Audubon Folks and Visitors Reported in May
Local notes recount Audubon area residents and guests on Tuesday and Sunday visits. Hamlin, Elk Horn, and surrounding towns see calls from Chris Larsen, Fred Searles, Olaf Hansen, Pete Nelson, George Gill, Chris Christiansen, and others. Events include the Olsen barn dance, farm visits, stock movements, lumber deliveries, and cream delivery growth as spring grasses flourish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Hansen
Elk Horn
Pete Nelson
Valley Junction
George Gill
Hamlin
Kennedy's Laxa tive Cough Syrup Offers Gentle Relief
The product claims to avoid constipation common to cough remedies while its laxative components ease bowel movement. Pleasant to take and especially recommended for children, it supposedly tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. Sold by Nick Dofling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Nick Dofling
Local Notices and Social Updates from Greeley and Audubon
John Eagan of Greeley and Jacob Ruhs of Audubon had their houses robbed last week by Nelson and Juel. Ice cream and cake will be served at Hunt school house Greeley No. 2 Friday May 22. Jens Christensen, from Kimballt area, reports freighting days are past but still hauls cream. Charles Hensley visits from Burlington Wyoming to see his ill wife. Also an advertisement for Dr Shoop’s Restorative claims to quickly restore energy and appetite, sold by N Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eagan
Greeley
Jacob “Ruhs
Audubon
Nelson & Juel
Hunt School House
Greeley No. 2
Jens Christensen
Kimballt
Mrs Dolph Convicted in Clinton Manslaughter Case
Irene Rolph the 11 year old wife accused of murdering Fred Dolph was found guilty of manslaughter after a seventeen hour jury deliberation. The case drew wide local interest in Clinton as readers learned of alleged threats and a hurried trip to Joliet before Dolph’s body was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linian
Irene Rolph
Clinton County
Dolph
Clinton
Joliet
Fred Dolph
North Clinton
East
Old Man Streets
Holeran
Dolph Cottage
Faber
Iis
Iit
Gome
Cor Vner
Baby shoots mother in Mason City tragedy
A four year old boy accidentally discharged a revolver while playing with his mother Mrs Charles Hall in Mason City. The bullet perforated her intestines and doctors fear for her life. The child does not understand the horror and is described as a bright but saddened bystander as the mother lies gravely wounded in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Mason Ciiy
Charles Hall
Piles Test Promote Dr Shoop Ointment Trial Box
An offer claims Dr Shoop s Magic Ointment quickly checks piles and will mail a trial box to prove the test. It directs sending to Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin and notes the ointment costs 50 cents, sold by N Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Shoop
N. Hansen
Webster City Dairy Herds Hit Hard by Tuberculin Test
In Webster City and Wooster City dairy operations a tuberculin screening found 63 percent of the Cleveland dairy herd condemned. Fifty percent of Webster City milk supply is affected as inspectors ship cattle to Des Moines. The test sparks debate on testing accuracy and potential price impacts with milk rising to 10 cents per quart. Local dairymen push for a central creamery to stabilize prices amid the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Wooster City
Cleveland
Willie
Father Shot by Daughter in Family Quarrel
In Buchanan county near Winthrope a 22 year old daughter Maude Fleming fired a 9 mm rifle shot at her father Mont Fleming during a heated dispute with his wife. The blast struck him in the temple and he is not expected to live. Maude was arrested but later released. The Fleming family, once respected, faces a community uproar amid the ongoing tragedy following a prior family murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Fleming
Mont Fleming
Winthrope
Buchanan County
Maude
Hill Farm
Eyond
Williams
United States v Chicago Great Western Penalty Imposed
In federal court the jury found the Chicago Great Western liable for failing to provide cars with safety coupling appliances as required by law. A penalty of 6000 was set. Illinois Central, on a similar charge, pleaded guilty recently. The decision signals a test for future actions in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Ilinois Central
Boy runs from taunts, found ill after hiding in box car
Walter Anderson, 12, fled after classmates mocked him for misspelling words at Fort Dodge school. He spent a night in a box car in the Minors Central yards and returned home early the next afternoon severely ill from exposure. Police and neighbors searched but could not locate him until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Walter Anderson
Minors
Andersons
Hhoard
Iiim
Train Robbers Try a New Game Near Magon City
A Milwaukee passenger, B. C. Hohenrole of Cleveland, was relieved of money and valuables when three men corralled him aboard near Mazon City. They beat him and forced Edenrole, a traveling man, to surrender valuables before leaping from the train and vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magon City
Milwaukee
B.C. Hohenrole
Cleveland
Mazon City
Edenrole
Waterlooan Dies of Nosebleed
Waterloo Mrs. Patrick Joyce died of a nosebleed at age 40 after two weeks of hemorrhaging. She was the wife of a passenger conductor on the Mille Central and left five children, the oldest 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterlooan
Waterloo
Patrick Joyce
Mllneis Central
Dairy Company Fined For Selling Substandard Mill
A Dubuque court finds the Iowa Dairy company guilty of selling mill not up to standard and imposes a $25 fine. An advertisement prints claims for Dr. Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets promising rapid relief and blood pressure reduction, with 20 tablets costing 25 cents and available from N. Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa Dairy Company
Justice Skemp
Dr. Shoop
Droggista
N. Hansen
Hear Mates Cases in Ottumwa Rail Rates Discrimination
Ottumwa residents prepare as Commissioner Chirk of the Interstate Commerce Commission visits in May 2010 to hear three cases alleging discriminatory freight rates against railroads. The Ottumwa Buck and Construction Co. vs Chicago Milwaukee St Paul RR. Ottumwa Boxcar Loader Co. vs Milwaukee RR. and a third suit against Rock Island are highlighted by the Ottumwa Commercial Association. Fort Dodge Hearing For Post Office Funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Ottumwwa
Chirk
Interstate Commerce Comission
Ottumwa Commercial Association
Otumwa Buck and Construction Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & 8T. Paul Railroad Company
Ottumwa Boxcar Loader Company
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Ills of Medical Men and Early Deaths in Doctors
The British Medical Journal notes physicians show higher illness rates due to anxieties of responsibility and strenuous duties. Irregular meals, broken sleep, exposure, and low pay exhaust even strong constitutions, contributing to a lower life expectancy. Statisticians in several countries show doctors average 57 at death.
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An advertisement extols Kodol as the sole remedy that fully digests all classes of food and treats indigestion. It claims prompt action and thorough work at the stomach, noting it is pleasant to take and sold by Nick Dofling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Dofling
Iowa farms offer varied parcels near Greenfield and Casey
Listings describe multiple farm tracts in Adair and nearby counties with 80 to 200 acres, near towns, schools, and rail lines. Properties feature rolling to well watered ground, groves, orchards, several houses, barns, granaries, and fenced pastures. Prices range from 50 to 70 per acre, with trade options and long-term credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Adair County
Iowa
R. PF
Audubon
Rock Island
Stuart
Atlantic
Casey
School
R. PF. D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stewart
Johnson Mercantile CO
Chris Larsen
Fred Searles
Chris Christiansen
R. J. Garnett
James Bell
Hans Johnson
Juel
Lauritz Lauritzen
Isaac Statzell
Extra
Gill
Ilensley
O.N. Olesen
Johnson & Carateveen
Elk Hero and Kimballton Lumber Company
Mrs. Lewis of
Walnut
Mrs. Hensley
John Wiegart
Tur
Mr. McGinnis
Big Hamlet
Jesee Joel
Carl Madsen
Michigan
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Sandbeck
John M. Griggs
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Charles Hensley
Burlington
Wyoming
Mrs. Dolph
Conner
Rockwell City
Robert Reedy
James P. Jorgensen
Kimballton
H. T. Kroeger
DYE & Jensen
Kimballton Feed Store
Journal Extra
P. E. James
Kimballton , Iowa
John Riley
Comer Drug Store
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