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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
6
A preacher imagines the distant future after widespread gospel influence. The world is perfected with no crime, disease, or poverty, churches diverse yet unified in salvation, and political life free of corruption and grafts.
A reflective piece describes a journey to the afterlife led by the spirit of the twenty first century. It critiques 19th century politics, recalling missionaries and global views, and ends with apocalyptic imagery of a redeemed earth and heavenward reports. The narrative pivots on religious prophecy and moral transformation.
Deal completed for a giant Sioux City creamery by Hantford Hazelwood to process 100 million pounds of milk yearly and produce 20 000 one pound prints daily. Substations at 250 creameries will separate milk from 5 000 cows and ship cream to Sioux City for churning. The operation aims at markets in New York Alaska and Japan. A Cedar Malls shoemaker crafts a No 37 shoe for a Dane weighing 400 pounds living in Black Hawk township.
Des Moines college president J Stetson delivers a football address after the death of Winfred Stephenson, noting football-related fatalities and injuries across states. He argues football undermines public sentiment, harms school esteem, and diverts focus from scholarly achievement to athletics.
The State Ageri Agricultural College board requests the next legislature provide 211100 for construction and equipment including four engineering departments, a president’s residence, barn and stock improvements, pure bred stock, and a per five year five year mill tax levy for buildings. Funds are needed due to dwindling congress lands revenue and high interest limits on loans.
Arrangements in Des Moines by a Chicago based agent of Universal Fuel Company backed by Levi Z Leiter & Son create five coke factories to be established in Iowa at Des Moines Dubuque Council Bluffs Davenport and Ottumwa. The John Byproduct Coke Company will have 3 million dollars in capital stock with one million preferred and two million common. It will produce coke and pass out of Iowa coal and sell fuel gas at 40 cents per thousand feet.
Federal Judge Shiras in Des Moines ruled for Mrs. Catharine Davis Green of Winterset in a case where the government sought 1500 in pension funds paid as Cyrus Green’s widow. He found her legally divorced from James Davis in Utah and legally remarried and widow to Green.
Word reached Mount Pleas ant that Walter Perrine, 23, youngest son of ex Sheriff Jacob Perrine, was killed in a Colorado Midland railway wreck. He had recently moved west to work on the railroad where his brother was an engineer. Obed Blakeslee sold 422 cattle to Schwartzchild and Sultzberger for shipment from Maine to London and Liverpool, the largest Cass county export yet. Blakeslee, a leading cattle feeder, owns 1200 acres and previously had over 1000 head on his farm.
The Forty-Second General Assembly lists about 39 old senators with 28 representatives reelected. Named reelected members include Baker Cass Barrett Blake Blume Bowen Carr Clark Hamilton Conley Dows Eaton Gibson Hausmann Harbert Hinkle Hughes Jaeger Jones Letts McGinn Miller Fayette Overfield Prentis Putnam Santee Shambaugh Stalcop Stewart Venneman.
The Webster City district court ruled for Ruby J Britt in a long running estate dispute over more than 25000 dollars left by Reuben Bennett a recluse who died in 1898. The jury found Britt was his daughter born to Eliza Dodge making her rightful heir despite earlier denials.
The official count completes the vote tally for state superintendent of public instruction, railroad commissioners and supreme court judge. It lists a 60,064 plurality for the Republican supreme court candidate over four opponents, 66,064 for the superintendent candidate, and an 8,283 plurality for the railroad commissioner candidate.
Auditor Merriam reports for July 1808 to July 1809 total mulet tax and license income at 1 120 544 dollars. Five counties enforce prohibitory law while 48 counties report 1530 saloons and an average yearly per saloon of 864 45 dollars.
Mrs. Jennie Pitkin once Miss Jennie Tubbs of Mason City was shot in Minneapolis by Luter. Her family has endured multiple tragedies including a sister shot in Portland, a brother killed at Center Point, another sister drowned in the James River, and a mother who died after a carriage accident. The text notes sympathy for aged parents and mentions a railway project Des Moines to Iowa Falls.
At a Cedar Rapids meeting B E B Lineham C H Meyers of Dubuque E W Griffith of Marion and Judge George Struble of Toledo laid preliminary plans to organize the Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Omaha Railroad company The proposal aims to build from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids next year with future extension to Omaha Etablished leaders from several cities gathered to chart the venture.
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