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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1910

Page

2

Wyoming notes and wedding on L L Ireland farm

Local column from July 26 1910 reports visits business and social events in Wyoming including Maquoketa Davenport Cedar Rapids Oskaloosa Des Moines Onslow Cresco Olin Monticello and Anamosa. A Woodman picnic and special train plans are noted along with a wedding: Ernest DeMoss and Viola Ireland unite at L L Ireland home with Rev Hoffman officiating.

Wyoming W. B. Brown Maquoketa L. H. Cave G. W. Fields Davenport J.J. Bender Cedar Rapids Anna Lakar Oskaloosa Des Moines W. C. Paul Onslow BE. L. Barber HE. Myers Cresco J. G. Reid Scotch Grove Chas. Brainard Olin Henry George Monticello Clara Evans Eagle Grove C. A. Reade J. W. Waite Esther R. W. Waite Palo Woodman J.G. Huggans Atlanta Missouri Tip Huggans Dunnebeck South Dakota Paul Ingwersen Paul Edrie Sudah Cohoon Cedar Falls D. B. Rosencrans Edgewood Dairy City Creamery Company Manchester Rosencrans Chas, Sheridan Jesup Sheridan Wyoming Telephone Company Wapsie Oxford Junction Anamosa Mary Paul Clifford Paul Springville Wyoming Journal Hopkinton Merlin Moses Center Junction College Town Wyoming Diamond L. L. Ireland Ernest DeMoss Haymenal Alter Viola V. Ireland C. F Madison Township W. F. DeMons Canton DeMesa Mrs. Eye West Jones Street

Center Junction Weekly Notices and Local Visits

Center Junction readers list visits and travels across nearby towns with residents like Mrs. M. G. Alsever in Monticello and Miss Alice Williams in Clinton. The column notes ball games, church events, a large ice cream sociable for the Presbyterian church, and a weekend fishing trip with mishaps near Maquoketa.

Onslow News Notes Local Travel Health and Crop Reports

Onslow notes visitors and travels including Mrs Roe in Colorado and Forest Hutton on a South Dakota prospecting trip. Mildred Bates returns from Pan ama teaching, with more family updates and local illness. Farmers report fat stock shipments and strong threshing yields while corn and vegetables suffer from heat. Mrs Cassens dies at 56 with funeral at St Johns Lutheran church near Monticello on Wednesday.

Onslow Roe Longmont Colorado Forest Hutton South Dakota Mildred Bates Panama W. C. Bates Carrolton Nebraska KH. T. Bates Jennie Paul Smith Wellaville Ohio John Tebo Camp Sheridan Chicago 27Th Infantry Cuba Ruth Spooner Edith Hubbel Britt Ruth R. R. Miller O. A. Hutton W. T. Sears Johnston Bros Orr & Streats John von Sprecken Sprecken Orr Cassens Gerhard Cassens Clay Township Germany Busker North Dumem

Prairieburg Social News Lists Local Visits and Moves

Local notes show visitors and residents with travels and changes. John Martna broke his collarbone after a hay load accident. Prof Bristow named upcoming high school principal while staying in town.

Castle Grove Social and Local Notes Update

Castle Grove July 26 reports D J Hogan shipped stock to Chicago Tuesday. Frank Miller and family visited from Cass. Peter and Herman Caspers spent Bundy with friends in Wayne township. Rev Parkhill of Hopkinton made calls here. A group of youths enjoyed a hop at John Eggers Saturday. Mrs Chas Fairbanks hosts Ladies Aid Thursday. M F Byrnes farm buildings get fresh paint. O F Hasford and Mrs Dunham of Monticello visited Castle Grove. O F Krueger of Doon visits friends. Mrs H N Appleby visited sister near Hopkinton. M A Waddick begins another threshing season. John Harme lost 4–5 acres of hay by fire. Ice cream social at H N Appleby’s August 2 invites all. Drought dries pastures brown and barren. farmers feed hay. potatoes remain uncertain.

Center Junction M. G. Alsever Monticello QO. D. Petticord Oxford Junction J. L. Bevans Walter Kiburz Sam Alexander Stanwood T. E. Canty Rock Island Wm. Bucher Farley Robert Livingstone Thos. Shover John Letze L. A. Dreibelbis Marietta Letze Reesie Schieb Clinton American Express Co John Livingstone Presbyterian Church Della Mead Ethel McDonald Frank Preston Willie Mead Anamosa-Monticello Ladies’ Home Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church D. D. Clark Warren Turner Anamosa LaMott Wyoming Mesdames Elizabeth Jones W. B. Sloan W. W. Loomis Mrs. Loomi R. P. Clark Dr. Young A. I. Scheib Melvin Leight Maquoketa Castle Grove D. J. Hogan Chicago Frank Miller Cass Peter Herman Caspers Wayne Township Parkhill Hopkinton John Eggers Chas. Fairbanks M. F. Byrnes O. F. Hasford Dunham O. F. Krueger Doon H. N. Appleby McVey M. A. Wa

Early crop bids fade as supply tightens in farming market

The report notes light early supply nearly exhausted and late crop bids failing to meet expectations, signaling strained market conditions for farmers.

Scotch Grove Community News Highlights

July notes from Scotch Grove report Alex Sutherland shipping a load of hogs and threshing starting with good grain. Local gatherings include the R E Club at Mrs John O Calahan next Saturday and missionary society at Mrs GO A Sutherland. Several residents visit relatives in Langworthy Canton Monticello Springville and the western state. Will Clark injures arm in gasoline engine incident. Dr Young treats the wound.

Scotch Grove Alex Sutherland Grace Sutherland Monticello R. E. Club John O Calahan O. W. Stottlemeyer Frank Pelkey Harrison Loomis Wyoming A. P. Moats Lyman Center Junction Mike Foust Robert Clark Warner F. W. Royden Linnville Iowa C. P. Latta Chicago B. L Hoyt Will Clark Dr. Young

Democratic State Convention in Ottumwa Names Judges and Platform

At Ottumwa the Democratic state convention named P. B. Wolfe for the long term and H. G. Van Wagenen for the short term on the supreme court. Jerry B. Sullivan served as temporary chairman and H. J. Steiger as permanent chair. Claude R. Porter attended and spoke, the platform backing initiative referendum recall and Oregon plan for senators, with a local option liquor plank denounced by General J. B. Weaver.

Ottumwa Jerry B. Sullivan Des Moines H. J. Steiger Claude R. Porter P. B. Wolfe Clinton H. G. van Wagenen Supreme Court Oregon J. B. Weaver

Property Transfers and Monticello School Heating Bid

List of land sales in Iowa towns including Monticello, Hale, Oxford Junction, Anamosa and more with buyers and prices. Also notes sealed bids due August 10 1910 for a temporary heating plant for Monticello schools with deposit and bond requirements. Castle Grove parsonage contract awarded to Burns and Loop.

Ollie B. Byerly William W. Bixler Gon Hess E. F. Pike de. A. Hefner M. M. Maurice Hefner Monticello J. J. Merritt B. F. Curley Preston Hale Iowa Mary Vacek Edd Koranda Lathrop Oxford Junction Ellen M. Barry Richard Owen Shaw J.H. Fisher Anamosa Clara B. Byerly John EH. Byerly Squire Butt Delia Butt Nowachek Nely Nely Sely Jeckuon County Lucy Ripperton Mary Potter Flora Ann Solts Edleman Board of Education Same Harry E. Netcott Independence J. E. Bateman Bidg. Com

Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Safer Health Boost

Ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation biliousness dyspepsia indigestion liver and kidney issues. Claims easy effective relief and health build up, priced 25 cents at O H Soetje’s Cedar Rapids. It adds a cheeky note that leaving an automobile at the curb won’t harm its reputation when you attend church.

Dr. King New Life O. H. Soetje’s Cedar Rapids

Saved at Deaths Door By Electric Bitters

Murray W Ayers of Transit Bridge NY owed his life to Electric Bitters he writes after a virulent liver trouble left him emaciated and pale. He claims the medicine restored his health and 40 pounds he had lost. The ad promotes Electric Bitters for stomach liver and kidney troubles and notes it is available at U H Soetje's for 50 cents.

Murray W. Ayers Transit Bridge N. Y U. H. Soetje’s

Riveted District Bridge Work and Road Labor Payments List

A district ledger records numerous payments for bridge construction and road work across Hale s and Treas Wayne two and surrounding counties. Named contractors include Wm Flaherty E E Ramney EM Kerr J XK Orr and L E Mead with sums ranging from 10 to 35000 dollars for cement culverts bridges and rockwork. Denied. School board Jackson rents room for election at 300

Hale’s Peet Lumber Co Wm Flaherty Paul and Helmer Fremont Bridge E E Ramney Cass H Laude Poppe’s Delaware County Labor Once Line Frank Dautremont Noyes John Folkers Hans Ricklefs L Hanssen Monticello Eby Treas Wayne Two Finn’s Chris Nachtrieb New Kelly Clinton Bridge Iron Works XK Orr Wash EM Kerr Clay E Mead Clay Mills Hill Richland Murfield Glenn Catfish Creek Edward Henderson New Greenfield Peiper Madison Archie Wood Hale Andrew Porter W L Hanssen Wyoming Horace Barber Y L Hanssen James Whalen

Capital punishment critique from Cedar Rapids Republican

An Iowa hanging is condemned as state sanctioned murder by the Cedar Rapids Republican. The piece argues a public execution by the state degrades Iowa and compares the act to a brutal murder, questioning whose hands are truly clean.

Cedar Rapids Republican Iowa

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