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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
3
A bustling page lists visits and shopping items in Monticello and nearby towns. Mrs. Chas Northrop and Rev Waite visit relatives, Mr Fay Seeber and Mrs W C Doron appear in town, Hicks Eilers and Wills Deutrick advertise goods, and prices on lace, carpets, shoes, and furniture mix with illness updates and store remarks.
Monticello area items include political nomination by Republicans in the First district, store ads for Wills Deutrick and C E Names, twine savings at Hall's hardware, and social visits by Des Moines and Randolph residents. Local incidents feature a broken leg from a runaway, a barn fire scare, and a wagon accident with a fracture. A July 4 drill by Mentzer Hose Company, high school graduations in Jones county, and new bank stamp supplies are noted alongside shop sales and fashion arrivals.
Reports include injuries from accidents and falls with leg and arm fractures, travel notes of visitors from Chicago and Milwaukee, camping outings near Dale's Mills, campaign chatter in Cedar Rapids, and a mix of local commerce. A cadet from West Point enjoys leave. town hall bonding rumors are dismissed as false. County Attorney Herrick posts a post office notice.
Notice notes a lost pair of wire bowed aluminum spectacles. It mentions Prof Atkinson and Mrs Atkinson as guests of Mr Andrew Davidson and family during a week, and references Atkinson’s recent marriage and Monticello wedding trip. Also includes grocer ad claims and a July 1 stamp requirement for checks.
Monticello scene includes family visits from Boone and Cedar Falls, agricultural figures from the Co Operative Creamery May report, a wind storm causing damage and fruit loss, and appointments including Miss Nellie M Starks becoming Decorah high school principal with a significant salary increase.
Ada Florence Gibson and Hugh McCarroll wed on Thursday June 28 in a ceremony led by Rev TN Johnson Edgington Illinois. The event featured music by Rev Balear and sisters, a cream silk gown, white roses and doves, and a reception for close relatives and friends. The couple plan a summer in Michigan and fall move to Ann Arbor for McCarroll to pursue medical studies.
Mattie Boyle a 19 year old taken to the asylum after a board of supervisors inquiry found her insane. She had assaulted Mrs Peet and spoke in coarse language. The storm near Monticello caused extensive windmill and barn destruction across several farms with many local windmills damaged or demolished.
A seller offers about twenty five acres of timothy and clover hay in the field for sale in tracts at three dollars per acre. Seller identifies as Alex Livingston.
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