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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
8
The upcoming city election attracts few candidates and minimal party stakes. Voters are urged to value ability and honesty over party labels, favor conservative, sensible governance, and note editors chasing Roosevelt for sensational material while Roosevelt tours Africa.
A mass Republican convention at Des Moines approved and endorsed the laws and policies of President Taft and Republican principles. The Des Moines Register and Leader warned that the endorsement could be used as a club against United States senators, urging self‑examination by those who strayed from the party.
The writer condemns attributing vice to disease and cites Dr. Kepford’s adenoids theory as one example. He questions which illness causes theft or lies, then notes Chicago liquor interests promoting old liberty arguments to resist Prohibition while fearing a dry move.
The passage mocks sensational press chatter about a youth from a notable family running away with a shop girl. It frames the Knox incident as a simple impulsive exit from school, contrasting village and city paper treatments.
The constitution income tax amendment likely won t influence near term politics as it faces setbacks from its sponsors the democratic party and is repudiated by Virginia Democrats. Democrats who voted in Republican primaries must file a party change declaration ten days before the next primary or risk missing participation.
The Sioux City Journal notes a so called joke in Cummins bill proposing that all corporations may be required to appear in any district of the United States where a prosecution is started. The paper warns this could force newspapers to defend alleged libel cases in distant districts where they circulate.
Ex governor Frank D. Jackson heads a new Republican movement to counter anti presidential efforts at the Iowa state convention next summer. Jackson had retired from politics but returns amid hostility from party skulkers along the dividing line.
The Dubuque Times issue last Sunday drew praise for its fashion number reflecting the editor Charles McClain's knowledge and discernment in feminine attire.
A Marshalltown women’s club funds a visiting nurse to aid the sick in impoverished homes for the coming year, a philanthropic and sensible effort benefiting the city’s needy residents.
The message notes no show this year for Democrats while Republicans pick August 3 as the latest possible convention date. It emphasizes the GOP timing and contrasts with Democratic plans awaiting action.
Mrs Cudahy speaks of going onto the stage while a terse remark notes a small fraction remains that Lillis has no such ambitions. The exchange hints at contrasting career plans between the two individuals.
A terse saying contrasts a ten dollar hog label with the man who receives the wages, hinting at public scorn for officials or workers tied to local pay. The line suggests social critique of city governance and labor leadership.
The Des Moines Register argues that township trustees resist changing to professional road building as volunteer work fades. It says specialization is inevitable as society grows and that some men will devote themselves to road building while others focus on hogs or dairy, reducing broad volunteer roles.
Neighborhood news reports a bank president’s sudden death, bankrupt Tyrell & Weaver dry goods firm in Oelwein, and a push by saloon opponents across many counties. Other items cover plant expansion at Cedar Rapids, a near fatal poisoning error, emigration trends, and a record milk yield by a Dunbar Holstein cow.
Colonel Roosevelt met the wild beasts successfully and now faces the test of meeting journalists. The event sketches a public test of his leadership and public speaking during a press probing moment.
Sioux City Journal notes the dry convention in Des Moines aligned with better road policy, suggesting statewide support for improved highway funding and infrastructure.
The Century Magazine profile notes the mounted police as living law, enforcing order with arrests and solitary courts, escorting convicts to self-made jails, backed by English authority. Recruits swear to King Edward VII, earn sixty cents daily, with five-year terms and possible raises, seeking fit, literate men 22 to 40, unmarried, 5 ft 8 in, 35 inch chest, 175 pounds, bilingual preferred.
A long list records numerous real estate transactions including G S Ames and wife to Samuel Orr lot 7 bNe 14 part of 8 block 17 Wyoming Ia for $1 and other considerations, and many other deeds: A V Scott to Steven Grover, Fritz Marxen to J A Woodard 40 acres for $2,600, Strawman to Hults 140 acres for $11,200, Worster to Poppe and Fechtmann, Schecks to Wandel, and others across sections 1 4 6 7 8 9 12 16 18 20 21 22 in multiple townships. various lots, parcels, and subdivisions with prices ranging from $1 to tens of thousands.
The special election last Monday approved extending the electric light company franchise for twenty five years by 159 to 40. Also reported: a large wild goose shot on the Wapsie by H B Johnson, wings five feet ten inches. two obituaries Mrs E L Atkinson and Mrs Julia Dumont. Ed Ruhl sells 80 acres at $80 and buys 640 acres at $18 near Winnepeg Sask. They plan to move April 1 with several families joining them to settle nearby.
The Dubuque Times Journal critiques Senator Cumming for provoking conflict to embarrass the president and aid his own standing. It argues regular Republicans in Iowa must organize a contest at the primary or risk appearing opposed to the current national administration.
In a political note from Omaha, the article states that only one Democrat in the U S Senate backed the postal savings bank bill despite party pledges. It predicts a house vote will reveal further consequences.
The St Louis Globe Democrat argues strikes waste time and money. Laborers lose valuable hours, employers face disrupted operations, and the public bears higher costs from stoppages and delays.
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