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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1906
Page
7
Ackley items cover court adjournments coal shortages and road improvements. Mentions Bass concert Blind Boone April 21 in town, community greetings, marriages, property sales, school repairs, and new building plans. References to local ministers, rail developments, and Easter preparations with assorted names and places from the Ackley region.
In district court before adjournment Saturday last, cases were dispositioned. Iowa Telephone Co versus Ackley Telephone Co dropped. Fairchild versus Noble postponed until notice filed. Rock Island Plow Co versus Herbster and Limburg judged for 617.45 dollars plus costs. Teeple versus Ruwkeye Gold Dredging Co verdict for plaintiff 91 325 dollars. Thies and Thies matter decreed for Fred, Kate and John Thies. Brennan versus Cobie Shoenbair settled. McCormick Harvesting Co versus A and M Dunda verdict for 151.81 dollars, interest and costs. Asser versus Blackstone judged for 871.71 dollars and costs. State versus Dinges jury disagreement with 11 jurors. Verdict not guilty majority. Ladd versus Hastings continued. Carleton versus Crockett continued.
The life of Rev Henry Schmitt pastor of the Hast Freeland Presbyterian Church for twenty years ended unexpectedly Tuesday in Davenport where he was seeking treatment. Born September 10, 1848 in Holzheim Germany he served the community with counsel and piety. He married Milas Mary Stein in 1878 and had ten children. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the German township church.
Folbert Alberta of Kesley and Dr. Lewis of Parkersburg visited the city Friday. Rev. Hugh McNinch came from Apling ton Thursday. T W Purcell of Hampton and Mrs Marechal visited relatives. Mayor Boyd Bryson of Iowa Falls was in town yesterday. Marie Doepke returned from Minnesota. Corcoran of Cedar Rapids attended legal business early week. Mrs A Lutterman returned from Iowa Walls Friday. John Kienenbarger and daughters from Geneva town ship are in the city. Mrs R Bush and Beasie visited the Nilera family at Steam boat Rock. J Gruss of Dumont visited Saturday. They called on friends near Cleved. W F P Reinke, a substantial farmer from Geneva, was Ackley business visitor Saturday. A O Miller near Dumont, South Butler county farmer, was Ackley visitor yesterday. Sam Diamond of Reinbeck and George Diamond of Faulkner were in town yesterday visiting friends. Mike Halloran of Franklin, visiting Swaledale, attended the glad band at MADY.
The column notes a Great Dissolution sale at Martin and Johnsons, local German churches led by Rev Schmidt in Colfax township, and landholding patterns between two families. It covers political term anxieties in Manny Are Seeking Office, North Dakota returns by Charley Kienenbarger, medical updates on Jon Ryan and Mrs Boyd, Palm Sunday plans, cabinet changes, divorce filings of Carrie and Henry Kaufman, and rising lumber prices. It also mentions builders’ improvements and a possible move to Washington.
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