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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
5
The Iowa legislature will convene on January eighth. The report that General Otis will be superseded is revived. The year 1900 will begin next Monday, but it will not mark a new century despite some claims.
The market rally stems from heavy investment in industrial and trust stocks whose values have fallen over months. If only speculators are squeezed there will be little complaint. Conditions, while not serious, already point to rising interest rates.
A Christmas program rehearsal in Quincy Illinois resulted in the deaths of eleven young girls due to a fire caused by flammable costumes and careless candle use. The tragedy raises parental concerns about safety and supervision in similar productions.
A Utah representative linked to polygamy faces removal after a public verdict. The piece notes a vocal minority including Elizabeth Cady Stanton who argues polygamy had biblical sanction and that Mormons are guided by divine law, with sympathy for polygamous practice.
A seasonable reminder urges closing deals and settling accounts at year start. Pay what you owe, collect what is owed, and consider notes for book balances if cash settlement is not possible. The goal is respectful closure and avoiding disputed or neglected accounts.
Two Des Moines Republican papers attack rival coverage and ignore other candidates, urging support for Cummins as the Des Moines candidate. Capital City papers claim to serve all Iowa while promoting Des Moines interests and branding dissenters as unpatriotic or unregenerate.
Interest groups revive plans for a wagon that would span the Dubuque area to Benton or Buchanan counties. A surveying party is assigned, routes may include Worthington or Cascade Monticello corridors, with Monticello possibly served as a branch of the Northwestern system.
A Jones county supervisor voices opposition to the Board of Control’s claimed supervisory authority over county poor farms. He argues no law supports such interference and condemns any impression that the Board exercises control over county houses, while defending legitimate criticism.
The world renowned evangelist Dwight L Moody dies, leaving a lasting impact on Christian living and charitable outreach. His broad approach welcomed all doctrinal creeds, focusing on faith in Christ, moral living, and universal brotherhood beyond sectarian lines.
An earthquake on Christmas day in Southern California damaged ten to fifteen buildings in San Jacinto and Hemet. The report notes no deaths, with only a few Indigenous people injured.
Game Warden Delevan pledges to push a legislature measure requiring out of state hunters and fishers to obtain Towa licenses. He cites licenses in Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota and notes Iowa is overrun by nonresidents dodging fees. A Burlington incident saw a man shoot a duck across the river without a license, leading to arrest and conviction as Judge Kohl of Chicago deemed the law constitutional.
Hon Frank J Sokol traveled to Des Moines at the start of the week to handle preliminary duties for the winter session. He is regarded as one of Jones county s best supervisors and is expected to closely watch residents interests in the upcoming legislature.
Anamosa Eureka reports Dr. Adair has been laid up by an attack of rheumatism, affecting his health and professional duties in the community.
The article recalls Dwight L. Moody’s conversion and initial church skepticism about his public usefulness. Despite discouragements from a Sunday school teacher, he rented four church pews and filled them with men and boys. The next Sunday he led a class of eighteen boys he gathered.
The Davenport Presbyterians dedicated a new church valued at $75,000. Local reports note community efforts and the consecration ceremony, with other regional items including rail survey plans and county notices.
Archbishop Corrigan reports a Rome decree affecting the holy jubilee year. The change suspends bishop dispensation for Catholic Protestant marriages in 1900, requiring direct papal authorization to proceed.
Willian Hansen of Onslow Jones County and Miss Blanche Templeton of Brandon township were married by Justice James Ralston at his office in Maquoketa on Thursday December 21, as reported by the Maquoketa Excelsior.
Cascade Pioneer reports E W Griffiths of Marion visiting to assess the Dubuque and Omaha railroad plan. Monastery of New Mouldray brothers reportedly pledge aid. Engineers survey routes westward toward Worthington. locals urge vigilance to lure the line and protect Cascade’s interests.
F. J. Sokol returns from Des Moines noting senatorial matters are red-hot yet the mood remains good-natured. He urges calm behavior and warns papers against needless excitement that could harm the party. He champions peace in party councils.
In 1881 Gladstone tried to mislead his shadow, a watchdog inspector, by sending a friend in his hat and coat to a club. The ruse failed as the detective recognized the outfit and confronted the impersonator. Gladstone ceased attempting to elude the watcher after the incident.
The article argues that starting a meal with soup does not impede digestion and that soup provides ready digested nourishment. It suggests soup quickly restores energy after fasting and activity, easing fatigue and promoting sociable appetite.
A Washington Star cartoon caption tells of an apartment house manager frustrated by the owner’s demand for a uniformed elevator boy. He has workers with skill and character but cannot find one whose uniform fits, lamenting the “troubles” of limited hiring options.
A telescope criticizes no one as he sets up at a street corner and aims skyward for sixpence a glance. Two Irish observers mistake his airgun for a weapon until a large meteor explodes across the night, and they claim a record shooting star has been struck.
A San Francisco Argonaut note recalls Sir John Macdonald correcting a reporter’s incoherent verbatim transcript after a generous dinner and advising the young man to never touch liquor. The anecdote highlights the former prime minister’s insistence on precise, unaltered speech and his wry counsel on alcohol.
In a humorous exchange the narrator asks if the event is amateur and the response says it is for charity and features the neighborhood's best talent. Ticket prices are quirky cents and one visitor jokes about buying four but not attending.
An aged Irish citizen warns his son against disrupting a meeting at the hall and dragging the father’s name into his scrapes. The quote captures a stern parental warning about conduct and reputation.
An advertisement promotes Weeks Break-Up-a-Cold Tablets with claims of curing a cold during sleep. The note states no cure, no pay and lists a price of 25 cents. The notice is filed by O H Soetjesole against an unspecified party.
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