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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
2
A Wyoming column lists residents and guests visiting from Anamosa Cedar Rapids Center Junction Davenport and Dysart. It reports on church and school staff changes residents traveling to Des Moines Iowa City and Chicago and notes social events including a wedding reception and alumni banquet.
Cooperative Creamery reports strong May butter fat sales at 24 cents. Local hires include Mrs. D J Seery purchasing the H H Tietchen place in Mast Cascade. Reorganized Killmore creamery shows solid business. Several visiting and social notes across Cascade list Dr Wim Ganfield of Wauske Wisconsin preaching for Presbyterians and visits by Dr John Ritter of Maquoketa and Mrs F H Lambert of Dubuque. Wind and storm damage to barns and a runaway team incident accompany notices of guests and social visits. Mormon brethren asked to leave town over conduct prior to week’s end.
Onslow June 23 Grace Carroll visits an aunt at Waterloo. Requests for cherry orders directed to Noyes. Ben Paul and Blairatown wife visited over Sunday. Grace Maple visiting sister and McKeans at Waterloo. Mrs Sokol and son visiting Mr and Mrs I J Sokol in Spencer. Gus Sthilers back from western trip. T H Lightfoot adds shoe repairing to business. Mrs Beas Richardson and daughter with Morland near Olin. Mrs Dr Vincent of Belle Plaine visiting Vaul family and sister at this place. Local baseball club formed Niclouse captain Ed Bernstal manager. strong nine. Week full of excitement with Coons from Dark Town at the opera house Tuesday and Uncle Tom’s Cabin Thursday. Onslow and Wyoming game cited. M C Walters, long-time Utica resident, endorsed Sherman for vice president.
Rural Route No 2 reports a swarm of bees hired by Mrs Gerd Null blocking the road near Sandhill church on Wednesday morning. The weekly notes also record farm sales, illnesses, deaths, storm damage to windmills and buildings, road work progress, a fatal brain injury, and local social events.
A heavy electrical storm Saturday night damaged phones and windmills, toppled John Jogger’s windmill tower, blew wheels from several towers, and carried away a turkey coop, killing 28 turkeys. Castle Grove residents reported loose trees and other debris while community notes mention visits, social events, and local happenings.
Many short notes on residents from Scotch Grove to Center Junction including illnesses, visits, travel, and social events. The piece also lists Republican and Democratic county central committee delegates and members, with names and towns, followed by a hardware ad and a London mob anecdote.
June 23 summaries include Miss Margaret Sutherland at summer school in U S A. Mrs. Wm Stingley Jr. of Kansacy visits Wm Stingley home. Karl Stingley and wife welcome a baby girl born Thursday. Caroline Sutherland and Marie Coder visit Monticello. Robert Livingstone attends the Republican convention in Anamosa. Carrie and Grace Miller of Onslow visit. Mrs A W McDonald returns to Sopkinton. J A Brown of Anamosa attends farm interests here. I O O F and Rebecca Lodge members attend Onslow lodge.
Orr builds a new cattle shed. Arthur Ames operates a De Laval separator. Logs arrived in Onslow. A road grader saw use on roads last week. Early corn planted has been plowed twice. Jas Hamilton set up a steel windmill tower. Masons work on J D Neelan's cellar. Michael Lawless lost a horse last week and bought one from Tom Moran yesterday. A Webster boy contracted typhoid at Vanderbam’s where he worked. Wm Eckler and daughter Mrs George Hanna visit friends in western Iowa.
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