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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
4
Center Junction society notes and local updates
Center Junction notes report visitors and guests from Waterloo Castle Grove Earlville and Monticello. The town tax on dogs draws ire as residents react to the three and five dollar rates. A motorcycle accident injures George Killinger but no serious harm is reported.
Local Notes From Onslow Town Social and Business Updates
D A White visits Onslow while Mrs H D Hall and daughter Irene from Cedar Rapids call on friends. Fred Huyck and family from Monticello are in town. Huttons and Ithel Hutton visit Maquoketa. Mrs Sadie Omer and Ruth of Los Angeles visit her mother. A sand filling crew works around the depot replacing the old wooden platform. Fishermen Martin Cartsens and Jim Forsythe camp on Maquoketa. Cal Chase sells restaurant goods to Purl Walters. stock invoicing underway. W A Anderson of Badger Wisconsin prepares to ship goods from the corner store, signaling a possible new general store. N B Noyes returns from Stamford SD after three weeks with news of hot winds drying grain but corn doing well. George Overholt and Alice Green wed on the 14th and plan to live in James Forsyth’s cottage in Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
D. A. White
The
Wyoming Journal
H. D. Hall
Irene
Cedar Rapids
Fred Huyck
Monticello
C. A. Hutton
S.G. Hutton
Ithel
Maquoketa
Sadie Omer
Ruth
Los Angeles
California
Wm. Overley
Railroad Company
Martin Cartsens
Jim Forsythe
Wisconsin
N. B. Noyes
Stamford
South Dakota
Arthur
George Overholt
J. A. Overholt
Alice Green
T. L. Green
S. B. McClelland
Onstow
Castle Grove Notes and Township Road Talks
Miss Eva Fisher of Odebolt visits Castle Grove as the school board sets the annual meeting for July 1. The chapel service time shifts to 11 a.m., with Sunday School an hour earlier, and road work in the township faces staffing and legal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Eva Fisher
Odebolt
Elsie Noble
J. B. Zimmerman
F. F. Becker
Monticello
L. R. Jacobs
Waterloo
Kathryn Hogan
St. Joseph’s Academy
Dubuque
Minnie McLaughlin
Chillicothe
Missouri
Hogan
H. O. Bohlken
Rudolph Fahrni
Dobbin
Prairieburg Social Notes and Local Events Summary
Prairieburg notes list residents visiting in Anamosa Cedar Rapids and West Bend. A baby boy born June 23 to Oliver and wife weighs 10 pounds. J M Lauser bought a car. others plan purchases after ball injury. Miss Cowan’s horse spooked by a car. no injuries. Michael Short and Mary Martina wed at the Catholic church on June 26 with friends congratulating the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
A. A. Bowman
Anamosa
O. Postlewaite
Cedar Rapids
Alta Klinefelter
J. L. Joslin
Brown
West Bend
Horace Conklin
Jim Richards
F. T. Richards
Sweezy
Carrie Cowan
Miss Cowan
Michael Short
Mary Martina
Corn plowing nearly finished and local social notes
Wayne area updates include Herman Shipley buying a Maxwell automobile and a sub district No 5 box social drawing a large attendance. Social events feature a barn dance at Thomas Schoon’s near Amber and visits from Rhinehart Helgens and Miss Lizzie Zimmerman to Delhi. Local trips mention Carl Schoon in Monticello buying a Fuller Johnson engine and Frank Johnson purchasing a 40 horsepower Oakland in Maquoketa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Hayo Hogen
Henry Poppe
Herman Folkers
Carl Schoon
Fuller & Johnson
Campbell Bros
Frank Johnson
Buffalo
Maquoketa
Oakland
Local notes from Cascade and nearby towns
John Taylor returns to Maquoketa as Cascade reports a strong fruit crop. The Baptist church recorded seven baptisms last Sunday morning. Emil Algerter of Randolph Nebraska was seen on Cascade streets yesterday. James Boyle, Epworth butcher and Dubuque resident, visited his old camp grounds this week. The W A Fairburn family will join the union picnic in Dubuque next Tuesday. The ladies literary society held a picnic south of Cascade on the 23rd afternoon. Wm Kingsley and sister Melissa attended Davenport high school graduation on Thursday. St Martin's school plans a fine exhibition on the night of the 26th. The business men's league met Friday night. Some great
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Isabelle Carson
Anna Livingstone
Anamosga
Garrison
Wyoming
Opera House
McKean
Waterloo
Dan Smith
Inez Nelson
Castle Grove
T. E. Canty
Rock Island
O. B. Larkey
Walker
Sam Elijah
Ervin
Alberta
George Courtney
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
The
Presbyterian Church
J. H. M. Thompson
Edward Norris
Lincoln
Illinois
Eva Overmeyer
Crete
Nebraska
Wm. van Warmer
Lima
Ohio
H. A. Parks and Children
Chicago
Secleeman
North Liberty
C. A. Burmeister
Bert Johnson
Davenport
Haller
Monmouth
Rhue
California
Harry Johnson
M. L. Hill
Charles City
Rev. Hill
Decorah
George McKelvey
Brough
Springville
Geo. Killinger
Frank Woodward
Woodward
George
Cascade
John Taylor
Maquoketa
Baptist Church
Emil Algerter
Randolph
S Doe”’ Craft
O. M
Dubuque
Ladies’ Literary Society
Wm. Kingsley
Melissa
St. Martin’s School
Business Men’s League
Scotch Grove community notes and Fourth of July plans
June 28 updates from Scotch Grove report visits by Misa Inez Nelson and George Hildenbrandt, upcoming R. E. club gathering, family travel to Doon and Hawick, illness of Mrs. Will Clark, and Fourth of July fireworks and ice cream. church events include Presbyterian services and a surprise gathering for Rev. R. A. Brough at Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Misa Inez Nelson
Prairieburg
R. P. Clark
R. E. Club
E. L. Himbaugh
P. m. George Hildenbrandt
Hygiene
Colorado
J. L. Prouty
Nerces
Chicago
J. N. Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Blanche Clark
A. B. Norris
Hawick
Minnesota
Presbyterian Church
Josephine Sutherland
Lavina
Montana
Dave
Simon
Center Junction
R. A. Brough
Springville
Mrs. Brough
Monticello Passes 1911 Franchise for Electric Plant
Monticello approves Ordinance 420 granting The Monticello Electric Company a 26 year franchise to erect operate and maintain electric lighting heating and gas works within and beyond Monticello Iowa. The ordinance outlines street use poles wires and appurtenances and preserves city rights to regulate rates and future gas plant and public utilities while reserving the option to bid out or own power supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Electric Company
Monticello
Iowa
State of
City of Monticello
Jones County
City of
Ita
Monticello Eiectric Company
H. J. Lang Jr
A. Kempf
Fred Matthiessen
Monticello Electric Co
Porch Shades Promise Comfort and View Preservation
Advertisers claim only splendid porch shades provide shade and coolness while keeping light and view open. Other shades allegedly block sun light and air. Vnder shades use light wooden slats bound with twine and stained to resist fading.
Errickson Introduces Pure Heintz Distilled Vinegar
O A Errickson and Co announces Heintz distilled pickling vinegar free from vegetable matter that causes fermentation. The statement emphasizes its purity for pickling use and practical value for preserving vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heintz
O. A. Errickson & Co
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Joe
James
Wayne
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Deatrick Dry Goods Store
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
A. H. Gruenstein
Hanken
Vador
Kk. A. Hubbard
Tahlers
Oxfords
Stuhlers
D. E. Pond
Lovell Bank Building
J. E. Bateman
Chaler IN
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Morticello
W. A. Mirick
South Cedar St
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