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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
5
J B Nagle of Dubuque announces a bid for labor commissioner. The remark notes Iowa’s limited need for such an officer and jokes about Illinois politics with Gov Tanner not seeking re election and Altgeld staying quiet, implying broad political cynicism.
Senator Kyle shifts stance to openly support currency reform and broader republican principles, signaling a move away from prior flirtations with populist and discontented factions.
Lawyers in Northwestern Iowa push for a new district division in the Fourth Judicial district to meet business needs. The move hints that an ambitious attorney aims for a judgeship in the created district.
The Marion Register notes Brother Rathbun urging a visit to Linn County Home to reconsider keeping the incurably insane in state asylums. The piece references Ex Governor Larrabee’s prior visit and promises to track differences between them while roses bloom again.
The Director of the Census has decided enumerators must pass examinations before commissions are issued. Supervisors in each district will oversee tests, focusing on filling sample schedule sheets mailed to districts. The aim is to secure efficient and thoroughly reliable enumerators.
The State Board of Control will see a shake up during the assembly session as critics say it oversteps its role by sneering at others rather than regulating. Debates are expected as discussions begin and tensions rise over its expanded actions and antagonized interests.
Des Moines observers focus on the senate race as undecided legislators swing toward Cummins or Gear. A caucus next Saturday is expected to determine the speakership and will influence the senatorial outcome, with a lively, high stakes struggle shaping the town.
Mr C B Paul becomes county superintendent succeeding T J Cowan who served six years with public esteem. The Board of Supervisors also reorganized with Robert Scroggie and Frank Brainard replacing E G Peet and F J Sokol.
Jones county poor farm superintendent notes that insane residents sent back from the state asylum beg not to be sent again, fearing punishment. He questions possible abuses at the asylum and argues a board member should be allowed access, likening it to Governor Larrabee’s right to visit poor farms.
The Town legislature will convene next Monday January 8 at ten o'clock. Representative Charles Stewart of Polk county will call the meeting as senior member from the capital county. A temporary speaker will preside until preliminaries are completed. The senatorial caucus is expected January 10 with balloting January 18. The preliminary house caucus for speaker nomination is next Saturday evening.
The piece laments poor road legislation and supervision and cites England as a model where a road-mender in a cottage maintains a assigned stretch with a wheelbarrow. It argues funds wasted on highways could fund timely, quality road work and keep roads smooth and clean.
A humorous 1900s advisory from the St Louis Globe-Democrat outlining eight comic, tongue in cheek steps for post office patrons to pressure or manipulate postmasters. It mocks petty demands and lists absurd actions to influence service.
The Jones County dairy industry ranks second in Wyoming for butter shipments, with over three million pounds sent out in the year. Revenue nears seven hundred thousand dollars for dairymen, reflecting a shift from crop shipping to cattle feeding and meat markets. The region’s farms gain beauty and soil improvement as prairie farming prospers, contrasted with historic grain shipments to Chicago. Dennis Sullivan reports from Gibara Cuba on the postal service job and local impressions.
Mr and Mrs A C Coquillette of Coggon observed their golden wedding on Christmas day In Linn County readers notes several regional items include a Far mers Institute meeting in Springville a Cedar Rapids poultry show and a smallpox case at Jesup Also Manchester held a special election over electric plant rights for A L Beardslee and a fire in Iowa City damaged Swisher Hazard and Hastings residences with 15000 in damages.
Farmers may obtain Tur Ex press and Iowa Homestead combined papers for 2.15 dollars in cash in advance.
Dairy notes advise using millet to boost milk flow and warn against breeding cows after two abortions. They urge good housing and feeding, proper milking times, and regularity. Churning at high temperatures spoils butter. milk should be cooled and aerated to please customers.
The Keokuk Constitution-Democrat urges farmers to prepare for the June census by noting farm occupants names and color, land tenure, acreage, improvements, and values. Farmers should tally acres devoted to each crop, production in bushels, and value. Livestock numbers and values will also be collected.
Marion Register notes Linn county papers view Gov Larrabee’s comments on the County Home as a backhand compliment. The Vinton Eagle and Evening Gazette discuss the governor's remarks, while the Register insists the piece is blunt and candid rather than praise.
The year saw 582 miles of railroad constructed in Towa, reflecting a major push in regional transport infrastructure and network expansion. The report highlights the scale of construction within the past year and its potential impact on commerce and mobility.
A series of property transfers listed for Anamosa, Fishers add. Monticello. Clay. Wyoming. Center Junction. Martelle. Castle Grove. Strawberry Hill. Cronkhite adds. and Fairview. Transferees include Jessie Smith, Sarah Dutton, Chauncey Tompkins, D A Reed, TJ Baldwin, Geo F Walston, Joseph Ellison, Ellen Tagney, J R Clark, Robt Howie, Hannah Hampton, M A Waddick, Tobias Tobiason, and others with multiple lots, sections, and undivided interests noted.
Leslie’s Weekly exposes overlooked federal outlays beyond war and pensions. It lists funds for bodies like the International Bureau for the Repression of the African Slave Trade in Brussels, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, the International Geodetic Association, a Morocco lighthouse service, shipwreck aid, Panama hospital support, and foreign convict upkeep, alongside Washington Monument maintenance and artificial limbs for veterans.
A New York Evening Post report warns against buying glasses from street vendors and unqualified opticians. It notes that 60 cent spectacles and inherited or found pairs often harm eyesight. Careless dust removal also risks permanent eye injury without proper professional care.
Brooklyn business man Fleury Bloch keeps 12 children with no girls by having a watch and a large clock each show a miniature photo for every hour. Rosie is at 7, Gabriel at 1, Freda at 2, and the rest follow around the dial to keep his family in mind.
A fault finding deacon sniffs at a minister prayer saying it was too long and contained un warranted expressions. The minister replies the prayer was not addressed to him, prompting a humorous exchange from the Ohio State Journal.
A Detroit Journal fragment quotes a candid woman opposing marriage for money as selling oneself, equating it to selling dry goods. She shudders and protests the logic used to justify such arrangements.
A former night racer and con man recalls his view that winning bets are hard to pick but easy to take from others. He warns bettors that smooth talk and chance can mislead, drawing on his past schemes to urge caution.
A dramatic exchange centers on a minister's wife waking to burglars in the home. The minister responds with calm defiance, suggesting the intruders will learn their error themselves. The item reflects social dynamics and dramatized domestic tension.
A Missouri sanitation law prohibits any food article containing alum arsenic ammonia and related substances. It lists baking powder brands analyzed to contain alum and warns households prices under twenty five cents per pound risk alum content.
A native Maori chieftain now studying medicine in Chicago recalls tales with humorous flavor. One story describes a chief offering a cork leg dinner to a missionary who claimed the leg would be tough. The tale ends with the missionary being released after the cork leg is revealed. The ad notes subscription rates and mentions Weeks Break-Up-a-Cold Tablets.
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