30 May 1907
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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
1
A ten cent bounty will be paid for the scalp and claws of pocket gophers in Iowa after July 4. The contract for the Missouri State Normal building at Maryville has been let, with a cost of $208,464 to erect the structure.
W C Brown first vice president of the New York Central boasts his Iowa roots while spending time at a farm near Clarinda where his daughter resides.
The Des Moines State Fair announces its premium list for 1907 to be held in late August. Premiums total 1300 dollars for corn alone, with prizes to reward outstanding exhibits and high quality entries.
A suspect linked to last week’s theft of a team from a hitch rack in Clarinda was arrested. The accused is Adolph Kluntz, a young man from Burlington Junction Missouri, identified by authorities.
The opposition within the Democratic Party resurges to back Senator Daniels of Virginia for the presidential nomination, signaling renewed challenge to Bryan in the upcoming contest.
The Star-Enterprise editor at Afton misplaced a purse containing $30 in cash and assorted checks. The remark criticizes editors possessing such money as risking the profession’s integrity, and the piece notes a lack of sympathy for the editor involved.
The Bedford Hotel Register notes a six month permanent address for subscriber Dan Isom of Ft. Madison Ind. The editor congratulates the paper on securing one stable reader, highlighting Dan Isom as the latest add to the list.
The State University invites attendance at commencement exercises in Iowa City from June 7 to 12 marking the university founder’s sixtieth anniversary. On Wednesday morning June 12, Secretary Taft will deliver an address.
The speaker argues fortunes in wheat come from raising it, not trading on the board of trade. He says betting dollars on trades is only an even break, while bucking the board should not be called gambling since there is no real chance to win in this game.
In the Aston Star Enterprise report a Creston attorney argues his property is valued at 1800 while refusing to accept 3800. He notes that when the assessor calls and a person signs the assessment he or she signs an affidavit stating the listed property is all he is worth. The attorney questions whether this exposes him to perjury charges.
Judge A J Harlan a leading Northwest Missouri figure died in Savannah last week. A veteran of the 39th Congress he served during the Civil War era and lived to 92. He aligned with the Democrats and took part in the Compromise of 1850. He is noted as the last surviving member of that Congress.
A discussion on grand jury legality follows a 1907 opinion by Judge Anderson in Apanoose County declaring the grand jury legal. It notes indictments for keeping a house of ill fame and nuisance would stand, while summarizing election-list irregularities and the broader claim that while some departures from law exist, there is no substantial violation. It praises Hepburn’s continued influence and touches on Smith and Turner in Congress. It concludes with Knox Smith’s Standard Oil findings on monopoly and transportation control.
The Afton Star Enterprise accuses Creston residents of underreporting taxable property and argues that such underdeclarations may be widespread in Union County and the state. It calls for a comprehensive, general exposure rather than a focused attack.
The piece questions Secretary Taft stance on tariff revision and anticipates criticism from stand patters. It contrasts past Republican leaders Dingley and McKinley with Democratic labels and asks whether timely tariff revisions were ever partisan betrayals.
Judge H M Towner spoke at the Leon laying of the corner stone for the new county court house last Thursday creating a formal milestone in the project and highlighting civic progress in the community.
The column argues against Colonel Hepburn’s representation of the eighth district, accusing him of serving corporate interests. It endorses Judge Towner as an honorable Republican, suggesting he would be better for Congress though preferring a Democrat if Towner is not the nominee.
An advertisement states deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with constitutional remedies. It explains the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss, often from catarrh, and promises one hundred dollars for any cureable case. Also mentions Hall's catarrh cure and a call for clean cotton rags for cleaning machinery.
At Clearfield a stockholders meeting resolved to fund 100 percent assessments on most stock to cover the insolvent bank’s debts. William Hughes, Corydon, faced about 30,000 in losses including 8,800 in stock and 29,000 in deposited money and claims. Ferren and Lord pay 50 percent on their 5,000 stock. Hughes’s family also bears significant losses. The depositors reportedly lose nothing, and criminal actions against Hughes are not resolved here.
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