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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
4
Monticello shoppers skim through Wills Denrick's bargains for underwear and blankets while Hicks Eilers and Sumter's advertise woolens and cloaks. Residents hear of new scholars at the dress cutting school and Miss Bertha Rigby's trip to West Union as editorials and ads mix with upcoming preaching at Moore's schoolhouse and a Des Moines Capital note on daily history in progress.
A jumble of small items reports personnel changes at Kempfs drug store and local moves, sales, and social notes. Purchases include linen towels at Wills Deitrick, underwear sale, jackets at Wills Deitrick, and fur coats at Goldstone Bros. Local incidents mention an oyster supper, a pony accident injuring Harvey Hubbard, a show window fire at Sleeper’s and a fire at Lon Jennings, plus church admissions and militia club formation plans.
Decorations caught fire in Koop and Hicka windows but only lost goods. Judge Leeds gave a strong speech in Cascade. Opera house hosted returns from telephone and telegraph firms. Miss Maude Longendyke died in Chicago after tumor removal. Obsequies held in Monticello. The Monticello Anamosa game ended 26 to 0 with Gardener praised. Charlotta Austin buried in Oak Woods. she was active in the M E church.
In Monticello township the local election proceeded under ward voting with good weather and high turnout. The piece lists judges and clerks across wards and notes McKinley and Bryan figures, along with officials like Pond Ricker and J. Young, reflecting a detailed tally of county roles and recent election results.
Mrs Zelma Farwell Smith received a telegram last Monday forenoon from her husband Captain Smith announcing their safe arrival with Sewall Farwell at port in San Francisco. She replied and was asked to come to San Francisco. she left Dundee for the city that evening. She had left Scotland last summer aboard a sailing vessel to San Francisco but fell ill and was brought home via Cape Verd Islands near Africa. For a month there was no word between husband and wife until the reunion telegram arrived.
Lemna Ronn announces readiness to buy poultry of all kinds at the highest market prices aimed at shipping for Thanksgiving markets. Vendors are urged to secure prices now to maximize benefits from the sale.
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