Local News From Clay and Monticello in 1899
C W McMaster visits county seat on business. News of visits, travel, and deaths. Mrs Wm Ralston of Ozark visits relatives in Clay. John Fagan’s team dies after runaway at Scotch Grove dance. Henry Neelan buried in Clay cemetery. former homes linked to Monticello and Arlington. Neelan described as upright and respected by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. McMaster
Wm. Ralston
Ozark
Clay
Ward Hicks
J. L. Bader
Butterfield
J. L. Carpenter
IF. N. Green
Scotch Grove
Maquoketa
Will Neclan
Emmet County
John Fagan
Imtherans re shingle church. locals move and ship letters
Community notes record J B Clark family moving to Monticello and A C King selling stock and implements before leaving. Ed Moore’s farm catches fire burning a quarter acre of corn and slough, while residents share letters from soldiers training for overseas duty.
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J.B. Clark
Monticello
M. Hosford
Hopkinton
J. B. Houser
Jas. Applegate
Scotch Grove
A. C. King
Ed Moore
Onslow News Briefs From Monmouth To Local Happenings
Mrs Ida Lytton visited her daughter in Monmouth and Hon W G Hall visited grandchildren there. Will Richardson and W Berdececk attended the Cedar Rapids carnival. Rev Van Buren returns to the circuit. Mr and Mrs Wm Garside of Monmouth visited their son Will. Albert Young became mail carrier between this place and Clay Mills on his first trip. The Union Spy played to good houses at the opera house netting about 90 dollars. Mr and Mrs Dougherty came from Monmouth to see the show. Mrs Dougherty stayed over Sunday. Carnivals seem tiring to locals. no Chicago excursion tickets sold yet. James Forsyth drilled a well, finding well preserved wood at 335 feet. Mrs Van Ness hosted a dinner for her daughters families. Tuesday marked the first anniversary of Mr and Mrs’s marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Lytton
Monmouth
W. G. Hall
Will Richardson
W. Berdececk
Cedar Rapids
van Buren
Wm. Garside
Will
Albert Young
Clay Mills
Union
Burial for Henry Neelans Exits Arlington for Bethel Cemetery
The remains of Henry Neelans, who died in Arlington last week, were brought to the home of Wm Neelans for brief services by the Monticello Odd Fellows and a prayer. They were conveyed to Bethel cemetery where Rev. McQuowan preached the funeral sermon. Neelans had once resided in Clay township.
Center Junction News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs. Wm Buckner of Anamosa visited Mrs. Preas. Miss Anna Nordman returned to Monticello. Mr. Wm Walsh and wife visited friends in Brown. Royal Neighbors formed here with 30 charter members. A burglar stole clothing and money from A McDonald’s home. some clothing recovered. Mr. Lee Coder and Miss Etta Belknap married at the bride's home. They will live with J EX Coder. Lee plans to build this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Wm. Buckner
Anamosa
Royal Neighbors
Jas. Carson
Mattie
Cedar Rapids
Elna Sedan
Oxford Junction
Staggs
Lee Coder
Etta Belknap
Hey
M E Conference Appointments Listed for Iowa Districts
The Upper Iowa M E conference in Waterloo announced pastoral assignments for Cedar Rapids Davenport and Dubuque districts. Appointments cover numerous churches with presiding elders W W Carlton C L Gould and H H Green and many named pastors across towns including Mount Vernon Anamosa Cedar Rapids Davenport Dubuque and surrounding communities.
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M. E
Upper Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Presiding Elder
W. W. Carlton
Mt. Vernon
Alburnett
Paris
John Eldredge
Anamosa
J. PF. Black
Cedar Bluffs
Vinton
F. L. Loveland
Viola
B. W. Soper
Walker
W. E. Ross
West Branch
R. W. Coates
Presiding
C. L. Gould
Andrew
J. G. Eberhart
Bennett
H. J. Wyatt
Calamus
Grand Mound
QJ. H. Keppel
Comanche and Tabernacle
George B. Crinklaw
Center Junction
W. E. van Buren
Clarence
H. 8. Burgett
Clinton
J. A. Miller
Lowden
M. Leiser
Maquoketa
T. KE. Fleming
Miles
W. H. Doner
Monmouth
Wyoming
L. L. Lockard
H. H. Green
Arlington
J. B. Wyatt
Cascade
G. L. Garrison
Center Grove
J. J. Kidder
Colesburg
H. M. Chambers
Cottage Hill
B. A. Wright
Deilhi
H. R. Salisbury
St. Luke's
W. A. Shanklin
Asbury
Jackson Streets
A. D. Welch
Grand View Avenue
W. G. Crowder
Dyersville
J. B. Metcalf
Earlville
Horace Foote
Edgewood
A. D. Stevens
Epworth
A. M. McIntosh
Pairbank
F. H. Wyrick
Farley
Samuel Goodsell
Pfayette
John Gummons
Greeley
E. R
Staebler
Oelwein
E. T. Grewell
Otterville
E. D. Hall
Quasqueton
A. B. Curran
Randalia
C. Fl. Blake
Silver Creek
O. H. Taylor
Strawberry Point
W. A. Gibbons
Winthrop
J. H. Hoskyn
Resolutions of Respect for Henry Neelans
Monticello Lodge No. 117 I O O F issues resolutions honoring Henry Neelans dead member. They praise his worth, fidelity, and living by the order’s principles and call for mourning insignia in the hall, minutes entry, and a copy to the bereaved family. Endorsed by C A Errickson G W Eastwoon J A Dovurzick.
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Henry Neelans
Monticello Lodge
C. A. Errickson
G. W. Eastwoon
J. A. Dovurzick
Church Notices and Local News Update
The pastor of the M I church will deliver an opening sermon at the opera house Sunday morning with a Bible topic on True Religion. Congregational and U B church services are announced for next Sunday with morning and evening preaching. The Presbyterian church has Sunday services by Rev David Street, with no evening service. Miss Helen Street returns to Coe college. The Federal Court decision awarding damages to the widow of Count Price was affirmed. Price, a former Milwaukee road conductor, died in a railway accident near Sycamore Illinois. The Independence Bulletin Journal notes David Mundell leaves for Monticello to run a boot and shoe business after fourteen years at Independence Hospital. Tremont House under G D Elges shows strong patronage and affordable lodging. Du buque visitors Mr and Mrs F M Tazler traveled home by buggy after missing a Delaware Center train. Mr Conrad Pfeil sold 71 acres in Castle Grove to J B Holub for 3550. Mr Clell McLaughlin of Chapman Co is in Monticello.
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D. W. Cunningham
Liiam
Port Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Santa Fe
Leavenworth
Kansas City
M. I. Church
Opera House
Count Price
Court of Appeals
St. Paul
Price
Milwaukee Road
Monticello
Platt Jennings
Cedar Rapids
Great Western Road
Sycamore
Illinois
Independence Bulletin Journal
David Mundell
Mundell
Independence Hospital
Fooling the Catamount in Yellowstone Tale of Humble Pride
A Yellowstone Park guide recounts a hunter’s coat being torn by a mountain lion. The boisterous chase ends with the animal in dismay, tail tucked, whimpering like a puppy, and slinking away in embarrassed retreat after the near-miss.
Pidgin English in China Leads to Humorous Misunderstandings
The article notes pidgin English as the main link between foreigners and Chinese and cites two anecdotes from Chester Holcombe's Real Chinaman. It recalls a foreigner and two sisters misunderstanding kitchen chores and a king’s visit at the Astor House, highlighting playful miscommunications.
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China
Chester Holcombe
Magic of a European art expert. New Orleans witness recalls
A New Orleans dealer recounts a Paris connoisseur’s skill in authenticating paintings. The expert detects dates, painters, and signatures by canvas weave, backing wood, worm borings, tack workmanship, pigments, and mounting peculiarities, with four decades of study guiding his conclusions.
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New Orleans
Paris
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Only Way Poem Excerpt From Points of View
A poem excerpt narrates longing and sorrow as the speaker whispers to a distant beloved. Tones of night, distance, and restrained emotion frame a plea for release that ends in quiet withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Calmore
One Brave Man and the Hole in the Boot
A volunteer infantry battalion drills in a field when regular cavalry ride by and challenge their steadiness. The volunteers falter as horses thunder within feet, all but one man who stays kneeling with bayonet. The colonel proclaims him the only brave man, and he explains his boot got stuck and he waited.
The Tone of Oxford University and Its Great Influence
The Oxford atmosphere shapes the university's greatness and its students. Conversation in rooms reveals correct expression and lively, fresh thought in top Oxford men, though some superficial writers may seek epigrammatic brilliance.
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Oxford University
Oxford
Harvard Bulletin
Darling, He Says He Is Going But She Hopes He Will Not
A seven year married couple recalls their courting days as a dying husband in his last hours tells his wife I am going. She replies Cheer up promising that remark proves he will live, recalling how often he stayed during courtship per the Boston Courier.
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Clarence
Boston Courier
Cooper buggies for sale at cost after fair sales
James Abel offers five Cooper buggies remaining at cost to clear space for Cooper cutters and sleds. He notes 17 Cooper vehicles sold since the fair and thanks patrons, signing off as Sam.
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Sam
James Abel
Splendid 400 Acre Farm for Sale or Rent Near Monticello Iowa
Farm of 400 acres for sale or rent located three and one half miles west of Monticello Iowa. All tilled and in a high state of cultivation. For particulars inquire of A and G Davidson Monticello Iowa.
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Monticello
Big Animals of Long Ago
The article notes most giant ancient animals died out as eras passed with fading food supply. It cites huge South American armadillos, giant sloths in Cuba and North America, sharks over 100 feet long in fossils, the American bony pike as a survivor, and refers to long extinct nautilus and large pteropods found in fossil records.
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South America
Cuba
North America
Up To Date Album Of A Chicago Girl
A Chicago Times-Herald piece notes a young woman’s personal photo album styled as a travelogue. Each picture is unique to a town, stamped with town name, artist, and sitting date, forming a handheld biographical history of journeys.
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Chicago
New York
Niagara
Chicago Times-Herald
Good Farm for Rent Near Prairieburg in Iowa
Rural 160 acre farm three miles from Prairieburg with a new barn and good improvements for rent. Inquiries directed to the owner at their Monticello residence. Contact M. Bess via the Monticello address.
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Prairieburg
Monticello
Coddling vs Scolding: Nature’s Law Cited in Dispatch
A Richmond Dispatch exchange quotes Mrs. Wild arguing scolding can win consent, claiming it aligns with a natural law that everything must be blown up before it comes down, illustrating a brash view on persuasion.
Farm for Sale or Rent at Andrew Ambühl Farm 176 Acres Bowens Prairie
Farm known as the Andrew Ambühl farm comprising 176 acres on Bowens Prairie is offered for sale or rent by C. M. Brown. The note adds a remark about Adriatic sharks proliferating after the Suez Canal opening and a humorous line about tight shoes from Des Moines Leader.
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Andrew Ambuhl
Bowens Prairie
C. M. Brown
From a Tough Bird Boarding House Breakfast Quip
A Detroit Free Press reader quote describes a new boarder at a boarding house complaining the pillows are the hardest ever, wondering what they are made of. The star boarder retorts they may be feathers from a tailor's goose.
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Detroit Free Press
Sale of Edward Flynn farm at referees sale
Referees sell the Edward Flynn place an 80 acre prairie and 20 acre timber estate seven miles west of Monticello in Castle Grove township on Monday October 16 at 10 oclock in the morning. Terms are cash and the referees reserve the right to reject any or all bids. J C McLees Joun DELay W H Henderson referees.
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Edward Flynn
Monticello
Castle Grove Township
J. C. McLees
Joun Delay
W. H. Henderson
Woman and Perverasity in Transit Behavior
A quoted exchange humorously claims women and perversity are one and that a woman repeatedly chooses the wrong actions on streetcar travel. It mocks boarding from the wrong side, alighting backward, and crowding near the rear door while expecting the long suffering conductor to wait.
Horseshoes drive Norwegian exports to Britain and France
Norway exports about 6000 tons of horseshoes annually with Great Britain and France consuming most of the trade. Both countries use horseshoes for horses donkeys and oxen, sharing nearly all of Norway's shipments in roughly equal amounts.
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Norway
Great Britain
France
Desirable House For Sale In Monticello Iowa
Unclaimed letters at Monticello post office advertised Oct 9 1899 include Robert Stewart M A Marshall J R Jarvis D E Ponp and P M Desirable House For Sale The John Rigby property is for sale inquiries about price and terms may be directed to GEO SCHOONOVER.
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Monticello
Iowa
Robert Stewart
M. A. Marshall
J. R. Jarvis
D. E. Ponp
P. M
John Rigby
Maryland Superstitions Across Maryland Counties
The Baltimore Sun details Maryland beliefs about crossroads and running water saints across Washington area and eastern shore. Witches are thought to reside at road intersections and appear at midnight while streams protect travelers from nightly prowlers. Folk rules include not sweeping at night to avoid losing wealth and not washing hands in boiled egg water to prevent warts.
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Maryland
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Sly Old Commodore
A New York Central official recalls Commodore Vanderbilt saying directors were hard to manage yet useful. He would submit ideas to the board which promptly rejected them, noting his directors were obstinate but effective in shaping outcomes. The anecdote comes from the New York Herald.
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Commodore
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central
New York Herald
Art and Nature in Society and Art
A milkmaid with a picture hat and brocaded silk skirt asserts that social norms clash with art life. She argues she would seem impossible in society, yet within art she finds freedom, noting there is nothing degrading about milking an art cow.
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Detroit Journal
Mothers Exchange Proposed in Every City
Brown argues in the Kansas City Star that every city should have a Mothers' Exchange where women share childrearing ideas. Jones questions the plan as impractical but the concept sparks debate on parenting roles.
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Brown
Jones
Kansas City Star
Store Room for Rent Occupied by David Goldstone
A store room formerly a clothing shop run by David Goldstone will be available for rent starting December 1. The space runs 96 feet deep on the town's principal street and is suited for a clothing store under W. A. Overina, Sr.
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David Goldstone
W. A. Overina, Sr
Public sale of Folkert Hedden 91 acre farm near Monticello
The Folkert Hedden place a 91 acre farm on the main road three miles west of Monticello is to be offered at public sale at the Monticello State Bank on Saturday October 14 between two and four o clock Ten percent of the purchase price to be paid when sold with the balance due March 1 1900 and possession given then The farm is well improved and highly cultivated Inspection is invited Title is perfect and the right to reject all bids is reserved Also an advertisement for Blue Grass region farms in Southwest Iowa at 25 to 40 dollars per acre and an excursion to Chicago by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway from October 2 to 9 with tickets good for five days
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Folkert Hedden
Monticello
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