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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
5
Mary Ellen Lease secures a divorce from her husband. The Davis county Republicans endorsed Hon. B. F. Carroll for state auditor last Saturday, signaling party support ahead of the electoral season.
Kansas urges 20,000 harvest workers as part of its annual drive while noting overlooked strengths alongside longstanding criticisms of the state’s economy and prospects.
The speaker argues that young men still have opportunities, noting his own rise from moving into a $6,000 barn while a $20,000 residence was being built. He contends that energetic youths have better prospects than ever before, countering his critics.
Iowa seeks a corn palace display at the St Louis exposition inspired by Sioux City projects. The state praises corn hogs and agriculture but argues other Iowa interests deserve a share in the show.
The Chicago Record-Herald urges boys to stay on the farm for health freedom and happiness while noting many noted men started on farms. It adds that if a boy has the right stuff, he may later seek a wider field of usefulness beyond agriculture.
The proposed bill before Congress would print notes of various denominations that pass as currency until signed stamped and dated to become drafts. When cashed as drafts new notes are issued and withdrawn. It would not abolish postal orders but would reduce the need to remit postage stamps for small payments.
The text honors Senator Hoar as courageous and principled with high motives, noting no demagogue traits and faith in noble impulses behind his Philippine position. It warns that principled men can still be misguided, as bold leaders have erred in history.
The debate over the railroad commissioners race pits lawyer credentials against practical business experience. Supporters argue a lawyer on the board aids legal questions, while others favor a seasoned shipper like N. S. Ketcham of Marshalltown for practical expertise. The choice may hinge on whether the board needs legal or business acumen.
The article notes the Linn county delegation must be lined up and pledged for district affairs. It questions whether certainty will emerge. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw plans to attend the next Republican state convention in Des Moines and is urged to be called to the platform as Cedar Rapids did last year.
The death of Lord Pauncefote, British ambassador to the United States, ends a long record of service dating to 1885. He shaped major negotiations including Behring Sea matters and the Hays Pauncefote treaty and was dean of Washington's diplomatic corps. His successor faces the task of matching his experience and knowledge.
The unveiling of the Rochambeau statue in Washington last Saturday honored Count Rochambeau as a principal ally who aided the American cause with 6000 troops in 1780 and helped secure victory at Yorktown in 1781. The article notes his republican spirit and later titles in France, and recalls his imprisonment during the Reign of Terror. It also mentions a new federal law punishing tampering with rural delivery mail boxes with fines up to $1000 or up to three years in prison.
A column quotes humorous maxims about marriage and jealousy. It jokes that a wife won t envy her own husband but another woman s, that wedlock with a widow robs a living man of bragging rights, and that boasting too much exposes folly. It ends noting convincing a woman requires showing you love nobody else.
James E Blythe withdraws from the Fourth district congressional race. Duncan Rule remains a candidate while Congressman Haugen is expected to be renominated.
The report covers diverse incidents across Iowa from May 1902 including prison inmate counts at Anamosa, shoplifting arrests in Muscatine, a serious Cedar Rapids runaway injuring Eugene Timberlake, a horse and man found in the Wapsie near Stone City, and a not guilty verdict in Eva Bliss’s murder trial at Ottumwa. It also notes arrests for forged checks in Clinton, an Ames gasoline torch accident injuring A G Carson, a Cedar Rapids man crushed after falling from a freight train, and plans to build a double track railroad from British America to the Gulf. Other items include drownings near Dows, a bank cashier’s suit against a Des Moines hotel, a fatal shooting near Anamosa, Faust’s $50,000 suit in Marshalltown, and a Hopkinton burial site of the town’s first settler marked for preservation.
The essay argues that failure to find God leads to punishment seen as death and separation from the Father. It condemns worldly evils as hell and calls for love and holiness as the only path to life, warning that without repentance men remain in ruin and face their own place.
The reformed creed preserves Calvinist fundamentals while softening presentation. It stresses God’s love and grace, with gentler wording and a tender atmosphere, arguing the Westminster creed’s language misrepresents free will and election. No essential doctrinal change is claimed.
The Minneapolis Tribune revisits colonial warfare, citing the Pequot killings 1631 to 1637 under John Mason and Endicott. It notes gratitude toward Mason and contrasts eight generations of peace with the Anti Imperialistic League. Paris will soon host the sole German newspaper in France.
A pasted collection of humorous lines from various works and quotes. The pieces include reflections on lawyers, editors, education, self focus, charity, art, life, and action. The excerpts feature witty homilies attributed to figures like Mr Dooley and Crankisms.
Atlantic Tow a Live Stock World correspondent notes buyers insist on cattle with proper shape and color. Feeders, now selective, prefer blacks whitefaces or Shorthorns if beef type is present. Old scrub varieties no longer profitable as land and corn costs rise. market rewards well-typed cattle.
The 1884 Waterloo Town prohibitory law passed by 51 votes in the Iowa House after a friend of the bill was not present. One supporter was badly injured days earlier and carried on a stretcher to vote. The current supreme court decision nearly nullifies that law, penned by Justice S M Weaver, once the capitol stretcher voter and former representative.
Mrs. Cyrus Heisey of Monticello was a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harbeson for the past week. Mr. Heisey arrived Saturday evening, spent Sunday, and returned home this morning, according to the Marion Register.
Miss Jo Hutson returns from an extended stay at Monticello and is accompanied by her sister Mrs. FB B. Jones for an over Sunday visit at the home here. Mr. Vernon Hawkeye.
The text discusses gaining weight by taking one ounce of Scott's Emulsion and asserts the dose prompts digestion so the body absorbs ordinary food. It claims a pound gained per day is possible and suggests flesh is essential for health, advising continued intake to achieve gain.
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