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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1899
Page
7
Local notices report the Lyman Twins performing at the opera house next Saturday evening. The page also lists dress goods, sales, and various community updates across town.
Obituary notices for Mrs. Jay Slater of Prairieburg and Lettie Arnold of Anamosa accompany local events including sorghum harvest progress by J O Lawrence, a Lyman Twins performance in Monticello, and upcoming auctions by Andrew Kasper and James Voorhees. Also announced are Richelieu stage plans with William Owen and a St Paul Pioneer anniversary edition.
David Samter plans to move his clothing stock to Platteville Wisconsin with the Monticello store closing Saturday night. He will welcome old and new customers to finish sales and settle accounts before departure.
Richland county man faced a keg switch plot while planning a wife’s birthday gathering in Monticello. After loading the keg into his wagon he found an empty replacement, angering him and prompting a future court appearance for the culprits. The issue sits alongside obituaries for Daisy Rundle and Rev. James Hill, with details of their births, deaths and memorials in 1800s Iowa.
The John Rigby property is offered for sale with price and terms to be discussed by Geo Schoonover. Also advertised are Linn county farms for sale at 42 to 50 dollars per acre, near markets, advertised by H M Troy of Cedar Rapids Ta.
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