Suit Seeks Damages Over Delayed Death Message
Samuel Kushner files in Black Hawk County District Court against Western Union Telegraph Company for failure to deliver a death message prompting him to return home from Cedar Rapids. His wife and four children perished in a rock Island depot fire last winter. He seeks 1950 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gistrict Court
Blackhawk County
Tor Asuit
Ne Western Union Telegraph Company
Samuel Kushner
Rock Island Depot
Cedar Rapids
Kushner
Cedar Rapide
Waterloo
Farm Mutual elects officers and directors at Sons Falls meeting
At the annual Farm Mutual Insurance Company meeting in Sons Falls last Thursday, officers were elected: H. Packard president, G. C. Stringer vice president, F. D. Kloco treasurer, T. Holmes secretary, E. R. Calking, Hothenberger and J. J. Hensing as editors. New directors include Wm. Duning, Lee, W. H. Boddy, Oakland Valley, T. EB. McCoy, Hamilton, Wm. Aldinger, Geneva, J. S. Quine, Biliay, O. A. Packard, Hardin, F. Holmes, Hardin, F. Y. Simpson, Jackson, C. G. Wiemer, Sherman, Gus Littschwager, Buckeye, Wm. Satchel, Pleasant, J. H. Hoover, Clay, and F. D. Klove, Etna. The Iowa Climate and Crop Service Bulletin notes rainfall very uneven, from 0.10 to over 60 inches, with heavy measurements in Grandy 6.89, Hardin 6.88, Franklin 6.54, Humboldt 5.48, Mar 11 5.28, Pocahontas 4.58, Cedar 3.61, Clayton 3.39, Washington 3.69, Muscatine 3.10, Buena Wastes 3.20, Scott 2.18. In northwest and west central districts moisture remains below seasonal average. Damage to cereal crops is heavy over many areas. In drier parts corn is clean and promising. hay crop is heavy and near harvest. pastures are excellent and all vegetable crops are growing strongly.
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Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Sons Falls
Oakland Valley
T. EB. McCoy
Hamilton
Wm. Aldinger
Geneva
J.S. Quine
Biliay
O. A. Packard
Hardin
F. Holmes
F. Y
Simpson
Jackson
C. G. Wiemer
Sherman
Gus Littschwager
Buckeye
Satchel
Pleasant
J. H. Hoover
Clay
F. D. Klove
Etna
Grandy
Ranklin
Humboldt
Mar
Pocahontas
Cedar
Clayton
Louisa
Washton
Muscatine
Buena ‘Wastes
Scott
Locust Gathering Interferes and Philippine Instructor Comment
A Manila era note shows G W Sattherwaite, once with I BN Cedar Falls now an instructor in the Philippines, writing home about locust swarms and a festival in Marechal Simmerling’s story. He notes natives may eat insects as food while school attendance falls and officials urge abatement. Central telegraph operators seek higher pay after a negotiated compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Sattherwaite
I. BN
Cedar Falls
Philippines
Ren
John Brown Prosperous Rancher Heads South Dakota Gains
The article profiles John Brown of Ackley now near Springfield South Dakota who in ten months sold livestock valued at twenty thousand dollars and still has six hundred head on his ranch. It notes his early hardships, 26 years away from Ackley, and Springfield hosting the state Normal school with a 1000 population. Brown previously marketed cattle in Chicago for eleven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Ackley
Springfield
South Dakota
M. & St. P. Railway
South Dakota State Normal School
Brown
Hugh Scallon
Chicago
Waterloo Chautauqua Promises Lectures by Noted Figures
The Waterloo Chautauqua runs from June 22 to July 4 and promises large educational value with talks by General John Black, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, Father Nugent, and Ellen Stone, plus an extensive musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa Central Section Man Snared by Shaft at Creamery
Henry Schutter suffered a horrific shaft accident at the Johnson creamery Saturday when his trousers were torn from his body by a rotating shaft near the butter churn. The lone worker became momentarily unable to free himself as the shaft wound and twisted the fabric until it stopped. He escaped serious injury, albeit shocked, and resumed work after donning new clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schutter
Johnson Creamery
Jie
Section men quit over wage cut at Town Central
Town Central railroad section men quit after learning Monday’s ten hour day wage would be 1.25 dollars, a 25 cent drop. They complained of no overtime pay, night work during track washouts, and sought a meeting with the superintendent who offered no satisfaction. Eight men across two crews plus the section foreman on sixteen miles of track. Also reported: three cars broken into on Illinois Central lines and one on Iowa Central. freight boxes opened, garments scattered. Supreme Court rulings cited on similar cases. A city street deemed broad enough for all uses at eighty feet and claims of city-improvement precluding reversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Central Railroad Section
Eagle and Lesser
Iowa Central
Supreme Court
Celebration Sports Program and Local News Mix
A July 4 celebration committee outlined a sports program including a ten man tug of war between the Dutch and Irish, baseball and basketball games, several 100 and 200 yard races for farmers, and a fat men race with a 226 pound minimum. Additional attractions were promised. The piece also reports thefts from travelers, a Woodmen picnic wallet theft, and other local notes such as a mission feast near Ackley and Knights of Pythias events.
Memorial Sunday Observed by Knights of Pythias Lodges
Memorial Sunday services were held by Knights of Pythias and Rose Croix lodge in remembrance of deceased brethren. The ritual and floral tributes reflected brotherly love, recalling past duties and life roles of the departed members. The list of deceased members follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Rose Croix Lodge
Late Iowa Briefs Highlight Local Developments
A $16 000 sanitarium to be built at Hamburg and a brick block planned for Albia headline Iowa progress. Clinton high school reports a 42 member class while Iowa College Grinnell graduates 53. A Northwestern Iowa bowling tourney is set for Sioux Rapids June 26 27. Barney Iowa near Creston endures smallpox outbreak amid rebuilding after a recent fire. Clarence Meyer a Burlington boy dies of lockjaw from a splinter wound. Gov Cumming paroles Charles Davis jailed for nine years for street car hold up. State board of control awards about 40 000 in meat contracts for state institutions. Davenport Central M E church project costs exceed 80 000 to John Evans Sons. Twelve miners from Oskaloosa abandon Klondike mine to form a joint stock company. union officials refuse operators role and they close down. Waterloo bakery Friedl bread sold locally by FB D Wait promises appetite and craving.
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Iowa Osteopathic Association
Des Moines
Barney
Chicago Great Western
Creston
Barnum
Iowa
Sioux Rapids
Clarence Meyer
Burlington
Gov. Cumming
Charles
Weekly review reports weather and death tolls in Waterloo area
A week in the Waterloo region notes the death of J St Fucss from Brights disease and mentions his long residence and holdings there. A lightning strike saved the Weber home after lightning damaged the Fisher residence, with $300 in damage and insurance coverage. The same night Mrs J L Taylors barn also suffered a strike but limited damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Weber
Germany
Lfe-Long
Lutheran Church
Louis Fisher
Fisher
Doleon Shooting Linked to Craps Dispute
A quarrel over a craps game in Geneva on Friday morning June 6 led to the shooting death of Edgar Dolson by Aine Wilder. Wilder faced a preliminary trial under $1,000 bond as the grand jury prepares for the August Franklin district court term.
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Geneva
Edgar Dolson
Aine Wilder
Isald
Wilder
Franklin District Court
Ageley Markets and Local News Notes
Market wrap reports steady hog and cattle prices with upward trend, 24000 hogs 4500 cattle 12000 sheep in Chicago. local dealers shipping carloads. Painter wanted for 80 foot water tank. council reluctant to hire. Butler county board eyes 20 by 50 two story courthouse addition for vaults and offices. Town Falls Sentinel remarks on joining Davenport state tournament with Ackley hoping to win the prize despite speed concerns.
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Chicago
Dealera
Memorial Day customs and local population note in Ackley
Pythian Knights and other fraternal orders observe memorial day rituals for deceased brothers, with June 16 set as tribute day for Odd Fellows and Woodmen. The notice also corrects Ackley population figures, noting 1800 plus residents plus sleepers in nearby areas, and promotes the Minneapolis N A meeting with discounted Central railway fares July 5 to 7 for educators.
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Ackley
Odd Fellows
Minneapolis
Minn
Central Railway
Furniture prices rise as dealers face 25 percent advance
Dealers obtain notice of a 25 percent increase across the board as demand for quarter oak drives up costs. Taxation applies to tables and beds amid market shifts, while the D M B Sc railway note hints at wider central control. Community notices include a German Presbyterian feast and a local band dispute at Iowa Falls.
Local briefs note varied events and incidents
Miss Laura Graves returns home from Oskaloosa. Concert weather noted. Jd M Nixig goes to Waverly then Elke carnival at Dubuque. Bartlett boat livery destroyed in Wednesday storm. Bartlett estimates logs at $600. Hardin County Woodmen picnic June 26. Alden to entertain. Children’s day at Viret Evangelical Church June 22 at 10 30. English German program. Rev A L Haueer pastor. Ackley to celebrate July 4 with out of town visitors. Four County celebration attractants in Iowa Falls Hampton and nearby. Dave O’Neill in Hampton on a mission, rumored clerk of courts interview for a local identity.
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Bartlett
Tows Falls
Barlett
Viret Evangelical Church
A, L, Haueer
Dave O'Neill
Hampton
Shim
Auctioneer Absconds in Webster City Debt Mess
Absconding auctioneer J. HK Vulgamot of Webster City fled amid mounting debts. No trace of his whereabouts remains as authorities review the case. The garbled text mentions Mason City ice cream and a local restaurant, but these details do not form a clear, connected fact.
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J. Hk, Vulgamot
Webster City
Mason City
Page
Lake of This
Ab Waris
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Stern Union
Farmers Tosurance Company
Ihe
Farmers Mutual
Iewa Climate and Crop Service
Amerling’s Orchestra
Marechal Simmerling
Gettle- Ning Company
Owe
Simmerling
Titoois
Menry Schutjer
Iowa Central Section
Progiam OF Sports
Springfeld
Jacob Neymeier
Albert Giese
Woodmen
Frank Parker
Belmond
West Friesland Presbyterian Church
Ackrey
D.O.K.K
Marshalltown Lodge
Trouble Stewips
Aony
Knights of
Pythias
J. A. Fischer
A. 0. Boeckemeier
W. A. Rath
J.td. Hayes
Conrad Keller
Harm Kramer
O. Lewis
Theodore Neuman
George Dentel, Sr
Heneman Miller
Adam Fischer
Leonard Faust
Hamburg
Albia
Clinton High School
Iowa College
Grinnell
Friedl
FB. D
Doleon
Ageley Markets
Allison Tribune
Board of Supervisors
Butler County
Court House
Tux Womp
Franklin County
Schriber
C. Blake
Charley Blake
Andrews & Hake
Andrews & Wheeler
A. Wheeler
Blake
Minow Central
D. M
Lb, & Sc
den Maines
Hitnois Central
Central
Miviton Monue Yoang
German Presbyterian
Knight Meyers
Radcliffe Signal
Iowa Falls
Towa Falls
Octilla
Mary Scutpe
North Dakota
Laura Graves
Oskaloosa
Jd. M. Nixig
Waverly
Dubuque
Hardin County Woodmen
Alden
Lidora
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