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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
2
Rev Dr Talmage argues a second life is impossible and undesirable, noting life is precious yet fraught with temptation and sorrow. He cites Job, naval courage, Pompeii, and personal regret to show that living again would be lonely, risky, and unfulfilling, urging acceptance of present life and duty.
A preacher urges listeners to live well and seek reform rather than reliving the past. He contrasts wasted youth with virtuous aging, using vivid vignettes of an afflicted man and a venerable elder to illustrate consequences and rewards. The speech ends with a call to return to family and God.
Des Moines Iowa July 18 The attorney general states the state board of review must equalize personal property assessments across counties as with real estate, but guidance is lacking. Mahaska County delays return prompting July 25 adjournment to finish by August 1. Livestock values vary widely, complicating uniform fixes. moneys and credits remain fixed. Inheritance tax rules are being finalized to enforce collection, with expected multi thousand dollar annual gains. The Iowa fruit crop forecasts an unprecedented year with strong exhibit plans for Omaha Trans Miss. A. F. Collman to lead the Iowa fruits display. Des Moines day and Iowa day set for Trans-Mississippi expo. Experiment with swamp land drainage fails. Gov. Shaw takes two-week Vermont vacation. Repair work at Camp McKinley costs about 500. Des Moines merchants plan Manila Bay fireworks as a substitute fair, hoping for increased trade. FF. W. BICKNEML
Farmers in Jefferson county report a scam by cloth peddlers selling bundles for 65 dollars. Buyers pay cash or take notes, later charged C O D fees from Chicago. Goods are poor quality with hidden tailoring charges, while another gang runs a grocery order scheme nearby.
Secretary of State Dobson received a farmer letter from Appanoose County describing chinch bugs in his wheat. The state forwarded the report to the Iowa State College experiment station which will supply bugs with disease to spread in the field to save the wheat.
The annual meeting of the Iowa Union Medical Society was held in Cedar Rapids. Elected for the ensuing year were President Dr J K Milbourne Mechanicville filial vice president Dr J I Richardson Fairfax second vice president Dr F H Vanduren Cedar Rapids secretary Dr DeWitt Graham Springville treasurer Dr George P Carpenter Cedar Rapids.
At the First Baptist church in Cherokee the state Demorest gold medal contest crowned Mrs. Blanche Reager of Sutherland as the main feature winner and she earned a spot in the diamond medal contest to be held this fall.
In Iowa City social and military circles were surprised by a telegram from Jacksonville Florida announcing the marriage of Capt Ralph Howell and Miss Vinnie Morrison both of Iowa City. Howell a leader in state national guards and a former lawyer married Morrison the daughter of the late Thomas Morrison a Civil War hero and famed expert in eastern Towns law. Morrison had long served as stenographer and clerk to Attorney Representative Joe A Edwards of Town Falls.
Wl Hoeck and James Stevens with WL Friend left Seattle March 12 aboard the Protection for the Alaskan gold fields. After six months they report severe storms and no gold at Altak river and Dawson City like tales, urging others with Klondike fever to seek relief elsewhere.
A Roosevelt Rough Rider from Mt. Ayr Iowa, son of Edwin G Page, describes the Battle of La Quasina in Cuba. He recalls 600 rough riders facing 6000 entrenched Spanish, noting a captured Spanish officer’s remark on war rules. Roy Tomlinson of Seymour died early in Cuba from typhoid fever.
The Republican League of Clubs state convention met at Counsel Blairs Theut with Gov. Milliman presiding. I R Conaway and KF Weeks were reelected as president and secretary and 3 A Bennett of Carroll County was elected treasurer. Resolutions praised McKinley era policies, war efforts, sound money, opposed silver coinage, supported territorial restraint, favored annexation of Hawaii, urged Nicaragua canal completion, and commended Gov Shaw and Iowa troops administration.
Jack Cross, Northwestern brakeman at Boone, crushed foot when a new coupler jammed during a shove. He freed himself, signaled the engineer, then watched his foot fall away. A physician arrived as he sat bleeding. Also notes three travelers from White Horse Rapids aboard the steamship Farallon reaching Seattle. They report the wreck of the upper river steamer Iowa and loss of outfits belonging to 38 Jews.
State rulings state ten cent stamps will not be placed on issued certificates including those for notices and incorporations. Banks may stamp checks by ordering from Collector Kemble who authorizes tax on other items. Checks prior to July 1 are not taxed if unpaid after. Insect powders prepaid soaps and cosmetics in bulk may be taxed.
A man named Mr. Biernatzki suffered a thumb burn from sparks while operating a Chinese wheel on July Fourth. The burn led to a spreading blood poisoning along a straight red line from the thumb to the shoulder. Doctors treated the infection, and he is now recovering.
Reports confirm a cloud burst in Page county causing severe damage near Shambaugh. Ten inches of rain fell in about an hour washing out corn fields two to three feet high and washing fields into gullies. A lightning strike destroyed a barn on Emmanuel Wuddle’s property with occupants barely escaping. Grains and crops suffered widespread loss as roads and culverts were destroyed.
Seven western trunk lines including Rock Island Northwestern Burlington Great Western Des Moines Northern Western Wabash and Keokuk and Western agents in Des Moines agree not to cut freight rates or issue passes to secure business. The move comes amid demoralized business from rate cutting and marks Keokuk and Western’s first participation. Also noted is the odd tale of the Mush sisters in Centerville Givensville Thalia and duties as teachers.
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