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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
4
Secretary of State George L. Dobson Polk Treasurer John Herriott Guthrie Auditor Frank F. Merriam Delaware Judge Horace E. Deemer Montgomery Clerk Joshua A. Haraman County Auditor William B. Barker County Recorder Miles Cook County Attorney Marshall W. Herrick Supervisor full term William Sutherland Supervisor to fill Vacancy Davin A Clay
Walter Noyes, son of Onslow Postmaster, the first Jones County soldier to die in the Cuban campaign, fell ill at Camp Wikoff after Santia go fighting. He died August 14 1898, leaving a brave record of assault on July 1 and service in the Sixteenth Infantry. His last letters describe hospital life and longing for home as he faced his final days.
Letters recount life during and after the Spanish American War. Walter Noyes of Company H, 16th United States Infantry, lies near Montauk in ward 14 after Cuba service and illness. A resolve from Chickamauga anniversary observances honors Noyes and offers sympathy to his family, noting his death in service and calling for remembrance.
Castle Grove reports J A Mchaughlin drilling another well and Hogan Bros shipping cattle. Delays and visits mark the week with dances in Kehoe’s barn and a Mt. Carroll guest returning home. The school board met, a caucus nominated delegates for Monticello, milk prices averaged 65 cents, and a wedding unites George Young and Abbie Witham at Anamosa parsonage.
Onslow reports opening of a new school building with three teachers Mamie Paul Grace Maple and principal L Buchanan serving 93 scholars. The town mourns Walter Noyes the sole local army casualty from Camp Wilcol Montauk Point New York born Sept 1 1873 died Sept 15 1897 aged 25 years 15 days Enlisted in Chicago and served with the 16th Infantry in Cuba.
A Scotch Grove nursery in Jones County Iowa promotes hardy Apple Plum and Cherry trees suited to the local climate. They claim reliability and better terms than competitors and invite prospective buyers to see stock and place orders with trusted parties.
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