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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
5
Hon L B Gates of Delaware county enters dairy commissioner race while Odell vies for wardenship and Merriam seeks state auditor. Gates also linked to dairy post as local leaders push for citizen representation. Reports deny McKinley Gage rift and promise unity to end the endless chain and back greenback retirement.
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges broad support for the Omaha exposition. It argues advertisers and merchants must back public enterprises to sustain business, warning that failure to participate could lead to receivership and harm Iowa's standing as a state's image.
The Delaware county papers compete in reader content and subscriber chrome giveaways. They claim such promotions divert money from enhancements, aiming to return to publishing quality by selling nothing but the paper itself.
In Delevan's twelfth biennial report he suggests increasing state appropriation for fish business in Iowa. About six thousand dollars reportedly went to Delevan to oversee fish and stock ponds. The reviewer questions the high cost for a commission seen as benefiting riverbank poachers and a favored group.
In a communication to the Manchester Press Seed urges retention of Col Henderson against the Waterloo Courier suggestion to retire him and shift the seat west. He notes Henderson ranks among top congressional leaders and would be a serious mistake to deprive the district of his services due to residence. The broader state view backs Henderson as a worthy representative.
From his Washington interview Senator Allison outlined expectations for the current session. He forecast no Revenue legislation before late in the session and noted uncertainty about funding for the next fiscal year. He also discussed the greenback and a possible reissue for gold and anticipated Senate ratification of the Hawaiian treaty by a two thirds majority.
The Novak trial cost Benton county about three thousand dollars. Vinton High School suffered five thousand dollars in fire damage last week. David Brant Inte of Cedar Rapids becomes editor of the Clinton Herald. Oxford Junction businesses fund a nightwatch. Clinton reports diphtheria cases rising. Farley building owned by C O'Connell burned. origin unknown. Sabula jail fire fought by fire brigade. W B Allison Jr resigns to practice law in Dubuque. Jack McGready freed after being charged with officer Doxsié killing, alibi proven. Educational meeting planned in Baldwin for December 4. Robbers tried to stop Rev Luz. he escaped. Col Henderson leaves for Washington, recovery from leg amputation ongoing. Waterloo man sues dog owner after neighbor dog kills chickens. jury awards $5. West Union Gazette backs J N Iliff for Anamosa penitentiary warden. Alden arrested for theft near Tipton. Agnes Seastrow, 4, burned to death in Lyons. Lizzie Neary assaulted with sulphuric acid in Cedar Rapids. assailant unidentified. prior suits against Tenny noted.
Alaska interest centers on Forrest Crisseys Yukon Gold Fields Their Output and Promise with rich information and pictures. Miss Giltner presents Kentucky in Recent Literature with a fine portrait of James Lane Allen. The Grant saga recounts the thwarted Missouri secession plot and hints at a January start on Grant’s western campaign leading to Por ver’s narrative.
The Monticello post office vote ended with D. E. Pond defeating A. Matthiessen by seven votes after 800 ballots. Ricker withdrew, leaving Pond and Matthiessen as candidates. Pond’s victory is described as a solid win with no lingering bitterness.
W K Boardman declined the governor elect appointment over private business demands. Candidates for adjutant general and custodianship of the statehouse are listed with leading contenders. New district court cases and trial assignments are reported. Barrett leads statewide canvass for superintendent with 38,323 plurality and 19,816 over rivals.
A humorous portrait of cigar habits linking smoking style to personality. The essay groups smokers by how long they keep a lighted cigar, whether they release it for a look at the smoke, and how often it goes out. It assigns traits from easygoing to calculating to nervous based on grip and fate of the flame. It notes te signal of holding the cigar in the teeth or pointing the lighter end.
Classic domestic tips cover rain water for bathing smooth complexions, arranging stockings, rust prevention with lime, camphor to deter mice, marble cleaning with pearlash solution, kerosene dusting polish, oil and turpentine furniture polish, milk and water leaves shine, charcoal to absorb odors, fruit presentation on delicate china, soap shaping, egg white paste for gluing and sealing jelly jars with egg white coating.
A new law empowers city councils in Iowa to repair sidewalks they deem defective and bill the cost to the affected property owners via taxes. The council or its committee may act without giving any notice to the property owner.
The Living Age founded in 1844 by Eliakim Littell is praised as a comprehensive source of foreign and domestic literature. The weekly periodical expands its scope and size, lowers price to six dollars yearly, and offers new 1898 subscribers eight free 1897 numbers with the opening chapters of the serial With All Heart.
The Youths Companion offers a gold embossed Souvenir Calendar 1898 with colors. funded by over five hundred thousand subscribers. New subscribers receive it at no extra charge and the paper is mailed free from signup through January 1898 and into January 1899. The Companion costs $1.75 yearly. The Youths Companion, 205 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass.
In the pantry scene Tommy notes Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy lives in New Hampshire and is identified as founder of Christian Science with an income around $40,000 yearly from her books.
The poem laments the passing of youth and the death of friends. The speaker recalls youthful companionship, a beloved whose memory lingers, and a longing for days gone by as life moves on from joyous times to mortality.
The article recounts Horace Porter on Grant’s honesty and aversion to liars, including Rawlins and Ingalls’ praise, with anecdotes of careful truth telling. It also cites a London lord mayor’s boast and notes on the British consul in New York, plus beer purity standards cited by Dr. Scheele.
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