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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1910

Page

2

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Wyoming News Notes Share Festivities and Elections

The Wyoming column reports visits from Mrs. W. S. Chamberlain and others to Anamosa and Mt. Vernon, Festival attendance, and local socials. It notes upcoming primary election day with minor contests, a county home financing vote, business changes, and a pair of local ball games with Onslow. The piece closes with memorial events, a war drama benefitting the G A R, and local obituaries and arrivals.

Wyoming W. S. Chamberlain Anamosa R. M. Corbit Levi Mallicoat Muscatine Harrington Harold Wilcox Mt. Vernon A. W. Hepler Huestiss Springville James Inglis Park Chamberlain C. B. Paul A. E. Daugherty Hampton Iowa S. G. Banks R. W. Waite Solon J. W. Waite Marguerite Wilker Willard Niles J. J. Bender Cedar Rapids Harvey Baldwin Kansas Mary Bennett H. C. Dewitt Dewitt M. B. Winnard H. H. Soper Greenfield Township Wyoming Boys Onslow Wyoming Diamond Bay View Winnifred Wherry W. G. Wherry A. A. Vaughn W. B. Brown Opera House G. A. R. Post Sons of Veterans W. W. Bronson Down In Dixie

Local Notes from Castle Grove and Nearby

June 1 report from Castle Grove notes visitors D J Hogan and O F Hosford from Monticello, Henry Rickels at Center Junction, and Miss Hazel Hubbard closing No 4 school with a picnic. A cow loss blamed on lightning, Mabel Heisey and Elsie Noble linked to Monticello and Albia, with school closures and a Lutheran League picnic and Farmers Mutual Insurance directors meeting.

Castle Grove D. J. Hogan Prairieburg Henry Rickels Center Junction Alfred Moore Hazel Hubbard No. 4 O. F. Hosford Monticello Lutheran League Barrack’s Grove A. N. Potter Anamosa Mabel Heisey Farmers Mutual Insurance Association John Liben

Prairieburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Deaths

Prairieburg May 3 — Ceaseless visits from Cedar Rapids Marion Hopkinton and Lake Mills mark the week. Notables include Chas Patten seeking Linn sheriff, Jennie Bebu visiting, and Carl Jenkins with a Cedar Rapids companion. H Field dies at 79 after illness. funeral held at Central City with G A R tribute. six daughters survive. Interment in Prairieburg cemetery beside his wife.

Prairieburg Harry Schoonover Cedar Rapids Jennie Bebu Marion Klien Chas. Patten Linn Burg W. Still Lake Mills Iowa Whitney I. E. Minehart George Chase Waukon Carl Jenkins DeLancey Lon Shaw Hopkinton H. Field T. Loder Anamosa Gertude Adams George Miller Oklahoma Marshalltown Warren Whitney Central City M. KE G. A. Rs. Baying Ida Wagner Scotts Bluff Nebraska Julia Trowbridge Larechwood Cora Shaw Winnifred Still Maud Church Coggan

Memorial services draw larger crowds in Cascade

In Cascade on May 3, memorial services Sunday afternoon attracted a larger audience than Agua. Rev. D. S. DeBest delivered a fine sermon. Local residents note Mrs. E. M. Kearney fell ill after returning from St. Paul and was treated at Finley hospital near Dubuque.

James Cooley H. Beatty Galena Illinois Frank Wm. O. Connell Margaret Cowan Washta Town Ruth Macomber Cascade Township W. H. Huntington Waterloo O. H. Huntington Agua DeBest E. M. Kearney St. Paul Dubuque Finley Hospital

Noyes Home Return Leads Local News From Onslow

Onslow notes show Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Noyes returning from South Dakota last Friday. Miss Francea Cotten of Maquoketa visited Charlotte Chase over Sunday. The post office refitted with new fixtures. Lizzie Russell of Anamosa travels to Wyoming for decoration service. Jessie Cole improves after illness. Mrs. Sears, Maud, and Emery Cole visit from Clinton. Cora scarce hogs plentiful. Rape seed urged from Noyes to sow patches. Lou Sears returns home from Arcadia after teaching. Vida Paul funeral in Dallas Center. Autos latest among Julius Michels and Ernest Horton. Others affected by fever noted, with no cure but purchase.

George Sears Maud Emery Cole Clinton Cora Noyes Sarah Woodyard Dallas Center Neice Vida Paul K. H. Paul Julius Michels Ernest Horton

Local Notes From Anamosa and Surrounding Areas

Brief items report a horse loss by William Doyle, Will Zimmerman building a new house, John Robertson visiting at Anamosa on Tuesday, Edith Bailey and children visiting South Dakota, Jackson township roadwork underway this spring, and corn rotting due to cold weather. Memorial Day exercises were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Atwood and Mr. and Mrs. Holmes.

Amber William Doyle Will Zimmerman John Robertson Anamosa Edith Bailey South Dakota Jackson Township Atwood Holmes

Testimony of Recovery After Consultation with Dr Shallenberger

William Dougherty of Mt Pleasant Iowa writes that four years after consulting Dr Shallenberger his lungs and stomach improved from near death to robust health. He was too weak to work then but now travels and works as much as any man, crediting the treatment.

Dr. Shallenberger James Dougherty Mt. Pleasant Iowa

The Moon Without Atmosphere and Its Consequences

A Chicago Record-Herald note explains that without air the moon would be lifeless and nightmarish, with darkness, no sky colors, and no sound or movement. It contrasts earth’s atmosphere with moon conditions and uses air pressure losses to illustrate explosive effects.

Chicago Record-Herald

The Storage Warehouse Side Lights on Life and Morals

A humorous account from the Boston Transcript about a storage warehouse that contains diverse odds and ends from baby alligators to ice cream, detailing Mrs. Q and Mr. Q in a murky dispute over retrieved items and a possible divorce scare. The piece satirically notes the rush to nab belongings and the oddities stored away.

Meles Boston Transcript

Edinburgh Rats Satyr Parade Signs Stir City Wide

Eight sandwich men carried signs forming Sarasate’s name in Edinburgh. Disorder followed as boards were rotated and misread, producing phrases like Sata resa and Starasea. A man rushed to copy posters while passersby questioned the strange display.

Sarasate Edinburgh Starasea Princeton Street

Ferret Routed by Old Buck Rabbit in Public House Skirmish

In a small public house a veteran ferret attacked an old top-eared buck rabbit owned by land Jord. The rabbit soared over the ferret twice and delivered a powerful kick that sent the ferret crashing into the wainscot. The persistent ferret could not rally a fourth attack and yielded.

Land Jord Ferret Ile Pearson

Bright breeding hues in fish mimic birds during mating

The text notes that male common pike exhibit intense iridescent colors in the breeding season, while eels gain a silvery tint that once suggested a separate species. Tench roach and perch males also show increased brilliance during reproduction.

The Many Duties of the Railway Conductor

Edward Hungerford in Outing Magazine outlines a conductor’s duties from freight to passenger service. He notes the traveling caboose as a moving office handling waybills tickets passes and contracts while guarding safety and discipline and handling money and potential theft or fraud under a Chesterfieldian standard.

Edward Hungerford Outing Magazine

Blessing of Aunt Jane Visit Questioned

A humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly recalls the blithe judgment of inviting Aunt Jane for two weeks and the playful reflection that a month would be too long. The quip centers on family visits and the light tone mocks extended hospitality.

Jane Harper’s Weekly

Unclear dialogue quoted from London Tatler entry

Fragment cites Horace and Netty arguing over Mabel with a kiss and freckles shown after powder removal. It appears as a brief social note from a London Tatler page, showing light social interaction. No additional context or dates are provided.

Horace Mabel Netty London Tatler

Egypt Calls to the Traveler in Century Prose

The piece quotes Nobert Hichens praising Egypt as an irresistible lure that transcends distance and time. It evokes the land of sand ruins gold and the mythical charm that lingers in memory after seeing it from grand columns or pylons. It contrasts political talk with a distant vivid travelogue to Egypt.

Egypt Libya Nobert Hichens

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