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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1900
Page
4
Afhomer schoolchildren suffer a chicken pox scare while local residents discuss farms purchases and hospitality. The postal route expansion and rural school consolidation talk mingle with deaths, hospital transfers, and a fatal bereavement. Community events include a Baptist fair netting 1 75, and notes on residents visiting relatives in Kanawha and Emmettsburg.
Dumont school started Monday with the same teachers as last term. Miss Amanda Bomgartner is reported ill with typhoid fever. Willis Sculer and his wife are both reported ill.
Goettel’s Grocery offers seasonable foods in abundance with prices meant to please shoppers. Ned Olives Bwvet Pottiers Spanish onions honey fruit preserves mince meat pancake flour maple syrup and new condiments available.
Local shop advertises Coffees and Teas at moderate prices equal to others charging fancy rates.
Coveting from their siege of typhoid fever, we report Mrs Church’s illness prompting a Parkersburg call for Chas and wife. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Henry Asche brings new life. Henry Martner Jr. dies at 17 after brain fever. Jury and town officers updated names include Hoye Gerdes township clerk, Koolman hall Thanksgiving event, Shiloh constables Bill Reinhart and John Rah, Justices Julia DeNui and Dr Chinn. Mrs Lamb’s 30th birthday surprise. preaching at Reform church biweekly. various visits and accidents noted.
A long standing feud in Sioux City pits Police Matron Thurston against Humane Officer Vreeland. Thurston criticized Vreeland in an interview, accusing him of neglect of duty. The Humane Society denounces the charge as unjustified and spiteful and calls Thurston a fabricator while urging proper authorities to handle the matter.
Corn at Ute rots on the stalk, reducing yield to about 46 bushels per acre and 2 to 6 percent rottenness in the ear. The damaged corn will lower quality by at least one grade. Some farmers harvest for fuel, but leaving it in the field risks harm to stock. About half the crop is in cribs, many cribs are full and surplus is stacked on the ground.
Judge Brannan in district court grants a temporary injunction restraining Muscatine County from collecting the 300 state tax from local cigarette dealers. The American Tobacco Company and others back local dealers in challenging the anti-cigarette law, arguing interference with interstate commerce. A test case is pending.
A Milwaukee wreck at Sibula killed Fireman John McParland and slightly injured Engineer Briggs. The locomotive was ruined and damage was extensive.
Mrs. Lucinda Allison of Clinton died after five days of unconsciousness from paralysis following exposure to cold. A resident since 1884, she was 74. Neighbors found her, medical help restored consciousness briefly, but the shock proved fatal. In Des Moines this week Masonry holds the twentieth special conclave of Des Moines Consistory with 25 candidates. four days of orders and a banquet closing Friday.
Governor Shaw declined to honor a Wisconsin requisition for Iren Pearce’s return amid a custody dispute. Richard M. Pearce, a Wisconsin native living in Calhoun County Iowa, took the child due to a custody contract, then the mother sought relief. The governor’s decision hinged on the contract, leaving the matter unresolved in court. The report also notes a tragic saw accident near Ottumwa and the ailing Sherman Dying in Des Moines.
Announcement early notes H C Weaver, chairman of the Republican committee, as candidate for United States district attorney for the southern district of Iowa. Support from all parties cited, with belief he will secure the appointment and no doubt by his friends.
B. & N. Ry agents offer round trip tickets to Chicago at very low rates for dates of sale and limits. Contact agents in Cedar Rapids Iowa for details. John G. Farmer A.G.P. & T. Ay Cedar Rapids.
An advertisement proclaims Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, claims it cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces, and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. It invites readers to send for testimonials and lists Oneney & Co of Toledo as the sellers with various other products advertised nearby.
The state board of control has issued twenty three rules governing county and private insane asylums in Iowa. Rules authorize inspection and possible removal of inmates to state hospitals if facilities fail to comply. Relatives may seek court relief if removal is contested. Also notes chess results between Missouri and Iowa and plans for a new county combining parts of Mahaska, Poweshiek, Keokuk, and Iowa counties with What Cheer as potential seat. Also mentions local real estate and business items and a stove sale notice.
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