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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1924

Page

7

Local Notes and Visits From Monticello to Davenport

Daily social items note G W Keith leaving for a Delhi farm and Jan et Young visiting Cresco relatives. Emil Barr of Waterloo visits Monticello friends. Mrs John Hardin of Oneida hospitalized in Monticello. Dr J M Young visits Center Junction. Mrs Howard Deischer and Edith Davenport visitors. Singer sewing machines sold at Locher s. Belle Devlin visits Winthrop and Dubuque. Mrs D B Jordan and Jane visit Manchester. T M Redmond and Maxine Parlor City visitors. Mrs Andrew Carmichael and Eugene Parlor City visitors. Dr Redmond special for Saturday. Star Meat Market offers picnic hams. Various notices of sales, hardware ads, and visitors from Cedar Rapids, Sterling, Jefferson, and beyond. births noted for the Bhits family. Hammocks promo and other local commerce items.

Monticello Area Social Notes and Local Events

Mrs Dora Kellogg of Anamosa visited her sister Miss Bertha Schatz. Genevieve Britting returned from Ottumwa. Rosalie Spears toured the Key City with John Staff. Robert Levering of St Paul visited the D P Young home. Various residents traveled to Sterling Illinois Cedar Rapids and Dubuque for business and family visits. A bake sale for Sacred Heart is set for July 19 at J J Hayes store. McNeill Hardware advertises kettles and canning supplies. Local births, visits, summer schooling, hospital operations, and camp fire events are noted along with a canceled John Robinson Shows date in Monticello.

Dora Kellogg Anamosa Bertha Schatz

Monticello News Digest Highlights Regional Visitors and Events

Local residents host guests from Cedar Rapids and Emmetsburg while church services pause as Rev M Scherf takes a Wisconsin vacation. SeveralMonticello residents travel for study, illness, or family visits, with updates on births, recoveries, and business openings.

Castle Grove Lutheran Church M. Scherf Rosedale Wisconsin

Altman Couple Plans Move and Store Opening in Neligh

Mr and Mrs William Altman visit Neligh Nebraska and plan to move from Monticello this week They will sell goods in an advertisement in this week's Express and Mr Altman will join his brother in law to run a branch general store in Neligh

William Altman Neligh Nebraska Monticello Express Altman

July Clearance Sales Announced by Monticello Stores

Display ads for J B Zimmerman W A Beery Rickless Dry Goods and George Stahler Sons announce annual July clearance sales this week. Four stores mailed 6000 four page circulars from The Monticello Express job office detailing bargains to attract patrons.

J. B. Zimmerman W. A. Beery Rickless George Stahler’s Sons Co Monticello’ Express

Monticello Gleanings and Community Notes

Local items include obituaries for Howard Putnam with funeral at Methodist Episcopal church next Saturday. Carrier pigeon data sent to F H Otten. Mrs. Edwin S Lee guest of the Coxsees. Helen Ruth Hefner wedding prep with Wallace Nutting gift. Monticello Fair notes, real estate bonds, baseball win, pulp poultry school announced for July 26 with W H Lapp in charge.

Howard Putnam North Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Church Albert E. Coe Putnam The Express F. H. Otten TI. C. P.C Mr. Otten Edwin 8. Lee Evanston Illinois C. A. Coxsee E. O Monticello John Matthiessen Helen Ruth Hefner Loch Wallace Nutting Miss Hefner Jones County Anamosa W. H. Lapp Ames

Van Buren Seeks Republican Nomination for Iowa Secretary

George J. Van Buren of Castle Grove announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Iowa secretary of agriculture. Former civil engineer in Mexico and longtime Jones county farmer, he ran for state House but lost by 25 votes. He vows to promote progressive farming, raise rural living standards, and improve home life for farmers and families.

George J. van Buren Jones County Farm Bureau Castle Grove This Des Moines van Buren Mexico Cornell College Mount Vernon House of Representatives Jones County Iowa

July 1899 Monticello notices birth death and travel

The Monticello Express recalls events from July 1899 including births of a son to Cyrus and a daughter to James Bowle, travels of Robert Stirton family, Eva Hawkings death from cancer in Pomona, Edwin Pippin’s death at 19 in Independence, and Rev. Tobin’s death. Also notes L. Lemon’s conference duties, Coe Reed Weeks snake capture, Travers Chautauqua season finale, ticket sales, and a $10.70 surplus.

Monticello Express Cyrus Bort Robert C. Stirton England Scotland Eva Hawkings Charles K. Hawkings Pomona Missouri James Bowle Des Moines Bowle Cola Maurice Arthur Maurice College of Dentistry Drake University Condon Charles Hunt Flora Reynolds Cedar Rapids Hunt Monticello G. W. Hunt Jones County Liberal Jones County Times Alice Farrell James Lundin Castle Grove Township M. @ashen Richland Township

Monticello Fraud Leads Sheriff to Suspect Companion

A young man using the alias Henry Schultz duped several Monticello stores with bulky purchases paid by checks for 12 dollars drawn to himself by George Miller at Center Junction Savings Bank. The fraud left with cash. Schultz was seen with a short red faced companion. The Jones County sheriff pursues both men as bankers and trade groups publicize the case. Also reported is the death of Mrs. H N Appleby of Hopkinton, born Etta Chapman in 1868, survived by her husband and five sons. Funeral services were held at Hopkinton Methodist Church, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello.

Henry Schultz Monticello George Miller Center Junction Scholtz Jones County Schultz Bankers’ Association of Iowa H. N. Appleby Hopkinton Castle Grove Township Methodist Episcopal Church Self Oakwood Cemetery Etta Chapman St. Joseph Michigan Cortland Walter Lester Dinner Harold Nathaniel Cortland Chapman Ryan Albert Chapman Rose Nelson Kadoka South Dakota William Richmond Casper Wyoming John McVey Sand Spring Appleby

Monticello School District invites bids for sidewalk project

The Monticello Independent School District invites sealed bids for sidewalk construction at the new school building. Bids due 7:30 p.m. August 4. Specifications available at Cross Hardware. Secretary A H Koop reserves right to reject any or all bids. Sinclair Patrons note announces local agent for Sinclair Refining Co in Omaha.

Board of Education Independent School District Monticello Towa Board of Directors Ofice Cross Hardware Company Sinclair Refining Co Omaha Nebraska J. C. Bender

Monticello Electric cuts power on July 18

Western area west of the railroad and Chestnut street will lose light heat and power on Friday July 18 at 8:00 a m for two hours and most of the day on Chestnut street according to Monticello Electric Co.

Chestnut Street Monticello Electric Co

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