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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1898

Page

4

Center Junction Notes and Local Visits May 18

Center Junction reports visits by Hf G Davis in Anamosa and a funeral attendance by Otis Nichols from western Town. Miss Maud Lyons, Miss Fisher, and Mrs. Podhaski are seen in town. Podhaski family visits Wyoming. W C T U convention missed. Persian minister Rev Morehutch spoke on Mohammed and Persia. Rev Van Buren led Nichols funeral. Nichols, a longtime resident, died May 11 and was buried May 18.

Centter Junction Hf. G. Davis Anamosa Capt. O’brien Miss Maud Lyons Miss Fisher Mrs. Podhaski Monticello Otis Nichols Western Town Register Life Insurance Company Joe Podlaski Rock Island Sam Mr. Morehutch Mohammed Persia E. A. Nichols Nichols van Buren

Scotch Grove News and Local Notes

Alex Rice is home from Marion for a few days. Lawrence Glenn moved into the Wm. Sutherland house west of Scotch Grove. Decoration Day will be observed. committees urged to be prompt. Dr. Moorbatch will lecture on Persian manners at the Presbyterian church tonight. An ice cream social at Mr. Allen Hutton’s on May 27 funds the district No.2 school library. Ray Heasty injured in a school accident. nose broken and plaster cast set in Monticello. expected to recover fully.

Scotch Grove Alex Rice Marion Fred Royden Edgewood C. R. Applegate Lawrence Glenn Wm. Sutherland Monticello

Local Notes from Lanawonrthy May 17

Marshall Davis and wife will live with the former's father. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Davis and wife return to Epworth. Miss Annie McCann of Dubuque visits the parsonage. Mrs. Bates remains on the sick list with slow recovery. Rev. Bretnall examined conference coursework in Manchester last week. Mrs. Sherman of Council Bluffs, with her sister Mrs. Davis, is recovering from illness. daughter-in-law assists.

Lanawonrthy Marshall Davis Chas. Davis Epworth Annie McCann Dubuque Bates Bretnall Manchester Sherman Council Bluffs

Local News From Onstow May 17 County Update

Miss Carrie Lytton returns home from LaPorte and Ben Paul visits from Blairstown. Geo Chase recovers, corn planting nears completion. Ads for Onslow schoolhouse appear. J M Paul and W J Halsey go to Anamosa for jury duty. John Klema visits from Almont. Mrs McClure and daughter from Los Angeles visit. Royal Neighbors host ice cream social. Rev Palmer attends Presbyterian general assembly in Winona Ind as Cedar Rapids delegate. Juvenile Templars hold entertainment despite rain. repeat Friday. John McBerney ill with lung fever. wishes for recovery. T H Lightfoot opens furniture and undertaker shop. Death of Supervisor John Clay noted by local old soldiers. J Sterling Morton named chair of monetary congress in Omaha Exposition.

Onstow Carrie Lytton LaPorte Ben Paul Blairstown Geo Chase Onslow J. M. Paul W. J. Halsey Anamosa John Klema Almont McClure Lou Hoffman Los Angeles Calif Royal Neighbors of America W. D. Livingston Palmer General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church Winana Ind Cedar Rapids Templars John McBerney T. H. Lightfoot Lightfoot John Clay Hale Township Mr. Clay

Obituary for Mrs Minor Davis of Wayne Township

Mary Ann Osborn born May 31 1827 in New Milford Conn died May 5 1898 at her Wayne township home She would have been 71 She married Minor Davis October 5 1845 in Fairfield Conn In 1858 they moved to Iowa She was mother of three children two sons survive Charles Epworth and Marshall local church member since 1853 taught Sabbath school for over 85 years Funeral May 7 at Langworthy M E church Rev F W Bretnall officiated Burial Langworthy cemetery The family thanks friends for support and offers a long verse of prayers and remembrance

Mary Ann Osborn New Milford Litchfield County Conn Wayne Township Nage Minor Davis Fairfield County Towa California Davis M. i. Church Langworthy Isbell Dia.m

Obituary of Fliphalet A Nichols Born in Ontario 1822

Fliphalet Alford Nichols was born August 5 1822 in Ontario Canada and moved to Illinois in 1853. He settled on a farm in Jones County Iowa, married Nancy Jane Krouse in 1859, and faced widowhood in 1874 while raising two daughters. He joined the M church, sought deeper truths, endured illness with faith, and died May 11 1808 after a long life of honesty and charity. Funeral services were held May 18 at the old homestead with interment at North Madison cemetery.

Fliphalet Alford Nichols Ontario Canada Tollinois Jones County Iowa Nancy Jane Krouse M.3. Church van Buren Old Homestead North Madison Cemetery Rachel Smith Emily Richardson Monticello

Memorial Day Preparations and Local Notices

John O. Dyer Post J A B organizes Memorial Day observances with committees for General Arrangements Music and Wreaths. Rev A King to deliver this year’s Memorial Day address. Obituary notes for Mr. Gerd Rickels aged 72, funeral at Castle Grove Cemetery officiated by Rev Nage Lutz. Local visits and Railway trip news accompany social event details for May 27 lawn social at Charles Chase residence.

John O. Dyer J. A.B C. 2. Scroggie G. W. Eastwood E. Sk. Hicks G. G. Schaeffer A. D P. Jennings A. BL. Whittemore N. Smith J. I. Gilmore M. Sweesy J. W. Grover Robert Hicks A. King United Brethren Church King

Eastern Iowa items include fair dates and local notices

The Jackson county fair is set for Maquoketa from September 6 to 9. J A Dalrymple of Hopkinton killed a large gray eagle. West Branch won a $3 000 damage suit over a sidewalk injury. Miss Lou Shaw returns from eighteen months in Europe. Teachers at Anamosa meeting. most speeches by teachers. A E Patterson from Jones County hurt in prison force. Cascade Onslow factory calves contract price. Nebraska value noted. Olin school matters cause conflict over leadership. Manchester bids coal and lumber. no bids submitted. Rev N W Bixby marks fiftieth year as pastor in Edgewood. Cascade Pioneer vs Manchester Press hint of war. Prof J W Ruggles dies in Chicago. Iowa City Conservatory founder. Mr and Mrs C H Huntington married forty years. Pioneers honor couple. Gollmar pigs showcased at Monticello. Baby born in Wayne township. W E Cladstone dies at 5 AM. Excursion to Cleveland June 8 11 35 round trip. Monticello Gollmar Bros circus on June 1.

J. A. Dalrymple Hopkinton West Branch Cedar County Lou Shaw Col. Shaw Anamosa Europe Teachers’ Association Anamosa Journal A. E. Patterson Jones County Dyersville Cascade Courier Onslow B. Patterson Nebraska Olin N. W. Bixby Edgewood Delaware County Iowa Baptist Society Bixby Elder Bixby

Docket entries from judge Thompson list estate approvals and guardian actions

Judge Thompson approves final reports for estates of Renken Todd Saum and others, discharges executors and exonerates bonds, and finalizes guardianship matters for insane minors and adults. Several real property sales, notices, and commissions are recorded with subsequent orders on milling, dower, and appointing guardians or administrators.

Eno C. Renken Jane Todd Anna E. Saum Charles I. Johnson Miles P. Sigworth Guardian Wai. Yule Frank Yule Wannah EF. Baldwin Grace Rafferty Mildred Rafferty Susan R. Rafferty John Bodenham Theresa Brickley J. D. Priest Edwin F. Clark EK. W. Gawley AM. Gavitt J. R. Zinn Noah Bigley MM. W. Herrick H. A. N. Bigley Eleanor Bigley Wm. Bergens John Tallman Lucinda Tallman John PF. Weary

Foreclosure Decree in Welch vs Bader

In Jones County Iowa the case A L Welch versus Arnold Bader goes to trial by the court after default by all defendants. A judgment is entered against Arnold Bader on a promissory note with a foreclosure decree as prayed.

M. McAleer Thos. Tasker Plintiff J. W. Waite, Co Catharine Moran A. J. Bedford Fannie M. Bedford A. J. Felton P. W. Wilborn Millard J. Duncan Adam Krumroy Miles White Arminta Wyde Warren Hyde J. E. Boyd Maggie Boyd Delia A. McKean A. MM. Crossman W.S. Carr Joseph Moody Thos. Kingsley Mary Donahue C. W. Coppess A. HE. Porter Anna L. Murray Bertha Seery John Seery Jr WE. Sherman W. Clymer Jones County Iowa A. L. Welch Arnold Bader

For Sale. Buggy Fly Net Whip and Duster Offered

I would like to fit you out with a nice Buggy Fly Net Whip and Duster. W. F. Roan offers the items for sale. Enquire of Qt. E. E. Hicks for details.

Monti cello plot and house for sale at Proctor's South

Lot No 14 original plat of Monti cello and house thereon offered for sale at a bargain. Signed by J B Sarrn.

Monticello Proctor’s J. B. Sarrn

Locality Names List Reflects Regional Ledger

Fragmentary OCR lists place names including Cass, Castle Grove, Tairview, Greenfield, Hale, Jackson, Lovell, Monticello, Madison, Oxford, Richland, Rome, Scotch Grove, Wayne, Washington, Wyoming. No events or actions identified.

Cass Clay Castle Grove Tairview Greenfield Hae Jackson I Lovell Monticello Madison Oxford Richland Rome Scotch Grove Wayne Washington Wyoming

Also Mentioned on This Page

Center Junction J. Sterling Morton Monetary Congress Omaha Exposition Jess Heaven Jesus Gerd Rickels Bowen's Prairie Nage Lutz Rickels John Harm Gerd Henry Harms Gerd Harms Davenport Harm Harms Ylarms Omaha Rollf Seehusen Germany New York Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church Charles Chase Eastern Jackson County Maquoketa Cascade Pioneer Pioneer Baldwin J. W. Ruggles Iowa City Chicago C. H. Huntington Courier Walt Gollmar Baraboo Daily Republic Gollmar Bros Gerhard Hausmann Wm. Ewart Cladstone England Cleveland Nickel Plate Road van Buren Street J. Y. Calahan Adams St ATW Iac Gollmar Bros.’ Circus W. F. Roun District Court Proceedings Thompson Probate Matters Thomas R. Brennbrack W. F. Roan E. E. Hicks Republican County Convention L. M. Shaw Fifth Benton Grundy Jones Scaee Marshall Tama W.D. Les Timony Popu Friends Crescent Riders Eastwood & Chase P. C. Babcock Eagle Drug Store A. Kempf Deutsche Apotheke Egeel Longplexion Franklin Hart West 32d St Americas Hall’s Hardware Monster America Tam Also Victor Bicycles Lee Monticelo Cc. W. Brown J. H. Bacher & Co Depsut Jericho John L. Prouty W. L. Ellwood de Kalb Ulingis J. L. Prouty Seoish Grove Hoytros
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