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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
2
Des Moines reports a major 1903 road consolidation law setting township trustees as sole road fund authorities and outlining taxes and duties. It notes the Iowa Supreme Court’s contributory negligence ruling for children and Gov. Cummins’ commissions for capitol, St. Louis expo, and monuments, plus a host of failed bills and public notices.
Washington report notes Iowa’s manufacturing capital at $102,703,103 supporting 58,553 workers with $25,931,680 in wages and $4,486 in salaries for officials. It shows capital versus production trends from 1850 to 1900, with detailed by-industry counts, wages, and idle establishments across hand trades and major industries.
A 1900 survey details Iowa’s manufacturing landscape with counts, capital, and wages across mills lumber car construction printing clay products and more. Notable notes include pearl button manufacturing in Muscatine and Sioux City as a leading city while Des Moines shows the strongest growth in product value.
An immense 350 pound hog named Dennis spent life aboard the three masted schooner Isabella Gill under Capt Collison. After nine voyages from Sabine Pass to Cuba New York Martinique Turks Island Philadelphia Savannah and Baltimore the pig was slain in Baltimore to ease quarters. Dennis weighed 300 after slaughter and was seven feet long.
Hicks notes Dix fired two shots during a target practice yesterday. Dix confirms first shot hit the bull's-eye, then fired a second shot by mistake, prompting a warning from Hicks.
A judge notes varied motives for a woman’s retreat to the mountains. The doctor orders rest, her husband urges she stay home, and she tires of the shore and the rot country.
A Chicago American dialogue captures a tense scene as a couple discusses proposals and fear of interruption. The conversation emphasizes emotional stakes and public scrutiny in a city setting.
Dr A M Linn reports on the first fumigation and ventilation at Tama Indian reservation after two years of virulent smallpox. About 340 to 350 Indians receive new clothing and housing. all clothing burned or disinfected. formaldehyde fumes used. dogs treated. chiefs held council. some Indians resisted but were washed and supplied with new attire. 45 deaths had occurred previously. LEON BROWN.
The Iowa Intercollegiate association plans the annual state field meet in Des Moines at the new athletic park on May 23. Participating colleges include Cornell, Iowa College, Drake, Iowa State College, Iowa State Normal, State University and Simpson with Yabor and Penn also showing strong interest. Dr. Jackson 3B. Thomas of Philadelphia received a $6,000 loan from Davenport attorney WW G Putnam on forged papers and was sentenced to 1744 years of hard labor in the penitentiary by Judge Wollte.
Special correspondence details Miss Daisy 8. Deighton, Shenandoah, Iowa, reporting on the 29th general assembly suffrage efforts. She notes the senate passed the resolution 23 to 16 and the house committee opposed, with 8 against, 3 for, 3 absent. The house then accepted the committee report 56 to 26 for indefinite postponement. She urges women to influence voters, defeat opponents, organize, and request help from headquarters at Des Moines.
Soldiers statewide are asked to donate to erect a monument in Council Bluffs to Col William H H Kinsman who fell at Big Black River Bridge. Dedication is set for May 23, the anniversary of his death. Over $1,000 still needed as local efforts hope for broader support from Iowa soldiers.
Four inmates Sam Wessler Tom Peters Jim Bowman and a U S prisoner Bradley plotted to cut bars with two hacksaws found in the cell. They planned to slug the jailer and escape via a bar and the auditor's office with eleven prisoners to be delivered. Jailer Chris Kreig grew suspicious during breakfast and checked the bars preventing the plan.
State Dairy Commissioner F H Wright praises Congress for a bill prohibiting sale of colored oleomargarine through taxation. He notes white oleomargarine sales have been small but competition could boost demand for natural Iowa butter in markets nationwide.
Arno S. Peterson and Agneta Voss of Davenport quietly married in Chicago following an elopement for romance. They announced at the Palmer House they would return home immediately to join families awaiting them. Agneta is daughter of C N Voss, bank cashier, and Arno is son of Henry Peterson, a noted dry goods merchant.
A special election approved the Greater Oskaloosa measure to extend city bounds by about 1000 acres. The expansion adds roughly 2,500 residents, increasing the population of Oskaloosa to about 12,000.
Gov. Cummins signs the parole of John Wesley Elkins and sends it to Anamosa prison for the convict's signature. The terms require good behavior, bar him from Clayton County where he killed his father and stepmother, and forbid work that mainly tempts curiosity about him. If he avoids violations for ten years, a full pardon is granted.
Clifford Bradley a 24 year old law student at the University of Iowa Iowa City killed himself by cutting his throat with a razor amid severe exam preparation. He was among the top of his class and was the son of a widow from Rock Rapids.
Carl W. Preston a 30 year old farmer near Odebolt was found on his farm with a bullet hole in the back of his head and died twelve hours later without regaining consciousness. A 22 caliber rifle was found under him with a discharged shell, but investigators consider self inflicted death a possible theory while probing the case.
Earl Garman shot his father M. L. Garman in Glenwood during a quarrel over a business matter. The elder Garman, owner of Glenwood mills, was struck in the back of the head as he refused his son’s demand for consent to a transaction. The son is believed to have wounded his father fatally.
The Washington weather bureau semi monthly report for Towa notes a two week period of unseasonably cold and dry weather. Seeding is practically complete and unusual progress is reported in preparing for corn. Rain has been sparse for Brow EE of grain and grass. Hay outlook is not favorable. Farm animals are generally healthy but thin where forage is scarce.
In Keokuk joint commencement exercises were held for the Keokuk medical college the College of Physicians and Surgeons the Keokuk dental college and the Keokuk school of pharmacy. Sixty four physicians fifteen dentists and five pharmacists graduated. The Keokuk medical college is the oldest west of the Mississippi River.
Judge Kelley overruled a new trial motion for Louis Busse found guilty of murdering his wife in Waverly and attempting to burn her body. He was sentenced to be hanged at the state penitentiary in Anamosa on April 17, 1903.
Reverend Samuel Krell, Methodist pastor in TLacona, who previously served two years in the Philippines with the Fifty-first Iowa Volunteers, died by suicide after lamenting his inability to draw larger church attendance.
Andrew Carnegie proposes a 330000 gift for a Water loo public library building. The note appears among other local items including marriages, crimes, and regional events from the era.
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