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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
5
In Grundy county the town of Dike grapples with graveyard needs as residents neglect to prepare a burial ground. Since a drowned girl’s remains lie in Cedar Falls vault, locals push for a suitable site while town growth continues.
Algona residents bought lands across Colorado from 80 to 1480 acres while others seek northwest lands. A Ringling circus cage incident at Waterloo injured women and children amid a panicked crowd. Waverly School Board adds stenography and typing to the public school curriculum. Archbishop Keane names Father Garland resident priest at Eagle Grove overseeing Hamilton Wright and Hancock counties. Des Moines chautauqua struggles as rain dampens attendance. James Campbell of Hancock vanishes prompting foul-play fears. Green to host a street carnival on September 24 27. Mutual Protective Association for the Lutheran Synod will meet in Dubuque on September 26 and 27.
New flood assessments from Keokuk Iowa describe a rising catastrophe along the Mississippi River from Keokuk to Hannibal. Officials estimate losses at about 6 million dollars with potential additions of 2 to 3 million as waters advance, most damage centered on Missouri bank properties.
Jacob Dye, a brakeman for Illinois Central, was injured when a box car started suddenly, leaving him with back injuries but expected to recover enough to return to work. Fraternal orders report banners, installations, and Old Soldiers day plans at the state fair, with meetings and reunions and a focus on upcoming events in August. Severe crop damage from moisture affects harvest readiness across districts, with oats lodged and wheat and oats generally well filled but needing better weather. A second death near Town Central track prompts an investigation and coroner involvement. A home remedy to deter red ants using tartar is noted as effective.
A proposed home remedy mixes an equal amount of white sugar with an emetic, moistens it with cold water, and places it in small dishes on shelves where ants gather. The ants supposedly vanish, leaving no corpses, and the mixture is kept for repeated use the following warm mornings.
Chronicle summary notes Fort Dodge cleansing its image after removing peddlers from Ackley and dispersing sixty Dago families from a single house near the Haymarket. The piece mocks the group’s departure, claims air quality improves, and cites shifts in local quotations. Also advertises a low rate excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis departing Ackley July 27 for a round trip of 82 dollars, with visits to Twin Cities attractions and baseball games.
Farmers and gardeners fear crop decline as potatoes rot in storage and yield drops. A Cornell meeting discussed a strong petition for a sanitary sewer on Freemont streets from Union to Washington. The council plans action on August 20.
The article notes the sale of one hundred lots in a new addition to Jonn Faille and Byron B Bliss asserts all lots sold with great success. It claims advertising pays and invites readers to imagine the experience of water immersion by going to the cellar stairs and closing the eyes.
Clang of delegates gathers for the Republican state convention to be held in Des Moines on Wednesday July 20. Hardin county backs J C Crockett for supreme court clerk and Grundy county backs the current clerk of courts. Delegates named include M Furry, O Miller, W Welden, etc., from Hardin. Sargent Kerr Powers Crary and others from Grundy.
Remains brought from Chicago for interment in Catholic Cemetery after illness from Brights disease. John Scallon, born March 8 1824 in St Sylvester Canada, longtime Ackley resident, member of Scallon and Blake butchers, moved to Chicago twelve years ago. Survived by wife, daughter Miss Mary, sons Frank and George, sisters Eleanor and Mary Jung Scalion, and many old friends.
St Johns Evangelical church plans a pipe organ by Pomeroy Ohio firm, to be in place and usable by September 1 at a price of 1800 dollars, with 8200 cash by completion. Also notes merging of two medical societies and Waverly teachers institute with program and lecturers listed for August events.
A fragmentary passage recalls boiled eggs and pickles, noting the chill of a scene where spirits waver before a social occasion. It hints at plans to participate but emphasizes current difficulty in seating or readiness for the event.
City council special meeting Friday night rejected promoter Kranting A Brauscher s plan to use Main Street for a street fair. The proposer sought sub letting rights for stands and games and a 3000 prize fund. The unanimous decision declined the plan as unsuitable for the town and its health.
Mayor Eiler asks Senator Daillyer in Washington to help obtain four cannons taken in the Spanish American War to display in a public prominent place to bolster Ackley pride. County officials report extensive bridge damage from heavy rains, with over forty bridges washed out or badly damaged, requiring reconstruction. A new timetable goes into effect on the Illinois Central line, but no local changes. A dining car service begins between Dubuque and Fort Dodge on certain trains. Diocese society invited to a members’ gathering at Mrs Wes sele’s home tomorrow afternoon. Marriage announced between William Leverton and Margaret Hygeré. Indian youth employment and servant trade discussed in Western exchange with speculation on training, health, and household help.
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