Monticello Scene Notes Visitors and Sales Shifts
Home news items from Monticello record visits by Capt A M Loomis of Wyoming Mrs Alvah Miller of Ryan Miss Mary Marshall of Dubuque and others. Local shops hawk lace curtains skirts and tamoka coffee while sales and promotions at Hicks Eilers Deitrick's and the Model are noted. A baseball score 25 to 5 reports Monticello defeating Center Junction. Elmer Lang resigns Electric Co post, Gottlieb Bader replaces him. The John Yousse farm is for sale and a potato vine curiosity is shown in town.
Post Office Hours and Local Notices Roundup
Local items report post office hours 10 a m to 5 p m tomorrow and a flood of small notices. Mentions Miss Blanche Peltier returning from Olwein and Kate Curtin visiting Lake Okoboji. Also notes rainfall last night totaling 1.95 inches and various ads for Hicks Eilers Deatrick's and Wills.
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Kate Curtin
Lake Okoboji
Monticello and area light Fourth plans and local notices
Local items from Monticello and nearby towns include a Davenport excursion on July 18 with a round trip fare of 1.26, a band, steamboat ride, and four hours in Davenport. Notes on people visiting, appointments in the district court, poultry operations, and rural free delivery route decisions are also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Methodist Episcopal Societies of
Wyoming
Center Junction
Scotch Grove
Monticello
Mississippi River
Monticello Notes A Mixed Local Scene And Weathered News
Mrs Susan Cook and her son of Newton Kansas return from attending her mother Mrs Fannie Dickersons funeral accompanied by Samuel Dickerson a deaf mute known to Monticello residents. Anamosa Judge George Bennett visits Monticello seeking Democratic district judge nomination amid party support. Saloons resist rural mail delivery claiming loss of town customers. Herrick refrigerators promoted at Hall s Hardware. Local lads fish by Kitty Creek report clothing found. no body recovered. garments traced to a resident. Spragues lice killer marketed for poultry. Anamosa bowling team visits. Capt J S Hall leads Monticello to a 193 score victory. Notice bans trespass on Mary Smith farm Castle Grove township. Lightning strikes Robin Hicks windmill causing cylinder damage. Christine Miller rents Sycamore street six room house via Monticello State Bank. New post office fixtures installed with oak finish and 401 call boxes 177 lock boxes three windows for mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Cook
Newton
Kansas
Fannie Dickerson
Samuel Dickerson
Monticello
Death of Hon. August J. Monroe in Monticello
Hon. August J. Monroe died at his Monticello home on the 27th at age 95 years 9 months and 20 days. A veteran Jones county lawyer since 1843, he retired two decades ago after a long career. Born October 7 1806 in Massachusetts, he was active in politics and law, with Andrew Johnson appointing him assessor of internal revenue in 1867. Funeral held at home with Rev. J. W. Innes officiating.
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August J. Monroe
A. J. Monroe
Monticello
Monroe
Jones County
Stacy
McCain
Mr. Monroe
Williamstown
Berkshire County
Massachusetts
Ardin Monroe
Miriam Smith
Cayunga County
New York
Brutus
Pennsylvania
Wilmot
Andrew Johnson
Internal Revenue
Edward
J. W. Innes
The
Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Miss Clara Bableter Graduates From St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Miss Clara Bableter of this city completed training at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital Training School for Nurses in Dubuque on June 26. She earned high marks in scholarship and adaptability for the nursing profession and is to be heartily congratulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bableter
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Bableter
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the Express
J. W. Doxsee
Pingree
Governor Shoes
East First Street
Home News
A. M. Loomis
Alvah Miller
Ryan
Lovell Block
Joseph Brucks
Waterloo
Jacob
New Faces
Hicks & Eilers
Elijah Hubbard
Stewartville
Minnesota
Eastwood & Chase’s
Mary Marshall
Mrs
Jacob Brucks
Edward Lang
Allison, Iowa
8. C. Brazelton of
Coggan
Victor Brazelton
H. C. Wills
Bert Byers
Iowa City
H.C. Wills
Marcus Matthiessen
Oberlin
Ohio
Deitrick’s
A. G. Bauder
Oxford Junction
Gerry Eilers
Wilbur Sweesy
Des Moines
M. Sweesy
Elmer E. Hicks
M. D. Fulton
Denver
Hall
Elmer Lang
Electric Co
Gottlieb Bader
Proctor & Co
Sare
John Yousse
R. Rieken
Austin Whittemore
Blanche Peltier
Olwein
Kranz
Dr. W. A. Mirick
Strawberry Point
John Vernimont
Carroll County
Deatrick’s
H. M. Carpenter
British Possessions
New Carpets
Hicks & Hilers
J. P. Mathews
Cedar Rapids
A. Cassady
Hall’s Hardware
Joe Rogers
Deitrick
Isaac Sears
M. A. Weir
Castle Grove Presbyterian Church
Henderson
Leroy Clark
Deatrick
Epworth League
Henry Hazen
Eby Bros
Scotch Grove Mills
Klondike Creamery
Iowa
Post Office Department
Lloyd Sexton
Ed. Brazelton Place
Columbia
Shetland
E. C. Holt
Anamosa
David Goldstone
R. C. Stirton
Hans Matthiessen
Minor Davis
Wayne Township
Langworthy
Bolivar
Missouri
Charles
Squire Davis
E. J. Edwards
Logansport
Indiana
Ahab de Witt
Florence Foster
Kas Cruces
New Mexico
W. A. Mirick
Independence
Maude Mirick
Eastwood & Chase
Pearl Emerson
U. B. Parsonage
Emerson
Elsie Fasel
Sumner
Dentrick’s
Alex Wilds
District Court
J. A. Hartman
Ramsey
Wilds
Armour & Co
Frank Sloan
Geneva
Nebraska
Sloan
Markiessen Bros
Lee
C. W. Brown
Golden Eagle Clothing House
D. I. Gopsronr
Wayne
Richland Township
Washington
George Bennett
Tuesaday
Club House
Herrick
Kitty Creek Iron Bridge
Sprague
Bacwer & Rnmp
Ag'ts
J.S. Hall
Notick
Mary Smith
Castle Grove Township
Robin Hicks
Bowen’s Prairie
Christine Miller
Sycamore Street
Golden Eagle
D. I. Gonpstom
Andrew Guler
Lucas Strub
Qalor
Theodore Altman
Kennedy
Sale
Lowell Block
McCall
C. H. Schipman
South Live
First St
MontTicero, Iowa
Oscar H. Soetje
Druzzist
Dhasha IN
Sole Agenta
Sherwin-Williams
First Street
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