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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
7
A mosaic of visitor calls and shop notices across Monticello and nearby towns. Martha Henderson visits Cedar Rapids while Dr. Paul Eilers and Frank McLaughlin travel to Davenport and Anamosa respectively. Local stores tout low prices and cosmetic goods as residents tour centers like Dubuque and Center Junction.
Local society notes list visits by Mrs. J. B. McQueen and Miss Neva Starks, travel of Mrs. Peter Smith, Cedar Rapids and Chicago trips, and numerous calls around Anamosa. Mentions of hats at Deatrick's and Golden Eagle Clothing House, plus farm sales, voter events, and summer outings.
Monticello residents host relatives from Hopkinton Cedar Rapids and Davenport while visitors from Marshalltown Onslow Center Junction and Des Moines join church services and market ads. Local businessmen promote millinery and carriage trimming as crowds attend Sacred Heart events and a sun eclipse is obscured by clouds.
Nine Monticello youths and a crowd of supporters travelled to Hopkinton to play a local team, but suffered an 11 to 2 defeat. The item also notes various local notices including a building moving outfit, a pastor’s travels, and upcoming theater seating.
The Monticello Roller Mills now offer a full line of corn, oats, ground feed, bran, shorts, oil meal, salt and more. A new time card change takes effect Sunday June 10, influencing local train service. residents await details. W. B. Guthrie of Hopkinton tours Europe and will teach civics in the Jones County Teachers Institute. George L. Lovell sells the Phelps and Bart livery barn property to Hol Harms and Leroy Clark for $2000. Phelps & Bort lease the barn for five years.
John McNally sued for 2000 dollars claiming malice assault by J J Richards. Richards countered for 3000 dollars over slanderous remarks. Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. costs taxed to McNally.
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