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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1898
Page
4
Local items from Monticello and Onslow recount visits and travel by residents including Samuel Graham and John Orr, church events, school closings, a Ladies aid sociable, and nearby readings. A serious accident narrowly misses James Forsythe when a heavy drill rod strikes him. he recovers gradually with medical care.
Scorcy Grove on June 1 reports D A Sutherland returning from Lenox for summer. Miss Dunlap of Manchester visits C B McKean. George W Sutherland attended Lenox commencement. Wallace C Hunt of the Walsenburg World visits P M Himebaugh. A girl baby is reported at E L Himebaugh's home. Mrs Chas Bates improves health enough to visit her father. Wilbur Sweesy of Rossville Ti visits C S Applegate and others. Presbyterian church hosts a social and June Women's Missionary Society meeting. Congressman R J Sutherland and family stop over from Washington to Nelson Neb, greeted by friends.
June 11 reports F Hedden built a new wind mill in Castle Grove. J D J Hogan bought cattle near Anamosa last week. Mrs F J Crusinberry visited relatives in Coggan. Mr and Mrs Andrew Davidson picnicked at Hillside last Tuesday. Margaret Cramer closed her Union township school term. Gertie and Donald Thompson of Monticello visited relatives. H E Deischer closed his district No 2 school term with a timberside picnic. Some planned to attend Hopkinton commencement but rain prevented attendance.
Andrew Baer 22, son of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Baer of Richland township, died by his own hand after severing windpipe and jugular with a razor. Insanity and long illness preceded the act. mother saw him covered in blood near the rear of the house. Coroner's jury ruled death self-inflicted. funeral held at the Baer home with Rev Gruenstein officiating.
Steward L. B. Peet and allies from Jones and Onslow escorted a 20 year old girl back to Jones County from the Cedar Rapids area. The girl, raised in multiple institutions, escaped April 8 and has since been housed at the police station. Officials expect to return her this evening in hand cuffs amid social concern and disputed conduct allegations.
Monticello mobilizes over a hundred young men ready to be sent forward if needed to prosecute the war with Spain, as praised by the Cascade Courier for the town’s loyal effort.
A Forest and Stream article explains cardinal direction detection using tree bark color, gum color, insect nests, branch orientation, and moss growth on south versus north sides. It notes rock edges and forest floor moisture as aiding signs and mentions flowers turning toward the sun. It adds a brief note on steel ships carrying more freight and a statistic on Welsh-born Londoners.
At the Mystic Workers event last Saturday the officers were installed led by Deputy Supreme Master J M George with assist from Deputy Chas O Connor. New officers include Master A Matthiessen and Life Insurance potential noted. resolutions express sympathy for death of Neighbor C B Randle and mourning for 30 days.
AM volunteers who signed lists are asked to meet at city hall tomorrow evening at 8 o clock to transact business. Those wishing to add names to the roll are invited to attend.
Inquest reveals women risk life and health for appearance. Doctors cite arsenic use for looks and belladonna eye tricks. enameled faces and tight boots cause lasting injury. Quacks have exploited vanity, with stories of drastic beauty measures and painful procedures. English queens valued cheer, and Iowa Masons chose officers and next session site.
Nickel Plate Road announces daily 2:55 p m trains from Van Buren Street station with Buffalo sleeper arrivals in Buffalo at 7:40 a m and through New York sleepers via Lackawanna. Three daily through trains to Buffalo and Boston with low round trip rates for Baptist Young People's Union meeting July 14 17. Also notices of real estate, a sale of lot No 14 in Monticello, and Home Seekers excursions to Wisconsin and nearby destinations.
Notice to all interested: on June 3 1898 the district court of Jones county Iowa appointed the undersigned administrator of the Orlando C Rudolph estate. All debts must be paid to the administrator and all claims proven legally to the court for allowance within the law. Dated Monticello Iowa June 3 1898.
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