Buxton, agent for the American Express Co., and Miss TNI Haroour, daughter of P. O. Babcock, wed at the bride’s home in Anamosa Jan. The ceremony followed by a house filled with gifts from local residents. The couple began housekeeping immediately and will share a life built on mutual respect and practical sense praised by the writer.
Mina Moffat, aged 32, died early Wednesday after violent coughing and vomiting culminated in a virulent scarlet fever diagnosis. Adopted by her uncle Clark Byam, she had recently faced a dangerous illness shared with a young Byam boy, and neighbors express deep sympathy for the Byam family as they mourn her loss.
John Platner steward of the Jones County Poor House died January 6 1881 at age 48 years 6 months. Born July 18 1832 in Kingston New York he lived in Windis Colorado Illinois before moving to Iowa. He served as steward since March 1869 leaving a wife and three children.
A memorial notice honors John Platner as a kind honest and trusted man who served as county poor overseer with gentleness and firm fairness. He married Mira Kimball in 1853 and had five children, two predeceased him. His death followed a brief illness after a day in Monticello Center Junction and a visit from Dr. Russell. The family widow and orphaned children receive public condolence and sympathy.
In a January 10 1891 letter from Rev H A Kerr Denton Point Iowa the temperance wave is praised for mobilizing five hundred pledges and driving reform against saloons. Major General Allenbaugh leads the temperance army and pledges aim to close local saloons, transforming Denton Point toward a temperance state.
The Phrenological Journal of New York markets its bust and book premiums to subscribers. It reports reduced annual price to two dollars and offers a life size plaster bust with an illustrated key, plus optional smaller bust or book premium, with sample copy available for ten cents.
Sixty five acres containing the Pic nic Grounds north of Monticello are offered for sale. Details will be provided by the owner, with chopping planned in the grove and Winnias Chany.
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