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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
6
E J Woon announces his candidacy for sheriff of Jones County subject to the upcoming county Republican convention. He specifies April 2 1903 as the filing date and submits his pledge to party processes.
The governors looked small among the crowd at St Louis with a president and ex president present. Critics deride Mr Cleveland for grandstanding while General Miles is charged with egotism. Perkins of Sioux City leads as temporary chairman though the stand crowd barely applauds.
The drive to merge Congregational, United Brethren and Methodist Protestant churches will not reduce the number of religious sects, a new denomination emerges each year, and a man unable to find a compatible belief among about 150 U S sects is hard to please.
Des Moines dispatch, Burlington Hawkeye notes Judge Prouty loses ground to Captain Hull in a congressional bid. Observers say Prouty’s tariff stance harms his support, while Hull is praised as an effective campaigner and shrewd politician. Republicans nationwide look to Hull’s potential return.
A Scottish court held that neither photographer nor customer has absolute ownership of a negative. The photographer may custody to protect future orders, while the customer may approve or restrain use without consent. The ruling aligns with Minnesota Massachusetts Canada and Federal courts, while Michigan and New York disagreed.
A learned critic notes Christianity has made little progress in India and faults missionaries for dogmatism. He argues a good Hindu is better than a sectful Christian and urges missionaries to show genuine devotion. Some will agree, others will not, but his view sparks inquiry.
The world mourns Paul du Chailly a France native naturalized American voyager. He crossed Africa on foot covering 8000 miles while hunting and collecting birds and animals including a first gorilla sighting. His planned Russian travels remained unfinished.
Hon. C. E. Bronson a Manchester Democrat proprietor gains Morgan Rockefeller backed permission to build a summer cottage on Lake Okoboji. The piece notes his relief from industrial pressure and wishes him a pleasant season at the new country place away from corporate thralldom.
The Cedar Rapids Republic condemns low pay for teachers calling $22 a month a form of slavery. It warns that a board member who accepts such wages should resign rather than bow to taxpayers’ stingy instincts and undermine competent white women educators.
Dr Henry Van Dyke of Boston identifies five grammatical errors in the original Westminster confession. He cites a split infinitive and a subject shift from singular to plural as notable examples.
Sheriff Arnold brought John Akers back to the Independence inebriates institution after a Tuesday escape from the department. The piece notes continued horse stealing as a relic of past times and reports a lost horse from J. P. Anderson’s Buffalo Mills barn. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Gillen returned from Oklahoma after seventeen months away.
John Baum of Worthington has again fallen under mental strain and was taken to Independence last Monday while attorney John Dennison shows improvement. Thomas Devaney of Whitewater township sustained severe burns on his leg while burning brush near his home last Thursday. Lucie Adeline Dodd of this city will graduate from Cornell College Mt. Vernon with a musical recital scheduled for May 7 at 4 15 PM.
A brief literary excerpt from the Houston Post urges readers to lay aside sealskin and flannels, warning that the grip will strike and friends will depart. The verse uses archaic phrasing to convey a sudden, cautionary mood.
District road and bridge committee submits costs for planking repairs and riprap. Warrant issued to I A Bevans. other warrants to M Berlin Peter Hagen J B Corbin. Several bridge petitions referred to district committees with Peet supervising Fairview hill work. Poor Farm warrants listed with itemized accounts. County buildings warrants for court house improvements. Offices papered and painted. coal purchases and warrants. Rent receipts noted. day closed with auditing claims.
The Carnegie library building in Tipton will have its cornerstone laid this week. Cedar county saloonkeepers face grand jury indictments. Tipton plans nine blocks of brick paving this year costing $16 000 to $18 000.
A promotional anecdote claims a thin woman gained twelve pounds after consuming twelve pounds of flesh priceed at three to eight cents per pound. The copy asserts value in Scott's Emulsion and offers a free sample, with address for Scott & Bowne in New York and a one dollar price to purchase.
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