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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
5
The public may face oil shortages as U S stocks fall and imports rise. Usage outpaces production, risking tighter supplies and higher gasoline prices. Car owners and speed enthusiasts push volumes and reliance on fuel, with little natural moderation anticipated before conditions worsen.
The Literary Digest straw vote ranks Hoover second and Wood first with Johnson third and Lowden sixth. Wood leads, Hoover shocks politicians, but straw polls offer only speculative value. Democratic prospects Cox and Edwards top Wilson in the poll, though Edwards is known as a booze booster.
The Texas party reaffirms support for President Wilson by choosing delegates to the state convention. Nebraska backs Bryan though not a Wilson ally, awarding him a seat at the San Francisco convention where he may provoke Bourbon Texas rivals, promising political theater ahead.
A restrained critique notes windstorm deaths in Oklahoma and compares them to higher vehicle and air crash tolls ignored due to dispersion. It argues public focus favors dramatic events and big profits, while wages push Iowa coal prices up 75 cents per ton, with operators profiting and consumers paying.
The Cedar Rapids Republican questions former Secretary McAdoo’s political moves and fundraising talk. It recalls his coal strike involvement, notes his wealth from New York finance, and questions serving for the Treasury salary versus public service. It doubts his chances to succeed his father in law in the White House.
A New York Tribune columnist notes inflation in Africa with a traveler’s remarks on marriage markets. Prices for a wife rise from four spear heads to eight, and a dusky maiden’s value climbs from four cows to eight, illustrating supply and demand myths and global cost pressures.
The New York Tribune argues the Chicago Federal Reserve plan barring marriage for male employees earning under 125 a month is unfair. It notes the higher cost of living and compares salaries to bricklayers, warning such limits threaten the middle class and may curb matrimony in the long run.
The Fuller bill increases monthly pensions for Civil and Mexican War veterans to 50 dollars, 72 for totally disabled, and 30 dollars for widows and dependent parents, with additional 30 dollars to army nurses. Children under 16 receive six dollars monthly. Payments begin with July 4 checks. original pensioners must file declarations.
Agricultural engineer A. W. Turner urges farms to create a dedicated store room for spare parts. During rain, dismantled machines go to boxes of bolts and gears while worn parts join the junk heap. Salvaged parts speed repairs, improve appearance, and scrap material can fetch about $15 per ton.
M D Helser of the Iowa State College animal husbandry department cites that in 1919 the largest US hog markets received about 875000 carloads, fed six bushels of corn per car on the road totaling 2250000 bushels valued at $4,500,000. The Humane Society recommends two bushels per car, needing 750000 bushels worth $1,500,000, leaving a potential saving of $3,000,000.
Local Knights of Columbus at Farley welcomed 75 new members increasing the lodge to 300. Cedar Rapids area housing shortages push inventories high while Clinton Town reports a 24 151 population, down 1426 from prior census. The Lamotte school district bond passed for a new schoolhouse, Manchester High School graduates 48, Elizabeth Baumgarter valedictorian. Davenport native George Burchar wins extemporaneous contest in Burlington.
Anamosa Eureka reports a district court suit seeking enforcement of a June 1919 contract for a 263 acre Buffalo township farm in Linn county. Frank McNamara Wm P Connery and Park Chamberlain sue Frank Johnson Monticello to obtain fulfillment or damages after tendering 8000 cash and 37000 notes on March 1 1920. The case also involves a later sale to Chamberlain.
Mexico enjoys a lively presidential race while the preferential primary is questioned. Omaha World-Herald notes the campaign fun continues, Waterloo Times-Tribune mocks Johnson’s VP prospects, and Davenport Times foresees anxious wheat trading as flour prices loom.
The piece contrasts dandelions with spinach and tomatoes noting their edible value and social perception. It then lists candidates for Jones county offices in the June primary including sheriff and county attorney with party affiliations and towns, followed by a brief editorial remark about politicians and salaries. The snippet closes with a remark on Carranza lingering in Mexican politics.
The Monticello city council proposes curb and gutter construction on multiple streets including Buckeye, Warvel, Clark, Railroad, Second, Orange, Rand, Washington and Center streets in Monticello Iowa. Concrete curbs will align to grade and extend to property lines at intersections and alleys. Curb widths are specified for each block and sections cover existing paving limits and extensions to adjacent sidewalks.
The Monticello Iowa city council proposes bids for concrete curb and gutter on listed streets from Center Street to various cross streets. The project includes standard curb and gutter with a seven inch thick concrete top and earth foundation, plus associated decorative and structural features, with cost recovery through special assessments on abutting properties. The May 10 1920 resolution authorizes proceeding under state and town codes.
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