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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1880
Page
4
The Express is published every Thursday by John Blanchard at Jno. O. Duer & Co. block.
The column blends home news with ads for butter and eggs to Calkins Plant, sweet corn field crop advice, lectures on insanity, lodge activities, meat market changes, clothing store renovations, harness shop stock, sleigh bells, cattle auctions, lamp shopping, railroad remonstrance, seeds and outdoor wear. It lists businesses Danham Leichhardt, Hazzard & Dawson, Procton, Reichenbach, and others with various offerings and updates.
The ex parte council report was withheld from the Express despite promises of a copy for publication. A garbled report may appear in the Liberad this week along with criticism of Mr Jenkins, while Scribe Gray failed to supply Monticello papers. A farmers notice promotes water and rat foot harness oil from P J Popray.
The Tipton Advertiser summarizes the long civil case Robert Johnson vs John Foreman George Miller E V Miller and others begun in 1874 over misplaced calves. Johnson faced multiple trials venues and appeals, with verdicts ranging from acquittals to $7500 in Clinton county final judgment likely appeal to the Supreme Court. Costs exceed $5000, and several defendants faced severe financial ruin.
Wendling is scheduled to deliver a lecture on March 30, addressing topics of interest to attendees. The event details include time and venue to be announced by organizers.
John Meller returns home from Cornell College for a short visit. Mrs. Dunlap of Missouri visits her sister Mrs. Servoss with her three sons. Rev. D. Jenkins travels to Chicago Monday night and will preach next Sunday. Emma Patten,Wyoming School teacher, visits with Mrs. Condon. Mrs. Flint of Hazel Green stays with sister-in-law Mrs. Walworth after Mr. Walworth’s death. Mrs. S. S. Price leaves for Ponce Nebraska to visit her parents. F. A. Whittemore returns from a commercial tour. reports business boom. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Whiting depart for New York State for several weeks. Rev. H. W. Kerrins moves to Central City to lead a new church. Mrs. Will Jenkins returns from Nebraska. Robt. Snowdon seeking to buy Cyrus Whittemore’s Bowen’s Prairie place. Whittemore may relocate to Nebraska. Wm. Schodde in Chicago stocking Spring Dry Goods. John O. Dyer buys spring stock in Chicago with care for customers.
The Monticello High School declamation contest will be held at the Opera House on Friday evening April 2 1880 to select the representative for the Inter State contest. Contestants include Anns McCannon Lou Austin Emma Velton Elvie Campbell Nettie Sleeper Jennie Fairburn Nellie Starke Charley Sloan Phillip McElia John Fitz Patrick James Davidson. The genuine Moline Plow and Victor Cultivator are advertised as best in use at F Grassmeyer’s.
A biographical obituary recalls W H Walworth born 1826 in Canaan New Hampshire his youth amid hardship in Egypt Illinois education at Kimball Union Amherst College and later law study. It outlines his nervous illness his suicide note fragments and his Unitarian religious views while praising his intellect integrity and charitable nature.
In a March 24 1880 letter to The Express a reader defends Mr. Jenkins praising him as an honest educated man who explains God’s laws in nature and labors for humanity’s salvation. The writer, not a congregation member, expresses support for Jenkins and ends with a vendor plug for Marshalltown Steel Fence Wire by F Grassmeyer.
A Monticello church leader states he will stay, denies disbanding, and outlines plans for a new church building by autumn. He asks residents to support subscriptions as expenses are trimmed until then. Also notes a potential Wendling lecture at the Opera House on March 30th.
A Plumb Creek Iowa oyster supper at United Brethren church on March 17 raised funds for Rev. Baskerville. About 120 attendees enjoyed oysters ham chicken pies and more. After expenses 1 44 10 was donated to Mr Baskerville while praise flowed for the ladies and volunteers.
City council met in a special session March 22 1880 with all members present except Austin. Holston’s motion yielded a unanimous choice of M W Herrick and J W Doxsee as attorneys for the year. Water scrip valued at 25 dollars was issued February payments. Bradstreet offered to serve as water superintendent for 100, Dexter Page to be engineer and fireman for 250, both approved unanimously. Attendant salaries fixed, bonds required, cistern filling rates set, and ordinance licensing billiards tables read on first time. Meeting adjourned to March 24.
A mournful meditation asks if the departed can hear earthly longing across space and time. The speaker laments mortal walls and asks whether death is a sweet vale or a void, seeking reunion beyond the heavens and the eternal mystery.
Notice states the firm Chandler & Page of Monticello Foundry and Machine Shop is dissolved by mutual consent. John A. Chandler now controls property and business, all debts to be paid to him, and all claims against the firm presented for prompt settlement.
Local attorneys in Anamosa assemble a comprehensive set of abstracts for lands in Indones County. The team promptly furnishes abstracts of TH and related records, detailing property descriptions and title chains for efficient real estate work.
The undersigned offers for sale on easy terms property including 175 nerves and 80 acres in wood land with water and a good house, barn, well, and timber. Also 80 acres in Nebraska. Sufficient time will be given on all above to the amount of two. Uvivds, Sion. Bove er.
An 19th century notice touts a new circle saw at a Brickyard for cutting all lumber sizes and invites customers to bring their own saws. It also features a testimonial heavy advertisement for Pa Kena’s New Discovery Medicine claimed to cure throat chest and lung ailments with a free trial offer and regular size bottle priced at one dollar.
Conclusive testimony praises Tupas Kercerate as a Pure remedy blend for rheumatic, throat and lung issues and piles. Claims include wounds, tumors, burns, and animal injuries cured. Compares cost of weeks of work plus doctor bills to 75 cent bottle of Dr. Bosanko cure and 50 cent pile remedy. Sold by Bacuni Thompson. Tuckilon’s Arnica Salve advertised as top salve for skin conditions with money back guarantee.
The fragment argues for Kidney Wort as a kidney remedy and criticizes liver disorders and piles. It extols butter color products from Wella Lich ausond Co to improve butter color and price, urging farmers to use it for higher market value.
G Q A Murivan editor of the Republican in Pittsburg reports a dramatic cure for rheumatism after two bottles of a remedy. He states years of shoulder and arm pain, attacks and night agony were relieved. physicians had failed, but the treatment brought complete improvement.
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