This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
5
Multiple short items note travel for Mr. Hagenah to Germany and Mr. Rigby to Denver, several shops advertising new goods such as shirts corsets and summer dresses, and visits from Mrs. Simons and Mrs. Huntley. Rev. Street to preach at Moore's schoolhouse. Epworth delegate Lettie Rigby attends Strawberry Point.
Local items include Jacob Schneider shipping horses to Switzerland, Ada Waite visiting Belle Plaine, illness near Monticello, and house additions on Sycamore street. Church, school, and civic notices appear with sales, vacations, funerals, and market events across town.
Monticello announces a bicycle race meet on May 25 with prize displays and crack riders. The town also notes horses shipped to Switzerland, Shriners meet in Dubuque, and a busy week of sales, baseball revival, and school changes as spring unfolds.
Reports include a newborn at the Husmann home near Amber, Ruby Brazelton’s nurse training graduation at St. Luke's, and B F VanVliet visiting Mason City to honor his mother’s grave. Tipton men promote the Modern Brotherhood of America, while a lightning strike disrupts a dynamo station briefly.
The May term of the district court opens in Anamosa next Monday with probate business on day one. Tuesday will see the grand jury impaneled and trials begin before a petit jury. The Bobo case dominates the docket as both sides prepare for a stubborn fight with Cedar Rapids attorney Charles E. Wheeler aiding County Attorney Herrick, and defense by D. D. Rorick of Oxford Junction and Jamigan Smyth of Cedar Rapids.
Orville D. Crane, founder of the Tin Monticerto Express, died in Red River City New Mexico on the evening of the 6th. He began in 1853 as an apprentice at Anamosa News and in 1865 launched the Express with former Nevada Democrat equipment. He later founded papers across Iowa Nebraska Montana and New Mexico before selling them. Peace to his ashes.
Memorial Day events are planned with an opera house service on Saturday May 20 at 2 o clock followed by a cemetery procession to decorate soldiers graves if weather permits. Sunday May 30 at 11 am services will be held in the opera house with Rev E G Waite delivering the sermon and all pastors uniting. Committees for flowers music decorating and marshalling are listed with local names. flower committee meets Friday afternoon May 28.
The alumni program at the opera house on Friday afternoon May 28 invites all. Speakers include Miss Mabel Lawrence violin solo and readings by Rudolph Ricklefs and Ray Schaeffer. Recitations by students and greetings from Abel ALUN and Mrs. Fred Pp. Stuhler are planned with community attendees welcome.
The School Board met at the president's call with eight members present. Minutes approved. Several teachers signed contracts except five and one requested a grammar grade. Vacancy elections postponed. Tax levies: 2000 for school house fund, 2500 for contingent fund, 4000 for teachers' fund. Meeting adjourned. R P Sairn, Sec.
Prices for carpets range from 25 to 60 cents and up at Wills and Doutrick's store. Local buyers can select from a variety of quality floor coverings offered at progressive price points.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.