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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1882
Page
4
A newsletter of shop banners and bargains features A Matthiessen’s Hay Poles and Porter & Rundle Hay carriers alongside Rosa’s summer closeouts and Lima Lon’s groceries. Vendors tout cigars at Mershon’s and Rigby’s soda, Wills & Deutrick’s linens, Podhaski’s saddles and harness, Coyle’s pictures, and Tryon’s groceries.
Town items report piano tuner Will Howey visiting Monticello for tuning orders, and M Buns AGT promoting tornado insurance. Praxo Toxixa and Pony references appear amid ads for paints and carpet advice. A drowning death of Fred Root near Massena is described with details of the skiff outing and engagement to Miss Aggie Fetterly.
Enquire of D. McPrin about a Blacksmith shop and two adjoining lots at Scotch Grove Station. Official notice seeks interested bidders or occupants to contact promptly.
The Express marks its eighteenth volume amid delay from a late press arrival. The paper notes growing prosperity, doubled job printing, and rising advertising while seeking 1000 dollars for the new press with readers urged to settle outstanding accounts.
Local social notes list Chicago visitors Mrs Wilbur and two children staying with Mr and Mrs W, Douglass Grim visiting former teacher Miss Amy Moreheiser in Dubuque, Frank Buxton and Mrs Buxton visiting relatives in Orange City, Geo H Jacobs returning home for the distillery reopening, Frank Booth visiting from Council Bluffs, J B Smith traveling to Alexandria Dakota to see his son Tellie, W Brazelton and Alfred Brazelton heading to Tennessee for about a month, C N Osborne and wife from Griffin Ga guests of Minor Davis, G L Lovell and wife visiting Michigan, I N Austin to manage Lovell’s bank duties in his absence, Hon G W Lovell supervising, Prof Foster and family leaving for Marysville Missouri until mid August.
The Monticello High and Graded Schools principal was re engaged for an eight year term by unanimous board vote at the first Education Board meeting. Local officials discuss filling the vacancy left by Win Starr as county supervisor after his resignation. Mrs Langworthy departs for Missouri with family. many old friends bid her farewell and Monticello retains her memory. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs Ely and Will P Whitney with life reflections and funeral details.
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