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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
6
A Chicago Post poem portrays poverty struck housing and hardship yet highlights mothers praying for their boys and fathers sacrificing for others. It emphasizes resilience and hope as families struggle without glory or art while children endure tattered lives.
A long study of the Pinckney family links heredity to public service. Judge and Mrs Pinckney lead a noble line from Virginia to California and back to the South after the Civil War, through Rupert the son who embodies soldier judge and senator, to setbacks of fortune and hopeful restoration along the Potomac.
In a California tale Rupert buys back the Pinckney estate for his father and faces questions of lineage and belonging. The judge recalls a past filled with guilt and memory as Rupert vows to keep the family name alive through his own son. A final fete highlights a lasting bond between generations.
A reflection on infant loss noting that surviving children grow and change while the deceased infant remains an eternal image of youth. The text shifts to a dietary caution advising against drinking milk after a heavy meal as stomach acids curdle it quickly. The piece blends sentiment with a nutrition warning.
Des Moines report covers Iowa railroad property valuations showing a net increase of 4951 while changes on roads and branches balance. Kennedy Rock Island damages settled for 2000 in cash after near fatal injury. Cedar Rapids lock box scandal under review. Colfax drops Iowa Chautauqua this year. Iowa teachers prep to attend NAEs in Buffalo with a July 1 special train planned.
In Clarion Rev W 13 Cash, longtime pastor of the United Brethren church, renounced his faith and was baptized by Evangelist Bruce Brown into the Church of Christ. Before the baptism he spoke, sharply attacking his former church, calling the presiding elder a necessary evil and the bishops’ board despotic. The remarks caused a profound sensation.
Dr G W Bureh escaped a throttling when an insane patient seized a rope and fought off three policemen and four men trying to bind him in Burlington. Meanwhile experts report rich coal indications near Dows with a five foot seam at 200 feet and more shafts planned. Rev Elinor Gordon resigns from Unity church Sioux City and accepts a call to Unity church Iowa City.
A reader summary lists dream interpretations such as onions signaling hidden treasure and a fair indicating a swindle by a fake friend. Other entries suggest wealth through picture cards, rapid estrangement via dice, a long-absent friend upon seeing a goose, pocketbook finds as unexpected success, river dreams as happiness, new shoes as triumph over enemies, pigeons bringing news, and a shaved dream foreshadowing jilting.
Des Moines reports outline daily legislative activity from April 1 to 7. Bills considered include temperance measures, tax and liquor laws, nonresident land ownership limits, and road and sewer ordinances. Adjournment set for April 11 with ongoing debates on suffrage and fiscal appropriations.
The U S consul at Amsterdam Edward Downes asks officials to warn the public against chasing so called Old Dutch estates and unclaimed funds The Bank of Holland and similar English scams are cited by Ambassador Bayard as not existing or real.
A historic survey describes bulldogs facing bulls wolves bears and lions, notes the dull taste of pets, mentions Barry the St Bernard who saved 40 lives, and details large boarhounds and hybrid dogs. It also cites biblical contempt for dogs and the dog’s tight jaw found in anatomy.
In Hampton Iowa a well known card character called Dutch Charlie died by his own pistol. Found on the barn floor with a revolver nearby the man, a dipsomaniac who had earlier been confined to Independence asylum and later at large. His relapse into drunkenness was cited as likely cause and his former thirty second town regiment service recalled his immense strength and notorious temper.
Rev. C. B. Cline, a Methodist preacher from Adell, on a trip to Seattle, misplaced his pocketbook in Cheyenne while changing trains. It contained $30 cash, four tickets to Seattle, and checks totaling $2,800 drawn on Des Moines banks. Despite search efforts, the item was not found and he had to stop payment on the checks and arrange funds to continue.
Hamilton Cruzen, 64, one of Madison township’s oldest farmers, hanged himself in his barn while his wife and sons were away. He had lived on the same farm since 1849 and left no apparent motive, with authorities suggesting a possible insane fit.
Henry I Acres a Burlington postal clerk returned home and retired. His wife found him shot dead in his bed holding a hand mirror before the fatal shot. He leaves a widow and one child. no cause is known.
Ottumwa residents report that Count Oto Von Holtvachuherr, a royal descendant and prominent local physician, announces he has found perpetual motion. The claim has drawn wide belief and sparked curiosity about the centuries sought principle.
The Starvison elevator on the river front in Burlington, owned by the National Tinseed Oil company, burned along with 30 000 bushels of flax seed. Losses totaled about 30 000 dollars for the flax seed and 10 000 dollars for the building, with 27 500 dollars and 6 000 dollars covered by insurance respectively.
One hundred lodges invited for the 77th anniversary celebration of odd fellowship in Jefferson on April 28. The corner stone of the orphans' home will be laid on that day.
A recap of notable Iowa headlines includes Opie the jeweler’s $2000 loss in Centerville. Henry Mauer fatally shot while duck hunting near Iowa City. a Fort Dodge naval cadetship exam on an April 35 date. Rollinson’s real estate assignment valued around $60,000. a fire at Zearing’s ice creamery caused total loss. Additional items: Ottumwa hunting accident requiring arm amputation. Des Moines fire causing $50,000 loss. Creston elder Gustave Peterson dies. Sioux City murder case plea. Jefferson horse runaway fatality. Burlington ex-baseball figure Charles Seeley dies. Cambridge harness maker Tred Carlins’ suicide. Sameston & Shenandoah line sale to Burlington corp. Shenandoah retiree John Monroe suicide. Onslaw home fire cremates child. Clinton suit against railroad for death damages. Sioux City bank embezzlement acquittal. Creston veteran D F P Swick dies. Des Moines elects J R Prime brigadier general. Creston Guston divorce settled. Grandpa Crawford dead at 86 in Afton. Iowa City farmer Samuel Stagg vanishes. Mason City postmaster Will E Miller appointed. Mrs. Davey named deputy.
A political tract argues that the Republican convention must plainly declare pro labor protection and home industry duties. It warns that wage earners and industries suffer from foreign competition and urges blunt explicit pledges to restore protection, or risk losing working voters. It cites the need to align currency debates with party duties.
A compilation notes unity on currency at the Wisconsin Republican convention and Democrats facing party cohesion. It cites editorials from Toledo Blade and St. Louis Globe-Democrat while mentioning the Wilson bond deal and Postmaster General Wilson as a potential Democratic nominee.
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