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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
1
Des Moines report on Iowa's permanent school fund tracing its 1848 start with 51 908 and current total of 4 755 044 with annual interest around 249 000 to be distributed to county schools. Includes notes on millers protests over flour purchases and legislative talks on banking, primaries, and veteran monuments.
The grand jury returned no bill in the case of the state of town against Grant Drury of Liscomb who was held on a charge of shooting his wife. Drury says he found his wife dead in bed with a bullet wound after morning chores in the barn. The coroner ruled death by own action.
Charles White John Wickes Elmer Dunning and Abner Hicks pleaded guilty at Cherokee and were sentenced to seven years in prison at hard labor. The men showed no visible emotion during sentencing.
Following the death of J W Logan in Des Moines, two real sons of the American Revolution were found by the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. James Dolson of Atlantic and Ira Lepper of Sioux City are identified as new members. Dolson is a brother of Des Moines socialite Mrs. L F Andrews, who owns the DAR golden spoon honoring patriots of 1776.
Col John H Bacon aged 70, pioneer and ex mayor, shot himself in Colorado Springs. He left a note citing pain from rheumatism and insomnia. Survived by a widow and a son, he spent youth in Michigan, served 20 years as trustee of Iowa State Agricultural College, and was provost marshal in the First district of Iowa during the war. He left a large estate.
Repeated attempts to wreck trains on the Chicago and Northwestern main line between Denison and Boone prompt patrols along every mile of track day and night. The case is with six top company detectives as obstructions are found with intent to wreck fast trains and the culprit remains at large. In Iowa, the supreme court upholds a 30 year murder sentence for Samuel Roan of Des Moines in the Whitechapel killing of George Linn. the judge imposed 30 years for second degree murder, equating to about 15 years with good time.
At the second annual Des Moines meeting of the Iowa Association of Health Officers the group urged the legislature to establish a state sanitarium for consumptives. Officers elected for the year include President Dr. Louis A. Thomas of Red Oak, Vice President Dr. W. B. La Force of Ottumwa, and Secretary Treasurer Dr. Cassius T. Lesan of Mount Ayr.
The Citizens' Bank of Mount Ayr owned by Ray Dunning assigns to County Treasurer John Patterson. Liabilities total 450000 with assets at 700. Dunning, a prominent landowner, blames falling prices. The bank was founded 23 years ago.
In Burlington a 12 year old, Charles Crabtree, accidentally killed his mother while handling a gun he did not know was loaded. He reeled to the fallen mother and fainted as realization struck. A coroner's jury ruled the shooting an accident.
Henry Stifer was turned over to the sheriff in Des Moines by his father William E. Stifer who asked to be released from the $15 000 bond. He is charged with either poisoning his bride of a year or inducing her to kill herself.
William E. Slifer faced a preliminary hearing in Grundy Center on a murder charge for his Melrose wife killing just before Christmas. He pleaded not guilty and has been described as bearing a good name.
The rural post offices at Elder Grove and Avon face mail discontinuations. Notables include 97 year old Mrs. Fanny Jarrett of Lee County and 60 year old David Prescott of Keokuk. Clergy Rev William Folkes moves to Clinton church with a 2000 salary. Coroner Hullinger investigates William Pearson's death, ruled self-inflicted. Divorces filed by Bessie Hewitt in Keokuk. Indictments target J W Warr for embezzlement and G I Utter for large bank losses. Mayors, bankers, and businessmen fade from long careers. a new Farmers Savings Bank opens in Ira.
Rural free delivery routes will begin February 1 and February 15 in multiple Iowa communities. Listings include Alvord Scotch Grove Toddville Edgewood Peterson Al gona Decorah Everdick Stockton Harper's Ferry Lowden Jackson Olin Pisgah Waterville Lake Park Lawler New Hampton Olds Solon West Chester with route lengths ranging from 21 to 59 miles and populations served from about 500 to 1,250 plus homes on each route.
Nettie Haley, ex-wife of Nate Rainsbarger, pursues her former husband with hatred while he and Frank Rainsbarger appeal life sentences for murder. She accuses them of killing her father Enoch Johnson, cites blood on clothes, and says they threatened her life prompting her escape and their conviction.
Mrs. E Irene Rood of Chicago for the National Humane association arrives in Des Moines to push three bills to curb animal cruelty. They would ban docked horse tails in Iowa, forbid using live birds as targets in shoots, and require humane instruction in public schools. None would cost the state funds. Senator Warren Garst plans to introduce the live bird target bill. Nebraska and Illinois already have anti rail docking laws, prompting out-of-state involvement.
Land agents in Stanley country South Dakota voided final proof for Sioux City men after declaring that merely staying a few days every six months would suffice. Under the law 14 months of continuous residence are required, with a 50 cent per acre payment to prove up. The agents had been promised a lax rule, but the legal requirement remains strict.
Keokuk county residents and Iowa legislators mount widespread opposition to a pardon for Mrs Sara Kuhn who was convicted of murdering her elderly husband. Petitions filed with the governor argue guilt trial fairness and that a pardon would undermine justice and crime prevention.
The Iowa state association of health physicians urged a state sanatorium for consumptives and cremation over burial. Dr W B LaForce endorsed the plan at Ottumwa. They also backed establishing a state bureau of vital statistics under the state board of health and changing law to require physician birth and death reports. Birth records are currently inadequate while deaths are reported.
Special correspondent reports the state poultry association will not hold future shows in Des Moines after the city barred Sunday admission. J B Hoover of Oskaloosa elected president. About 250 prizes awarded. the group seeks a $1,000 yearly state subsidy as other associations receive. The Des Moines meeting was a success as a show but financially hindered by city interference.
State association of retail grocers schedules February 9 session at Des Moines with no pure food show due to lack of venue. Robert E. Lee of Missouri will speak, joined by H. Fisher Omaha George G. Green Peoria Fred R. Mason St. Paul and Chicago leaders. At least 500 delegates expected to discuss proposed legislature limiting wage exemptions to eight dollars weekly for all workers.
A Webster City movement seeks to detach suburban property owners from the city tax base. Farmers in outskirts resent city taxes after extensive annexation and demand amputation from town governance. D. C. Chase supports the idea that a city may reduce as well as extend its limits, aiming to spark similar actions statewide.
Special correspondence reports the short course in stock and grain judging at the State Agricultural College Ames concluded as the most successful yet. College officials consider expanding it and inviting farmers from surrounding states with incentives. A corn exhibit paired with the course yielded very gratifying results for the college.
Iowa brick and terra cotta operators who previously ran their businesses as individuals have formed a combination to meet demands from the scale committee of the Iowa district of the International Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Workers alliance.
A tornado swept Moundville Alabama injuring 100 plus and destroying nearly every building. White victims include I P Seymour A H Warren J H Redmond Robert S Powers and Miss Nettle Farley. Black residents W N Miles family Albert Holston Ike Holston and others perished. Buildings freight cars and cotton stocks were wrecked, many townsfolk displaced.
The Eel and Wabash rivers overflowed in Logansport Indiana damaging property and sweeping away part of an electric light plant as Georgetown Adamsboro and Columbus areas faced flooding and evacuations. Boat rescues occurred as homes were abandoned and bridges threatened. In Cleveland flood danger eased briefly with a temperature drop while Tremont Delaware and Tiffin areas reported high waters and evacuations.
In Washington on January 22 the house approved the Hepburn pure food bill by 201 to 68 after opponents could not secure a roll call. An amendment to insert wilful as to vendors was struck out on a yea and nay vote. Multiple amendments failed to produce material changes.
In St Louis on January 21 eight hundred carriage drivers walk out blocking funeral processions. Police chief orders officers to shoot to kill if interference occurs. Governor Dockery vows to call out militia at the first overt act by the strikers.
A suburban line street car at Union boulevard and Bircher road struck a curve at full speed, throwing Motorman Michael Godfrey under the wheels and killing him instantly. Five others were injured.
A rear end collision of two Iron Mountain freight trains two miles south of Newport Arkansas killed brake man R A Clarke and an unknown tramp and burned several cars. The wreck occurred on January 20 when the trains collided head on causing multiple car fires and fatalities.
Memphis police received a long distance message reporting the robbery of the Bank of Jonestown in Mississippi. The safe was blown open and about 1200 dollars in silver and currency taken.
Across St. Paul Duluth Milwaukee La Crosse Chicago and Cleveland extreme subzero temperatures and blizzards are reported. St. Paul sees 33 below on thermometer with 27 below mean and 23 below at 7 pm. Chicago endures two below with a 24 mph wind and deaths from exposure. Floods worsen in Pittsburg and Cleveland with millions in damage and fatalities.
A New York life saving crew watched eight sailors from the Augustus Hunt drown near Quogue L I as rescuers fought the surf. Only two crew members were saved after hours of peril in heavy ice floes and fog. Second Mate Ebert was hauled ashore unconscious but revived, with another sailor later saved in a wreckage mass.
George Lockhart a noted elephant trainer and circus proprietor died after an elephant crushed him during unloading at the Hoa street railroad station in Walthamstow on Sunday. He was attending to the animals when the accident occurred.
The Indiana National Bank of Elkhart fails with only 50 000 available to pay over 300 000 in deposits. Depositors lose savings as the bank’s collapse leaves many ruined. Meanwhile a separate dispatch reports a massacre of a British expedition in West Africa with several white men killed, few details available.
A Sunday blaze in Leavenworth Washington destroyed six buildings including two hotels. The fire threatened the town at one point, causing an estimated loss of around 50000 dollars.
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