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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
4
Des Moines reports indicate Iowa real estate values will rise about 200 million dollars from two years prior as counties adjust to equalize assessments. Rail property may see higher valuations. Wright and Winnebago counties show wide disparities.
The inebriate department at Cherokee hospital shows 35 residents in June, up from 29 in May with one escape and 11 paroled. Insane inmates rose from 614 to 619. Mitchellville girls school inmates grew from 211 to 214. Fort Madison penitentiary declined from 475 to 470. Anamosa capacity fell from 424 to 411, with 412 recorded for June 30, 1902.
Prof. C F Curtiss reports from Richard Webber that the mounted form of Shamrock the grand champion steer from the last International Live Stock exposition will be loaned to the American association of agricultural colleges and experiment stations for display at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. Iowa State College fitted and showed the steer, praised as the most perfect animal seen in an American show yard.
Abstract of national bank conditions in Iowa excluding Des Moines shows the average reserve at 16.33 percent, down from 16.61. Loans and discounts fall to 61.41 million, gold coin and total specie dip, lawful money reserve declines, and individual deposits decrease from 60.53 to 58.25 million.
Hans Hanson, postmaster at Almont, says George LaShelle entered drunk and abusive, returned with an iron bar and threatened to kill him. Hanson fired, striking LaShelle in the abdomen and injuring six intestines. Hanson surrendered and is out on bail. The wound is described as probably fatal.
Patrick Maher shot his wife in an Atlantic home then turned the pistol on himself. Mrs. Maher, who helped in a nearby eating house, lay asleep when he fired through the window. Neighbors found both in pools of blood. Friends think unemployment worries unsettled him.
Clara Fox of Omaha died instantly when a harness failed during a slide for life from the Fort Dodge courthouse tower to a nearby telephone pole. Her fall knocked down a man, W. H. Wheeler of Fort Dodge, fatally injuring him.
Enoch Burrell killed Frank Thompson after a poker game over 30 cents. He struck Thompson on the temple twice with his bare fist as the game broke up. Death occurred instantly and Burrell is jailed at Lamoni.
Gus A. Schneider of Fort Madison died suddenly in Albuquerque New Mexico while on a wedding trip with his bride Miss Lora Eggleston a former Burlington girl. The couple wed in Fort Madison and began their honeymoon journey to California via the Santa Fe route through the south.
Washington agriculture department weekly report for Iowa notes vigorous corn growth aided by forcings temperature and ample moisture. Most advanced fields are being laid by while late planted spring wheat and oats fill well with little rust damage apparent.
William Monroe of Jeffersonville Missouri, an attache of a carnival, opened fire while chased by officers in Clinton. Harry Henson of Jacksonville Illinois was fatally wounded. John Ryan of Clinton seriously injured. Monroe fled. bystanders injured.
A violent rain and electrical storm hit Vidora causing lightning damage to several houses. News from Des Moines notes 4000 notarial commissions issued with 2000 more expected. Reports of deaths include Mrs. Henry Chadwick in Waterloo, Andrew McElhinney in Waterloo, and Richard Fitzgibbons in Dubuque county. A ferry owner, Thomas Wedmore, fell and drowned near Sloan. Drowning incidents occur in Mason City and Cedar River. A new railroad company, Dubuque and Western Electric Railway, is formed.
Attorney General Mullan informs Governor Cummins that the district court validly set aside the original judgment in W. E. Richmond’s commitment case. A new trial was granted after additional evidence. Richmond is in Des Moines on good behavior. Mullan notes civil nature of proceedings and lack of clear statutes to intervene against the judge’s order.
In Des Moines a conference between the National Medical Association and the Iowa State Medical Society board moves to abolish current restrictions. The group plans equal membership for all licensed physicians and to reorganize Iowa county societies accordingly. Alopaths homeopaths osteopaths and eclectics would be admitted on equal footing to raise standards and improve sanitary laws.
Special correspondence reports Aiden Benedict died in the east from heart disease. He was the son of Mrs. Harvey Benedict known as Mother Benedict founder of the Des Moines home for unfortunate women. The Des Moines institution aided by the Women’s Temperance Union of Iowa inspired legislative support. Benedict was an actor who helped publicize the Count of Monte Cristo in the west.
The Des Moines bootblacks union formed months ago ends as Greek entrants flood the market and price shines revert to a nickel. The union tried boycotts but failed, leaving Des Moines with 60 trades unions and other service workers unions in the city.
The Des Moines Christian convention has endorsed funding for a Calcutta mission in India. Iowa church leaders aim to raise a substantial fund to recruit highly educated clergy to reach Calcutta’s educated class, following Gen Drake's plan.
Elsie Andrews files suit in Monona county district court at Onawa against Frank O Connor Son and against sureties Joseph Baumgartner and Abel Anderson both of Sioux City for five thousand dollars in damages for selling intoxicating liquors to her husband S W Andrews who the petition says became a confirmed drunkard and unable to support her. In Waterloo and vicinity June deaths total twenty one with fifteen by accident twelve on land and three by drowning.
Massachusetts Senator Hoar became the unwitting centerpiece of Iowa State University commencement when Col. Burnett borrowed a knife from Rev. Dr. Cady to use as a paperweight. Hoar pocketed the blade during his address, prompting laughter and later reproach from University of Minnesota President Cyrus Northrop. He produced the knife and its duplicate, kept for 40 years from his wife.
The Iowa Anti-Saloon League executive committee schedules a state convention in Des Moines on October 12 to 14, promising a record turnout west of the Mississippi. National and state superintendents from New York Ohio Michigan Minnesota will speak along with Iowa religious and college leaders. Each affiliated group may send one delegate, potentially yielding several thousand attendees.
Valentine Young a packing house employee returned home after a night spree to find his wife mother of twins. He threatened beat and attacked her as neighbors and police intervened. Weston and a mob dispersed him after gunfire. Woman left bed as the eight person household faced starvation. Young jailed amid mob danger and the wife remained in precarious condition.
The Lambert family of Alden, temporarily in Cedar Falls, furnishes four educators to Iowa institutions. John Lambert teaches biology at the State University Iowa City. Emma Lambert tutors mathematics at the State Normal School. Byron Lambert instructors civil engineering at the State University. Charles Lambert, a recent graduate, teaches pathology and bacteriology at the State University and will pursue a post graduate course at Harvard this summer.
At the national convention of elocutionists in Denver Col A M Newens of Ames State College was elected to the board of directors for the coming year and named chair of the literary committee, a role only junior to the association’s presidency.
In Saylor, near Des Moines, a mass meeting of colored residents adopted a resolution urging every Black citizen to purchase firearms for family protection and personal safety during emergencies after discussing lynching and forming an organization.
The Illinois Central railroad company has notified Cedar Falls Business Men's Association that it accepts the association’s offer for right of way on the Albert Lea branch. When finished trains will run directly to Cedar Falls and Mona Junction will be abandoned. Construction starts immediately and tracks are to be completed this summer.
A windstorm toppled the big tent at the Christian Endeavor convention in Denver on Monday afternoon, injuring nearly a score of attendees. Eight thousand people were present when the tent collapsed, with Mrs. Jessie M. Thornburgh the most seriously hurt amid a swift rescue led by A. M. Ramsey. Hospital tents treated fainted attendees while the electric lines were shut off to prevent further danger. The final meeting was canceled and the Nevada union won the first prize at the event.
Three men killed and two seriously injured in a Laflin powder works blast on Monday afternoon. Alexander Moore 45 died from burns, Joseph Gray 50 was blown to pieces, Arthur Gray 23 died under debris. Three buildings destroyed and nearby engine room wrecked. Investigations point to possible machinery friction as cause. Marie Gibbons 16 drowned at Camp Lake near Kenosha while bathing. two brothers narrowly escaped.
Chauncey Dewey Clyde Wilson and W F Mc Bride were released from Shawnee county jail on July 14 under bonds of 15000 each to appear for trial later on the Berry family murder charges.
Lincoln reports a break in a heat and drought spell as a general rainfall falls on southeastern Nebraska on July 14, reviving the corn crop and lowering temperatures. In Chicago, drainage trustees plan to extend the canal below Lockport to develop water power, projected to be worth about $1,000,000 annually.
In Atlanta on July 11 the International Baptist Young People's Union elected officers for the coming year after morning prayer meetings and committee reports. John H. Chapman was named president with George Miller and A L McCrimmin as vice presidents and W M Gaines as another vice president. Rev H W Reed became recording secretary and G B Osgood treasurer. The afternoon featured state officer and board meetings.
In Cedar Rapids Indiana two St Paul freight trains collided near Amana killing fireman Joseph Dusek and brakeman George Haynes both of Cedar Rapids and an unidentified tramp. Injured include engineer Joss of Marion and fireman E C Peeley. In Granite City Illinois a Terminal Railroad wreck killed a girl Arma J Jerskamp of St Louis and Fred Winter died after being taken to St Marys infirmary.
Preliminary returns from the bureau of statistics show corn planted across 89.8 million acres, down 4.2 million acres or 4.5 percent from last year’s revised totals. The July 1 crop condition averaged 79.4, below 1902, 1901, and the ten year average of 89.8.
Mr. and Mrs. Adnah Rogers of Hast Brewster Mass were struck and killed by the Boston express on the New York New Haven Hartford line while driving Sunday afternoon. He was 70 and she 60.
George E. Whiteside a Black man and two Austrian laborers burned to death at the Pueblo steel works on Friday when a blast furnace bush blew out turning men into flames. One laborer fatally burned and a fifth badly injured as they passed the furnace on their way home.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on July 13 judge George Gray of Delaware a former U S senator and head of the anthracite strike commission is quietly said to be the choice for the democratic nomination for the presidency a canvass shows most democratic miners union officials support his nomination.
A monthly agricultural department report shows 2,916,855 acres of potatoes nationwide, excluding sweet potatoes, down 49,000 acres from last year. In Illinois Carbondale two men confessed and were hanged for the February murder of Nellie Reichelderfer. Havana reports fiscal year receipts at 17,767,000 with 15,339,900 in disbursements and 3,172,500 on hand, customs contributing 14,705,500.
The Crops section notes favorable weather with rain needed in the Ohio valley, corn improving, early wheat injured in the Dakotas, and cotton progress. A separate Berlin dispatch reports 36 Cracow children died from poisoned candies, with three men arrested for the crime.
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