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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
3
Monticello Express reports Castle Grove updates March 9. M Hennessey moves to Flinn farm and Will Laude runs incubator this season. Obits, sickness, fires, school votes, and notable visits fill the rural page. Frank King dies of consumption. John Weers passes at Amber age 17. local societies meet and elect officers.
J J Helmer moved to Anamosa and H H Monroe surprised friends then also moved to Anamosa. The Cass Center school closed last week. A man named Johnson moved on the Benton farm. M E church meetings continue at Hickory Grove. Connery Bros shipped cattle to Chicago with Mike Connery. E A Osborn, Omer Fuller, G G Ketcham and F J Brainard left for Alabama for three weeks. John Lubben married Miss Folkerst and will work Folkerst acres. Folkerst moves to Walker farm. Farm wage questions arise as low prices press on farmers. Congregational church entertainment Friday drew a large crowd and included the Corbett Fitzsimons incident outside.
Onstow March 9 David Sim is on the sick list Grant Steeper moves into Mr Coburn s house near the cheese factory John Paul visited sister Mrs Irwin at Clinton W A Mackrill occupies the McDaniel house following his father s purchase Several couples attend a party at J O Hutton s School election Monday R 8 Vaughn elected to school board National apron sale with music and entertainments set for the 17th in the opera house A Maquoketa company buys the Canton water power and grist mill converting it into an electric plant supplying Monmouth and Baldwin with electric lights Sadie Overly and husband visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W L Overly starting today for their destination
Residents relocate between local farms with Rollie James moving to Center Junction and Frank Shane shifting farms as A M Bates buys Frank Baldwin's property between here and Wyoming. The G A R camp fire for Friday the 19th aims for success with preparations by old soldiers and cordial invitations to all veterans within reach.
Center Junction items note visits to Anamosa Chicago and Wyoming. Residents report cattle loss from lightning and illness in visiting relatives. The town anticipates a strong summer baseball club and a milliner opening. A McDonald elected to school board. local women campaign for a candidate.
Lanaworthy notes say A G Reeve called on Mrs Thos Dunn who is convalescing while John Heyen and John Batchelder journeyed to Anamosa for court. Corbin of Anamosa visited, the school closes March 19 and Miss Matson, praised as an excellent instructor, will not return. News scarce but a narrative is promised.
Wyoming on March 9 reports a quiet town election with light turnout and three candidates for town recorder. The note also mentions expected waterworks this summer and local visits, weddings, and obituaries including Mrs Jansen's death with funeral at the M I church.
About sixty relatives and friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. James Espy home on Wednesday March 10 at noon for the wedding of their daughter Amy L to Joseph Miley. Rev J M Bolton officiated with Hessie Hutton playing the organ. Sybil Espy then wed William Nelson at the same moment in London Mercer County Pa. The Espys now have four married children and plan to live near Eby mill.
Advertisement seeks a capable person to take the Singer Manufacturing Company agency in Monticello and nearby districts. Attractive commissions available for a suitable party. Address Daven port Ia.
The annual school election produced 372 votes with Magors Farwell and J. O. Lawrence defeating W. W. Hunter and F. M. Hazlet. The tax proposal for 2000 dollars failed to be counted toward indebtedness. Business men discuss local progress, and other notices include a lecturer visit, optical screenings, and a hay-loader coupler invention.
Oxford Junction hosts a special examination on March 19 and 20 with an education meeting on March 20. Regular exams occur in Anamosa on March 26 and 27. Do not visit on other dates. Widow Annie Agatha Schuetz address wanted. 3512 Z. W. Moxtracur notary public Center Junction Jones Co Iowa seeks notice.
Public notice states the partnership Tiarks & Soetje in drug and stationery business is dissolved by mutual consent. Oscar H. Soetje will take over the business. All accounts of the late firm may be settled at the store. Dated February 17, 1897. Herman Turks, Oscar H. Sorrin.
Notice announces bids for medical and surgical attendance of the poor across Jones County townships for 1897 1898 with submission at the auditor's Anamosa office until noon April 5 1897. Bids must cover each township separately including all poor groups and the board reserves right to reject any bid. Anamosa Iowa March 6 1897 County Auditor H S Richardson.
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