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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
2
A collage of witty notices and social quips covers taxes, fashion, and politics. Jokes compare Edith Wharton to Gertrude Atherton, piloting naval whatifs, and leap year quirks. The piece notes Mosquito frogs, golf humor, and a Montreal paper fined for calling lawmakers tools.
A scientist notes that peripherm has barbs and, with thumb-screws red-hot Pinchers and ice tongs, gains an edge over bacilli causing malaria and smallpox in a grim, period-tinged description.
The Anti-Saloon League aims to enforce the state mulct law on Sioux City red light houses and saloons, imposing taxes and stringent requirements. Proprieties struggle to run without liquor and fear closures, as court actions reveal well known local profiteers linked to the traffic.
Mason City reports a surge in cooperative grain societies with 226 in the state, up from under 150. New groups form at New Hall Grimes Chapin Holstein Clarion Dillon Huxley Decorah Arthur and Husley. Elevators planned on Milwaukee road and electric line. Capital stock ranges 6000 to 10000 dollars, rising in new formations. State convention set for Fort Dodge February 8 and 14 with Mayor McCoulogue invited to speak on city government.
Auditor Bowen and assistants completed a books examination and left for Chicago with Spellering. The shortage is reported at $9900 spanning three years. Spellering, 66, served 28 years with Northwestern, mainly as Ida Grove agent handling freight and express. Officials remain reticent about details.
A deed filed in Le Mars transfers the entire Kingsley site and surrounding farms from George B. Smyth to David A. Collier for 31 dollars. The case echoes old rail road grant days when Smyth, a former promoter, held the land via a 1700s defeasance that tied back to Lomax. The new deed rests on Smyth’s claimed dower interest, which he says he did not relinquish.
Judge F M Powers sentenced Joseph and Soloman Harssan to twenty five years in the penitentiary for the murder of their cousin Fred Nawfal last January. A motion for a new trial was overruled and the case goes to the supreme court. The Harssans' aged father traveled from Syria to attend and fainted upon hearing the ruling. Jon Hargsan proclaimed innocence before sentencing.
Clinton man Gus Considine, a saloon keeper, died from injuries suffered while trying to separate two men during a party on a porch. He refused anesthesia, endured facial injuries, and developed a nervous condition before death. The coroner began an investigation as relatives moved the body to Fulton.
A disastrous fire struck Letts destroying $30,000 worth of property. Two large frame buildings burned to the ground and nearby structures suffered heat damage. The blaze began in Snyder's general store grocery department and spread rapidly. bucket brigades fought the flames and some losses are insured. This is the second major fire in Letts in two years.
Cedar Falls residents 16 year old Henry Huston and 18 year old Fred Huston were arrested in Belden Ma on charges of tampering with gas meters and theft. They allegedly robbed several local businesses ten days earlier. Their mother sent them to relatives by train after the deeds, and Chief Enlow of Cedar Falls found them. The gas company offers a $50 reward for their capture.
Jay Parchin aged 12 son of Geo Parchin a real estate agent died in a distressing accident near Meath Iowa when dragged by a cow sixty rods along frozen ground. A rope wrapped four times around his neck broke it.
A rear end collision on the Iowa Central near Marshalltown damaged an engine and set fire to five cars loaded with merchandise. A Northwestern express car on No. 9 between Marshalltown and Tams caught fire, delaying the train until crew and bystanders extinguished the blaze.
Davenport saloon keepers discuss a meeting to obtain state aid on whether bars can open Saturday February 22 or Monday February 24. If not, saloons in Davenport and other towns would stay closed for about seventy nine hours across three dry days centered on Washington's Birthday and the state primary election.
Little Margaret King two years old, daughter of J W King of Marshalltown, died after a week with spinal meningitis. The house was quarantined and a public funeral was not permitted.
Atlantic-Mark Whitman conductor on a Rock Island freight train was killed instantly in the railroad yards. His home was Valley Junction. He leaves a wife and four children. Whitman was running down the track when his foot caught in a guard and he could not free himself before the train arrived.
Senator Allison, recovering from a grip in Washington D C, returns to the senate after illness. The brief notes his swift recovery and resumption of duties.
At a Diet committee meeting M Oishi questioned who Japan’s military moves target. Minister Terauchi said preparations face Pacific eventualities along the long coast from Saghalien to Formosa. The government, busy with interior affairs after cabinet attacks, awaits a favorable American reply on emigration. Aoki to be received February 6 as privy councillor. A government subsidizes Kataura led colonization firm to 300000 yen yearly for Korea and Hokkaido, signaling emigration shifts.
In Sejtuate R I Feb 3 state Senator Henry H Potter town elect and tax collector was robbed by three masked men who entered his office and with revolvers demanded his money. He surrendered the $1000 in his possession. A second item reports telegraph operator B A McGee of the Atlantic Coasting at Collier's station near Petersburg shot and killed Friday by a negro tramp after ordering him off the railroad track.
A stubborn blaze wiped out a five-story factory on a street housing La Lance & Grosjean Manufacturing and Hobson & Houghton. The loss is estimated at 76000 dollars.
Evans Steele aged 21 Hang Kraft 12 and Harold Dixon 11 drowned after breaking through the ice on the Hudson shoreline Friday. Bodies were recovered.
The Home bank of Brooklyn a state institution failed to open on Saturday after a sharp run by depositors. Capital stock 100000. surplus and profits 63670. Deposits fell from 548042 in August to 289050 by December. State examiner appointed to administer the bank amid the Oct panic aftermath.
BEA THREATENS BARK New York Feb 3. The four masted bark Puritan left New York for Boston in tow of the tug Teaser. A strong easterly gale forced anchorage two miles off Bellport life saving station. The bark drifted ashore between Bellport and Blue Point stations amid huge seas. Seventeen crewmen remained aboard as rescuers faced a difficult operation. One man landed ashore in a small boat. The wind and heavy sea hindered recovery efforts.
A violent blizzard battered northern Indiana and southern Michigan with 40 to 60 mph winds. Telegraph and telephone services were disrupted and rail traffic delayed, as sleet and snow crippled communication and travel.
A circuit court jury verdict declares the will of Petey Henkel set aside. Henkel, a wealthy Detroit miller and wholesale grocer valued at $500,090, left Mrs. Alice Henkel Pennington, his granddaughter, in the case.
In Boyertown Pennsylvania Eva Toms dies from injuries as the opera house fire toll reaches 170. The disaster left 818 injured and 22 year old Torig among those reported hurt. The incident sparked calls for troops as Carson City debates extending federal presence in Goldfield to April 1.
A fragment from the Washington Herald quotes Volos stating he never agreed to read or write until older, praising history as a fickle jade and denying any mention of him seeking the presidency. The garbled dialogue preserves a voice around personal education and political ambition.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a Boston girl on a streetcar who, with one hand occupied by a muff, dismisses a young man's advance. She rescues dignity by declaring authority and promising ten minutes to release her hand, noting she will remain calm as a Boston native.
An old advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia and sciatica with sedative nerve effects, immediate pain relief, and improved blood circulation. A testimonial from J P Hubbard of Marietta claims it cured years of head and jaw neuralgia after a 20 cent bottle, adding use for insect bites and sore throat.
Mrs. Hardapple asks the village to collect compensation after a speeding driver injured their prized Holstein cow. The cow is described as a first-class, imported prize-winning animal valued at $500. Hiram pushes for immediate cash settlement, threatening legal action.
A Massachusetts man visiting Vermont recalls meeting a frail farmhouse wife who does all the work alone. He notes her fatigue and asks why she does not hire help, but she smiles weakly and hopes to feel stronger soon.
A doctor notes that families using Postum reportedly averaged better health than coffee drinkers. He recalls switching from coffee after marriage, with Postum becoming the only staple as digestive issues faded. the testimonial cites health improvements and long-term pantry changes from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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