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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
4
Local items describe residents' daily lives including jury service absences and visits, property transactions, a double wedding at Immaculate Conception, a death in Glendon of Alva Ommen, and reminiscences of his community leadership and farm holdings.
Wromina notes several residence moves including John Kettleson into Mrs Bresha s house and C W Shaffer into the Johnson property. New arrivals include a baby boy at Geo Frick s and another at Rev McConnel s home. Miss Minnie Vaughn wed in Oxford Junction Catholic Church.
Onaiow residents report Mrs. Stoffel on the sick list while L. Mower and Mrs. F J Sokol visit Chicago. Mrs Tregloan travels to Oregon to visit relatives and Mrs C W Marr of Memphis stays with H D Hall. Edith Spooner heads to Maquoketa for an extended stay. L E Brown purchases the Dilley and Wasson farms at 65 an acre from Henry Welch. A chicken pie supper at the opera house last week benefited the March ladies by over 30 dollars. Milas Lizzie Klima goes to Baldwin safe for her brother John who is ill.
Mr Carson spent Sunday with relatives here. Miss Livingstone left for a visit with her uncle in St Louis. Mrs Leech was ill but improving. Miss Lena Preston is sick with typhoid but improving under Dr Richards. Rev Watt attends conference this week and hopes to return. Laura Livingston’s friends hosted a surprise party. she will study and music in Dubuque. Miss Finney gave an elocutionary entertainment at the M E church. C E Magoon family entertained by R N and M W A, then left for St Louis. locals wish them joy in their new home.
Mass Oct 2 Ed Flaherty sick Bessie Condit visited Monticello last week Gerd Olimann returned from Germany Mr Gilroy of Monticello Cass caller Miss Elsie Brown Delmar visiting W L Ketcham Fred Brainard Ernest Condit left for Minnesota Edgar Tarbox Anamosa visited W G Condit G G Ketchum returned from New Jersey Cass ladies aid New England supper at F J Brainard Oct 5 Joe Wright home from Oklahoma Carso Crane back from New York Jim Richards barn granary and corn crib burned last Thursday night G G Ketchum barn burned Friday morning with hay grain stock loss four to five thousand dollars.
R H Meill moved to Anamosa J J Bixley attends Buffalo Ex position G Peck of Lemars called on friends Monday H C Hartman of Fairview visited his brother last Sunday Harm Thayve county house inmate died Friday night Talk of building a rural telephone line through Madison and Jackson townships
Monticello Court 466 expresses sympathy to Christina Sullivan and family on the death of husband and father James Sullivan. The charter is draped in mourning for 30 days and the resolutions are printed in local papers and the Court record. Dated Monticello Iowa September 27 1901. Ep G Braze tron C W Brown L Sheerer
A series of terse maxims on work truth and social behavior. The quips touch on responsibility honesty perception and romance with wry humor and observational bite. The notes emphasize deeds over words and warn against foolish advice in life and love.
W F Roun advertises a selection of horse blankets and robes offering quality goods for riders and horse owners. Call to examine the collection before elsewhere.
The Republicans of Monticello are called to a caucus at city hall Saturday at 8 o clock October 9th to nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy as constable. P O Bascock, Com.
The article traces George Lennox Watson’s career from 1872 as a naval architect. It highlights designs such as the Clo tilde Vandura Thistle Valkyrie II Valkyrie NT Britannia cutter and Shamrock II and notes his rivalry with American designer Herreshoff.
Hee Asante Gi Rooms Council met in regular session with all members present. Abel presented his accounts for September showing drafts and collections, and the clerk and treasurer reported balances across funds. A sewer-laying permission was granted to G L Lovell along the alley to Second street. Numerous bills from labor, repairs, and utilities were approved. Also appears an article on household linen care from American Queen.
A broiled spring chicken with fresh peas in batter or puff paste cups and small new potatoes topped with rich cream. Lemon sherbet makes a new fashion, lemon juice, sugar, milk frozen to serve in glasses or lemon skins. A summer fruit salad features California cherries in French dressing on lettuce with parsley.
A New York Tribune note describes tea cozies tailored to summer homes featuring white embroidery and monograms. Designs vary by owner nationality with rose, flower-de-luce, cornflower, thistle or shamrock motifs. Lace work, hemstitched edges, and horizon lace covers remain popular for delicate satinware.
Auction style notice listing 550 acre farm near Cascade Washington township offers sale or rent with three houses and school nearby. Also 280 acre Sand Spring farm for sale or rent with terms on premises in Cascade Iowa. plus livestock and buggy notices and poultry buyer listing.
Two farms near Manchester are available to rent, containing 250 and 190 acres respectively. Rent is $500 for each farm. Enquire of J A Voorhees at 1418.
Mrs G W Condon offers her store for rent at a reasonable price. Inquiries will be answered on the premises or by J W Coxsee. Also an advertisement for De Witt Witch Hazel Salve by D C Prader promoting relief from piles without surgery.
The Chicago Stock Yards exposition officials announce a one fare plus $2 round trip rail rate and urge breeders to enter by October 15 with a supplemental entry for purchases after that date. European breeders are showing strong interest as new buildings at the Stock Yards rise to host cattle swine sheep and horses in what promises to be the largest livestock show.
Property listings highlight affordable western Monona County land for sale in Iowa. Notes include acreage options, pricing, and contact details for buyers seeking rural parcels and investment opportunities in the region.
Open offers invited for the real estate of the late C. D. Hosford in Monticello Iowa. The 443 acre farm south of town with two-story house barns hog house and cribs plus 30 acres of timber land in Richland township may be sold in one tract or divided into west 170 and east 273 acre parcels. Terms require 6 percent down and balance in 30 days or 50 percent down with 30 day balance and 6 percent mortgage. Possession March 1 1902. Abstracts at J W Coxsee law office. Administratrix Amanda E Hosford and Administrator J O Lawrence.
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