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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
8
The ad touts low prices due to bulk buying and minimal expenses. It invites readers to purchase crockery glassware fine china jewelry clocks watches cutlery and house furnishing goods and to call. It emphasizes cash sales and quality.
Mr Charles Winner spent the Fourth at Walker. Mrs Rhodes and son Doyt visited Anamosa. Miss Gilchrist of Strawberry Point visits Miss Mabel Lawrence. Deputies and townsfolk drop by for groceries and sales. Several mentions of visitors, arrivals, and a wedding tour ending last Saturday.
Messrs M W Herrick and J W Coxsee attend the State Bar association meeting in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Jennie Linehart of Council Bluffs visits with her father Daniel Livingston and relatives. Rev W D Hartsough and wife spend Sabbath at the U B parsonage. Nellie Kairns is seriously ill but improving. Several locals attend shows, visits, and sales events across town with remarks on weather and storefront openings.
Mr and Mrs Lee McNerlin near Hazel Green carry their infant to Monticello with a dangerous illness. The child remains very low all week with no improvement noted. Several local items follow including visits, accidents, and community notices from Monticello and surrounding towns.
Miss Louisa Bebb returns to Dubuque county after visiting. Mrs. Mary Quinby dies after long illness with funeral by Rev. Street. Teachers’ institute closes. Rev. Alfred Street returns from China via Yokohama and North American route. Ringling show to visit Tama City and Freeport with big crowds expected. Sheriff Babcock gravely ill at Anamosa. Walker dies near Monticello. many court cases include a family dispute over pigs and a dog biting incident ending in a $10 fine for Weers.
The 1897 Ringling Brothers spectacle arrives in Monti Cello on Saturday July 10 promising an open air procession and a colossal display. The production features 80 sections with elephants cannons native soldiers and hundreds of horses and cages. Reserved seats are available at Bacher Co's drug store without extra charge.
Ferdinand Mathey, twelve, son of Mrs. Emilie Mathey of this city, drowned in the Maquoketa river near town yesterday afternoon while playing along the bank. His older brother also entered the water to help, and both boys went under twice before the body was recovered. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. at the Presbyterian church. The piece notes the local paper’s long history and current readership, and mentions a visit by Mr. W. A. Doron of Eldora en route to Milwaukee.
The CLarx family led by Mr and Mrs Leroy CLarx express heartfelt thanks for the sympathy and assistance received during their loss.
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