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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
5
The article notes a Republican convention in Philadelphia on June 29 to celebrate McKinley’s leadership. It also references pension adjustments for veterans, political forecasts about Senator Gear and the Cummins forces, and local debates on insane asylums, Boers sympathy, and Cedar Rapids waterworks ownership.
The season prompts excess in many, with money and gifts overshadowing real needs. The piece argues against lavish spending and urges thoughtful exchanges, emphasizing sentiment and usefulness over price. It champions simple remembrances as the true spirit of giving.
Ex Governor Larrabee on the Jones county poor house drew little agitation. He praises food and water yet criticizes overall conditions. The county farm is inadequate for insane patients and improvements, especially fire protection, are urged for proper care and safety.
John W. Metheny of Waterbury Connecticut tells a reporter about Iowa and its towns describing good business, plenty of farms and bears wolves and Indians, with quiet Indians and easy travel on the horizon. He would revisit but prefers eastern schools and teaching jobs due to better schools and easier teacher exams.
The paper notes that Des Moines press stance in the senatorial contest may embolden members of the general assembly to resist smooth legislation. It cites Cummins and Gear factions aligning for opposing speakership candidates and suggests potential impact on lawmaking.
Congressman Cousins is named chair of the Ex penditures committee in the Treasury Department. He ranks third on the Foreign Affairs committee and serves on the Election of President committee.
The postal department rules that letters sent through the mails must be received and opened only by the addressed parties. This marks a new departure for convict mail, applying stricter privacy to correspondence.
The Milwaukee and St Paul railway system reported earnings for the first week in December at 852947 dollars, an increase of 50128 dollars from the prior period.
The Department of Agriculture will begin seed distribution earlier this year, shipping seeds south at the start of January and possibly a little before. Total seeds include 13,000,000 packs of vegetable seeds 1,588,000 packs of flower seeds plus field and lawn grass seeds for nationwide distribution.
The notice details rich iron ore deposits in Allamakee county and reports assorted local items. It notes D T Poppe selling stock to J E Carter, the Oxford Mirror entering its twenty first year, a dog bite case in Dubuque, the death of Squire Taylor, and multiple crime, law, and community updates across Mt Vernon to Manchester.
The biennial Iowa criminal statistics show 2,444 prosecutions with 1,191 in the past year, a slight drop from the prior year. Fines collected total 71,525.44 of 175,525.87 imposed. county costs reach 818,627.26 with 171,100.82 in attorneys’ fees. Occupations of 318 laborers dominate the 1,191 criminals. literacy remains high with 686 Americans and 257 foreigners. Imprisonment spans 65 years 10 months 24 days plus 1,376 years 7 months 15 days in penitentiaries.
Cascade Pioneer reports on Osage waterworks contractor Mr White abandoning the job and the council closing the pipeline to protect water flow. Prices and leaks affect decisions as towns debate the spiral riveted pipe’s value and future repairs amid fire protection needs.
James Hollingsworth and Edna Rooney wed after a court official and a grand jury member united them with minor parental opposition. The ceremony ran smoothly despite initial objections and a brief delay, leaving the couple in harmony and the indictment cancelled.
The report of the commissioner of Pensions for the year ending June 30, 1899 shows pensioners from five wars with a combined total of about one million dollars. Revolutionary War and War of 1812 figures are listed along with Mexican War 17,379 and War of 1861-65 at 971,827, and the War with Spain at 399. The grand total reaches 991,519.
Arthur Coyle of Cedar Rapids is remembered as a Monticello native and married to Stella Young. A. L. Flude sold the Vinton Review to E. P. Lowe of Lake Como, Penn. Mrs. Finley of Franklin Nebraska has died after a critical operation. she once served Lenox College as preceptress. Hopkinton Co op Creamery reports 5,000 pounds daily milk and 285 pounds butter. Elgin Butter Co. has contracted for all output amid dry weather challenges.
Mrs. Ann M. Barker, longtime Anamosa resident of 84 years, died of heart failure Monday morning. Funeral services were held at her son's home and in Olin, with interment beside her husband who died in 1863. Thos. Lyons reports a $1800 loss from a recent fire at Center Junction building housing Felton Bros. stock. insurers paid $735 with rebuilding plans undecided. Felton Bros. unsettled on future. overall loss described as too bad all around.
The Iowa legislature will be in session in 1900 as the nation marks 53 years of statehood. The Daily Iowa Capital offers the newspaper for the entire year at $2.00, promising AP reporting on wars and rumors of wars and urging readers to buy. Personal checks accepted by publisher Safe Young in Des Moines.
A Mt. Vernon crowd including Capt. and Mrs. O. Kepler and Hon. A. M. Loomis visits New Orleans. They witness a lively old fashioned colored meeting with Captain Merry singing and leading prayers, drawing a packed, spellbound audience and a remarkable night.
A suburban man recalls a near miss on a dark street when a lit lamp failed and a fluttering object led him to a bold warning reading Fresh Paint. He describes returning home in a tranquil mood before the incident occurred at a street crossing.
A Detroit Journal note recalls a father who vows to be honest with his children and explains beating his son with a trunk strap as a momentary display of discipline. The piece suggests such a luminous lesson might foster a genuinely honest man, though it questions practicality in later life.
The exchange notes a neighbor girl who plays the Star Spangled Banner as a sign she has made it. Mrs McSwathers remark about the piano humorously contrasts with McSwatters confidence in her talent.
Smaith notes an oddity as Jones admires a strange object across the street. The Ohio State Journal reports the owner told the contractor to follow all plans suggested by his wife.
A brief Detroit Journal remark notes men struggle to write themselves, while they easily rely on a stenographer for the task. The line highlights reliance on professional shorthand in correspondence and record keeping.
An advertisement touts Weeks Break-Up-a-Cold Tablets as a night time remedy for colds with a promise of cure or no pay, priced at 25 cents and credited to C. H. Soetjesole agt.
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