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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
7
Local notes report travels of H J Herman and Frank Grace visiting Davenport and Ryan relatives. Residents visit Davenport, Scotch Grove, Maquoketa and Knox North Dakota. Sales at Hicks Eilers and Deutrick stores with warm weather goods, corsets, jelly tumblers, screen fittings, and Pecan Oil products.
J A Deutrick Dry Goods in Central Block invites shoppers with summer sale items. Lost spectacles and a chatelaine bag prompt returns. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Rickles Gerdes marks a family milestone. A six year old boy breaks his arm in a yard accident.
The five year old son of George Tobiason broke his arm last week when a horse he rode stumbled and rolled over him. Dr. Thomas set the fracture and the boy is expected to recover.
The 1851 flood described by Tacitus Trusey in the Annals of Towa hits Des Moines with over six feet of water in four months. Rainfall peaks include 3.75 inches on June 7 1851 and 4.50 inches on another event. Multiple floods punctuate the era from 1851 through 1879 affecting Monticello Maquoketa river flooding homes bridges and mills. A later rescue near Peterson's bridge saved a mother and child as Kitty Creek surged.
A Tama and Cedar Rapids linked scandal centers on Rev R H McGinness former Christian church pastor. Reports detail accusations of slander and a marriage to Mrs Edith Yakam while he faced legal trouble in Nebraska Iowa and Wakefield. Separate notes cover a republican caucus and delegation selections.
A sale notice urges quick buys of boys linen pants at 15 cents, waists from 15 cents, linen and crash suits 30 cents and up. Hurry to the Golden Eagle Clothing House one door east of the post office to close out summer stock.
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