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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1896
Page
3
The Monticello Express appears as a weekly newspaper published every Thursday under the care of J W Coxsee as Ephor and Proprietor. The issue date is Thursday July 9 1896 with a yearly subscription price of 1.75.
Independence Day celebrations in Wyoming began with dawn anvils and firecrackers, followed by a Main street procession to the Grove. The program included a reading of the Declaration by Miss Bessie McNamara, remarks by Hon. M. H. Calkins and Hon. O. Ellison, and multiple races and events culminating with a fireworks display.
July notes report Jas Hibbert's illness and local plans after the Fourth. Residents mention Ringling's circus in Monticello as a grand success and an 12 to 12 eleven inning tie with Cascade that ended in a Cascade forfeit. Reichart pitched excellently and Parrott and Reichart formed the battery throughout the game. Our amateur ball team shows promise with more practice.
July reports from Castle Grove mention Frank Kehoe returning from California, Henry Evans obtaining a bicycle, James Shane visiting Sand Spring, Nellie Campbell from Hopkinton visiting with Lulu Laude, and rapid growth of Cora who looks splendid. A Manchester blind gentleman, agent for S T Pratt, traded locally on Tuesday amid a quiet July 4th with residents attending Monticello circus.
A Fourth of July celebration at Argand included a republican caucus in the Deer Creek school house chaired by H. Lubben with C. A. Thomas as secretary. Delegates elected for the county convention at Onslow next Friday are C. A. Thomas, J. H. Lubben, Arthur Fairbanks, and S. M. Hosford.
Mrs. Kent visits Amber while Mrs. Bent attends to illness. Dr. Scott of Onslow treats Mrs. Husman. Dreibelbis connected with Townsend. John Overly and John Robertson travel to Monticello by bicycle. Station agent Magoon sells tickets to Monticello. McKinley praised. Democrats scarce. Frank Larky and others, social outings, horse and lawn gatherings with ice cream and lemonade.
Mr and Mrs J A Weiss celebrated their silver wedding on the Fourth with many friends present as Amber marked a quiet Fourth. Other local notes include Albright of Chicago attending the Weiss wedding and Jennie Sanford visiting in Keyport Illinois.
A Dubuque Herald report recounts Clark Buxton and associates trying to desert a travelling companion near a departing train. The woman claimed he stole her pocket-book to gain sympathy, and a dispute led to an assault case settled for 55 dollars. The quartet, including Frank Walter Buxton and Lizzie Montgomery, traveled through Iowa posing as barbers, visiting multiple towns before heading toward Chicago.
The author argues that facial features, especially the nose, offer little reliable guidance on innate mind body bonds. Historical claims about Roman or long thin noses linking to warlike or business traits are questionable, with cultural examples from Japan and China showing no consistent pattern.
Modern Woodmen plan a Monticello City Park picnic on Tuesday July 14 with a parade and a long program of contests and prizes. Woodmen from nearby camps will attend along with invited guests in a community sports day event.
A Boston Transcript correspondent describes Australia as a paradise for tramps making up about a quarter of the population. Tramps travel between distant stations where growers provide a travelers hut with rations a pound of mutton flour water and a bunk for the night amid long gaps between settlements.
A brief quoted exchange frames Mrs Suffrage's view as a woman's high mission to correct evils of the time while Mr Suffrage counterpoints with a domestic jab about quieting children, as presented in Pearson's Weekly.
A German patent costs $100 and this fee covers the tax for six years. The note clarifies the lump sum includes the six year tax obligation.
The piece surveys memory feats by Edward Everett Charles Sumner Roscoe Conkling James Blaine and Paul Murphy in speech making and chess. It contrasts prepared memorization with idea association and notes debates on whether memory is an independent faculty or a byproduct of thought channels.
A Chicago Post excerpt captures a frontier exchange on bravery amid Indians. A woman remarks on the man’s lack of fear, joking that his gun may be a rifled cannon, highlighting commonplace tensions and bravado of the era.
In a Detroit Free Press item a ventriloquist or performer's tale recalls a man called the india rubber man who jokes about bouncing as a child. A San Francisco Argonaut clipping notes a lunatic asylum visitor hearing a patient claim a horse is flying, prompting a cautious government-style warning about restraint.
The Monticello council met in regular session with six trustees present. Weighmaster Abel reported June receipts of 86 tons at five cents and 29 drafts at five, plus 96 drafts at ten cents. fifteen dollars salary approved and the weigh master’s books referred to the finance committee. Bills for general fund and water works were read and allowed. adjournment set for July 11. An advertisement for Toni and Vermifage products appears at end.
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