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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
2
Des Moines reports a suit to stop a saloon opened after the Moon law approved April 15, aiming to curb saloon numbers to one per 1000 population. Attorney General H W Byers notes a county attorney will amend petitions to challenge consent resolutions and seeks a court ruling on the issue.
Clinton campers from many states gather at Mount Pleasant park for the annual spiritualist gathering of the Mississippi Valley Spiritualists association. The reunion begins Sunday July 25 and runs four weeks. The group, formed twenty six years ago as the Iowa Association of Spiritualists, owns park lands and has developed the site over time.
Architect Gauger of St Paul halted work at the Masonic temple in Marshalltown after discovering two large concrete columns were not plumb. Dynamite blew the flawed sections and they will be replaced. The frames were said to be inadequately braced and the temple association votes to make the building five stories instead of four.
The City Park hospital may face litigation over the death of Miss Hazel D Golden in a bath. Death was listed as heart failure but rumors say an instantaneous gas heater caused death. The body was exhumed for autopsy with reports of heart disease and no suffocation evidence.
The Iowa river swelled by rainfall alongside Iowa City and north of town as debris from riverbanks created a massive blockage. Logs and trunks fouled the university dam and were hurled into a strong vortex, risking substantial damage if floodwaters persist.
Eldon Roy Krunk aged 23 a fire knocker in the round house was run over by an engine and his left leg crushed and amputated above the knee He was the sole support of an aged mother.
The press reports Edward Payson Weston once lived in Iowa and resided in Charles City in the late 1860s where he obtained a divorce from his wife Marie Weston. The notice highlights his prior residence and legal action in Charles City.
Congressman J W Good of the Fifth district will deliver the principal address at the Marshall County Old Settlers annual reunion on August 19.
Boone Mrs. Nancy Oliver resigns as matron of the Eastern Star Masonic home. Miss Walker assumes temporary charge until Miss Hall arrives.
Dispatches report a gypsum plant at Winnipeg Canada burning with T A Potter and B C Way among interested parties from Hancock and Kossuth counties. Logs are valued at about 150000 dollars.
A cyclone at Washta blew down two houses and three barns injuring Mrs John Kock and Mrs Baker who were riding in a buggy and thrown out with minor injuries.
The fourth annual session of the international district training school for Sunday school teachers and workers convened in Marshalltown with strong enrollment. Dr. Cyrus J. Kephart of Dayton Ohio presided as dean and led Bible study classes alongside noted faculty Mina Stocker Clarence Depew Maude Baldwin and Rev Frank Fitch. An advisory board spans Minnesota South Dakota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Kansas with Prof W A Brandenburg of Mason City as president.
Des Moines reports a stained hospital sheet used as a flag of truce in the civil war has been donated to the state historical department by Welker Given, son of Josiah Given. The sheet, made by Ohio women for the Seventy fourth Ohio, served in a hospital and later as a flag of truce.
Des Moines six saloons have been illegally granted permits and must close at once under Attorney General Byers interpretation of the Moon law in effect July 4. He says Iowa cities lacked power to adopt new consent resolutions after the law’s approval unless saloon numbers fall below one per 1,000 residents.
John R. Hartgrave died at his nephew William Riddle’s home in Des Moines at 87. He fathered eight children and left seventy grandchildren and sixty great grandchildren among his survivors. He wed at 18 and enjoyed 63 years of marriage.
Mrs Hattie Movore Mitchell of Drake University Des Moines delivered the main address titled A Trip Through the Highlands at the Johnson County Normal Institute in Iowa City Attendance reached 185 despite bad weather Ed Amherst Ott of Des Moines and Rev A Kepford on the state board of control gave lectures
Rock Rapids reports the city council will offer 8500 to acquire the City Water Works company and its plant. The plant cost about 20000 total, with the franchise expiring next year, and a special election is expected to ratify the purchase.
The Sac County Fair at Sac City Indiana will run August 10 11 12 and 18 promising to be the biggest and best ever held with a full slate of events and exhibits.
Iowa City reports a local laundryman Jacob Hamm was stung by a housefly causing a nail-scratch wound. Infection followed and his condition is described as alarming.
In Des Moines figures for 1908 show Iowa barley output exceeding ten and a half million bushels while wheat production surpassed six and a half million.
The wooden Pella bridge spanning the Des Moines River between Knoxville and Pella has been condemned. The board of supervisors ordered a new steel bridge to replace it.
The First Presbyterian Church of Marshalltown signed a one year contract with Rev. James Rayburn of Omaha to serve as pastor for the coming year.
A 1909 summary of the Apocryphal Baruch, tracing its origin, date around 160 BC, and two parts from chapters 1 3 8 and 3 9 to end. Notes its prophetic model, historical inaccuracies, possible Alexandrine influence, and limited Jewish esteem despite early reading in some liturgies.
A devotional reflection exalts Jerusalem as the bright hope of Jews through history and into today. It envisions God’s mercy and righteousness lifting Zion, gathering exiles, and casting down mountains to prepare the land for the glory of God and everlasting worship.
Baruch, weary from five years in captivity, resolves to write a book to remind the exiles and those in ruins of Jerusalem that only turning to God and serving Him can bring deliverance. He reflects on the fall of Jerusalem, the captive fate, and the need to inspire loyalty to divine law.
Baruch gathers the exiled Jews by the river in Babylon and reads his scroll as the people reflect on Israel s sins. They repent and pledge aid to Jerusalem sending funds and offerings to Joachim the high priest for altar rites and relief.
Read as a moral sermon on daily faith in the universe. The author stresses that goodness is visible in nature and life itself and that adherence to right and truth leads to a full, rich existence. The piece calls for trust in a benevolent order guiding human conduct.
The piece asserts that God is everywhere and cannot be escaped. It contrasts fear with comfort for the humble and obedient, stating that God’s constant presence offers reassurance rather than terror. The psalmist’s view that there is no place to flee from God is cited as foundational.
Quote reflects on virtue and selflessness as the measure of true character. It emphasizes thoughts and efforts directed toward others over self-interest.
A discussion of chalk formation and limestone processes from chalk's origin to Florida coquina and the Trenton and corniferous limestones. It covers corals building reefs, the geology of the Mississippi valley, and Darwin Dans theory on atolls with circular reef structures.
The article describes marble forms from ancient geological formations near granite, heated and metamorphosed deep in earth. It notes white marble with colorful mineral variegation, iron and copper tones, and large deposits of lime precipitated near springs forming stalactites and stalagmites in caverns with layered variegated colors.
The main limestone source comes from shells of marine animals. Rivers carry lime carbonate from continents to oceans, where animals extract it from water. These organisms purify water and deposit rocks that, when raised, form continental frameworks and supply human needs.
Death Valley hosts a colossal borax deposit at Mt Blanco near Furnace Creek. The mountain rises about 1000 feet above surrounding hills, with surface Colemanite rich in borate quartz. The ore body spans roughly 1000 by 5000 feet at a 33 degree angle, concealing vast, untold tonnage beyond known borate deposits.
Workmen at the Silver Dale stone crushing plant in Pennsylvania unearthed a human skeleton ten feet underground. The remains lay upright in a mass of stone with no coffin wood, and exposure to air caused it to crumble. sex could not be determined from the fragment.
Heidelberg will establish a special institute to conduct experiments with radium aimed at treating diseases. The move signals a push to advance medical uses of radioactive therapy and attract scientific talent to the city.
Janet recounts years of managing the family affairs as the news of her forthcoming marriage shocks the mistress of the house. She recalls the moment David hinted at marriage while Janet guarded a personal recipe book, sensing the timing nears.
An advertisement asserts kidney disease causes backache dizziness and urinary issues. It credits Donn’s Kidney Pills with curing Mrs N Z Graves of Villisca Iowa and claims the product prevents life threatening symptoms, selling for 60 cents a box via Wooster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A tense exchange unfolds as a character notes being spoken to by men and monks while observing a lack of men nearby, highlighting a chilling moment that hints at danger or surveillance. The dialogue underscores power dynamics and looming threat in a tense scene.
Miss Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland describes ten months of intense itching and disfiguring red patches. After little relief from a specialist she used Cuticura Remedies and, following four to five applications of Cuticura Ointment, was relieved and claims to be completely cured. Boston supplier Potter Drug & Chem, Corp. sold the products.
Complaint by an employee about boys swimming in a pond. Property owner allowed a sign reading No Loafing or Swimm ing on Theas Growns Order by If Catched Law Will be Forced. Berkshire Courier report notes enforcement warning.
A historic blaze at a Dos Bocas Mexican oil well burned about 60,000 barrels daily for nearly two months. Flames surged to 800 to 1,400 feet, marking one of the oil industry’s most dramatic fires.
A brief dialogue notes emotional collapse after a breakup. The speaker describes the person as broken and then breaking down, signaling distress following the relationship's end.
Bella confirms the ceremony used common tropical plants for decoration instead of rare varieties. The note suggests a simple, unconventional approach to the wedding setting.
Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence R 1 says Allen's Foot-Ease gave her relief from sore and tired feet after long use. The advert urges readers to buy at all druggists.
A man may live justly by avoiding what he blames in others. Montaigne. Many smokers judge Lewis' Single Binder 5c cigar as equal in quality to most 10c cigars. The external battle mirrors the internal struggle.
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