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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
Mrs. J. G. Cudworth visits Anamosa. Cedar Rapids trip for Mrs Geo Haines and Mrs W L McNurlen. 89 degree heat records at Hammocks store week. Lenox college trustees meeting in Hopkinton. Monticello residents attend Lenox exercises. local stores tout products from Freezer to spring stock. Dining, clothing and travel updates fill rural Iowa notices with brief mentions of relatives and shop specials.
Monticello and surrounding areas report births and marriages, travels of residents to Canada for a daughter's graduation, and local social events. School staff changes, church gatherings, and a millinery sale are noted alongside local tradesmen promotions and roadworthy listings.
Mrs H Hallock of Waterloo visits daughter Mrs M H Teeter. Mr Chris Mohr of Lost Nation guest of Henry Burrichter. Bankers' convention at Cedar Rapids. Master Donald Thompson goes to Monroe Center Illinois for summer with uncle Dallas Russell. Several local visits to Dubuque and Mt Olive Illinois. High school alumni meet tomorrow to elect officers. Frugal hat discounts at Burrichter's. Church meeting Monday at 8 pm. Flour promotion at Burrichter's. Mrs Hugh Kidd visits in Monticello with Calkins. Stratford area visits by Barnhill family. Mrs Elizabeth Shaw dies, funeral tomorrow. remembered as Mrs Higby. Land price rise noted as Nelson Curtis sells Doon farm for 50 per acre. County tax payments arranged with Lovell State Bank. Dr W A Mirick residence narrowly escapes fire from heating work. couch ignites later.
Miss Madge Hamilton, longtime Monticello stenographer, yesterday graduated with high honors from the State university law department after earlier study in Cedar Rapids with Col. C. A. Clark. The article also notes flips in the Daly case and reports on Oak Wood cemetery decorations by Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, a Woodmen of America picnic plan, a larceny conviction of Ben Starks, and the death of Mrs. Clarissa A. Peck with details of her life and church service.
Mrs Abby M Hall widow of D M Hall died at home in Monticello on Thursday night June 6 following a short illness of dropsy. Born 1828 in Indoe's Falls Vermont she moved to Iowa in 1864 and settled near Monticello. She leaves three children Flora Terwilliger Harris Hall and J B Hall and was active in Congregational and Presbyterian churches. Funeral held at her residence last Saturday with pastors C Warner and J W Innes. Interment in Oakwoods Cemetery.
Castle Grove hosts Children's Day services Sunday at 8 o'clock with an afternoon rehearsal and no noon service. U B church and Presbyterian church hold usual services. Congregationalists plan a red letterday next Sunday and Sunday night the pastor preaches on The Origin of Man. An annual Sunday school missions offering will be received.
Executor M W Henni cx offers sale of Wallace M Preston personal effects at W F Rohn store room Monticello at 2 pm June 18 cash terms. bids for Preston home north of Monticello on about one acre due by 2 pm June 18. right to reject bids. abstract of title furnished.
A red heifer nearly one year old with white markings arrived at the Jas Skelley farm about three weeks ago. The owner is sought. 5lw2 Henry Tueteen.
A 116 acre prairie farm in Castle Grove township plus 20 acres of timber in Delaware County offered for sale. Enquire at the farm location for details and terms.
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