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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
5
The piece notes excitement over a possible third term for Governor Shaw amid bids by ex Congressman Curtis backers and other candidates. It reports Cleveland and Bryan trading barbs on leadership safety, while Lease ends divorce suit and Roosevelt joins the Masons and plans western bear hunting, signaling sturdy political theatrics.
The retiring state officers tendered resignations to the Governor and the newly elected officers were appointed to fill the vacancies, avoiding complications from uncertainties over the Titus amendment adoption.
The text states that South Dakota will be represented in the United States Senate for six years by R G Gamble, describing him as sensible and at least of average ability, and noting Pettigrew as a worse alternative.
Semi official report states Professor Charles N. Gregory of the University of Wisconsin College of Law will succeed Judge Mc Clain as chancellor of Iowa State University law college. Following Judge Deemer's refusal, the regents board nears agreement on Gregory.
The House approved the Bureligh plan 165 to 102, denying the Hopkins bill. The plan raises total representatives from 357 to 386, with Iowa unchanged. Illinois New York and Texas gain three seats. Minnesota New Jersey Pennsylvania gain two. Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Louisiana Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri North Carolina North Dakota Washington West Virginia Wisconsin gain one each.
Rumor says Great Northern and Northern Pacific have acquired large stock in the C M St P Ry to steer policy. St Paul stock rises as big blocks change hands. Lease of the St Paul system to others is unlikely, but cooperation may create a major railroad combination of the era.
Philip D Armour, who died in Chicago last Saturday, left an estimated fortune of twenty to fifty million dollars. He endowed Armour Institute, a school of applied science, and the will or philanthropy may direct a portion to similar educational or charitable aims.
The article states incumbents Edward Knott and Geo M Christian are likely to be reappointed as marshals in the northern and southern districts, H M McMillan and Lewis Miles as attorneys in the respective districts, and Captain J W Patterson as internal revenue collector. It argues Congress would avoid a fight by renewing these appointments.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Governor Shaw will not seek a third nomination and warns political allies against stirring sentiment. It argues he cannot afford to contest such a nomination and should avoid prompting a factional drive.
Governor Shaw selects T B Hanley of Tipton to succeed Major Higley of Cedar Rapids on the State University board of regents. Hanley is a busy lawyer who heads the Modern Brotherhood of America, a fraternal insurance group he founded, with wide Central U.S. reach.
State collateral inheritance tax yields grow from 1897 to 1900 with a peak 16000 from G W Lovell estate. The 5 percent levy on legacies and most inheritances varies by state, sometimes exempting spouses and children, or applying thresholds and scales. The law remains on the books for years.
Judge A R Dewey ruled last Tuesday that joint resolution No 1 to amend the Iowa constitution to biennial elections was not regularly adopted and thus not part of the constitution. The decision cites Iowa constitution procedures and the Koehler Hill prohibition case. An appeal to the supreme court is planned with hopes for an early February ruling.
E F Wescott of St Louis proposed the international Sunday-school observance in November 1896. By 1900 the Iowa Sabbath School association promoted it for the first Sunday in February with over 2500 conversions reported. Under General Superintendent A D Sallee of Davenport the campaign distributes circulars statewide aiming for 25000 conversions on the next observance February 3.
After forty days in a box car pest house Lucy Huntsberger, the only patient, has recovered and left for Long Lake Minnesota. The Mirror notes only one case in town and credits health officers with vaccination and containment preventing spread.
The article traces key medical advances from anesthesia to germ theory, noting how antiseptics and sterilization transformed surgery. It cites Lister's 1860 call to antiseptic practice and highlights a 1881 incident where a surgeon performed early wound exploration after a presidential shooting in Washington.
Washington corresp notes a booming lecture circuit with 54 Texas courses 22 in Mississippi and 12 in Oklahoma reflecting growing patronage. Senator Dolliver of Iowa tops the list of in demand speakers as he cancels a date to attend a Nicaragua Canal treaty vote, losing 150 dollars in the process.
The text cites Helen Watterson Moody urging girls to rely on their father for guidance in choosing male friends. It argues that a father's judgment helps identify sane standards and warns that the most attractive man may not be the most worthy partner.
From the Manchester Press, Hon W E Eaton of Osage plans to quit politics and make money elsewhere. He says the political game offers little satisfaction for the time and money spent and aims to let others have the name while he capitalizes on the gains. Eaton remains level headed, noting few people profit honestly from politics.
A woman in an Illinois town, ill with long disease, sent each of her seven children to a different doctor. Seven doctors were summoned, at least three in one day. She died the next day. Coroner's jury verdict: death from bowel trouble and a complication of physicians.
A Muscovy duck shipped to Chicago allegedly contained gold particles in its craw. The tale, starting in Monticello and Lake Zurich areas, spurs farmers to pan for placer gold as White and Johnson hunt the origin. Assayers deem the gold pure, fueling a nationwide rumor and farm inquiries.
Mr. Johnson showed the crew’s contents to an Evening Post representative. Nuggets valued at 12.40 by the assayer were stored corked in a bottle. More than half of the nuggets disappeared when they were flushed down a water pipe before Mrs. Johnson intervened.
The Pan American Exposition costs total about ten million dollars with a two million five hundred thousand dollar authorized capital stock and bond issue. Government and New York state funding amount to seven hundred thousand plus eight hundred thousand respectively. City and private building costs plus a New York building outlay will reach the ten million total.
The Iowa State Register notes Jones county’s notoriety from a calf case and adds a quirky tale of a duck weighed down with 25 dollars in gold shot in its crop. It then reports age longevity statistics showing women outliving men in Germany France the rest of Europe and the United States.
Floyd Bowen and Miss Jennie Chaplin of Sand Spring wed in Dubuque last Monday with Rev. DuPuy officiating. The couple will receive congratulations from friends in the Hopkinton area.
The January term of the supreme court begins Tuesday January 15 with a three day docket of Jones county appeals. Cases include Becker and Degen versus Staab in re estate of John Brown deceased and Maurice Brown versus Mary Brown among others.
The Tue Express and Weekly Des Moines Capital edited by Lafe Young list a subscription price of $1.95 per year. Readers may save by paying their subscription in advance.
A reflective poem notes that outward calm, innocence, or large rewards do not guarantee ease or virtue. It compares appearances to deeper truth in life and love, suggesting the calm observer may hide complexity and the best outcomes are not always the most obvious.
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