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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
5
The fusion ticket is now complete with anti dog Republicans nominated Monday evening at Lowa Halls. The ticket names the same two candidates as those named by Inx Wortz last week: one for representative and one for sheriff.
A summary of the Hardin County fair notes a robust three day event with large crowds and revenue gains. Friday's gates reached about 80,000 attendees amid horse racing and speed programs, while total three day receipts surpassed prior records by roughly $135. The report also mentions political factionalism in nearby county races, notable local incidents, and scattered community updates including deaths, marriages, and college rifle provisions.
Grundy Democrats name a full ticket at Grundy Center with Joe Muehrlein Reinbeck as Representative J W Pepperman Grundy Center as Treasurer L J Bausman as Superintendent of Schools and Dr Hummel as Coroner. The executive committee may fill sheriff and surveyor posts. The note covers court notes in Eldorg with multiple cases including Meyers perjury acquittal and McCoy v railway action.
Ex-Speaker Henderson of Town plans to reside in New York and enter law practice after a Massachusetts coast trip. He said he may vote in New York, will stay at the Chelsea hotel, and has been reading newspapers to catch up on politics. He departed Washington for New York City for private business and residence setup.
The Ackley youth gathered Monday for the new school term, over 400 teachers and staff taking roles led by Superintendent Suncelot, Principal Miss Laura Graves, Assistant Principal Miss Kemmer, and instructors including Mr. Scott and Miss Eva Saveur. Also noted are obituaries for D. Martino, a Randalls child death, and farmer George Fouts.
A Democratic leader warns against a combined ticket under the party head and urges loyalty to the Democrats. The piece notes objections to placing the ticket as a veiled critique of party individuality. A Deering Harvester rep recalls an Eldora incident. Socialites drift, an osteopath encounter ends with a curt rebuke.
A recap of local matters includes a mail mix up case where a letter posted in Abbott took four months to reach Ackley, prompting calls to report postal errors. Also covered are two weddings Lizzie Bangasser and F Spengler in Freeport and Mrs Meyers with John Spencer in Ackley, plus social notes about Phil Philleo and eyeing upcoming nuptials.
The Grundy Center Democrat notes North Grundy township committeemen names and warns readers about chemical additives claimed to neutralize kerosene and gasoline explosions. It questions Ackley experts and hints at incentives or promises during a September 17 meeting while warning against dangerous adulterants in local groceries.
A scrambled 19th century wire service style sheet notes a man struck by a locomotive at a crossing with grave injuries, a courthouse session in Franklin County, and a veterans reunion in Butler County at Clarksville. It cites a wife assault, a jail threat for a man in Dubuque, a suicide attempt by a man named Nick Stiver, and concerns over stopping a life insurance sale. It mentions a confidence man known as Evan and “Convict No. 3,961,” a damaged Independence man’s finances, an abandoned Hicks post office in Grundy, and a Buffalo Center man who fought with his brother and drank laudanum.
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