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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
5
Anamosa on April 2 1903 announces candidacy for Jones County sheriff pending the Republican convention. The note lists local political chatter about forthcoming fall races and damp weather affecting real estate offices and industry, with several emerging names eyed for offices.
A advocate argues the inebriate law is sound if perfected. He urges a state asylum for habitual drunkards to remove the nuisance from communities and reduce opposition to the law across Iowa.
The piece describes early season disasters in Nebraska Iowa Kansas Georgia with drownings and widespread homelessness. It warns residents to move from low lands to avoid floods and notes difficulty in predicting tornadoes and keeping away from their deadly paths.
The text notes a year long drop in stocks with Chicago and Northwestern Railway shares down from peak by about $100. It suggests the decline is cushioned by speculators rather than small investors and trusts, while public impact would rise from falling produce values, not rail or industrial stocks.
President Roosevelt’s trip to Dubuque drew a large crowd as six thousand school children sang America in Sackson Park. He praised Senator Allison Secretary Shaw and Secretary Wilson in remarks at the Dubuque club. He urged Shaw’s cabinet fitness and lauded Wilson’s common sense while noting corn crops suffer from wet weather across western central Iowa. The Mississippi valley counties enjoy pasture and meadow while floods spared Eastern Iowa.
Neighborhood notes report Dubuque hotel porter Rosshaus inherited 21400 dollars with cash on hand deemed genuine. The Hopkinton Leader circulated a credible daily during the Reformed Presbyterian Synod sessions.
The Memorial Day exercises were postponed from last Saturday to Sunday due to rain. A full afternoon program featured Rev. W. E. Van Buren’s address, Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech, Maude Mirick’s recitation, and the Onslow juvenile band. Despite weather, the opera house drew soldiers, veterans, and citizens, with readings and songs recalling Civil War valor and national unity.
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