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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1897

Page

2

Monticello Express Notes Local Social and Sporting Items

Center Junction notes visits and travels of residents including Mrs E J Lyons, H G Davis, Mrs Geo Frazer, Miss Jessie Kent, and Miss Blanche Applegate. Local events include a guait tournament, a ball game 80 to 29, church organizing aid, a funeral, and suffrage convention attendance by several residents.

Center Junction E. J. Lyons Anamosa H.G. Davis Amber Geo. Frazer Preas Jessie Kent Emma Bailey Charles Malheoat Annamosa Henry Aldrich Ben Thornton Wyoming Magnday C. FE. Magoon Chicago Blanche Applegate Bet Dora Smith Iowa City Della Dawson F. D D. Cartwright Dolly Paul Brighton Beach Fats

Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and School News

Wromine September 21 reports residents visiting relatives in Chicago and Lisbon while others travel to Clarence Oberlin College and Lake Forest. The town hosts a bake of social events, school activities, and civic updates including a new high school organ and renewed clerk appointments.

Alicia Breish Oberlin Ohio Oberlin College W. H. Shopland A. F. Dellitt Walter James Cedar Rapids U. S E. G. Waite Monticello A. F.waite Flo DeWitt Chicago Jennie Johnson L. H. Paul Vera Vaughn Mt. Vernon Conservatory of Music Vaughn W. J. Knight Marion Neb Knight DeWitt House Blanche Johnson Louis Tourtellet Will Chamberlain Clifford Paul Emery Smith Lake Forest Iowa City Lenox College Hopkinton James Cromwell Valley County Freedom John Cromwell Cromwell Maude Fuller Jones County E. A. Fuller Fonda Iowa Mr. Miller Minnie Texas RR. Fishwikl A. White

Local items note travel illness and fair

OnsLow Sept 21 reports Mrs. Graham sick for several days Robt Scroggie shipped hogs today J Overly and son William attended the state fair Otis Griswold is seriously ill Calkins attends him Mr Cummings new school principal is progressing DP G Abrams and wife visited Fairview Saturday to see Chris Larson’s family Rev McConnell of the U P church Wyoming filled the Presbyterian church Sunday evening

OnsLow Graham Robt. Scroggie J. ©. Overly William Otis Griswold Ly. Calkins Cummings DP. G. Abrams Fairview Chris Larson McConnell U. P. Church of Wyoming Presbyterian Church List

Weather, deaths and visits near Castle Grove

The notes recount events in Castle Grove and nearby areas including a lightning fatality to a Hall heifer, a killing frost with 26 degrees, two horses and a colt killed in a thunder storm, and various visits by D W Cunningham Pat Troy Chas Hall R Shear J Williamson McLaughlin Sackett Crusinberry Lulu Laude and others. Mrs Andrew Davidson Maggie and Margaret Noble returned from Canada with Wm Starr of Maxwell.

Castle Grove D. W. Cunningham Viola Pat Troy Chas Hall R. Shear DJ Hogan Anamiosa Jas, Williamson Hopkinton J. A. McLaughlin Frank Sackett Mercury Michael Haley Haley Andrew Davidson Maggie Margaret Noble Canada Niagara Wm. Starr Maxwell, Towa

Cass town notes and obituaries from Sept to Sept

Cass notes report visits and comings by local residents including Hanna Ketcham Bagley Sloan Beal and Brown. News includes Elmer Ketcham well drilling progress Jack Frost corn damage and upcoming corn cutting and potato digging. Anson Barlow dies after seven months at sanitarium and is buried at Olin. he was active in M F church Epworth league and Christian Endeavor.

Cass Hanna Ilinois W. L. Ketcham Davenport F.M. Bagley New York Buffalo A. A. Sloan Mr. Beal Dysart C. M. Brown Monticello W. L Anson Barlow Olin Will Ernest Condit Milton Arthur Lake M. EF. Church Epworth League Christian Endeavor Societies

Births and Visits Reported in Scotch Grove Notes

In Scotch Grove on Sept 21 Mrs Ellen Barnhill and Mrs Sweesy visited over the Sabbath. Mrs Barnhill plans to return to Kansas next week. Mr and Mrs Robert Heasty welcomed a daughter born on the 16th, their five sons smiling with pride. Mr and Mrs C M Hanna and their little daughter returned from Coggen on Thursday. Mrs George Mason and her two sons from Superior Wisconsin visit Mrs Elmer Maxon.

Scotch Grove Ellen Barnhill Sweesy Barnhill Kansas Robert Heasty C. M. Hanna Coggen George Mason Superior Wis

Express Clubbing Rates With Leading Journals

The Express offers advance subscribers reduced rates with several journals. Leaders include The Express with Toledo Blade The Express and Chicago Inter Ocean The Express and State Register The Express and Iowa Capital all priced for one year at $2.00 to $2.10 depending on the partner publication.

Express Ti Express The Toledo Blade Chicago Inter Ocean State Register Iowa Capital

Poor Relief and Municipal Expenses Record

A garbled ledger lists payments for poor relief and town costs including rail fare, rent, board, care, grave digging, dry goods, doctor fees, coffin, jail and prison expenses, printing, and various staff and official disbursements. Names such as Matthiessen, McNamara, Schoonover, Burr, McQueen, and Poore appear amid items from rail fares to butcher, insular hospital, and orphan funds.

A Matthiessen H Peters Woseby Baird & Wilson Geo Inglis A Howie NA Rice Matthiessen John Gerdes AG Paungburn Cramer Thomas Egbert Sidlar & Chambers Carter & Hussey Mutt Parrott & Sons Republican Printing Co Booth & Son JW Coxsee JW Wall A_C Crouch Thos McGovern Schoonover Town Insane Hospital Orphans’ Home OM Brown UH Burr Eva E Francis Iowa College For Blind Herrick Express Barker Fuller Bros CR Howard TJ Cowan Sigworth Anamosa Waterworks Co Trester F Kairns L Hanna Milo Caldwell Wilson Hovey

Evergreens for Shelter Planting Offer in Jones County

A local proposal offers to plant evergreen trees on farms in Jones county to protect against weather extremes. The sellers will plow, prepare soil, and plant in spring, with two years of risk coverage and payment after establishment. They also stock apple, plum, and cherry trees in Iowa and emphasize sound established varieties. Visitors welcome and correspondence desired.

Jones County Towa

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J. W. Doxsee Palmer Springvill Paralta Frank Probst A. W. Smith Evelyn Russell Mary Carter Dr. Scott Brown Elliot, Town Corning Johnson Wyotfiing Board of Supervisors ANF MT Kairn Matthiessen Bros George E Noble Shaw & Dutton Groceries Wherry Peteina A P Jennings Savoy Geo. Stuhler VSS J. M. King Maxwell Samter & Samter Dry Goods Department Indian Head Lawrence L. L Lonsdale Selz Bros Bonaparte Ann Evelinnie Glovers Rtce Marshall Field Mackintosh Golden Baele Clothing Hovussk, Goldstone Bros., Propr’s Arabe Peto Wilson Bros Rockford Cas Tos Golden Eagle Clothing Store
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