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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
7
H. M. Troy of Minneapolis visits town while Deatrick's advertises Shetland Wool and Black Dress Goods. Many Monticello visitors, Hicks and Eilers sales, and fruit jars promotions appear alongside notes on local residents, rag stores, and a barber trade trainee ad. Dr. Heisey visits Cedar Rapids. Amy Darling tours from Mitchell, SD. and Stuhler heads to Iowa City to study at the state university.
Henry Frerichs visits relatives in LeMars and various shops offer fall dress goods while residents travel to Manchester and near towns. Mentions Miss Rose Helberg, Mrs. Parrott, Crawford articles, and Tamoka coffee. Also notes birding, sewing machine sale, and upcoming theatre adaptation of Marie Corelli's Thelma with Aiden Benedict's company.
Mrs Anna Winters of Castle Grove departs for Laurel Nebraska to live with her son. Michael Busker’s remains pass Monticello en route to Wayne Center for burial. Mrs Vina Duffin dies in Davenport after long illness. funeral held with Eastern Star and Masonic rites.
Monticello news recounts Angell's Comedians at the opera house featuring a life like pig drawn by artist Wm Magee, tax notices and 1901 tax lists, land deals including John A Hubbard selling a yearling colt to Conway Bros of Edgerton Wisconsin for 176 dollars, and Archbishop Keane’s upcoming confirmation event. Also covered are Dr H K Patton osteopathy visits, Rev W M Lemen’s departure, Jones County Fair crowds and racing results, and local society reports.
The article notes rapid race times this week with a remarkably fast average. It mentions heats trotted and paced, a standout time by Alpha W, and the slowest time by Van Dart, alongside an average around 2:20 and 85-45. Sarah Lou and others are referenced in racing context.
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