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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1897
Page
6
Rev. Talmage rails against drink as a modern Three Taverns. He cites 1837 shipwreck at sea, warns of three taverns in society, and urges education and Evangelical action to end drunkenness. Paul’s temptations and reformers are praised as models for victory.
The Detroit Journal quotes banter about a girl with a sad face being drawn to sorrow. The exchange hints at social gossip and a doomed romance arc without detailing any event.
Des Moines reports on Gov. Drake’s health rumors denied by Dr. Sawyer. Ex congressman John A Kasson is named special commissioner to implement tariff reciprocity. Iowa Woman Suffrage association votes to drop "woman" and set headquarters in Des Moines with $1,400 raised. Sioux City creditors bureau hears reform talk. Library association backs state library commission and legislative push. Oversight in state budget threatens state house expenses awaiting the fall session. New commandant Col. C. C. Horton chosen for Town soldiers' home at Marshalltown with long service record.
G A Hough mayor and local businessman was shot in the neck during a burglary at his Farnhayville store. He fired on three intruders and later returned for help. one robber fired twice, but Hough survived after bleeding heavily. No clue to the attackers. This store has faced five break ins, with prior cases leading to imprisonment.
A group of about 15 tramps clashed with Marshal Seaton and Constable Martin in Marion after occupying railroad premises and drinking. The clash left the gang leader shot in the leg, others fleeing or jailed as officers opened fire.
Alf P Tlarris owner of the Evans house in Evans was found dead in a privy vault near the Rock Island depot after being last seen drinking. A large posse searched two days before locating his body when his hat was spotted in the vault. The 58 year old man left a wife and nine children.
A Davenport gathering completed the transition of past sachems into a permanent Red Men association. Des Moines and Davenport meetings preceded by drawing by laws and electing officers including J. J. Cortney as president and Thomas J. Meyer as secretary.
At the forty second session in Dubuque the laymen gain equal representation in the quadriennial general conference by 144 to 8. Marion selected as next conference site. Presiding elders chosen for six districts: Dubuque C I Taylor Decorah I M Robertson Davenport J L Miller Cedar Rapids W W Carlton Cedar Falls I M Coleman Marshalltown J J Albrook.
The Modern Woodmen of central Iowa held its annual picnic at Cedar Rapids with a large attendance. The association covers 20 counties and members gathered for a parade and exercises at Riverside Park followed by an evening reception hosted by the local lodge.
Frank Douzelain, about 12, a student at the Iowa college for the blind in Vinton, fell while climbing a fence and died from a rupture caused by the accident. His parents live near Charles City.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling in the murder case of Frank Dorland, ordering a retrial. The reversal rests on errors in excluding intoxication as a factor for the jury and in instructions that some evidence suggested Dorland was intoxicated at the time of the crime. The incident began December 11, 1894, when Dorland, Bowser, Nelsons and Smith traveled from West Union, drank alcohol, and a quarrel three miles out led to Andrew Nelson's death.
Two new deeds filed in Ginn county impose unusual restraints. A Toddville landowner dedicates land to the Church of Christ for a new church with conditions banning instrumental music socials or festivals, with reversion to her heirs if violated. A Whittier landowner binds a store site to prohibit sale of tobacco or cigars, amid a Quaker community sustaining primitive practices.
Congressman C P Dolliver left Fort Dodge for a Story county speech in Nevada but a misconnected schedule forced a detour. He canceled the engagement then rushed back, reaching Nevada after a 50 mile run in about 60 minutes as trains were sidetracked.
In Cedar Rapids during the temperance campaign a robbery occurred. Police arrested John Mcbethre for the crime. he was convicted and sentenced to three years. A converted young man named Donna Girard proved to be John Gerhardt and was detained.
The Cosmopolitan university is incorporated in Clinton and will run an extension plain this year followed by a permanent college in Clinton. A board of directors from Chicago Springfield Maquoketa Clinton and other cities will manage and teach. The college will not be tied to spiritualism and remains nonsectarian. The first student assembly is set for August 1398.
A playful glossary defines terms with satirical bite. Each entry labels a vice or trait, from Undertaker to Crank, and lampoons social flaws with witty definitions. The closing line notes the impossible house style that would fit two families.
J N Davis county auditor of Adair county remains missing as investigators probe a growing shortage. Bondsmen offer a 500 reward for his arrest and the board of supervisors has declared the office vacant with a temporary appointment amid estimates that shortages total four to five thousand dollars.
The supreme court found the board of Du buque aldermen guilty of wilful and corrupt misconduct in office for passing a resolution that raised their salaries in 1805. The lower court had sustained a demurrer claiming the councilmen lacked guilt due to interpreting a special charter's doubtful meaning.
Donna Race, a young farmer near Burlington Junction, arrived at Aaron Faulkner's residence intoxicated and demanded entry. Faulkner ordered him away. a quarrel ensued and Faulkner fired a shotgun loaded with buckshot, injuring Race in the hips and stomach, resulting in death.
Ole Olson who lived near Conroy was murdered by an unknown assailant. He was reputedly worth $30,000 and not a miser. Olson lived in a miserable field hovel on one of his farms. Three years earlier he was bound and tortured to extract money, after which he deposited over $12,000 in the banks.
The town soldiers home commissioners met in Marshalltown and after an all day session selected Col. C. G. Marton of Muscatine as commandant to replace Col. J. Ratelein who had to resign due to opposition from some board members.
The Supreme Court ruled that the library board cannot compel the city council to approve a Circe mill tax for building a new library and its ongoing maintenance. The decision draws statewide attention in Iowa.
Directors Joy Wilkehins and Richardson of Town Savings Bank allegedly loaned funds to firms that likely cannot repay. Director Wigton has filed suit seeking full payment of 105,600 dollars.
Mailiorn HMiged Oitheers of the Upper Des Moines editorial association were elected with Mimer VW. Johnson as president Roclawell City Advocate Bernard Murphy Vinton Mogle and Al Adany Humboldt Independence chosen as secretary in Web ator Gily proceedings.
News from Dubuette to Sioux City reports a string of incidents and business notes. Dentists describe a third set of teeth in a Dubuette resident. Waterloo entrepreneur Torey dies of heart disease. a Waterloo preacher elopement is judged insane. Horses sold near Marion. a Keota fire damages stores. Atlantic threshing accident kills two barns. Drownings, suicides, and bank bunking occur across towns. New Y M G A building at Burlington. a plug tobacco factory eyed at Webster City. Lake Okoboji gets 50000 Mississippi fish. Denton church demolition begins for a 10000 edifice. A divorce alimony request shakes Lee county. state university reports 1100 students. several fires and factory plans emerge.
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