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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
2
Col W S Dungan president of the Old Settlers Association of Lucas County urges attendance at the Chariton meeting on August 28. He stresses preserving recollections and data on early settlement, families, schools, churches, and laws to bolster Lucas County and Iowa history and identity.
The town mourns the death of Dr William M Beardshear president of the State Agricultural College at Ames who died at his residence on the college campus after a period of ill health He was a national figure in education and his kindness faith and loyalty left a lasting impact on students and the broader community.
An editorial denounces inflated securities issued by promoters of large railway and manufacturing properties. It cites Rock Island Railroad Company plans to create major bonded debt and new stock without added value, aiming to secure tariffs and dividends, predicting eventual public demand for government control of corporations.
The passage quotes Norman Hapgood on General Washington era concerns. It cites idleness, dissipation, speculation, and a thirst for riches as dominating society, with party disputes and personal quarrels as everyday business, while empire concerns and financial collapse loom as secondary. The speaker urges alarm and national arousal.
Congressman Walter I. Smith lauds Hon. W. P. Hepburn in a speech at the Republican state convention praising his work on the first House bill for constructing an isthmian canal. The remark highlights Hepburn's achievement in advancing a major infrastructure project.
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Henson Pulley deceased was produced opened and read. The court fixed September 23 1902 for hearing proof. Witness official seal and signature of E S Weis Clerk of District Court July 28 1902.
The article summarizes the 1902 comptroller report on national banking associations. It notes 437 new associations added, aggregate capital of 30.407 million, bond deposits of 6.01275 million, and details on small class banks with average capital around 26.54 thousand. It also states since 1900 act there have been 1,061 banks organized with 62.349 million capital and 15.4425 million bond deposits. 702 small class and 359 larger class banks formed. It reports 6,825 banks total since start, with 4,546 active, 1,392 in voluntary liquidation, 387 in receivership. 368 net increase in the year, 3 failed, 66 liquidated voluntarily.
The Journal urges Chariton and Clarinda residents to patronize home job printing. It highlights three Clarinda shops, their local spending, and argues that buying local keeps money in town, supports labor and taxes, and strengthens the community. It calls for loyalty to Clarinda and avoiding out‑of‑town suppliers.
A commentary on Governor Cummins appointments notes some dissatisfaction among supporters for not consulting allies yet defends the governor. It praises appointing friends, recognizes rewards for service, and defends nepotism as acceptable family kindness. The piece ends by hinting at tariff revision aims.
The article argues Republicans should not rush tariff changes to appease or punish trusts, noting the administration aims to handle trusts without destabilizing tariffs. It cites William J Bryan's influence on the Democrats and warns laborers against harming themselves by deserting the party. It also praises miners honoring contracts and promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by D Q Storie.
A 1902 land list advertises multiple farms near Chariton Iowa offered by C. W. Drake county attorney and agent J. D. Threlkeld. Properties include 80 acres at $30/acre northwest of Chariton, 60–208 acre parcels near Chariton with barns and water, 25–160 acre tracts near Chariton and Russell with meadow pasture and timber, prices ranging from $16 to $60 per acre. Contact office in court house or mail a postcard.
A retired Northport mounted police officer recalls a buffalo chase from forty years ago in which intense thunder like an earthquake shook the ground as horses and fleeing buffalo surged. He recalls a wounded buffalo pursuing an Indian hunter, the horse failing, rider and beast vanishing beyond a bluff, illustrating rare ferocious persistence in wild animals.
The wild strawberry grows across the globe from northern chills to southern sun, failing only south of 38 degrees north except on mountains. It thrives from Lapland to Italy in Europe, western Asia, Iceland, and across North America to Mexico and the Andes, but is not found in China, Japan, or the Amur basin.
Lord Brougham, once abstemious in the house of commons, fell from the woolsack after a surge of mulled port during his reform bill appeal. Five tumblers of mulled port with brandy were said to have been served at intervals, and he knelt to plead before collapsing to the floor before being set back on the woolsack by fellow peers.
The piece notes rose attar as highly valued in India Persia and Turkey with large rose gardens and distillation in March and April. It explains Kashmir attar quality and rosewater luxury and recounts a legend of its discovery by Jehan Jeer's begum whose garden canal carried rosewater and yielded drops of attar.
A newly married couple crossed the Atlantic for their honeymoon. The bride, an adept yachtswoman, stayed calm as her ill at ease husband grew seasick after the first day. She tried romance to cheer him but he quipped that the moon was up only if he could swallow it, a wry line that captures their mood aboard.
The article notes that ancient cultures revered tutelary trees like tutelary gods. Among the Scandinavians the ash was deemed most sacred and avoided by serpents. Women left their children safely beneath its shade while they pursued harvests.
A brief comic exchange shows Burroughs recalling a ten dollar loan while lenders press for repayment. The light banter centers on memory of the debt and implied settlement.
A Georgia editor laments that the paper proved resilient yet earned money sufficient to depart, remarking on the newspaper's enduring presence versus its financial outcome.
The quote notes that wit loses its edge without a touch of ill nature and that the bite of sarcasm can make a good thing more memorable. It attributes the idea to Sheridan and frames malice as a sharpening force in humor.
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