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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
5
Miss Viola Brown visited Scotch Grove last evening as Dontrick’s advertises a remnant sale and blanket discounts. Multiple notes mention Mrs. H. K. Fuller ill, Miss Margaret Hamacher visiting, and various store promotions at Deutrick’s and H. C. Wills.
A digest of small-city items includes marriage trip mentions to Liberal Missouri, postal delivery notices, theater news with Camilla Reynolds in The Lady of Lyons, and several local sales and auctions. Also listed are bank talks, farm sales near Scotch Grove, a public sale of cattle, hogs, corn, and chores, plus crimes involving James Dorrell and Jack Smith and varied shop and goods ads.
A week of freezing weather caused drifted snow and late trains, with mail service disrupted. John L. Sloan Sr. dies of nervous prostration after bankruptcy and arrest following the Exchange bank failure. Frank Hicks battles pneumonia and age raises recovery concerns as his family prays for improvement. Major N G Winner tours with store displays and is praised as the smallest K of P. Charles J. Gallagher of Des Moines may run for police judge in the next city primaries. Hero to his successors.
Mrs Lucy Atkinson writes from Estevan Assiniboia British America that her health is much improved there and she has no wish to return to Iowa except to visit. The letter notes heavy snow cold weather and claims taken up in a fine country. The piece also covers theater on Monticello with prices and a critique of saloon economics and a schedule of revival meetings and school fire incident at Anamosa. It ends with notices of a Russia and Siberia lecture at the opera house and ticket details.
Kathyrn Evang stars as Mrs. Monnette in the Wm. Owen Co. production of Lady of Lyons next Saturday. The troupe, led by Owen, McConnell, and Camilla Reynolds, last June earned praise. Tickets 25 50 cents on sale at Soetje's. Rev. Gruenstein weighs in on czarist policy. Ogden family mourns as W H Ogden dies by self murder in California. Regular rail lectures on seed corn set for Monticello if farmers attend.
Andrew Nimmo Diamond Creamery Co. manager was taken to St. Luke's Hospital Chicago for a second operation after initial skull abscess removal. Doctors warned of serious disease but later telegrams reported slight improvement as Nimmo and escort traveled on a special train.
The notice promotes Devoe paints with claims of savings and quotes a customer in Monticello, Iowa and a Connecticut order return. It touts Hubbell Wade as a seller and asserts Devoe dominates poor paint. It also advertises W Brown harness shop in county offering Oregon oak leather harnesses, Lee remedies, oils, gloves, fur coats, and rapid repair service.
Notice states the annual meeting of stockholders and patrons will be held at the Klondike creamery at 1 p.m. Monday February 6 to elect seven directors a treasurer and a secretary and to transact other business. Also notes tax lists for Delaware and Linn counties at Monticello State Bank with tax due dates January 1 and delinquent April 1.
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