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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1913
Page
5
A lecture by William J Bryan at Hampton draws an estimated two thousand attendees. The speech centers on manhood, education, and morality, praising enduring American values and calling for spiritual and intellectual development. Local officials and residents express enthusiasm while noting Bryan’s long prominence in American public life.
Senators Nelson and Clapp dismiss Mulhall with no recollection of the man. Cummins clings to memory gaps as Burton denounces the tariff bill and Smoot of Utah backs the opposition. Nation risks free trade sans consent of nations as Washington frets over Mexico. Thirty five black convicts die in a Jackson prison fire. Chinese protest persists while Mexicans and Japanese clash in rhetoric. A Poughkeepsie boy dies from a dynamite pocket blast. Wheat prices rise.
Grundy Center council faces grief over paving bids and favors readvertising after Dearborn Construction offered $33,501 for street paving, while Elza and Carlson were lower for curbing. Marshalltown firm’s combined bids undercut by $194, prompting no-commitment stance. Local licenses show 191 marriages, with pastors performing most ceremonies in Grundy County. Weather and crops report mixed yields. a locally noted birth and a somewhat odd medical anomaly accompany railway disruptions and hog cholera losses near Traer. Political rumors surround potential Judge candidacies for next year.
An unusual meteor sighting drew crowds Monday night as a bright shooting star appeared in the northern sky at about 9 30 pm. A trailing particle shot off in a westerly zigzag line resembling lightning and remained visible for several minutes, an event reportedly unseen in the area before.
Denver hosts the triennial Knights Templar conclave with a special Illinois Central train from Dubuque carrying ten to twelve Pullman sleepers a baggage car and a diner The train carries about forty Knights wives and daughters with reservations likely from Waterloo and nearby towns The departure is August 9 from Dubuque with stops at Manchester Independence Town Poll and Webster City en route to Omaha arriving 4 15 pm and Denver at 9 am August 10 Union Pacific plans fifty special trains into Denver 38 from Omaha and 12 from Kansas City marking the largest convention in US history
L A Maus speaks to the People asserting German culture and music merit. The report lists numerous cities with temperatures at or above 90 degrees, including Atlanta Dallas El Paso Nashville and Salt Lake City, among others. It notes a domestic science course funding shortfall in Ackley delaying benefits for public schools until the next year.
Theodore Cook of Freeport Illinois, known as Teddy, came here with stomach illness blamed on tobacco. A local doctor offered little help, but after three weeks without cigars he reports improved appetite and digestion, eating three meals daily and feeling much better. The note concludes this is not an anti tobacco ad, but shows a man can overindulge.
Twenty local business men take the responsibility to guarantee a 1000 for next season's high schools chautauqua in Ackley. They will sell 600 adult season tickets at two dollars each to cover 500 adult tickets. A committee of three will represent the twenty guarantors, with 1914 dates to be set later.
A week’s death record notes the passing of eight year old Slotadma Slotsema at the Tebba Slotsema home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Friday. Another Osceola resident, Mrs. Austin, aged 68, died at home near Faulkner after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the German Church near the city yesterday afternoon by Rev. Storck.
Post master general Burleson announces heavier parcel limits rising from eleven to twenty pounds and the abolition of the second zone. The changes take effect August 165, affecting mailing rates and service scope nationwide.
Miss Mollie Guade and Fred Meyer were united in marriage at Hampton on Saturday July 12. The bride is daughter of Henry Gnade and wife of Grant township, the groom son of Tony Moyer and wife, former Grant residents now in Iowa Falls. They plan to set up home in Grant township.
The article notes rents rising after years of depression with Buckeye area farms achieving 8.87 per acre. It cites farm owners as recognizing low returns given repairs taxes and insurance. Other items include Rev Abuis moving to Parkersburg, unusually heavy children in Hardin county, and a raspberry harvest yielding 23.40 dollars from 130 boxes.
Mr and Mrs G R D Kramer issue invitations for the marriage of their daughter Harriet to Hoy Dayton Webb of Houston Texas. The ceremony will be at their home at 8:30 p m on August night with only close relatives present. Harriet is an alumna of the T B I C and has taught penmanship in Houston public schools for three years. Webb is connected with the First National Bank of Houston. The families are longtime Cedar Falls residents who moved from the countryside north of town a half dozen years ago.
Vera Lamm of this city and Burt Hines were married at Hampton on Thursday. The bride, an accomplished young woman, formerly worked as a stenographer in F. J. McGreevy's law offices. The couple plan to reside in Hampton. Frank Reyhan bought the L Leach residence and Leach farm totaling 160 acres south of town for 28 500 dollars, and the family moved from Marshall and Tama counties.
A scheduled amateur baseball game in Ackley features a team of Native Hayalian players visiting to test skills against local players this Wednesday afternoon. Buckwheat crops, teacher exams in Grundy County, and a train collision near Eagle Grove are noted among regional happenings, with several residents and local businesses mentioned.
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