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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
5
The Cascade Pioneer announces a size increase to seven columns in quarto, replacing the current six. The paper signals a shift in layout as it expands its reach and presentation.
The text notes Minnie Murray preparing for speaking engagements and suggests hiring a Cherry sister as advance agent citing their experience. It also mentions W. S. Ladd of Butler County entering the race for Speaker of the Iowa House, Funk of Hardin County as a leading candidate, and a Cedar County grand jury session in Tipton lasting thirty minutes with no complaints. Governor-elect Shaw names Captain W. H. Flemming as private secretary, a former Drake aide. The Chicago News comments on Prof Herron needing exercise and plain food, linking a torpid liver to his socialistic views.
Colonel Robert Ingersoll will speak in Chicago tonight on a topic billed as A Thanksgiving Sermon. His previous utterances suggest the subject may provoke strong reactions and blasphemous perceptions among some listeners.
Despite ample Cedar Rapids reporting on the Novak trial the public here shows little interest. Key incidents have been repeated many times and readers grew tired of the details as the case moved closer to trial.
The Dubuque postmastership is up for settlement with contenders Joseph B. Morgan C D Hayden W H Torbett George G Perry and Geo G Perry The Dubuque Telegraph reports Senator Allison and Col Henderson will settle the matter in December.
October bank statements show Iowa residents increased deposits by more than five million dollars in the past three months, a ten percent rise. The news comforts those with thin prosperity but does not cheer Bryan supporters.
Congressman Curtis settled a lively contest by backing W. B. Gardner for the Clinton postmaster job. He summoned the candidates and their supporters and convinced them by endorsements that Gardner has the strongest backing of the three leading contenders.
Judge C BR Scott veteran Anamosa attorney now Omaha judge is subjected to contempt proceedings by the Nebraska Supreme Court for refusing to enforce a January mandate in an Omaha receivership case. The dispute pits Scott against the court, reflecting long running mutual hostility between them.
The Chicago Inter Ocean has been acquired by streetcar magnate Yerkes. The paper had been losing money for years and its republican backers grew uneasy as circulation of Cain's Financial School among readers surfaced.
The Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Ames will move commencements from November to spring. President Beardshear endorses the change and notes courses must be reorganized to avoid disruption. The college has long kept a summer session and winter vacation. It remains undecided if the long vacation will shift to summer.
The piece reflects on Thanksgiving’s origin in Plymouth and Governor Bradford, noting it as a home centered holiday. It urges families to gather, emphasizes the family altar, and acknowledges sorrow while hoping readers find joy and gratitude in shared meals and blessings.
The attorney general says county agricultural societies must collect at least 200 in annual permanent dues from members to qualify for the state bounty. Gate receipts and entrance fees do not count. Jones County Fair at Monticello is noted as having permanent membership. other societies are urged to reorganize to meet the law’s intent.
The next legislature will include 62 Republicans and 38 Democrats in the House and 39 Republicans with 11 Democrats in the Senate. Chan Bull, the Democratic candidate from Van Buren County, appears to have won by only two votes.
The Christmas number of McClure's magazine will feature a special cover and be filled with literature and pictures from top writers and artists. The edition is expected to number more than three hundred thousand copies.
The report details numerous bridge rebuilds repairs and ward warrants across Cass Monticello and Wayne townships with costs from 1 to 425 dollars and notes a macadamized road near Wm Bohlken. It also records a resignation plan by Tolerton Tenth district judge and district officer pay allocations.
Notice of public sale of lands and town lots in Jones County Iowa for delinquent taxes interest and costs for 1898 and earlier. Sales held Monday December ith 1897 at the County Treasurer's Office Anamosa with bidding from 10 am to 4 pm and ongoing until sold.
Four sticks of dynamite were discovered under the depot platform at Epworth’s Tlin ois Central Railway Station last week. The discovery caused a sensation in the small town.
Scarlet fever spreads through the county prompting Onslow school closure this week as officials urge strict quarantine. The piece also notes an upcoming Monticello postmaster election with Twany as a candidate and discusses dog tax allocations not covering sheep losses from dogs.
The Iowa State Register condemns a group of Democratic campaigners for a literary smear campaign. It accuses them of mortgages black horses stolen letters and other taints and warns such dirty methods only harm themselves. The piece expresses sorrow for the Walshes the Stuarts and editors who pandered to free silver readers and calls for clean campaigning practices.
Six hundred twenty three convicts are housed in the Amamosa penitentiary. Upcoming winter court terms are expected to swell the population further as proceedings proceed.
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