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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
6
The column critiques ballot treatment and governor image, notes Hampton’s Col. L. B. Raymond entering the lieutenant governor race as an independent, and flags debates on Sunday laws and university funding. It praises Judge L. G. Kinne’s tenure and cites reformers and editorial trends in early 20th-century press.
The Flenniken primary bill is criticized for plurality nominations and possible minority wins like the defeated Crossley bill. Governor and Republicans urged loyal support for Putnam the long-serving assessor candidate and other solid ticket members, arguing party strife should not cloud municipal elections.
The writer warns that voters swing from one extreme to another, favoring radical municipal ownership one year and reverting to conservatism the next. He cites Bryanism, Hearst, socialists, and demagogues, arguing reforms like railroad rate, insurance, and trust regulation are acceptable, but excesses threaten the public good. The legislature did little of note last week.
Fayette county supervisors plan to purchase 200 King road drugs for use in the coming summer. The report notes local health and county procurement needs without detailing suppliers or funding.
Iowa Governor Cummins must pick a Democrat to fill the late Judge L G Kinne’s seat on the board of control. The choice requires Senate confirmation and should meet Kinne’s high character and business ability, with several capable Democrats noted.
The Sioux City Journal reports Cummins claims a $1000 stake in an elevator trust whose name and methods he does not recall or understand. The piece notes he should attend the farmers' institute if willing to trade a worn horse for insight and mentions Olin debating extending its corporate limits.
With Royal Baking Powder there is no mixing with the hands no sweat of the brew. Perfect cleanliness greatest facility sweet clean healthful food. Full instructions in the Royal Baker and Pastry Cook book for making all kinds of bread biscuit and cake with Royal Baking Powder. Gratis to any address. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. 100 WILLIAM ST. NEW YORK.
The Anamosa Eureka reproduces a wartime income tax list with names and payments from Anamosa and surrounding towns. Amounts range from a few cents to sixty dollars plus, showing varied compliance and prominence of individuals such as J. Le Corbett and John Glick.
A humorous verse parody contrasts royal falls and heroic wars over a single girl with a wry remark on marriage. The speaker, anonymous, mocks the dilemma of choosing to marry or stay single, ending with a witty twist on Shakespearean sentiment.
Enumerates events from March 1887 in Monticello including deaths births and marriages. Notable items: Elijah Pangburn and George H. Mead deaths, John Eden and Miss Margaret Hanken marriage, a baby born to E. V. Monroe, Sarah Patterson and Alicia Whiting leaving town, Maggie Meyer death, I F Dawson death, Ella Bates wedding to R M Gray, postmaster change to L T Alexander, saloon raid on Luke Vandermark, and mayor W H Gregory elected with a full slate of city officers.
J. J. Stutt the horsebuyer formerly of Langworthy now Monticello purchased the Howard Miller property Saturday and may move to Anamosa. Calvin Markham recently arrested in Cascade for attempted murder of his wife is in Anamosa after a March 5 grand jury failed to indict and his wife did not testify. Sheriff Hogan traveled from Des Moines to Chicago for requisition papers for Ora Hakemaan who was indicted by the last grand jury. Letters to A C Philips Frank Norton and R Ersig remain uncalled for at Monticello post office.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a global staple with cod liver oil praised for nourishment and strength. It highlights the product’s development thirty years ago and claims benefits for weak children, thin people, and those with wasting bodies.
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