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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
2
Correspondence from Wyoming March 23 notes residents visiting, business trips, social events, and local developments. Mentions M B Winnard in Chicago, Dr Cottman in Davenport, new barbering and livery plans, weddings, tax-payer banks versus saloons, and N B Noyes loading a transport for South Dakota with willow cuttings.
Onslow March notes report Fill Holtz remains on the sick list as schools plan their spring vacation next week. The piece mentions a copy of the Volanto paper for Grand Island College Nebraska and highlights a fine frontis photograph.
Cascade March 23 notes Julius Vogel in Chicago and Miss Nellie Carey of Cedar Rapids visiting Cascade. Updates include Mr. and Mrs. Aitchison in Dubuque, E Vogel at Monticello, and several travels by Wm Fagan, R H Beatty, Geo Cowan, and others. A rail accident claimed a cousin’s son in Bedford. The Orr vs City of Cascade suit reached verdict for plaintiff. Richard Sheridan buried at Rutland age 25. John Conwell born in Ireland 81 years ago. long Cascade resident with war service. Funeral for Mr. Conwell at St Martin's on Wednesday.
Center Junction notes include Frank Fagan in the vicinity on Wednesday Norman M. Alsveer conducting business in Chicago and Minnie Livingstone visiting Hopkinton last week Miss Minnie Dawson visiting Clinton and Ethel Moses visiting Monticello Jacob Courtney trips to Monticello John and Charles Livingstone in Olin on business Mrs W Pangburn visiting Anamosa Rose Berry clerking at Alsever store while Alsever away Sam G Thompson went to Monticello for a Cornell concert Bing the bay horse of John Thompson died from coli John Dawson prepares to start brick and tile production with new orders expected.
Amber reports W E Day in Anamosa yesterday Frank Nichols moved into John Bailey's house A E Van Ness received two cars of shingles Elsie Merrill of Fairview visited friends in Jackson township Philip and Henry Bailey drove to Anamosa Roads reported very bad Tom Weiss bought the Eldrige house and will move in soon Community shocked by death of Mrs Charles Soper last Saturday leaving many young children
Castle Grove notes Ben Harris ill with measles and schools closing for spring break. Locals attend Maquoketa stock sale. Chapman moves family into vacated house. Fairbanks kin travel. Gladys and Blanche return from Cornell Mt. Vernon. Victor Fairbanks returns to Wisconsin. Louis Welsh, about 80, gravely ill back home.
The Cornell College orchestra performed with strong harmony in Schubert and Verdi selections. Soloists Miss Gail Ridgway and Miss Elizabeth Neff drew hearty encores while Mr Mil ton Gilchrist offered a Wieniawski piece. The event raised 34.25 for the public library book fund.
A diary of oddities and jokes including how needles are manufactured from rough steel wire to polished finished products and packed by counting machines. It also notes short humorous exchanges and quips from London Scraps and Everyday life columns featuring Mrs O Toole and amusing mishearings in Matrimony and The Extremes.
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