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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
A historical verse fragment by Herbert M. Home presents a speaker who eschews public glory for domestic peace. He reflects on warfare’s lure, personal duty, and the pull of home life as the nation’s call fades from his brow.
Dr Bolton abandons his quiet medical retirement to save Virginia Blake, coerced by her cousin Vincent Dupont into a forced marriage. He retrieves her from abuse, treats her poisoning, and transports her to safety, later marrying her after she recovers and their bond blooms.
May be the national flower the carnation gains advocates among Joliet florists led by James Hartshorn of the Chicago Carnation company. The Higinbotham summer home near Joliet serves as headquarters with acres of carnations and carloads shipped to Chicago yearly. Hartshorn discusses ongoing hybridizing work and credits America with the flower’s evolution.
Mrs Skimpem questions an out of town guest who was to join dinner. Skimpem recalls his promise but a last minute change prevents the visitor from arriving, leaving him with a memorable meal he enjoyed greatly.
Iowa forms its first county historical society in Lucas with Col Warren S. Dungan as moving force and Aldrich praising preservation work. Des Moines hosts the Midland Chautauqua July 2 16 with speakers Maude Ballington Booth Jane Addams and others. County care of insane in Polk county to meet state standards. apple crop prospects show 52 percent with diverse fruit yields. New county to statewide farm yearbook 675 pages and first Iowa library school opens at the state university.
Miss Irene Wood a Leadville schoolteacher marries Jesse Irons mine owner of Aspen after rival C A Peterson from near Mount Aetna Iowa travels by train to Leadville to press his suit. The couple are married in Denver by Rev M A Rader just as Irons arrives.
General Manager A I Meservey of the Light and Power company orders fifteen steel cars five pole cars and six ties for the extension of No 10 street car line. Work to start when material arrives with part already en route. The extension spans over two miles.
The Forty-ninth Iowa formerly the First regiment of the national guard will hold its annual encampment in Dubuque during the week of July 21 to 27. A reunion of Spanish War veterans who served in the Forty-ninth Iowa volunteers will accompany the event.
The state horticultural department announces that Iowa has won the gold medal in class 45 for fruit trees and fruits at the Paris exposition, following a letter from the United States Department of Agriculture confirming the award.
President George E. MacLean presented the Iowa University annual report noting a record 1 542 attendees with 802 in liberal arts. Graduates totaled 337 across liberal arts law medicine homeopathic medicine dentistry pharmacy and more. The year saw $256 000 income up $50 000, new combined courses, stricter admissions, and growth in law medicine and library offerings. Commencement highlighted by Miss Jennie E Slavata as top female orator. Special degrees awarded in German and French.
Mr and Mrs Clement C Cole of Sibley are hailed as the area s oldest married couple. Born in Vermont in 1813 and 1821 they wed January 1 1840 and will mark their 62nd anniversary New Year s Day. They traveled West in 1845 settled in St Charles Kane County then Iowa Fayette McGregor and 30 years in Sibley. Both active Methodists with 65 years of church service for him and a lifelong abolitionist background. Both in strong health and sound minds for their years.
A. M. Mott of Franklin county alleges a $9,000 stock loss after his manager Don Londegan shipped cattle to a Chicago firm instead of the intended commission house. Mott seeks the responsible party and recovery, while pursuing the Buffalo meeting as planned.
The Fayette commencement exercises marked the close of the term at Upper Iowa University. Ground was broken for the David B Henderson library funded by Andrew Carnegie with 25000 dollars. During President Guy P. Benton’s year, 50000 dollars more was added to the permanent value and endowment. S. B. Ziegler of West Union was elected president of the board of trustees, succeeding the late Dr. Fuller.
The Iowa banks excluding Des Moines show stronger reserves and deposits. Average reserve rose to 32.25 percent from 30.45 percent, loans and discounts up to 54,407,655 from 50,806,283, and individual deposits increased to 57,168,935 from 51,517,139. Gold and total specie also grew, with lawful money reserve rising to 4,830,393.
State committee urges picnics across the region with county groups showing strong interest. Exact numbers unknown as many counties have not yet reported to the state committee.
Sheriff William M Law of Black Hawk County and Special Detective George Jeannin arrested five counterfeiters in Waterloo. The suspects are Will English Will Fienstermaker Frank Raphael and Mike Hubbard. A Sherrelsmond saloon owned by Erhardt Bernhardt was broken into with cash stolen estimated between 500 and 600 dollars.
Judge Burnham of Marshalltown district court sustains the cigarette tax of 300 dollars a year and confirms a 4500 dollar county tax in the C. P. Cook versus board of supervisors case. The American Tobacco Company aided the dealers who refused payment and agreed to cover expenses. The ruling holds the law constitutional and that the property where cigarettes are sold bears liability if taxes are not collected from dealers.
At the twenty seventh Dubuque encampment Commander Davis announced the 1900 adjutant general report shows 11 529 members, 43 posts dropped, and a net gain of 1 947 through December 31. 393 posts total 12 952 members. Charity spending reached 91 004, receipts 4 503 91, disbursements 3 485 09. Sons of Veterans rise to about 2 000 in good standing. Memorial university at Mason City cited as incentive.
J W Dewitt a farmer five miles north of Logan was arrested for stealing 35 head from Henry Grobe of James township Potawatomi county. He drove the cattle to Logan sold them for 2000 dollars to Kennedy Co then hid in the woods. Dewitt was deemed sane and jailed in Council Bluffs after his wife sought an insanity filing. The cattle valued about 3000 dollars.
Additional rural free delivery will start July 1 in Hedrick Keokuk county with two carriers on 52 percent miles serving 1 680 people from Ioka. In Paullina O Brien county two carriers cover 47 miles serving 1 175 people with Germantown post office to be discontinued. Sidney Fremont county will have one carrier on an 803 mile route serving 425 people.
Grace Knudson of Southeastern Illinois Normal at Charleston is elected professor of physiography at Cedar Falls Normal, replacing Jennie E. Curtis who moves to Emmons Blaine Normal in Chicago. Margaret Oliver of Toulon is elected elocution professor succeeding Enola Pearl Pierce. A new physical culture department is formed with G. B. Affleck of the Springfield Y M C A training school as director.
The Iowa annual convention in Burlington of the German Lutheran Synod of North America adopts resolutions denouncing divorce as a sin except in adultery and states that only the innocent party may remarry. Divorced members who marry again shall be refused synod membership.
The trustees selected H. W. Matlack of Oberlin to head the conservatory of music succeeding Rt. G. Cole. Prof. J. E. Boodin and Prof. Charles G. Conner, who had served temporarily, were reelected to philosophy and academy posts.
Washington June 12 President McKinley released an official statement denying any third term candidacy and vowing to serve his current term. The text emphasizes avoiding any public belief in a possible renomination and notes telegrams from prominent figures praising the decision while remaining private.
The twelfth biennial camp opens in the Auditorium with Gov. Vansant and other dignitaries present. Officers report 211,370 new members since two years ago and total insurance of 348.5 million dollars with 3,362 new local lodges formed.
Fire destroyed the Mineral Springs hotel in West Baden Indiana after starting in the bakeshop at ten Friday morning. Two hundred twenty five guests were registered that night. most lost their belongings but no one was injured. Loss to the building about 250000 with 110000 insurance. guest jewelry and clothing about 50000. Origin traced to the kitchen. only about 150 escaped with property.
A blaze at the Galleys island shipyards in St. Petersburg on Thursday consumed slips, the cruiser Witjas, other vessels, government buildings, and a large timber stock. The fire crossed the Nova-Fontanka canal destroying military warehouses. The Novoe Vremya reports 12 fatalities.
Samuel C. Kanter David B. Weber and Braman I. Love Jess were found guilty by a jury in Chicago on a civil service conspiracy. They face penalties of imprisonment in the penitentiary and fines of $1000 each. Weber and Kanter ran Chicago Credit Co. No 92 Salle Street while Love Jess served as civil service examiner. The indictment charges they conspired to sell merit board exam questions to police sergeants seeking lieutenants’ posts.
In Sylvania Georgia on June 15, five Black men Arnold Augustus Andrew Davis Richard Sanders William Hudson and Sam Baldwin were hanged in the Screven County jail yard for a murder tied to an alleged black criminal conspiracy by the group known as Knights of the Archer in October 1898.
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