Local notes from Castle Grove and nearby towns
Cast town gossip covers Ben Harris illness last week a A V Scotts dance a buying of new binders by J A McLaughlin and John Barrack visitors from Concordia and Monticello. It also details creamery disputes over the Alpha and Reid separators with board members and agents named, and a lengthy defense of test fairness and milk sourness issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Ben Harris
A. V. Scott
J.A. McLaughlin
John Barrack
Hattie Hosford
Concordia
Kan
Lulu Curtis
Monticello
Dr. Hunt
Davenport
Independence
Anamosa
C. B. Smith
Capital Insurance Co
Des Moines
O. F. Hosford
the Express
Laude
Jones County Times
Times
The
Alpha
Shilling
Lande
Lake
Reid
Reid Was Repaired the Tables Turned, and At the End of Five Days Mr. Crusinberry
Mr. Laude
Mr. Crusinberry
Mower & Harwood
Downerville
Brazelton
Mr. Brazelton
Waubeek
Local notes from Center Junction July visitors and events
Mrs. Harry Jeldred visits Center Junction while J Bodenhoffer visits relatives in the area. A W Smith visits Marshall County relatives. Fordham and wife vacation in Cassville Wisconsin. Miss Birdie Williams marries Henry Kettleson in Council Bluffs. the couple will live at Center Junction. A handcar theft from Center Junction tool-house points north to Oxford Junction with no clues yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleepy Hollow
Jesse Bowen
Mary Calkins
M.&. Johnson
Green Street
Westfrait
SG Drachers
Hattie Garrison
Miner
Santa Marie
California
J. M. George
Clinton
Oscar Reichbhardt
Monticello
Mystic Workers
Wyoming
Kinsey Elwood
Kettleson Bros
Jane Lion
Oxford Junction
Community Notes From Center Junction and Denton Junction
July 18 report highlights Robertson and wife in town Tim Jfisher sells livery to Jud Lewis and Win lyrics shorten. Local residents attend Wyoming summer school and visit kin A Porter and wife with Mrs Porter's father M O Felton Miss Libbie Lansing visits sister Mrs A Robertson Monticello visits Mrs Peter Smith Onslow team frightens horse causing a runaway with no injuries Rev Dager concludes farewell sermon and plans Africa mission A lively runaway ends with no damage to Lyans residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Junction
Win
Robertson
Amber
Tim Jfisher
Jud Lewis
Ma’ams
Wyoming
A. Porter
Jennie
Bertha Gilroy
Monticelloi
Peter Smith
Monticello
Epworth League
M. Coyle
A. G. Keith
Hopkinton
Dager
Rev. Dager
Africa
Wm. Henderson
Onslow
Robt
Onslow Notes A Busy Week Of Visits and Local News
R M Corbit returns from Ann Arbor. Alex Hemensway visits Mrs Walters. Mrs Mackrill remains ill. T K Booth attends Lumey funeral. Mrs P G Abrams visiting daughter Eva Owens in Illinois. C H Lall of Anamosa conducting business nearby. K E Daugherty and H D Wall ill then improving. Himebaughs visit Mrs C C Himebaugh. Woodmen picnic set for Aug ? grounds secured. A tramp talks Sunday. theft targets Lytton house and Verda Lytton’s spectacles with chain missing. reward offered. Funeral of Chas Lamey of Maquoketa held here. Lamey Bros. link to local business. 23-year-old remembered as cheerful and popular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte City
Town
Wall
M. Himebaugh
Wayne
C. C. Himebaugh
M. FE
Mrs. Lytton
Lamey
Lamey Bros
Maquoketa
Maquoketa Funeral Sermon by Rev Van Buren
The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Van Buren of the M. Fr. church, with services conducted by the Masonic lodges of Maquoketa and Wyoming. Interment followed at Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
van Buren
M. Fr. Church
Wyoming
Resolutions of Respect For Mrs Amelia Schneider
Resolutions passed at the Monti cello Lodge Modern Brotherhood of America note the death of Mrs Amelia Schneider of Virgil City Missouri. They commend her virtues loyalty to the lodge and provision for her family and send sympathy to her husband and children. The resolutions are to be recorded published and a copy given to the family. Band concerts announced with a program for next Saturday evening at 7 45 in the opera house corner and weekly street concerts at First street points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Lodge
The
Modern Brotherhood of America
Amelia Schneider
Virgil City
Missouri
Lodge No. 27
Opera House
First Street
Church Notices Preview Week of Sunday Services
Preaching schedule outlines Sunday morning services at the Presbyterian and Union churches with Rev Millican of Anamosa to preach at the open house union meeting. U B church also hosts Sunday morning service on Christian Diligence Enjoined. Opera house hosts next Sunday morning address on Gods Omnipotence. Union young peoples meeting set for Sunday evening at 6 45. Rev Millikan preaches at Congregational church Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. I. Milliken
Anamosa
U. B
Opera House
Millikan
Honest Jewelry Guarantee Promises Satisfaction and Refund
Honest goods and prices drive belief in the new century as In4 W. EF. Matin & Co. advertises rolled gold and solid gold jewelry. Mrs. M. M. Curtiss carries a complete assortment in her store with a money back promise if items do not meet representations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Curtiss
W. EF. Matin & Co
Attractive Rail Tours Via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
Travel offers from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway with American Tourist Association. August itineraries include 4000 miles of water travel with daily ashore stops and a Colorado Rockies Yellowstone Park trolley tour. Tickets cover all expenses. Also farm listing near Center Junction and Milwaukee Harvester repairs at Alexander and Hunter's Model Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
American Tourist Association
Colorado Rockies
Yellowstone Park
Geo. HH
Wheatford
Avent
M.& St. PL
Chicago
Milwaukee
Alexander & Hunter's
End of a Bandit The Sam Bass Round Rock Shootout
In Round Rock Texas a notorious highwayman Sam Bass and his gang planned a village bank job but faced Texas Rangers and town marshal Dick Ware. Bass was mortally wounded, yielded his horse to Ware before dying, and his lieutenant Barnes fell to Ware’s earlier shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Rock
Williamson County
Austin
LN. Crocker
Lone Star State
Sam Bass
Jesse James
Bass
Michigan
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Mexico
Bags
Texas Rangers
Round
Rock
Dick Ware
Texas Cattle Ranch
Lie
Barnes
Sergeant Ware
Ware
Washington Post
Famous sallies and witty burns from history
A compact survey of celebrated puns by Dr Thomas Browne Sydney Smith and others. It notes Brownes toast to a rejected beloved and describes Smiths jests about Mrs Grote Lady Holland and Campbell and Scarlett fever with light humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Browne
Browne
Sydney Smith
Mrs. Grote
Holland
Sydney
Campbell
Miss Scarlett
Scarlett
Voltaire Wins Opera Box Case Against Duke of Lauzun
A witty Parisian skit recounts Voltaire forcing the Duke of Lauzun to reimburse him for a box at the opera. The duke boasts ancestral feats while Voltaire insists his claim concerns only the occupied box. The courtroom clash highlights rival egos and theatrical bravado in historical society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaire
Lauzun
M. de Voltaire
Duke of
la Rochelle
Utrecht
Fontenoy
Nickel Plate excursion fares and post office letter list
To Boston and return via Nickel Plate Road at 19.00 round trip with August sale dates 11th and 12th and return by August 31st by depositing tickets in Boston with Agent Fitchburg R R. Through vestibuled trains to Boston from Chicago depot Van Buren Street Loop. A list of unclaimed letters in Monticello Iowa advertised July 17 1899. The Nickel Plate Road will sell Chautauqua Lake excursion tickets July 28 with return by August 20 1899 good on three daily trains. Address General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Fitchburg R. R
Chicago
van Buren Street
Pacific Ave
Monticello
Towa
Nathan Chapman
W. E. Sutur
Ida M. Baker
N.C. Chapman
M. Minear
Jesse Brown
Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua
Adams St
Levi G. Hildreth
Castle Grove
Towit
Township
North Range
Iowa
Watering the Milk Plan in Naples Milk Trades
The San Francisco Call describes Naples milkmen hiding water bladders in their waistcoats. Indiarubber tubing lets workers squirt water into jugs as they milk. Women hold the milkman’s wrists to manage the process, a sight puzzling to newcomers until explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
India
San Francisco
Lee's Lice Killer Promoted For Farm Poultry Use
An ad promotes Lee's Lice Killer as effective against mites fleas and bed bugs in chicken houses with three years of local success. Sold in Monticello by C W Brown. Also a farm listing in the Blue Grass region of Southwest Iowa priced from 25 to 40 dollars per acre. 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Monticello
C. W. Brown
Blue Grass
Iowa
Fontanelle
Adair County
Towa
Excursion Train to Chautauqua Lake and Saturday Run to Clear Lake
On July 28 the Nickel Plate Road will run an excursion to Chautauqua Lake at a single round trip fare. For details write to General Agent, 111 Adams St, Chicago. A weekly Saturday trip Monticello to Clear Lake tickets $2.50 round trip on sale Saturdays, return Monday. Durable medical and health ads follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Lake
Adams St
Chicago
Monticello
Clear Lake
Senatorial Convention Nomination Meeting Held in Stanwood
Republican delegates from Jones and Cedar counties meet in Stanwood on Tuesday August 22 1809 at 10 am to nominate a state senator for the district and handle any other business before the convention A MATTHIESSEN W A Hamm Chairs Repln Centl Com Jones and Cedar counties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones and
Cedar Counties
Stanwood
Cedar County
Sale of Real Estate Authorized for Estate
Legal notice states J. W. Doxson is attorney for the estate and announces a forthcoming sale of real estate under the estate proceedings.
Estate of David London Administratrix Named
Public notice announces Mary Lannon as administratrix of the David London estate in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk and those owing the estate should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Anamosa July 8 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
David London
Anamosa
Notice of Administration in Montgomery County Iowa
The undersigned have been appointed administratrix and administrator of the estate of Curtis D Hlpsford deceased in Iowa. All creditors must file claims with the court clerk sworn and timely. debtors should pay immediately to avoid costs. Dated Monticello June 22 1899 Amanda Fe Hosrorp Administratrix J O Lawrence Administrator J W Doxne Atty for the Estate 52w4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Curtis D. Hlpsford
Costa
Monticello
A. D
Amanda FE
Hosrorp
J.O. Lawrence
J. W Doxsne Atty
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. L. Fairbanks
A. W. Cramer, II
A. Clark
O. I. Hosford
Jas. F. Delay
John Haley
Wyotfiing
Center Junction
Gi. EK
Bishop
W. FE
G. Meyer
de Molay” Commandery
Modesta
Dalbey
Metz
Wy Lang
Hall
Presbyterian Church
Ceaspernado
Dole
France
Palmas
D. E. Penn, P. M
Heaory Drummond
A. T. Jackson, Ag’t
DeWitt
D.C. Prader
A. Matthiessen
W.A. Hamm
Hall’s Hardware
Elery Ila
Movern Remedy Co
Rewames
C. H. Soetje
James B. Smith
Ane
J. W. Doxson
Mary Lannon
Fllison, Brennbrack & Lawrence
Lowa
Albert Heiken
Albert Helken
J. A. Hartman
Jones Co
Runple Racket
Rundle
Paul Rettig
Yours Truly
Dee
Stoke Teeseneral Deaters
Eureka
Standard Oil CO
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