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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
4
L M Barrett and many neighbors are listed on weekly notes from Wyoming Iowa including visits, business trips, illness, and farm work. The item notes hospitality in town, poultry prizes, a musical club formation, road work assignments, telephone company concerns, and a local death of Jane Pangburn aged 76 with family ties to James Stephenson.
A 12 year old girl joined the United Presbyterian church and her funeral was held Monday at the U P church with Rev. C I Hoffman officiating. She was laid to rest beside her sister in the cemetery.
Center Junction notes list residents and visitors from Monticello Napkin ton Canton Cedar Rapids Winthrop Amber Anamosa Wyoming and Scotch Grove. Highlights include cattle sales by J F Livingstone and a carload hog shipment, a chicken pie sociable, a Bible study class formation, and a weather affected Presbyterian church program.
Jan 30 update from Rural Route No 2 covers local movements in Monticello and Anamosa, including residents trading, visits, and cattle searches. Notes on health, new equipment, and social visits mix with minor incidents and a final quip about Pumpkinville.
Cascade Iowa reports community updates from Jan 31. H L Welter in Dubuque, Pat Donovan moving to Cascade March 1, and Miss Alberta Conlin ill with lagrippe. Local businessman Kelly to locate here, Baptist church trustees plan for the year, Farmers Institute officers elected, and Dan Seery dies aged 45 near Cascade.
Anna McLees and Margaret Lang lived in Cascade while Henry resided at Bernard. The funeral proceeded from St. Martin's. Bridget Gordon formerly of Fillmore Iowa died near Lyons Montana on the 16th at age 96. Her body was shipped to Bernard Iowa for interment in Sacred Heart cemetery.
The Onslow community reports a busy week with shipments of hogs and cattle by Andrew Jansen and O. Fowler, visitors and family news, a fatal funeral for Isaac Cooley, hotel sale to R L Greiser, and the birth of a ten pound boy to Edward Bernstorf and his wife with relatives visiting from Keystone.
A string of small town items reports social visits, moves, and health updates. People like Mrs. Corbit, Mrs. McClelland, and Mr. Kennedy are mentioned with guests and travels. Isabel Scroggie improves from bronchitis while other families deal with sickness and minor accidents.
Castle Grove reports Cramer begins work as township assessor. Mrs. Alexander Davidson ill with pleurisy. Andrew and Mrs. Davidson of Monticello visited. Lizzie Luken returns from northwestern Iowa. Henry Barrack back from Strawberry Point. wife to stay with parents. Edith Heil returns to Monmouth after visit with Mrs. F. D. Mc Laughlin. Will Siebles injured by gasoline engine. A farmer with milk and porkers plans a smile. Surprise party at Ben Harms home honors Bert Preston and bride. many friends attend.
Names report sick lists returns visits and travels from Amber featured alongside obituary noting Moses Hull death at San Jose California aged 76 and a local health retreat at Colfax Springs for G W Lathrop. Also mentions Amber Creamery finishing ice supply and family notices.
The Monticello Co operative Creamery Co stock holders and patrons gather at the creamery on Monday February 4 at 1 pm to elect seven directors one treasurer and one secretary. The meeting is called by secretary kt Bohren.
Onslow area women gathered at Joseph Wasson and son’s home to sew comforters finishing a pile of linens. A shared dinner followed with abundant food and compotes on two dining tables. The gathering fostered neighborly ties and the writer hints at another similar event soon.
The semi annual meeting will be held in the Monticello library lecture room next Tuesday the 5th prox. Officers include President Dr L K Bobo Vice president Dr Aileen B Corbit Secretary Dr Harry W Sigworth The program features talks and papers by Dr B A Chamberlain Dr E H Knittle Dr Fred B Sigworth and others on medical topics.
E Lucas LeFebvre of Audubon Nature Publishing Co will give an illustrated lecture on Birds and Bird Life at the library assembly room Thursday at 8 15 pm Admission 10 and 20 cents Proceeds go to library book fund. Solomon Turck an early Monticello settler and Dubuque businessman died in New York City last Wednesday aged. He laid out Turck's addition and was Monticello mayor 1868 72 He later led Laflin Rand Powder Co. and was linked to Langworthy family who laid out Railroad addition to Monticello. For Sale full blooded White Leghorn roosters Enquire at G H Segger farm on Bowens Prairie or Cascade Iowa R F D 27. For sale or exchange J H Beatty farm 300 acres 2 miles west Elkport Clayton county IA sell on easy terms. S A Wilson Independence Iowa. This is to certify Dr Shallenberger cured my daughter of kidney trouble Mrs Adam Heine Monticello Ia. WANTED local representative for a prominent monthly magazine to handle renewals and subscriptions in Monticello area Salary with long term opportunity. Address Publisher box 59 Station O New York Nine room residence electric lighted furnace heated with inside and outside entrance large barn etc. Enquire of Dr A M Maurice. 29tf
Thirty five years ago in January 1872 Monticello saw H F Pierce resign as city weigh master with H F Crane appointed in his place. A boy named James Wood captured a wild cat near Maquoketa. Tax collection began under township collector D E Pond. Congregational church held a buckwheat sociable at Dr Carlisle’s residence on the 26th. Forty Masons traveled to Anamosa to unite with county brethren. Sheriff O B Crane advertised sales of Jo B Kinsella D S Kingela and P P Periolat properties. A gold ring was voted to the prettiest girl at the library sociable though the recipient was not reported. The regular club dance on January 18th warned the public to refrain from attending except by invitation. Pastors named for the several churches included Rev F X Miller, Rev William Leavitt, Rev M C Kewsey, and Rev George Rettig. Hunt & Herrick offered sale of 140 acre Eberhart farm near Cass Center at 27 per acre and a 60 acre tract nearby at 20 per acre. Monticello High School pupils listed as never tardy or absent. The carload of crushed shell feed for chickens advertised by C A Errickson & Co.
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