Monticello Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits
Local residents including Miss Margaret Rundle Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Minor and many others made short trips to Perry Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Dubuque Manhester Anamosa and other towns last week. Trips involved visits to relatives friends and business engagements across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Rundle
Perry
Clara Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Ethel Lyon
Cedar Falls
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted by Dr. L. G. Stubler
Eye care notice stating that lenses were measured and glasses fitted by Dr. L. G. Stubler, detailing vision assessment and prescription services.
Monticello notices of travels and local events
Monticello residents announce visits across the region from Des Moines to Portland and Laguna Montana. The Monticello Gun Club holds its annual fall shoot at the city park next Tuesday, with 10:00 a.m. start under the Silken system. The Suter building receives stucco work on First and Farley streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Suter
First
Farley Streets
Sutton Bros
Richardson
Sycamore Street
Car Fire Destroys Overland Belonging to Harry Chapman
An Overland automobile owned by Harry Chapman of Onslow burned near Johnsontown last Sunday while driving up a steep hill. The car was fully engulfed with debris remaining. occupants noticed the smoke before the fire started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Chapman
Onslow
Johnsontown
Potato Prices Seen Easing With State Purchases
Prices near two dollars a bushel for potatoes may fall as the state board contracts for several thousand bushels at 1.23 to 1.25 per bushel. Locally farmers expect buyers to pay no more than 1.40 per bushel once shipments begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control of the State
Mrs Anna Reimers Sells Wyoming Farm to Charles Eggers
Mrs Anna Reimers sold her farm adjoining Wyoming to Charles Eggers of Springville for 175 dollars per acre. The 158 acre property totals 27660 dollars with buildings in good condition. Dr Tom King of Weat Union visited and praised Monticpio improvements and new housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Journal
Anna Reimers
Wyoming
Charles Eggers
Springville
Eggers
Tom King
Weat Union
Monticplio
Hosford Sells 90 Acres Near Cass Township to N P Clark
Mrs Amanda Hosford sold 90 acres across the road north of her homestead, south of the corporation line, to N P Clark of Cass township. The price was $145 per acre, with Hosford rejecting a $175 per acre offer for the whole farm. The tract has no buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Hosford
Corporation Line
N. P. Clark
Cass Township
Town Silver Mine corn drawn by Meade Sanford at fair
The Durango Democrat notes five ears of white corn exhibited by Meade Sanford of Farmington New Mexico calling it the Town Silver Mine. The fair novelty surprised visitors as a notable display from Monticello Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Southwest
Meade Sanford
Farmington
New Mexico
Monticello
Iowa
Sanford
State agents raid Dubuque auto dealers over numbered plates
State agents in Dubuque rounded up violators of the automobile law last week, inspecting owners using single dealer numbers or no numbers, a common practice in towns including Monticello. Those dodging the tax may face fines. In Richland township, J. L. Bader’s car, driven by his daughter, collided with Stanley Bright’s near Cascade, causing damage to both vehicles. The Bright car sustained a masked running board and Bright was blamed for being on the wrong side of the road. Oltman and Knake wedding in Castle Grove township with Rev. H. Naether performing the ceremony. A dance and dinner followed at the Oltman home. the couple will reside on a rented farm prepared for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Monticello
J. L. Bader
Richland Township
Stanley Bright
Cascade
Bader
Bright
John Oltman
Cass Township
Louis Knake
Castle Grove
Knake
Henry Knake
H. Naether
Castle Grove Township
T. A. King
Republican County Committee
Center Junction
Olin
G. W. Curtis
W. A. Mirick
Anamosa
College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural College
Ivy Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Pythias Lodge of
Bretoren
R. G. Cousins
Opera House
Douging
Ann Smith
Onastla Grove
Ireland
New York
O. H. Dean
Holbrook
Mastanachusetta
J. P. Sleeper
Dean
Sleeper
George LeClerc
Brown
High School Notes Reported by Mary Hartman
Mrs. IF Thompson visited the high school Monday afternoon. The Girls Glee Club began practice for the operetta last Thursday. Sophomores show grace on stairs. First six weeks exams are over and we settle into next period. A psychology student cites lights and darkness as sight. Prologues from Chaucer arrive as seniors translate. Report cards issued Wednesday cause smiles and frowns. A teaching vacancy exists after Mr Beguhn resigns from manual training. Board to fill vacancy soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hartman
IF. Thompson
Glee Club
Beguhn
October 1886 Local Notes From The Express
Thirty years ago The Express recorded a range of events in October 1886 including travels and deaths in Monticello and Early Iowa. Notable items mention Miss Nettie Conway's marriage to O M Voba, deaths of Mary Preston Clara Hilera and Nana Hanken, and a failed baseball game between Monticello and Central City. The Jones county calf case Johnson vs Miller was reversed by the Iowa Supreme Court for the third time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
B. Rundler
Illinois
William Sthodde
Madison County
Nebraska
James Black
San Diego
California
Nettie Conway
Monticello
M. F. Stadtmussler
Castle Grove Township
Clara Hilera
Renk Hilers
Monticello Township
Nana Hanken
W. B
A. H. Hanken
Wanover
Germany
Jones County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Johnson
Improvement Club Dinner Deliberates On Good Roads
Monticello Improvement Club members dine at the Presbyterian church and discuss county roads. O. C. Marshall presides while treasurer O. K. Brainerd reports a July Fourth balance of 893 dollars. Members call for better road work and plan a follow‑up dinner with an entertainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Improvement Club
Monticello
Jones County
Castle Grove
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
Freckles Play At Olympia Opera House October 26
Gene Stratton Porter’s Freckles is presented as a dramatized play at the Olympia opera house next Wednesday October 26. The production features a song play with witty scenes and romantic incidents designed to grip theatre-goers and readers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Opera House
Gene Stratton-Porter
Olympia Opera House
Exceptio
Local Man Joseph Vanous Dies by Suicide in Cedar Rapids
Joseph Vanous aged 67 took his own life by strangling himself in Cedar Rapids last Saturday. Police report he was distressed over his wife’s death and a daughter’s delay in visiting to bring him to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vanous
Cedar Rapids
Court proceedings report from Iowa court actions
State cases include Wilson plea to attempted breaking and entering and four other matters. Dockets note plea changes, continuances, wanderings through larceny, false pretenses, and embezzlement actions. Several defendants receive sentencing or bond terms while others face continuance and change of venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Fred Wilson
Robert Shaw
Thomas R. Wilder
Cedar County
State of Iowa
Frank Berriger
B. Rhinehart
Ft. Madison
James MaClain
State of
Madison
District Court of
Jefferson County
Frank B. Hakes
Fred B. Hakes
Bittner
Philp Langach- Wager
Coata
John Novak
G. W. Walker
A. D. Shiflet
Anamosa Creamery Co
Joseph Bader
Clarence Matthieasen
H. OG. Blair
M. C. Crispin
W. F. Hintz
Monticello Growth Highlighted in Monticello Improvement Club Brochure
A two color six page brochure from the Monticello Improvement Club details the town’s prosperity. It notes 10 factories employing 260 people with a 3500 weekly payroll and $1.26 million in annual manufactured output. The report cites $2.6 million in bank deposits and $900,000 in banking capital and surplus, plus four OM and StP railway branches and ten trains daily. It lists $35,000 in passenger receipts and $180,000 in freight earnings, and $225,000 paid to farmers by the co operative creamery. The post office brings in $17,000, the accredited high school has 20 teachers and 1,034 students, six churches, a city park, a free library of 5,600 volumes, and a new $85,000 John McDonald hospital. Since January, 27 residences have been built, no vacant homes, 22 blocks of curb and gutter, 15 blocks paved, 24 hour electric service, and full water and sewer systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Co-Operative Creamery
John McDonald Hospital
Death of Hon. Daniel Kerr Grundy Center pioneer
Hon. Daniel Kerr a longtime Grundy Center resident since 1870 and former editor of the Grundy Center Argus has died. The Scottish born veteran served in the Iowa legislature in 1883 and represented the Fifth district in Congress from 1886 to 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Kerr
Grundy Center
Kerr
Iowa
Congress
Ile
Scotland
Eyes tested and glasses fitted
L. G. Stubler performed eye examinations and fitted new eyeglasses for customers. The brief note highlights available optometry services and suggests visit for vision correction needs.
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Marchard
Chas. A. Doxsee
E. G
Burrichter
Home News
Charles Coxsee
Clinton
A. R. Minor
Parlor City
N.G. W. Winner
C. H. ‘Shhipman
Strawberry Point
Arnold Egger
Ft. Dodge
Dolph Allene
Mancastar
Relates
A. W. Cramer
Will Hiller
Elmer Hoag
Kansas
Miss Converse
William “Allehéesgn
Omaha
J. C. Nicola
Williamsburg
A. Foster
George Failor
Grinnell
OG. N. Patrick
Dr."Hamlin H. Freer
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Clara Rickless
George Schoonover
Misa Grace Fox
Ruth McClintock
Oscar Newton
Pamline
Oxford Junction
Emil Wernicke
L.g.stabler
Don Rathbun
Don Jr
Ison
Milton Thoeni
Mesdames
Mabel Williams
Fred Fagan
Franah Schneider
Iowa City
Mary Sherlock
Nick Erickson
John Lawrence, Sr
Charles Appleby
Waterloo
J. W. Armatrong
Greeley
Anamoea
Golden
Benjamin Roberts
Kate Stabler
Manchster
Harry Leeds
Charles Sutherland
Scotch Grove Township
Longmont
Colorado
Galen Mirick
L. G. Stubler
William Sandhouse
Madred
Baldwin
Hopkinton
Robert Jenney
Rosilind
Portland
Oregon
Henry Folkers
Robie
Charles KE. Bates
Glaseco
Sunflower State
M. W.’ Herrick
South Dakota
M. E
Henry Ladshoff
Jos
Charles Neal
Laguna
Montana
John Cushman
Leslie
Grinnall College
Dan Smith
Galen Smith
Fannie Cutter
Dayton
Virginia
USA
Suter & Son
George Byera
DePere
Wisconsin
William Reike
Mrs. Reike
University Hospital
Jane Ridings Carey
Amas
Della Sutherland
Mrs. Carey
Doyt Rhodes
Sioux City
W. W. Rhodes
C. L. van Meter
Ralph Redmond
T. M. Redmond
H. SS. Lee
W. W. Hogan
Edward Turner
Hilla Scherrer
Mrs. Turner
Quasquenton
H. M. Carpenter
Halstead Carpenter
Carpenter
Fred Egger
R. J. Davis
Sand Spring
Yonker Farm
Mr. Egger
Montgomery Wyrick
H.W. Fleniken
Fleniken
District Court
John Heyen
W. M. Welch
Edward Brazelton
Cedar Street
J. H. Perrine
Brazelton
Dyersville
Lynn Haas
Henry Kingsley
Earl Young
Earl Aynerson
Harl Locher
George Ranita
Leo Locher
Ludwig Rickels
George Hallover
Boomer Bender
Roy d’Autreamont
Carl Haeussler
Carl E. Oleson
Council Bluffs
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Oleson
Preater
Jackson
Oleson
Milwaukee
High School
Pythian Convention
Monticallo
Jones
Peerless
Maquoketa
van Buren
Preston
Volunteer
Sabula
Sumner
Anamona
Whitie Rose
Martello
Ivy
Meridian
New Era
Oxford
Foster B. Onting
Manchester
Grand Lodge
Castle Hall
H. J. Toenningsen
Clinton, Lowa
P. Glee Club
Live City
Lowell State Bank
Jowellstate Bank
Tennyson
C. H. Schipman
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Monticello, Iowa
L. H. Lang
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