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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1901

Page

4

Visitors and town notes fill Wyoming Wayramme page

John Brickley of Olin visits on Saturday. Hotel under new management earns high praise. R Fishwild tours Chicago for fall trade. Park Chamberlain from Anamosa visits with a friend. Henry McClure, California resident 61 years, visits. A M Loomis attends Synodical Presbyterian gathering in Town Washington. Rev Knox substitutes at Presbyterian church in Rev A P Cooper’s absence. Dr John Jones and wife of Pasadena make a quick Pan-American Exposition trip home. M E church official board honors Mrs L L Lockard with a gold watch. Rev E G Waite, retired, now living here, preaches. Mrs E M Frank buried today. born 1841 in Iowa Territory, aged 79. funeral at Presbyterian church with Rev McQuown of Onslow delivering the sermon.

Wayramme John Brickley Olin R. Fishwild Chicago Park Chamberlain Anamosa Henry McClure California A. M. Loomis Presbyterian Churches of Town Washington A. P. Cooper Knox Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church John Jones Pasadena M. E. Church L. L. Lockard E. G. Waite M.E. Church M. E E. M. Frank Iowa Rev. McQuown Onslow

Local Notes From Castle Grove Area

Wm Kehoe is building a new hog house and corn crib. Davidson's white pony died suddenly last Friday night. The ladies kid society met with Mrs G N Harken on Thursday. Mrs Isaac Maxwell of Monticello visited Castle Grove friends last week. Mr and Mrs A M Fairbanks returned from North Dakota Monday evening. M McLaughlin sold 40 acres in section 86 to E A Clark for 55 cents per acre. Mrs A W Cramer and Mrs S C Pfeil were Cedar Rapids carnival visitors Saturday. The Ed M Moore basket social netted over 11 dollars despite bad weather. A and G Davidson sold their farm of about 400 acres to Wyoming buyers. timber land in Lovell township retained.

Castle Grove Wm. Kehoe Davidson Ladies’ Kid Society G. N. Harken Isaac Maxwell Monticello A. M. Fairbanks North Dakota M. McLaughlin E. A. Clark A. W. Cramer

Local News Highlights from Scorcu Grove Area

October notes report J E Sutherland visiting relatives and Mrs Robi Espy returning to Indiana tonight. Local residents Harry Robison visited friends between trains. Kitsy Clark and Marie Anna Bohlken visited Cedar Rapids and Ryan Manchester. G J Hughes and Will Johnson families visited Cedar Rapids and Hopkinton. Walsh new depot agent and family moved into Creamery Co cottage. Rev Wyatt’s farewell sermon precedes Rev Ellis’s succession. Hine family departed for a three week visit to Pennsylvania.

Scorcu Grove J. E. Sutherland Robi Espy Indiana Harry Robison Kitsy Clark Cedar Rapids Marie Anna Bohlken Ryan Manchester G. J. Hughes Will Johnson Hopkinton Walsh The Creamery Co Wyatt M. E. Church Ellis T. W. Hine Pennsylvania

Local Notes From Crater Junction And Cass

Crater Junction reports visits by Miss Maude Stingley in Wyoming Nellie White near Scotch Grove Elizabeth Shipley at her brother Howard in Savannah and H G Davis joining the St Paul Globe last Monday Teachers from Center Junction attend Cedar Rapids meeting Mrs C O Watson heads to Chicago for about a month Robt Livingstone hosts a party with many youths H F Wyatt to pastor Elwood Rev Ellis will take his place Cass notes Perry Sherman returns home from Rolfe Jettie Loggie visits Monticello Ed Condit and wife visit Cass relatives G G Ketcham visits Wayne Leta Lews returns to Seattle Byron Dean returns from Illinois Ben Davis of Ames visits Geo Benton household Fred Houstman welcomes newborn son Oct 2 Mabel Watt visits Cedar Rapids W G Condit and Bessie Condit at Cedar Rapids carnival Will Ketcham and W A Hale at Mt Vernon Ladies Aid meets Oct 17 Condit sells farm to Joe Kula for 11200 Lettie Snyder teaches No 5 hosts social for school library W J Austin and Jim Ketcham return with four carloads of cattle

Crater Junction Maude Stingley Wyoming Nellie White Scotch Grove Elizabeth Shipley Howard Savannah H. G. Davis St. Paul Minnesota Globe Center Junction Cedar Rapids C. O. Watson Chicago Cass Perry Sherman Rolfe Jettie Loggie Monticello Condit G.G. Ketcham Wayne Leta Lews Seattle Washington Byron Dean Illinois Ben Davis Ames Geo. Benton Fred Houstman Mabel Watt W. G. Condit Bessie Condit Will Ketcham W. A. Hale Mt. Vernon Ladies’ Aid Society Pressley Hanna W.G. Condit Joe Kula Praireburg Lettie Snyder No. 5 W. J. Austin Jim Ketcham

Deaths in Monticello area include engineer killed in collision

The report notes a fatal collision caused by an engineer who should have avoided the danger. The brother-in-law arrived in Monticello to accompany the remains home. No inquest was needed. Calderwood leaves a young wife and infant child. Maggie Cunningham Marvin obituary recalls long life of Mrs. Anne M. Marvin widow of A. H. Marvin 1813 188? born Rome Ashtabula Ohio.

Monticello Calderwood Maggie Cunningham Marion Anne M. Marvin A. H. Marvin Mary Marvin Marvin Anne Maria Rogers Rome Ashtabua County Ohio Connecticut Western Reserve Maria Albert H. Marvin Orwell Lewis William Co. H 31St Regiment Iowa Infantry Vicksburg Baptist Church Disciple Church Congregational Church

Nickel Plate tickets for Buffalo Pan-American Exposition sale

The Nickel Plate Road will sell round trip tickets each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday in October to Buffalo Pan-American Exposition at six dollars good in coaches return limit five days from sale. Longer return limits available at higher rates. Three through daily trains from Chicago units via Van Buren and Pacific. City ticket office 111 Adams St Chicago 1614 Farm For Sale Or Rent notice follows.

Buffalo

Buffalo Pan-American Tickets Through Nickel Plate Road Offer

Tickets to Buffalo via Nickel Plate Road priced 13 dollars round trip valid 15 days and 16 dollars round trip valid 20 days. Three daily trains with ventilated sleeping cars. Dining cars offer meals from 36 cents to 1.00. Contact John Y. Calahan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago. 164 A 280 acre farm for sale or rent 23 miles southeast of Sand Spring terms via undersigned at Cascade Iowa. 151f JOHN SEERY

Buffalo Pan-American Nickel Plate Road Pan- American John Y. Calahan Adams St Chicago Cts Sand Spring Cascade Iowa John Seery Buffalo

Blankets and Robes Offer Finest Horse Gear in City

W F Roun announces new stock of horse blankets and robes for sale in the city. A buyer can inspect the line before shopping elsewhere.

Excursion to Buffalo and local listings in Monticello

Paragraphed notices include an excursion to Buffalo on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway with a 12.86 round trip rate from Monticello and return by Oct 31. Also listed are car sales from Anna and Meyer Monticello and ads for a 220 acre John Clark farm two miles west of Monticello, plus subscription offer for the Des Moines Capital and a notice on Australian ballot instructions and local nomination filings.

Buffalo Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway New York Monticello John Clark Lovett State Bank Express

Sleeping Opinion by the Critic Jules Janin

An anecdote about Jules Janin the dramatic critic who slept through most of a poor play. When the playwright complained Janin insisted that sleep is an opinion, illustrating a sharp wit about criticism.

Jules Janin

Local notices from Amber and Prairieburg

John Bailey returned from New York last week. Mrs. W. H. Farragher visits her sister in Prairieburg. J. C. Brown heads to California this evening to attend school. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Weiss attended the carnival at Cedar Rapids last week.

Amber John Bailey New York W. H. Farragher Prairieburg J.C. Brown California J. A. Weiss Cedar Rapids

Probate Notice for Abrend H. Hanken Will in Jones County

The Iowa District Court in Jones County announces a probate hearing for the will of Abrend H. Hanken, deceased, filed Sept 23 1901 and opened Dec 2 1901. Final proof and admission to probate are set for the December term with interested parties invited to show cause. Dated Sept 28 1901. J. A. Hartman Clerk, J. W. Doxsee Att’y for the Estate.

State OF Iowa Jones County District Court Ilona Maria Fbellum Monticello

Iowa Proclaims Statewide Election Date and Offices

Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Judge Superintendent of Public Instruction Railroad Commissioner and numerous General Assembly districts defined for the November election. Also establishes district court judgeships to fill resignations in Third and Eleventh Judicial Districts. Details cover Senator and Representative districts and specific county groupings.

Iowa Supreme Court Josiah Given Welcome Mowry General Assembly Page Fremont Des Moines Henry Washington Poweshiek Keokuk Wapeilo Caas Shelby Muscatine Louisa Scott Clinton Jasper Wright Hamilton Hardin Blackhawk Grundy Winneshiek Howard Fiege Chickasaw Benton Tama Carroll, Sac and Greene Coun Pe Buena Vista Pocahontas Humoldt Dubuque, Lee Linn Polk Pottawattamie Woodbury Adair Adams Allamakee Appanoose Audubon Boone Bremer Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Calhoun Carroll Cass Cedar Cerro Gordo Ohrookee Clarke Clayton Crawford Dallas Davis Decatur Delaware Fayette Mayd Franklin Greene Guthrie Hamilton Harrison Jackson Jefferson Johnson Jones Kossuth Lucas Madison Mahaska Marion Marshall Mills Winnebago Worth Third Judicial District William H. Tedford Robert L. Parrish Eleventh Judicial District Silas M. Weaver State of Hiram Arnold Jones County Wm. Sutherland She Mor

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