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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
4
Local Monticello merchants promote dress goods, lace curtains, and sale items at Wills & Deutrick and Goldstone Bros.. shopkeepers announce floor work at Hicks & Skilers theater, new electric wiring, and soap at Lon's. Community notes include church events, ice cream socials, a Republican state convention in Des Moines, and business league meetings.
Local happenings include visits by Mrs and Mr Sears and attorney E M Warner in Wayne township. Mr Thos H Kenyon and family relocate to Monticello. Robbery of Buffalo horse buyer Wills & Deutrick reports $2500 and a gold watch taken. Community events feature church talks, sermons, and a county camp meeting slated August 3 to 11 1896 at Delhi with many preachers. Local businesses advertise buggies and leather goods. Public notices detail law actions against Ortgies for domestic disturbance and a $100 bond to keep the peace.
Local column reports on political rhetoric with Bryan’s nomination speech echo and Lovell praising its oratory. It notes Burns the wrestler seeking an exhibition, Capt. Hollum’s cannon ball catch, and a street demonstration amid repairs.
In Rossville an engagement at East Attica street joined Wilbur D Sweesy head bookkeeper for The Famous and baseball captain with Nora Stout a popular local girl. In Monticello Doron and Carrie Franke wed at the bride’s mother’s home with Rev Waite officiating, Doron a longtime Express compositor and Carrie a Monticello High School graduate and teacher candidate.
At Onslow last Friday the Republican county convention debated the chair race. O R Ricker of Monticello won on the fourth ballot over W F Lake and E A Grimwood after Grimwood briefly led, with Richland and Washington absent. The gathering, praising McKinley, adjourned after approving credentials, permanent organization, and selecting delegates to state and congressional conventions.
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