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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1895
Page
1
Publication line notes Thursday issues from editor J W Doxsee with a yearly subscription price of 1.75 dollars. The fragment presents a historic newspaper masthead style indicating regular weekly publication details.
The piece touts Captain A M Loomis as a strong Republican candidate for representative from Jones County with an honorable record in the army and public service. It also praises Sheriff Perry Babcock for integrity efficiency and reform, plus county officials John W Waite County Superintendent Cowan and attorney M W Herrick, highlighting his long service and reform efforts.
The passage reviews candidates for county roles, praising H M Jeffries as incumbent surveyor, Dr T B Kent as coroner, and Wm Sutherland for supervisor. It emphasizes legal acumen, public duty, efficiency, and long residence in Jones county, highlighting experience, republican ties, and suitability for office.
Chairman Lake leads county central committee urging all Republicans to vote on election day warning against over confidence. He cites Messrs. Babcock Cowan Waite and Kent elected two years ago as proven officers deserving another term to benefit the county.
The piece argues republicans running county offices deserve second terms due to solid performance. It favors continuity over replacing incumbents with recently retired Democrats like Moore who seeks his fifth term for the same office, urging a chance for new qualified candidates.
October 22 will be a Republican day in Cedar Rapids with the Fifth District and the Lincoln Club of Cedar Rapids co sponsoring a district rally. Speakers include Senator Wm B Allison Hon Wm E Mason Gen Drake R G Cousins and Matt Parrott among others. Special railway rates will be offered.
General Drake speaks twice daily and has a broken voice that laid him up in Des Moines for a few days. He will continue to meet appointments with other speakers sharing the campaign burden, while Drake conducts a vigorous tour and does the work of two campaigners.
The Fort Madison Democrat notes Judge Babb has earned many votes by opposing the platform adopted by federal office holders at Marshalltown. It also observes the Democrat’s free silver stance and alignment with Babb’s views on the issue.
W A Overing reports finding a man in Jackson county a strong democratic area who openly proclaims his party but clarifies he is not a Cleveland democrat.
The piece notes Iowa's potential hosting of a presidential candidate as Republican domination could influence the decision. General Drake remains aligned with the Republican platform and resists outside pressure, while Judge Babb shifts from the Democratic platform to advocate free silver.
The article notes re election hinges on a Republican House and Senate majority large enough to be seen from Maine to California. It highlights the aim for a broad GOP edge across the chamber and the nation scale implication.
State Register notes Col Elboeck of Staats Anzeiger barely edits his English column and shows disgust with Free Silver Babb. He cannot endorse the Cedar Rapids governor candidate who supports free coinage, praising sound money instead. The piece urges his return to the Republican fold and a Grant Club seat.
Capt A M Loomis of Wyoming and brother in law to Mrs D N Loose is nominated by Jones county Republicans for representative. They praise him as a clear headed conscientious patriot with firm convictions who will be elected and serve usefully in the next general assembly. Maquoketa Excelsior.
A Geneva photo graphic society studied 78 married couples and 78 pairs of siblings. They found couples tended to resemble each other more over time than blood relatives, suggesting environment and shared life influence facial likeness beyond heredity.
Township population loss cited in the recent census shows 143 Massachusetts townships declined over the decade. The figures highlight shifting demographics and urban migration patterns affecting local governance and services.
A garbled ledger lists numerous land transfers and lot assignments across towns including Monticello Olin Onslow Richland and Madison. Names such as Cashman Johns Hagan Bateman Laing and Stankard appear with various lot descriptions and percentages, mapped to sections and subdivisions.
E R Moore runs again for Jones County superintendent of schools but is expected to be defeated by incumbent Cowan in a non democratic year. Miss Alla Reymore Maple Grove teacher sickened by typhoid, died at her uncle Robert White’s home near Anamosa.
Cascade Courier reports a Tuesday reunion at David Beatty's with all children and grandchildren present except Ella Belle Carter of Chicago. It notes that on April 18 1806 the couple will have been married fifty years and humorously wishes them many more.
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