31 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1879
Page
1
The dispatch notes over 100 yellow fever cases in Memphis this week with more than 80 deaths. It contrasts the improving Memphis mortality list with rising fatalities in New Orleans, asserting the scourge worsens there beyond doubt.
A letter from a Wale Township Republican urges John Russell as state senator, arguing Jones County should nominate a well known local and noting Cedar County would back him. The writer sees little interest in other candidates and expects most politicking to occur in the House.
A political exchange accuses the opposition of mismanaging county finances since 1874. Assertions debate debt, surplus, and the effect of dollar value changes, while critics attack Gov. Gear and Col. Trimble over wartime records and integrity.
The article recounts Trimble’s military service, noting his leave of absence and return to the field after demoralization claims. It portrays him as an ambitious Democratic figure with a history of sharp, satirical political rhetoric, including biting attacks on Republicans and abolitionists.
The Prohibition rump selects D R Dungan of Eldora Iowa as its gubernatorial candidate in a split within the party. Reports say he is a strong speaker but vanity and self conceit are noted. editors question his acceptance amid broader party upheaval and historical temperance activity in Nebraska.
The District convention comprising Jones and Cedar counties will meet in Stanwood Cedar County on Tuesday August 26 1879. Cedar backs Jarr for renomination as term ends with the State Legislature. Four principal Cedar candidates compete for the seat Dr Adair T R Breanbrack Loomis and John Russell with Russell and Breanbrack as frontrunners. The Fairview delegation likely splits. result hinges on Jones county support and unity against division to back the strongest candidate Russell or Breanbrack with broad district backing.
The Tipton Advertiser summarizes Cedar county politics with Cedar favoring Senator Carr’s re nomination and Cedar delegates ready to back Carr alongside Jones county delegates. It notes Jones county’s diverse views and urges regional unity to secure a second term for Carr in the convention.
A eulogy on death as universal law and a meditation on immortality. The speaker notes death spares none and binds all in shared sorrow while urging faith in spiritual life beyond the grave and the promise of a joyous reunion beyond death.
A fragment speaks of spiritual unity with the divine and prayers for eternal rest for all souls. The text blends archaic phrasing about the spirit joining what is spirit and a benediction of peace for the living and departed.
Town ordinance orders fixed elevations for First Center Washington Clark Walnut Third N Cedar Second Chestnut and Gill streets and sidewalks in Monticello Iowa. Sections detail grade lines from July 25 1879 and specify sidewalk levels and transitions along each street end to end.
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