Monticello Express Thursday Edition July 28 1898
The Monticello Express dated Thursday July 28 1898 is published weekly with J W Coxsee as editor and proprietor. Subscription price is per year 2 01.75.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
4
Soldiers letter from Camp Cuba Libre reports drills and duties
Newell Berga and Will Campbell write from Camp Copa Lipre Jacksonville July 22 with details on training at the rifle range amid high heat, a near lightning strike, a St Augustine trip, a fatal encounter involving a Cedar Rapids recruit, YMCA tent support, and a note on politics and duty. Will Campbell’s letter adds updates on supplies, sickness, drills, a Fortyninth Iowa banner, church tent, and community news from Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Berga
Will Campbell
Camp Cuba Libre
the Express
St. Augustine
Virginia
Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C. A
Monticello
W.J. Bryan
38Rd Nebraska Regiment
Newell L, Berga
Chas. Hughes
Ike Schneider
Santiago
Illinois
Forty-ninth Iowa
Ralph Seeber
Harry Voorhees
Christian Endeavor
Bryan
Adolph Schneider
Co. M
Jake Schneider
Dubuque
Endist
Wic Cammpbell
Center Junction Notes and Local Happenings
Center Junction reports visits from relatives and friends, travel to Omaha for the fair, a counterpoint street brawl at John Baums. a severe wind hail storm caused damage including downed trees and windmills, with corn and grain in shock harmed. Local families seen visiting and traveling, including Felton and Kent households, and a Reno show upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
E. Leggett
Alex Felton
Indianapolis
Ind
Addie Collins
Jessie Kent
Blanche Applegate
Scotch Grove
Ed. Sprague
Sandwich
Sprague
McKelvey
Clarence
Isbell
T.F. Canty
Omaha
John Baum
J. L. Goldstone
John McDonald
Still in Scotch Grove summer notices and storm damage
Scotch Grove reports visitors Addie and Nina Applegate and their mother visiting Monticello relatives. A lawn social at John Brady’s on July 30 raises funds to repair the M E church, which storm damage recently injured. Wind and storm blew down mills and damaged houses, with many social events noted among locals in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Addie
Nina Applegate
Monticello
John Brady
M. E
C. B. McKean
Marion
Olive Hughes
Miss Hunting
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Maxson
Castle Grove News Buzz and Local Damages
Castle Grove notes include barn painting by Mrs. Margaret Noble and cattle shipments by D. J. Hogan to Chicago this week. Rev. David Street visits from Monticello, while Mr. and Mrs. Harm Housman of Wayne visit. A school meeting to elect fall teachers set for August 6 in No. 2 schoolhouse. A. Dank's house damage settled for 21 dollars. A hot Sunday described with highs above the hundred mark. Windmills damaged by the storm listed for J. F. Laude, A. W. Cramer, F. D. McLaughlin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Margaret Noble
D. J. Hogan
Chicago
David Street
Monticello
Harm Housman
Wayne
Vinton
Coggon
F. J. Crusinberry
C. F. Krueger
Doon
Iowa
F. D. McLaughlin
Peter Ommen
Ommen
A. C. Ommen
Glendon
A. Dank
Storm Ravages Farms and Orchards in Local Township
A severe storm damaged numerous farms and outbuildings. Barns at Gill and Hubbard sites suffered, windmill damaged, F Kromminga kitchen and machine house destroyed, porches ripped from Wint and Gill properties, Deisehen machine shop wrecked, trees felled in Miller and Orcutt groves, many roofs shingled, and most orchards ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wint Farm
J. A. Deisehen
Albert Heiken
Henry Bohlken
KE. S. Orcutt
Exhibition of All Indian Tribes At Omaha Gathering
Congress allocates 40000 dollars for a landmark ethnological exhibition in Omaha. The display includes Sioux Omahas Winnebago Sioux Sacs Foxes Chippewas Kickapoos Mandans Crows Blackfeet Cheyennes Flatheads Sheepeaters Bannocks Nez Perces Yakimas Utes Araphoes Shoshones Plutes Zunis Navajos Apaches Diggers Mojaves Umuatillas Creeks Chickasaws Choctaws Seminoles Cherokees Osages Otoes Tonkawas Kiowas Comanches Poncas Towas Quapaws Delawares Kaws and more. Tribes will present dances rites and customs across a vast array of encampments on the exposition grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Omaha
Exposition Grounds
America
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
California
Oregon
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Excursion to Saratoga and Return on Nickel Plate Road
Travel deal for Young People’s Christian Union of the United Presbyterian church with August 1–2 ticket sales and return by August 31. Tickets via Joint Agent at Saratoga with dining car service smooth roadbed and sleeping cars. For details contact J Y Calahan Chicago. Monticello post office unclaimed letters list dated July 25 1898. House and lot for sale by Louis Garpyer in a quiet neighborhood with barn. immediate disposal offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
N. Y
Nickel Plate Road
Young People’s Christian Union
The
United Presbyterian Church
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Chicago
van Buren Street
Monticello
Johnson Alex
Louis Garpyer
For Sale A Fine Residence With Noted Inquiries
A fine residence is offered for sale in a well located area. An inquiry contact is listed as J. E. Hicks. The text also recounts historic curiosities about Napoleon’s ivory piano, a London firm possession, and a variety of old measurement anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Napoleon
Tuileries
London
New York Tribune
House and Lot for Sale at Monti Cello Subdivison
Lot No 14 from the original Monti cello plat with a house on it is for sale south of Proctor's. A bargain offered by J B Surri as of July 29. The Nickel Plate Road announces an excursion to Chautauqua Lake at a round trip fare. Contact J Y Calahan at 111 Adams Street Chicago or call Main 3389 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Proctor’s
J.B. Surri
Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Lake
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Chicago
Bell, Tainter
Fdison
Macdonald
Partition notice in Jones County Iowa court
One file in the District Court of Jones County Iowa shows Abbey E Hall filing for partition of lots 287 and 288 in the Monticello Rail Road addition. Defendants are numerous Manchester Sutherland Rider and Wheeler heirs among others. A September 19 1898 deadline sets default and sale remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Manchester
Hannah Frazer
Caroline Manchester
George FE. Manchester
James .T. Manchester
Charles W. Manchester
Frank T. Manchester
Carrie M. Clark
Lemuel Manchester
Maria Manchester
Thomas Manchester
George Manchester
Elizabeth Mary
Delila Greenwood
Abbey Parks
Rufus R. Manchester
Henry Manchester
David Manchester
Helen M. Parks
Timothy Manchester
Amy L. Tucker
Wilber Manchester
Said Timothy Manchester
Sarah Lizzie Phinney
Frank Sherman Wheeler
Lillia G. Wheeler
Clarence Edgar Wheeler
John Abel Wheeler
Eliza S. Manchester
Albert FE
Manchester
Thomas M. Manchester
M. R. Manchester
Jane M. Sutherland
John A. Sutherland
Ralph EH. Sutherland
Thomas M. Sutherland
Betsey Sutherland
Stephen M. Sutherland
Amanda Darling
Aurilla Wheelock
Stephen R. Manchester
W. Henry Manchester
Ernest W. Manchester
S. Horace Manchester
Solomon Manchester
M. J. Manchester
C. M. Rider
C. J. Rider
Grace C.rider
Charles A. Rider
James If’. Rider
Mamie D. Rider
District Court
State of Iowa
Jones County
Abbey E. Hall
Monticello
M. W. Herrick
Trusty fruit trees offered in Jones county nursery
A Jones county nursery advertises a selection of Apple Plum and Cherry trees suitable for local planting. The firm claims reliability and long nursery experience, inviting prospective buyers to inspect stock and favorable terms, emphasizing they only deal with trustworthy parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Regional and Fraternal Days Listed Across States
A catalog lists civic and fraternal observances by date and location including Des Moines Sioux City Bohemian and Missouri Day plus Kansas and Labor Day. Entries cover several states with multiple days for groups such as Woodmen of the World and Shriners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sioux City
Bohemian
Missouri
Kansas
Labor
Colorado
Port Arthur
Fraternal Union of America
New Mexico
National Shriners
New England
Oklahoma
Iowa
Chicago
Knox College
C. F
Tennessee
Adam Eve Exchange Sparks In Satirical Retort
A Chicago News quip recalls how Adam and Eve exchange tender lines with Eve's kiss contrasted by Satan's dry note on clever repartee. The witty bit endures as a posterity favorite for its sharp humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Eve
Satan
Chicago News
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Matt Noyes
Bishop
J. G. van Ness
Marshalltown
Harry Jeffery
Monmouth
Thos. Hamilton
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Palmer
van Buren
M. EB
Hamilton
Clay Township
Onslow
McMaster
Hartford
Main
C. C. Cooley
Here
Center Junction
Assembly of All Indian Tribes
D. E. Poxp, P. M
J. E. Hicks
State of
Louisa Matthewson Hill
A. D
EumEr EB. Matthewson
J. W. Doxske
J. H. Bacher & Co
Our News Depot
Hall’s Hardware
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Deutsche Apotheke
Tre Grapigtphone
Columbia Phonograph CO
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Loraplexion
St. Vitus
Floraplexion
Franklin Hart
West 32d St
Albert C. Smith
Suffolk Dispensary
Charter St
Boston
Mass
Stenographers
Knights of Pythias
St. Joseph
Business and Fraternal Associations
Texas
Grand Court
Bani
Goldstone Bros
Ake
Victor Bicycles
Lee
C. W. Brown
Typewriter Essentials
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
Syracuse
Monroe Street
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