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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
7
A biblical narration follows Noah and his family as the ark grounds on mountain tops, the dove returns with an olive branch signaling life, Ham’s planned rebellion is foiled, and God establishes a lasting covenant. The rainbow appears as a divine token promising never to flood the earth again.
The Russian ruler has offered a $25,000 prize to anyone who can devise a process to render alcohol undrinkable. He may target the vodka distilleries in Harbin, a likely winter base for his Manchurian forces.
Des Moines March 6. Beuthien and son owners of New Liberty and Dixon banks faced embezzlement charges for loans to themselves totaling about $100,000. The court discharged them as no statute provided punishment for such loans, though a later indictment tied younger Beuthien to another law leading to a four year sentence. Arnold Beuthien’s self-loan for a Cleveland theater venture helped cause the banks’ failure. The case drew attention to gaps in Iowa law and the interpretation of bank official embezzlement.
State auditor announces the semi annual apportionment of Iowa’s school fund interest. Polk county with 30,000 pupils receives 4452 dollars, Woodbury is second, while Clinton Linn and Scott receive none. The sum is the interest on 4,757,342 dollars of permanent school fund not held by counties. Counties and amounts follow.
A movement began at Somers to unite Calhoun and Webster county farmers under a single organization led by H. H. Carr of Chicago. The aim is to recruit 10,000,000 farmers in ten years and create a powerful federation to challenge trusts, with literature diffused across the state to spur school district interest.
The biennial elections law upheld by a Story county court has been appealed to the Supreme Court by both sides after the lower court hearing. An abstract of record new ballot decree full opinion and certificates were filed with the clerk as the initial step. Arguments are this week and a decision is expected by month end. Town in Oil War Iowa adds forces to Kan-s in a clash over Standard.
The state board of health bulletin calls for a new compulsory vaccination law at the next legislative session. It argues vaccination best prevents smallpox, while quarantine alone fails, and urges lawmakers and physicians to support compulsory vaccination as self protection rather than rely on quarantine.
Rev R E Flickinger of Fonda and wife are directing instruction for Indians at Valiant Indian Territory with Flickinger named superintendent of Oak Hill academy for higher and industrial education. Cornell student Fred J Clark wins state oratorical title at Mount Vernon with W A Tener and others earning top places from Iowa Wesleyan Grinnell Lenox Parsons and Simpson colleges.
HW GC Moore, at ninety, asserts he has invented an airship called the Condor with control devices to prevent capsizing. The 16 by 6 foot craft features a platform, railing, screens, two gasoline engines, wings, and a rear rudder, with a passenger and freight car suspended beneath.
Gov and Mrs Cummins join the Inaugural in Washington with many Iowans. Private Secretary John Blair and his wife and Adjutant General Thrift of Dubuque are part of the party. State Superintendent Riggs escorts 62 Iowa high school boys, marking a proud moment for Iowa.
In Ottumwa Iowa, ex convict John Johnson enraged by threatened family departure struck his wife with a baseball bat leaving a possibly fatal head wound. His infant granddaughter was badly burned when she fell from the attack. Daughter Clara Bond intervened and was badly beaten. Johnson had been pardoned from Missouri prison by Governor Dockery after years on a life sentence for assault and criminal assault in Mercer County.
Calhoun and Webster counties farmers gathered in Somers to form a federation aimed at mutual strength. The group argues that nonfarm enterprises are concentrated into trusts and that uniting 10 million farmers could empower them to resist adverse influences and influence policy.
Des Moines reports State Superintendent Riggs told county superintendents to revoke certificates of teachers who falsify ages on teaching applications. The guidance targets young applicants inflating ages to teach and older women misrepresenting ages to avoid opposition from some directors.
An old forecast ties current Missouri valley conditions to the record floods of 1879. Seventy years of weather memory record a winter mirroring the 1879 high water surge, with settlers predicting unprecedented floods this coming spring.
Mrs. Sylvester Moon, 60, is believed to have died by her own action while asleep. She rose in the night, went to the barn yard, and drowned herself in a water tank. No motive is known. neighbors report she had been well.
William Vanderbilt a wealthy farmer near Sioux City beat his wife with a chair causing mortal injuries. He fled on a horse but was captured by neighbors. The woman left five children.
Ottumwa report of Ernest Duthbert aged 19 who killed himself with carbolic acid in his bride Minerva Fungta’s arms shortly after their wedding. No note or motive found.
In Council Bluffs a woodcutter named Cyrus Hopkins living in the bottoms was found unconscious beside a fallen tree trunk after lying trapped for three days. He had struggled to free himself until exhaustion.
Mrs Mirzah Melvin Schra der aged 97 died here. She was the widow of a revolutionary soldier. Her grandfather was transported and kept in the Tower of London during the revolutionary war.
Postmaster T H W Haecker of Hampton died at home from blood poisoning. Clinton reports several suspects jailed for a confidence game as Chicago police transfer them to Clinton deputies. Nashua notes a Carnegie library gift offer of 5000 dollars contingent on standard requirements. Marshalltown records the death of Daniel Briggs, 43, at the Iowa Soldiers Home after asthma or heart failure, in jail waiting room. Onawa hosts Anti-Saloon League meeting to organize locally. Vinton reports 16 year old Lee Vogt killed by a northbound Rock Island freight train. Patterson witnesses a bloody shotgun fight among wood choppers Love Higgins and Welliver, all badly wounded. Sigourney jurors convict Print Cooley in murder after 22 hours deliberation. Marshalltown coroner’s jury rules Briggs died of valvular heart trouble and clears the jail officer. Moulton notes Elish Ransom, 74, pioneer, dies near his home. Burlington bishop Morrison condemns apathy in Iowa church missions from Christchurch pulpit.
The guide describes building a compact hotbed placed on a sunny south or southeast wall to block north winds. Dig a 18 inch deep bed 4 by 6 feet, frame it with a north side high and south side low, cap with an 8 by 10 inch glass sash, and fill with well cured coarse horse manure.
The article outlines preparing a hotbed with six inches of loose soil, using sandy loam or clay with sand, not packed, and warming for a day or two. Plant seeds in rows four to six inches apart, cover lightly, water well, and keep soil loose. Manage air with slight sash lift, water weekly, and keep tomatoes and melons warmer than lettuce and cucumbers.
Advice on belting and securing harnesses to prevent knots and frayed ends. Focuses on attending bread ers meetings, fairs, institutes, and sales. Recommends cellar ventilation, shading fruit and vegetables, using kerosene stave to deter frost, and proper wood storage to prevent mold. Also notes starting plant propagation from early cuttings for next summer's stock.
The American Cultivator notes a shift from tall, high headed orchards to row-down trees. Proponents say trunks are less essential while fruit is easier to pick and less wind-blown. Shorter limbs withstand fruit load and resist cattle access, with rows yielding about four cases per tree.
The steel tracks laid years ago in Murray street New York City have been removed and the street will be paved with wooden blocks. The tracks failed due to crowded conditions hindering regular use. The Scientific American argues the test was inconclusive and suggests testing on long country hills and in areas lacking smooth hard road beds.
The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture announces a contest awarding prizes to the four best all round farms. Farms must be operated by owners as their only business and means of support. The society aims to help farmers gauge annual earnings and crop profitability and to promote progressive farming practices.
Professor Harry Snyder argues wheat bran is among the cheapest best foods for beef and dairy feeding. Bran provides protein with other nutrients, is safe in large amounts, and can improve any feed mix for all livestock, though it is not for human consumption.
Garden notes advise taking cuttings in autumn from well ripened wood for grapevines currants gooseberries and ornamental shrubs. Plant in nursery rows or store overwinter then set at 45 degree angle in good soil after frost.
A Michigan inventor presents the cowtail holder a device designed to clamp on a cow’s legs with a flexible link to the tail region. The invention aims to relieve milking time annoyances by controlling the cow’s tail during milking.
Feed Daily. Those who have sowpen hay have a good green food for their fowls and should ensure a daily supply. Hens eat the leaves dry but prefer moisture or steaming, which makes the feed feel like clover. Bulk hay can include peas and leaves for the hens.
The nation consumes about one half pint of milk per person daily, a figure likely higher if consumers trusted milk cleanliness. Urban districts report lower intake due to concerns about milk quality, according to Farmers' Review.
A cheap durable whitewash is prepared from Portland cement and quick lime in equal parts. Each component is slaked separately with water and then thinned with skim milk to the desired consistency.
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