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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
3
A state law effective July 1 has reduced bar numbers and saloon activity across Iowa. Patrons report fewer operating establishments and stricter hours, while authorities note compliance efforts and permits tightening in many towns.
Iowa statistics show a net loss of more than 2300 saloons in six years with fewer than 700 operating after July 1. In 1905 saloons existed in 800 cities and 51 townships. now 105 cities remain dry or facing cases, 203 cities still have saloons, and many more closures are foreseen if anti-saloon cases succeed.
Des Moines area mayors and county attorneys face ouster for permitting city councils to issue more saloon permits than the Moon law allows. John B. Hammond prepares suits in several counties to remove those officials for failing to enforce the limit. Davenport and Oskaloosa cited for excess saloons.
Iowa weather reports show oats and hay ruined by drought with early potatoes failing. Corn outlook improves with rain and a large overall corn crop expected, while fruit prospects fade in the southeast. Nevada counties not involved.
Missouri Savings Association’s W. S. Webb notes Miss Priscilla Wakefield founded the first English savings bank in Tottenham in 1798. He cites long dispute over origins while insisting Wakefield’s pioneering role proves women’s impact, and criticizes Missouri banking laws as hindering thrift and profitability.
The International Rubber Trade exhibition opens June 24 at the Royal Agricultural Hall. Rubber paving samples will be shown for the first time with a 122 by 10 foot roadway laid to prove durability, promising lower noise and comparable cost to current methods. Reversible rubber blocks have performed well at railway stations, and Londoners expect a quieter metropolis as rubber paving spreads.
Newark experts claim the end of the mosquito nuisance is in sight detailing ditching draining and oiling efforts. Professor John B. Smith says progress is made with Kearny meadows breeding sites found and Newark’s sewer basin oiling device tested amid some failures.
Two Irish girls visit the Thirty-fourth Street Political Equality Association asking to become farmerettes. They fear wearing pants but are told bloomers are permissible and stylish. They register, plan to move to Hempstead to join a cottage farm setup purchased by Mrs Belmont to diversify evenings.
The Iowa hotel men state convention meets this week in Spirit Lake starting Tuesday. Sessions take place in the large dance pavilion on the isthmus between Spirit Lake and East Okoboji. About eight hundred delegates are expected.
The cry back to Iowa echoes across the region as many families, who left for Canada, the Dakotas, and Montana in previous years, begin returning. In the last three weeks eighty families have come back to Emmet county to reestablish their homes.
Alexander Dans kin the last of the famous gray beard regiment died this morning at 95. He is survived by one daughter a missionary to Honolulu and a son a Presbyterian minister.
Grain dealers from Des Moines gather as the Western Grain Dealers Association plans a July 12 meeting in Des Moines. J. Merrill, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, is secured to address the gathering.
Cedar Rapids July 8 Guy Sells, an ex convict, killed his wife after she refused to live with him and then shot himself. He died today in Cedar Rapids hospital.
Burlington reports the death of George Unterkircher aged 48 a prominent businessman and brother of the former mayor after a weeklong illness.
James E. Gorman of San Francisco established a new world revolver record at Shell Mound range scoring 467 for 60 shots at 50 yards on the standard American target. The previous record was 465 by Captain Galking in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1904.
Chicago report says an order from A J Callaghan chief clerk in the corporation counsel's office allows girls in Olmeyville factory district to primp before work. He adds the girls who primp are the best workers.
Nicholas Warmcastle of Pittsburgh suffered a dramatic hair turn to gray overnight after learning his two year old child died in Liverpool England. Doctors warned of possible heart collapse as he collapsed in bed and the event set off health concerns for him and his family.
A mother quail in Odessa Missouri adopted a brood of chicks after a hen died. The tame bird cared for the orphans, guiding their diet and protection, while the McCauley children watched the unlikely family flourish in the yard.
A pithy maxim notes that problems nurtured in silence expand over time. The saying implies unresolved issues intensify if not addressed promptly. It frames trouble as a garden that flourishes when tended with neglect or neglectful care.
The text explores whether sinful humans may see God's face and argues it is possible now through faith. It frames seeing God as purity peace and love, with nature, Scripture, and especially Jesus Christ revealing the Father. It quotes 2 Corinthians 4 6 and urges seekers to study creation, literature, and the Bible to glimpse divine glory.
The sermon links moral life to effort and struggle. It argues health, prosperity, and sunshine form life’s root, while suffering and defeat train character. Progress comes through fire, trial, and decisive self mastery, with the saint's victory over sin the mark of true faith.
The quote by Henry Lee highlights that genuine friendship grows from recognizing and valuing the positive traits and merits of others, a timeless reminder of how sincerity fosters lasting bonds.
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