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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1882
Page
4
Local ads trumpet Rigby’s restaurant and numerous merchants in town. Wills & Doutrick sell lace collars, hay forks, pocket dusters, and cheap linens while Matthiessen’s offers hay, rope, and pulleys. G. W. Brown markets riding saddles, riding gear, and whips as Podhaski hawks saddles. Rigby’s also features the Imperial five cent soap and pure flavor extracts. Vendors urge customers to visit for bargains and quick purchases.
Local items report earnings from patrons in Monticello, sale of stock to a Tama City merchant, and community events. Also covered are insurance offers, a back pension, tornado relief fundraising, upcoming horse racing at Anamosa, a drawing room class by Prof. Shaw, and Democratic temperance support amid election debates.
J. R. Bullman insures property against tornadoes with Phenix Insurance Company and Springfield Fire and Marine both based in Springfield Massachusetts cited as two of the safest companies in the nation.
Returns show a steady tally after last Tuesday with the amendment carrying no less than a 40,000 majority. Monticello votes total 636 with an 82 vote lead for the amendment. Jones county announces a 1,242 majority. Local industry expands as Brick and Tile manufactory operated by John Gibson grows with a 10,000 tile per day capacity and a new tile machine. Rev D Jenkins leaves Monticello amid mixed feelings after a lengthy tenure marked by theological conflict and evolving ministry.
Resident notes reflect visits and health updates as Ashland Neb to Monticello life include Mr P C Waltermeyer and Capt D F Magee guests of Mrs H B Shue, travel from Ames and York appear among extended family and friends. Local deaths and obituaries mark community memory with Winorant Goorkin of England and Monticello residents named in public notices.
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