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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
5
Daily notices from Hicks & Eilers and Wills & Deutrick showcase dress goods corsets and carpets while Lon’s Market hawks bananas oranges and coffee. Social items include Vera Smith hosting friends, Miss Carrie Matson’s return from Springville, and a Arlington orchestra ball at Kinsella hall. Community updates mention Rev Bretnall preaching and J H Bacher attending the Iowa Legion of Honor event.
A collection of short items notes doorsales seats for tonight, weather tolls from last Tuesday, and river flooding forecasts. Local business ads promote Low’s seed, Goldstone Bros clothing, carpets, and Wills & Deutrick items while individuals discuss millinery plans, health updates, real estate loans, and community notices.
Mrs Harm Helgins of Wayne recovers from pneumonia. Henry Prull returned from Germany seeking to bring family here but brother denied entry. A. I. Jackson party to Mexico travels on a large eight Pullman train. Ice threatens Hopkinton dam and a window display at Eastwood & Chase. Reuben Schneider case postponed due to missing key witness. Minneapolis editor John Blanchard visits Monticello. former Tur Express editor. Presbyterian church to hold annual meeting at 10:30. Declamatory contests draw strong local interest and ticket sales begin early. Minnesota Cream flour advertised. Local youth Scheer robbed near Prairieburg. three suspects in custody. School board votes to abolish superintendent, shorten year to eight months. janitor duties expanded and on grounds during hours.
W A Hubbard nation dealer vanished last Thursday after finances faltered. He sold his farm to John Stutt, cleared mortgage issues, and left a letter to his wife claiming debt failure. Authorities note misrepresented mortgage interest, with several hundred dollars recovered beyond his equity. Hubbard, once trusted and domestic, left with his future uncertain as family hardship grows. The item blends with local notices of business and social events including Diamond Creamery Co. honors and school activities.
A powerful blast wrecked the north part of a town home when a patent gasoline sad iron on a lit stove exploded. Mrs. Beyler and two neighbors were present as the kitchen ceiling cracked and windows shattered, but no one was hurt. Neighbors and an agent dispute blame, noting the iron was used per instructions.
The fifth annual convention of the Ninth district Y P S will be held in Monticello on Wednesday March 31 and Thursday April 1. The program spans devotional sessions, scripture readings, business meetings, speeches by Rev. Towle McCaslin Palmer and others, with concerts, papers, and a closing consecration service. Delegates from eight eastern Iowa counties expected. all young people and all are welcome.
We offer Rural New Yorker No 2 seed potatoes selected for seed quality and weight. Eight to ten acres planned for planting this year. Priced at 50 cents per bushel with free packing. No orders held for future delivery without cash and a minimum of one bushel. Other varieties available in large lots from Hour Bros. Scotch Grove Jones Co. Iowa.
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