General Assembly Adopts Key Bills and Closes Ninety-Eight Day Session
The fifty seat legislature adjourned after a long day with the clock failing and delays in rolling bills. Notable actions include a biennial elections bill a building and loan measure a valued policies bill and a new tax method for insurance companies. The session lasted ninety eight days and produced resolutions thanking officers and a commission to codify special assessment laws. Meantime reports from Brandfort indicate Boer forces defeated British troops thrice, a development the press cautions may overstate British losses.
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Twenty-Eighth
General Assembly
State House
Milliman
Senate
House
Bowen
Dunham
Delaware
Wilson
Washington
Theophilus
Scott
Trewin
Cheshire
Meerkatsfontein clash boosts Boer success claims
British forces suffer heavy losses as General De Wet’s Boers claim a decisive victory at Meerkatsfontein. Reports say 500 killed or wounded and 900 captured, with five Boers dead and nine wounded. Separate dispatches note renewed Boer victories near Brandfort and at Fourteen Streams as the war rages on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Wet
Meerkatsfontein
London
Daily Mail
Brannfort
DeWet
Meekarsfontein
Daily News
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Brandfort
South Africa
Rural Free Delivery push gains in Iowa lines
The Iowa legislature asks Congress to extend rural free delivery to all parts of the state. Representative Lacey presents the resolution as competition for routes intensifies and Washington must authorize expansion. Cash business grows as retailers, farmers, and railways shift to cash transactions, reducing credit risks and costs. A Central Iowa Odd Fellows excursion to Marshalltown is planned with a special train from Ackley and a $1 round trip fare.
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Iowa
Congress
Lacey
Indiana
Post Office Department
O. BE. Whiteside
Kobtenbeutel
H. Stelomeyer
Washington
Vox
Railroads
Telegraph
Express Conpanies
Odd Fellows
Central Iowa
Marshalltown
Cowy Central Railway
Ackley
Iowa Evangelical Conference Appoints Ministers and Licenses Clergy
After a weeklong session the Northwestern Evangelical conference named several ministers to charges across the region and licensed four deacons and two elders. Sunday offerings totaled 81,200 for missionary work as churches plan school and outreach moves in Des Moines area appointments include Hubbard, Radcliffe, Cedar Falls, Ackley, and more.
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Kimbal
J. M.trombauer
St.Paul
Lemars
Iowa
Des Moines
Hubbard
E. Schrader
Radcliffe
W. Grobe
Cedar Falla
G. Knnche
Ackley
A. L. Hauser
Buvler
W. Werflela Abbott
K. H. Seiwent
Hawpter
L. F. Smith
Relmond
F. Weivesick
XK. Nulve
Presiding Elder
Priests Meet Over Archdiocese Succession Conflict
In the diocese priests gathered to discuss the proposed changes and the line of succession after the late archbishop. The meeting at Dubuque centered on whether archdiocese clergy or bishops of the province should appoint the successor to archbishop Hennesay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowe Priovia
Tiome
Tragan
Hennesay
Dubuaque
Opposition to new sect plan by sbftagan bishops at Sioux City
The sbftagan bishops largely opposed the plan to erect a new sect at Sioux City and would deny bishops authority to convene a meeting to recommend a bishop for the see. They argued the archbishop's successor had been installed and could only be considered by Rome or special administrator authority. Suffragans supported this position, and no conference was held.
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Methopolitad
Ib Wad
Sbftagan
Sioux City
Rome
Franklin Court Notes District Actions and Local Marriages
District court sits over a week with actions against several defendants for undervalued real property. County bonds cleared. Lattimer and Ingalls tax dispute settled for 4,000. Morriled: Nellie Cutting and P T Burke wed at Goodell. Cutting longtime Belmond teacher, Burke a local blacksmith.
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District Court
Seasion
T. J. Wil
Robinson and Robinson Vrotters
Nancy Smith
E. O. Grenelle
Franklin County
Court House
Lattimer & Ingalls
Death of Mrs Bertha Martin at Des Moines
The Weehie Review reports the death of Bertha Theresia Goettel Martin in Des Moines at 2 AM after a brief illness. Born 1842 in Prussia, she immigrated to Wisconsin, married Julius Martin in 1858, and had twelve children, four sisters survive, and she held Evangelical faith for 44 years. Funeral services will be at 2 PM today from the family home and at the First Evangelical church with Revs Hauser and Knoche officiating.
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Bertha Martin
Des ‘Molnea
Clara
Luia
Mu’ Sic
Atty
Bertha Theresia (Goettel) Martin
Prussia
Germany
America
Wisconsin
Julius Martin
First Evangelical Church
Reva, Hauser
Knoche
Cedar Falls
Odd Fellows Attend Anniversary in Marshall
A large Odd Fellows delegation from the local lodge will attend the 26th anniversary celebration at Marshall. While some intend to join the lodge of the Mystic Lodge, several signified willingness to join. Inauguration of the new lodge selected 48 officers led by President XK. B Palmer and other listed officers and staff. Robertson camp Woodmen reports three initiations and two more docketed for next Tuesday evening.
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Marshall
Mystic Lollerg
Wers
Palmer
P.O Watters
Verl Moyers
E. M, Breniman
P, Olmstead
Mrz
M. A
Stemmeyer
Robertson
Contested election prompts court appeal and sheriff action
A disputed race leads to an appeal to the district court by thirteen votes. The Republican candidate and party contemplate Supreme Court action while the county sheriff operates the office on his own authority. The board of supervisors refuse to approve bills or salaries.
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Abtty
Tove
District Court
Ras Publican
Otankplone
Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
Mrs Christian Freeze Dies After Illness at Home of Son
After months of illness Mrs Christian Freeze died Sunday evening at her son Ralph Freeze's home. Born in Holdrud East Friesland in 1825 she and her husband settled in Grundy County where they built a farm and prospered. She outlived by two sons Ralph and John and several daughters and was survived by her maiden name Slight. Funeral services will be held at the German Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock conducted by Rev Schmidt.
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Christian Freeze
Ralph Freeze
Hotldud
East Friesland
Freeze
Grundy County
Jisenne
Ralph
John
German Presbyterian Church
Schmidt
Anecdote About Land Trade Gone Wrong in Stephenson County
George Pattee returns from Freeport with a tale about Hiram Stebbens who owned 100 acres in Stephenson County. A Chicago real estate speculator offered to trade the land for another parcel, and the deal was made sight unseen. When inspected in Chicago the title land lay submerged under water near the lake. It shows how people and schemes create strange outcomes.
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George Pattee
Freeport
Hiram Stebbens
Stephenson County
Chicago
Stevenson County
Will It Work in Churches and Towns Sparks Debate
News from Mason City reports an upcoming church innovation to remove hats at worship. A safe receptacle will store hats and reveal owner and price when returned, aiming to deter controversial headgear. Also notes civil orders on smallpox in Parkerburg, calls for home cleanliness, and a joke about Gimbert's Best tobacco.
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Mason City
Allison
Parkersburg
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