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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
1
E J Woon announces his candidacy for sheriff of Jones County Iowa subject to the Republican convention. The notice is dated April 2 1903 in Anamosa.
Major Byers praised in poem while Des Moines hosts the state Republican convention on July 1 with George D. Perkins named temporary chairman. Roosevelt receives a royal welcome from Hawkeye residents ahead of backing the administration policies. Town selectee J M Parsons declines Democratic governor bid amid survey of mail order catalogs urging local merchants to compete, advertise, and emphasize home pride.
In Des Moines the Robertson divorce was granted after evidence showed the wife repeatedly pressured her Christian Science beliefs on her husband. The court ruled the cruelty lay in persistent coercion rather than the belief itself, noting intensity and insistence as the key factors in granting relief.
The article notes Andrew Carnegie gives 1,500,000 dollars for a Temple of Peace at the Hague. It argues such a structure cannot be a public library due to past disputes over Carnegie library locations and promotes the peace temple concept amid political maneuvering in Missouri and Southern Democrats holding sway.
Mr. H. B. Earling, known to Monticello business circles, has been elevated to the assistant general superintendency of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co. He brings thorough railroad knowledge, practical experience, and decisive yet open-minded leadership suited to managing a large enterprise.
The Iowa weather service bulletin from last Monday reports that dry land allows vigorous corn plowing and some west and southwest planting has begun. It notes heavy soil requiring extra labor to till, and suggests that with normal weather restoration the crop outlook will be good.
The Butler County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to refund all back taxes on assessments prior to April 18 1896. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling that taxes cannot be collected if the assessment is more than five years old before notices were sent. The total refund amounts to 2873 dollars.
Rev. H. O. Pratt pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Manchester has been taken to Chicago for a surgical operation aimed at relieving a head problem arising from a recent severe illness.
Oxford Mirror reports that several work trains will be activated on the Calmar and Marion line to haul gravel from Mason City and to regravel the Jackson Junction to Monticello and Oxford Junction to Davenport segments. Bridges will be strengthened for heavy engines by July 1 requiring many workers. three months deemed tight.
Discussion grows over a new Milwaukee to Calmar morning run and Cedar Rapids return at night adding an extra passenger service. Jno L Sullivan of the M and O has written Milwaukee officials but no definite decision is reached.
The Olin Recorder reports Sheriff Arnold from Anamosa arrested William Wesemann a German of Hale Township this morning on charges of disposing of coin levied upon by virtue of an execution.
A Des Moines Register-Leader story recalls a professor’s lesson on blood flow told with humor. He asks why blood rushes to the head when upside down, and a boy answers that feet are not empty, proving the point with a simple reply.
The Cascade Pioneer marks a defining moment noting the Olin Recorder as Iowa s most conservative paper. It claims long steady conduct since the author was a child, highlighting a tradition of restraint and stability in reporting.
Mrs Martha Laude and Ida Moncrief return to work at Nos 5 Lovell and 9 Scotch Grove. Fred Cartwright of Martelle to play baseball with Webster City earning 100 dollars a month. Licenses to wed issued to Demon Rogers Content Case S Dane Gillilan Jenette Potter. Beers Creek and Monmouth districts declared illegal merger due to irregularities. Elizabeth Shipley and D B Kent wed in Nevada Iowa. both teachers. Nellie Owen wins district high school contest at Maquoketa and state at Stuart. Flora Fisher and John G Moore wed in Anamosa. he a Kearney Neb businessman. Graduation diplomas awarded to rural pupils including Hogan Byrne Rourke and more. Byron Reed takes Wyoming schools. C C Gray resigns due to ill health and moves to Dubuque for Northwestern Life. John’s perfect attendance noted with humor.
B A Smith and Miss Fannie Bacon wed in Delhi with Rev Salisbury officiating. The Hopkinton Synod meeting in late May will be reported by the Leader, which will print 500 copies daily for subscribers. Mrs Tone Smith improves from diphtheria quarantine at Sand Spring. Creamery closure causes hardship and financial loss. Hopkinton considers consolidating Place Wilson and Barker Bros stores into a $50,000 corporation with lumber yard coal and feed. Train schedule changes near Cedar Rapids Calmar are denied as no changes exist.
G O C O O D reports M. Kelley is re-elected Cedar Falls superintendent with a $200 salary rise. Grand Lodge of Iowa A I A M meets in Waterloo on June 2. Dr Daniel A Callahan of Farley is mentally deranged after overwork. J P Streigle drug store burned at Ryan with about 3000 loss. Anamosa Journal notes Schoonover family expected home in May from the Pacific coast. M Dunbar dies of heart disease in Maquoketa. leaves wife and daughter. Rev A A Mason of Viola in critical stomach cancer. born near Lisbon and studied at Cornell. Three Chicago youths arrested at Oxford Junction for box car theft. Edgewood fire destroys James Bros. store and three other buildings. loss about 20000, no insurance. May music festival at Cornell College Conservatory in Mount Vernon May 14–16 with noted artists. one-third fare for attendees.
A compact testimonial claims twelve pounds gained from twelve pounds of flesh purchased at five to eight cents per pound. It touts Scott’s Emulsion as valuable medicine purchased at one dollar per bottle, with regular use leading to weight gain. The ad invites readers to try and receive a free sample offer from Scott & Bowne, chemists in New York.
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