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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
5
Dave Brant says in an interview he could join a ticket with either Cummins or Perkins for lieutenant governor. Cummins responds that he must pursue the governorship to rebuke a ring, framing a second combination to topple the first.
The piece notes Marshalltown’s disharmony with the district, blames the Times-Republican for the strife, and mentions a push to remember Judge Dewey for supreme court nomination. It adds a teaser about McClure’s March issue featuring a character sketch of Edward VII by George W. Smalley with photo illustrations.
The Waterloo editor admits a fake while yellow journals never do. Iowa dairymen back the ship subsidy bill after Senate delaying action for the oleomargarine bill. Hon S T Meservey of Fort Dodge fears a $1500 life threatening note, police receive the letter. Government authorities may pursue the joker.
The Iowa Capital cites Cummins possibly proposing to withdraw to clear the field for Conger if others agree. The report cautions the plan may be rumor and unlikely to occur.
It is likely Judge 8 M Weaver of Iowa Falls will enter the race for the supreme judgeship. Weaver has been defeated at the convention and once by Judge Kinne after securing the nomination. His home is in the Eleventh congressional district.
Republican senators oppose an extra session while President McKinley insists on defining Cuba's status as soon as its constitution is adopted and for Congress to define the United States course without delay.
Mrs Nation leads a crowd of zealots on a saloon wrecking tour last Sunday in Kansas. They break open depots and cold storage rooms in search of liquor, amid stated lawless actions that critics say eclipse existing violations.
Mr. Cummins has a few admirers in Jones county but remain in the minority. Sid Foster lacks sentiment while many speak kindly of Mr. Perkins. Republicans in Jones county hold an independent position toward state politics and are not rushing to join any wagon, preferring to observe the entire procession first.
Newspaper publishers fear a one cent per copy charge under a new bill for codifying post office rules. The measure applies only to cities with carrier offices and free city delivery. No free delivery until annual postal receipts reach $10,000.
The Dubuque Herald argues the Democratic Party must abandon shadows and abstractions, place progressive leadership, and adopt a forward stance. It warns against aligning with Bryan’s 1904 candidacy, claiming his day has passed and the party must seek new ground and a renewed indictment of the Republicans.
The satirical piece notes kissing babies and wedding customs with humor. It compares male and female social pressures, jokes about orange blossoms and footwear, and cites Diogenes as a bold figure who survived domestic life by living in a tub.
Attorney B. Lattner, visiting Manchester on legal business, reports sparse court activity with only four jury trials in sixteen months and no prisoners in the jail for over a year. He notes such few cases mean lawyers will not get rich. Sheriff Bob Fisher will avoid prisoner diet bills.
Maurice Thompson, author of Alice of Old Vincennes, is said to owe all his talents to a superior mother. The piece notes the familiar claim that one can judge a man by his mother or a mother by her son, as in many accounts.
The article notes diphtheria deaths in Boston dropped from over 45 percent at the city hospital before antitoxin to 9.0 percent after its widespread use by 1894. Dr Burrows credits the antitoxin in sufficient quantity for counteracting the poison, in contrast to prior high fatality rates.
A letter from Marengo dated February 16 urges Iowa residents to fund a search for the famed Monti cello duck gold claim near Monticello. The writer, E W Feuton, offers to relocate to Honey Creek township and lease an old farm to conduct a summer dig within twenty miles of Monticello if provided with materials and deeded land.
Word from Hale reports burglars blew off the safe door at Walston and Merritt store. The money drawer remained undisturbed and the robbers fled before finishing their work. Olin Recorder notes no further clues.
Mrs C Poes and daughters Ethel and Bernice return home after six weeks at the bedside of Mrs Lees' mother in Monticello, reported in the Cascade Pioneer.
Wm. Cline of Anamosa receives a $30 monthly pension. Bloomfield reports fifteen smallpox cases while Iowa City declares a pest house at the sexton’s cemetery. St. James hotel quarantined. Mary Musel of Chelsea dies, Tama county’s eldest resident.
A list of residents in Anamosa and surrounding townships owing taxes over $25 is published. The names include Alderman Judson, Atkinson I, Belknap J S, Booth LT and many others associated with local businesses such as Anamosa Lumber Co and Crosby firms. The notice details amounts due and identifies taxpayers across multiple locales including Anamosa City and Cass Township.
Hopkinton faces an express services dispute as United States Express packed up its office, prompting calls for complaints to railroad commissioners. Local business leaders condemn the move as harmful to patrons and urge reinstatement of the office.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway sells excursion tickets to Washington DC on February 28 March 1 and 2 at one fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip. Tickets are valid for return until March 8. Also a Monticello residence offered for sale in good repair by G H GrorceE.
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