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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
8
Mrs F P Stuhler and others visited towns including Maquoketa Hopkinton and Dubuque. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Chris Rohr and another to Mr and Mrs Carl Reuter. Various residents travelled for visits to Davenport Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Anamosa with reflections on local businesses and district events.
The Cross automobile garage is under construction and will close soon. The Eby mill at Scotch Grove will shut for three weeks for repairs. Various social calls, travel notes, and local events fill the day from Monticello to Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Arduser returns from proving up a North Dakota claim while visits link Howard Putnam and Miss Bradley with the Anamosa reformatory. Dowden moves to Monticello. Allen shifts to Anamosa. James Hale and family visit Monticello. Jack Frost ice cream freezers advertised. Tramps jailed. Davenport train wreck causes four hour delay with no injuries. Magic Mosquito Fluid promoted. appendectomy for Louis Hoag succeeds. Band boys raise funds with an ice cream social netting about $40 toward new uniforms.
Obituary notes Dubuque lawyer Al Matthews aged 53 who had lived in Monticello half a century earlier and built a storied career in Dubuque. The piece also mentions local deaths, a catfish catch story, a horse theft scare, and a charitable placement of seven Aldrich children by the Ottumwa Home Finding Association.
Charles E. Wales, a former Monticello citizen born July 15 1833 in Bellows Falls Vermont, celebrated his 76th birthday in Dubuque with flowers and congratulations from New England states and Iowa. Readers recall his hotel career in Boston Maine Castle Grove and his roles at Lorimer House and the Hotel Wales.
Monticello defeated Manchester 7 to 1 in a poorly played contest. Starry led Monticello with six putouts as their outfielders saw heavy action. Rogers, Allen, and Graham produced key hits including a two base hit by Allen and a two bagger by Rogers. Cascade also won 6 to 0 with strong hitting in the third and seventh innings.
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