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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
5
Local notes report Hopkinton to host a harvest home event tomorrow. The item lists sales at Wills Deatrick and Hicks Ellers, new fashions at Goldstone Bros, and various local notices including visitors, illnesses, and a bouncing baby birth. The Delaware County fair is set for Manchester September 15 to 18 and several merchants announce discounts and goods.
Monticello and nearby towns bustle with visits shipments and events. Residents Mrs Lola Willard and others connect with friends in Springville Ottumwa and West Union while C M Brown and Ernest Shelley pursue business moves and study travel among several communities.
Mrs Harris Hall and two daughters Abbie and Mattie visit Mrs Charles J Rider in Monticello Nebraska. A meat train wreck near Greeley caused several cars to derail but no injuries. Plus notes on Apple Fairbanks fruit, tea at Lillie Jennings, Miss Corrine Kegg visit, and Rev Waite sermon times. Drowned man at Dubuque scene.
The Odd Fellows of Marion Anamosa and Monticello plan an August excursion to Black Hawk's Tower, five miles below Rock Island, likely August 11 or 12. Evangelist Devol invites all to attend the tabernacle meetings with illustrated sermons.
M. W. Hauss cement sidewalk builder tried a dishonest scheme to debts on Monday. Miller, a loyal worker, refused to aid and helped alert creditors. Hauss and Miller traveled to Maquoketa and Delmar seeking escape. In Savanna Hall recovered over $100 from Hauss. Tuesday, Connor and Hogan attached Hauss tools. Some expect Hauss to return to settle accounts. others doubt it.
The first annual picnic of the Pythian Picnic association of Jones county will be held at Monticello on Wednesday August Sth. Rev J W Geiger of Marion delivers the principal address with E E Clothier of Olin giving welcome and G K Bishop replying. Amusements include races contests and games with prizes and a large K of P crowd expected for a good time.
City council met in adjourned session. Mayor to appoint a committee to instruct the water superintendent to collect rents at once and report next Saturday night. Overing Heisey and Bohlken named on the committee. Water works building plans to be reviewed for another week. Also includes local business notices and a farm sale advertisement from R. G. Lyans and an unrelated rail of goods from Goldstone Bros. in Monticello Iowa.
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