New Feather Duster Factory Opens Near Completion
Hoag Duster Company nears completion of a 60 by 100 foot three story concrete and brick plant in Lamont. The first floor will turn out heads and handles, the second will process turkey feathers into dusters, and the third will store or later manufacture allied products. The firm expects 100 to 125 workers, up from 70, with the Iowa Janitor duster touted as the best. Local partners CH Chase and EK Hoag control the business, now worth about $100,000 annually.
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Hoag Duster Company
H. O. Ehrke
Lamont
Iawn
W. E. Hoag
Hoag
Mr. Hoag
Elmer E. Hoag
United States
J. M. Walshe
Convention of
Iowa
C. D. Chase
EK. E. Hoag
H. M. Carpenter
O. H. Soetje
Stuhler Bros
Ray, Harry and Lewis Hoag
Jones County ministers urge vote against saloons 1910
A conference in Anamosa on October 31 adopted an appeal urging Jones County voters to oppose saloons. The appeal notes required sixty five percent to approve a new petition of consent and warns against misrepresentation. It asks pastors and editors to publish and speak on the matter ahead of the November 8 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Zand
S. B. McClelland
Father Powers
GC. &. Gould
F. P. Shaffer
H. E. Wilcox
E. Bollman
M. L. Hill
M. Whetzel
Auction of 160 Acre Livingston Farm in Delaware County
On November 18, 1910 referees in the estate of Alexander Livingston deceased will sell to the highest cash bidder at E E Reed's office in Monticello Iowa the 160 acre Livingston farm in South Fork township Delaware County It lies about six miles from Monticello three and half miles south of Hopkinton and two miles from Sand Spring with rolling prairie and rich black soil near the western boundary railroad Nearby the referees also sell the Livingston home in Monticello with a large lot and outbuildings All sales await District Court approval of Jones County and a referees deed will be issued upon approval George Stabler H S Richardson and L W Lovell referees to admeasure dower
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Livingston
E. E. Reed
Monticello
Iowa
South Fork Township
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Sand Spring
District Court of
Jones County
Death of Miss Margaret Mahoney A Cascade Native
Miss Margaret Mahoney of Cascade dies at Anamosa Sanitarium last Saturday. A longtime milliner formerly in Monticello about thirty years ago. Native of Maine, aged 65. Survived by sisters Mrs Ed Cooley Cascade and Mrs Marcus McDermott Bernard. Basket sociable and literary program at Sandhouse district stone school Lovell township Thursday evening November 10 invites public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mahoney
Cascade
Anamosa Sanitarium
Stone School House
Sandhouse
Lovell Township
Prairieburg Social News and Local Travel Reports
Prairieburg notes show residents visiting relatives in Marion and Cedar Rapids, with multiple homestead guests from Lenox College and Pittsburg. A resident, Henry Conklin, dies after a journey through Oklahoma and the soldiers home, with funeral pending.
Awkward Campaign Reflections Split Republican Ranks
The Sion City Journal notes a tense campaign as the Republican Party struggles to unite. Senator Cummins urges harmony while critics accuse him of posturing, and the piece contrasts Roosevelt’s hard stance with Taft era splits. Local ads follow.
Monticello School Board Proceedings October 28 1910
Monticello boards met in regular session with J W Coxsee J E Bateman C D Chase and Dr T M Redmond present. Minutes of last meeting were approved and bills were allowed. The Abyssinians quote from a German traveler remarks on their reliability and work ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Board of Education
J. W. Coxsee
J. E. Bateman
C.D. Chase
T. M. Redmond
Lion in Pittsburg Cage Allegedly Injures Child
Savage lion fondles a child's hand through a cage in Pittsburg, highlighting dangers to children from animal exhibits. Advertisements urge Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and croups, and Bucklen's Amica salve as a cure for skin and minor injuries with trial offers and local seller O H Soetje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
O. H. Soetje
Air as a Flowing River and Constant Wind Wonders
In a Everybody's Magazine piece the author mythologizes air as an active, restless medium. He compares calm air to still water and describes waves, currents, and wind-shifts that birds exploit to stay aloft. The Wright brothers are praised for learning these principles unaided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrights
You
Too Concentrated
A quoted remark describes a man claiming constant calm under danger. When danger arrived, his claim proved true though the perceived chill rested in his feet rather than in his courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Teashlar
The Way of the World Folklore Recalled in Brief Scene
A narrator encounters people carrying flowers to honor dead heroes and bricks to attack living heroes. The exchange highlights circular images of memory and violence amid a tense civic atmosphere. The piece uses dialogue to suggest public reverence and potential unrest.
Two Girls Trek The Woods Meet A Rough Tramp
A brief tale describes two girls walking in the woods and encountering a rough time with a tramp. The judge’s library notes the encounter as a terse, compact yarn.
Mignonette Care Note on Water Change Frequency
Water in which mignonette has been placed should be changed often since it quickly becomes foul.
Low-cost round trip fares offered on select Tuesdays
The notice advertises reduced round trip home seekers fares in effect on the first and third Tuesdays of each month for the rest of 1910. It promotes the Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway routes through the Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington with a 25 day final return limit and liberal stopovers. Descriptive literature available from any Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago 1614.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Dakotas
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Quieting Title Suit in Monticello Area Lands
Plaintiff B L Hoyt seeks to quiet title to lots 2 and 3 in the subdivision of lots 143 and 146 of the Irregular Plat of Monticello Jones county Iowa. The suit names Mary A Lammon and others as defendants and notes thirty years of undisputed possession claimed by Hoyt. Hearing set for November 8 1910 at Anamosa courthouse with publication ordered in The Monticello Express.
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B. L. Hoyt
Mary A. Lammon
Lammon
Alexander Varvel
Nelle Varvel
Sarah Sleeper
J. M. Sleeper
Mary Stauffer
John Stauffer
William van Winkle
Belle van Winkle
Daniel van Winkle
Lamon
Monticello
Iowa
Henry D. Smith
Jones County
G. W. Lammon
Daniel Varvel
Anamosa
Towa
Executor's Notice in Jones County Iowa Estate
Public notice announces John P. Page as Executor of Angeline Hoss deceased by the District Court of Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file sworn claims with the clerk and timely prove them, while debtors are urged to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello Iowa October 22 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
Angeline Hoss
Monticello
Lowa
Administrator's Notice in Jones County Estate
Public notice states the District Court of Jones County Iowa appointed W as administrator of the estate of George Davis deceased. Claims must be filed with the clerk sworn and timed for allowance. creditors urged to pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Monticello Iowa 1910.
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Alexander Livingston Estate Real Estate
The District Court of Jones county Iowa authorizes a public auction of the estate of Alexander Livingston deceased. On November 18 1912 at 2 pm in Monticello Iowa the undersigned will sell farmland described as half of section 33 and half of section 32 township (unreadable) west in the 5th P M and Lot 2 of the irregular plat of Monticello to the highest cash bidder. The sale is subject to court approval and a Referees Deed will be issued when approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Alexander Livingston
Je. B. Reed
Towit
Monticello
Iowi
District Court of
Cheorge Stunlet
L. W. Lovell
H.S. Richardson
Jefferson Street Vacated in East Monticello Report
The Jefferson Street highway in East Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, was reported as to be vacated by the commissioner. Objections or damages must be filed in the Auditor’s office before noon on December 15, 1910, or the road will be vacated without reference. Louis Gardner, County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Street
East Monticello
Recorder's Office
Jones County
Iowa
Louis Gardner
Hansen Sues King For Quiet Title In Wyoming Iowa
In Jones County Iowa District Court November Term 1910 John H Hansen plaintiff sues George I King to quiet title to Lot 8 Block 7 Wyoming alleging fee simple ownership by deed and long adverse possession over twenty years under color of title. Defendant warned to appear by November 28 1910 otherwise default and judgment. Attorney R M Corbit represents plaintiff.
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District Court of
State of
Iowa
Jones County
John H. Hansen
George I. King
District Court
Ciaitton
Wyoming
Lown
E. A. Ogden
Anamosa
R.M. Corbit
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Marion
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Whitney
Will Zimerman
Walmart
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Raymond Richards
Cedar Rapids
Ida M. Wagner
Scott’s Bluff
Nebraska
Misses Whitney
Stone Home
Central City
H. G. Rowley
Ed Burlingham
L. &. Minehart
Waukon
George Chase
J. C. McQueen
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George Smith
Oklahoma
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In Nee
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Singer and Wheeler & Wilson
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Scotch Grove
School Board Proceedings
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Clara Thomson
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Aheth McCarthy
Iskender
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AY Jaew
Sherrer
John Coyle
Ehner Mununing
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Peter Cross
Jake Arduser
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Ene
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dStein Bros
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Lion
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O. H. Soetje’s
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
J. W. Doxler
J. W. Doxsxer
George ©. Davis
Sale
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
Monticelly
D. E. Pond
Lovell Bank Building
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
U.S. A
W. First St
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
Universal Bell Telephone Service
Iowa Telephone Company
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Tone Bros
Tone Bros, Spices
DR. A. M. Maurice
D. D. Sr
Lovell
Relie
L. K. Wynn
Sterling
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