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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
2
The Langworthy column reports hog shipments to Chicago, trips by residents to Monticello, and visits from Mrs. Emma Lamb of Colorado. Local events include Modern Woodmen meetings and changes at the depot, with light anecdotes and opinion notes on community life and postwar writing.
Wyomina January 26 report lists M W Herrick in town on legal business and a rare lawsuit before Justice Brown. Mrs A A Vaughn hosted friends. Miss Harriet Fordham and Flo DeWitt returned from visits. Capt A M Loomis attends Des Moines duties with wife to join soon. Prices for cattle sales touched $4.40 to $4.85 per cwt.
J L Bader will install ice for creamery use this week. John Kennedy made a flying trip to Cascade last Thursday. Hugh Corbett mashed a finger in a corn shelter recently. Miss Mary Snyder bought a new organ. Mr and Mrs Wm Orr of Washington township visited Clay friends last Thursday. Mrs J W Wolf of Edgington Ind has left for home after visiting Clay. Miss Mary Dennison and Harry Davis attended the teachers meeting at Center Junction last Saturday. Clifford French was sick with lung trouble last week but is better now. Thomas Moran and two neighbors returned from a public sale when their team ran away. sleigh damaged but no injuries.
Mrs Moats remains quite ill in Scotch Grove as of January twentysix. Mr and Mrs F E Bentley visited Sioux City recently. Miss May Curran Cedar Falls and Miss Anna McKean Hopkinton visited relatives here. Mrs F Royden and her son from Greeley visited last week. A Presbyterian church entertainment was held Friday evening by Rev J P Martindale and Miss Burbridge of Greeley assisted by Miss Blanche Applegate. The U P society plans a series of entertainments with the next early in March.
Obituary notice reports the death of Donald Sutherland on the 16th inst in Clarinda Iowa He was brother to William Sutherland Mrs D D Clark and Mrs R R Glenn and longtime resident of Scotch Grove where his farm now belongs to Rev J Rice Sympathy is extended to his family and relatives
Castle Grove reports a spell of cold weather and three carloads of steers shipped to Chicago by W A McAleer. Downerville Co operative Creamery Co to hold stockholders meeting February 1 at Castle Grove school house. Ionian literary society in No 6 school house reports strong turnout and a debate on whether women are fairly paid.
Edward Flinn aged 93 was found dead outside his door in Castle Grove town ship last Tuesday evening. He had been staying alone at the house, which had been occupied by James Shane until a few weeks ago. The door was locked, suggesting he had just left or returned. Flinn, born in Ireland, lived in Philadelphia before settling in Dubuque county and moving to Castle Grove 28 years ago. He was married twice with no surviving children. Funeral conducted at Immaculate Conception Church in Castle Grove.
A unidentified man, about 35, found frozen near Amber after a snowstorm. Coroner Kent ruled death from exposure with no signs of violence. Identified later as E. Schlotter of Lisbon, deaf mute, who often wandered away from home. The body was taken to Lisbon for burial. Temperature dropped to 18 degrees below zero and as low as 21 below.
A condensed miscellany reports a deceitful woman using a Park Lane address and forged cards to swindle goods, later exposed by police. It also notes a Griffin Georgia bachelor teased by club women who vote for a wife, nine votes for nine women, and Persia’s Red King. The piece lists wheat costs and counts foreign born residents in Jones County by nation.
Promoters seek women and men to join the Farmers Federation founded on friendship equality and economy with a lodge system. The Farmers Liberation movement involves Farmers Mutual Benefit Association leaders and invites farmers and families to join via Myron Converse at Monticello or Cresco Iowa.
Land offer includes 60 acres of pasture and 40 acres of meadow located five miles north of Monticello and two miles from Sand Spring. Also notes unclaimed letters at Monticello post office from January 25, 1897, and Hoyt Bros nursery closed for winter with stock sold or stored for spring shipment.
The 220 acre Gill farm lies six miles west of Monticello and three miles from a Lutheran church and school. It is well cultivated with much tiling. Enquiries may be made on the premises to Ellen F. Gill executrix, at e-0-w21-w-8.
District court notices in Jones County Iowa announce petitions by Andrew I Asper and Adam Reichart against multiple defendants and unknown heirs. The actions seek quiet title for land in sections 27 28 34 and 31 township 84 86 north range 2 5th P M and corrections to past deeds. Court orders publish six weeks in Monticello Express.
Notice to interested parties that Elizabeth White of Jones County died. The will was filed January 8 1897 and the court sets March 8 1897 for final proof and probate at the March term. Dated January 11 1897 by J B McQuillen clerk.
The Daily Hawk-Eye prints a note on extensive local coverage with 100 correspondents and a special subscription deal: The Express and The Weekly Hawk-Eye one year for $2.15, cash at office in Monticello Iowa.
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