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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
8
Des Moines reports Iowa raises the governor's salary to 5000 dollars after full legislative passage. The session also expands tax exemptions for soldiers and sets outward swinging doors for large buildings. A two year sewage study is proposed, along with compulsory education for children ages seven to fourteen. Pension funds for soldiers at Marshalltown are reallocated to dependents under new rules.
Fr J Weigert of Henry county near Lowell reports a rich copper ore lead found on his farm after years of farming. He sent samples to the Denver School of Mines whose assayer predicts a large fortune if properly developed. The ore is valued at 12 cents per pound and sources indicate a grand future in the locality.
Edwin Mead, the Overland Limited engineer who saved his train from a high embankment, is in Sioux City. Once a Milwaukee road fireman, he recalls many old engine room friends now lost to injury and time. Both legs are crippled and one arm gone, yet he says he does not regret his act.
An elderly man about 65 named Godfrey was found dead in his El Dora area cottage by a young girl who alerted neighbors after peering through a window. He had been dead for several days, and the body was discovered inside the residence.
United States Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver will attend the opening of the new athletic park at Morningside college in Sioux City on September 25. A football game between Morningside and Cornell colleges will feature Dolliver kicking off the pigskin and delivering an address.
In Vernon a brawl between Ed Mariott and John Leggett with axes and clubs erupted over a school election dispute. Mariott sustained serious injuries, with whom aid arrived in time possibly saving his life.
James Brenton, Republican, elected mayor of Des Moines by about 1000 over Democratic incumbent J J Hartenhower. Burlington reelects Mayor Marquardt with all city officers Democratic. D G Morgan, Republican, wins Des Moines area council seats. Sioux City returns W Caldwell as mayor by 1000. Clinton elects I A Hughes mayor by 300 with GOP council majority.
Sheriff Jackson returns to Sioux City from Fort Scott Kansas with Samuel Heisler charged with horse stealing. County Attorney Whitney says they will convict. Heisler borrowed a horse and buggy from Charles Van Horn Moville last January, disappeared, later captured in Kansas. The horse and buggy were recovered after Heisler sold them for thirty dollars.
J. B. Judd, 55, prominent Topeka resident, was shot and killed by Mrs. G B Walker, 35, a Miles Ta health seeker, in her Topeka apartment. Walker claims Judd attacked her four times and she acted in self defense.
On an Eldora area farm north of town M J Finster unearthed a large tin box packed with gold and silver coins buried long ago. Earlier he tore down an old building on the same farm and silver coins rained from the rafters. Local lore says a miser once owned the property.
The March report for Towa notes warmer than usual conditions and generally favorable weather for early farm operations. Plowing and seeding are well advanced, fall wheat acreage is larger than last year, and winter crops are healthy with abundant feed on hand.
George H. Frye of Dubuque died suddenly at Hotel Law in La Crosse Wisconsin. William Monroe four year old son of John Monroe of Bromley burned when his clothing ignited during fodder burning. F B Kent son of hotel manager leased Brandford and Park hotels at Storm Lake. L C Besley brick kiln owner in Council Bluffs sues brickmakers union for damages. Ada Rohrer of Waterloo ran a hatpin through her hand. surgeon extracted the remainder. A B Merriam secretary of the National Wholesale Drug association died in Charles City. Postmaster I P Heizer of Sioux City escaped death in quicksands while duck hunting. B S Harrison of Waterloo bought 80 acres near Pembine Wisconsin to lay out as a townsite. George S Batty resigns as general passenger and ticket agent of Iowa Central in Marshalltown. to join another company. Forty seven doctors and 27 pharmacists graduated from the University of Iowa. Silas Brandt of Peosia has an over 200 year old German wooden clock. Rev Arthur Chilson of Eldora leaves for South Africa to establish a mission. Mount Hamill post office becomes a domestic money order office. Western College in Toledo reopens after smallpox closure. C F Wennerstrum retiring Iowa labor commissioner named St Louis fair commissioner to Norway and Sweden. David Collins of Iowa City died of pneumonia at 63. Des Moines City Railway proposes selling eight tickets for a quarter if no competing franchises granted. Frank Nelson switchman of Iowa Central yards in Oskaloosa died after being hit by an engine. A central Iowa baseball league may form with Fort Dodge Marshalltown Boone Waterloo Algona and others. Three Brooks bank robbers pleads guilty and receive five year sentences. moved to Fort Madison.
Secretary Hay testifies before the special House committee detailing his 1899 interactions with Captain Christmas over US interests in acquiring the Danish West Indies. Hay notes he sent a trusted agent to Copenhagen and provided letters to the Danish minister Brun regarding negotiations and private mediation.
Albert T. Patrick, convicted March 26 of the William Marsh Rice murder, was sentenced to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing by Recorder Goff on Monday. An appeal to the New York Court of Appeals will stay execution pending their decision. Patrick kissed his wife before departure, had his beard shaved, and was placed in the death house awaiting further action.
Reports discuss Japan where dresses are bought by weight and claim Japanese men rank among top needleworkers. It notes no undertakers in Japan and explains burial customs after which mourning begins. Also mentions Paris prize for large, well behaved families won by the Gallez family of 13 children.
Detroit and Grand Rapids show light turnout with Republican gains in several cities while Democrats win Adrian Kalamazoo Petoskey Traverse City and other Michigan towns. Ohio results include Cincinnati Toledo Columbus and Dayton with Republicans winning most city tickets and Democrats scoring in Findley Hamilton Sandusky and other cities.
A collection of curious notes covering language origins soap usage by country and a Greenland shark fishing method near Reykjavik. It notes the Chinese language's root words and dictionary size, a cement formula using lead oxide litharge and glycerin, and a vivid Greenland shark fishing description with head of seal bait a common lure.
Iowa legislature actions include an outward swing door mandate for certain 106-person buildings, a fish and game bill adding catfish to game species, and parole for Wesley Elkins. Other measures cover osteopathic licensing, a multimillion tax levy, railroad expansion, barbers’ licensing, soldier property exemptions, and pardons for several inmates.
A landslide at Ste. Genevieve de Bastican Quebec devastates the farm of Joseph Baptiste St Arnaud. The riverbank collapsed burying the farmhouse barns and granaries except for the sitting room where the farmer his wife and six children survived after walls collapsed but stayed intact and later dug out.
A Philadelphia Bulletin observation outlines a man who bristles at trifles yet seeks control over others actions. He boasts fashion sense and denies temper, claims constant innocence, and pressures women while mismanaging judgments. He coats dislike of crowds with sulky mood when alone and switches attire with seasons.
Col John Scott a former Iowa lieutenant governor documents long tenure among Iowa Masons. He joined Wingate Lodge No 161 Kentucky in 1848 and rose to master in 1849. he later led Nevada lodge in 1857 and is among Iowa’s oldest continuous members. The piece lists other centenarian and near-centenarian Masons tied to early lodges across several states.
Polk county District Judge A H McVey ruled that voters keep full control over street railway franchises. The decision rejects the view that city councils alone may set franchise conditions after a vote, affirming that the people determine franchise length compensation streets used car numbers running times fares and all related terms.
Former Representative John Gibson of Creston travels to Manila to remain as treasurer and take control of the Philippine Lumber & Investment Company. The firm, chaired by J. A. T. Hull, has a capital of 15 million dollars and Gibson has been the driving force behind its promotion. He surveyed assets last year, then returned home for winter before committing to permanent relocation.
Mrs. Martha Schuler of Des Moines believes Albert T. Patrick's New York conviction could invalidate Rice's will, alleged forged to favor Patrick. If overturned, the Rice estate valued around 7 million dollars would be divided among heirs, with Mrs Schuler noted as poor and seeking share.
Judge Kelly granted an injunction restraining the officers of the Ancient Order of the Red Cross from transferring funds and property to the Bankers' Union. The Bankers' Union, based in Omaha, Neb., recently agreed to absorb Red Cross members.
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