Monticello Notes July 1902 Obituaries and Local Events
Monticello Express files reveal July 1902 items: Marcus Matthiessen returns from Oberlin for summer. Jennie Gilroy comes home from Renwick. birth of a Perrine daughter. Kellum lightning stroke recovery. Carmichael and Cassady wed. Guyan funeral. Mundell death. fair board plans amphitheatre. Monticello tops Central City 13 to 10 in baseball. Craig heavy lifting by Tom Carson. July 20 school district special vote on real estate sales to fund a new building. J W Koop secretary duties. various hires and budget items noted.
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Monticello Express
Marcus Matthiessen
Oberlin
Ohio
Post Office
Jennie Gilroy
Renwick
John Perrine
Fred Kellum
John Carmichael
Minnie Cassady
Harry Bricker
J. H. Tremain
Martin Guyan
the Reformed Church
Jones County Fair Association
Monticello
Central City
Tom Carson
Tuetken
Rickles Gerdes
Jacob Jacobson
Babe
Kitty Creek
Jacobson
Charles L. Fawcett
J. W. Cox
Doag
Leaxell
Stimison
Cropp
Lovell
Boaard
Ovell
Iowa
Mia Lacy Coyle
Varvel
Monticelo
W. W W. Hogan
Tows
Selico! Corporation
387Th
General Assembly
Jones County
87Th General Assembly
A. A H. Koop
W. B. Sloan
Joe Chaloupka
General Fund
Tel Co
Liddy & Rickiefs
Monticello Electric Co
Heht Register & Tribune
Notic
Heartney & Co
Monticello Motor
Dodd, Mead & Co
Wso
Monuticello
Lazell
Ayes
Hong
Stimson
Nayes
Jones Counts
City of
Vargel
Towa
Board of Directors
Sidleclion
Independent School District
Wargel
Hhool
Hay Load Accident Claims Life After Fork Injury
Thomas was injured when he fell from a hayload and the fork handle pierced his body two feet. He received immediate medical care but died on Tuesday following the accident.
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Thomas
New Summer Reads Arrive at Public Library
The library announces fresh arrivals for summer reading including To the Last Man Grey The Thankful Spicers Brownell The Outcast Lagerlot The Winter Bell Rideout John Boring's House Singmaster Girls of Highland Hall Rankin The Old Mine Secret Turpin The Silver Prince Leonard Scarhaven Keep Letcher Myths and Legends of Old California Judson Myths and Legends of Mississippi Valley Judson Shropshire Lad Housman Red Folk and Wild Folk Denning.
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Public Library
Grey
Thankful Spicers
Brownell
Lagerlot
Rideout
John Boring
Singmaster
Highland Hall
Rankin
Old Mine
Turpin
Leonard
Scarhaven Keep
Letcher
California
Judson
Mississippi Valley
Shropshire
lLad—Housman
Denning
Methodist Episcopal Church announces services and sermon theme
William Hayes Mitchell, pastor, invites all to Sunday service at eleven with Sunday school at 10. The 7 pm evening service will include a union service with Rev. W F Schneck of Richland Presbyterian preaching. July 16 Sunday morning sermon title We Can.
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William Hayes Mitchell
TFE
W. F. Schneck
Richland Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett Pastors Regular Sunday Services
Leonard Duckett conducts weekly worship with Sunday school at 10 00 a m preaching at 11 00 a m and 730 p m Christian Endeavor at 646 p m and a mid week gathering Thursday 730 p m The sermon topic next Sunday morning asks What Is the Gospel About God Union evening service at the Methodist church will feature Rev W F Schneck of Richland Center. A recent rainfall near two inches ended a drought improving gardens and pastures though some sandy areas suffered minor corn damage.
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Christian Endeavor
God
Union
Methodist Church
W. F. Schneck
Richland Center
Government Budget Bureau Cuts in Year End Expenditures
The Dubuque Times Journal reports that for the fiscal year ending June 30 the budget bureau projects expenditures at least 1.7 billion dollars less than the prior year ending 1921. Under Republican control for most of the year and with the bureau, the savings are attributed to executive and congressional collaboration. The New York World notes William Allen White’s critique of the modern boy’s psychology after a dog parade plan fails in Emporia, Kansas.
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Monticello
Dubuque
Budget Bureau
Republican Congress
Mlarding
Congress
New York World
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
Motive Declares Frustration Over Endless Buzzing
Uonele Eben criticizes ongoing efforts by “some men” as futile, saying they chase success without progress. The remark highlights repeated cycles of activity with little tangible result.
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Uonele Eben
Making of Hand Grenades Found in Historic Note
A note states that one pound of hye yields twenty hand grenades indicating a basic wartime manufacturing insight.
Evolution as a Method Not a Religion
Rev. J Br Perkins argues evolution is a method of unfolding life, not a religion or life source. He claims science and religion need not conflict, noting evolution operates on life’s unfolding and does not negate belief in God. A Sibley Tribune note adds jurors find pay too small for travel.
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J. BR. Perkins
Council Bluffs
Notice of street oiling assessment in the city
The city clerk reports a proposed street oiling assessment for Chestnut First to Buckeye Chestnut Third to Fourth First Gill to City limits North Cedar First to Seventh Sycamore First to Second Walnut to Maple Fourth North Cedar Maple Seventh Maple to Rail road Centre First to Warvell Angle First to South Grand Centre to Angle Washington Centre to Angle Railroad Clark to Buck Chestnut to Railroad Farwell Chestnut to South Cedar Buckeye Chestnut to Farley First to Second Farwell Seventh to Lovell Main Third to South to Railroad The total cost is 4565.20 City Council will meet July 24 1922 at 8 p m to hear objections Attest C O Northrop City Clerk.
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Olling
Chestnut Street
First Street
Buckeye Street
Third Street
Fourth Street
Gill Street
City Lmits
Seventh Street
Second Street
Walnut Street
Maple Street
Cedar Street
Riilroad
Centre Street
Warvell Street
Angle Street
South Street
Grand Street
Washington Street
Railroad Street
Clark Street
Buck + street
Farwell Street
Farley Street
Lovell Street
Main Street
Northrop
Right Action and Straightness Quoted by Herbert Spencer
Quoted aphorism compares right action to straight lines, arguing only one kind of right action exists like one kind of straight line. The statement presents Spencerian ethics, asserting consistency between moral conduct and geometric clarity.
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Herbert
Spencer
First Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert
Benjamin Stoddert of Maryland served as the first Secretary of the Navy from 1798 under John Adams and continued through Thomas Jeffersons presidency.
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Benjamin Stoddert
Maryland
Adams
Jefferson
Brave soul needed one man of great heart in daily thought
A reflection urges that true courage rests in one person with a noble spirit. The line implies leadership and moral strength are essential for daily resolve.
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Ero
Dream and death omen in Chicago American guidance
Dream meanings from the Chicago American warn of inheritance through a friend's death and sickness from killing a friend. Killing a relative foretells failure, while killing a killer signals great loss to the killer. Wild beast slay implies domestic happiness, tame or useful animal killing brings troubles. button imagery predicts fortune or misfortune depending on condition and coverage.
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Chicago
Carlsbad Dangers Prompt Fears of Town Destruction
Carlsbad famed health resort sits on a crust above subterranean boiling water. Hot sulphur springs require ceaseless monitoring and pressure control to prevent catastrophic collapse and ruin of the town.
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Carlsbad
When Swallows Fly Low Sign of Rain
Weather folklore notes swallows fly low as moisture rises. Insects swarm near ground as atmosphere saturates, prompting swallows to hunt low for prey.
Hot Springs Travelers Use Natural Cookers
In Hot Springs Nebraska tourists find a novelty a natural hot spring with cooking holes beside boiling water. Three foot deep pits lined with sheet iron let visitors lower vessels for quick cooking as steam fills the cavity. The area serves as a camping ground with conveniences for travelers seeking simple meals.
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Wisten
Ney
Trees Valuable to Farmer
Trees on the farm are invaluable and should cover about half of plains areas per wise observers. Forests water the farm and irrigation regions gain a potent benefit, a truth also valid in other parts of the country.
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Plains
Prairie States
Gélamograph and its cold record of disaster
The text describes the gelamograph as a precise instrument that logs catastrophes with detached, merciless method. It records the facts of disasters without concern for their victims, then sleeps and awakens to remind humanity of overlooked causes for thanks, presenting a stark, almost conscience-tinged view of scientific objectivity.
Curious Sea Charts Exhibit At American Museum
A sea chart crafted from sticks and shells is among the curious displays in the South Sea Island hall at the American Museum of Natural History New York. It was once used as a navigational guide by Marshal Islands navigators.
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South Sea Island
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Marshal Islands
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