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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
9
In preparation for spring, F. G. Burrichter offers lots of broken size ladies and children shoes at low prices. Lot No 2 features ladies shoes formerly 2.50 and 2.00 now 1.50, Lot No 3 men’s shoes 4.00 3.50 3.00 now 2.50, Lot No 4 misses shoes 1.75 and 1.50 now 1.00.
Ray Yousse went to Dubuque and many others visited Monticello or neighboring towns. The items list a string of local visitors from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Hopkinton Britt and Grand Island among others. A new stock change at a local company enabled all day electric service.
Monticello column reports visitors from Davenport Anamosa Lasalle Colorado and Nebraska. local movers include Perrine and Holm. pneumonia illness for Hoyt and a newborn for Landis. Theater note announces Hoyt’s January 31 production Bachelor’s Honeymoon Co. and senior class play at the opera house with teachers at Anamosa exams ongoing.
Mrs. A F Dewitt travels to Chicago for a medical consultation with Dr Murphy as her illness persists. The Monticello State Bank showcases a new electric adding machine easing clerical work. Community notes cover marriages births and local commerce including Perrine’s long-running restaurant, a long awaited comedy show, and regional travel of the Zaedows. The article reports rising corn prices and carload shipments, a boxing anecdote, and library statistics highlighting 13 857 books issued last year and 926 borrowers with 50 periodicals.
The school board approves contracts for a central heating plant with a blast ventilation system. The plan includes underground tunnel piping, thermostats on radiators, and fresh air introduced from ceilings while exhaust exits near the floor. Ventilation changes aim for complete air renewal every 20 minutes without winter drafts, funded by small increased indebtedness.
The Iowa State Dairy association plans a dairy expert train with cows and a bull to Monticello on February 9 for farmers within twenty miles. Lectures aim to boost milk production by teaching testing, sire selection, feeding, and breeding for a definite dairy type. The schedule lists stops along the Milwaukee line including Waucoma Fayette Edgewood Manchester Delaware Hopkinton Monticello Farley Center Jet Wyoming Oxford Jet Wheatland Dixon Davenport Maquoketa and others. Recorder Rome township notes William Malcome Wallace as possibly the county’s oldest resident at ninety five, living near Morley.
The January 23 1911 Monticello Board of Education opened bids for a central heating building and ventilating system with several bidders for the building heating and plumbing. A special session adjourned to consider revised offers and awarded to Lewis & Kitchen for the heating and ventilation and to Cross Hardware for plumbing. The meeting also notes the death of Mrs Bernice Baker and local notices.
The Express suggests using the want column to connect buyers and sellers with small expenditures. A note from the Washington Post claims it is cheaper to build forts at Panama and avoid later needs than to forgo them and face requirements.
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