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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1911
Page
4
J S Hall out again after ten days illness. Dozens of visitors journey to Hopkinton Cedar Rapids Dubuque and Chicago for social and business reasons. The community advertises bargains at Burrichter and Deatrick stores while previews of a County Sheriff play highlight the week.
Reads like a village diary with names and places tied to Monticello. William Cowan returns from Monticello to Cherokee county after his sister's funeral while Mrs. Millie F Brown travels to Los Angeles. Sheriff Hogan heads to Fort Madison with Landon Taylor and Pete Shaffer recently sentenced by Judge Smith. Peter Smith attends Presbyterian Synod in Burlington. Local ads promote blankets robes and millinery at Doutrick's and Deutrick's. Various residents travel visit and illness notes and farming remarks fill the page alongside obituaries, sales and property notices.
An Independence automobile party led by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barker and others visited Monticello yesterday before returning after a brief stop. Mesdames M. A. Breed W. F. Bingham and Misses Morence and Beulan Calkins attend the Women’s Board of Missions of Iowa convention in Davenport this week. Breed presides locally.
James McNeill of Wellman Iowa purchases the Witt jewelry stock from administrator Fred Matthiessen after a sale held last Saturday He plans to take immediate possession with his wife and child joining him soon The report notes the sale and impending arrival.
Miss Manoa Harford daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Harford and Mr Seymour Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Lyman Bennett slipped away from town to wed. They reside on the bridegroom’s farm near Monticello and enjoy a busy happy honeymoon with prospects of a prosperous married life.
Merchants once abandoned premium marketing after costly failures now face renewed interest from some who did not endure the earlier experience. The article warns the nationwide attempt to lure trade with premiums is a game all merchants can play but yields no real benefit when adopted broadly.
Mrs Janet Davidson wife of Andrew Davidson died suddenly at 6 80 this morning after heart trouble. Drs found her in critical condition and she died before arrival. She had been in ill health but improved last year and visited friends the day before. The family notes shock and sympathy from the community. They moved from South Ontario to near Monticello in 1877 where Mr Davidson bred stock and entertained visitors. Funeral plans not yet fixed.
KNen Cummings widow of Aaron S. Cummings died at her daughter Carrie King’s home in Omaha last Sunday night October 15. She was 80 years 4 months 15 days old and suffered heart disease after a brief illness. The body was moved to Monticello for burial, with funeral services held Wednesday at O. D. French’s residence led by Rev. Roy V. Porter. Born in Cat taraugus County New York, she married Aaron S. Cummings in 1849 and lived in Iowa before settling in Monticello for about 50 years. She is survived by daughter Carrie King and son Frank Cummings, with former spouses, and had been a faithful Methodist Episcopal member.
Harriet Eby wife of Samuel Eby of Monticello died October 9 at Mercy Hospital Clinton after years of ill health. Funeral held October 12 in Sabula. She was born November 19 1843 in Manchester England and lived in Kentucky and Iowa. Survived by husband and six children plus siblings and brothers. The district court term ended with juries discharged and cases settled. Judge Smith to return for equity trials. Sacred Heart church women to host supper and bazaar October 25. Local visitors Miss Claire Black may seek stenography job. Hunters Fred Hayek Charlie Sherrer with Butch Stabler use coon hunt skills.
On Sunday October 13 Landon Traylor of the Dubuque Black Hand society was found guilty in Anamona district court of attempting to extort money from W. W. Eye of Wyoming township under threats. He received an indeterminate sentence not exceeding five years and may face federal charges for using the mail. The same day a trial began for Winfred Carroll of Oxford township for shooting three cows on neighbor J. P. Pawelka’s land. the jury returned not guilty. Other court actions included various civil cases, probate matters, guardianships, and divorces in numerous filings.
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