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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
3
CORRESPONDENCH July 17 reports many visitors to Center Junction and nearby towns, a life estate sale, church union services, depot construction, and political talk. It notes deaths of George Taylor and Mrs. H B Little, marriages including Bert Thomas and Florence Richardson, and community shoptalk on candidate C B Paul for county representative.
Pallbearers listed Jerry Wood Day Giddings Wai Walston Alfred Day J L Richardson and W Garrison attended the service. The body was laid to rest in Wyoming Cemetery.
Local notes report barley harvest upcoming in Castile Grove while residents answer electric outages and storm damage. Monticello visitors, dairy prices, and several social visits are recorded along with a runaway injury near Hopkinton. A girls club of sixteen forms in the township under Sweet Sixteen or Sweet Smiles initials.
Onslow reports visitors from Los Angeles and Missouri while relatives travel to Platte and Marion. Barley and hay harvests proceed in favorable weather as several residents attend funerals and return home. The column notes political candidacy chatter among local Republicans and promotes Doutrick Dry Goods Co. as The People’s Store for dry goods.
Rural Route 2 July 18 notes Aust Jacobs in Monticello and many locals visiting relatives and attending dances. Mr Wolf helps George Dorsey with hay. Ann and Marshall Keasty visit Ann Ross in Mayfield. Golden wedding celebrations for Henry Teeren and family near Sand Hill church. Funeral for James Applegate at Scotch Grove.
Henry Heeren and his wife observed their golden anniversary with a quiet gathering. Born in Germany in 1834 and 1834 respectively, they wed in Dixon in 1856 and have 12 children plus a stepchild, 28 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Related families in Scotch Grove Pomeroy Lovell Wayne and nearby towns attended. No church services were held due to Rev Scheutz’s death in Dubuque.
Miss Nellie Livingstone spent Sunday at Wyoming. Miss Grace Moats of Scotch Grove visited in town Friday. O. O. Watson and wife attended a Monticello ball game Sunday. Miss Denz of Ames is a guest at R. G. Lyone’s home. Miss Margaret French of Onslow visited Miss Belle Lyons over Sunday. Mrs. J. E. Duncan and Mrs. Frank McNeilly visited Wyoming for a day. An ice cream sociable was held at the Presbyterian basement Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Livingstone hosted several young people Monday nearby. Mrs. H. S Richardson and Gangste Lisle of Monticello spent Monday with Mrs. Richardson’s sister, Mrs. J. Wm Smith. The Epworth Male Quartette gave an entertainment in the M. E. church Friday evening. It drew a large audience.
Cascade scribe details the Fifteenth Annual International meeting noting 1,500 delegates on opening day and a possible 400 more. Report highlights agriculture conditions in Iowa and North Omaha population, while praising the convention's power and unity among Baptists in the US and Canada. The piece mentions William J. Bryan as a state pride and potential Democratic nominee in two years.
Local society notes list visits and relocations involving Peter Prahmi Anna Holmes Beulah Holmes and others. A Cedar Rapids tragedy recounts seven drownings in the Cedar River near Ellis Park with Ruth Kiersey surviving and Clara Usher missing after multiple girls fell into a deep hole.
Ira Breed a 70 year old bachelor and longtime Jones county farmer died after a mowing accident one mile from his home. He stepped in front of the sickle to remove a timber and the machine dragged his leg severing an artery. He crawled toward his brother’s house but collapsed and died before aid could reach him. Breed was a well known pioneer farmer living south of Anamosa near Martelle.
At a stockholders meeting the Sand Spring Co-Operative Creamery Cr decided to sell the property to the highest bidder. The building is in good repair with ample room and a first class creamery outfit. Interested parties should contact J. J. Lang president or F. S. Bowen secretary.
Julia A. Hagen announces Hennessy millinery stock at wholesale prices to clear space for new arrivals. Clean stylish hats offered at reduced rates with a quick sale anticipated.
A Shetland Islands golf match began at five minutes to midnight and finished at 2 30 am after a full 18 holes. Light enabled clear visibility of drives and finds, with the lark singing shortly after twelve. The experiment was successful and repeated on several occasions.
In a Boston monthly magazine Hale recalls John Hay saying diplomats play cards face up. Hale quotes Hay noting they try their best but prefer open disclosure in diplomacy.
An estimate claims eighty million pounds in British treasure were sunk along the sea path from England to India, a loss noted as a major maritime disaster with far reaching implications for the empire's finances.
Rome after uniting Italy saw a mania to demolish and widen streets but funds ran out. The city offered a private firm to push the project, drawing public ire. Debates center on demolitions near Palazzo Bonoccorisi narrowing the Corso and erasing famed city features.
A humorous exchange shows a husband kissing his wife after she suspects drinking. The wife notes the liquor scent, and the man questions why. A later gag depicts a pupil explaining retaliation with a strike on the other cheek.
Children at seaside England enjoy building castles and other objects on land to win prizes, a popular pastime that attracts families and local spectators to the shore.
The article defends legitimate use of arms and condemns bogus coats. It argues theft when lacking a sanctioned grant and warns against assuming crests without full legal inheritance or permission. It cites Mabel Ward Cameron on social perceptions of heraldry and calls for proper authentication of arms.
A vessel recently called at Easter Island becoming the first to visit the remote isle in 12 months. The two hundred inhabitants are content to live apart from the rest of the world with virtually no emigration.
The Chicago Daily News quotes a bachelor remarking that the groom should get the marriage license, while a typewriter boarder asks how that aligns with eternal fitness. The retort notes he is rarely granted any license after the ceremony.
The literary woman asks what is Shakespeare’s greatest achievement and Mr. Stormington Barnes retorts that it was drawing mass audiences to fund his own theater. The Washington Star records the exchange as a wry appraisal of the Bard’s commercial influence.
The passage notes Sultan Abdul Hamed has enjoyed extraordinary luck since beginning his reign, with the author marveling at how chance and fortune have shaped his time on the throne.
St Louis attracts growing trade with the Indian territory as purchasing capacity and business expand rapidly across the region. Local merchants report increasing orders and shipments fueling economic activity.
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