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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
5
The article notes Ben Miller’s re election as Democratic county chair and Mile Cook’s unopposed rise as Republican chairman amid withering remarks on national figures. It covers the library law standardization, convention endorsements for Cousins and Remley, and a Wyoming settler’s burial.
Jones County Republicans met at Oxford Junction on May Day 1900 to elect delegates to the state and congressional conventions and to nominate a Supreme Court candidate Judge H M Remley of Anamosa was urged for nomination. Delegations from Cass Clay Fairview Greenfield Hale Madison Monticello Oxford Rome Scotch Grove and Wyoming were represented.
The 19th annual Jones county W C T U convention convened in Anamosa with sessions at the Congregational church May 9 and 10 1900. Officers presidents vice presidents treasurers and committee chairs were announced. delegates from many townships attended and programs covered devotionals reports papers recitations and health topics.
Council met in regular session approving last meeting minutes and bills. Bonds for RB Cartano and Fred Slauson were approved. Lovell house sewer proposal rejected. Street light petition at Seventh and Gill laid over. Mrs Starry damages claim laid over. All night electric service proposal laid on table. Mayor to confer on city hall cabinet papers filing. Ordinances 214 and 215 passed without second readings. Smokestack, pipe, and well station purchases authorized. Public notices promoting Dr King and Weeks remedies included.
A list of jurors for the May 1900 term of the district court in Anamosa is set to appear at the courthouse on May 28 at 10 a.m. The roster includes J L Streeter Jos Robinson Martin Podolok R C Walters U G Easterly Frank Stockwell L H Hughs Henry Halsey T J Corbit John Chopper Jr H D Hall W B Fagan Jas McMurren G Wherry J B Moses M McLaughlin Frank Starks J M Glenn Tewis Batcher Frank Ballou W W Coder Ed Anderson J H Lamson and others.
The Monticello lodge No. 117 I O O B passes resolutions dated April 30 1900 praising the Eastern Iowa District Association event in Monticello. They thank Masonic K of P Woodman lodges A Kempf J B Hall three liverymen hotels John Perrine church societies male quartet Louis Garner Doxsee Swigart Bros and local business leaders for hall use teams favors decorations and reports.
The list shows marriages recorded in April including Pard Miller and Charlotte Leaper ages 23 and 17, Charles Adams 21 with Eva Cass 20, Augustus Hudson 29 with Sophia Mettler 24, James Parrott 27 with Gertrude Wolfe 18, Frank Bisinger 26 with Mary Kula 22, Dent Brady 382 with Allie Farrell 28, Henry Rickles 23 with Engel Heyen 18, Frank Starry 22 with Alma Simmons 20, Frederick Sigmond 30 with Edith Harrison 27, Walter Vandusen 24 with Tacey Wilson 20, Frank Woodward 24 with Nellie Leek 24, Christopher Achen 27 with Rosa Samels 24, William Ireland 23 with Rosella Renne 23. Rev J I Corbyn longtime Anamosa rector dies after night in the city.
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