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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
7
Crowded items list visitors and shoppers from Cascade Davenport Marion and Cedar Rapids including John D. Sullivan, Arthur Sayles, Miss Emma Davis and Mrs. Chas Davis. Advertisements note new dress goods at Deatrick s Hicks & Eilers and Eastwood & Chase paints oils and dairy specials.
O A Ahlers of Bellevue visits Isaac Rigby in Monticello. Overing Jr installs pianos at Bebb and Holub homes. Local shops advertise hats corsets and millinery. The city sinks a pump shaft for a new well and earmarks Memorial Day closing from 2 to 4 PM. Various residents visit relatives, repairs, and trades are noted along with institute dates and clothing promotions.
Mrs Eugene Melchert of Ryan visited her mother Mrs Lena Rohn and returned with sister Mrs F W Apel of Omaha. Sheriff Conford of Cerro Gordo passed through Monticello en route to Anamosa with two prisoners. James Walworth of Monticello married Nellie Grace Robinson in Denver Colorado. Various local happenings include shop notices, transport shifts, university student homecomings, and a Lenox college athletic trip to Cedar Rapids.
Samuel Eby and wife relocate to Monticello Iowa taking the United Brethren parsonage. Eby leaves Scotch Grove township duties to his sons and plans retirement. Belle Devlin returns to sales work at J C Wills dry goods after illness. Mrs Smith and three children depart for Lake Minnetonka for the summer, joined by Mrs Nixon and Miss Smith. A busy local scene notes repairs at city park and upcoming German synod meeting.
A bulky horse on First street backed its buggy onto the sidewalk in front of the opera house before a countryman poured sand in its ear and the crowd scattered. Obituaries report Mrs. M. H. Harris of Littleport Iowa aged thirty eight, and multiple letters from a soldier in the Philippines. Monticello church notices cover Rev Friedley's ministerial path, Passionist mission progress at Sacred Heart, and Ascension Day observances with Mass timings and visiting priests.
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