Brond and Elsie Fend Off Pursuing Indians at Trader Cabin
Brond carries a exhausted girl as they head to trader Frazier's cabin seeking aid. Elsie assists in defending the cabin after Frazier is gone, and they repulse the attack during a heavy rain. In the woods they meet veteran Stephen Gist returning from a routing expedition, leaving a lasting impression on Brond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brond
Frazier
Elsie
Tessie
Dbrond
Virginia Forest
Stephen Gist
Indian scouts and Braddock era pursuit near Sewickley
In a frontier vigil the Dinwold girl and Gist lead a small party toward Fort Duquesne while wary whispers of ambush and following enemies rise. The Onondaga Pawe observes and warns that ghostly signs and a pursuing foe may threaten their march as smoke and noise hint at army movement ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gist
Turtle Creek
Braddock
Thicketty Run
Sewickley Creek
Jacobs’ Creek
Dunbarts
St. Clair
Washington
William Shirley
Duquesne
Dunbar
Beaujen
Paw
Cist
Dinwold
Brand
Younkers
Arendiounen
Allaquippa
Old Sewickley
Allegheny
Cromit
Susquehanna
Conemaugh
Kiskiminetas
Glat
Etquette
Wigoner
Dan Morgan
Morgan
Will's Creek
Young Morgan
Searouady
Monnetuntha
Seruntyatha
Searoundy
Round Paw
Tle
Beauvais
General Braddock
Mr. Shirley
Thad
Rush Creek
Scaroundy
Europe
John St. Claty
St. Clai
John
Braddock Camp Push Faces Harsh Trail and Ghostly Warnings
Army under Braddock moves toward Duquesne guided by Cromit and Gist amid Shawnee omens and Indian allies. Illness and fatigue plague the column as scouts misfire against friendly tribes, threatening the campaign’s resolve.
Crossing to Duquesne Ridge Aids Braddock Flight
Braddock era diary recounts guiding General Braddock through Monongahela crossings toward a ridge to Duquesne. Soldiers discuss rapid wagon and gun passage, ambush risks, and a planned river-road recon approach. The narrator reassures officers and consoles a cautious Dinwiddie girl while reconnecting with Captain Busby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Clair
Duquesne
Gist
Braddock
Leutenant
Shirley
Rennjen
Monongahela
Benuien
Sir John
Alexandria
Will's Creek
Sir Join
Cromit
Wagoner Morgan
Duquesne Stockade
Cramit
Missy
Washington
Busby
Webster Brand
Tha Virein
Fort Duquesne march narrative and a 1927 28 finance panel
A wartime reminiscence follows two soldiers toward Fort Duquesne with plans and fears of ambush recounted amid a long river versus ridge march. The prose shifts to a formal annual financial statement for Monticello Independent School District listing General Fund and School House Fund disbursements and receipts for 1927 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School District
Monticello
Towa
A. Schoenhut
J. Rogers
Ethel Fraser
Book Fund
L. F. Kurtz & Co
A. G. Spauling Co
W. A. Cresap
Samuel Tyler
C. ST. Bixter
R. J. Langer
L. B. Schmidt
Sinclair Refining Co
Beckley-Cardy Co
Lowe-Campbell Co
Monticello State Bank
Dodds Oo
Gertrude Ward
Scotch Grove Nursery
FE. Fh. Reed
C. G. Thomas
School House Fund
Esse
Diets on the Brain
A columnist recalls a physician warning that patients often harbor mixed knowledge and faulty ideas about diet. The piece riffs on how fad diets persist in popular belief despite medical cautions and science.
Train arrivals and departures at Monticello station listed
Public timetable lists all C M St P and P trains stopping at Monticello station with arrivals and departures for passenger and freight services. Notes indicate connections at Delaware for Dubuque and at Oxford Junction for Chicago and east, plus links to Omaha and westbound points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Station
A.m
C. R
Ox, Jet
Chi
Dav
Calmar
Cedar Rapids
P.m
Ox. Jet
Nccncee
Freigsht
Farley
Dubuque
Delaware
Marion
Omaha
City and Town Estimate Hearing in Monticello
The Monticello city council of Jones county Iowa will meet Monday July 16 1928 at 7 30 p m in the council rooms Monticello Iowa Taxpayers will be heard for or against the proposed expenditure estimates at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Grote
Rose L. Wilcox
Erma Hall
Leona Reindahl Oo
Mary Sheets
Mabel Nimtz
Margaret Jones
Opie Scott Oo
Ida Wilcox
Helen Rehorst Seers
June Rose Meyer
Alice Cook
Nettie Hormel
Marion Mangold
Mildred Warden
Edyth Bunker
Eleanor Selby
LaVetta Perrine
Margaret Kaste
W. BG
Sloan Cone
Joe Chaloupka
Express Fund
Chas. M. Luett
Northwestern Bell Telephone CO Oeps Deepee Teeden Thes
Towa Electric Co
Panatonal Supplies Co
A. J. WH. McNeill NF
Eclipse Lumber Co
F. J. Kay
Metropolitan Supply Co
Monticello Times Cee
Monticello Express
Cross Hardware Co
Baker Paper Co
the LeFebvre Corporation
J. F. Riges Pub. Co. Pe
Davenport Bag & Paper Co
J. J. Holcomb Mfg. Co
Gaylord Bros
Abbott Educational Supply Co
D. Appleton & Co
A. J. Nystrom & Co
Standard Oil Co. cc
Practical Drawing Co
Hillyard Chemical Co
Lyon Metallic Co
W. W. Stickford
Midland Chemical Co
Silver, Burdett & Co
the MacMillan Co. E
Ginn & Co. Ie Tee Anej Adhe Sthibaaad
the American Book Co
Hall & McC
Faith Rasmuss
Frank Paxton Lumber_Co
Houghton-Mifflin Co
Co. A. Palmer
Jake Archuser
W. M. Welch Mfg. Co
Virginia Cafe
Heart Causa Theaste
Shomont Dairy
General Biological Co
Ginn & Co
Educational “Music “Bureau
Co. F. Cody & Co
Woo
Franklin Equipment Co
Childress Motor Co
E. Izora Bancroft
Iowa Commercial Pr Co
Cljepteciacetea
Remington Typewriter Co
W.oh. Jarrett
Ease Eh
Maud Scehleichter
W. F. Rohn
J. J. Locher
Fidelity & Casualty Co
Montice
Parowax Co
State University of Town E
Beth Lightfoot
Dorothy Egger
L.A. Iverson
Hilah Hutton
R. Aebi
Twin City Scenic Co
Vemanete
Lovell State Bank
Keystone View Co
Webster Publishing Co
Victor Talking Machine Co
Knipto Loose-Leaf Co
United Chemical Co
D. C. Heath & Co
Royal Typewriter Co
Dennison & Co
Louise Barrack
Jones County
Independent
Monticello
Towa
Paul T. Schuetz
Kenneth Baldridge
Bloomfield
Davis County
Post Office
Albia
Monroe County
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Tim Ghid
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Robert Herrick
Correctionville
Iowa
State University
Frank L. Story
Olin
Dr. A. M. Maurice
Lowell
I. V. Dautremont
Burris
Ray Echternacht
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L. J. Swift
Osteopathic
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