Farmers and city life clash over prosperity and progress
The Monticello Express discusses rural-urban shifts noting farmers seek fair share of prosperity while city workers and real estate speculation reshape communities. It cites C. J. Galpin on farm migration, Easter unity across Christian sects, political scandals, and debates over highway spending and auto sales.
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Ce Boi
Iowa
C. J. Galpin
Department of Agriculture
U Éa
Repeal of Silence Rule in Trials and Dominion Population Decline
Report on the repeal of a long standing rule that barred a defendant from testifying and on Governor Hammill signing the repeal. Also notes Canada’s population drop of 1,210,000 in seven years amid a general agricultural low mood with no clear source of losses.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Iowa in 1857 The map and handbook reveal a growing state
A historical note surveys Iowa as of 1857 with towns, railroads, and populations. Des Moines has 2500 residents and the state university at Iowa City holds a few thousand students. Cedar Rapids shows early industry and a press, while Delhi and Grewer Bremer counties appear with misprints. Data on Dubuque hotels and land sales totals frame a developing frontier.
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Iowa
Mistitemp River
Iowa City
Des Moines
Town City
State University
Tipton
Advertiser
Cedar Rapids
Grewer County
Shieh
Bremer County
Waverly
Delhi
Delaware County
Dubuque
Towa
United States
Jones County
Anamosa
Bowen's Prairie
Castle Grove
Duane
Fairview
Madison
Monticello
Pierce
Grove Creek
Highland Grove
Johnson
Marshfield
Rome
Scotch Grove
Walnut Fork
Wyoming
Road Bond Plan Dominates Iowa Assembly Readout
The final weeks of the 43d Iowa General Assembly bring intense committee activity as roads, bonds, and budgets take center stage. The House votes 64 to 40 on a road program, aiming to fund primary road improvements with bonds and new taxes, while the Senate prepares to act. Governor Hammill supports the plan, and lawmakers discuss a potential special election in two years. A new liability bill and school textbook bond requirements pass, and the state budget totals about 15.8 million dollars for two years, with major funds to the University of Iowa and state colleges.
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General Assembly
House
State
Senate
T.rioks
Acre
Kicen
Elliott
Scott
Supreme Court
Hammill
White
State of
Iowa
Gssembly
Executive Council
Co-operative Legislative Council
Legislative Committee
R. L. Rutledge
Webster County
Knudson
Hamilton Countr
E. L. Hogue
State Board of Education
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Iowa School For the Blind
Vinton
University Hospital and Psychopathic Hospital
Bacteriological Laboratory
Cold storage meat and dairy stocks drop on March first
USDA reports smaller inventory of butter eggs and poultry in cold storage on March 1 this year than last year. The drop suggests potential favorable price trends for poultrymen and dairymen in the near future.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Chas. A. Doxsee
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Congress
Germany
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Syrus
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Star Meat Market
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Hoover
Sweet Clover
J. W. Doxsee
Doxsee
Lovell Block
Laws
C. A. Deus
Oakland
Pontiac
Michigan
General Motors
R. H. Balster
Monticello, Iowa
Ceneral Motors
Conservative Investments
Wollenberger
John A. Liddy
Wollenberger & CO. Investment Bankers
la Salle Street
Chicago
Farmers’ Creamery Co
Otte
Florida
House of Mehlhop Distributors
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