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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1900
Page
5
United States Senator Cushman K Davis died at his home in St Paul last Tuesday evening. He was a noted statesman and a leading authority on international law and a loss to the senate and its foreign affairs committee.
The article states State Treasurer Herriott plans to transfer his duties to treasurer elect G. B. Gilbertson on January 7. It notes he would resign if the supreme court decides the Titus amendment extends his term, affirming officers retire with the new year and honor the public ballot.
Plans for re drawing state districts seek an extra Iowa congressman but prove impractical for eastern areas. The Cedar Rapids Republican protests losing counties, and Jones county says it does not want to be moved from the Fifth into the Second district, preferring its longtime associates.
The article extols Thanksgiving as a lasting Puritan rooted holiday that binds families and celebrates home life. It emphasizes the joy of reunion, return of absent relatives, and the generational sharing around the table, urging cheerful charity toward the less fortunate and the sick.
President McKinley spoke at the Union League banquet in Philadelphia. He said the election outcome carried no personal or party triumph but a people’s declaration of government aims. He affirmed the republic, stressing a government of the people by the people for the people and warned against imperial danger.
The U S Supreme Court ruling impacts Iowa under the tobacco ban linking cigarettes to intoxicants. Officials note dealers withdraw protection as the Titus amendment court fate looms, while individuals may still roll own tobacco. Regional county reports then outline supervisors proceedings and road and bridge work across Jones County townships. The issue may influence school terms and director elections depending on court action.
The Anamosa Journal rebukes claims that money and coercion decided the election. It argues that while some states show irregularities, attributing the national result to a million suffragists or similar forces is a libel. It credits prosperity and free silver as factors in democracy’s defeat.
Des Moines weighs congressional district plans while other regions seek say in state politics. The December district court term begins December 3 with litigation flowing from justice courts. Anamosa Journal reports Jerome W. Hoot of Waterloo sentenced to ten years for sending an infernal machine to his wife, claiming innocence.
Earl Stone and Dell Barker went rabbit hunting when Barker returned to report a boy missing. A search party formed and the boy was found at eight o clock Sunday morning walking toward Toledo after spending the night in a farmhouse.
H. A. L. Bigley of Monticello and Frank Fryberger of Salem Nebraska were visiting. L. Schoonover yesterday, Anamosa Journal.
Advertisement explains rheumatism lacks a universal cure and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a treatment. It claims cure only if the condition has a curable cause and emphasizes safety, urging readers to try a free sample, with pricing 50c and 1.00 dollars, via Scott & Bowne in New York.
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