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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
7
A crowded Monticello page lists new shirt waists at Eilers Bolton's and lace curtains at Doutrick's, with notices of visitors from Monmouth Chicago Bayfield Wisconsin and Marion. The Monticello and Cascade nines clash at city park as heavy batting yields an 18 to 12 victory for the visitors.
Monticello readers report county seat visits by Mr and Mrs Eb Hicks and by Mr and Mrs E J Lightfoot with Irene Henderson joining. Shoppers encounter discounts on walking skirts at Wills and silk textiles at Deitrick s while millSeed buckwheat millet and fixtures attract attention.
Local notices report J H Tremain selling his interest in the Bidwell block barber shop to a young man named Dou Tremont. Plans hint Tremain will open a Monticello restaurant, while church decorators finish a new Presbyterian building and set dedication soon.
The Jones County Fair issues a Golden Jubilee premium list printed by Tur Express. It spans about 100 pages with ads and information on the next fair meeting. Local notes cover a prison suicide, automobile showings by Cedar Rapids agents, a Monticello fire scare, and pending product ads.
Democrats in Anamosa held a county convention last Tuesday to select state and senatorial convention delegates. No issues were debated, with a routine meeting and a vote empowering attendees to cast full delegation votes.
John B. Corbin a Monticello bridge builder died suddenly near Cascade last Friday from a heart neuralgia attack. He was a forthright, active public man and respected by Republicans, supervisors, and neighbors for honesty, reliability, and blunt honesty. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Monticello with interment at Oakwoods Cemetery. He was born September 17, 1846 in Mercer County Pennsylvania and later lived in Scotch Grove, Farm Creek, and Monticello with his widow Frances J. Cowan and one son surviving. He contributed to Jones County bridge work and public affairs.
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