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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
8
Jomnn Henry discusses rapid transit in a feature by Geo V Hobart with alias Hugh M'Hugh. The piece examines transit concept, proposed routes, and potential impacts on city movement and growth.
In a 1908 piece, the author vents about New York squeezer streetcars. He mocks crowding and friction on the cars, calls passengers “human sardines,” and satirizes the fear and frenzy of evening rides to Morningside. The commentary blends humor with urban life and transit critique.
The article recalls the whipping post and stocks near the courthouse in Charlotte and Raleigh, last used January 1865. It notes federal officials attempting to stop them, the sheriff enforcing old court orders, and boys finding amusement in the punishment days. It mentions branding irons once used and gyres for restraints on display.
A writer laments more female thieves and villains in plays. The shift from male to female offenders is attributed to Henrik Ibsen, whom the author calls out with a cheeky farewell to the dramatist.
Kate Farrell seeks to set aside the will that leaves the entire $75,000 estate to Margaret Farrell Brandigan James Farrell's death years ago left his sister as heir. Kate, incapacitated, is represented by guardian Thos. Phillips who alleges undue influence. Brandigan, reportedly linked to a St. Paul marriage, faces a high-stakes dispute over the inheritance.
Davenport investors F A Holmes and E S Kenney of Chicago with W T Payne of Wilkesbarre Pa and Grant Van Sant of Minnesota plan docks elevators and warehouses on Suburban Island opposite the Hennepin canal mouth to support coal freighting by barge and boat. The Van Sant Transportation Co assets also added.
Cornelius Morgan an itinerant umbrella mender awaiting trial in Waterloo jail allegedly locked himself inside a room after raiding a local boarding house. He cut his hand during escape attempts and left a blood trail as a finder released him after hearing his cries.
Miles Kelleher of Marshalltown sustained a severe knee cap fracture, side injuries, and scalding after the right side rod pin broke while pulling passenger train No. 5 near the city. His fireman Harry Andrews escaped unharmed as the boiler was punctured and the cab burned. He had thirty years of service with Iowa Central without an accident.
The city council adopted an ordinance granting a franchise to Farmers and Merchants' Telephone Co to expend $50,000 in 1909. Mayor O I Ingledue signed the ordinance. The company filed articles of incorporation with capital stock of $250,000: $100,000 common and $150,000 preferred, with common stock holding most voting power.
The Lamoille-A settlement ends the Curtis wife desertion case. Fred W. Curtis agrees to pay Mrs. Curtis $25 each month for two years as support while he remains in Texas, the action dismissed after habeas corpus proceedings.
Fort Madison marks the centennial of its government stockade begun by Lieut Kingsley on September 26 1808 with a flag raised by Company A Fifty first regiment Indiana National Guard The celebration runs through October 1 noting Betsy Ross descendants and the fort’s early U S government occupancy amid Black Hawk War tensions.
Judge Willcoxson of Sigourney grants a perpetual injunction for Thompson v. Iowa Mine Workers of America. The large benevolent fund, nearly 300000 dollars, is exempt from taxation as defended by Major Lacey, with tax authorities at Oskaloosa assessed around 16000 dollars. The ruling favors labor unions seeking defense and charity funds.
Des Moines Ottumwa lawyer W H Jaques was nominated by acclamation for the state Supreme Court seat at the Democratic judicial convention held in Des Moines on the 24th Senator E G Moon and W H Beck with H C Evans supported the nomination The convention adjourned after nominating Jaques and hearing John A Atwood from Kansas discuss presidential campaign speakers
James Woodward who settled in Dubuque and became wealthy in the cabinet business died August 24. Born in England he once lived at Kirby Stephen in Westmoreland where townspeople held a memorial for him. He funded scholarships and last year added funds to establish an old age pension scheme for needy local preachers and widows.
The Southeastern Iowa Teachers association will hold its annual meeting in Iowa City on April 8 9 and 10. Sessions are in university buildings with the Liberal Arts drawing room for a reception and the Natural Science assembly hall for main addresses. Last year Davenport hosted 1200 members. organizers expect larger attendance this spring.
Robert Rogers increased his claim in the runaway suit against Louis KE Lyon from 3500 to 12700, alleging more serious injuries. A prior verdict in the case awarded him 2500. The incident involved an automobile owned by Lyon, a prominent Iowa City jeweler.
A large barn on Adam Ditsworth’s Bancroft farm west of town burned down with thirty tons of hay and 800 bushels of oats. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars with 550 dollars insured through County Mutual. The farm had recently sold to E. M. Johnson but final papers were not filed.
A reader from Roswell New Mexico endorses using 20 Mule Team Borax as a spray and wash to combat lice in poultry houses noting prior flea infestations and fire hazards. The page also features a humorous Arizona courtroom exchange about an assault case with a $50 fine for not acting sooner and a sheriff’s tow.
In a Kansas City stage setting two actors trade pay figures. The first recalls earning 200 a night, while the second raises the count to five, insisting on honor and maintaining that eyes are cheap in that market.
An Irish maid in a Washington household asks for time off to visit a dentist. On return she reports the tooth was filed and jokes the fit felt like thunder and lightning. The mistress suspects a burglar husband due to nightly baby drinks.
An advertisement touts Pinkye as the supreme remedy for distemper heaves and related horse illnesses. Sold by druggists harness makers or shipped from manufacturers at 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle. Agents wanted. Send for free hook Spohn Medical Co Goshen Ind.
Odd snippets describe domestic mood tension and cryptic references to a sacral last night. A stray line about a mislaid item appears alongside a garbled mention of cigars and a Peoria factory. The tone suggests miscellaneous column chatter rather than a clear event.
A 19th century warning cautions against ointments for catarrh containing mercury. It notes harmful effects on the mucous surfaces and blood, criticizes a product named Catarrh Cure by I. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, and mentions improper manufacturing and pricing. It also references laxatives from Loall's Family Pills and a constipation remedy.
A New York Times letter recounts a crowded Sixth Avenue trolley where a youth sits in a seat a stout woman claims. She threatens and calls him a hog while a man asks the youth to yield, and the woman smiles at the courteous man.
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