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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
5
Forty first class soloists join the Iowa Falls Military Band and Ackley’s Famous and Justly Celebrated Little German Band for Sauerkraut Day tomorrow. The program promises diverse concert fare by popular local ensembles and noted soloists.
Ackley plans a large daytime and evening program featuring music by Sauer kraut and Cedar Falls bands, acts by Original Barnards and Bernards, a King and Queen entrance, dinner with sauerkraut, prizes for local families and couples, a game between Ackley and Webster City, and a grand procession to the ball ground.
Forecasters predicted warmer conditions for tomorrow with mild sunshine and light winds. Residents are advised to expect higher daytime highs and cooler evenings, with a chance of isolated showers in the afternoon.
After a two day hunt the body of Elmer Hedderston of Coralville was found by the riverside. He had taken carbolic acid in an attempted murder of his sweetheart Mrs Holub. her dog and her child's cries thwarted him. W T Cooper, charged with stealing 9800 from Rock Island at Marble Rock, has been apprehended. He allegedly fled to Montana after stealing 6600 from the Northern Pacific. Lightning struck Ft Dodge twice, destroying Frank Pollock's residence. A seven year old, Bartha Hamming er, died from lockjaw after stepping on a shingle nail. While funeral services were held at Elkhorn, lightning struck the church causing people to flee. Art Long Fred Schuster and Mrs John Wast of Primghar were fined for selling rotten eggs. George P Beck and wife of Waterloo near sixty years of marriage.
Hardin and Franklin fairs reported strong attendance as Grundy Center hosted last week with over ten thousand visitors. Franklin County fair bids for Hampton in early September with racing and exhibits to rival best. Hardin at Victora promises better results this year. Marshall County fair set for Sept 2 to 12 with new attractions. State fair attendance surpasses past openings in Des Moines as crowds converge Capital City. Linnesowa fair follows next week. Local business activity includes timber shipments and farmers’ improvements. Abbas of Ackley visited.
In the past ten to fourteen days hog cholera has killed thousands in a local farming belt north of Austinville toward Kesley. Listed losses include Folkers 120, Caleber 60, Schunemann 60, Green 200, DeBerg 60, Miller 30, Siemers 60, DeVries 40 to 50, Smeints 80, Heinders 90, with some vaccinated herds saving about half. Losses exceed twelve to eighteen thousand dollars, prompting vaccination efforts and high pork prices. Western Kansas and Nebraska report drought damage,, while Willam Saucer notes western Kansas burned crops yet shows potential if rainfall returns, contrasting good crops near Sterling, Colorado. The piece blends farm hardship with editorial humor about farm life and local storytelling.
Butler County court jurors for the September term are listed led by W Palmer Wm Poppen and Bean Da Vrias with many others named. A humorous aside about a morning spin with Brother Snyder plus a car breakdown near Kasivy adds color to the local account.
A fire on Harry Shugar’s premises destroyed a barn and sparked calls to extend water mains for public service. Citizens demand efficient service after years of taxation and worsened risk to property, noting bucket brigades is inadequate during fires. Ackley has few fires but each loss highlights the need for better infrastructure.
Fire destroyed the barn on the premises owned and occupied by Harry Shugar Monday morning. Alarm at 10 45. Distance from the engine house and a southwest wind hindered saving efforts. The chemical engine helped prevent spread to nearby structures. Loss falls heavily on Mr Shugar. He carried 74 insurance.
Ground operations begin as surface brick sand and rock arrive for the new electric light and power plant to be built over the present structure without stopping the existing plant. Married pairs issued include Elmer Maing and Matilda Rieke, Charles Hopkins and Chrps E. Conklin, JS. Acuff and Luella Kiesling, Fred T. Peterson and Larke Radke, Jas. B. Lily and Iva Orr, W. J. Copenhaven and Mary Vannie. John Petria is sick. Thomas Gimner of Alcott visited for business.
Reports from Ackley detail a two-vehicle collision near the Beaver Creek bridge on the east approach, with minimal injuries to Mr and Mrs Dreyer though repairs to both cars are expected to cost 300 to 500 dollars. The column also notes a Corpus Christi move for the Halscher family after twelve years in Ackley and several local residents planning travel or study, plus upcoming local events and visits.
Week's death record notes Mrs George Kappel, long time Butler county resident, died at her daughter's Bear Crove home last Wednesday. Funeral service Saturday led by Rev. Rosaman. She leaves twelve children, six deceased, with survivors in Avon South Dakota and Kesley. One son in South Dakota location unknown. Cause of death dropsy. She was in her eighties. Nearby reports mention a new baby boy born Sunday to the Jef felmeier family and a boy born to Henry Moon and wife north of town.
Executive council raises valuations by 10 to 100 percent with large increases across livestock and land. Livestock costs rise 30 to 100 percent by type including yearlings and bulls. County land valuations up 4 to 15 percent. state figures up 33 percent. town lots up about 30 percent.
The text describes how snakes swallow prey, detailing their jaws teeth and swallowing mechanics, and mentions a Memorial Day custom of sending flowers and a boat to sea for sailors who died. It also references a Greek ceremony connected to Andromeda and a hero who broke it up.
In a vivid report from Get yeburg a detachment of the Fourteenth Connecticut drove Confederates from a barn disturbing Federal lines. That afternoon they aided in repulsing Pickett's charge and helped seize five stands of cobre. A colossal feast followed on a 800 foot table under a shed on Railroad Street. Wells Fargo Messenger notes the event as a great day for Dunkirk New York state and President Sllimore.
A fragmentary item sketches domestic life with Mrs Browning and Agnes. Agnes mixed obedience and sarcasm while soaking clothes waiting for service. A misheard location tale at Liverpool Street adds comic travel confusion as a British clerk misnames Sewbridgeworth as Bugsy. An unrelated note about an oval Cupid picture and a store call for a save concludes the fragment.
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