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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1906
Page
10
In a vivid poem from the Atlanta Constitution, I. L. Stanton describes a pretty Easter bonnet with a garden and birds on it. The scene erupts as organ thunder, minister bells, and a swarm of bees turn the hat into chaos in a humorous, vivid tableau.
In a Chicago Tribune item, Mr. Jhonnie Farley flaunts a dazzling Easter necktie to distract from his clothes. Luke Lavin and Timmy Lawrence seek to boost Miss Thomas by coloring standout eggs for a prize, which the judges award to the new helper Miss Thomas amid Farley’s laments.
A longstanding practice in parts of Mexico is criticized as ignorant and superstitious. People stage passion plays with real fervor and for years volunteers have crucified themselves as penitents. Some volunteers were criminals who received pardons if they survived, while others were killed during the brutal ritual.
The Houston Post reports a sailor was crippled in a naval engagement at Annapolis, clarifying the incident did not occur against Spain. The brief item highlights the unexpected danger faced during training or operations near the academy.
A Pilgrim describes Easter at Cairo's Greek church with dim altars and candlelit crowds. A royal door procession reveals the patriarch and dignitaries in gold embroidery, jewels, and palm branches as the liturgy unfolds under the starlit sky.
A guide to making a dainty Easter remembrance booklet with folded or stitched pages, tinted note paper, and mounted pictures. It explains cover creation, binding with ribbon, and formatting the poem on one side per page, as described by Florence Marian Critchlow in the Woman's Home Companion.
A Roman soldier Marcus guards the tomb and wrestles with fear, faith, and greed. After a night of whispers about a risen Jesus, the dawn breaks with Marie cured by Jesus and Marcus choosing truth over gold.
After three months the Thirty-first Iowa General Assembly adjourned sine die. Key measures enacted include a pure food law and a five year renewal for saloon petitions, with school certificate reforms and a standardised school year. Several major bills were defeated, including primary elections and a state constabulary bill. John Fermiott announced a Republican run for governor, signaling a party harmony bid.
In the Iowa legislature discussions veered against further art funding with Representative Weeks pushing to indefinitely postpone a 6000 dollar bill for Capitol art while the Read property in Ames faces conversion to town lots. Separately a state tuberculosis hospital bill advances with 50000 dollar appropriation, and Des Moines reports record letter mail totals alongside the Republic Oil withdrawal.
Fire of unknown origin gutted the Union Brick & Tile plant in Dawson causing an estimated loss of 15000 with 3600 insured. The brief item notes other local incidents including deaths, suits, and accidents across several Iowa towns.
Easter derives its name from the Saxon goddess Estre the personification of the east or spring. In ancient times it was called the Sunday of Joy and Athenians celebrated the awakening earth with music and revelry. Saxon ancestors kept Easter eight days after Lent and the long winter’s burial, rejoicing in the spring festival.
The Hungarian favor Easter Monday as a wedding day, believed lucky for marriages with priests kept busy. The rest of the week hosts social gatherings as Lent’s austerity ends.
A staged quip frames a backstage dispute as the Soubrette notes no speaking terms with the manager and the Comedian insists on a written contract confirming the arrangement.
H W Spaulding administrator for Henry C Spencer estate files in Montezuma after the First National Bank of Grinnell receiver claims 268000 with 23000 paid leaving 245000 unsatisfied. A dividend of eight percent is declared. George Swords receiver has already paid sixty five percent to creditors, indicating about seven percent more will be paid in total.
Delegates elected J M Wiederhold as president J H Post secretary Frank Foster vice president and Peter Stephany treasurer. The association covers towns along the Great Western Northwestern and Sarvoll Audubon branches and will stage a test tournament in Carroll in June called the Interstate firemen's sack with Carroll Commercial Club aiding.
Dee Wits Oniwaeal former editor of the Smitthland Press now Granville Cantonita editor faces a $10,000 damages suit from Granville banker Webb Chait. The action cites injuries from a vicious dog owned by W H Graft that severely injured Dintatit and Mac snristle, with the court set for the September term in Sioux county district court.
Des Moines and Iowa report railways have absorbed visible coal supply, preventing any commercial coal availability. Prices quoted range from 73.00 to 4600 per ton, with no delivery dates offered and other fuels fetching exorbitant prices.
Ol linach Chaud Whisler was found not guilty of murdering Frank Ogden at Whisler’s Bloomfield home on April 1, 1905. Both were prominent farmers. The trial, one of southeastern Iowa’s most sensational cases, ended after Whisler admitted shooting Ogden claiming self defense following insults to his wife Mrs Whisler.
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