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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
3
A July issue from Wyoming notes frequent visits by residents from Cedar Rapids Des Moines and nearby towns and mentions weddings illnesses and car activity. It covers the Woodman picnic August 5 with Anamosa Monticello ball game and an opera house program plus local officials and residents traveling to or staying in town.
Cascade today notes the Baptist Sunday School picnic planned for tomorrow. HH F Tobiason and family relocate to Cedar Rapids. Garryowen figures Dave Donovan and John Burke visit town Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lou Will and Kimble plan extended Wisconsin visit. Michael O'Brien of Jackson County Iowa, a leading farmer, was a welcome caller last Friday. Misses Moree and Alta Brown of Dubuque visit friend Miss Clara Loy. Wm Kneistedt and Wanda Kneistedt, with Lawrence Buxton, from Chicago.
Onslow notes John Graft of Cedar Rapids visiting town. Miss Zadie Read from North English visits relatives. Families return from Chicago and Scotland. Fourth of July celebration at Maquoketa enjoyed. Rev. B. McClelland ill, now improving. August Worth away. Robert Henderson to Davenport meat market. Cement walks spreading. Bert Walters upgrades with gas plant and shingling. Onslow remains in good shape but seeks new residences.
Sheriff Hogan was in the area last Thursday. H N Appleby visited Hopkinton on Thursday and injured a foot on a nail. Harm Rickels’s new barn nears completion. Mrs E J Noble is recovering from illness. A W Cramer repaints his dwelling. Mrs John Heery of Cascade visited with her mother Mrs Dennis M Hogan. Martin of Hopkinton and Hil of Buck Creek sold musical instruments Monday. A I M Caspers and family attended a relative’s funeral near Scotch Grove last Thursday. Emily Brown of Kasota Minnesota arrived Monday to visit daughter Mrs S M Hosford. John Caspers went to Scotch Grove to help on a farm where an uncle was killed by a horse last week. Rye harvest concluded. last fall rye sown was limited and poor.
July notes report Jim Paulsen's illness and Jed Schoon at Colfax for health reasons. Anton Bluesky travels to Milwaukee. George Mardorf expected to complete a new residence soon. Van Ness attended Anamosa ball game, followed by Alex and Will Robertson. Will Morissey from Anamosa moved to a Jackson township farm. Amber creamery paid 26.25 cents for butter fat for late June. Pearl Green of Anamosa visited relatives in Jackson last week. Armour Gould from Anamosa repaired phones earlier in the week.
Rural Route No 3 notes include Sehneiter visiting Anamosa last Sunday. Mr and Mrs M Burrichter spent Sunday at the G Paulsen home. Mrs Theo Rieniers broke her arm last Sunday. Miss Anna Reuter sewing at Mrs Frank McDonoughs. W Y C R Moore left for Colorado for health. Miss Dora Schatz surprised by friends for birthday. Lawrence Allamand returned from Anamosa after a week with his wife who is improving.
G A R encampment in Salt Lake City prompts a Milwaukee Road special train from Fairbault Mason City Dubuque Cedar Rapids to Salt Lake City via Omaha and Denver. Departures Aug 5 9:25 am 10:30 am 5:35 am. Aug 8 return. one day Denver stopover. low round trip rates. tourist sleepers and standard sleepers available. F A Miller Chicago general passenger agent offers details.
The Monticello club won both games last week while Manchester suffered another defeat against Monticello. Anamosa was shut out on its home field as Baylor pitched superbly. Readouts show several errors by Monticello in the earlier loss. Manchester to play a return game this afternoon.
July 1889 in Hopkinton saw D E Pond and John McLaughlin welcome daughters, Lenora Hitchcock wed Frank Merriam, Roy L Rice died of diphtheria, and a Monticello beat Hopkinton 35 to 5 with H M Carpenter umpiring. George W Lammon, 82, longtime resident and former postmaster, died near town. A tourist quip about Arizona closes the excerpt.
G. H. George announces stud services for roadsters kept on his farm east of Monticello. Lead stallion Marcos Bozzaris 30,856 and progeny show speed with 2:11%4 records by Kenyon and 2:2234 trot by another colt, with yearsling exhibition at 36 seconds. Two more mares sired by Marcos Bozzaris Brown Beauford and Golden Signet, plus a full blood Clydesdale stallion. Terms 25, return privilege.
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