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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
5
A discussion spans the Hammurabi code with notes on ancient surgery and marriage laws, alongside U S political analysis. Senator Gorman faces scrutiny over the Panama treaty while Roosevelt and other powers receive quick recognition. Local reports note possible campaigns by Colonel Ormsby and a call for spelling reform, with Iowa caucus uncertainty cited.
Judge Preston rules Cedar Rapids cannot assess city property at full cash valuation. The ruling blocks cities with special charters from taxing at full value, undermining the city’s method of exceeding legal tax limits. The decision signals financial strain for Cedar Rapids in the coming years.
The St Louis Globe Democrat claims the Missouri Supreme Court, in releasing a recently convicted boodler, reversed prior decisions on the same legal point. It asserts the court reached its opinion by a direct reversal of itself and that Missourians cannot accept a system of judicial opposites.
Massachusetts figure Hoar mirrors Sumner in quarrels with military and executive branches. He previously scolded over Aguinaldo’s capture, attacked McKinley, and now vents discontent on Panama affairs.
The piece argues efforts to raise the Commoner’s circulation protect the Democratic party’s integrity and tie that integrity to Mr. Bryan’s financial fortunes. It notes Republican overrepresentation in the state senate leaves two senators to be disappointed and hints at a potential backdown with Russia or Japan to avoid a Korea-area war.
Dickson Beatty's illness improves as Miss Myrta Davidson takes Iowa college for the blind post in Vinton. Mrs. Nancy McBride moves to Center Junction to live with daughter Mrs. John Carson. Cascade Farmers Mutual F and L holds 10th annual meeting praising low losses, $361,000 in risks, $250 losses and expenses in 1903. old officers re-elected. Mrs. Mary Madeline Rooks dies after four years of illness, born August 2, 1880 in East St. Louis. Charles Vision of Monticello and Adele Roberts wed at Lutheran parsonage. groomsmen Carl Zumbach and Carl Remy. bridemaids omitted. couple to lease Mrs. Summer’s farm.
D W Russell claims the title of Clay Township rat catcher after trapping twenty large rodents in a steel cage at Onslow, securing the catch overnight last week.
Mechanicsville notes Will Muck packs his household goods with plans to move to Monticello. Mrs. Muck will join her sister in that city for the winter while Will remains until spring.
John Inglis of Hale township sold his 168 acre Hale township farm to Jens B. Nissen for 70 dollars per acre. possession is to be given March 1st, 1904.
The Kansas City Star notes potential precedents or technicalities that could restrain Missouri boodlers from rushing to plead guilty, warning lawyers to check limits before plea deals.
The Mount Vernon Hawkeye will publish a cog this week due to the holiday season, indicating a temporary pause or adjusted publication routine.
Local items report the death of Philander Mott aged 85 in Fairview township and the passing of Frank M. Bearhart in Denver. Bank dividends, forged checks case in Tipton, a centenarian Luder in Dubuque, a schoolteacher Plummer who died by suicide, and county election recounts are listed. Major railway, road, and civic issues include Oxford Mills passenger service ending and a Hopkinton clay bed brick plant study.
Ex timber, meadow and burned over lands offered in Eastern Central Minnesota at 4.50 to 8.00 per acre. Also 200000 acres of prairie land in Canadian Northwest priced 5 to 8 per acre. Henry M. Troy lists 502 Guarantee Bidg Minneapolis for folders and terms. Also railway excursion tickets offered by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul for 200 mile radius. dates December 24 26 31 1908 and January 1 1904 with return by January 4 1904. W A Overing lists brick house with eleven rooms and four lots at Chestnut and Fourth streets for sale on easy terms. Stephenson farm two miles from Monticello for sale or rent, with water and timber, inquire McLaughlin & Eby.
The Southwest Limited on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul route sold out its initial runs with all sleeping and compartment cars booked. An extra sleeper was added after it also sold out. General Passenger Agent Miller praised Kansas City patrons for their warm reception and pledged ongoing service quality.
Jack London debuts The Sea Wolf in January Century. The tale unfolds in the first person as Humphrey Van Weyden is seized by Wolf Larsen after a San Francisco Bay collision. London, born in San Francisco, grew up on a ranch and left home at fifteen to work among bay wharves.
An old man with a fish on his back travels the world for nearly thirty years delivering health and strength. The copy promotes Scott’s Emulsion of cod liver oil as a tonic for children and the sick, with prices 60 cents and 1.00 offered by Scott & Bowne druggists.
Mrs. Sheridan won a $3000 verdict in district court at Dubuque for injuries from a defective sidewalk. The case has seen three trials with a 3000 verdict on both the first and third trials after a hung jury on the second. Nearby Oelwein resident Herbert Cohr, 27, lost an eye and his right arm in a dynamite explosion last Thursday.
James LeGassick a prominent Delaware county citizen and longtime member of the board of supervisors died last week at age seventy six. A B Ficke of Davenport has been chosen poet of the senior class at Harvard University.
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