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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
6
A Dubuque complaint questions water waste by sprinkling wagons and teamsters, while noting political pressures on a public figure and the heavy Washington coverage of crime and ruin. The piece ends urging optimism about the next two millennia.
Wm. B. Allison completes thirty years in the Senate and begins a sixth consecutive term as the oldest member in service. The Cedar Rapids Republican notes his long, illustrious career and influence west of the Mississippi.
In San Francisco last week Bishop Hamilton told a young men’s society that there is nothing wrong with whites marrying Negroes or Chinese. He noted such unions would break caste lines, though he later allowed racial prejudice could block a white woman’s marriage to a Black man.
The Des Moines Jefferson day banquet will showcase both wings of the party in a display of courtesy and goodwill. The Silverites shift from a Bryanistic jubilee toward outreach to Gold Democrats with Willie Hearst and W. J. Bryan on the program, while Bryan may clash with Gold Democrats over sentiment and tone.
Iowa newspapers debate teacher pay and certification standards arguing underpaid rural teachers stem from lax certification by county superintendents and overemphasis on high school curricula at the expense of practical instruction. Critics say rapid graduation and insufficient grammar skills hurt teaching quality and wages.
The piece notes that western Republican politicians push for the vice presidency as a cheap political boost. It observes many names surface for publicity while Roosevelt looms for the presidency and Governor Van Sant’s term in office coincides with legislative duties. The Minnesota legislature members mock the paintbrush political stunts.
The democratic state central committee set June 17 for the next state convention in Des Moines. Mayor J. H. Quick of Sioux City was named temporary chairman and A. J. Hogan of Iowa City serves as temporary secretary.
Benton county courthouse suffered damage from a Friday fire estimated at $500. Maquoketa sees oil stock growth with two new wells planned in Louisiana. Waterloo attorney H O Pratt died of apoplexy after being found dying in a Cedar Rapids hotel. Dyersville residents Jennie Dyer and James Dyer Sr are noted, as is a carpenters strike in Clinton demanding 30 cents per hour.
The Wyoming Journal notes Monticello trails Durant in deposits with Monticello citizens receiving about 400 dollars per person versus Durant’s bank showing enough to fund 1000 dollars per resident and still donate 50 thousand to charities. The piece argues Monticello must attract more deposits or concede. It adds most town money comes from farmers or outsiders and that farmers hold seven tenths of deposits.
Jones County notes report the Center Junction school raising funds from a play and a Richland 4 social that netted 25 dollars for an organ. Obscure retirements, salaries and staff moves are noted along with institutes and lectures by Angelina Wray.
Mike Tarnis breaks his leg Sunday morning after leaping from a horse drawn rig to calm frightened colts near his home. Mike Kurt sustains serious injuries unloading machinery at the depot last Friday. a heavy piece struck his nose and back of head, requiring stitches and leaving him unconscious.
An old dairy saying praises the penny in the churn and compares it to Scott s Emulsion. The ad touts cod liver oil based remedy for weak children, claiming strong taste and gentle aid, and offers a free sample with a label image on every bottle.
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