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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
6
The county tax sale last Monday completed in just over an hour, the quickest in county history, reflecting well on Jones county. Congress debated liquor bans at capitol restaurants while rules backed the budget after southern critics threatened a floor fight.
The article notes Sunday golf on London courses has become widely accepted and seen as routine, with tee times and memberships reflecting the growing norm across the capital.
District court action reports numerous default judgments and foreclosures across cases including Byerly v Byerly and Fadley v Fadley. Guardians ad litem appointed, partitions ordered, and sales of real estate authorized. Probate matters note final reports approved, guardianships discharged, and settlements set.
Frank McConnon, Alice Reed, May Taylor, Alice Hess and Hattie Pike graduate from Ames college and will teach through winter. The county association opens with a mid January meeting at Wyoming and organizers hope for good weather. Martha Wernimont raised six dollars for books at a Monticello school social. Wyoming schools under Principal Buchanan face scarlet fever related attendance drops. class sizes fall from about 40 to 7 to 15. The corps includes Principal L Buchanan, Annette Anderson, Gertrude Greene, Mary McNamara, M Amelia Bates, Martha Herrick. janitor Pelkey praised.
A humorous note from the Olin Recorder recalls a young man who called on his girl and was flattered to be likened to the Venus of Milo only to learn the statue lacks arms. He then commiserates over a misread joke and mentions St Paul’s Canadian heritage and local suburb naming in Winnipeg Montreal Manitoba and Toronto avenues.
The French mushroom crop is valued at more than 2 million dollars annually. Wholesale dealer prices range from 22 to 25 dollars per 100 kilograms. Paris hosts 60 firms specializing in mushrooms.
From the County Papers the Anamosa Eureka notes ex Senator Green of Stone City gave each employee a Thanksgiving turkey. The birds, total 1259 pounds, were furnished and dressed at O. E. Countryman’s market.
The Wyoming Journal notes a new code updates the form of acknowledgment of deeds and mortgages. The change affects notary blanks and conveyances and renders current printed forms outdated, risking large costs and loss of books and blanks.
The Anamosa Journal notes T. H. Dunn who presides as chairman of the board of supervisors earns high regard for fair unbiased decisions and broad commendation from the community.
The Jones County Times editor is described as an ordinary, modest man who has not claimed superiority over others or claimed to stand for God and morality while the paper has aimed to treat fellow men justly.
The article notes three candidates for an office with Bob Cousins eager to present the matter to the people. Judges were appointed by each candidate, with shifts in support as Ricker withdrew and backed Matthiesen. Despite protests, the unofficial election left little basis for a credible protest.
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