Local notes keep cheerful travel news and visits
A stream of visitors and travelers fills Sterling and surrounding towns. Herman Tiarks visits Sterling Illinois while Mrs Elmer Hoag visits Lalope Kansas. Dave White of the Wyoming Journal stops by last Friday. Miss Insley Bogart of Glenwood visits Mary Pond. Marie Bateman returns from State University. Frances Thompson visits Lisbon with a sister. Major N G W Winner visits Manchester, as does G W Eastwood at a canners convention in Cedar Rapids.
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Marie Bateman
The
State University
Frances Thompson
Lisbon
Local Notes From Monticello and Surrounding Areas
Monticello and nearby towns feature visitors, travel, and social updates. Notables include Will Long purchasing the Seimering house for 1100 dollars, T. J. Gerdes visiting Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. Louis Stabler visiting Rock Island with her parents.
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Mrs. Louis Stabler
Rock Island
Slauson Family Plans Omaha and Black Hills Visit
Mrs. Fred Slauson and her son and daughter travel to Omaha for a visit and will continue to the Black Hills region to spend a month with Raymond Slauson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Slauson
Omaha
Black Hills
Raymond Slauson
Loveland Guard Hicks Visits Parents Home
Loveland Color ado guard Hicks is visiting in the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hicks where he joined his family whose coming was announced last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Little
Lynchburg
Virginia
Robert Hicks
Guard Hicks
Loveland
Colorado
Mrs Mas tin Quarantine Not Enacted After Diphtheria Check
Report says Mrs Mas tin was considered for diphtheria quarantine but did not develop the disease, so no quarantine was instituted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Mastin
Children day exercises at local Methodist church
The article notes Sunday evening services at the Methodist Episcopal church with a large audience for children day exercises. A morning baptism included several children and infants. Mrs. George W. Burnside sold her northeastern town residence to Rudolph Grenenwald for 3000 dollars and plans to move to Dubuque.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
George W. Burnside
Rudolph Grenenwald
Burnside
Dubuque
Charles Hughes Returns with Fresh Carnival Tales
Charles Hughes, chief bark er for a carnival aggregation, traveled through Indiana towns and came home for a few days after gathering a string of new stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hughes
Barker
Indiana
Miss Blanche Hunter Returns From Cornell Vacation
Miss Blanche Hunter, a Cornell student, arrived for the summer vacation last Friday morning. She was accompanied by her roommate Miss Orr of Idaho, who graduated the day before.
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Blanche Hunter
Cornell
Miss Orr
Idaho
Monticello Native Jackson Hayes Dies at 84 in Doylestown
Jackson Hayes, long-time Monticello resident, died Tuesday evening in Doylestown Ohio at age 84. He spent the last five years living with a niece.
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Jackson Hayes
Monticello
Doylestown
Ohio
Mrs Nancy Jewett Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Mrs Nancy Jewett marked her sixth birthday with a Thursday afternoon gathering at daughter Mrs E G Hicks home. About thirty guests attended and all enjoyed the event.
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Nancy Jewett
E.G. Hicks
Acum
Representative Byerly Offers Iowa Soldiers Roster Copies
Representative Byerly holds an official roster of Iowa soldiers detailing their military histories and will supply copies on request. Dr. Puleston promotes the fidelity method for ruptures promising painless treatment with no work interruption.
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Puleston
Local Notables Visit Anamosa Amid Family Travels
Misses Elizabeth and Esther Mc Aleer Miss Marie Meyer and R. W. Henry of Admore South Dakota guests in the McAleer panel were at Anamosa last Saturday. Mr and Mrs O B Crane arrived from California visiting Mrs Barbara Allen in Richland township with the baby.
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Elizabeth
Esther McAleer
Marie Meyer
R. W. Henry
Admore
South Dakota
McAleer
Anamosa
Saturay
O. B. Crane
California
Barbara Allen
Richland Township
Local notices and happenings around town provide color
Community groups organize a King's Daughters circle with Harriet Coughlin as president and Gertrude Campbell as vice president. Carnival promoter A. J. Bucklin tours Pekin and Mattoon reporting ideal weather and strong business. Carmichael leaves Hubbard for Hoag Duster to travel for the company. Pavement repairs disrupt Errickson grocery area due to a water leak. A clown bicycle act draws cheering crowds on First Street with good collections. F. C. Sears, ex Monticello resident and Western Newspaper Union rep, plans resignation July 1 and will stay in Maquoketa for months before a new post.
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F. C. Sears
Monticello
Iowa
Western Newspaper Union
Maquoketa
District Epworth League convention at Manchester this week
Delegates from here Rev R V Porter and wife Miss Gertrude Campbell and Mrs Wm Lande attended the District Epworth League convention in Manchester on Tuesday to Thursday. Mrs Lande read a paper before the convention. The city also faced a hot wave with near 100 degree temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. No breeze on the first day added to the oppression.
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District Epworth League
Manchester
R. V. Porter
Gertrude Campbell
Wm. Lande
Lande
Mercury
Local notes from Sterling area highlight business and travels
Q E Bishop of Jones County Times now runs job printing in Sterling Illinois. O A Hrrickson Co sells Heintz pickling vinegar. Mr and Mrs L R Jacobs visited from Waterloo with Mrs A M Hanken and Mrs J D Poppe. Railroad Commission reviewed Co A N Railway over crossings near Anamosa Prairieburg. Prairieburg residents complained about train service. Mrs Charles M Brown traveled to Helena Montana after a telegram about sister Lena Joseph’s surgical operation. A July Fourth picnic replaces a full celebration. City ordinances limit firing guns and allow dogs to be shot if trespassing July August. Raymond Sandhouse studied for Harvard entrance with a scholarship. Leroy Lang earns MS from Illinois University after BS in 1909 and teaches while pursuing degree. Tidball family news from Independence features Charles Tidball saving a drowning young woman. Eddie Sargent gains reputation as Midgets pitcher. 105 strikeouts in 1911 with 13-7 hits per game oppose.
Monticello Fourth Picnic With Dubuque Ball Game
There will be a Fourth of July picnic at the park in Monticello with band music and a game of ball against the Dubuque team. Other sports are planned as amusement for those staying at home.
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Monticello
Dubuque
Luis
Local youth group forms at Congregational church
A YMCA chapter organized at the Congregational church welcomes all men and boys in town with meetings every Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Ralph Baker and Harry Rodman offer information. City league baseball forms with six teams, six players per side, games after 6 80 PM, 10 cents admission.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Congregational Church
Ralph Baker
Harry Rodman
Difficult Fourth of July planning and local notices
The article notes a lack of support for a county Fourth of July celebration and warns against interfering with planned town events. It also reports on Grimwood’s first report as assignee of a defunct creamery, detailing assets of 12 200 and claims around 110 000, with eight cents on the dollar possible. A separate case covers Bert Burroughs being judged insane after a confrontation with Frank Curran, with hearings adjourned for records check.
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Bert Burroughs
Commissioners of Insanity
Frank Curran
Washington Township
Burroughs
H. G. A. Harper
Amamosa Penitentiary
Jackson County
Curran
Miss Elizabeth McAleer Weds Roy W Henry at Sacred Heart
Elizabeth McAleer daughter of Mr and Mrs M McAleer and Roy W Henry were married at Sacred Heart church last Tuesday morning by Father McCormick. Esther McAleer bridesmaid and James McAleer best man. After the ceremony guests went to the bride’s parents home for a wedding breakfast. Mr and Mrs Henry will reside at Admore South Dakota.
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Charles R. Sutherland
John Sutherland
Scotch Grove
Cedar Rapids
Alice May Albright
John W. Albright
Edward R. Burkhalter
First Presbyterian Church
Sutherland
Jones County
The
Elizabeth McAleer
M. McAleer
Roy W. Henry
Sacred Heart Church
South Dakota
Henry
Admore
Runaway Horses Dash Through Town Causing Misdemeanors
Last Monday witnessed a spate of runaways led by Dick Stiffler with several horses breaking hitch straps. The team tore down First Street past the Central Lumber yard, hitting three wagons near the bottling works and damaging property. Other horses bolted near Voorhees coal shed, Argall laundry wagon, and Krup junk wagon, creating chaos and scattered wreckage.
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Dick Stiffler
Board of Trade
First Street
Central Lumber Yard
Ackerman
August Jacobs
Voorhees
Argall
Jake Arduser
Krup
Piano Lessons With Miss Pearl Heisey Probed
Persons may call at Miss Pearl Heisey home after July 7 to pursue piano or harmony lessons. Address 6114 listed.
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Miss Pearl Heisey
Monticello Notes from June 1881 Ex press Files
Monticello items note weddings Wm Tidball and Miss Orcutt in Anamosa on June 11 and Adda D Mershon's marriage to D B Mishler on the 8th. Dying deeds include Mrs Pricilla Palmer and Mrs Johanna Hanken. Cattle sales in Chicago and a 100 degree stretch. Local seances, births, and political candidacies also listed.
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Monticello
the Express
Wm. Tidball
Miss Orcutt
Anamosa
Pricilla Palmer
Leman Palmer
Enq
Florine
Clara Wales
Mattie Herrick
Maquoketa
Stephens Meetings at Manchester End with Strong Attendance
The Stephens Brothers evangelistic services in Manchester ended Monday night after a successful week with higher attendance than prior weeks. About $800 was raised in freewill offerings on Sunday, covering their compensation. total costs run about $1,300 including salaries, expenses, and hotels. Two hundred conversions were reported, and the group plans meetings in Opkinson in September before returning to Toronto for the summer.
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Stephens
Manchester
Manchester Democrat
Stephens Brothers
Storra
Lamont
Evangelista
Menara
Toronto
Canada
Quasqueton
Opkinton
Rail plan proposes extra Cedar Rapids Davenport train
A new tentative plan would keep current trains and add a Cedar Rapids to Davenport service via Monticello. The schedule calls for a five o'clock morning departure from Cedar Rapids and a six o'clock evening departure from Davenport, with a Marion connection and limited morning benefit between Monticello and Cedar Rapids. It aims to aid Davenport commuters and Monticello Davenport travelers while easing local needs.
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Cedar Rapida
Davenport
Monticello
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Local Dealers Warned Over Prohibited Firecrackers
Town reports that some dealers still offer firecrackers over five inches long or more than three fourths inch in diameter. Iowa Section 6028-p bans such items and caps with dynamite or toy pistol cartridges with penalties up to 100 dollars fine or 30 days in jail. Civil claims for damages possible if a child is harmed by oversized explosives. Heintz pickling vinegar advertised as free of fermenting matter. Deatrick Dry Goods and Errickson & Co promote sale of trimmed hats at reduced millinery prices.
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Iowa
Deatrick Dry Goods Co
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Home News
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Laloupe, Kansas
Dave White
Wyoming Journal
Miss Insley Bogart
Glenwood
Mary Pond
N. G. W. Winner and Wife
G. W. Eastwood
Ray Heintz
C. A. Hrrickson
Elmer Lang
Greeley
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Traer
Charles Chase
Mason City
Frank Page
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Hattie Faber
Major Howard Smith
Douglass H. Smith
BL. Hoyt
Edgar Hubbard
Padroni
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T. J. Matthews
Halstead Carpenter
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Percy Shanstrom
Seattle
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Portland
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Sinsinawa
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Libbie
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Osterdock
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District Court
Boy Scouts of America
Ernest Landis
W. S. Marshall
Ione
Laramie
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L. Brown
Waterloo
D. E. Pond
Lovell Bank Building
Will Long
Seimering House
T. J. Gerdes
Lulu Lyons
Clara Thomson
W. A. Mirick
Wm. Mastin
Little Daughter
Oxford Junction
Gottlieb Rieken
Ryan
Fred MecLaughlin
Miss Ferguson
Worthington
Cross Hardware
Plymouth
Ethel Stone
Arnold Bader
Fred Burrichter
Ethel Purdy
Little Son
Frank Locher
Loren Palmer
Jacob Schneider
Isaac Schneider
Carolyn
Sioux Falls
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Errickson
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Castle Grove
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New York City
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Cast Atz
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J. R. Morrow
W. A. Richards
BE. B. Williams, Esq
Aug. Vogt
Harry J. Storrs
Mr. Storrs
King’s Daughters
Harriet Coughlin
Ramona French
Urban Haeussler
A. J. Bucklin
Pekin
Ilinois
Mattoon
Join Carmichael
Hubbard Furniture
Hoag Duster Company
Mr. Carmichael
Q. E. Bishop
Jones County Times
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O. A. Hrrickson & Co
L. R. Jacobs
Frank Becker
A. M. Hanken
J. D. Poppe
Co. A. & N. Railway
Prairieburg
Charles M. Brown
Helena
Montana
Lena Joseph
Raymond Sandhouse
Des Moines
Harvard University
Raymond
Harvard
Leroy Lang
H. J. Lang
Minois University
Wm. A. Tidball
Independence
Mr. Tidball
Charles
Charlie
Eddie Sargent
Verdon Welch
New York Mail
Edward Sargent
Robert Livingstone
John Hutton
Scotch Grove Township
Flrat Street
Cascade
W.H. Proctor
Hot Springs
Arkanas
Johanna Hanken
Henry Hanken
Will Tasker
Adda D. Mershon
J. O. Mershon
D. Bi, Mishler
Akron
James Parrott
James Calkins
H. Kidd
Dobson
Heintz
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C. H. Schipman
South Cedar ST
Lowell Block
Stor
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Bran
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