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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
8
Local notes reveal Miss Clara Hogan visiting Cascade while numerous social calls and visits spread through towns like Monticello Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. The item lists relatives friends and guests from Amamosa Hopkinton Manchester and Des Moines among others with small ads for Deat ricks and Davis Hardware.
A flood of short notices covers travel plans visits by Mrs. Teeter Miss Kepp and many others to Waterloo Dubuque Anamosa and Crosstown areas. Local events include Chautauqua week banquets livery sales and a Saturday auto restraint pact for Monticello 5 cent blackberries and community happenings.
An obituary note honors B. D. Paine, former Monticello resident and mayor during the water works installation era, describing him as a principled, square citizen. It also mentions Jennie Rieke of Blairstown visiting Dr. Geo Inglis and a German teacher currently working in Wahpeton, North Dakota, at a lucrative salary. Mention of stove perfection highlights a cool kitchen feature.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Young departed Tuesday morning for Seattle and the northwest with proxies for several Spanish war veterans to register for them at the Flathead reservation drawing. Dr Frank Carroll and family visited J W Coxsee from Cedar Rapids in an automobile. Tax ferrets are collecting in unreported money and credits with high daily collections and some delinquents paying up after acknowledgment of the assessment. Judge McCoy left the county for other business but will return soon to continue the work.
Miss Maud Miriek returns to Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua duties after a vacation in Monticello while Simon Locher reports Dr Murphy improving and may need more exams in six to seven months. A Mrs hans Matthiessen receives 2000 insurance payout after her husband’s June death. A socialist speaks from a dry goods box at the post office corner. New glass wind chimes and 100 to 160 piece puzzles arrive at Davis Hardware. Cole Bros. show planned for August pending railroad transport. William Gearhart dies after appendicitis. Rev. E P Kimball marks his 90th birthday with sermons. Alineal notes on alfalfa trials, boat mishap near Canton, and a severe fall injures Martin Brophy. Lost gray coat with cap, appraised repairs offered for ruptures by Dr Puleston, and local windmill agency promotions conclude the item.
Mary Gardner died of an internal cancer at her South Cedar street home Saturday afternoon after a year and a half of declining health. Survived by four children including Louis Gardner, county auditor. services were held Monday with ministers Norton and Breed officiating.
Monticello lost to Cascade on a day of errors and inconsistent play. The game featured notable fielding miscues from Monticello and a fought finish with several bright plays on both sides. Next up Monticello travels to Maquoketa for a Sunday match following an earlier home setback.
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