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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids Republication shows marked improvement in its mechanical features after installing a fine new press. It remains bright editorially and worthy of its printing quality. The piece also notes local quarrels in Missouri feather regulations affecting women’s hats.
The electors approved the biennial election amendment and the supreme court declares it constitutionally sound. No political activity this fall as a result, with no caucuses conventions or campaign rallies. The 1905 year will feel quiet with little amusement and two years of Cummins issue ahead.
Johnson Brigham proposed consolidating the three major Iowa educational institutions into one school in name and purpose. The State College at Ames and the State Normal School have grown rapidly, while the State University has stagnated, fueling belief that consolidation would favor the university and weaken the two thriving colleges.
The progressive wing of Iowa Democrats led by supporters of William J. Bryan held a banquet in Des Moines last week. They warned conservatives that the Bryan faction will not concede and plan to extend the Iowa democratic club statewide with members like H. C. Evans Geo Rhinehart Jerry Sullivan Louis Murphy and John Dennison. They rally behind Bryan on the claim that the last election showed conservatism is folly.
Secretary Shaw urges churches to welcome all regardless of wealth or birth, praising the Catholic church for reaching the poor and condemning worship that favors the rich. He says true Christians are not aristocrats and stresses equal value of souls and eternal rewards beyond worldly status.
George Ei Roberts in New York argues no broad tariff revision is demanded as the country enjoys tariff prosperity. He says railway rate inequalities and rebates, private car line practices, and beef trust price controls deserve priority over any general tariff changes.
The Tabard Inn Library association now in receivership illustrates inflation driven ruin of business. Mr. Eaton created the library and a magazine venture tied to it, but overambitious plans and endless schemes outpaced demand, leading to collapse.
Friends of Col. D. B. Henderson announce he is in poor health after returning from California and will spend the spring months at Colfax. He is praised as a brave and true figure among Iowa’s veteran politicians, whose illness saddens many.
Chicago’s local election produced few notable issues for readers outside the city. Local concerns dominated the ballot and outcomes.
A regional critique depicts young girls labeled as the he said and the said groups as social temptresses. It argues mothers shape outcomes, noting the dangers of early parties and societal pressure while praising simple open hearted girls and condemning violent relationships.
Ira C. Wood and Clarence S. Darrow sparred yesterday over a definition of socialism. Wood recounted a two Irishmen dialogue where Mike says equal division of property. Mike would share some things but keep others, and Wood called that socialism.
A Baltimore man shares a humorous anecdote about his friend's engagement and a belt gift. In a fashionable shop the clerk asks for his size, the groom-to-be uses a yardstick to measure his arm, and proclaims twenty inches as the belt size.
A successful man lists practical skills for a young man starting a business life. He emphasizes legible handwriting, accurate spelling, writing receipts and letters, rapid arithmetic, accounting tasks, banking procedures, tax and discount calculations, crafting ads and notes, and knowing current authors and leaders. The message: mastering these tasks signals readiness for the world.
At a Springfield auction Col F M Woods of Lincoln Nebraska extols the cow as mans greatest animal friend. He notes the cow provides milk for babies and food for families while detailing many uses of cow byproducts from head to tail.
W D Olney, a promoter, has been visiting towns near Oxford Mirror and stirring up talk of electric car lines while advertising his patent pant hanger. He has held meetings to discuss the project but offered no definite plans or proposals. The article notes the lines are expected to become a priority in the near future.
The New Day. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Finish every day and have done with it. For manners and for wise living it is a sin to remember. You have done what you could, some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
Miss Marjorie Quigley, principal of Anamosa High School, has resigned effective immediately because of serious illness. Her brother appeared and escorted her home. Real estate transfers this week add a handsome new home to Anamosa as Wm. Myers sold First street property to Otto Wettstein Jr. for 1500, with possession in thirty days. Wettstein plans a 47000 dwelling, signaling deep local investment. Frances Kala of Prairieburg, visiting near Waubeek, was teased by a chair prank that left her paralyzed in the back and legs, she was taken to the Sanitarium for treatment last Sunday.
Prof. Menizer, who recently resigned as principal, departed yesterday for Minneapolis to take charge of an M. E. Church. He had ministerial work prior to arriving in Hopkinton. In city elections last Monday, 34 votes were cast as caucus nominees won unopposed. Aldermen E. M. Loop and W. S. Beels were named. Mrs. Perry L. Smith, mother of Hopkinton resident Mack Smith, died in San Francisco Wednesday. burial details were not provided.
Reported theft in Cedar Rapids last Monday night notes $8,000 in silks stolen from Reps & Jungle. Nearby items include bank incorporations, suicides, fires, and local court actions across Iowa communities.
Burnt onion hues linger in fashion shown as apricot and russet green compete for popularity. Paris fashion authorities insist they must be worn despite potential complexion concerns, promising widespread use even as styling frets arise.
The Oxford school board met last night to decide on the teaching staff for next year. The entire corps was re-elected with Prof. Fouts receiving a $5 monthly raise. Teachers reported good satisfaction and no changes were needed.
County Attorney Bauder vows to end all gambling in Jones County. He has pursued the dice box and will enforce stringent measures to stop this portion of the law.
In Minneapolis many urge using Rockefeller funds to aid religious groups arguing Wanamaker style distribution could benefit the heathen, while others resist altering church funding norms.
A Buffalo Express item notes a man who visited a Philadelphia church met the minister’s daughter and is now married to her. It raises a broader question about why so few men attend church.
District court last week heard claims by Marshall Field Mary J. Pike and F W Port et al seeking preferred status as creditors of Snyder the bankrupt Olin banker. The assignee must sell the Snyder homestead and pay the widow 3100 from proceeds representing her proven interest. decision to be rendered later.
For sale Plymouth Rock eggs at 75 cents per setting or 4.00 per hundred. Also nine room house for sale on Center Street near Flint Street with furnace electric lights cistern city water and 80 by 160 foot lot. Tailor made suits at $20. Iowa steel tank waterproof. Dr Puleston rupture treatment. Evergreens windbreaks from Hoyt's nursery. Ferndell olives and Jay’s sale items.
A report describes throat irritation and persistent coughing eased briefly by a cough mixture. The text notes irritation returns after initial relief.
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