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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
7
Charles City forms an efficiency club for local boys and county youth with garden poultry and corn clubs under the Y M C A boys department. The program involves one or more gardens per contestant, strict record keeping, no hired work, and inspections with prizes awarded later. Nearby farm boys will join townspeople in the program.
Arthur Ainsley was shot in the back and killed during a drinking bout in Ward after a dispute over Ellis Hollingsworth’s claim of visiting thirty seven states. Hollingsworth fled. Ainsley found later with a bullet in the heart from the rear.
Le Mars report says Hans Howall 50 ran a Hinton grocery and in a period of ill health took strychnine after telling his wife he would see a doctor. He bought poison at a drug store, returned home and died shortly after.
Mrs. C. J. Lundberg of Fraser died from burns suffered when her shawl caught fire while starting a fire. She was 67 years old.
The coroner's inquest into Cary Turner's death returned a verdict that Truman Pond was responsible. Pond maintains the shooting at his residence was an accident.
Aurelia businessman W H Johnson who has grown popcorn for years sold a major shipment totaling 80 000 pounds. The top grade popcorn scored 24 points with eraded 23 points noted in the sale details.
The Blanchard Herald changes hands with Dewell and Son selling to Mr. Hufaker of Malvern. Hufaker will take possession immediately. The Dewell family has operated the paper in Blanchard for nineteen years.
Miss Mary Wilmek was found dead in the home of Arthur Brooks where she was employed. An investigation showed she died by her own hand drinking carbolic acid, two ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. H B Miner marked their fifty first anniversary at their home in Waukon. They are noted as state pioneers and the elderly groom has long served as county surveyor.
The department of agriculture issues a new order under the federal foot and mouth disease quarantine. Tama County Iowa will be a free area while Iowa County a modified area.
Washington DC announces a recess appointment of John T. Herron as postmaster at Boone Iowa by President Wilson. The move follows standard civil service practice and places Herron in charge of Boone postal operations.
A severe blaze totally destroyed the Grant The Smart and Co. general merchandise store and its in building post office. Officials estimate stock losses around 10000 dollars.
Clarence Smith who was jailed on forgery charges and given a fifteen year sentence in the district court by Judge H. E. Fry drank disinfectant to kill himself while in custody.
Muscatine announces a new fire-proof hotel costing 250000 dollars will be officially dedicated on April 8. A band and dance will be among the principal attractions of the dedication function.
Fire at Joe Brewster’s barn in Buck Grove destroys two blooded stallions owned by Henry Hink and two cows owned by Charles Chase, threatening the town.
Mason City reports a one legged man Charles McDonald plans a living by borrowing two hens and a peck of potatoes from farmers. He will return them or their equivalents soon, claiming industrious hens will lay eggs quickly and the potatoes will yield a fall crop to repay the loan.
A five week revival in Cedar Falls ends with 943 new converts. Rev. Oscar Lowry of Cedar Falls led a campaign at a tabernacle that seated 8,000 and was filled at every service, marking notable success in both west and east regions.
Grundy Center Williamson and Willoughby sold 960 acre tract near Cylinder Iowa to Mr Wilson of Estherville for about 100 000 dollars. The owners held land less than two years and sold at an advance near 30 dollars per acre.
Hodge Jones former Shenandoah World managing editor departs for Chicago to serve as business manager of the Duroc Bulletin a bi monthly magazine. J J Doty of Shenandoah recently purchased controlling interest in the publication.
The Shenandoah High School science department has installed a wireless station capable of sending messages fifty to one hundred miles and receiving from most large stations.
At a business meeting of the New Hampton Poultry Association officers were elected President T. B. Condon secretary C. B. Phillips treasurer Tim Donovan. Directors named A. H. Honeyman S. T. Whalen J. C. Mueller H. Z. Babcock D. W. Davison Superintendents John Lew Schnurr Kemman Lewis.
Davenport employers plan relocation of Independent Brewing and Davenport Malting Co across the river to Rock Island after the first of next year when the state dries up. The firms employ about 400 men and own properties valued around $1,000,000.
Forty acres near Fort Dodge sold for 225 dollars per acre by M. J. Haire, who bought the tract three years ago for 125 dollars per acre. Nearby, L. W. Schaffner cleared a 56 dollar per acre profit on an 80 acre farm near Barnum.
Mrs. N. Boley of Hillsboro aged 78 died Thursday morning and her husband, aged 79, passed away the same day in the evening. The wife had been seriously ill for some time, while the husband death was not expected.
Mason City reports prominent banker R. C. Lubiens of St Ansgar has purchased the eighty acre Central Heights tract west of the city. The land was platted by J. D. Mullaney about three years ago.
Frank Weichman bought 153 acres adjoining Newhall in Benton County for 35 200 dollars at 280 dollars per acre. The purchase signals continued activity in Vintonia Land as buyers target agricultural parcels in the area.
Mason City records a five year population gain of 53 percent with a total of 17 221 residents according to the recently completed state census.
The Southwestern Home Missionary Convention of the Methodist church will meet at Woodbine on April 15 and 16. The Foreign Missionary Society convention is planned for Denison on Thursday and Friday, April 29 and 30.
The revival conducted by Rev. Wilhite and singer Shaul is proving a great success with 159 attendees last week.
Burglars entered the Joe Canty drug store and stole all cocaine and morphine in stock. Police rounded up five men and pursue a sixth suspect while holding the five for investigation.
Miss Edna Caughey, 19, daughter of F T Caughey, died by asphyxiation. In a note to relatives she attributed the act to ill health.
Iowa senate advances key liquor enforcement measures including a bill to seizevehicles used to transport liquor illegally and confiscate the vehicle as well as penalties for persistent liquor law violations. Other actions cover trial rights, age of consent changes, and public-safety bills.
Iowa property owners face higher tax levies in 1915 with school taxes rising to 17 272 482 up 1 296 238 from 1914 and city revenues growing to 7 209 074. County road funds drop to 4 967 748 while bridge funds rise about 100 000. Total state taxes exceed 46 million.
Completion of the farm management survey of Scott county continues this week with 25 farmers to be visited by Prof. S J Thompson of Ames and G R Bliss agriculturalist of the Scott County Farm Improvement League. The study records building layouts crops fertilization and cultivation and marketing processes. Scott county is among Iowa counties chosen by Iowa State College for a management survey with one township in each county included.
Denison churches the Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and German Methodist have organized a gospel teamwork plan with officers led by president W C Van Ness, vice president Emil Uugg, secretary W J S Terry, and treasurer M Jones. A large religious program is planned for the fall featuring an evangelist arrival.
The case of Francis Dunn, a 17 year old boy who shot and killed his stepfather T. J. McEntry on the McEntry place west of town last December, is scheduled for April 12 in district court with Judge Rockafellow presiding.
Mrs Katherine Specht, mother of several children, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for smothering her newborn baby several months ago in Dubuque. She received an indeterminate sentence at the Anamosa reformatory.
John Wesley Millisack longtime Waapello County resident died at his daughter's home north of Ottumwa at age 87 after sixty three years in the county. His death leaves a record of a family and community ties in the Ottumwa area.
Inwood mayor CG M Anderson resigns after being urged by Rev F P Quick of the M S Church to enforce gambling laws. He cites loss of power as the town marshal also resigned, leaving him unable to act.
Spirit Lake forty acres on West Okoboji lake purchased by Methodists of the Sheldon district. A camp meeting will be held there July 15 to 25.
Northern Iowa stock breeders will ship two trains of bred stock from Sioux City to the Panama fair in San Francisco this August. Sioux City is the designated collecting point for the shipment.
A 72 seated jitney bus arrives in Council Bluffs and will run between Council Bluffs and Manawa and Big Lake during the summer. The service aims to connect the city with nearby communities and provide seasonal travel options.
The article outlines fern propagation methods noting division rhizomes bulblets and spores as options. It describes preparing a seed-pan with drainage, using leaf mold sand and sod, laying spores on a level surface, covering with glass, and watering carefully to avoid overwatering while keeping the setup in indirect light.
The article explains that a perfectly smooth lawn requires frequent rolling and gradual soil improvement over years. It describes making a lawn roller from cement with a gas pipe axle, including form options of wood slats or galvanized iron. A practical size is about 20 inches long and 14 inches in diameter, and with basic tools a roller can be built quickly and cheaply.
A hotbed is built like a cold frame but in a three foot deep excavation filled with fresh stable manure that ferments for days. It is trodden down and capped with six inches of rich soil once the earth reaches about 90 degrees. Banking seals the bed. Sun heats the air to 70 to 80 degrees while other times it stays 65 to 60. This method starts transplanting tender annuals earlier in May.
Instructions warn plant owners to identify pests by leaf curl and apply remedies such as clear water for red spider, tobacco or soap suds for aphids, hot tea or pepper tea for white worms, and fir tree oil soap for ferns. Cautions note baths may damage plants and advise careful handling.
The fragment advises using a large box with tobacco and water to cover plants marked with Hee. It suggests placing the plants inside the box for twenty four hours to cause illness or death, claiming this is better than smoking or dipping.
Summer pruning can shape plants and promote healthy growth. Prune Ilac and rose bushes to favor new wood and a second bloom. cut back vigorous shoots to encourage side branching. Avoid manure near bulbs and prepare autumn beds with soil, manure, sand, and spaced lilies for a spring display.
When plants grow too tall and lanky, nip off the tip of each branch to curb height. This redirects energy to the bark, strengthening the plant and producing a more compact form.
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