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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
3
A fragmented report describes lectures and experiments on home hygiene. It notes demonstrations on cleaning methods and fire safety, and references a range of odd anecdotes about daily life, furniture, and domestic practices. The piece mentions figures such as Somerville Tinstings and general observations on cleanliness and safety.
Tuesday and Wednesday Senate and House sessions probe the Warren bill on teacher certification and a nonpartisan judiciary push. Debate covers traveling expenses for superintendents, bribe allegations in the Warren bill, and the single board framework. Thursday sees continued committee work and passage of a public works debt measure as Friday signals adjournment planning amid unresolved appropriations and education reforms.
An early report describes a Virginia engine crossing a bridge near Squaw Creek failing a forty foot span. The accident left six men injured and two killed as the engine toppled. it belonged to Mr. McBee of Meda. Horses were also affected in the wreck.
District Attorney Jerome states that life insurance company officers may not be charged with larceny or crime for contributing funds. Separate items note poisoning in Boyerstown and a Pittsburgh library funding dispute over soap costs and a Carnegie library bill.
A report to the appropriation committee recommended 35 876 465 dollars for the state board of control. Debates on insurance legislation included creating a joint committee to study assurances and penalties with plans to report findings next fall. A pardon investigation subcommittee was formed to probe how legislatures handle pardons and commutations.
A man identified as A. Drekke of Marshalltown Iowa learns he inherits a fortune after a relative in Norway dies. The fluctuating report suggests a vast sum reaching into the hundreds of thousands, with potential transfer to the United States. The exact amount and recipient details remain unclear in the fragmentary notice.
At yesterday's university meeting the action approved the Angell football reform proposal for governing football. The decision places Iowa State among schools backing football reform efforts.
A two story frame business building occupied by a meat market and billiard hall was destroyed by an incendiary fire in Ottumwa. The loss is about $6,000 with insurance covering most of it. A severe wind at Clear Lake caused extensive damage to lake shore property, piling ice across 100 acres and injuring docks, cottages, and sidewalks as waves rose high.
In Uitnion March 24 an Allenes man claims his wife used a revolver to force him from their home. He seeks restitution in a suit filed by Willian Garber, with allegations of repeated beatings and threats. Also noted is a Minneapolis contract dispute by Miss Iva Wraak seeking $250 from an investment, with a privilege to withdraw $1,000 after paying in $150, but no recovery yet. A mine cage incident in Cantergite on March 21 injures three, one severely, as four workers were affected with one escape.
Robbery occurred at a Mason City cooperative grocery store on March 24. Sneak thieves drilled a hole in the wall near the door to gain entry, used wires to release the door bolt, then stole goods valued around $100 including tea, canned goods, fruit, and other small items. No suspects named.
Armour Herald owners sell mill stake to Wm Moore and receive 400 acres nearby, freeing the firm to focus on grain. Farmers in the county face a labor squeeze as immigrant arrivals from Iowa and the East strain plowing capacity. Demand for breaking virgin prairie and reclaiming land is high, with thousands of acres awaiting cultivation and expected yield gains.
The Herald reports loud whistles from Des Moines factories signaling a $60,000 building bid and pending gains. The effort aims to secure the property through a sequence of auctions, with organizers pledging steady updates as new payments and gains occur.
Carroll County man Carroll announces candidacy for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket. Senator Warren Garst, long a state senator, is named to run with the ticket and seeks party support across the region.
In Fort Dodge a court hears a case brought by George Utter’s next friend Maury Scott against the estate of George Smith. The suit seeks acknowledgment of paternity and support for an assumed illegitimate child amid a long history of clandestine meetings, a disputed engagement, and Smith’s public recognition of the infant before his death in Coalville.
Waverly March 26 A sensational incident grips town after R J Offutt meat market owner is initiated in a local lodge taking three degrees at once and disappears before the end of the session leaving his wife alarmed. The cause of disappearance remains conjecture and whether the midnight departure was planned is unknown.
Jason Braugh, 65, a well known retired merchant from Durant, is found dead by hanging in his barn, amid health troubles and a quiet departure from his family. In other notes, O S Ellis, manager of Spencer Wholesale and Western Grocery, resigns effective April 1 in Oskaloosa Iowa.
An Iowa newspaper item narrates a fatal train accident near a Burlington route crossing west of Council Bluffs. Olson, of Lockridge, was struck by a westbound train, hurled 72 feet, and died after hospital treatment. The incident echoes a previous Burlington wreck in the same area earlier that Monday.
A Texas based fortune teller, Margaret Graham, alias Margaret Sauer, is to face thirteen indictments in San Antonio for swindling numerous Boone county women out of about $80,000. Operating from California, she touted silk worm investments, paid early dividends, then collapsed, leaving victims penniless or deceased from heartbreak. Her husband Charles Bauer aided as manager, while she was jailed in Los Angeles on a 2000 dollar bond before extradition.
The Grand Council of State of the Commercial Travelers of America will hold its annual meeting in Dubuque in June after an invitation accepted. Local council Key May No 256 is preparing, aiming for the best Iowa grand council gathering yet with prominent national members expected to attend.
Fort Dodge Indiana March 22 The grand jury did not indict Mrs John Keller for shooting her husband in the abdomen after catching him with a female companion. She had patrolled the streets all night seeking the couple and found them drinking beer at dawn. The man survived the wound.
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