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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1901

Page

2

Coxsee’s Editorial Subscriptions Price Notice

J W Coxsee editor and proprietor issues subscription price details for the period. The notice lists rates and contact for readers, reflecting a publisher’s pricing update and renewal guidance.

Fourth of July picnic and town events at Onslow

Onslow July reports many residents traveling or visiting, a Wyoming party passing through to Maquoketa, a Bertha Alexander wedding to Dan Saxon, and Mayor Wanichek resigning with S B Richardson as successor. The Fourth celebration featured a band, a high school game, balloon ascent, a parade, fireworks, and civic pride with no major incidents.

Jas. Bromwell Marion Bowery

Local notes and visits from July town gathering

Scotce Grove July 9 reports visitors H H McKinney Anamosa and Ethel McKean Hopkinton guests at McKean home. Olive Hughes Cedar Rapids visits. Center Junction convention attended by D D Clark and S J Rice. Lyle Sutherland Des Moines visiting relatives. Presbyterian church youth society seeks reorganization. Sunbeam Mission Band plans fourth annual lawn social July 23 at Robt Clark. Mrs Mary Sinclair leaves for Madison SD with Rev H Robinson. expects stay through September. Daisy Winans bitten by rattlesnake on Fourth. with home remedies she improves. Wromine July 9 notes L Walston heads to Kansas to visit Grace Wright. County delegates search for conveyances. Mrs Foster Illinois visits sister Mrs N Williams after husband’s death. Claud McMillen Epworth preacher at First Presbyterian. Local courtship tale at John Paul home. Dr and Mrs Wm Lamerton depart for Wyoming. Dr Lamerton to begin practice. Fourth of July celebration praised. band and male quartet admired. Florence Richardson’s reading and David Brant speech highlighted. few elderly present.

Onstow John Ottsen Kansas City Louie Stimson Verda Lytton Monticello J. B. Orr Northwest Grandma Lamey H. D. Hall van Ness Chicago Mason City Chase Bros John Neelans John Sokol E. E. Jeffries Dr. Tregloan Olin Lou Noyes Blanche Johnson Wyoming Melvin Finch Clinton J. D. Stickley A. E. Daugherty Monmouth Clara Himebaugh Mrs. Remington Jewell Hiram Webster City Maquoketa Canton W.S. Hall Max Lamey Frank Richardson Robin Corbit Law Department Michigan University Frank Thomas Frank Hanley Stanwood J. A. Paul W. A. Alexander Bertha Dan Saxon Fishwild & Schaeffer Wanichek S. B. Richardson Bohler Scotce Grove H. H. McKinney Anamosa Ethel McKean Hopkinton C. B. McKean H. V Robison Oxford Junction E. L. Himebaugh Epworth Olive Hughes Cedar Rapids D. D. Clark J. Rice Center Junction Lyle Sutherland Des Moines Doolittle Lawrence McKean F. E. Bentley Frank Haverhill Young People's Society Presbyterian Church Sunbeam Mission Band Robt. Clark Mary Sinclair Madison South Dakota H. Robinson Wromine L. Walston Kansas Grace Dot Wright Foster Illinois N. Williams Claud McMillen First Presbyterian John Paul Coe College Wm. Tourtellot Wm. Lamerton Florence Richardson David Brant

Prairieburg July Fourth Draws Large Crowd

Prairieburg July 7 crowd swelled to about 2500 by 10 AM as residents and guests arrived from nearby towns for the Fourth of July celebration. The Monticello ladies band provided music for the event.

Prairieburg Monticello

Castle Grove Community Notes and Local Updates

J D Poppe paints a new barn and homes receive fresh coats of paint. Ann McLaughlin recovers from mumps and a baby is reported at the Hendersons. Oats harvest proceeds amid expectations. Republican delegates named for Center Junction meeting. Castle Grove cemetery group elects officers. G Niederthrauser returns home after ankle injury. Fred Harken injured by a firecracker accident. Tur Innxpiness table shows Castle Grove high property value, credits and dairy counts.

J.D. Poppe Ann McLaughlin G. Davidson Margaret Noble Minnie Starr Noble Frank Howie Wm. Henderson Center Junction John H. Lubben Wm. H. Laude 8. M. Hosford C. J. Rettig Castle Grove J. A. McLaughlin Peter Matthiessen R. Shear A. W. Cramer G. Niederthrauser Galligan Monticello Fred Harken

Morley Farm Bought by W A Ladd

W A Ladd purchased a farm near Morley. Several local residents visited here recently including W J and W C Austin. Gerd Schaffer’s child died Tuesday night. Various social visits and events noted at Condit, Ketcham, Austin and nearby towns.

W. A. Ladd Morley Gerd Schaffer W. J W.C. Austin Central City J.&. Condit Mabel Watt Ida Lake Teachers’ Institute Christian Endeavor W. P. Condit W. L. Ketcham Edith Cunningham Carrie Page Manchester Bert Atwood Fred Brainard Penn Springville Myrtie Jennie Hale Anamosa Glick Christian Endeavor Social A. C. Sandhouse James Austin Vinton Crane John Sutherland Scotch Grove Mattie Ketcham

Des Moines Official Merriam Seeks Divorce After Political Rise

State Auditor Merriam files for divorce from his wife Elnora N. Merriam charging desertion. The case, set for today in district court, is expected to settle property and dower terms out of court, effectively legalizing prior agreements. Elnora Hitchcock Merriam, once a Monticello High School student, is linked to Wayne township.

Merriam Elnora N. Merriam Des Moines Elnora Hitchcock Wayne Township Monticello

Sailors Displayed by Mrs Teeter at 5213

Local notice promotes a sale or display organized by Mrs. M. H. Teeter at address 5213 featuring items described as sailors priced from 25 cents to one dollar.

M. H. Teeter

Early Days in Jones and Delaware County Education Pioneers

The memoir recalls migration from Ohio to Iowa in 1855 and settlement three miles west of Monticello with early schooling efforts in Delhi Almoral Hopkinton and Bowen Collegiate Institute later Lenox College The narrator outlines pioneer teaching roles and the growth of county education beginning 1857 including institute openings and the Bowen Institute's contribution to the Union effort.

BR. M. Marvin Manchester Old Settlers Association Delaware County Iowa Ohio Jones Counties Monticello Orwell Ashtabula County Lake Shore Painsville Huron County Michigan Chicago Chicago and Galena Freeport Galena Warren Dubuque Town City Lowa Grove Creek Delhi Delhi Academy Old Court House Gilmore Almoral H. N. Gates L. O. Stevens New England Hopkinton Bowen Collegiate Institute Bowen Allen Lenox College Union Greeley Wm. Cattron Penn Spring Castle Grove Township Jones County

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