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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1900
Page
5
Governor Shaw’s lengthy address to the General Assembly covers state finances, education policy, and proposed reforms. He urges increasing normal schools, four new institutions, and financing via small annual mill taxes. The message also calls for parole provisions, military updates, and stronger law on saloon licenses and deputies, while noting fatal news from Chapin and a local court ruling on drunkenness.
In the January session of the Hardin county board of supervisors a resolution was adopted to investigate omitted personal property for taxation. Supervisor Baxter is named to lead a committee to study laws and methods, reporting by February 6 1890. Also set is a pauper burial allowance of 15 dollars and various county expenditure reports and appointments.
From Albany Evening Journal, January 5, obituary for Zebediah Allen Dyer, aged 78, longtime lawyer and Democrat. He served Berne on the Board of Supervisors in 1858-59 and as school commissioner for Berne, Rensselaerville, and Weaterlo. Born October 16, 1831, in Berne, he lived a full public life in county districts.
At the January meeting all members attended. The minutes show payments for plow repair, sewer pipe, lumber, printing, labor, and snow shoveling by various workers. The article notes snow clearing charges will largely fall on property owners who neglected to clear sidewalks as required. Also covered are upcoming weddings, a coroner inquest verdict on Ethel Yates, plans for a firemen’s ball, a turkey shoot, railroad survey news, and a newspaper debt confession.
Court proceedings Monday focused on a dispute involving the Frodden Lumber Company and Dirk Nortman over a lumber contract claimed at Ld0. The case was argued on its merits and evenly contested. judge undecided on error. Receiver J. Galbraith terminated duties. J. Roberts named trustee with $2,500 bonds.
E G Munger a Beaman school teacher from Iowa Falls collapsed in the Ackley hotel office yesterday afternoon and died at 2 PM. Doctors treated him for uremia poisoning with four physicians in attendance. His parents and Miss George from Iowa Falls were at his bedside. The report notes his death as sudden and cites medical efforts as unavailable to save him. The article also covers local items on pauper doctoring contracts, produce business ventures, charity ball tickets, and injunctions over omitted taxes.
The treasurer notes amounts placed for omitted taxes with W P Mone & Co. Plaintiffs include A Gray, Mrs A Galer, W Stonebraker, Latimer and Inglis, and D Inglis with varying sums. Legal action to resist payment proceeds as the case moves forward. Meanwhile a memorial sketch recounts W F Scott born 1889 in Illinois, migrating to Iowa, marrying Mary Skaden, moving to Missouri, and dying December 2 1809 with funeral conducted by Rev G Hillman and interment at Mazel Green cemetery. survivors include wife, two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and many relatives.
A Central line freight movement reports two train loads of flour totaling 2,400,000 pounds en route to Newport News Virginia for shipment to Liverpool England. Milly of Minneapolis supplies the real demand as the flour travels from cars to shipboard. Meanwhile, in Mount Vernon, Miss Francis Blum and L. ff. Wall wed, with Rev. Stunts officiating, marking a local marriage. the bride is noted as a valued contributor to this office.
Towa Leplement Deslersy reports from Des Moines where a free days convention of supple ment dealers of Iowa passed a resolution urging each dealer to circulate a petition in their locality to repeal the bankruptcy law and present it to their congressman. Officers elected were J. L. Parrington, Jows Walls, president and vice president, Charles Gates, Greene. Judge Wildsaita ness District court will not convene due to illness and a postponed session will be held on the 220 Mabe. Judge Weaver will preside. The session is expected to be lively with several sensational cases on the docket and all parties assured of equal and exact justice.
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