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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
2
A concise digest highlights recent developments in personal affairs politics and international affairs. It surveys notable activities and movements across various regions, offering readers a rapid overview of events likely to influence public opinion and policy.
Congressional events include a woolen tariff hearing by Ways and Means, a conference on the Burrnett Dillingham immigration bill, a bill to replace hanging with electrocution in D C, and Moore seeking a 1 million dollar Philadelphia custom house appropriation. Quezon denies Aguinaldo inciting Philippine revolt. Adjournment until Jan 28 for Rep Smith memory.
A round up of incidents and notices including rule enforcement by Missouri Pacific in Nebraska division, a London house of Lords rejection, indictments in New York arson probe, bank presidents jailed in Brooklyn, Chicago baseball players urged to abstain, and other varied legal and sports items.
The report highlights improved flood conditions in Memphis. Other items note Denver housing with 235 small farms valued at 3 406 332 dollars, Milwaukee 1913 budget at 7 400 000, and various federal and state actions including Taft’s nomination, a California vaccination drive, and a Philippines burial shipment for John McCrain.
President Taft will follow the traditional inauguration day practice by riding from the White House to the Capitol and back with his successor, continuing a time-honored ceremony.
Floyd Sheets, 19, confessed after a third degree session to killing grocer Ernest Dalldorf during a store robbery. He also admitted raiding the Valquardens residence for 180 and a New Year’s streetcar hold up for 200 and diamonds, saying liquor pushed him to act. He said he acted alone and was not planning Dalldorf’s murder, claiming intoxication at the time.
Marion county statistics report no deaths in the Dallas area during 1912. No funeral services or interments occurred in Dallas churches or cemeteries. Dallas comprises old town and coal town Meicher with population near 1000.
A statewide effort by hundreds of farmers and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station tests grain varieties and alfalfa and red clover growing methods. The station provides free seeds and materials to each participating farmer who completes careful work and reports results through the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association.
Johnson County grand jury begins investigation into the Ernest Reasland murder case in Iowa City. Reasland, held on bonds since Christmas Eve, faces a $10,000 civil suit by Alberhasky estate administrator.
Cedar Rapids George A Lincoln state game and fish warden who was succeeded by Elmer Hinshaw of Lake Okoboji may contest the appointment under the old soldiers preference law Lincoln served twelve years as game warden Governor Clarke considered this when appointing Hinshaw
Regular passenger service commenced on the Creston Winterset and Des Moines road this week with two trips daily each way between here and Macksburg. Passengers from either end can enjoy a four hour layover in each place and return the same day.
Former Idaho governor James H. Hawley will attend the Jefferson club banquet in Des Moines on March 21. He and William J. Bryan, who accepted earlier, will deliver the principal addresses at the Coliseum.
A fire at Arthur Harman's furniture store in Audubon destroyed the building and likely caused the death of clerk Peterson. The blaze began when Peterson used kerosene to start a stove and a can of oil exploded, showering burning fuel onto him.
Flames from an unknown cause roared through the third story of the Homestead building at Third and Locust streets early Monday. The upper two floors were ruined while the lower floor and basement contents suffered water damage. owner J. M. Pierce estimates loss at 50000 to 75000 dollars depending on machinery damage after further checks.
The final of the long running O'Brien county land cases ends as the federal court dismisses John Sullivan versus the Damon heirs. The suit challenged land once bought from the Sioux City and St. Paul railroad now the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line.
Thirty nine registered Shorthorns owned by QO. M. Healy of Bedford in Taylor county were sold at auction here for 4940 dollars. Eleven bulls averaged 146 dollars, twenty one cows 138 dollars, and six heifers 71 dollars. Many animals went to breeders in other states but most will remain in Iowa.
Louis Emahiser sues the Rock Island Railway for thirty thousand dollars claiming personal injury after being struck on the head by a mail crane. The case remains active with allegations the railroad company bears responsibility for the accident.
The Iowa Associated Dailies elected D. W. Norris Jr of the Marshalltown Times Republican as president for the ensuing year at the convention. W. G. Young of the Cedar Rapids Gazette was chosen secretary and treasurer.
Major Harris his wife and two children and his mother died in a fire that destroyed their home three miles north of Richland. Neighbors arrived as the house was ablaze and no rescue was possible.
Keokuk county clerk C Bruce Lake has vanished for over a week after leaving for Fort Madison to deliver the annual report to the board of supervisors. Friends fear foul play as no word has come from him since.
The Southeastern Iowa short course will be held in Donnellson with the Lee County farmers institute from February 20 to 22. No state stock display this year. the usual corn show will be conducted. Five instructors will teach grain stock and domestic science.
Leon H. A. Wright and James Ausman were injured when their car turned turtle after a tire came off while returning from Lineville. Wright suffered internal injuries and Ausman was thrown onto the road.
Yorktown Iowa breaks hog shipping record with thirty nine carloads from Dec 30 to Jan 30 totaling $50,000. Population listed around 200. Local industry milestone reported for Shenandoah Yorktown region.
Mrs. William Hahne, longtime Webster City resident, was fatally injured when struck by a Northwestern passenger train. She died at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital.
A blaze consumed the two story frame warehouse of the T. G. Northwall company dealers in automobiles and farm implements in Sioux City. Loss estimated at about 68000 dollars.
The contract for a new school to be built in North English was let for 18,800 dollars. Construction must be completed by September 1.
A proposal to issue 50 900 dollars in bonds for a new Keokuk school house was defeated by a vote of 38 to 692. The outcome ends plans for the municipal project.
The note hints at high fuel costs and the need for large sums of money to power an automobile. It reflects a business or personal finance concern about essential expenditure and vehicle operation.
A young man asks Albert what his sister said while waiting and learns only that she removed a ring from one finger and placed it on another, signaling unseen meaning. The line appears in Lippincott's.
A man recounts a troubling night as his husband, immersed in Balkans war news, repeats Turkish town names in his sleep. The exchange hints at wartime anxiety shaping domestic conversations.
A customer requests a coal ton of 2000 pounds from a dealer and specifies the weight as a large ton. The exchange emphasizes a strong preference for a sizable coal delivery.
A longtime coffee drinker describes relief from spinal irritation and nervous trouble after switching to Postum. She credits improved walking, appetite, and sleep to coffee alternatives, noting proper preparation matters and promoting Instant Postum as convenient.
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