Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Wife Desertion Law
The Iowa Supreme Court sustains the 1907 wife desertion law in the case of State v Frank Dvoracek. The court rules venue lies where the wife and children reside and that the statute’s definitions are sufficiently clear to support a jury finding of neglect without cause.
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Supreme Court
R. M. Wright
Iowa
Frank Dvoracek
Frank D. Dvoracek
Story County
Dvoracek
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Corn Men Selected for Omaha International Exhibit
Prof Crossley of the college extension department has chosen fifteen first year agronomy students to assist with the corn exhibit for the International Corn Exhibition in Omaha starting December 9. The list so far includes I. F. Gilmore, W. C. Hassel, D. C. Welty, Wm. Buckland, M. McGrew, Fred Farquhar, R. W. Cassady, A. L. Smith, C. B. Cathcart, J. S. Naylor, W. A. Lippincott, J. Knickerbocker, H. C. Cosgriff, W. V. Ganseff, P. V. Shearer, L. E. Thomas, M. R. Tolstrun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossley
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Omaha
College Extension Department
I. F. Gilmore
W. C. Hassel
D. C. Welty
Wm. Buckland
M. McGrew
Fred Farquhar
R. W. Cassady
A. L. Smith
C. 8. Cathcart
J. S. Naylor
W. A. Lippincott
J. Knickerbocker
H. C. Cosgriff
W. V. Ganseff
P. V. Shearer
L. E. Thomas
M. R. Tolstrun
Poor Old Bill Got Thirty Days
Mrs William Black reported her husband William known as Bill for beating and abusing her. He was found intoxicated and jailed, sentenced to fifteen days then increased to thirty. He refused to name liquor suppliers and went to Nevada with an officer that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Black
South Side
Bill
Nevada
Dr Jones Heads New Isolation Hospital for Diptheria
Dr Margaret Jones of Collins has left for Chicago to serve as superintendent of a newly completed isolation hospital for diphtheria and scarlet fever patients. The five-building facility is connected by corridors and equipped with modern appliances. The move follows her three years in general practice and prior ties to Dr W A Evans in Chicago.
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Margaret Jones
Chicago
Jones
Board of Health
W. A. Evans
Evans
Iowa Medical Faculty Member Takes Chicago Position
Dr. Jones, a progressive Iowa State College graduate of 1897, leaves Ames with a team of five men and a substitute for a Chicago assignment. She accepts a substantial salary with expenses and a March increase, having prior charity work in Chicago and post graduate study.
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Wayne Dinsmore
Animal Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Jones
Ames
Times
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago
Four Accidents Before Stock Show Trip Near Cambridge
Rufus Hoffman suffered serious bruises when a wagon rolled over his legs after he slipped on ice near Cambridge. Iowa State College prepares a large exhibit for Chicago, sending 16 cattle 3 horses 10 sheep and 120 hogs. A Milwaukee brakeman named Brooks lost five toes in a box car accident at the Cambridge yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Hoffman
James Kirk Place
Cambridge
Iowa State College
Chicago
Milwaukee
Brooks
Mrs J B Cone Leaves for San Francisco Home
Mrs J B Cone who has spent the summer here with her mother Mrs B Read left Tuesday evening for her home in San Francisco Cal.
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J. B. Cone
B. Read
San Francisco
Cal
Church Board Extends Call to J. T. Houser
The Christian church board voted to call J. T. Houser of Boone to fill the vacancy created by Rev. Williams resignation. The congregation will ratify next Sunday morning and Houser is expected to start around the first of the year if approved.
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Church Board of the Christian Church
J. T. Houser
Boone
Williams
Houser
Rosengifts Ship Prize Animals to Chicago Show
The Rosengift Stock Farm sent ten head of prize animals to Chicago yesterday for the International Stock Show. The farm has produced many top winners at state fairs this year and is expected to win ribbons and cups at the event.
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Rosengift Stock Farm
Chicago
Rosengift Farm
Murphy Buys An Ice Plant In Ames For 15000 Dollars
John Murphy of Ames purchases a $15000 ice plant from Wilter Mfg Co of Milwaukee represented by H Fleming. The plant will produce 20 tons daily in 300 pound cakes, with sanitary steam filtration, and requires about $7000 more for setup. Installation begins late January 1909 with local hires and a possible eight to ten ton cold storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Fleming
Wilter Mfg Co
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
United States
Ames
John Murphy
Murphy
Duff Avenue
College Dairy
College
Fleming
Drunk Prisoner Sent To Detention Ward After Thanksgiving
Monday evening Marshal Fultz picked Oscar Johnson up on the streets and assisted him to the city hall detention ward to sleep off his Thanksgiving intoxication. The next morning he appeared before Mayor Tilden and was assessed ten dollars plus costs totaling 13.75, which his father agreed to cover if Oscar promised to straighten up and earn the money.
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Marshal Fultz
Oscar Johnson
City Hall
Tilden
Oscar
Olsan Builds More Houses for Flowers and Vegetables
Florist F. J. Olsan leads a two week push on two 25 by 100 foot greenhouses and a 125 foot shed to expand his plant business. The new facilities north of the car line will house chrysanthemums in fall and vegetables in spring, with space left for three more houses later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Olsan
Olson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ames, Iowa
Wright
Bill Black
DR. Jones
Chicago Isolation Hospital
Brownbridge
Collins
William Young
Illinois
America
Lady
Farmer
McKay Bros. Clydesdale Farm
Janesville
Pabst
Hackney
W. Harding
Waukesha
Wise
Wnrdham
Wayne, Ilinois
Galbrath & Son
DeKalb
Burgess Horse Farm
Winona
Ilinois
Prof. Dinsmore
G. W. Godfrey
H. H. Kildee
Ward Miner
Howard Phillips
H. L. Thornton
F. Summers
F. D. Hawk
H. Patterson
G. T. Guthrie
L. A. Nelson
H. G. van Pelt
Rosengifts
OLSAN
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