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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
3
Des Moines reports Prof Hidden argues Iowa farmers can lift corn yield from five to ten bushels per acre adding as much as 20 million dollars to state farmers income. The state Capitol Warehouse contract priced at 29 thousand dollars and a new fireproof building enables public document storage.
At the ninth annual Southeastern Iowa School Teachers Association session in Burlington, J. E. Williamson was elected president with I. M. Fultz as vice president and Laura Witch as secretary. Eugene Trenley became treasurer and Eugene C. Pierce chaired the executive committee. The group urged amending the compulsory school law to require truant officers in cities over 5 000 and approved manual training plus higher teacher salaries.
J C Bicklin a Waterloo area farmer says he cured a fifteen year ailment by swallowing an emetic. After agony he expelled two bull snakes from his stomach, the larger three feet three inches long and seven eight inch in diameter. Physicians doubted his sanity until he produced the snakes.
A lamp explosion sparked a fire at the Columbia hotel in Rockwell City owned by Dr. J. M. Cooper, destroying the building and furniture before firemen arrived. the hotel was uninsured. The same day the Illinois Central depot burned to the ground while the station agent was away at dinner, suspected incendiary origin.
Trustees of Iowa college vote to accept 50000 from Andrew Carnegie for a new library with two conditions. Library to be free to Grinnell residents and an annual 5000 to be allocated for maintenance and development. A committee was formed to raise funds to meet the maintenance demand.
New city administration plans to change the town name from Colfax to Colfax Springs to emphasize its status as a health resort and better convey the city’s chief feature to the world. The proposed name highlights springs and health benefits.
J N Ball died at Samaritan hospital after competing in a fat man's race where 200 pounds was the minimum. He collapsed after finishing, exhausted from over exertion. the event was held in Sioux City and his participation led to a fatal outcome for him.
Public schools at Frasier shut due to a diphtheria outbreak causing several deaths. A Des Moines Jefferson banquet drew 800 Democrats with W. J. Bryan delivering an address and supporters planning to organize for state convention control. A man killed after a fall from a freight train at Clinton is identified as the husband of a Chicago woman. Glenwood prepares to entertain southwest Iowa editors on April 24. A steamer accident in Clinton claims a 17-year-old girl. Post offices discontinue service in several counties and routing changes noted. The Iowa Illinois & Wisconsin Interurban Railway plans a Dubuque to Platteville line with $750,000 capital. Local clergy changes noted in Cedar Falls. Faylor township votes to establish a central township school. Isaac Dailey dies by his own hand in Nichols amid a betrayal. Pearl Burtlow perishes in a Burlington cabin boat fire. Joseph Wilhelm of Muscatine stands to inherit land in Philadelphia. County courthouse petitions show Garner leading Britt by 407 signatures. J. F. Shepard dies at Town City aged 72. R. W W. Armstrong, Chandlerville Democrat, dies after long public service.
The historic cottage used by abolitionist John Brown as headquarters in 1857 burned at Tabor. Once on town outskirts, it is now surrounded by houses. Brown ran an underground railway to move enslaved people to Missouri and beyond, coordinating night marches and aiding escapes toward Canada.
The Iowa Central reports strong growth in 1902 with net earnings per mile at 962.73 on 449 Iowa miles, up from 841.22. The line partially classifies gross earnings as requested and will supply full details next year.
Special correspondence notes United States consul at Reichenburg Austria Clark McFarland plans resignation to pursue angora goat farming. He served about eight years. previously at Nottingham Jing land. Son of Cedar Falls native Mrs Peter Melendy. Col A W Swalm to England post. former editor of the Oskaloosa Journal may not return to Iowa before departure. Mrs Swain visits Des Moines unsure of husband’s Iowa return.
Omaha’s Ly man Waterman and Des Moines’ J M Polk back a plan for an eight line interurban trolley from Chicago to Omaha via Davenport Moline Rock Island Joliet Des Moines Colfax and Omaha. Participating firms include Tri City Street Car Davenport Elgin Street Car and Interurban Joliet line. Lines would meet midpoints and share traffic to provide seamless Omaha Chicago service.
Instructions describe building a stonehouse for dolls using a wooden box frame as a model. Cut window and door openings, simulate stained glass with paper or isinglass, paint sashes white, and cover the exterior with putty before finishing.
The article describes making a toy stone house using found beach pebbles or broken rocks, pasteboard for the walls and chimney, sand or sanded paper for roofs, red paper bricks, a pasteboard bent roof, and a large box to place the house with a mossy lawn. A mirror becomes a pond and the box must be stiff to hold putty and stones.
A Kansas City Star item describes making a playful clock for children. It features a black cat on a millboard clock face in bright green with vermilion outline, twelve mice mapped to the dial, blackened clock hands, vermilion weights with paperweight mice, and a cat pendulum on a tin box lid with wire attachment.
The verse urges readers to note how the shape of their mouth reflects mood. It contrasts dreary mornings with upbeat thoughts and suggests turning the corners up to invite happiness. The poem references the line of self reflection from In Youth's Companion.
March reports to the board of control show 43 inmates escaped from the Mount Pleasant inebriate department. Inebriates declined from 129 at February end to 103, with some paroled. Insane hospital totals rose at Mount Pleasant Clarinda Glenwood and Cherokee with small increases. Judge Kinne inspected Cherokee and Independence and found both in good condition.
Special correspondence reports railroad shops in the state offering extra inducements beyond union scale to attract machinists. Apprentices are being rushed through training to enter service sooner, with employers paying higher wages than union asks. Last year strikes gave way to a labor shortage as demand surges. officials expect the trend to continue through the year.
Damages totaling 11000 settle lawsuits filed for the Rhodes wreck victims. Estates sought 10000 each for nine victims, while individual awards include 2250 to Henry Richardson of Hazel Run Missouri and 1125 to Patrick Sullivan and others, with 875 to an unidentified John Doe. Remaining funds revert to the school fund if heirs are not found.
Rev. Henry Williams reports Burmah Baptist churches exceed Iowa in number and members with 725 churches and 42,000 members last year. Burmah Also had 6,000 accessions versus 1,600 in Iowa, and Burmah Assam and the Philippines surpassed Iowa in foreign missions contributions.
Chairman Downie and Judge Robin son of the board of control located the new cottage for girls at Mitchellville. Work will begin quickly to house 220 inmates in family units of about 30 with matrons in charge. Young girls will be segregated from older girls and about 30 colored girls will be housed separately once completed.
Boiler makers of the state seek cooperation with the state federation of labor to urge the next legislature to pass a law requiring rigid steam boiler inspections. Currently Iowa has no public inspection, aside from insurer tests, which has halted many boilers from exploding soon. Boiler makers engineers and firemen favor the law for safety.
A branch house of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd will be established in Dubuque soon. The late Archbishop Hennessy left a fund for a suitable house and Archbishop Kean will provide encouragement. The order aims to reclaim fallen women and the Dubuque house will report to the mother house in St. Paul.
Ivan G. Davis age 19 and Lella Zelle Smith 17 eloped from Rockwell, secured a license in Marshalltown, and were married by the mayor of St. Anthony. They were found by the bride’s father near Zearing, and the wife agreed to accompany him home and stay five years. The case outcome remains uncertain.
Jfion D. Henderson former speaker of the house has been voted a life member of the Dubuque lodge of Elks. The Elks honor him for his distinguished service to Dubuque and his community. He was initiated about a year and a half ago and now joins the roster as a life member.
The new Northwestern passenger station was opened to the public in Sioux City by order of J. Lt. Ferguson of Chicago, assistant general passenger agent. Costing about $19,000, officials call it the finest on the system, surpassing the Chicago station. The second and third floors house local and division officials.
Sailors arriving in New York on the bark Adam W. Spies recount how Bob the ship’s dog acted as a weather barometer. With the barometer broken, Bob’s tail position forecast waterspouts or gales, rain, snow, and hail, guiding the captain as reliably as a standard instrument.
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