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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
7
Local residents and visitors are noted across Monticello and surrounding towns. Names include Miss Laura Aynerson in Minneapolis, Miss Nettie Simons from Chicago visiting Monticello, and Mrs. V Grosjean of Shreveport guest of Mrs. Mary A. Fawcett. Events cover sales at Deutrick’s and the Model, a grand band concert November 1, taxes at Monticello State Bank, and an auction hosted by R. M. Hughes near town.
His paper lists visits and arrivals from Sa bula to Benham Texas with sales at Doutrick s and Deitrick s. It notes the Y M S W E rummage sale October 30 to November 1 and upcoming talks by Robert G Cousins in Wyoming. It mentions marriages and engagements, visitors, job ads, and a fur sale event at H C Wills with multiple out of town guests attending the Haeussler Rehorst nuptials.
Attendees at the Christian Endeavor convention in Cedar Rapids include Frankie E. Russell Louise Bebb Wilson Brazelton Seward L. Smith Monticello and Elsie Noble Elsie Crasher Castle Grove. The piece covers city affairs including saloon incidents receivership suits district court cases caucus tickets and a ship collision involving the Kron Prinz Wilhelm and the Wizard.
Mr J W Ferguson in Palouse Washington remits the price and says they cannot do without the paper He praises Washington calling it grand and notes it turned Republican as soon as he arrived in the state.
Mr and Mrs J A Doutrick were surprised last Friday as friends gathered to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. A large group brought good wishes and a varied array of tinware gifts, making the occasion a joyful event.
Former Monticello resident Frank Lammon now in Redding California spent last Sunday in Monticello. Rural Route 3 amendment to run south past Star Creamery expected November 15. Carhart & Nye take over hardware firm dissolution. Nye moves to town as a reputable plumber.
Christ Peterson a sixteen year old farm hand from southeastern county lies in the county jail with a hundred dollar fine after insulting the school ma am Miss Janettte Potter at Elmer Newmans home near Morley. Anamosa justice imposed the fine as part of the obscenity case.
Judge S F Prouty of Des Moines will deliver a Republican address at the Monticello Opera House on Tuesday evening October 28. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend the meeting. By order of committee.
Dr Norman Marshall Smith and Miss Crissie May Benton wed in Minneapolis at Plymouth church. Mrs Richard Hughes rewed with Mr Hughes after a prior divorce from Riley. Riley remains insane. Miss Anna Haeussler married Henry Rehorst at the Haeussler home with about fifty guests. Rehorst, formerly of Wisconsin, works for Diamond Creamery Co and plans a two week honeymoon through Chicago and Wisconsin.
A 363 acre home farm one mile from Center Junction Iowa offers 318 acres seeded thirty five acres fallow with 100 acres fenced hogtight and well watered. New Jarga house three frame barns corn crib and outbuildings with terms a small down payment and balance at five percent interest. Also bids requested for delivery of hardwood to Scotch Grove township school houses by April first 1908 with bids opened election day at Center school house.
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