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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
8
Mrs. Young returns from Nebraska as Miss Wilhelm visits Hopkinton and Monticello. Customers see new blankets, hosiery, and all wool pants at Hilers Bolton and Schipman. Notes include opera dates, advertised letters, and the Eclipse Lumber Co and Central Lumber Coal Co promos.
Misses Chloe and Ruby Brazelton head to Speer Moore Oklahoma to spend winter with brother Noel. Dr J M Booth of Marion Iowa will test eyes and fit glasses at the Lowell House Monticello on Thursday November 15. Spring chickens and ducks for sale with delivery city wide. Fences cedar posts and other hardware advertised. Prof Sparks to lecture War and Peace in American History at Congregational church. Missouri apples for sale on track at 60 cents per bushel. John E Pond and sister Margaret return from State University to visit family. New needlework goods at Deutrick’s. Local notices on theater plays including Daughter of Colorado and 1A Daughter of Colorado plays. Town officers elected in Lovell township. Dry goods buyers advertised at Deutrick’s. Carnivals riders Gill and Bucklin return to Monticello. Gas and smoke base burner advertised. Mrs C A Sutherland loses $40. Henry Wilson accused of picking up money. Coal promotion at Central Lumber & Coal Co. W V Keith of Hopkinton injured. receiving support from Mystic Workers. Lenox furnaces advertised by Davis Hardware. Dr T M Redmond marries Catharine Mullan at Eagle Center. plan house in Monticello. A Daughter of Colorado carload scenery and effects at Monticello. Hunters warned to stay off premises of Meyers Shelley.
Monticello Iowa November 2 1906 the board of education allowed salaries to listed staff including Fuxn Foster and others with amounts shown The township ticket drew little attention while county ticket drew heavy scratch voting Mr Wessel B Hanken longtime Lovell township resident died at his home his funeral to be at St Johns Lutheran church with Rev Schuetz delivering the sermon He is survived by seven children and left a substantial estate born October 9 1834 in Wiesede Hanover Germany married 1858 and came to America in 1858 the Hankens settled in Monticello financing the family farm legacy and community standing
The notice lists multiple farm sales and auctions with dates from November 13 to November 20, detailing cattle horses hogs corn oats hay and farm implements. Also advertised are library book additions and a furniture and goods sale at Monticello and Cascade. Capt Tarbox auctioneers several auctions as Warden Barr reshapes Anamosa Prison staff.
County returns indicate Democratic gains of two offices while Republicans retain sheriff and several posts. Scratching on the ticket reduces support for Cummins and head-ticket candidates. Key figures include Porter plurality of 380, Stirton winning congress county, and Maurice elected school superintendent by 24 in unofficial tallies.
On the sixth, Mr. and Mrs. Alson Danks marked their golden wedding in a surprise visit by children and relatives at Monticello. The couple, widely respected, lived in the county for decades, with three children and numerous siblings named. Gifts included a gold headed cane and ring from their children as a family reunion is planned later in the week.
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