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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1897

Page

4

Castle Grove News Highlights Aged Sumner Area Notes

Castle Grove May 18 notes include visits by C F Kreuger and John Seales, while Mrs A F Caspers regains mobility. A new county bridge near J A McLaughlin and a frost Saturday and Sunday mornings are reported. The Downerville area dairy coop processes 12,000 lbs daily as Windsor creamery history unfolds.

Castle Grove C. F. Kreuger A. F. Caspers J. A. McLaughlin Fred Harken Co-Operative Creamery John Seales Monticello Crusinberry Home Ladies Sewing Society Jas. F. Laude Fred Peter Laude Lulu Lottie Laude Henry D. Smith John Cramer Union Township Delaware County Dolan Here Linn County Murphy Downerville P. O. Babcock John Evans F. D. McLaughlin Sumner R. Redmond Chas. Marvin

Wromme Social News and Memorial Sunday Activities

May 18 notices recount visits by Miss Hattie Fordham to Mt. Vernon and other travelers including J. W. Waite and wife Anamosa and Mrs. Mary Pixley Smith of Osage. Also mentions Capt. Loomis in Chicago and upcoming Union Memorial Sunday services at the M E church led by Rev. Cooper. The U P church conducts a missionary meeting and the Presbyterian church has new paint and curved seats.

Center Junction A. M. Loomis Chicago M. E A. P. Cooper Rev. McConnell Monmouth U. P. Church United Presbytterian Church

Amber May II Illness and Community Events Highlight Local News

Amber May II reports illness of Mrs. Adam Scheer while Bilder Peterson from TLamona preached several sermons. Mr. Sanford paid 54 cents per hundred pounds for April milk. Black school plans an ice cream sociable June 2 to fund a library. Good Templar lodge elected officers, with Wm Perryman as Chief Templar and Mrs Platner as Vice Templar. Teachers meeting drew many from Anamosa with strong music by Harlo Byerly. Mrs James Robertson broke her wrist wind­ing a clock. Dr Sigworth attended and hopes for full use.

Amber Adam Scheer Bilder Peterson Tlamona Sanford Good Templar Lodge Wm. Perryman Sigworth Anamosa

Woodmen Camp Adopts Resolutions on Neighbor’s Death

At Boot Camp 282 M W A a memorial notes the death of the wife of neighbor R W Henderson. It extends sympathy to the bereaved husband and child and family. A copy will be placed in camp records and sent to Henderson and local papers. Magee Hazard and daughter plan to make Farley their future home.

Wuerras R. W. Henderson Wurrreas Henderson J. ¥. Percina Com Wn. Magee

Death of John W. Loomis at Epworth Iowa 1897

John W Loomis born June 23 1860 Farley Town Iowa married Geneva C Himebaugh of Wayne township Jones county Iowa about fourteen years ago he died May 18 1897 of consumption in Epworth Iowa He was a faithful M E church member and father of three Funeral held at his home with pastor Rev B R Coates Farley choir led singing and a long procession to the grave Modern Woodmen lodge of Farley conducted burial service The Monticello Express Jones County Times and other local businesses listed in a growing telephone exchange directory with many subscribers anticipated شد

John W. Loomis Farley Town Geneva C. Himebaugh Wayne Township Jones County Towa M. E., Church Epworth RB. W. Coates Woodmen Lodge

May term docket lists civil cases and trial assignments

The district court docket for May shows 38 civil cases filed since March and a set of trials across the first four days. Assignments include probate motions on May 25 and multiple civil actions such as Cedar Rapids National Bank v Lavery and others across May 26 and 27.

District Court Rght Catharine Moses O. Fowler Sarah A. Paul Nathaniel Paul Tasker M. McAleer Edgar A. Hubbard Wm. A. Hubbard Shaw & Dutton J. Hines Henry Zimmerman Sarah Vanderbilt M. P. Sigworth C. L. Holcomb B. Parsons James Hart KF. H. Sheridan J. R. Washington Anna Fruka John Fruka Isaac Schneider Andreas Florin Eugene Wood M. M. Mott Henry Stickney Mary J. Henely J. A. Lewis W. H. Alexander Sarah Coleman Amanda Yoost Mary A. Lavery J. A. Bronson J. H. Paul Beldad Cooley Henry Jupp Donald O. Sinclair Elizabeth McIntyre W.H. Smith Maggie Boyd Eliza J. Boyle Arthur , Boyle Cedar Rapids National Bank Mary E. Lavery Elizabeth Whitman David Gilmore Dominick Ponson Frank Koppess Lydia A. Sweet George Sweet TurspAy Eliza Carson R. Mackrill Anamosa Ed Foley Ursula Prader National Masonic Insurance Co Cedar Rapids Pump Co O. J. Felton O. B. Rundle T. W. Heaney M. ‘K. Cole W. E. Hoag Rogers Heaney Aultman, Miller & Co Newman J. H. Peterson & Son Exchange Bank Moore

Local resident Mr D Poppe found dead near watering tank

Wayne township mourns Mr Diedrich Poppe a long time resident born in 1829 in Repsholt Germany. He lived on a Monticello area farm for thirty years and is survived by his widow and several children. The death is thought to result from a heart failure while reaching for water.

Diedrich Poppe Wayne Township Poppe Mr. Poppe Monticello Repsholt William Fred Henry John Schoon Johnson Poppe Rev Mardorf Wayne Lutheran Church

Clear Lake Excursions Sales By Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway

The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will sell excursion tickets to Clear Lake Iowa daily through September 30. For more information call at the depot. AGS offers large evergreen trees at 20 to 25 cents per wagon load, heavy and bulky for shipping but certain to grow.

Clear Lake Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Go Iowa AGS Scotch Grove Nursery Hout Bros Prost’r Scotch Grove Jones Co

Notice of final reports hearing in Anamosa estates

Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in the listed estates have been filed with the Clerk of the District Court Anamosa Iowa. A final hearing and approval is set for Monday May 31 1807 at the court to allow interested parties to file exceptions and show cause why the reports should not be approved. The report of C Scofield administrator of the estate of Elizabeth H Scofield is included. Dated May 19 1897.

Jones County Iowa State of John Huck Frank Powlesta Joseph Dostal Flanigan & Moore Oxford Junction A. ST Anamosa M. W. Ferrick Catharine Holmes Sarah B. Hosford Emily E. Lewis H. M. Carpenter Frances A. Keenan Jowas Howard M. Thompson Edward M. Thompson A. TD J.B. McQueen Cl'k District Court Jones Co C . Scofield Elizabeth H. Scofield

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