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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
8
Various shop promos and sales at Dawson's Deatrick's Eilers Bolton's H C Wills and the Model. Local residents Mrs George Inglis Mr J S Hall Mr G H George Mrs Don Rathbun and others travel or visit relatives in Chicago Anamosa Dubuque St Louis Michigan South Dakota and Wolsey Also a birth is announced and a church social is postponed public notices include specials on lace curtains dress goods and groceries.
The column chronicles a flood of local items from Monticello and area towns including visits by Nellie Sherer and Mrs. Wm Knostman, fire at Robert Stephenson’s home, and a Davenport excursion adding to town activity. It covers post office notices, sales at Hilers Bolton, upcoming church services, dedications, insurance matters, and community commerce including Hall's Hardware and the Star Carrier.
The article notes theater managers chase sensationalism in small towns, dismissing vulgar farces. OC. B. Marvin leading several attractions promotes clean shows and strong box office with his farce A Wise Member now in its fourth season tour, earning commendation for quality.
About fifty Monticello residents traveled to Anamosa last Tuesday to see the Olin and Baldwin clubs play. Result favored Baldwin 18 to 9 amid many errors. County supervisors inspected washouts in Dunn district and proposed land purchase and road realignment near Stony Creek to improve the bridge, costing about $200. Bee tree hunters alarm Richland township owner Thomas Kasper. he reports 28 large trees felled. Mrs. Bessie Matthiessen, daughter of Mrs. Rundie, wed Mr. Arthur M. Pierce in Ethan South Dakota, described as a true gentleman and friend of the editor.
Harry H. Starks died at his Monticello home after a long illness on Tuesday the 21st. Born September 7, 1822 in Champlain New York he lived in Monticello since 1864 and was about to turn 81. He was a former railroad contractor blacksmith and large hop yard investor with seven decades in town affairs. Surviving are his widow twelve children two brothers two sisters and many relatives. Funeral services were held at the M E church with Masonry rites at the grave.
Fred Culbert from New York travels to San Francisco on a $10,000 wager kept by the Coney Island Sporting Club. He must cross 7000 miles in 28 days without money or hotels, riding freights only, starting with no clothes and no cash, and daily must report travel details to station agents. He has previously crossed 8500 miles in 5 months and 16 days.
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