Bleakley Announces Official Auditor Office Appointments
Ida Grove Iowa December 19 Auditor of State John L Bleakley announced a list of appointments to serve in the state auditor s office. Names include Joseph H Byrnes deputy auditor Polk county J A McKellar insurance examiner and actuary Adams Polk counties C S Burkit chief clerk Insurance department Polk George Gellarno fee clerk Insurance department Joseph Wall revenue clerk Ringgold F E Roberts chief clerk Banking Department Jasper A D Sheets chief clerk Municipal Department Adams George K E Pennell examiner Municipal Accounting Cass H M Carmany bank examiner Harrison LM Sprovell bank examiner Washington C E Putnam bank examiner Linn Stenographers Mrs Sara G French Polk Miss Margara Rodgers Wapello Miss Meran Marvin Page Miss Sophia Edmundson Ida Two more bank examiner appointments pending. Effective January 4 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
John L. Bleakley
Joseph H. Byrnes
Black Hawk County
J. A. McKellar
Polk County
S. Burkit
George Gellarno
Joseph Wall
Ringgold County
F. E. Roberts
Jasper County
C. Bellis
Monona County
Bb. P. Rosser
Davis County
F. J. Alber
A. D. Sheets
Adams County
George KE. Pennell
Examiner
Cass County
H. M. Carmany
Harrison County
LM. Sprovell
Washington County
C. E. Putnam
Linn County
Sara G. French
Margara Rodgers
Wapello County
Meran Marvin
Page County
Sophia Edmundson
Ida County
Bank Examiner
Balaklava Hero James Lattig Dies in Des Moines
Des Moines mourns 77 year old James Lattig, a Balaklava hero and Victoria Cross recipient. He earned the medal for bravery during a hand to hand battle when he halted a bomb and saved officers, later also receiving the Legion of Honor. He later worked on state projects and as a watchman at a bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
James Lattig
Balaklava
Central West
II Ie Lally
Iia
Lond Coreéigan
Indly
Inkiawis
Lally
V. C
Eelves Moines
Four Couples Mark Long Marriages at Manos City Church
In Manos City Iowa the Methodist Episcopal Church hosts a Sunday tableau of four couples with 224 years of marriage among them. Hitch Brown and his wife lead at 64 years, followed by Joan Bush and spouse at 58, L W Ray at 50 and R Bird at 52 years. The four couples form a steady, longtime presence at service.
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Manos City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hitcht Brown
Joan Bush
Ll. W. Ray
R. Bird
Crothers Separated A Half Century
Waterloo Iowa reports David Wilson and James Wilson brothers aged 71 and 68 who had not seen each other for 50 years. They traveled 6000 miles each from England to visit, meeting in Yonolulu and Honolulu before returning home. James recently arrived in Los Angeles. David has been in English government service and is in frail health. Creston Iowa notesam Reynolds steel worker collapsed from apoplexy and died in a bunk car fire.
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Waterloo
David Wilson
James Wilson
New Zaland
Honolulu
Yonoluu
Los Angeles
James
England
Warshal Acquitted in Sigourney Murder Case
Ado Nanke, former town marshal of What Cheer, was acquitted today in Sigourney of murdering Perre Carmichael a hunter and horse buyer who resisted arrest during a fair in August. The jury delivered the verdict after being out for hours.
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Ten Moines
Ado Nanke
Perre Carmichael
Sigourney
Nenke
What Cheer
Carmichael
Shanghai Wants Iowa State Flag For Big Ceremony
Des Moines reports a request from Shanghai for an Iowa state flag and a canvas facsimile of the coat of arms for the Shanghai volunteer corps. Iowa has no flag and its state seal is worn out, prompting calls for a new flag and a dignified seal design to match ceremonial use.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Garst
Charles Denby
Shanghai
Towa
Washington
Minnesota
Executive Council
Arrest Made in Pella Tent Crime Outrage
Oskaloosa Iowa Dec 18 Leo Van Gordin arrested here and taken to Pella on charge of being one of three men who held 16 year old Josephine Muellenberg as prisoner in a tent for 18 hours at the Pella fair and outraged her. Chas Dean is under indictment at Knoxville for the same offense.
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Oskaloésa
Leo van Gordin
Pella
Josephine Muellenberg
Chas. Dean
Knoxville
Council Bluffs To Host National Horticultural Congress Meet
Council Bluffs was chosen yesterday as the site for the second annual National Horticultural congress meeting to be held a year hence. The unanimous selection followed an annual session with delegates from Spokane Des Moines St Joseph and Kansas City. A 380 member board was named and may rise to 50 at a directors meeting today. Directors will elect officers today.
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Council Bluffs
National Horticultural Congress
Spokane
Wash
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Kansas City
Shoppers Robbed on Des Moines Street
Des Moines Iowa December 18 Alice Olmstead daughter of J G Olmstead a wealthy shoe manufacturer and Grace Card of Grinnell were held up and robbed by an unknown man while returning home from a Christmas shopping tour near the Olmstead mansion on Grand avenue. The robber took the $5 they had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Alice Olmstead
J. G. Olmstead
Grace Card
Grinnell
Olmstead
Grand Avenue
Sunday Collections Top $16,000 in Ottumwa Revival
Ottumwa Iowa residents boosted five week revival funds with a four thousand dollar rush in five minutes at the Sunday tabernacle meeting led by Mel Trotter for a rescue home. The drive now totals over 16 thousand dollars. Anti saloon forces claim over half the voters back a saloon closure petition but will wait until after New Year.
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Ottumwa
Mel Trotter
Des Moines Woman Reconciles With Husband After Elopement
Mrs. Kert Corye, arrested after eloping with a hired hand at Grand Junction, reconciles with her husband and plans to return home. Her companion, Mrs. Sims, who also eloped, refuses to reconcile with Sims.
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Des Moines
Kert Corye
Grand Junction
Fatally Injured After Tragedy On Train Platform
Marshalltown Iowa December 18 Frank Auld 31 a well known young man was fatally injured late last night when he attempted to board a Chicago Great Western train and fell under its wheels.
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Marshalltown
Frank Auld
Chicago Great Western
Supreme Court Decisions From Des Moines Dated December
The Des Moines Supreme Court issued rulings affirming multiple appeals. Cases listed include Howard v. Emmet County, Smittie v. Haag, Fritz v. Fritz, Hubbard v. Montgomery, Bacus v. C B Q Ry, and Lowery v. Lowery.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Howard
Appellant
County of Emmet
Emmet
Smittie
Haag
Qyreene
Fritz
Pocahontas
Hubbard
Montgomery
Mills
Bacus
C. B. & Q. Ry, Company
Lowery
Byers Appeals Mult Tax Case To Higher Court
Des Moines Iowa December 17 Attorney General Byers defends eminent lawyers who revised the law in 1897 in a Burlington case involving the removal of County Attorney H F Kuhlemeier. The dispute centers on mulet tax provisions and enforcement duties and why Kuhlemeier refused to remove violators. Judge Smyth ruled Kuhlemeier acted within the revised language and Byers appeals the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Byers
Cosson
Supreme Court
Burlington
H. F. Kuhlemeier
Code Revision Commission
J. Byers
Kuhlemeier
Smyth
State deposits break record in Iowa banks
Des Moines reports the auditor of state records total bank deposits at 205,220,919 as of November 23, the largest since before the 1907 panic, marking a new peak in Iowa’s banking history.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Paroled convict commits suicide in Des Moines hotel
Des Moines reports Charles Thomas a former Muskegon county convict and M C A worker suicided at the Chamberlain hotel. He was paroled December 19 last year and would have been pardoned this Saturday.
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Des Moines
Charles Thomas
Chamberlain Hotel
Thomes
Muscatine County
Governor Names Adjutant General in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa December 17 Major Edwin E Lueas of the fifty fourth regiment named next assistant adjutant general of Iowa Lucas resides at Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Edwin E. Lueas
Fifty-Fourth Regiment
Lucas
Fairfield
Supreme Court Upholds Modified Mulct Statute
Des Moines Iowa December 17 the supreme court upholds the mulct law as constitutional in a Waterloo appeal to enjoin a saloon for violations of prohibition and endorses legislature power to modify the law and provide for license.
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Supreme Court
Des Moines
Waterloo
Nurses Fiancée to Health Then Catches Disease and Dies
Chicago recalls the devotion of Frank Griffith 34 a Northwestern athlete of the early 1890s whose service at his fiancée Susan Paddock a West Pullman resident helped sustain her through typhoid. He contracted the fever after her illness and died at his mother’s home in Waterman. He had left baseball for business in Chicago.
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Chicago
Frank Griffith
Northwestern University
Griffith
Susan Paddock
West Pullman
Lowe Avenue
Waterman, Sr
Meveland
Farwell Estate Inventory Shows 8 Million in Personal Property
In Chicago on December 17 executors of John V. Farwell filed an estate inventory revealing 8 million dollars in personal property. The estate also includes thousands of acres of land across the country, valued in the article as worth millions though no exact valuation is given.
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Chicago
John V. Farwell
Iowa Supreme Court rulings announced in Des Moines
In Des Moines on December 17 the Iowa Supreme Court handed down rulings in several cases. Fisher of Page and Hart of Polk were affirmed, Anderson of Allamakee and Taylor of Wapello were reversed, and Shimmer of Chickasaw County was affirmed.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
State of Iowa
Fisher
Page
Hart
Polk
Anderson
Allamakee
Taylor
Wapello
Shimmer
Chickasaw County
Chickasaw
Decline in Iowa crime noted in state records
Des Moines reports show a lower crime rate in Iowa for the past year based on district court clerk submissions. The secretary of state’s compiled data suggests improved social conditions, with fewer heinous offenses and a likely completion of the final report within two weeks. Ten life convicts seek pardons from the governor as the Thirty third General Assembly starts January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Thirty-third General Assembly
Leonard Haley
Dubuque
L. R. van Taesel
Chickasaw
W. P. Glyndon
Story County
Thos. W. Watson
Mills County
Albert Parnitzke
van Buren
John Penny
Emmett
Jones
Fort Madison
Seventh Independent Company
Ohio Volunteer Sharpshooters
Dying From Wedding Joke In Iowa City
Des Moines Iowa December 16 As a result of a wedding joke Joe Bergstrom is dying. He and his young bride have gone to Colorado seeking to regain his health against fearful odds. He suffers from tuberculosis arising from a severe cold contracted when friends struck him with a wedding joke and left him by a tree in the open air. He is forty years old. The wedding occurred mid October.
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Des Moinex
Joe Bergstrom
Colorado
Ted
Little Sioux Doctor Dies at Patient's Bedside
Dr. A. Caldwell, a 20 year Little Sioux physician, collapsed from apoplexy while tending a woman in childbirth. He died within minutes as the patient gave birth to a healthy child who also survived. Overwork was blamed. he left a wife and six children. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
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Little Sicirs
A. Caldwell
Modern Woodmen
Hawarden brakeman loses leg after moving train accident
Hawarden, Dec. We N. Ocken, a brakeman, lost his left leg in the Northwestern Yards and is under a nurse’s care at a local hotel, showing good progress toward recovery a few days after the incident.
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Hawarden, Sr
N. Ocken
West Union Woman Elected Probate Judge in Beloit
Mary H Holder Cooper former resident of this county wins the probate judge seat at Beloit Kansas. Widowed while serving as judge she was appointed by Governor Hoch and later ran to win an overwhelming election. She is reportedly the only woman probate judge in the West.
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West Union
Mary H. Cooper
Mary H. Holder
Beloit
Kan
Hoch
Weil
Waugh Mculloch
Evenston
Oldest Local Woman Sarah Deming Dies at 48
Arlington Iowa mourns Sarah Deming who died at age 48. Born April 16 1810 in Connecticut she was among Fayette county pioneers arriving fifty three years ago esteemed for her remarkable faculties and service to the community.
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Arlington
Sarah Deming
Connecticut
Fayette
Audubon Man Arrested for Enticing Woman
Tes Moines Ia Dec 16 Uncle Sam joined in the white slave crusade today when Chris Lauritzen of Audubon was arrested and in federal court charged with enticing Christine Jensen to America for immoral purposes. The arrest follows investigations by Secret Agent Maguire surveying foreign women in the state. Charles Thomas died by his own hand at noon leaving a note saying he was tired of living the fast society life.
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Tes Moines
Sam
Chris Lauritzen
Audubon
Christine Jensen
America
Maguire
Charles Thomas
Iowa lawmakers face busy agenda at Thirty third session
Des Moines reports that the Thirty third general assembly set to convene January 1 will tackle school law revision, state board creation, insurance department separation, capital grounds improvements, hist ral department reorganization, and education for industry and agriculture. Also planned are anti discrimination laws and liquor law reforms with measures to raise the mill levy and curb brewery ownership of saloons.
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Des Moines
National Board of Control
Histral
Iowa
A. C. Rankin
Allegers
Department of
State
Commonwealth
Flywheel Bursts Injures Man in Riceville Incident
In Riceville Iowa Will Kendall was seriously injured when a section of a flywheel burst and struck him in the face. The wheel damaged his nose and caused lacerations. doctors expect recovery with a lasting scar.
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Riceville
Will Kendall
Farmer Paralyzed After Fall From Wagon Near Clare
Fort Dodge report says Thomas McMahon a prominent Clare farmer was thrown from a wagon while returning home from town with corn. He is paralyzed to the waist and brought to Fort Dodge for an operation. doctors fear he may not recover. McMahon has a wife and eight children.
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Fort Dodge
Thomas McMahon
Clare
McMahon
Five Men Break Jail at Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa December 16 five men escaped from jail this morning drilling the cell door with a pen knife back spring two of the escapees were under sentence to 16 years in Anamosa for theft one fugitive was later recaptured authorities launched a manhunt
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Ottumwma
Pfive
Anamosa
Carnegie Gives $63 000 to Coe College
Edar Rapids Iowa December 16 Coe College today received from Andrew Carnegie authority to draw on him a science hall.
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Andrew Carnegie
COE College
Edar Rapids
Coe Ou ‘Eli
Andrew Negie
Divine Healer Schlatter run from Illinois town
Macomb Illinois December 16 Deputies escorted self styled Divine Healer Schlatter from town after he denounced President McKinley as an anarchist and praised assassination. A mob threatened violence if he remained and he left by train to Quincy Illinois under police protection.
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Macomb
Ill
McKinley
Schlatter
Schal
Quincey
Mother Burned Saving Child in Auburn Fire
In Auburn New York on December 16 a spark from a family range set Nettie Anderson's dress ablaze. Her mother suffered severe burns on hands and arms while trying to extinguish the flames. the father tore off the garment and saved her from a worse fate. The girl escaped with minor injuries.
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Auburn
Nettie
Swan Anderson
Ander
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