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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
7
Frank Dedina Alberta Dedina and Joe Naveratel were brought to Mason City at midnight charged with the murder of Michael Cummings on October 26 at Plymouth. Detective Rilley led the case with strong evidence claimed.
Congressman Smith reports a state department telegram stating the London embassy was asked to locate Edward P. Fitch of Council Bluffs. Fitch, abroad for months, wrote Oct 21 of appendicitis on the eve of sailing home and said he would seek London hospital. He has not been heard from and has lived in Council Bluffs 26 years and is described as wealthy.
The saloon of Chris Ohlson in Ida Grove Iowa was broken into last night. Thieves took $12 in small change and a large quantity of liquor after breaking out a back door glass.
Fort Dodge Iowa November 14 Dr F E Seymour a prominent physician and automobilist was run over by his own car on a hill after he set the brakes and attempted to crank it The machine rolled forward striking him and injuring both eyes the outcome may be serious
Alleging liquor law violations, Joseph and Martin Lodes sue Val Blatz Brewing Co of Cedar Rapids to recover 3737 for beer bought 1899 to 1905. They claim three rooms and three exits as their business, plus three entrances, and failure to file names of all employees with the county auditor. It is described as the first such suit in the state.
Des Moines IA November 14 The Eighth district recount favors Hepburn who gained 100 votes in Page county while Jamieson’s plurality narrows to 140, leaving Hepburn room to file a contest.
The Des Moines Tribune was sold to the Register and Leader for about $20,000. The plant will be used to publish an evening newspaper alongside the morning edition in Des Moines Iowa.
In Carroll Iowa K B Shaw a national bank examiner aged in bed at a local hotel was in charge of Carroll National bank affairs. The Carroll bank president M Culbertson had recently died by his own action. In St Louis the Army of the Tennessee society closed its session with Granville M Dodge re elected president Cornelius Cable secretary and A H Van Dyke treasurer.
Dubuque Iowa Nov 14 improvements on the Mississippi river from Dubuque to Guttenberg totalled 100000 dollars and boats move to winter quarters. The Casseville slough closed successfully and the Guttenberg channel opened as the main stream the hardest section of improvement on the upper Mississippi river is completed.
Des Moines reports the 23rd General Assembly roster with holdover Republicans and Democrats in both chambers. The piece lists Senate and House members by county, party, and district, plus an eventual election contest by S. M. Corrie against Robert Baxter over irregular certification.
Fort Dodge Iowa on November 13 sees Cedar Rapids Oil Company offer a 500 dollar reward for evidence that leads to conviction of persons who doped storage tanks in Fort Dodge during October. The mixed article of gasoline and kerosene damaged tanks and affected city fueling efforts.
Charles City News outlines the death of Will R. Harwood in Los Gatos California on November 8. The writer, born in Charles City, gained fame for magazine articles and a life of Luther Burbank. He married the daughter of banker W D Balch and earlier worked at the Dubuque Herald Chicago Inter Ocean and Minneapolis Journal.
A winter short course in Ames will feature lectures on gasoline engines and automobile use on farms. Experts from two major factories will lecture and display cars to illustrate handling and running autos.
In Marshalltown Iowa on November 13, full payment of all claims against the failed Green Mountain Savings bank was made. Attorneys for defendants Dr. Stuart B MacParmid president Edward L Collins director Helen J Edwards author and Donald A Johnson cashier of Omaha secured dismissal of cases. Defendants raised 12 750 7 off all the claims including 8 000 to 9 000 for depositors.
Tom Fultz of Ames sues H W Schieuter of Chicago in federal court for 50000 claiming a prick dropped three stories hit him on the head while working on a new Ames college building. Des Moines report notes the quote about money from the Portland Oregonian.
Des Moines reports from close friends that Secretary James Wilson will continue in the cabinet under the Taft administration. He desires to stay as long as he is useful, postponing retirement to farm life and resisting pressure to seek other offices.
Dr. 8. and Cot ter, a prominent Corning physician and head of the Corning hospital, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon when a tire burst on a touring car. He was thrown from the vehicle and his head struck by the fender, crushing his skull.
Mrs Sherman Morris wife of Frank Shercliffe hires a Minneapolis attorney to file habeas corpus alleging the subject cannot be held without indictment. She cites a Michigan letter the night before the Minneapolis train robbery as proof of Ball’s fake implication. Shercliffe and his mother at Cainesville Missouri fund the case from Frank’s share of a wealthy Marshalltown area farm estate.
Knoxville report says Frank Shercliffe alias Sherman Morris will be transported to Minnesota to face train robbery charges. Det. Bunnridge accompanies him. he had escaped a Colorado transfer and is already under a Colorado murder sentence. Minnesota demand takes precedence over Colorado.
In Iowa Falls on November 12 a rail carrier announced a ticket enforcement policy. Conductor instruction cites the cent fare law allowing 3 cents per mile for unticketed passengers, with the ultimatum to pay the fare.
Captain Hull announces his large Virginia farm is for sale before leaving for the next session of Congress. The farm figures in recon politics but did not sway the election. Hull contends the property does not pay and suggests a future bid for Congress. The venture ties to General Wadsworth of New York and a nearby government experiment station.
The foreign office reports from Berlin that French ambassador M. Cam bon and acting secretary for foreign affairs Baron von Waechter signed an agreement in settlement of the Casa Blanca incident in Paris this afternoon.
November report describes Alberto Costa, a leading republican figure and member of the Black Cross group, dying by self harm amid rumors the faction planned to assassinate King Manuel and Crown Prince Luis. The event follows last February’s royal assassination attempt and fuels sensational reactions in Lisbon.
Des Moines reports fifteen Iowa counties will be led by women county superintendents this year, a record for female elected officials. Notable appointees include Mrs. Tennie Steele Huegie in Polk County and Miss Clara Taylor in Adams, with several others across Bremer, Butler, Jasper, Monroe, and more.
Aurelia Iowa November 10. The culmination of a series of Saturday night brawls left City Mayor Knutzen knocked down and unconscious. He was found with a broken leg the cause of which is unclear whether from a fall or a kick. His assailant Ed Grieves has not yet been arrested or formally charged.
Emmetsburg Iowa reports the death of 50 year old farmer Jack Stafford who was out hunting when a gun discharged striking him in the chin and nose. Part of his jaw was found 30 feet away. He could not speak and used head signals to communicate before death.
In Newton Iowa on a Saturday, George Young was sentenced for the Franker murder near Kellogg. He will be taken to Fort Madison to serve 20 years at hard labor by Sheriff Russell. The court described him as penitent and no appeal was filed. good behavior may reduce the term.
John T. Mc Elroy of Odessa Texas purchased 9 000 acres in the valley below El Paso from General Granville Dodge of Council Bluffs Iowa for 159000.
Geo Bennett aged 55 was stabbed to death in Oelwein. A man surrendered claiming self defense after showing two bloodstained knives. He said the dispute began while aiding Bennett home on the town outskirts. A coroner's inquest was to be held today.
A clue to the Plymouth section boss Mike Cummings murder near his bed was found as a piece of a woman's dress with stains near the depot. The sheriff investigates with brothers from Minneapolis and Clermont, Iowa, aiding the manhunt.
The Whitbeck murder case from West Union Louisiana ends in Walter Whitbeck's life sentence for killing his father and will be appealed. Reporter Comstock works on a transcript of evidence for the appeal.
Probation officers removed two boys from Claud Mentzer’s care after he abandoned them when he left with a theatrical company. Mentzer is with a company near Beatrice, Nebraska tonight as authorities plan to seek a grand jury investigation into charges of child desertion.
Rica Townley an engineer faced a court claim from Ada Townsend alleging he defrauded her of a board bill after accepting dinner invitations from her daughter. Townley testified he visited, accepted the invitation, then ceased visits. the court dismissed the case.
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