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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1899
Page
7
Monticello residents attend dances in Anamosa and travel to Davenport and Cedar Falls. Local stores offer cloaks hats and linens with frequent sales at Deutrick Hicks and Eilers Burrichter and Hendersons. The government raises Lem Aldrich’s pension to fourteen dollars monthly. official ballots appear in Anamosa Eureka and Oxford Mirror.
Mr W Holler living near Sand Spring came home last Saturday from Herkimer County New York where he attended the funeral of his father A J Schoonover. Thos Richardson and A J Schoonover work on a new stable for the M E church to house their team during Sunday services.
Carloads of Dagos employed by the Milwaukee railway company were brought to Monticello last week and paid via the Monticello State Bank before heading to Chicago. Patrons around the depot were kept awake by loud Italian songs as the group departed on the eleven o clock train.
Mr. Win King of Omaha visits with his mother Mrs. W. C. King, hosted by Mrs. Cummings and her parents, the A. S. Cummings. Mrs. Dr. Gregg of Sioux City, Mamie Kinsella, visits Monticello with two children and returns tonight.
Scarlet fever and diphtheritic symptoms spread in eastern Cass township with two fatalities and several ill children. The local school closed and quarantine imposed on affected families. reports indicate the disease also affects nearby Worthington.
The former clothing store room occupied by David Goldstone will be available to rent starting December 1. The space is 96 feet deep and located on the principal street in the town, suitable for a clothing store. W. A. Ovenrina, Sr.
Poultry firm seeks all fat marketable turkeys to be delivered November 15 to 20 for highest market price. L Roun Poultry Co.
The Monticello city council met in a special session October 1899 with most members present. They approved last meeting minutes, reviewed finances including wages and licenses, rejected a water overcharge claim, and discussed street work and sidewalk bids. Ordinance No. 205 failed. The board authorized signers for a building move and sidewalk widening on Clark street, plus a plan for electric lighting at Third street railroad crossing.
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