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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
5
Public schools schedule a week off for the fair. Local stores advertise items from Eilers Bolton’s groceries to Deitrick’s hats and Wilers Bolton’s dress goods. Notes include visitors from Nebraska Chicago and Des Moines and upcoming district court in Anamosa on the 8th.
Monticello community pages report visits by Miss Lena Burk Anamosa Miss Mary O Rourke and others. Burrichter's advertises fall waistings and dress goods at H C Wills. Several residents travel to Marion Chicago South Dakota and Wisconsin with real estate coal cows and farm offerings noted along with millinery opening and Jubilee fair updates.
The column records Mrs Leesekamp’s thanks, travel of the Nimmo family, teachers departing for Salt schools Alice Reed Jessie Fawcett Jennie Gilroy, and George Tobiason selling the Lightfoot place for 80 per acre. D D Palmer tours for Tri State Creamery Co. and Clark Albertson marries Deott Koster in Kansas. Land sales totalling 120 acres and 20 acres timber to Schneiter for 9500, transfer next March. Track conditions note a well drained speedway after recent rains. Missouri crops and timothy seed shipped from Chila to Jones County. Eleazar Bachelder, born 1842 in Danville Vermont, died in Everett after dairy work. Mike Turnis operated at Anamosa sanitarium for leg injury, necrosis led to amputation. Jones County Fair showcased balloon ascensions, later replaced by costly carnival acts.
The Rossis famous as the acrobats of A Mysterious Sweetheart visit Monticello for a few days after performing in Cas Cade last week. They plan no week date yet and will tour the Iowa capital sights while visiting friends on the attraction list and those made last year. Mr C A Whiting of Whiting Iowa offers a trophy for the best ten ears of corn grown in Iowa during 1903. The trophy features a natural size ear with sterling silver husks and a gold ear base. It will be awarded by judges appointed by the Iowa State College agronomy head and is contestable annually. Corn entries are to Ames in January.
The Stanwood Herald notes Mr Fowlie a three year head of Stanwood schools with a strong record. East side school at Cascade opens with Miss Ethel Jones as principal and Miss Schroeder as assistant. Also reported: anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Orlando Hosford with gifts. farm sales and business shifts. Poland China swine breeder P O Shea wins prizes. railroad rumor of Kansas City to St Paul through Monticello. list of vaudeville acts for Jones County Fair. travel notes from John McLaughlin. death of Jacob Leesekamp survivor and funeral details.
The Monticello Free Public Library cornerstone was laid on Friday afternoon September 11 with town business closing 3 to 4 pm. A procession formed from school grounds to the site, led by the Monticello boy band and including veterans, council, board members, teachers, and students. Speakers recalled library history from 1867 with the Monticello Ladies Library, Carnegie Library fundraising, and future hopes. artifacts include Carnegie pledge letter for 10,000 and local histories.
Mr Thomas A King narrowly lost the sheriffs race and faces repeated political defeats yet remains loyal to Monticello and neighboring townships. A local court case against Reuben Schneider ended with dismissal. Frederick G Street wed Eleanor Conger in Carmi with reception planned in Chicago. An auction of Clydesdale horses by James Tobison is set for October 21 led by Col Griff Johnson. A 220 acre Castle Grove farm known as Kate Shannon farm is for rent via B C Sheridan at Anamosa.
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