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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
7
Multiple items report summer goods at cut prices across Monticello and nearby towns Burrichter's Deitrick's and Golden Eagle Clothing House offer discounts chiefly on lace curtains dresses hats and headwear. Notables include Miss Kate Altman Mrs Noel Brazelton and Mrs Frank Friend visiting relatives while Wm Campbell returns from Chicago and Merritt Campbell visits from Cedar Rapids.
Local items report visits from E E Hicks and George Richmond, a stroke for Paul Warner, and clothing sales at Deutrick and Herman. Wet weather aids pastures with fair plans for Jones County Fair August 7 8 9 10. W H Parrott promotes clock and jewelry services.
Monticello briefs recount visits of Migs Belle Farwell and Julia Farwell to Freeport and Davenport. An Oberammergau panorama at M E church draws crowds, while Mt Vernon and Springville seek a Cedar Rapids baseball title. Water pumping upgrades promise ample supply. Herman’s sale promos urge 20 to 25 percent cuts. Will Jenkins visits from Dix and Wyoming mourns a relative. Nebraska race views differ, with McKinley and Roosevelt seen as winners by some.
The Jones County fair outlook is upbeat with attractions and agriculture featured. Local business and civic news include telephone exchange attempts, the Rev F von Strohe’s move to Wilton Junction, and Sophia Mecum’s troubled past. Numerous residents and incidents are listed, plus farm sale notices and local merchants advertising repairs for Milwaukee binders and mowers.
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