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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
5
A batch of court entries covers accounts, promissory notes, garnishments, damages, partitions, injunctions, divorces, and criminal proceedings. Notable items include settlements and costs, demurrers overruled, guardians appointed, and trials to the court or juries in numerous Iowa counties.
Special meeting of the school board with members W F Rohn L W Lovell E E Reed and M W Kehoe. Minutes approved. Pay Alta Farnham 55 a month as intermediate teacher. Appoint A B Lee truancy officer at 20 a year. Elect Jessie A Boys instructor of domestic economy for 900 a year. Bills allowed.
In a critique of the administration the speaker asserts the nation never sought war and would not tolerate militarism. He argues the president’s claim to have kept the country out of war is a weak support for a four year term and warns that war would more likely arise from policy shifts in mail routes and reorganizations.
The Democratic National Convention of 1916 will convene in St Louis starting Wednesday June 14 at noon. The Democratic National Committee named St Louis as the host and urged renomination of Woodrow Wilson as the trusted national Democrat leader after a second ballot victory.
Iowa State College extension horticulturists advise pruning orchards in early winter to improve results. They note painting cut surfaces with pure paint prevents winter drying and wood dieback, and recommend doing it yourself rather than waiting for spring help.
Uncle Joe Cannon draws laughs as he begins a new congressional session. Jess Hawley resigns as football coach at the State University of Iowa to focus on a Chicago bank role. Thomas Kane found dead on Northwestern tracks near Clinton after being struck by a Midland train. Thomas Streets and Jane Webb celebrate a golden wedding anniversary at Iron Hill. Kansas City Times notes allies hope Greece remains neutral. Omaha Bee comments on safety first in Greece.
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