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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
3
Local notes report Elijah ill at his Washington Street home with various townspeople traveling for business and social visits. Citizens attend church activities, a Wagner opera production is planned, and prices for corn and other goods are noted amid community events and personal milestones.
A funeral service led by Pastor Rev HM Wilcox was held at Howe on Saturday afternoon and the body was interred in Wyoming Cemetery.
Center Junction notices and Monticello visitors fill a local column. Residents like Oren Freeman, Livingstone and Anna, Miss Lillian Perryman, and Miss Grace Serovere appear in daily outings. A Center dance, a Midland Rural crew, and a China missionary talk cap the week with community updates and a charity collection.
Monticello resident John Perrine visited Sunday while Miss Florence Hubbard enjoyed a stay in Viosa. Olive Cramer traveled to Mount Vernon for a brief visit with friends. George Pavicson of Stanford relaxed nearby with his family as neighbors share tales and small-town happenings. Local residents attended Cedar Dapide gatherings and several marked a quiet week with kin and farm routines across Was QocAarh and surrounding areas.
Fragmentary clipping mentions Cascade, a delivery horse death, a war reference, attacks, a Central wail, and unclear names and events with numerous garbled terms and dates, showing local notices and scattered references.
A man opened a gate for Mr. Lindsau bringing corn when a playful colt kicked the girl, throwing her to the ground. She lost consciousness for a time and was hysterical but appears to be recovering with soreness and improving.
Onslow news reports Will French visiting Monticello and remarks on satisfactory yield. Geo Chase recovering, Miss Carrie Mackrill and Rev Dorcas noted. Local election results seen as generally satisfactory to Republicans. Daisy and Vera Butler arrive from the West, cattle trading steady, Will French shipping poultry, hogs marketed daily, cream checks boosting bank deposits, Onslow Bank set to grow capital.
Rural Route No 3 and No 8 residents report weekend gatherings with visits to the Henry Behrends and Pete Hanson homes. Anan Decker hosted fourteen young girls. Several residents are picking corn for neighbors as a poem of community life ends with a light remark about the crowd.
Mrs. Cabel Belknap and daughter Jennie depart for Ohio for a visit. George Martin visited recently to promote Baker medicines. Jacob Schoon reports his house near completion. Amber Creamery adds a cement door with James Johnson of Fairview credited. Miss Mary Faragher visits her steers near Monticello this week. M. J. McNeilly has been quite sick but is improved.
The Cedar Rapids Republican letter from Horace Boies critiques immigration and liquor law impacts on Iowa. It argues people migrate for economic opportunity, not prohibition, noting that immigrants often move to cities or states with varying liquor policies rather than farming counties.
The fragment hints at caution about money and graft in a Chicago context. It suggests themes of careless spending, loan abuses, and the social cost of wealth. No clear events or individuals are named in readable text.
A fragmentary report notes Marchesi, famed soprano, receiving valuable gifts from admirers after performances in Switzerland. Gifts ranged from perishable tokens to rare items, with one practical memento standing out as notably simple. A moment shows a girl presenting flowers and saying she was delighted with the day’s recital.
The readable text hints at discussed wages and workloads, mentioning averages and a comparison to engagement costs and a tied rag count. Names, dates, or clear actions are not discernible, leaving the fragmentary details insufficient for precise reporting.
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