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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
5
The article notes Senator Clark of Montana faces recall amid bribery allegations. It cites his testimony that $139,000 funded his senatorial campaign as he sought to defeat the Daly gang and claim cleaner politics. It also reports the Normal school bill failed after amendments for one extra school.
The birthday of Washington is being celebrated in Iowa schools as Flag Day. The observance is meant to foster patriotism and a desire for greater knowledge of the country among students.
The legislature aims to create a commission to examine barbers and grant certificates. The vote suggests a poor quality of tensorial artists in the capital, and lawmakers appear influenced by dull razors.
The legislature declined the bill by Eiker aiming to cut the weekly wage exemption to eight dollars. Supporters warn retailers will rely on the law to push risky credit lines, while prudent individuals can manage their own affairs without aid.
Ex Governor Larrabee’s successor on the Board of Control is to be Judge Gifford Robinson of Sioux City who served on the supreme court for twelve years. Insurgent senators are expected to vote for his confirmation. Robinson is praised as a good man though more jurist than businessman.
The Linn county lawyers discuss a non partisan judiciary with judges selected by the district bar. The Clinton Herald notes this may lead to judge selection by lawyers, risking exclusion of business interests. Census supervisors were ordered to Des Moines on the 28rd for consultation with Census Assistant Director Wines.
Judge Remley of Anamosa in Linn district aims for the supreme bench after years of ambition. Col Clark of Cedar Rapids weighs a bid, but the two within one district may face scheduling issues. Remley enjoys strong backing as a capable attorney and judge.
The Carroll Herald reports John Cownie a board of control member receives censure after Lafe Young revealed an $800 yearly private swap. Despite a bid to bar holding other office, Cownie drew $800 annually from the Washington agriculture department. He is accused of consistent legal violations and was once regarded as an average man of integrity.
A long list of brief items notes local happenings across Iowa. Notable entries include deaths of O J Winters Sr near Cascade and Anthony Courtright of Oxford Township, a planned rural delivery route for Springville, and a large Zion movement in Waterloo with a 2500 seat tabernacle. The 82nd U S Army volunteers from Iowa are stationed in the Philippines.
Rev and Mrs Dagar recount their Atlantic voyage from New York to Africa aboard the Umbria with eight companions. They describe rough seas, Canary Island sights, native life, shipboard deck passengers, and cargo. They note landing at Batanga and Queitta Lagos, and preparations for mission work in Mat with Mel Dager.
A Cascade Courier opinion piece examines how attention seeking by young women affects reputations and parental awareness. It notes that a man can talk himself out of a job easier than he can secure one, and warns that a well disposed girl may lose her good name faster than she can regain it.
Henry Watterson recalls beginning his newspaper publishing career after the war with $50 gained by pawning his watch. He describes early challenges and a determined ascent in the press.
Sheriff Arnold and aides found two tin can keys and several small saws in a jail cell used by Wyoming burglar McClaren. Jail associate Joseph Jacoby admitted supplying the tin can key and promised help. McClaren and Jacoby face potential charges under the habitual criminal act.
Advertisers hail The Chicago Times-Herald as a superior newspaper with a clean bright readable appearance and strong news service across public life. A statistic notes Russia as the most illiterate nation in Europe with ten thousand villages lacking schools.
A fragment notes a woman speaking of her grandson she dates and men waiting for help to get into their overcoats in a Chicago scene. This dated verse tone hints at social roles and aging, with era-specific newspaper cadence and urban imagery.
The Hopkinton Leader notes several items including scarlet fever cases near Jd Portar's west of town and hopes for no severe outcomes. It reports I P Merriam buying Hagen's photography business and working solo in Monticello. Joe Swanson loses a finger from a dynamite cap explosion at Brush Will School House. W M Isham of Anamosa is missing after traveling from Findlay Ohio to Chicago. State Auditor Frank Merriam improves in California and may return to town in a few weeks. Mr Jade Flade of Springville buys the Mr Vernon Remarker.
Tow Express and Towa Homestead combo offer priced at $2.15 for advance paying subscribers plus mentions of specialized editions. The passage then lists numerous real estate transfers between various individuals and properties in multiple townships, with prices and parcel descriptions. A brief ad closes the text promoting Weeks Break-Up-a-Cold Tablets.
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