Monticello Home News items and upcoming sales
Local notes report movements of residents and visitors including Dr M H Teeter in Cedar Rapids Miss Nettie Hazard and Mrs H Cramer relatives in Dubuque Anamosa visitors Fred Matthiessen James Voorhees and others Prices and ads urge Deutrick’s linen table sale and seasonal goods Auctions by A Kasper and Fred Husman set for November 24 Vernon and Kaylor travel plans Gifts and eyeglasses available in Monticello with Dr Coffman state university news and weather remarks
Local items note visits sales and events in Monticello
Miss Bertha Marshall visits Emory Johnson in Marion then returns home. Davis' Hardware promotes German Heater and fuel economy. J A Voorhees reports Texas land sale trip and Anamosa Republican committee actions. Local event details include a Drake concert and a public sale of Chester White swine. References to coal sales, chrysanthemum displays, and upcoming auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Marshall
Emory Johnson
Marion
Surprise party honors Mr Charles Stott on 43rd birthday
A group of about 43 friends gathered Friday evening to celebrate Mr Charles Stott’s 43rd birthday at his home described as a castle with a double lot and river water access. The incident included playful entry and new sandals for the host, reflecting neighborly camaraderie. Nearby, the James Dunn farm west of Springville, a 200 acre property, recently sold for 125 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stott
James Dunn
Springville
Hopkinton
James Kehoe
Kehoe
Herman G. Leichhardt
Lucy
Davison
Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Houser
Bessie Duer
Candidates and campaigns spend in Iowa race report
Des Moines expense reports show Samuel K. Tracy spent 192.72 for congress. R C Stirton 50. Governor Sleot Carroll 200. Rigga 359.56. Whittemore spent nothing while Fred White 350 and Major Lacey 1500. The Monticello football team faced Marion, played with two local fill ins, and lost 0 to 0 after two 20 minute halves. A drama of alimony suit in Marion court follows, with Susie B Walston seeking support to appeal a divorce decree. Also noted are officials and a later obituary of John Antons and Mrs Cassady, plus other local notices and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Samuel K. Tracy
Congress
R. C. Stirton
Bryan
Sleot Carroll
Rigga
George B. Whittemore
Supreme Court
Fred White
Major Lacey
Susie B. Walston
Anamosa
Iowa
J R. Walston
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Trespassers Warned as Farmers Stand Ground Over Hunters
James and William Skelley confront trespassing hunters on their land stating they will not endure intrusion. A Monticello school bus visit entertained Mrs. George McDonald near Center Junction, with positive notes on her teaching. Pasadena Shakespeare Club discussed home influence with Mrs. J E Jones in attendance. Rev. W N Crozier to present a China themed illustrated lecture at the Presbyterian church this evening, free with an offering encouraged. Congregational church hosts a song service next Sabbath evening with readings by city teachers and youths, no sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesers
James
William Skelley
Mntiello School Ma’ams
George McDonald
Sadie Buck
Center Junction
Pasadena Daily News
Shakespeare Club
City
W. N. Crozier
Orient
China
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Exhibit car promotes new Pacific Coast line lands
The exhibit car of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway tours Monticello Iowa on Tuesday November 24 with free admission. It showcases fruits and farm products from the Dakotas Montana and Washington extension and promotes fertile land and government homesteads near new towns along the line. Booklets about the country are available free from F A Miller and George B Haynes in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Pacific Coast
Dakotas
Montana
Washington
Monticello
Iowa
F. A. Miller
Chicago
George B. Haynes
Marquette Bldg
Public Farm Auction Led by Doolittle Hopkins Team
Auction at Hopkinton area on Wednesday November 18 at 9 30 with 93 cattle 30 milk cows 18 horses 50 hogs and farm equipment plus 100 tons hay 2500 bushels corn and assorted harnesses and gear. Terms cash under 10 and 10 over on approved notes at 7 percent. Free lunch. Hopkinton Leader notes local politics and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Courtney
Center Junction
New Mexico
Hopkinton
Monticello
Sand Spring
Duroc Jergey
Chester White
Surrey
Hocking Valley
McCormick
Milwaukee
de Laval
F.A. Doolittle
E. J. Hopkins
F. R. Tesar
C. Spence
Election results summary and candidates by race
The document lists candidates and vote tallies across multiple offices including Governor Congressman Senator Representative Auditor Treasurer Clerk of Court Sheriff Recorder Attorney Superintendent Coroner Supervisor and U S Senator. Party affiliations Republican or Democrat and vote counts are shown for each race with some lines indicating amendments or referenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babcock
Byerly
Gardner
Conway
Pearson
Maire
Harper
Johnson
November 1878 School Pay And Local Events In Monticello
Thirty years ago in November 1878 The Express lists monthly salaries for school staff headed by OL Foster at 83.33 and Kate Curtis at 40.00, with others receiving 30 to 80 dollars. It notes the 8S. E. Sarles residence nearly finished, a 90th birthday for Grandma Hayden, a corn busker tally of 117 bushels, a Kentucky wedding, cyclone damage at Houser’s, new physician F A Savage, bank deposit figures, multiple school appointments, notable people, and local prices for hogs and cattle while the agrarian society shows a 20.15 balance and 2165 in premiums. It ends with a Marion dealer’s death in St. Louis and an apparent advertisement for winter dry goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Ol, Foster
Kate Curtis
M. A. Wright
Alfa J. Campbell
Aggie Matthews
Frane Moulton
Pink Dyer
Mollie Grassmeyer
Anna Moody
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Tax Monticello Express
J. W. Doxseb
Home News
M. H. Teeter
Deutrick’s
Mamie O’rourke
Dubuque
Mesara
Fred Matthiessen
James Voorhees
Chas. Cramer
Messrs. A. Kasper
Fred Husman
Hicks & Ricklefa
Nelle Haeussler
South Dakota
Mica Cora Sandhouse
Edison
Victor
Locher Brothers
George Cropp
Farley
Colesburg
Willie C. George
Paul Peterson
Paul Eilers
Alburnette
John E. Bateman
Marie
State University
H. F. Kaylor
Kansas
James Abel
Boone
Deitrick’s
Joseph Reiger
Delhi
George Schoonover
Edna
Wyoming
Deatrick’s
Carrie Burrell
This City
Canton, Ilinois
Los Angeles
California
J. W. Lovell
Hicks & Ricklers
Catherine Lovell
Wm. Knees
Delaware County
William Royfer
Odebolt
Coffman
Davenport
Lovell House
Henry Vernimont
Cedar Rapida
Wilson Brazelton
Thomas Kasper
Attica
Jones County Telephone Co
Davis’ Hardware
J. A. Voorhees
Texas
Lone Star State
E. E. Reed
Republican Campaign Committee
C. L. van Meter
Drake
Methodist Episcopal Church
A. P. Hamil & Son of
Cascade
Scott County
W. A. Mirick
Iowa State College
Ames
Maude
Misa Maude
Darrew Jones Co
Brown
C. L. VanMeter
Green House
J. A. Voorhees Coal Co
Orlando Rundle
Ebrisman Boys
Platt Jennings
1St Street
M. L. Coyle
Brucks
E. F. Main
Deatrick D. G. Co
E. J. Farley
John G. Monk
Langworthy
Julia A. Hyde
Massena
New York
Miss Church
Andrew Steiner
Monticillo
Iilte
Horton
Ray Wiley Kendall
Liddy Gordon
Sackett Mentzer
Kellum Shumack
Aldrich Starbuck
Hans. Reiter Webb
H. Locher Stoufer
Dautremont Boyden
Z. Ceshaschctse
Clarence J. Blanchard
John Blanchard
the Express
Commission On Country Life
Blanchard
L. H. Bailey
Cornell University
Walter R. Page
Henry Wallace
Union
United States
John H. Antons
Scotch Grove Township
Antons
Hanover
Germany
Wayne Township
John Antons
Sophia Stahlberg
Gerhard Antona
Henry Antons
Ryan
Catherine Teten
Laurel
Nebraska
Anna Radloff
German Luthern Church
Mardoff
James P. Cassady
Isabelle Edge
Mt. Vernon
Puleston
Lacey
Cummins
Prohibition
Tait Bryan
Chapman
Peet
Johnston
Hogan
Flassey
Boyer
Remley
Cash
Richardson
Maurice
Chamberlain
Redmond
McMaster
McNeilly
Finn
Morfield
Hale
Sutherland
Noyes
Moreland
U. S
Grandma Hayden
John McFarland
Richland Township
J. D. Sullivan
F. A. Savage
Duer
Monticello Bank
J.M. Waugh
Farwell
Clara Penniman
Cass
Clarence Coxsee
Hanken
G. W. Condon
G. T. Runner
Albert Clark
Martha Hutton
Scotch Grove
G. Hl. George
Jones County Agricultural Society
Charles Dumont
St. Louis
Doutrick’s
C. H. Schipman
South Cedar ST
Lovell Block Store
Hicks & Ricklefs
Hanken’s
A. G. Hanken
Roller Mills
L. H. Lang
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