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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
4
Multiple local merchants advertise new stock and seasonal deals. Wills & Doutrick’s and Rosa’s offer fabrics, lace collars, and Zephyr yarns. Tryon promotes fresh groceries and firearms. Mershon’s supplies sweet candies. Toon Jennings’s fresh dried fruits. Popwaexy and others push boots, hats, and millinery with fall stock. A buggy accident near Cascade road ends without serious harm. Mrs Albinger announces fall millinery arrivals.
The Monticello Township Republicans hold a caucus at City Hall on November 4 1889 at 2 P M to nominate officers including Township Trustee Clerk Assessor Collector Justices of the Peace and Constables plus other business. Governor Sherman will speak next day at Mount Pleasant about campaign issues and attract a large audience. Local items report a sickened traveler, a newborn, upcoming theater event, a hog cholera outbreak near Iowa City, a correction about Jackson township voting, an injury to a boy in Scotch Grove, Crops and land purchases in Cherokee county, water power for sale to spur a Monticello paper or woolen mill, a Norman Percheron stallion purchased, and a Fairbanks scale for sale.
J W Coxsee made a professional trip to Council Bluffs this week. Mr and Mrs W F Groesbeck returned to Concordia Kansas from Chicago last Monday. Mrs B Wales left for Scranton Iowa to visit her daughter Mrs C G Penniman. Dr F Bentley left Tuesday for Ida county to inspect farm and prep spring crop. Mrs A W Whiting travels to New York State for several months. Mrs G W Garlock plans permanent move to Sioux City with daughter Mrs E C DeWitt. G G Schaeffer and wife attend Ide Willard's marriage in Marshalltown. C L Dewey visited, then left with wife and baby. Hon J A Murphy and M V Gannon spoke at a Democratic mass meeting in Cascade. Gannon praised, Jerry Moore described as tame in comparison.
The former City Hotel reopens as the Commercial House under N. P. Starke guided renovations and a hospitable staff. About 100 guests attended a banquet and dance, praising generous hospitality and an elegant supper. The Monticello chamber band provided entertainment into the night.
Cascade reports a sensational elopement involving William Armstrong and his nephew Laura Armstrong both from Cascade. The pair allegedly left Tuesday for Monticello and Farley, while neighbors discuss the couple’s conduct and origins of the scheme.
Muscatine N.wa Farwell argues the Tariff Commission proves the uselessness of the commission system in handling major public issues. He cites Major Farwell and other Republicans who opposed the body and calls for study of its work as validation of opposition.
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports that Jerry Murphy, Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa's Second District, proclaims himself a rock-rooted Bourbon Democrat. He says no Prohibitionist can join the Democratic party and rejects the moss-covered bucket metaphor.
Jerry Murphy repeats a one sentence stump speech at the De Witt reunion. He delivers the line Boys, le's all take suthin! forty times daily to satisfy constituents. He stands on the sixth pink, having discarded the rest of the platform as useless rubbish.
Jerry Murphy faced a cool reception from Bellevues old party wheel as he sought allies from W. A. Maginnis and John Campbell before being passed to Don Wynkoop and Nick Totling. In Tete Den Morn he explained his conduct regarding the amendment, admitting voting stances leaned toward the amendment and hinting at defensiveness after a mayoral defeat. His anti-prohibition stance appears driven by political threats rather than principle.
The State Register reports the Second District Republicans pressing a hard, united campaign amid cross district influence from Ohio results. The party presses bold local pride while seeking broader state cooperation to keep Republican supremacy in Congress, with May Farwell preferred over Jerry Murphy as canvassing opens.
Married at Monticello on October 19 1882 by Rev Geo Rettig, Florin Bulthwear Florin and Mine Anus Kilia wed. The wedding gift table reads like a ledger with dozens of items including knives forks towels table cloths china teapots tea sets silverware sugar bowls and many household articles listed to the newlyweds and their families.
J L Caldwell aged 20 dies after long consumption. Indiana born, Iowa resident since youth, he taught, served as Superintendent of Schools, and held Deputy Grand Master in Odd Fellows. He joined Presbyterian church after Monticello church organization and made a clear confession before the session. Funeral attendance notable including Encampment from Anamosa.
A heartfelt tribute recalls energy and courage amid disease, praising a righteous, gentle, and civic minded life. The city’s large funeral attendees honor the departed brother as a Christian and trusted neighbor, with Rev. D Russell delivering a sermon based on eternal words.
Fraternal notices from Morricat o Lonax No 317 I C 0 F Monticello Anamosa Iowa announce the death of Brother Caldwell a much esteemed member. Resolutions express sorrow and sympathy, request room draped in mourning for 30 days, and authorize copies to relatives and Monticello Expanse for publication. A second encampment McDaniel No 32 1 O C F drafts similar memorials for County Superintendent J B L Caldwell with notices to relatives and local papers.
A Monticello ad offers light wagons and buggies at deep discounts for thirty days. Strong spring wagons drop from 805 to 55, iron-axle wagons from 100 to 85, plus a lightly used single buggy sold cheap. AB Abel invites inquiries and praises past support.
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