05 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1889
Page
1
The Monticello Express publishes weekly on Thursdays with J W Doxsee as editor and proprietor. Annual subscription price is 81 95 and out of county postage adds 15 cents per issue.
Reports note the state fair continuing in Des Moines with veterans admitted free today. Other items include political predictions from John G Carlisle, bank failure near Des Moines, and various regional notables and court actions.
Rev Dr Thomas of Chicago preached on the state fair grounds last Sunday. Once an Iowa man, he left the Methodist society for heresy and gained notoriety after moving to Chicago.
The text notes Corporal Tanner being endorsed at the G A R Encampment and affirmed for his integrity by a resolution. It contrasts Democratic papers with the Grand Army of the Republic’s patriotic designs, claiming persistent discord between the parties and veterans groups.
It is given out that a new weekly Republican paper devoted to high license will be started in Dubuque early in September by B. W. Blanchard. If Ben is as successful as he has been in his numerous newspaper ventures, the new paper will live about three months.
The chair of the Democratic county central committee issued a call for a county convention on August 10 in Anamosa. The piece questions who will claim democracy is progressive and asserts the opposite view that those in power move the dial backward.
In September Jupiter Mercury and Uranus appear as evening stars. Jupiter remains the brightest planet visible after sunset. It sits a bit west of the south point and its setting time moves from just after 11 o clock at month start to about an hour earlier by month end.
The Iowa Good Templars finished their Fort Dodge session by electing officers for the coming year. Des Moines hosts Grand Chief Templar Dr. S. R. Hutchins and Perry Perkins as Grand Secretary. Hawarden, Norwood, Dedham, and Dayton are named for other top posts. Ottumwa will host next year’s meeting with the convention starting the fourth Wednesday in August.
An English syndicate sends agent Mr. Thomas to buy western farm mortgages with aims to be ready by November. They intend to invest 8 million dollars in the first year and 15 million dollars each subsequent year in these securities, expecting to reduce current interest rates significantly.
The Cedar Rapids Republican questions local prosperity claims in Omaha, noting sluggish real estate and widespread seven day operation by alleged prosperity promoters. It criticizes outlets distributing profits across the city and warns of a waiting market ready to drop.
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Iowa Democrats, without a clear candidate, leaning toward Horace Boyes of Waterloo. Boyes is described as a good man and able lawyer, but his selection would highlight the party’s lack of available material. The paper recalls Boyes split from the Republicans over prohibition.
The State Auditor’s annual report shows the treasury began the term with 969 109 01, receipts 3 450 811, disbursements 3 422 406 74, leaving 297 513 27 on June 30 1889. Debt largely cleared aside from school funds implied indebtedness under 250 000. Projected receipts for 1890–1891 total 3 152 057 with 2 527 280 in ordinary expenditures, leaving 630 777 for capital projects such as Capitol grounds, a soldiers monument, state institutions, and weather service. Tax receivables total 720 688 43. Fees from insurers amount to 52 147 25.
A reflective piece urges escaping the blues through fresh air, outdoor activity, and social cheer. It argues against brooding indoors, recommending sunlit interaction with cheerful friends, and dismisses lingering gloom as contrary to a healthier life. The closing lines offer a contact for land exchange in Algona, La.
Auction at West Liberty sells the canning factory for 420 dollars. Soldiers of the 21st Town meet in Strawberry Point. Jackson county Democrats nominate new ticket. Dyersville hotel owner Daniel Cunningham dies of brain fever at 35. Stedman bonds settle for 7617.97 with county. Axtell and Allerton draw praise from Independence Bulletin. Davenport ring return after twenty years surprises Thos M Hooper. Justice of the Peace faces potential indictment over venue issues near Mason City. Cedar Rapids warns of Clarkson Picture Co swindlers. Waverly killer Billings writes poetry in jail awaiting second trial. East Dubuque boy Otto Groff shot. prognosis poor. Clinton county Democrats in heated factional dispute. Delinquent subscriber branded fraud by Dyersville News Letter. Manchester Press misnames Prof Chamberlain as university president. Pickler and Pinkham, Muscatine county natives, later South Dakota leaders. Waterhouse of Cedar Rapids notes 66 Atlantic crossings. Manchester debates waterworks following fire. district court in Manchester with 100 docketed cases and a contested Ruth P Brooks will. Anecdote of a Shaking Hand revival saves minister from foreclosure with gifts totaling 781 dollars.
A critical portrait of the underbred girl marked by social signs and pretensions. The piece describes her dress nerves, mannered slang, and self conscious behavior in public and at home, ending with a note on a fine field of horses at the fair this year.
A humorous recollection from a friend with a glass eye. A railroad man survives a wreck thought dead after a doctor misreads him. The doctor declares him dead, then the man mutters to reveal his glass eye had fooled the scene.
The Century describes negotiations between a skilled carpenter and a Samoan owner. Under kava influence gifts start the project with no formal terms. The carpenter stops when more presents are needed, and if withheld the work may never resume, leaving an unfinished monument and public shame.
A Paris French remedy is advised for sore throats amid widespread illness. The potion mixes alum with brandy in water, used several times daily and at night for relief. Experts warn against chiorate of potash as harmful.
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