23 May 1907
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
1
The Clean City club paid 25 cents per can and spent 195 dollars to collect tin cans from Trenton, with 78 460 cans piled to the town flagpole. Businessmen funded a larger purse as the effort cleaned the town and recovered older dumped cans.
Raymond of the Chicago Tribune tours the nation assessing local politics around the next Republican presidential race and questions the governor’s viability due to party opposition. He notes Democrats’ small plurality and critiques Chicago’s drive to reform the school board under Mayor Busse amid public concern over socialist and experimental policies.
The piece ridicules the idea of a phonograph in every home noting brassy sounds from open doors along municipal highways. It also mentions a preacher repaid by church members, Roosevelt’s October Mississippi trip, and a death mask that altered Nat Hubbard’s fate.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Fairbanks merits attention while Taft dominates headlines. The Monticello Express urges vigilance and regard for Fairbanks as a key figure in the political landscape.
The Waterloo Reporter notes strong belief by local officials that the Iowa and Northwestern railway will build the Waterloo to Stanwood line this year. Promoters assure start of construction soon despite delays from minor deals and weather. Empire Construction handles the work. President Stephen B. Howard and Chief Engineer J F Lacock oversee arrangements. Judges Treichler and Ellison report a busy district term with many cases disposed.
A concise proverb advises spending within available funds. It warns against overextending finances and suggests pacing expenditures to match income. The guidance emphasizes prudent budgeting and long term financial stability.
Baseball results note Coe beat Lenox 10 to 6 at Cedar Rapids. Reports cover Iowa medical leaders Dr. W L Bierringer elected president, child eye injury, Eagles arrest, a farm death near Worthington, Dr Charles Stelling’s death after operation, will dispute outcome, women’s clubs leadership, Grinnell Town College sixtieth anniversary, Upper Iowa University debate wins, Manchester church anniversary events, Ida Grove high school team title and records, new city procurement law, and Delaware county dairy farm tensions with Swift Co and co operatives over butter contracts and cream pricing.
Edward S Wood M D professor of Chemistry at Harvard Medical School in Boston is noted in this historical reference.
In Jefferson Iowa Rev Halbert a Baptist pastor newly arrived from Cascade worked for attorney G S Toliver cleaning his office. Toliver offered 25 cents per hour to a laborer and discovered the minister was the new preacher. The lighthearted episode spread as Toliver waited in quiet recollection.
A reflective verse recalls wasted hours watching river ripples silvery clouds and dancing butterflies. The speaker imagines alternate paths of making bricks and gathering funds, yet finds warmth and joy in the time spent and does not begrudge it. Written in a nostalgic tone from the Washington Star.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican column condemns druggists and saloonkeepers who sell whisky to boys and drunks, arguing it corrupts homes and offspring. It urges clean dealers and authorities to end supplying materials that destroy character and family life.
The Hopkinton Leader condemns sidewalk posters for events as eyesores on Main Street. While not aimed at the athletic association, the paper urges discontinuing the practice to keep town streets neat, clean, and orderly for visitors. A Topeka Capital quip follows about a homely man after a barber visit.
Mr and Mrs Joe Robison of near Oxford Mills celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary last Tuesday with a pleasant gathering. John Zamisteel a wealthy farmer north of town died suddenly after a day of wood gathering. The local public school ends May 31 with commencement events led by Rev J K Bloom and Rev George W Bryant and a two act farce Mr Bob performed by the senior class.
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