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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
7
Monticello news roundup lists travels and business trips of residents, shop ads for blankets curtains and groceries, social events including a wedding and dances, real estate and sales notices, and a plug for the Des Moines Capital newspaper. Includes names: Leclerc, Condon, Bird, Waite, Coakley, Rosa, Stratlek, Sobotka, Loomis, Heald, Schoonover, Sarles, Chambers, Brunthaver, Abel, Hancock.
Cedar Rapids visitor prepares to move to Sacramento. J A Green sues Davenport and Rock Island bridge company for 1991 to foreclose a mechanics lien. Maquoketa guests visit the Young family. McClain relatives travel from Pomeroy to Marion. January sale at Wills & Deutrick. Deputy Zernecke seeks piano tuner Gerum for forgery. Marshal arrests a stranger, but wrong man. Select ball planned for Thursday twenty first with Cooney's Italian band from Dubuque. Aga Platts visits Cass township. winter keeps him away. Local horse market remains active. three buyers present. Ferria good sense waist items at Sumter's. Esther Simons engaged to Dave Goldstone. Elizabeth Rhodes dies in Missouri. sister of local residents. Remnants of dress goods advertised. Anonymous letters not printed. Mrs. G F Devol to speak at the opera house on the twenty third Psalm and on Faith and its Power. Mitchell wagon offered by East wood & Chase. Mrs. M D Hartsough gravely ill at 77. A Jones County Farmers Institute dispute over postage and travel expenses. Hoods and wool garments at Sumter's. Timothy Fisher purchases Center Junction livery. to take over after sale. Gas-lighting private plant salesmen prospect among residents.
Major Farwell donates a plaster bas relief of the Triumphant Return to Monticello High School. The ceremony features speeches by Superintendent Doron and Rev. Street, remarks on the Civil War and veterans, and a Whitman reading. The artifact, after a public welcome home scene, aims to inspire students with patriotism and history.
Hon Geo W Lovell has greatly improved since paralysis struck on the evening of the 4th. He can move his hands and arms and understands speech though unable to speak or write. His nephew read to him from newspapers Sunday as others stay by his side. Medical outlook remains uncertain but no immediate danger.
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