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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
8
Des Moines reports a shift in farming mindset ten years of study and experiments as the path to profitability. Dairy farming gains prominence with rising land values and state backing, while Iowa joins top dairy states through sustained campaigns and legislative support.
Dickinson county senator Leslie M. Francis, a newer lawmaker, seeks the Republican nomination for Congress in the Eleventh district. A convention in July will dispose of the matter. Des Moines is chosen as the Danish Home for the Aged site, centralizing Danish church activity in America with about $30,000 in funds and possible further fundraising next year.
The state health board orders a large supply of tetanus serum for use across the state during Fourth of July incidents. Dr. Sumner notes accidents are possible despite strict explosive regulations and will ensure serum distribution in Iowa to save lives if needed.
The Iowa graduate nurses association proposes creating a state inspector for hospitals and schools by amending the nurse registration law. They point to Illinois and New York as models and seek advisory oversight to raise standards in nurse training and hospital care, especially in alms houses. They also urge legislation requiring counties to employ registered nurses where possible.
The Iowa Supreme Court sustains the 65 percent of all legal voters who voted in the last general election rule for liquor sale consent petitions. The decision resolves a dispute from Winneshiek county with Knut Gjerest and others challenging sufficiency. Otto Drexel and others had argued voting-eligible population at petition time should apply. The court rules for the dry side, keeping the broader historical standard intact.
Members of the state executive council chafe at the law requiring the canvass to begin Monday June 17. Treasurer Morrow Auditor Bleakly and Secretary Hayward oppose while Governor Carroll attends the national convention as a delegate at large from Iowa.
State Fire Marshal Roe and special counsel plan to question A. C. Croft in the Fort Madison penitentiary about a seed house arson in Moulton. Croft’s statement could implicate Moulton officials and another citizen, potentially causing a local sensational turn. Also listed are several Iowa Supreme Court opinions and appellate decisions involving Des Moines, Davenport, Grinnell, and other cases with reversals and affirmations.
Trustum H. Brown of Maine, called the Mediator between God and man, visits Bangor after a Boston trip and discusses a new treatise. He recounts locating a California gold mine via spirits and tells of curses and bargains with neighbor Nymphas Bodfish over bear trapping and a cat incident.
In Lippe, a Hungarian woman arrested for murder admits killing four husbands and says she now lives with innkeeper Kapruczan. Her disclosures lead to five more local women being arrested for murdering their first husbands. She ran a routine that helped neighbors kill spouses to remarry.
Vancouver reports show labor supply in British Columbia remains ample for expected demand this year. Immigrants from the United States face low wages and high living costs and should avoid crossing borders without means to support themselves. Since November 1, about 3,000 Americans have returned home from Vancouver, with strict vagrancy laws enforced.
A historic note recalls Rudyard Kipling retreating from Rottingdean to Burwash Sussex to avoid sightseers. Locals remember the village’s quiet character and a Tudor joke about George IV’s visit, noting the town’s reticence toward celebrity attention.
A Pardubitz court upheld a century old law requiring exact addresses for letters, denying a Mrs M a challenge over a non traditional marriage. The case highlights widespread Austrian wild marriages under laws restricting remarriage and interfaith unions.
Mrs. Florence Lake state lecturer of the W C T U spoke at the San Jose county convention where the theme centered on temperance and public virtue amid lighthearted remarks.
Bo Sing Young, the St. Joseph opium smuggler now serving two months in Savannah jail, assists local women with city beautiful projects. He funds the floral fund and helps devise plans for sunken gardens on a burned site and for Oriental effects in planting. Young runs a chop suey restaurant in St. Joseph.
In Morgantown West Virginia a fly swat campaign closed with 8000 files killed. W A Ream led the effort paying 10 cents per hundred dead files. The tally suggests substantial yield anticipated later in the season.
Governor Foss issued an order appointing Dr. Homer Bushnell as associate medical examiner for the district though he had been deceased for three years.
A 18th century youth Charles story outlines George IV's strict upbringing, wild excesses, debts, and unhappy marriage to Caroline of Brunswick. It notes Parliament funding, regency, and his eventual kingship amid public scorn, concluding that England thrived despite the king's failings.
The article recounts Temudjin later Genghis Khan's ascent from a petty Tartars chief to a conqueror. It describes his ruthlessness, alliances with the Great Khan, and his decisive campaigns across Tartary China Persia and Europe. It notes the destruction of cities and the brutal deaths that accompanied his campaigns.
A new product called liquid gas promises personal illumination for swains and commuters alike. Dr. Walter O. Snelling of the federal bureau of mines envisions each home with its own lighting plant, saving gas bills and offering a portable light source for reading and courting evenings.
Mrs Newlywed scolds her husband for lack of life insurance after a claim he would die for her is revealed as unfounded. The exchange hints at marital tension and financial worries.
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