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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
2
The Monticello Express announces a Thursday edition schedule and notes a subscription price of 81.75 likely dollars per year. Local editor and publisher details appear in the header alongside publication cadence.
Wyoming dispatches list young Artie Arnold visiting friends, Wm Lamerton returning from Wyoming, Erma Babcock back at Monmouth Illinois to school, and a B V H club entertainment at Julian Day's home. Also mentions Johnson Bros stock dealers, Dr Calkins centennial writeup, H N Fordham health trip to Cleveland, Mrs Spitzer and Dr Loose planning travel, Kinsey Elwood funeral with 17 children and 77 years, Dr Kirkpatrick amid country visits and mishaps, and Frank Conley badly hurt jumping from a freight train at Oxford Junction.
CentER Junction reports various local notes in March including Will Felton home from Mt. Vernon, Adolphus Crans seen on the streets of Davenport, Hopkinton students on vacation, Mrs. Jas Leech and Cathryn Ced Cedar Rapids visit, Nettie French guest of Lillian Livingston, Dora Smith visiting Scotch Grove, Mrs. Wm Davis with her daughter in Amber, Mrs. C E Bratton visiting Maquoketa, F L Coder headed for Indian Territory, birth in Husmann home, Rev McConnell preaching with Rev Orth, Martha Carson home from teaching near Martelle, Henry and Mrs Preston planning to move, Olen Watson to manage the farm.
A blizzard hit Monday and Tuesday threatening farm work. Ed Miller's smoke house burned, three hogs lost. Downerville creamery was struck by lightning with no damage. Elsie Cramer finished teaching in district No. 2 and will teach No. 6 this spring. Rural mail delivery disrupted by impassable roads. Prairieburg road poor while Downerville road stays reliable.
Miss Lara Johnson returns home from Mt. Vernon. W H McKean at home for a week. Dr and Mrs Knittle spent Sunday in Maquoketa. John and Lizzie Klima visited relatives here last week. Mrs Walrod spent last week with husband in Iowa City. Thunderstorm strikes W J Corbit barn killing a yearling steer. Creameries suffer milk shortage due to bad roads. Rural mail carrier delayed on routes for several days.
There are places on the route that cannot be travelled. Tra Stimson has a new clerk, Gustav Ehlers. He is a young German who recently came to this country, and is a nephew of John Von Sprecken.
Mrs. John Hollar, born August 30 1876 in Kanton Bern Blimnenstein Switzerland, died March 16 1908 in Clinton aged 26. She married John Hollar three years ago and leaves a husband an infant child, her father and mother, two brothers and a sister. Burial followed in Oak Wood Cemetery after services at the German Reformed church led by Rev Gruenstein and Rev Warner. Her remains were moved to Monticello March 17 for the family home of Mrs. Frank Quimby. Her sister Mrs Willis Moore cared for her at bedside.
Frank and Phillip Bailey are at Anamosa today. Miss Nance of Center Junction visits friends here. Mrs. Peter Lincoln seen visiting in Wyoming last week. Mr. Younger paid 1.04 dollars for four pounds of milk for February. W H Farragher family started for California Monday. W A Sanford home from Mt. Vernon for a few days. Dennison Bros shipped three cars of cattle to Chicago yesterday.
R Bohbren reports February totals for milk and cream received and butter produced at Klondike Creamery Co. Milk received 182 888 pounds. Cream received 14 415 pounds. Butter made 11 778 pounds. Average yield 4.1 pounds per 100 pounds of milk. Average price 96 cents per pound.
Neighbors celebrated Mrs Sarah Harris 88th birthday with a surprise dinner and remembrances yesterday the 25th inst. Friends sent flowers and distant well wishers telegrams. She is described as bright sprightly and worthy of affection of her friends.
Mr J H Ramsey district court clerk was notified that George Hogan escaped from the inebriate department of Mr Pleasant insane asylum He will be retaken if he returns to Monticello Mr and Mrs Elmer Hicks returned from the South trip The Hicks found agricultural conditions there unsatisfactory Julius Heminway of Anamosa formerly of Monticello lost an arm last week in machinery incident
Electors of Monticello Iowa vote March 30 1908 to choose one weighmaster one park commissioner three water commissioners and one councilman per ward. Voters also decide if a Free Public Library should be established. Notice dated March 19 1908 by Mayor G E Schaeffer and City Clerk A Keempr.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises daily service to San Francisco Los Angeles and major California cities until June 15 1908 with low rates to many West Northwest points. Agent F A Miner General Passenger Agent lists 3814 Chicago Avenue Chicago Illinois and promises a colonist folder on request.
Limited supply of tested 92 to 98 quality corn varieties including Improved Leaming Iowa Silver Mine Iowa Gold Mine Old Gold Yellow Dent and Leaming grown near Cascade Dubuque county Iowa priced at 2.00 per bushel with drayage and sacks at cost. Sold in car or shelled references J W Beatty Cascade Bank H L Dehner Cascade Bank 3912 Frank Wilcox Cascade Ia.
A large Monticello audience at the opera house urged residents to accept Carnegie library gifts and approve the small tax to fund the center of intellectual activity. Speeches by Mayor Schaeffer and State Librarian Brigham emphasized education beyond schools and the library as a community asset.
Public notice announces Esther Winner as executrix of Ellis G. Winner deceased by the District Court of Jones County Iowa. Interested parties must file claims sworn with the court clerk within legal time and creditors should settle debts to avoid costs. Dated Monticello March 28 1903. J W Boxsen attorney.
A Logan New York dealer extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy noting two months of grip and claiming customers were cured without doctors. He asserts the remedy saves health and money and recommends Bacher and Abel as sellers.
Many people recover from colds without care, but each cold weakens the lungs and makes future colds harder to bear. Don’t risk serious illness. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famed for curing colds, is available for a small price from Bacher & Abel.
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