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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
7
The poem recalls Betsy Ross stitching the first stars onto the flag that symbolized Liberty. A quiet scene on a quiet street shows a needle thread scissors and blue square with white and red strips as a slender hand sews the shining stars.
A diary style sketch by S. EB. Kiser describes a sleeper car journey starting at three in the morning. The narrator endures a switch engine, noisy horns, jolts, and cramped sleep while fantasizing about Grace Leaming ton and weighing concerns about her figure as the trip looms toward an unknown destination.
Passengers vent fury at continuous bumps and delays aboard a crowded train. One traveler laments the endless movement back and forth while others joke about snorers and station life as it drags on. The narrator contemplates jumping in front of a switch engine amid escalating discomfort.
The Richmond Virginia region near the Southern Railway line sees a steady influx of German settlers from the north and west. Over 40 families moved in last year, buying farms and engaging in cattle raising, poultry, fruit growing, and grape culture. A Minnesota-born German already turned Virginia farm profits, selling later at a premium, while a recent colony divided hundred acre plots for efficient, small field farming.
The article recounts Emperor William II railing against a favored appointment and relenting after Baron Boetticher reframed the proposal. The secretary suggested altering the patent wording to avoid offense, leading to a moment of shared humor and cooling tensions.
In a lighthearted exchange the questioner asks Roge what makes him tired and he replies a lack of a brightening daisy offered by Miss Paloozer. Miss Jelfers remarks on Roge knowing her name.
Des Moines July 24 The census count reveals Iowa has 40 000 more men than women with 37 counties showing more men. Only Floyd and Des Moines counties have more women than men but even there the margins are small. Sioux Appanoose and Kossuth counties may see New England spinsters flocking west after director Davidson confirms the disparity with counts of 1 139 1 224 and 959 more men respectively.
Iowa supreme court upholds last general assembly drainage law amid challenges in Storm Lake district court seeking injunction against drainage district construction. Suit argued constitutionality title defect private public land distinction jury trial right and county credit issues. Court ruling eliminates need for a constitutional amendment to pass ditch and drainage laws.
The Capitol Improvement Commission awarded a contract to Kenyon Cox to paint eight lunettes above the rotunda in the state house dome. The agreement was entered in New York and later finalized by Mr Funk under board authority after returning home.
A mission in New York with Mr. Blashfield Mr. Diehlman and Mr. Garnsey thoroughly canvassed the employ ment of an artist to paint the lunettes the board’s remaining art work at hand.
Iowa reports a total taxable value drop of 7,419,510 this year from last, with farm land at 42 per acre down from 43.10, lands outside cities down 5,480,458, city lands up 1,201,224, and personal property down 2,727,050 including a 459,230 fall in live stock.
Agitation for an Iowa anti pass bill brings consideration of provisions to publish the names of pass recipients. The draft would require railroads to report passes issued in the prior year to the executive council or state railroad commission. Provisions would ban general passes. only railroad employees and their families would ride free.
Director Sage of the Iowa crop service reports an excellent week for grains with cool start and warm finish. Northern barley and rye harvests progress while oats and spring wheat ripen. corn yields look strong though very wet areas may affect final acreage. haymaking strong, clover hay losses noted. early potatoes yield high. apples disappointing.
Prof Willett M Hays placed in charge of crop statistics for Washington department of agriculture and the crop report. Leslie M Shaw promotes Geo D Perkins as a possible next governor. George L Hunt plans a mission to unite Jews and Gentiles near London under the Flying Bags banner. Fifty sixth regiment awaits pay, many soldiers broke in Des Moines. An undertaker and a physician plan Iowa first frog farm near Fort Dodge. Forestry study of Iowa planted groves underway at Iowa State College Ames. Thomas W Lawson praises Iowa as the finest horse market in the west.
Two new towns will open in Dallas county along the Dallas Woodward interurban line. One town lies about twelve miles from Des Moines between Des Moines and Granger. the other sits five miles south of Woodward at the Perry Woodward junction. The first station name is not yet decided. The Woodward south town will be Moran in honor of William Moran a major local landowner who helped push the line.
The state support fund for institutions grew by 26926 in July to 122074. Inmates total 7764 across state institutions, up from June 1904 by 209. Glenwood Independence and Mount Pleasant each exceed 1000 inmates. Prison population rose 62 to 947 and insane hospitals to 3667, up by 200.
Judge Edmund Jaeger a Keokuk prominent figure died suddenly at 73 from apoplexy after months of failing health and financial trouble. Once bank owner facing insolvency charges he had secured a venue change to Burlington for a fall trial. He served in county offices and was three times mayor, later losing a 1872 congressional bid.
Miss Anna Walworth died after a pin scratch at Seymour's laundry in Sioux City. Blood poisoning developed rapidly and an operation at St. Joseph's hospital was unsuccessful.
In Fort Dodge a heavy hailstorm shredded corn near Grand Junction while reports from Sioux City Columbus Junction and Des Moines note fires drownings and other incidents. The roundup mentions a hotel destruction in Wapello and rail pass holder proclamations in Des Moines as well as population changes and local shootings or suicides across several communities.
University of Wisconsin expert George C. Humphrey urges dairymen to raise and feed young cattle from their best cows, test each heifer’s capacity, and replace underperformers. He warns against overfeeding, notes buying cows often yields poorer stock, and recommends using good bulls to improve herds.
Wisconsin dairymen report limited rapa feeding to milking cows taints cheese flavor that cannot be eliminated. Flavor improves with longer feeding as cows’ systems reflect the feed. Morning feeding after milking yields better flavor than evening feeding. Cabbage and green clover produce undesirable flavors. green forage corn gives cheese with fine texture and high flavor throughout ripening.
A dialogue on costs in dairy farming shows summer feeding beating pasture economics. Emphasizes testing milk to select cows for beef when milk campaign ends. Stresses honesty in associated dairying and explains butter mottling from buttermilk and salt distribution.
The Canadian minister of agriculture proposes amending the act to require apples packed for export to Canada in strong seasoned-wood boxes with interior dimensions at least ten inches deep eleven inches wide and twenty inches long yielding about 2 200 cubic inches. A penalty of 25 cents per box applies for noncompliance. Halifax consul W I Holloway notes the measure aims to improve box quality and prevent frost damage.
The piece stresses clean handling of milk, gentle cow care, regular milking, and quick cooling and straining. It covers skimming timing, avoiding freezing, proper cream temperatures, and careful churning with thermometer use to yield good butter.
A simple rope and iron prong device is described to restrain a cow that sucks itself. The headpiece near the jaw uses a tight iron bar to jab when the animal turns its head, while a halter passes around the breast and back to secure the setup. Farm and Home claims the crude muzzle will break the worst self-sucker.
The piece reflects on the ancient saying that improving crop yield benefits society. It notes the proverb’s age of at least two thousand years, with roots in early Roman and Carthaginian agriculture, and suggests its enduring truth: increasing food supply benefits the world.
A guidance piece advises using a ladder or fruit picker to harvest fruit. It discourages throwing sticks or stones into branches and promotes lowering tree tops to ease picking. It notes modern growers avoid letting trees grow too tall on their farms.
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