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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
8
The Iowa motor vehicle bureau outlines county renumbering for 1926 plates. Clinton and Webster gain 10 000 automobiles and shift other counties up or retain old numbers. The listing includes county seats and nonresident codes for all 99 counties.
Miss Eloise Davidson of Iowa State College notes that arranging the work table stove and sink close together can cut indoor walking. She suggests moving the kitchen table to the room center if needed and using a rolling table near the work center or as a dining surface, reflecting a trend toward efficient dining nooks.
Advertises a tourist sleeping car service to Los Angeles via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway leaving every Tuesday from Austin and including Qalmar Monticello Cedar Rapids and intermediate stations through Kansas City. Service runs October 20 to January 19 inclusive with Milwaukee as a featured stop.
Dr. Drake Iowa State College reports European corn borer threat spreading from Ontario to Michigan. A state conference will discuss control with Governor and farm groups. Federal quarantine stops millions of cars. high infestation in Ohio Ontario Michigan. Moth lays 350 eggs. control by spraying ineffective. Curtiss to lead congressional recommendations.
Orville F. Grahame recounts in The Palimpsest how Iowa pioneers faced horse thieves and counterfeiters in the fifties. Settlers formed vigilance groups, sometimes punishing suspects, then gradually handed power to a growing state government as law enforcement centralized.
The State Historical Society of Iowa at Iowa City issued a new handbook detailing a brief history, a classified list of publications, member names and addresses, a directory of official depots for publications, and officers. Established in 1857, the society now has about 1300 members, a library of over 68 000 titles, and more than 170 publications. Three volumes appeared last year: County Government and Administration in Iowa and The Story of the 168th Infantry, a two volume history of Iowa's Rainbow division.
In western states officials and growers express concern over a notable drop in nut production this year, affecting the supply of squirrel food rather than human food.
The Express office offers engraved Christmas cards in three lines with options to reuse an old plate or obtain a new one at a small cost. Cards are sold in lots of at least 26 of the same design. Early visit advised as selections are limited and a solicitor may call.
Monticello Iowa city council met in regular session with Mayor Locher and five members present. Minutes approved. Treasurer reported funds across General Water Bona Park Library Light Cemetery Sewer Band and other funds with various balances. A resolution approved for paying city claims. Poll tax delinquents to be referred to city attorney for suit. Several staff and vendor payments listed across multiple funds. Meeting adjourned.
After the Civil War Charles H Morrill and his wife moved from the East to a Des Moines River homestead between Webster City and Boone Iowa They faced a leaky elm roof one room shack and scant clothes The first crops failed debts mounted yet a later sale a calf venture and a good crop turned their fortune Loafing hens paid no grocery bills.
Regular board meeting notes bills paid totals and tax receipts. Members Mong Stimson Roberts Cropp and Shover present none absent. Secretary reports taxes received and fund balances. The board adjourns with secretary A H Koop noted.
A wry reflection on show business and vanity. The text jokes that theatrical managers insist on fair value while patrons seek spectacle. It notes the barber's incentive to keep people dyeing younger, and that a sharp observer is ever ready to say I told you so when plans fail.
Notice to all interested: final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in the estates named are on file in the clerk of district court Jones County Iowa. A final hearing is set for November 28 1925 at the court to approve the reports and any interested party may appear file exceptions and show cause. Lovell State Bank as administrator of the estate of William F. Smith deceased dated Anamosa Iowa November 4 1926.
W G Churchill crops specialist at Texas State College warns of seed corn shortage due to October Arctic temperatures and high moisture. He urges all effort to save seed quality corn as moisture content runs about 8 percent above normal based on data from 170 sources.
In Jones county district court a petition by Imma Coyle executrix seeks authority to sell the west half of lot 137 in Monticello to pay debts and mortgage. Norvilia Lyle and S J Lyle are notified to defend by November 23, 192x. otherwise default and sale order may be issued.
Samples tested in 25 counties during October yielded moisture from 21.2 to 87.2 percent averaging 28.4 percent for 170 samples. Counties harvested include Taylor Worth Union Appanoose Davis Washington Howard Chickasaw Bremer Fremont and Clay with more tests planned in November. The tests aim to identify highest yielding varieties and distribute them for next year.
A witty remark contrasts cooks and chefs noting the chef fixes things while you cannot tell what they are. The joke hinges on implied skill and mystery of professional expertise.
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