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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
1
Observers mark Darwin’s centennial with praise for his scientific legacy and harmony with religion. The essay notes progress in road building in Ohio and Pennsylvania style models, Iowa temperance rulings, and a contested school law stressing local control and the need for revision.
Plymouth county sheriff sues to recover 2900 allegedly due for deputy pay while the board argues the sheriff must pay his own deputies. The piece notes a possible Supreme Court ruling in Bodenhoffer vs Hogan will settle sheriff liability for deputy fees.
The court reverses Adair district court stating nominations by primary are mandatory and exclusive. If a party fails to nominate a vacancy cannot be filled post election by the party committee. Committees may fill only vacancies arising after the primary. The rest discusses Lincoln Centennial observance, spring farming, and Governor Carroll opposing enforcement bill provisions on removing officials.
The town of Anamosa weighs granting a gas company a franchise while sparing its electric light service from disruption. The piece argues public belief in progress through tearing down one business and building another is misguided. The editor predicts Taft’s presidency will be weak yet hopes for his efforts benefiting the South.
Several thousand young people in Cleveland pledge to live as Christ would for two weeks, arguing better to strive consistently as Christian men and women than to achieve two weeks of perfection followed by a relapse.
A bill in both houses seeks to abolish all Iowa school laws and replace them with a state board controlled by seven appointees, excluding voter election. The governor would appoint the state superintendent, removing direct taxpayer influence. Most local districts would be dissolved, with only a few independent districts remaining under restrictive terms.
The Sarion Register notes La Follette backers claim Stephenson spent over 200000 to win the Wisconsin primary, while others cite 107793. A senator's six year salary under new pay is 45000, making the nomination spend over two and a quarter times that. Two other candidates report 30000 each.
A playful note questions why hen roosts are used instead of rooster roosts, joking about naming conventions in roost terminology.
Manchester hosts the Northeastern short course with 14 counties contributing. Premiums total 2600 dollars. Nearby reports include the death of Mrs. Catherine A. Hogan in Dubuque and other regional notes on births anniversaries and local affairs.
The Oklahoma City Times critiques state governance noting numerous laws on the books yet widespread enforcement failures. It cites lax enforcement across prohibition gambling cigarette and murder statutes, calling for accountability amid nationwide ridicule.
The Topeka Capital reports Upton Sinclair confesses he is married and mocks his own persona as among the most sublime yet uninteresting figures in years. Also announced Wells Fargo Express will replace United States Express on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line from May 1. Continental Express will not enter. The Nebraska State Journal weighs in on how personality is amplified by a cigar or pipe.
The past week saw bills approved by both houses and Senate action on numerous measures. Petitions from across the state push prohibitory and woman suffrage amendments while opposing the Sunday sports bill. A wide list of specific bills and local appropriations follow, with attention to taxes, juror pay, codified penalties, and public works.
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports a Dubuque movement to build a monument for two great men Col Henderson and Senator Allison both deceased. One led in the United States senate and the other was speaker of the house, and their influence gave Dubuque national prestige.
The piece portrays a bleak winter scene with a frozen river and red glimmering village windows. A funeral train and tolling bells symbolize collective sorrow as the speaker’s emotions respond to the dismal knell.
A plan advanced by ex Senator Newberry and Senator W B Seeley would require teaching agriculture and domestic science in all accredited Iowa colleges. The bills propose chairs in agriculture and domestic science at the State University and State Normal School with an annual $60,000 appropriation for equipment and instruction beginning Fall 1912.
A collection of wry observations on small town morality politics and marriage The piece recalls the nature of candidates winning by votes ethics of friendship and social norms The Topeka Capital quips about Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin highlighting wealth and whiskers as a winter muffler
A brief editorial note argues that critics of the Panama Canal show little understanding, applying fault broadly to many topics and confirming a pattern of uninformed critique.
Philadelphia Press reports Col Bryan was not hurt in an automobile accident, noting past accidents occur at the polls and that the country will be relieved by the news.
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