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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
5
July 29 debate notes state officials claim Garst could secure the lieutenant governorship by request while Garst’s rivals gain ground among druggists. Prohibition stakes loom as Drug Racts influence reformists and lobby chatter fills hotel and State House corridors ahead of next year’s ticket.
District court clerks statewide resist the new law creating a board of parole passed by the last legislature. It requires clerks to forward indictment records and trial details to the board for felons released after July 4, 1907. The board is led by W. B. Barry of Indianola with J. W. Emmett of Atlantic and P. A. Smith of Scranton among its members.
Judge A S Green of Topeka is in Battle Creek sanitarium after a long illness. The body was shipped to Kansas City. Secretaries Cortelyou and Bona parte have hotel rooms in Tulsa to attend the Republican state convention August 1. Mrs Lucinda M Morton wife of Oliver P Morton died in Indianapolis at eighty two. An American engineer and three Mexican Central railroad switchmen are jailed in Juarez in communicado amid smuggling probes.
The article describes a recent Iowa statute tightening penalties for wife desertion and parental abandonment. Husbands who desert their wives and mothers who abandon children face penitentiary terms and possible fines, ending prior lax enforcement and public condemnation being the main recourse.
July 30 Asheville NC—Petitions by Southern Railway and Atlantic Coast Line ask Judge Pritchard to modify his interloctory injunction to reflect Raleigh peace talks with Governor Glenn. The filings say the railroads were pressured into joining the agreement under duress and fear of an extra legislative session.
A hole dug in the embankment near the Leach farm to relieve water over the railroad track opened a temporary outlet for a flood. The Illinois Central line between Ackley and Macy was disrupted for hours as the water and weakened road bed prompted a wrecking crew to restore passage. Subscriptions for Sauerkraut Day approached $300 despite a soliciting committee not yet finished.
Generous contributions mount for the Vemat Day fundraiser as subscriptions near $300 with more yet to raise. Prizes and sporting events are being organized, while neighboring communities inquire about progress and plans for the September 26 feast. George Candy died in Michigan after attending a funeral for his son George Gandy. Candy family members visit relatives in Reinbeck and West Branch during travel.
A small group calling themselves Taraelites and Holy Rollers arrived by covered wagon Friday afternoon, claiming a new faith and free love as heavenly refuge. They preached on street corners, drawing curious crowds before vanishing into the dusk. Their claimed headquarters are Battle Creek, Michigan.
A cocaine addict repeatedly shoplifted from drug stores in Mason City Parkersburg Ackley and other towns. He stole cocaine pipes cigars pocketbooks and a revolver. Police seized him in Mason City but let him go after a brief plea and he fled town aboard a train.
The report lists certificate grades from Grandy Center with second grades 43 third grades 20 provigioogls 9 incomplete 1 and fret grades 1. It notes Iowa State Fair funding, with over 3.4 million invested by the people of Iowa and about 125 thousand dollars more this year. Rev Huen McNinen departed for northern Minnesota for a three week vacation, planning to return toward Duluth and nearby areas.
Notice to debtors that King and Jangsen Mercantile Co dissolves partnership. Jangsen to take full possession August 1. Debtors asked to settle all accounts by August 15 without fail. Signed Kinda Janssen.
The Commercial Fire Insurance Company of Des Moines Iowa seeks agents for city and country work. Offers stock company terms insuring against fire lightning high winds cyclones and tornados. Address J Cuanay secretary Des Moines Iowa.
Transfer figures show Ackley area lands rising as buyers push prices in a robust market. Mike Ryan and sisters sold eighty acres west of town for 8120 per acre to Clem Claussing, the highest price yet. Other transactions include Clem Clausing selling land near Abbott for 850 per acre and Tebbe Sietaema buying 160 acres north of Ackley at 872 per acre.
The week saw slightly below normal temperatures with showery days from Tuesday to Friday. Rainfall was light compared to the prior two weeks, but hay suffered damage and some grain shocks were undermined. Rust in oats and spring wheat is noted, likely lowering grain quality. better weather may boost the final yield beyond current expectations.
Death record from Pa Btaste notes the passing of Mrs G Whieben. The brief notice provides essential details for local records and mentions a widow and immediate survivors in a concise obituary style.
Mrs G Thieben aged 75 from Ackley area died Friday morning leaving son Dick and daughters Mrs Henry Koch Reinbeck and Mrs Ronenga Newkirk Oklahoma. Funeral held Sunday at St John s Evangelical Church with Rev G MeLuzer officiating. Mrs Seemann aged 81 and aunt of Frank John and George Hunty died today. funeral by Rev Meagher with burial at Catholic cemetery Warre.
Brief items note Asa Roosevelt at Newport Rhode Island. Des Moines hosts many insurers. Independents win Philippines vote. Taft wins Ohio endorsement 15 to 4. Foraker battles. Fern backed by target league. war heats. Thieves steal Lafe Young’s automobile at Ingerholt Park. Des Moines roads led to Pettibone. Moyer released on 25000 bail. Dynamite found in trunk in St Lotta. Hero dies saving man from well in Boone. Ames college track near notary? railroad decision. Armenian priest Bond sought for murder plot. Stevenson speaks in Norfolk at Burgesses anniversary. Courthouse improvements planned. Ladies’ facilities added. Excursion tickets sell well. future uncertain. Buildings moved as a science. Crop outlook in Hancock bleak. Immense hail stones fall. Rock Island rails damaged. Peterson turns to electric power for Aldea water works. Egg sellers warned of rotten eggs. Jewelry dealer promotion ahead of Chicago visit.
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