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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1897
Page
7
Sheriff Babcock spends Sunday in Monticello while shops fill the week with sales on blankets cloaks and linen collars. Visitors include Cyrus Heisey and John Branthaver. several notices mention sermons, rock quarries, and new shoes and silks at Wills & Deatrick and Sumter & Sumter.
Mrs Louis Haenssler and daughter Cartie Reichart return from Laurel Nebraska. J A Doutrick visits Davenport as Grand Lodge I O F of Iowa representative. Local sales and social events announced at Wills Deutrick's and Parrott's. Various residents visited Davenport Monticello and Kansas. cattle shipment. market and hardware updates. upcoming elections noted.
The Monticello column lists events and ads including a holiday for teachers to attend the Northwestern Town Teachers association in Cedar Rapids, cloak sales at Wills Deutrick Hicks Eilers, a governor escort plan, a grand sale near Ryan on November 1, and local auctions and gatherings.
J O Lawrence, noted sorghum maker, leases about 500 acres on Bowen's Prairie to grow sugar cane for molasses. He will move his sorghum mill and silo from the George farm to the new site, while transferring operations near Monticello.
Hon I M Shaw republican candidate for governor of Iowa will address the political issues at the opera house in Monticello on Thursday evening October 28 Republicans and Democrats are invited to attend and form the acquaintance of our next governor Extra seats will be placed in the opera house to accommodate a large crowd
Hon Robert G Cousins will address Jones county admirers at the Grand Opera House in Anamosa on Thursday evening October 21. The event offers a chance to hear the eloquent congressman as Republicans across the state press for his speaking engagement and support.
Hon Gustav Rahn will address German voters in Castle Grove township at Proll school house District No 4 on Friday evening October 22. He will also speak in Geerminn on October 28 in Seoteh Grove township.
Senator J T Trewin of Lansing will deliver a republican speech at Oxford Junction on Friday evening. The report notes other local social visits including the Jennings family, the Stoffels, and the Stevensions traveling from Kan sas City. The item also advertises discounts on linens and spectacles and mentions a wedding in Des Moines.
A splendid residence is offered for sale with inquiry directed to J. Houser at the 41tf J. 8S address. The notice provides no further details.
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