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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
2
Correspondence from Wyoming dated July 28 reports out of town visitors and local visits, plus farm and business notes. Mentions various residents and guests, progress on threshing, a large peach shipment, and the upcoming M W A Field Day with a Wyoming and Olin high school baseball game and races on August 5.
Onslow notes that July 28 a Preston Iowa man named Klenry Schlamer visited town last week and entered into an engagement or agreement.
Center Junction highlights include visitors from Chicago Onslow Monticello Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Ohio. Residents greet guests Jno Russell Karl Stingley J W Jones J F Brown Grace Scroggie and others in a round of social calls and travels.
Cascade July 28 notes show residents traveling to Dubuque Grinnell Excelsior Springs and Belle Vue on health and business matters. visits from Leo Francois Wm Tate and others. social events include a shower for James Willia Moore. local baseball 8 8 tied Cedar Rapids Independents Cascade. death of Haines 24 at South Garryowen. births to Dolphins Leytem. Robt Beatty passes cadre exam for undertaking.
Rural Route reports list Carl Thuman with a new team and buggy Herman Tjaden works for George Tobiasson Henry Scheer visits Harm Harms Wednesday and Henry Boblken Jr. leaves Tuesday for Nebraska on a prospecting trip Peter Hagen improves his barn and John Stutt, ill two weeks, grows better Miss Matylda Jacobs of Monticello visits Wayne friends for two weeks Mr and Mrs James Dorsey stay with son George on the farm A Kagper near completion of a large eighty by one hundred thirty foot barn A B Jacobs starts threshing machine for H Mathiescen
Mr. George Schoon of Wayne bought a new auto from Mr. Page of Monticello, and the two rode it home after a trip to Cedar Rapids. Jarm Harrs grows weaker and is cared for by his son John while John Siebels suffers a horse riding mishap. Haying and harvesting near finish with a strong bay crop and corn tassels showing promising prospects.
The column records mild weather ideal for harvesting and a long list of social visits and small events. Notables include Stena Guyan vacationing at home, Miss Anna Moore visiting with parents, Emma Behrends at Sand Hill, and A Allaman family Sunday at Hard Scrabble.
A town note recounts Holcomb resisting arrest after heavy drinking, editor Hunt thanks a local woman for fruit and wine, and a court suit against Wayne township seeks school funding. Catholic services announced, market quotes listed, a store fire caused major damage, Hagenbeck Wallace show seeks August 21 date, and the show’s vast train needs are noted.
The Expresa files reveal July 1868 events including harvest hands paid 2.75 per day. Warner & Page’s P. O. Warner broke his arm. J T Liamrman and Clara A Pease wed July 9 by Justice Tryon. Hook and Ladder Co formed with G B Hueston secretary and P O Babcock foreman. Fireworks ban on First Street. M W Herrick and Dr Connley move to the Law and Physic Block above Sleeper's store. Bradstreet advertises sixty five hop pickers.
A Dallas land seeker advertises an August 4 excursion to the Panhandle of Texas with Cedar Rapids round trip fare of 20 dollars and another Dubuque to Canada trip for 22 dollars. Also promoting Voorhees the land man and a lice killer product by C. W. Brown with household spray and a fowl dip option.
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