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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
2
Numerous Cass residents report illnesses visits travels and social events. Burton Brown wins Ames stock and grain scholarship. Mrs Franks Franks obituary notes a devout life and January 22 1908 death. Community members send thanks for support during illness.
N J Eisenius serves on a Dubuque jury. G W Parrott and G W Beatty travel to Rapids and Rutland. Ice quality improves for storage. Dan Melloy visits Cascade from Bernard. Rev Peter Koopman from Clinton County is in town. Ed Connally return from Cedar Rapids. E M Kearney tour of Missouri. R H Beatty visits Cedar Rapids with W C Beatty. Wm Grogan buys Hiram Neville property in Hast Cascade. Sylvester Smith from Randolph Nebraska visits the N J Bisenius family. Geo W Craft reports for grand jury in Dubuque. Mystic Workers banquet at Faber House. elaborate event. Livery team runs away, Cascade arrival in 25 minutes with no damage. Fagan family visits Dubuque for Harold Fagan funeral. A A Anderson dies suddenly in Cedar Rapids. former Cascade resident. Fire alarm at Wm Reddin residence West Cascade. chimney blaze causes major damage.
Onslow-Iowa notes list Dennison at Onslow Bank and visitors including Potter Ruthven and Franks cousin. Local injuries mention Mable Jeffries with a broken collarbone from a buggy accident and Franks death mourned at Presbyterian church. Stamford marriage notice for Jessie Tebo and E F Davin announced in The Standard.
Mrs Marie Sanford visited Anamosa Friday. Prof F W Jones spent Saturday in Epworth. Belle Moncrieff visited Hopkinton last week. John Carson spent the latter part of the week in Chicago. Greg Dreibelbis was an Onslow caller Saturday evening. M G Alsever improved his store with a private office. Augusta and Freda Hanson were Monticello visitors Wednesday. Marie Coder of Hopkinton spent Sunday with her parents. Elsie Bender, Pine Grove teacher, spent Sunday in Wyoming. Ed Beck spent a few days in Onslow earlier in the week. Jessie Orr of Onslow was in town Monday en route to Hopkinton. Roe McMillian of Waterloo visits her parents there. Will Sutherland and Kent Moats of Scotch Grove were in town Saturday evening. W H Garrison, Wyoming insurance agent, transacted business here recently. Alice Williamson of Monticello visited the Williamson home near town. Robert and John Livingstone visited A W McDonald in Hopkinton Tuesday and Wednesday. Minnie Livingstone spent Saturday and Sunday in Cedar Rapids with Mabelle McNeilly. Willie Rieken of north of town cut his foot badly while cutting wood.
J W Gillilan has been on the sick list of late C R Wilder is harvesting ice on Silver creek this week Uncle Martin Noble is under the weather this week A daughter of Jas Lahey is sick with chicken pox FF M Clark went to Chicago with a carload of hogs G J Heiken and family visited Bowen's Prairie relatives last Sunday Roads are in splendid condition for hauling Mercury fell to ten below zero Tuesday night Vesper Rearick sold personal property at auction Fred Leclerc cried the sale Rearick may move to Dakota Wiley Eberhart and family will move to Kansas visiting friends Mr and Mrs O F Hosford of Monticello spent Sunday with their son
The December term closed with no civil jury trials as criminal cases dominated. The State of Iowa v Scroggs, Watson, and Mrs. Watson saw Watson convicted and Mrs. Watson acquitted after health board notices to abate a nuisance pig pen in Amamosa. Scroggs was not proved to have an interest. Watson claimed Scroggs as partner. Watson fined 100 dollars or 30 days in jail. Other entries: Snyder and Switzer dismissed for lack of evidence. Phelps pled guilty and is sent to Eldora Industrial School until 21 with 1000 dollar appeal bond. Bemrose dismissed at costs.
The grand jury returns an indictment for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury. The docket includes estates and guardianships with various final reports, probate orders, and appraisals. A lecture on the Passion Play is announced for February 6 at the opera house with a musical program and admission priced at 15 and 25 cents.
The issue markets high poultry and egg prices, cheap robes and meats, and bargain deals across departments. It notes oranges at 20 cents a dozen, wheat flakes at 5 cents per pound, reduced caps and over shoes, cheap ginger snaps, and reduced blankets and axes. Skating rink owners praise weather aiding operations. A car of oil meal is expected and Roy Beck frequents the store.
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