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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
2
The Monticello Express reports a busy week with social visits, hospital admissions, and local business changes. Highlights include W S Johnson visiting Hopkinton, Miss Ida Fishwild at Coe College, and multiple family illnesses and funerals in Onslow. New proprietors take over local businesses, and a lecture event for women is announced.
Forscythe and Underwood completed the city well. Miss Belle Moncrieff visited Monticello. Miss Minnie Dawson guests of Mrs. Will Reeve at Hopkinton. J. F. Brown of Anamosa paid a pleasant call. Mrs. Josephine Moses purchased the James Leech property on Main street. Mrs. Jones of Monticello visited her daughter Mrs. Wiley Loomis. Wm. Welch of Monticello purchased Mead Sanford's farm. Evening church services now at 7:50. Funeral attendance for Mr. Rice at Scotch Grove. Thimble Bee ladies meet weekly. Mrs. Fuller and daughter of Monticello stopped at Mrs. M. G. Alsover's between trains. Wiley Loomis rents the Robert Williamson farm for butcher shop work. Mr. M. J. McNelly fully recovered from illness. Mr. Wm. Sutherland and wives attended Sanford's surprise party. Mr. T. Williamson to auction Oct. 20. Sam Moncrieff left for Dakota for Moose land lottery. Leonard Arduger promoting a local bank. Mr. and Mrs. James Mead surprised Sunday by friends.
Mr and Mrs M G Alsever celebrate twenty fourth wedding anniversary with a Wednesday evening gathering and a separate Thursday afternoon party for Mrs Alsever’s lady friends. Monticello residents seen include Rose Kerry Ethel Moses Nelle White Violence Smith and others. About seventy five friends surprised Mead Sanford and wife at their home prior to moving to Colorado gifting silverware as a token of lasting friendship.
Castle Grove residents share visits and chores with Bowen's Prairie and Amber links. John Lahey builds a corn crib. Mrs. J J Noble and Blanche Cedar Rapids visitors. political meeting at the school house next Wednesday. Cattle purchases by Dolan Bros and Arthur Fairbanks. land purchases by Howies in Kansas vicinity. Ethel Howie’s birthday celebration with 25 friends.
Onslow headlines report moves in Forsythe house and new baby for Cooley family. Visitors include Osborn from California, Miss Miller teaching in Alin Schools, and Hopkinton students with Mildred McClelland visiting. Obituary notes John Ruegell buried north of town. G.A.R. rites at Wyoming. Scotch Grove GOP meeting fills hall with speeches by Paul Remley Gardner. Detroit News item jokes about Kentucky guards at Fort Benjamin Harrison after dried apples.
The Republican county central committee schedules campaign events with local residents Hale Hon C B Paul J E Remley October 15 Monticello Congressman W I Smith October 16 Cass Center E J Wood M W Herrick October 19 Canton James EH Remley C J Murray October 20 Castle Grove No 2 M W Herrick R M Corbit October 21 Pleasant Valley Sc A Grimwood Dr B H Chamberlain Monticello October 22.
Multiple advertisements offer 110 acre Geo Henderson farm near Glass creamery at 85 dollars per acre before October 1. Other farms 80 and 60 acres with 10 acres timber, inquiries through Meade Sanford Robt Johnson & Son Anamosa. Also a small room house for sale and coal supply notice. Eye and rupture treatment notices list Davenport specialists with dates and times.
For sale The Marshall place on Chestnut street Monticello three lots eleven room house and small barn priced at 1500 sold at once address A ll Marshall Manchester Iowa 162 or Sale Thoroughbred Chester White pigs of all ages from 4 months up to 121 months Bell and Delaware county phones McNeill Brothers Hopkinton Iowa 1511. The undersigned offers for sale or rent a 280 acre farm in South Iork township Delaware county two miles southeast of Sand Spring six miles north of Monticello with good buildings long time and easy terms for particulars inquire of John Seery Cascade la 12 tf
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