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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1898
Page
2
Talmage denounces bribery in politics as a monster sin that corrupts courts legislatures and elections. He cites historical figures and famines of trust funds, urges vigilance at home and in public life, and warns that death and judgment await the corrupt while praising incorruptible exemplars.
The quote reflects on how much of world history is written in blood and argues that Spain’s five centuries of war have been driven by aggression oppression and cruelty. Endorsed by Rev. H Still a Methodist in New York City.
The Iowa state board of review fixed the 1698 state levy at 3.2 mills, with total property assessment about 53,166,161 dollars excluding Mahaska county. It notes new town law cuts assessments, addresses livestock data, and outlines tax revenue plans and telegraph rates. The report covers nursery inspection loopholes, state warrants bidding, and forecasts a near 300 million bushel corn crop aided by rains.
The forthcoming Iowa geological report notes coal and clay outputs valued at 7.6 million and 1.5 million dollars respectively, with coal tonnage at 4.6 million tons. It highlights Fort Dodge gypsum gains, rail traffic shares, and a Des Moines paving brick center producing nearly 600 thousand dollars a year. The study, led by state geologist Samuel Calvin since 1892, also describes river cut channels in Delaware county and chalk beds in Plymouth county suitable for Portland cement.
C B Weir of American Tobacco Company says Iowa will see cigarette sales violate state law not only in Des Moines but statewide. Dealers totaling over 1,000 have contracts promising defense if arrested for selling cigarettes without a license payment of 300 dollars. The firm argues sending small boxes directly to dealers preserves original package form under interstate law, citing a prior Supreme Court ruling on original packaging lost once a box is opened.
A mass meeting of Des Moines citizens approved the Sent- Om-Sed carnival for the fall in Des Moines and To wa despite Omaha exposition concerns. The event is slated for the first week in October with attractions including Cuba Pain’s pyrotechnic show in Chicago, burlesque parades, races, football, and other features. Reduced railroad rates will be offered.
About ten thousand visitors gathered at Cedar River park for a state Maccabees picnic despite threatening weather. D P Markey Port Huron Michigan and A M Potter Waverly addressed the crowd with Mrs Rachael A Bailey officiating. Ten bands vied for prizes with Marshalltown winning gold and Rockford silver.
In Minneapolis at the Hotel Brunswick two brothers, L. R. Chase, a Fort Dodge hotel man, and D. C. Chase, a Chicago Burlington & Northern Pullman conductor, met in the Brunswick rotunda for the first time in 18 years. Their surprise greeting sparked a chat about the trials and successes each had faced.
Harugari Order grand lodge met in Davenport for annual convention and elected officers for the year led by Ex grand barde F W Sieh grand barde Henning Frank deputy grand barde Henry Detfesen grand overseer Herman Oelrich grand secretary Ferdinand Bueger grand treasurer Charles Hackey grand chaplain Theodore Jansen grand marshal William Dose grand watch H Beutsch grand outer watch John Thielmann.
Ed Goodwin returns from a Klondike tour calling the rush a sham. He cites a Copper River site with a scaffold and noose over a fake claim. He notes witnesses swarmed locations, fleece victims, and inflated prices. Robert Lee, a Dubuque native, says the Klondike is a hoax and reports widespread deception and reselling of claims.
Complete reports of the precent tornado damage in Montgomery County show losses ranging from 450,000 to 76,000 dollars. Fatalities include Mrs Wesley Thornton and her infant at Wawthorn and William B Penry killed by lightning. Numerous injuries and substantial property destruction mark the catastrophe with homes, barns, and machinery lost at multiple sites.
The Anamosa Prison Press, a new inmate produced journal, debuts with the death notice of Carl Tanarsh, aged eighty, who was imprisoned 13 years. The issue reflects on confinement, discouragement, and hope, ending with a prayer for the departed.
The assistant attorney general ruled that itinerant doctors may be taxed by cities and towns in the state. Doctors must pay 1250 to practice and obtain a certificate from the state board. Le Mars officials queried the tax power and Attorney General Bedell confirmed municipal taxation authority. Redman holds towns may tax while outside municipal limits doctors can operate freely in much of the state.
The state spent 117776.18 on war efforts with 4977.75 paid to rejected men leaving 112794.43 to be requested for reimbursement from the war department. Of this, 68933.96 covers Iowa soldiers’ pay rolls. The figures represent all state costs to date unless a third call occurs.
M. W. Davis of Iowa City shows a chain cut from a solid block of cyprus wood. The 13 foot long piece has 71 links, each bearing signatures of all officers and privates in Company I, volunteer infantry, at Camp Cuba Libre Jacksonville Florida, dated June 20, headed by Gen Fitzhugh Lee. Advanced geological survey reports 1897 US coal production at 200,221,665 short tons worth mines $198,869,178, the first time over 200 million tons.
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