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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
5
Daisy Winans visited Manchester today while Oscar Fuller and Frances Hogan traveled from Dubuque and Cedar Rapids respectively last Friday. Dozens of residents from Cedar Rapids, Manchester, Hamburg, and Monticello appear in short visits and business trips as area stores promote items such as new silks and ginghams at Deatrick's.
Miss Schoener who trained youths in the Scottish Reformation left for Freeport Illinois last evening. Women had voting rights on school bond issues at last Monday's election but did not use the privilege. Mrs Lewis Walsh and son Michael of Anamosa visited town. Walsh recently moved from the Monticello area. The text mentions a ladies ready to wear store in the Lovell Block with Hicks and Rickefs.
Mrs W W Stickford and daughter Gladys visit Garnavillo planned for two weeks. Mrs Martha Miller sells her homestead to R B Tuel for 1600 after twenty years with J G Wood. Lovell buys into Buick touring car dream as spring returns. Frank Lubben travels with a prospective tenant. R D Price attends funeral in Cascade with Mr Campbell. Monticello cornet band entertains early spring nights. James Abel resigns interurban post for wholesale work in A Good Store. Frank Becker visits from Sumner. aunt Mrs Neiman returns home. Mrs Kate Hunnicutt and daughter move to Atlanta. Magee family also to follow. Center Junction visitors noted on Monticello streets. Palm Sunday at Congregational church planned with sermon and hymns. Hicks & Rickless advertise muslin sale. Nettie Hazard reports 1439 library circulations in February with 1784 visitors. Mr and Mrs Michael McLaughlin recuperating at Excelsior Springs Missouri.
George Hubbard and Stanley Allen have purchased homestead relinquishments near Sterling Colorado and will move onto their homesteads at once. They aim to ready their car of household goods for shipment today. Confirmation class at St John’s Lutheran church next Sunday at 10:30 includes John Brockham William Behrends William Balster Alex Lehman Carl Gerdes William Hanken Emma Stadtmueller Emma Ahraken Mary Balster Mary Reuter.
Charlie Brown collected two carloads of hogs at Sand Spring last Friday with sellers paid $10 per hundred. Peter Kurt reported 60 hogs and Joe Kelcher 85 hogs, totaling $3,606. The 11 dollar hogs appeared in Chicago. A meeting in Hopkinton March 19 at 3 pm led by Prof C M Evans aims to organize Holstein cattle study. Beery family moves to Monticello. Beery Bros optimistic about new firm’s performance.
Miss Abbie Ferguson, on the business streets last Monday, suffered a partial stroke affecting the left side but has recovered enough to walk and leave the hospital. Frank Butler of Hopkinton visited town and arranged to lease the Hoag Duster Co saw mill plant, planning commercial sawing in Hopkinton and the timber south, with a capable outfit to aid farmers.
A petition circulating in Monticello asks the governor or board of parole to grant parole or a pardon for Doctor Gilmore. It cites his age his wife's ill health and new evidence not available at trial. About 300 to 400 residents have signed.
Nightly services are held at the Methodist Episcopal church through this week and next. Rev. Roy V. Porter leads assisted by Rev. A. D. Stevens of Hopkinton. The meetings aim to quicken spiritual life and focus on Christ during Passion week.
County Superintendent Kate Maurice reports the teachers institute will be held at Anamosa during the week beginning March 28. The timing coincides with school vacations, a period favored by many attendees who would otherwise face travel or work disruptions.
At an interurban meeting in Davenport yesterday F J Cross of the city was named to study the Davenport to Manchester route, secure rights of way, obtain gratis options, and sell stock. He will report to the committee and begin construction if approved, starting next Monday morning.
Rev. Gruenstein conducts confirmation for a class of 283 with names listed including Clara Eten Mary Bader Rose Teshanz Lena Boss and others. Celebration for Mr and Mrs Will Shelley’s 20th wedding anniversary preceded by baskets and a social afternoon.
Thirty years ago Monticello area records papers recount weddings of C Williams and Allen Fawkes on March 11 and Bessie Smalley to Hugh Baade on March 10. Mar 1880 obituaries include A L Smith and Otis Whittemore. Fire losses, a suicide note, school honor rolls, mayoral race license vs prohibition, and proposals for electric light plant discussed.
At last Monday’s school election Dr. T. M. Redmond ran unopposed for director succeeding F. B. Bolton, while B. G. Hicks was re elected treasurer. A total of 116 ballots were cast with some voters voting only on the director contest or on tax and bond questions. Redmond is described as a scholarly conservative and the electors approved a 214 mill tax for a school house and a bond to erect a heating plant despite minor opposition.
The March term of the District Court opened March 7 with Hon. F Q Ellison presiding. A grand jury was drawn including E G Hicks as foreman and J Dominy P Hayes B W Streeper P B Daly James Hogan and J B Skahill. Many cases entered on the calendar show dismissals defaults judgments and guardianships with multiple estates and partitions noted.
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