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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
4
Local notes from Wyoming Iowa March recount visits by Miss Gertrude Hutchins and others, upcoming cemetery meeting, school events, a lecture by Frank H. Gamel on The American Boy, a town election, and road work updates. Several obituaries and church notices accompany social gatherings and property sales.
March reports from Rural Route No 2 note Bert Hubbard hauling hogs on Monday Jas Kearns visiting Monticello August Toenjes in Monticello Leslie Dunn marketing hogs on Wednesday George Dorsey and family visiting Ana mora visitors Wednesday Rev Schuetz saw wood sawed last Saturday Miss Helen Johnson visited her parents Miss Mary Dirks returned from Sand Springs visit Harm Oltman started work for Geo Dorsey and plans to stay this summer Margaretta Doyle daughter of David Doyle is at Anamosa sanatorium receiving treatment for blood
March notes from Onslow and nearby: Oliver Spooner returns from Cedar Rapids while Edith Spooner and Lou Noyes visit Anamosa. Mrs T B Johnson leaves the Anamosa sanitarium. The Sears welcome a new boy. J G Overly arrives from Chicago with rheumatism. M W Kent and Cal Chase travel to Cedar Rapids and Nora Springs respectively. Community readers, Legion of Honor hosts, and local marriages mark a busy week.
Local notes record several residents ill with sickness including Mrs. Tom Day and Mrs. Louie Turner while Mr. and Mrs. H H Cunningham and others are noted as ailing. Visitors include Springville couples and Monticello residents. social events feature a card party and an upcoming egg social. Elmer Prosser ships livestock to Chicago. Ronald Faulks heads to New York then England aboard the Baltic.
Center Junction reports a busy week with visitors from Wyoming Hopkinton and Chicago. Residents report moves and travel including Daisie Livingstone to Wheatland and Jim Hanna loading stock for Dakota. School election concluded with Phil Norris elected director and many applications filed for rural mail carrier exams.
Cascade items list residents visiting and traveling to nearby towns, illnesses, and civic notes. Archibald Macomber visited Olin last Saturday while Charles McQuillen came through the city over Sunday. Mrs. Martha A. Best remains ill in West Cascade.
March notes from Castle Grove report Pat Leonard buying a hand separator. Norman Davidson visited Wayne township. John Mettler is critically ill with bowel consumption. Earl and Newell Gillilan hosted friends. Monticello visitors J A McLaughlin guests. Downerville creamery paid 3224 cents for butter fat in February. Mrs J Hi Hogg stays with Levi and Mrs Berlin due to her father’s illness. Road drag volunteer praised as public benefactor.
Scotch Grove news notes report Mr Rans Brady losing a valuable young horse. Louie Schlemme returns from Clinton county. A dance was held at Henry Rickels home. Minnie and August Ladehoff of Castle Grove visit relatives. Ed Hughes returns from Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids. Mrs Rolin Glenn and Mrs John Calahan visit Mrs Ernest Wright in Center Junction. North western Scotch Grove residents enjoy an engaging horse race last week.
Swedish selector Wisconsin No 4 white oats and Early Kershon white oats from Nebraska are recleaned and good quality. Reid's yellow dent seed corn yielded over 80 bushels per acre last fall and brings high premiums at corn shows. Center Junction Iowa.
Champion middleweight Burns plans a Monticello show on March 27 with his sons in training. Tony Thompson will duel Burns in a best two of three exhibition, plus a boxing bout and Burns lectures on locks and strength. Prices: 25, 35, 50 cents.
The entry lists new telephone subscribers across Jones County with names and line numbers in varied colors. Includes Anderson Jake 498 green and Bates Chauncey 312 brown plus city hose house 162 and office L P 45 with residence 44 gray. Also notes rates and unrelated legislative line about Hopkinton.
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