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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
2
Community Notes From Amber Area
Mr Harry Witham returns from a Northern trip. Miss Amy Robertson visits Onslow. A local party spent Saturday on the Wapsie. Miss Florence Casteel goes to Monmouth for the Maquoketa fair. Miss Carrie Hinds returns to Minnesota. Tilghman Hollenback visits his grandmother Mary Maudsley in Thomington Illinois. Rev Bock to conduct service at Black Oak next Sunday. Congregation attends Latter Day Saints dedication at Canton with Elder Joseph Smith present. A Sunday school picnic planned in Woodworths grove near Madison Village with a literary program and picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Harry Witham
Amy Robertson
Onslow
Wapsie
Florence Casteel
Monmouth
Maquoketa Fair
Carrie Hinds
Minnesota
Tilghman Hollenback
Thomington
Tlinois
Onslow Local Notes and School Openings
Onslow reports several moves and new occupations including John Paul entering Clinton Business College Jessie Ruben teaching in district and Mable McKean becoming a Chicago publishing house agent. The town opened school under Wmn. Cummings and Miss Grace Maple with several teachers listed. Three tramps were held overnight then released after suspicion of theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul
Clinton Business College
Jessie Ruben
Scotch Grove
Lottie Chase
Anamosa
Geo. Evans
Geo. Sokol
R. M. Corbit
Hopkinton
Margaret Pan
Krouse
Davenport
John Sokol
Oxford Mills
Spear
J. G. van Ness
Marion
Florence Miller
Des Moines
John Russell Jr
Verdia Litton
Lasota
Ill
Ladies Aid Society
M. I. Chuch
Valley School
C.J. Fawks
Dubuque
Iowa City
Dental Department
The
State University
Scotch Grove News Roundup Sees Teaching, Travel and Birthday
Miss Johnson of Missouri visits Mrs. H. O. Fowler. Center School opens with Miss Dennison directing. Sinclair and Clark bicycle to Clinton last week. The Bentleys vacation in Wisconsin. Olive Hughes to teach in Cedar Rapids schools next week. Sandy Shoemaker plans a Fontanelle store and seeks a manager. Olive Moses celebrates eighth birthday with friends Olive Moses Victoria Fowler Ethel Moses Grace Moxon Rose Maxon Gracia Sutherland Grace Sturtevant Nellie Sutherland Mildred Sutherland Ethel Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Johnson
Missouri
8. O. Fowler
Dennison
M. M. Sinclair
Willis Clark
Clinton
Fontanelle
Olive Moses
Victoria Fowler
Ethel Moses
Grace Moxon
Rose Maxon
Gracia Sutherland
Grace Sturtevant
Nellie Sutherland
Mildred Sutherland
Ethel Rice
Olive
Western College Opening At Toledo Sept 15
Western college in Toledo Tama Co. hosts distinguished guest Henry Sabin as opening speaker on September 15. Sabin will address the topic The Work of the College in Developing Thought. The event signals strong prospects for students and higher learning across the commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Western College
Toledo
Tama Co
Henry Sabin
Suicides and scandals ripple through Iowa rail tales
A disruptive week in Iowa reports A Ward of San Francisco leaped from a speeding Chicago and Northwestern flyer near Wheatland and died. His death follows elopement links to a Los Angeles millionaire’s wife and a demented state of mind. Nearby, Treasurers and lawyers face scrutiny and political shifts as county affairs unfold amid a cascade of notices and tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
A. Ward
San Francisco
Millionaire Bradbury
Los Angeles
Iowa
Wheathind
Chicago
Ward
Stiffon
Roundy
Geneva
Clinton
Monticello Fair Outpaces Anamosa Gate Receipts
Report from the county papers notes Monticello fair crowds and gate receipts reaching about 2100 on Thursday, roughly 850 more than Anamosa district fair. Skeptics question whether income from stand rents and other sources were added to admissions to boost the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Monticello Fair
Anamosa District Fair
Anunnumosa
Monticello
Ananiosa
Soul of Honor J T Sheean Remembered
Anamosa Journal honors J T Sheean as a solitary pillar of virtue and home life. The article lauds his unostentatious benevolence and principled duty, noting his leadership in Jones County and impact on the community. The loss signals a difficult era for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sheean
Anamosa Journal
J.T. Sheean
J. L. Sheean
Mrr. Sheeran
Jones County
Cascade Town Proves Bigger Than Anamosa, Traveler Says
A Cascade traveler claimed Anamosa, Iowa, is less known than Cascade. At a transport office in England the agent offered Cascade as a destination, misdirecting the man who then rode on toward Jones County's seat. The traveler, a horse buyer and shipper, recounts the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Anamosa
England
Iowa
Jones County
State OF Iowa
J.B. McQueen
District Court of
District Court
J. B. McQueen
Poor Jones County Fair Struggles at Monticello
The Jones County Fair at Monticello last week drew few exhibits and entertainment, lagging behind Anamosa. Gambling devices and alcohol thrived under tents with many intoxicated men and multiple Friday fights, challenging police. The note also remarks the absence of the late H. D. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
H. D. Smith
Sunday Night Show Draws Small Oxford Crowd
A small crowd of fewer than thirty attended a Sunday night performance in Oxford as a local troupe, known for teaching a lesson to the town’s youth, staged a free 10 cent show before leaving town after a quiet departure following an on stage altercation with Dr White Cloud.
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White Cloud
Democrats Had Best Meditate From the Ananda Bereka
In a rainy walled county scene at the court room the republican county convention drew wide representation from every township except Washington. The slate included T H Dunn of Wayne for supervisor and faced a disputed sheriff contest between Hiram Arnold of Wyoming and T A King of Monticello. The speech notes acknowledge past injustices to northern candidates and predicts the ticket will win with smaller margins, recalling 1857 precincts and historical majorities while urging unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Co
Scott County
Turner Hall
Julius Lischer
W. C. Hayward
John I. Dempster
Jacob Nabstedt
W. McManus
L. Lambeach
A. A. Miller
E.Z. McArthur
FH. J. Wohl
E. J. Nilton
Chas. J. Sherif
Washington
Jones County
T. H. Dunn
Wayne
Hiram Arnold
Wyoming
My. T. A. King
Monticelo
Barker
King
Monticello
Fairview
Moore
Campaign figures hint at risks for rivals in Monticello
The text cites Rhodes by 253 and Ilogan by 118 in Monticello, noting large margins on a local issue. It recalls county majorities on the Republican state ticket in 1895 were 278 to 804 and last year 878 state and 920 presidential, urging opposing candidates to consider these figures before campaigning further.
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Rhodes
Ilogan
Monticello
Practical Household Tips From A Provincial Cook Book
A collection of dated home advice covers cleanliness, ventilation, cooking tweaks, and do it yourself care. It includes warmth methods, milk and bread tips, pillow renovation, pest prevention, and stain removal using acids and kerosene. The tone mirrors mid century domestic guidance for everyday tasks.
City Council Proceedings September session report and actions
Council met in regular session with seven members present. August weighmaster report and clerk warrants were approved. Leroy Clark water works fixtures bill for 88.83 was carried. Rodman et al stock yards removal petition referred to a special committee of Overing and Bohlken. Adjournment followed. Excursion tickets to Springfield via Chicago offered September 18 19 20. Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O F annual sessions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overing
Bohlken
Heisey
Button
Clark
Schoonover
Abel
Leroy Clark
A. G. Rodman
J. Z. Percina
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Springfield
Chicago
Grand Lodge I
One Horn Cannon of Westfield Becomes Patriot Symbol
A New York Post account recalls the One Horn cannon, captured from the British in 1780, its role in warning Westfield residents, its breakage at an early skirmish, and its enduring display in Fairview cemetery beside the soldiers’ monument and an American eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Cemetery
Westfield
N. J
Knyphausen
Elizabethtown
Springfield
Cranford
Baker
Captain Little
Little
Presbyterian Church
New York
New York Post
Farm Rental Ad Near Sand Spring Monticello IA
280 acre farm for rent 24 miles SE of Sand Spring and 6 miles north of Monticello with good house barn and ample water cash rent terms call on 10w4 John Seery Cascade Town. Report of Warrants Drawn Monticello Iowa city warrants Aug 1897 list includes general fund and water works fund items and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Monticello
City
Iowa
Ecity
Owa
Jones County
J. J. F. Petcina
As cool as a cucumber phrase traced to temperature cue
A cucumber’s temperature was found to be one degree below the surrounding air creating the idiom as cool as a cucumber. The observation links climate to a familiar saying used to describe calm poise.
Court schedule notices from Linn Cedar and Jones Counties Iowa
Public court schedule listing trial dates for 1898 and 1899 across Linn Cedar and Jones counties with specified Mondays in Marion Tipton Anamosa and related cities. Dates cover January March May October February May September November February May September November and December with judges WM G. Thompson and H M Remley noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judicial District
Iowa
Linn, Cedar
Jones
Linn County
Marion
Cedar County
Tipton
Jones County
Anamosa
WM. G. Thompson
H.M. Remley
District Court of
Eighteenth Judicial District
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