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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
3
Edwin Conley of Mason City is rapidly recovering from consumption after trying a home lime dust treatment. He inhales fine lime dust daily, supported by doctors and friends who note improved health and rising appetite.
Frank Brockman of Af ton mourns Old Bill a thirty one year old livery horse that served twenty five years traveling about twenty five miles daily. Brockman computes Old Bill’s life mileage at roughly seven trips around the earth based on his routine journeys.
Farmers Louis Wier and Glen Hutchison of near this place died when their automobile was struck by a Wabash passenger train at Dead Man’s Crossing where the Wabash and Burlington lines intersect. The car was hurled about 200 feet.
Cornelius Monahan born in 1806 in Ireland dies at his Clinton home. A sailor in youth he later witnessed Chicago grow from an Indian village to a metropolis. Monahan reportedly had twenty seven descendants.
Milo Hunt, four years Colfax superintendent, departs with his family for southern California to teach mathematics in Whittier schools. He is succeeded by Prof. S. A. Potts of What Cheer taking the Colfax post.
A settlement was reached between the estate of the late Patrick Dunleavy as plaintiff and Edison Light Co and Iowa Telephone Co of Des Moines as defendants. The defendants agreed to pay 5700 dollars for the life of Mr Dunleavy.
The Oskaloosa circle of the Iowa King's Daughters prepares to host the fourteenth annual Iowa branch meeting. The event will convene Wednesday September 15 for a three day session in Oskaloosa.
A A Slade resigns from the Iowa City grammar school principal post and takes district management for a gas and electric company. He is noted as very successful in school work.
Dr. M A Humphrey of Logan report shows seed corn planted last spring yielded cornstalks fourteen feet tall with ears of corn, demonstrating remarkable growth for experimental purposes.
United States district court adjudges Greick & Fonken of Manning Iowa bankrupt and refers the case to W S Mayne for further action. Judge Smith Mae Pherson issues the order.
District court in Council Bluffs hears lawsuits for damages totaling nearly $1,000,000 for the fall term a record in the area.
Mason City reports Judge J. J. Clark suffered major damage to his residence after a fire in the attic. Investigators believe the blaze started from a painter's torch. The interior was heavily wrecked.
Prosperous farmer W T Richards plans a fine farmhouse located southeast of town near the 287-36 area. He reports it is hard to hire workers as most are already employed.
Dairy picnics draw crowds across Fertile Nora Springs and Plymouth with strong state figures like W. B. Barney H. R. Wright H. G. Van Pelt Sam Schilling and S. B. Nichols taking part. Fertile hosts a barbecue of roast ox amid speeches by leading dairy officials and experts.
The seventeenth annual conference of the Northwest District American Sunday School union will convene in Clear Lake on September 14 for eight days. The district covers Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Montana, with about two hundred employed workers expected. Superintendent G P Williams of Chicago will relocate his headquarters to the city, and speakers include Dr E P Bancroft of New York Dr J M Andrews of Philadelphia and Dr Warren Carver of Boston along with other notable Sunday school figures.
Mrs. Catherine Wagner, an early Iowa City settler, celebrated her 89th birthday in a notable party. Four pioneers aged nearly 300 years combined attended, joining a memory that spans decades since she arrived in the 1850s.
SixtyMs old 16 year old Hazel Madden worker at a Sioux City department store rescued Fern Chester aged 6 and Florence Delbridge aged 7 from the Missouri River where they were sinking in quicksand. She reached them alone and pulled them to safety unharmed.
Thomas Barberry was buried when earth collapsed into a sewer trench near Gilman Iowa. Twenty men worked half an hour to free him. He was pulled out unconscious but alive, saved by an air pocket around his head that provided breathing room until rescue could finish.
A female raffles secured money and jewelry valued at 300 dollars in two West Seventh street homes. The thief is said to have operated through the residence portion of the city. Several other residences were reported entered but without loss according to the detective department.
North McGregor fisherman Thomas Laws reports discovering a pink pearl while cleaning a catfish. The pearl is described as perfectly round with a fine luster and tint. Several buyers valued the pearl at about 700 dollars.
Rev. A. G. Graves has accepted the call to serve as pastor of the Fairfield Congregational Church and will begin duties in mid September.
A crank flying from a running auto kicked free as the motor was started, breaking the arm of John H. Donohue of Iowa City. The incident occurred as the car was being prepared to start.
Charles City D Dickman a 70 year old farmer shot himself in his barn with a shotgun. No motive is given. He leaves a wife and four grown sons and daughters.
Red Top II driven by W. E. Hughey of Bellevue won the free for all motor race at the Davenport river carnival setting a local triumph for the event.
Agatha's seminary in Iowa City was bought by Albert Burkley, owner of the Burkley Imperial hotel, for 20000 dollars and will be turned into a dormitory for the State University of Iowa girls.
Osceola reports Roy Armstrong of Creston National bank elected cashier of the State Bank of Osceola which holds over $200,000 in deposits.
The piece discusses urgent need for a lasting currency settlement, noting Senator Aldrich’s report may be delayed beyond next winter. It warns against haste, cites panama bonds and treasury relief as sticking points, and urges scientific, non political study of central banking, asset banking, and branch banking for broad public understanding.
William L. Douglas argues free hides and lower sole leather duties will lower costs, raise competition, and boost exports to about 100 million dollars while improving workers’ employment and consumer value, though market adjustment may take a year. Springfield Republican quotes him.
The Times notes a drop from six dollars a ton to 3.75 a ton on print paper, a 37.5 percent decrease. The question arises whether a 37.5 percent rise would be dismissed as beggarly by the same paper.
The article weighs the missed early tariff effort by the president, noting potential for broader Republican support if he had acted sooner. It highlights deep East West division over revision and acknowledges the president’s timely intervention as a valuable harmonizing service.
The article weighs the new Payne act against the Dingley law, noting early revenue and import shifts. It argues caution in judging the tariff's effect until postponed imports clear and normal business activity resumes, with treasury receipts potentially rising if the Payne act differs little from prior duties.
A Manila dispatch thanks President Taft and the Philippine commission for opening U S markets to Philippine people. It credits the tariff concessions to the president’s persistent effort and predicts a new era of Philippine business prosperity amid favorable public sentiment toward American control.
The article warns that after the tariff bill and corporation tax amendment pass, a decade or more of rising taxation will dominate Congress. Despite efforts at economy, annual budgets for government programs will surge as expenditures grow with national expansion. Returning to prior levels is deemed impossible.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal editorial bemoans the fragmented Democratic Party with conflicting stances on free trade prohibition and political creed. It urges Saratoga improvisers to widen uplift efforts and treat the national Democrats as a patient to reform.
The Washington Star questions transferring committee appointment power from the speaker to a commission. It argues a commission would struggle to bring order amid personal ambitions and sectional claims, risking a muddled result rather than improved efficiency.
An Arabia plant known locally as the laughing plant reportedly contains properties similar to nitrous oxide. Descriptions focus on its name and alleged gaseous effects rather than scientific verification.
A short experimental high voltage line has been built in Sweden to study 500000 volts. The setup aims to aid research into electrical transmission efficiency and insulation behavior at extreme voltages.
A new technique for constructing embankments uses trains loaded with earth running on rails hung from a suspension cable above the embankment line. The system is reported to be yielding great success in speeding and stabilizing earthwork projects.
The Boston Globe notes an idea that Mr. Bryan will find Texas as distant from Washington as Nebraska, implying political distance may not affect outcome. The comment suggests parity in reach between states and the capital.
The Yorktown commemoration features Maj Arthur Forrester of the First Royal Dragoons delivering a wry remark on Cornwallis. He notes the British held Yorktown against a militia force briefly, then quips about the town’s appearance. The event ends with a playful toast.
The article explains that pure white lead and linseed oil ensure paint durability. It warns against adulterated white lead and promotes the Dutch Boy Painter trademark by National Lead Company as a reliable guarantee of purity for homeowners.
An Atchison Globe piece recalls a young woman facing a breakup with a honey boy who spent little. Her fatherwise rebukes urge self reliance, warn of consequences, and promise support, ending with a stern call to quit gazing at romance and focus on practical duties.
A rural scene erupts as George and Jimmie duel in a lot to decide who owns a girl’s guardianship. The girl claims uncertainty about her parentage, prompting neighbors to weigh in on the dispute and its unusual solution.
The count of Caostle-on-the-Burn questions a dower contract with Gladys Golden. She confirms the document is properly drawn up and witnessed and that no loopholes allow lawyers to interfere. The exchange ends with a mutual declaration of love.
Compact selection of quips and dialogue excerpts from a 19th century page. Includes lines about Dolly the motor boat versus canoe with a chaperon, plus common adages about bedtimes and wealth by habit. Also features humorous exchanges from Yonkers Statesman and general observations on luck, trouble, and election losses.
A Globe item recalls a virtuous Atchison woman who, after a patient marriage, began abusing her husband within three months. The piece notes marriage reveals hidden meanness in both spouses and reflects on the strain of wedded life.
A Washington Star snippet shows a comic exchange in a taxicab. The rider asks if the fare indicator showed the correct fare and the cabbie confirms. The rider jokes that they were lucky not to be arrested for scorching given the quick journey.
A quirky line from Imaginative Protection ponders why Jagsby wed a snake charmer. The speaker muses the motive may stem from believing observed people are real.
An 19th century ad fragment features Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething gums and wind colic, plus a note on hunger and industry. It also includes Lewis' Single Binder cigars with a line about after effect of experience counting for smokers.
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