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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
6
Postmaster General Aitchcock raises salaries for all rural carriers nationwide starting July 1. In Des Moines the monthly payroll rises from about $178,733 to roughly $20000, adding nearly $240,000 annually for 2424 Iowa rural carriers. The standard twenty four mile route increases from $900 to $1000 per year.
Spring weather has left Crawford county crops in prime condition. Thousands of corn acres tasseling with strong color while winter wheat, rye and spring wheat yield well. Straw length adequate for harvest and rich silver bottom lands produce record corn. Pastures burned out and hay light. clover survived. Local showers keep Iowa Far from bad condition.
J F Clark a farmer near Washington stopped Rock Island train No 64 after a storm toppled telegraph poles across the track. He waved down the train with his daughter’s red dress on a stick, averting a potential wreck.
Crops in western Iowa show improvement as recent showers bring relief from drought. Along the Missouri river bottoms farmers benefit from seepage as the river rises with the summer melt in the Rocky Mountains.
First threshing report from Jefferson shows 30 bushels per acre on a promising field. Most of the crop expected to run around 25 bushels per acre with quality below average.
The body of Frank Suerway, a 40 year old bachelor missing since May 1, was found buried eighteen inches deep in his barn with three bullet holes in the head and a fractured skull.
Towns represented include Iowa Falls Williams Blairsburg Alden and Webster City in the newly organized Farmers Savings Bank at Alden. William Whisler of Williams serves as president.
Lightning struck the Muscatine club causing the Geneva Golf and Country Club house to burn to the ground. Loss on the building contents and members property is about 5000 dollars.
Leroy Lewis brothers' general store was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. The loss is about $8,000 with partial insurance coverage.
The new hall of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Clinton was dedicated this week. Grand Master H. C. Ring of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, delivered the dedicatory address.
Cornell college announces the largest summer school in its history with nearly 800 students and about a 10 percent increase over last year, marking a significant growth in attendance at Mount Vernon.
A large Des Moines Elks delegation departed Sunday evening for Atlantic City for the national Elks meeting. The party numbered around thirty to forty and included Lew Burnett past exalted ruler and a Des Moines lodge representative.
On a Burlington farm near Japello eight year old Cora Schmeiser was fatally trampled by a horse. The tragedy occurred as the child was nearby the animals in an open area. Authorities reported the accident and opened an inquiry into the incident.
After a careful survey a gold deposit covering six acres is found on the J. J. Leashy farm south of Garner. Samples sent to Rapid City test 83 dollars per ton with some dirt yielding about 10 dollars per ton. Similar nearby deposits exist but have not been tested.
Seven Iowa counties in the Fifth district will send delegates to Marshalltown for a district convention of the Modern Brotherhood of America. The convention will elect five delegates to the supreme lodge triennial meeting in Denver from August 3 to 12.
Residents of Oskaloosa purchased $25,000 worth of Iowa Valve company bonds last week enabling plant improvements and expansion. The firm currently employs about fifty people and plans to increase staff by roughly half.
Joseph J. Goetz, a prominent Iowa City farmer, attacked his wife with a pitchfork and threw a monkey wrench at a daughter. He was arrested and jailed for ten days in the county jail.
In Des Moines the farmers of Scott County organize three thresher companies to counter alleged combinations. They filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State.
Glidden. A Armstrong longtime Glidden businessman and once among the town’s wealthiest residents has died suddenly. His wealth peaked around $200,000, but he went bankrupt in 1904. Since then he managed a 2000 acre farm and estate.
Sidney report says John Reed a 45 year old liveryman of Tabor hanged himself in his county jail cell. Reed faced charges of stealing a purse with 24.60 from a circus employee in Tabor.
Louis Crafts, a well known farmer from Trenton, died after falling from his burning house roof while trying to save $100. The house and the money were destroyed in the blaze.
William Tell style incident reports Gordon Bowers attempting to shoot a hat from Lee Johnson’s head in Cresco. The shot struck Johnson through the top of the head and he was rushed to Rochester, Minnesota for immediate operation.
Articles filed with the Secretary of State establish Farmers' Savings bank at Steamboat Rock with capital stock $20,000. Incorporators include D. W. Turner John Cramer E Christians and others.
The mangled body of an unknown youth, about 18 years old, was found near Rock Bland station in Solon. An Omaha street car transfer was found in his pocket.
The district session of third and fourth class postmasters of the forty third district met in Clear Lake this week with about 100 in attendance.
Joe Duffy a respected farmer of South Tama drowned in the Iowa river near Tama while bathing. He leaves a wife and four children.
Marshalltown city council orders concrete paving for twelve blocks to be laid this season. Bids will be called for soon.
Iowa City Mrs. Anna Sweetman nearly 90 dies from shock after her clothes caught fire while lighting a pipe. Fire department reports the accident occurred at her home and the blaze was rapidly extinguished.
Farmers around Alden organize a company to buy or erect an elevator this summer and engage in the grain business this fall as they prepare to enter the elevator trade.
The annual convention of third and fourth class postmasters is in session at Clear Lake with President QO. E. Wood and Secretary O. T. Drake presiding.
An unidentified man about 48 died on the Burlington tracks in Ottumwa after stepping from one track to avoid a train and stepping into another train. The incident occurred on the railway line, details remain sparse.
Hopkinton Henry Helms, a farmer near the city, closed a deal to buy the Lew Schemmil farm of 220 acres for 24000 dollars.
The Regular Annual Convention of county supervisors in Mason City will run August 16 to 18 with roads bridges and drainage as the three main topics. Each topic will occupy a full day while afternoons and evenings feature sightseeing including a band concert White Pier at Clear Lake boating trips and auto side tours. No set addresses are planned and supervisors from many counties will discuss general themes along with auditors treasurers and county farm managers whose schedules were not finalized.
Discoverers of the investigation reveal irregu larities in bookkeeping and shortages tied to former county official R. V. Innes and J. H. Mayne, plus present County Surveyor E. E. Spelman accused of charging sixty seven days in one month and listing 434 days in a year across Pottawattamie and Mills counties.
Des Moines reports Rev. W E McCloud of Everett Washington chosen by Highland Park college trustees as assistant to President O H Longwell. He will arrive shortly after August 1 to assume duties relieving Longwell of much workload.
Denison, July 15. Former United States secretary of the treasury Leslie M. Shaw retires as a large Iowa land owner. C. L. Voss acquires all Shaw holdings in the state except the Hornick ranch near Sioux City. Shaw reportedly keeps his Iowa bank interests.
Schleswig notes the death of Henry Schroder a leading Crawford county figure. He served Crawford in two state legislature sessions and was a leader in the German Alliance after a long illness.
In Clear Lake on July 15 the beets show resilience amid heat and drought. Their long roots access moisture, keeping the crop thrifty while other crops suffer.
In Fort Madison on July 15 light deposits marked the opening of the United States postal savings bank with few customers and muted activity observed at the first day.
Fire set by a locomotive near Clear Lake yesterday destroyed fifteen acres of wheat belonging to Peter Arleson and also large areas of hay land.
The ministerial institute and lay workers convention of the United Brethren church closed in Lake City last night. Attendance at the convention was good.
Oskaloosa reports Ray Hargrave aged 21 shot in the back with a rifle at Rose Hill last night. He is in serious condition today. Police say two unknown boys are alleged to have committed the shooting.
John Gaylord, 86, died in Emmetsburg after a runaway frightened him as he raised an umbrella. His skull was crushed and he died almost instantly. The incident occurred July 15.
University of Nebraska sociologist George H Howard urges a national overhaul of marriage law with a college of domestic relations akin to Chicago's model. Proposals include endowing motherhood, twenty days’ license notice, and limiting marriage to those supporting child welfare, plus scientific study of family life.
Thomas Billingsley, a former sailor, leaves 3500 dollars to support and maintain a twenty year old parrot. Trustees named in the will will manage the fund and restrict use to the bird’s lifetime.
A pair of passenger pigeons believed extinct in the United States has been found east of Independence. Boy scouts guard the nest until hatchlings emerge, after which efforts may propagate them. Ornithologists note plumage and behavior match true passenger pigeons. The birds could be worth about $1000 each if confirmed.
I A Ziegler of Mt Alto Forestry School told Lehigh University that wood for fuel could become the main domestic fuel again as coal prices rise. He described Mt Alto’s forest academy, framing forestry as growing a crop of trees for various uses and noting forests can be renewed while coal beds cannot.
Alderman John F. Donohue of Wilkes-Barre held Daniel Reardon under bail to keep the peace after Reardon failed to kiss widow Mrs. Mary Burke. The magistrate lectured on kisses and beauty, ordering costs or ten days in jail.
In Williamsport Harry Burns of Hornell New York once marked an egg with his name address and the year 1907. Four years later he bought a dozen eggs claimed strictly fresh and found the identically marked egg among them. The grocer claims he bought only strictly fresh eggs.
A ferocious pasture clash near Cuero Texas between a mule and a boar ends with the mule killed. The boar scores from repeated kicks and bites while the mule is shredded by the boar’s tusks in a brutal encounter witnessed near San Antonio.
A Stamford CT reader asks if a girl with one arm can pursue school teaching given limits in typing and stenography and other work. Connecticut and Massachusetts educators reply that training may be worthwhile, with some fearing it improper to place a teacher with striking defects with children.
The sermon recalls Jesus loving Mary Martha and Lazarus with distinct roles and temperaments. It argues God's universal love accepts diverse types from active Martha to contemplative Mary and patient Lazarus, each cherished though different, and urges Christians to honor all vocations within faith.
Rev. G K Carpenter of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Galesburg Illinois urges living nobly and testifying when able urging Christ first in life and truthfulness for all men in this period of reflection.
The passage argues that any subject fit for study can be examined scientifically and there is no justification for addressing moral conduct or religious ideals through other means. It emphasizes a unified, empirical approach to knowledge.
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