Monticello Express Edition June 30 1898
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
7
Wyoming News Recaps Social Life and Local Events
June items from Wyoming enumerate visits by Mrs H E Eggleston of St Louis and Mrs A Bronson, a Creamery official in town, and local canning, church activities, and a resignation of Rev A P Cooper. Also reported are a grand log rolling planned by Wyoming lodge M W A, a severe windstorm with minor damage, and a wedding of E B Wherry and Mrs R R Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
H. EE. Eggleston
St. Louis
A. Bronson
Frank Podhaski
Emma Hutchins
Oxford Junction
Wm. Nelson
Hawarden
N. W. Hutchins
G. B. Hall
Clay Valley Co-operative Creamery Co
A. L. Potter
Sleepy Hollow
A. W. Smith
Newton
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Lucy Chamberlain
Wm. W
Ben H
A. P. Cooper
Cooper
Wyoming Lodge
Wim. Lamerton
Wm. Wilker
W. H. Shapland
J.S. Brownell
E. C. Clapp
E. B. Wherry
R. R. Barber
Presbyterian Parsonage
Castle Grove Neighbors Report Weather and Travel Notes
Castle Grove notes include A M Fairbanks losing a horse, George Robinson's cow killed by lightning, and O F Hosford throat illness. Visitors from Nebraska Cincinnati and Monticello are mentioned. A Fourth of July fireworks display is planned near the Howie farm, funded by locals. A windstorm damaged trees, grain, outbuildings and windmills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Fairbanks
A. F. M. Caspers
Wayne
Geo. Robinson
O. F. Hosford
Robi. Smith
Nebraska
A. W. Cramer
M. J. Hill
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. F., Hosford
RE. J. Noble
Castle Grove
Howie Farm
Messrs. Palmer
Orville Hosford
Maud Hosford
Lulu Curtis
Monticello
Stella Davis
St. Peter, Minn
Hattie Hosford
Concordia
Kansas
Patrons Warned About Recurrent Traveling Salesmen
The article cautions readers about smooth-talking salesmen who roam a single territory until customers tire, then abandon the area. It condemns such merchants as unreliable and urges dealing with known, reliable dealers rather than swindlers who seem persuasive but provide little lasting value.
Clover hay harvest and local social notes in Onslow
Onslow reports a large clover hay harvest and a string of local visits and sociables. Miss Lou Stimson visits, Rev. Westphal will preach, and Mrs. Ber decheck hosts a benefit sociable. Nearby Cass notes social events, visitors from Chicago and Waukegan, and a cow with three calves promising a future sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
Wilds
H. H. Cunningham
Union Evening Services Schedule And Social Note
The text lists July and August union evening services at several churches with dates and ministers. It also notes the Young Married Ladies' Working Band annual social with about forty attendees at Terwillager residence. The Congregational church will observe the Lord's Supper Sunday morning, with no evening worship but a union meeting at the Presbyterian church where Rev. C G Warner will preach on Christian Citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
C. CG. Warner
Congregational Church
Shank
M. EB
David Street
Christian Church
C. Warner
Cr. Waite
M. FE
M. Rt. Shank
A. M. Case
C. C. Warner
Warner
Elks Demonstrate Acrobatic Act at Monticello Fair
The Hartford Courant notes trained elks at the Jones County Fair in Monticello perform a daring stunt. Once wild roamers, the animals now respond to gentle coaxing and dive from a high platform into a ten-foot water tank, thrilling spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Courant
Wild Rovers
Atrick
Jones County
Monticello
Short Route Between Chicago and Buffalo Detailed
A compact travel notice outlines the Chicago to Buffalo route with options via Baptist Young People’s Union lines, ticket deposits extend return limits to September 1, and allow a stop at Chautauqua Lake. Passengers may choose water or rail between Cleveland and Buffalo within ticket limits. Round trip fare is 312.00. Van Buren St. Station Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Buffalo
Baptist Young People’s Union
Chautauqua Lake
Cleveland
van Buren St
Nickel Plate Road
City
Adams St
Auction notice lists buggies wagons and carriages for sale
The advertisement notes three top buggies two road wagons and one double carriage with extension top offered at cost and fully warranted. It also advertises a sale of a residence and invites inquiries to OTtl Le E. E. Wicks in connection with the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Brown
Mark Twain Advice for Steady Newspaper Work
A reader is advised by Mark Twain on securing a lifelong newspaper post. Follow six steps from applying without recommendations to staying loyal for steady wages, reporting honestly, and advancing through natural, unforced moves within the same paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Mark
N. B
A Philosophical Vicar and Local Notices Featured
A humorous exchange about learning French numerals is followed by a brief vicar’s remark on a discharged gardener and a wry line from Rev. Malan. The notice lists O B Rundle’s dental practice staying at the old stand with Dr. Teeter overseeing, and announces sale of Lot No 14 in Monticello with a house South of Proctor's as a bargain at 311tf J B Sauru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sank
Sankey
Moody
New York Times
C. Malan
Mr. Malan
Chicago
Inter Ocean
O. B. Rundle
M. H. Teeter
Rundle
C. B. Ruxpte
Monticello
Proctor’s
J.B. Sauru
Tricky Thieves and a Lost Dog Case
A woman reported her dog Curlylocks stolen after a walk near West Sixty-eighth Street. She described a note claiming the dog’s whereabouts and later found her home ransacked with silverware missing, but neither dog nor silverware were recovered. The tale ends with no restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixty-eighth Street
Sixty-fifth Street
Killad
Canal Street
New York Sun
Real Estate Transfers Across Hale and Surrounding Towns
A compiled list records numerous land transfers and property deals in Hale, Oxford Junction, Monticello, Anamosa, and nearby areas. Transactions include parcels in sections 23 and 24, subdivisions in Flanigan and Moore’s Add, and lots in Wyoming and Center Junction, with values noted for several parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. P Mills
Alto
Hagar
Hale
Carroll
Israel Olneyton
R Add
Monticello
John L Kent
M Bernhardt
Oxford
FE Perrine
Stuhier
A Hart
TB Bracha
Oxford Junction
Previrestieees
E Walters
O E Snyder
Ned CF
SCC
Clay
Sesseccccs Resensess
Henry
G Milner
Wyoming
Angeline Ef Lyons
Thomas
Liganse
Center Junction
John Foxall
Wta Flaherty
Bardman & Soper
Anamosa
Eldad Cooley Exec
Joel
Mackrill
Mary Etta Burwell
Sigworth
Mike Bernhart
Frank Bernhart
Oxlotc
Wayne Minor
Davia
UH Davis
Miller
Marfield
Greentfield
Hen Connery
Michael Connery
Wilkins
Maria Onions
Jones and Cedar Co
Henry Poppe
John S Poppe
Richard Zacher Sr
W ‘M Welch
Shaw’s
Anamiosa
Schoonover
Arthur
Fairbanks Delia
McKean
Mary
Meade
Scotch Grove
EL Alexander
Phebe
Alexander Land
Madison
Adam Hein
Will Hoffman
Robert Young
James G Young
EC Holt
Atwood
J W Johnson
Alice Vancleave
Fairview
James ‘McMurad
Pairview
Frank A. Blodoval
Joseph Hodoval
Davis
M Iv ‘Davis
Wayne Im Gilbert Et al
Lschoonover
See
Cass
Shaw
Charles Mollet
Oakland
Johanna Rickels
Harm “Rickels
Bowen Prairie
Town Property for Sale By Owner in Desirable Neighborhood
The undersigned offers for sale his house and lot in a well located and desirable neighborhood. A barn is on the property. He desires to sell at once and will dispose of it at a reasonable figure. For further information inquire of Louis Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gardner
Buck Wheat Growth Notes on Japanese Variety Ripening
A farmer notes experience with buckwheat crops over years and reports that the Japanese variety ripens better when planted with clean seed free from noxious substances and contaminants.
Summer Outings booklet from Nickel Plate line
An artistic brochure titled Summer Outings describes vacation resorts on Lake Erie's south shore and lists country homes open to country boarders. It promotes rates lower than other lines and offers full information by contacting J. Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago. The note notes Baptist Young People's Union meeting dates July 14 to 17 and provides mailing options to Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Lake Erie
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Alto
Buffalo
N. Y
Baptist Young People’s Union
Bor
Illinois Central R R pamphlet touts southern prosperity for settlers
The Illinois Central Railroad issues a 264 page illustrated pamphlet with letters from northern farmers prospering along the line to Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana. It profiles cities towns and nearby lands and offers reliable home-seeker information. Free copies available from F Merry A G P A Illinois Central Railroad Manchester Ia July 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
South
Tod
F. Merry
A. G.P.A
Sinois Central RB. K
Manchester
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THE
J. W. Doxsee
Attorney Dennison
Cascade
Kinsey Elwood
Sadie Elwood
Missouri
Smith’s Bridge
Harb Orr
Mary Dennison
John Dennison
Phillip Palmer
Onslow
Onstow
Lou Stimson
Remington
Webster City
Maquoketa
Dr. Scott
Will Bohler
Monmouth
Wonderful Elks
Ottl
E. E. Wicks
Reali Estate Transers
Danube
Jangel
Pichment
Harold Bryn
District Court
State of
Tow
Andrew Baer
H. M. Carrenter
M. W. Herricks
Trustel
Maury Barrington
IF. M. Hicks
M. W. Hennick
Orlando C. Rundle
A. D
Gerry Mattnessen
M. W. Siahinor
Hall’s Hardware
Slaughter
Aie Toe
Bateman
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Ious
Hoyt Bros
Bell
Tainter
Fdigon
Macdonald
Columbia Phonograph CO
State St
I. New York
Paris
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington Buffalo
Illinois Central
R. R
Southern Home-seekers’ Guide
Frlorgplexion
George W. Green
South Carolina Street
Franklin Hart
West 32d St
New
S Am
Victor Bicycles
Lee
J. H. Bacher & Co
Our News Repot
Cypewriter
Essentials
Free
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
Syracuse, N. Y
Monroe Street
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