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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1879
Page
2
A political column discusses postwar Congress adjournment and upcoming campaigns. It mocks Democrats and praises or critiques figures like Thos A Wendrick s Col Primble Blackburn Windom and Jackson era loss statistics. Kentucky politics and the Confederate party are debated with editorial opinion throughout.
A Wyoming town debates licensing beer and wine sales, arguing prohibition may fail to curb consumption. The piece claims rising alcohol use, cross-border imports, and that licensing could revive local business lost to neighboring areas.
Letter to the editor argues Monticello lands are overvalued at 75 cents per acre while Fairview timber and improved lands fetch 89.45 per acre. The writer cites Eureka’s timber claim, notes bluffy river lands in Monticello, and says equalization mispricing exists in Greenfield Richland and Wayne townships, asserting Wayne is undervalued and Monticello overvalued.
A Michigan correspondent denounces an Expresa piece arguing labor should set its own wages. The column condemns labor radicalism as French Communism and Russian Nihilism, warning it would lead to riots, arson, and social collapse, with violent outcome if adopted.
A late 19th or early 20th century polemic argues against monopolies and price control, using a clothing store and other staples to illustrate how labor and consumer costs mirror a system where property ownership and market power exploit workers. The piece asserts workers should set prices for goods they buy and condemns property as monopoly.
Narrow Gauge correspondence from Prairieburg denounces local opposition to extending the Cascade Road westward. The letter from Neely Parsons defends Parsons and Joy, alleges signed papers, and claims Monticello’s inaction pressures Prairieburg to back Midland extension. The writer urges Prairieburg voters to approve aid and disputes Monticello’s role.
Monticello showed warm interest in the Narrow Gauge from the start while Prairieburg lagged. After new local leadership gained trust, Monticello backed the road, opposing any doubt, and predicts the Narrow Gauge will reach Prairieburg within a year with Boulder township taxpayers facing two five percent taxes.
Miss Amelia Moulton writes from Minneapolis to Prof. Foster describing University life in 1879. She notes graduation figures, museum expansions, building details, and local Minnesota scenery, with digressions on Wy oming improvements and a long Iowa letter about moving west and road work.
The M E Church Sunday School picnic in J B Bowers grove drew about 150 attendees with swinging croquet and dinner featuring strawberries. Speeches by Rev Ricker J E Bowers and others praised the event. Other notes report a Congregational Society picnic at Condit’s grave, a dairy loss of three cows, Bentons team at the blacksmith shop causing a broken reach, and local visits including Miss Florence Noyes winning a scholarship.
Listings show transfers including Amanda Green to Win Skinner and Chas Weber to Gottfried Schmidt er in Monticello and Anamosa areas. Fayette correspondent reports three weeks without cars, stage travel, and delayed mail. Milwaukee firm reportedly buying the road except for Lakin Co claim. Cresco connection hoped if control achieved.
An advertisement announces a new saloon named Hotel Bars on Railroad Street beside Burnett House, offering Monarch billiard table, prime cigars, ales, beer, and on-counter lunch with a pledge of a quiet orderly atmosphere. Local listings also advertise real estate for sale near Monticello including 200 acres with stone house, barns, cisterns, and a bearing orchard, plus 175 and 80 acre tracts. terms flexible and time provided.
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