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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
6
Joseph Clay, switchman in the Q yards, spotted two girls on the track about 5 PM Sunday. He flashed the danger red light, prompting Engineer to stop No 4 within feet, saving the child from a fatal accident. The girl escaped with no name given as onlookers praised Clay’s quick action despite rheumatism.
At the last meeting of the G. A. R. the following persons were elected to fill the different offices: J. W. Reece Post Commander, L. M. Duckworth J. V., Willace Lake 5. V., Henry Plouse ta , L. Manning O. M., H. S. Glenn O. D., Nathan Jewett O. G.
The sample sale in Chariton at Pick erel and Myers music store, four doors north of First National Bank, December 14 and 16, offers items donated by local wholesale houses. Doors open with free entertainment all day, 10 cent admission at night for church benefit.
The library unveils new books including Marjory Daw and Others, Among the Law, Story of the Birds, Historic Boys, Sky Pilot, Wild under the Equator, Story of an Untold Love, Story of the Indian, Story of Invention, Water Babies, Nonsense Books, Dog of Flanders, Decatr Somers, Story of our Continent, Black Arrow, Tour of the World in Eighty Days, Yearbook of Agriculture, Arlington, Climatic Charts. Attendees urged for funeral service of neighbor D R Michener at M E Church Friday at 2 30 p m.
Prof. D. R. Michener, principal of the public schools, suffered a fatal stroke last Sunday morning and died the following evening. He collapsed after placing coal in a bed on the walk and entering the water closet. he was found unconscious, bruised by a lawn mower, and died after a period of stupor. His body will lie in state at the Methodist church Friday afternoon from 1:30 to 2:30, with funeral services to follow. obituary to be published next week.
Reports say Hugh Dixon, the colored man who shot Lottie Branch Holmes at a railroad camp near Thayer a few weeks ago, escaped from Creston jail Friday night. Authorities doubt bars were cut. unsecured door or deception during prisoner intake may have allowed the exit.
A new telephone line called the Sprott line runs from J W Sprott's residence in Union township to Derby and connects with Chariton. Several homes along the line and in Derby have installed phones. A W Mauk of Whitebreast township is installing phones for R E Pedigo. The line, five miles long, may extend to Smyrna and Woodburn next spring.
Charles Goldsberry is assigned as mail clerk on the Nos 8 and 15 mail trains running Chicago to Council Bluffs and back. He departed Chariton last evening on No 8 toward Chicago. The Patriot people and his many friends here wish him great success in the new position.
Last night a fast mail train No. 15 wrecked between Kirkwood and Biggsville Tl about two miles west of Kirkwood. The engineer and fireman were killed. No. 15 passed through Charlton today about noon, eight hours late. An unrelated medical ad urges Cascarets for bowel health.
Business and professional men in Chariton favor the Patriot as the best advertising medium. It carries more advertising inches and reaches the county’s well to do buying class. Circulation has grown over the past year as the paper is trusted for news and extended, truthful accounts of new happenings.
The Sabbath school will present a Christmas cantata and the Ladies Aid Society meets Friday at 10 a.m. with Mrs. J.J. Myers to discuss a year end sale and supper on December 22. A brief fuller announcement will come next week.
The notice states a public sale on the northwest corner of the square in Chariton on Saturday December 15 at 3 o clock. The items include one pair of large bay horses a wagon and harness and the sale is by D S Parker.
A Buffalo contest at the Art Students League awarded free scholarships to Edo Russell Eva Balsam Louis P. Fisher and G Lawrence Hirschberg. Edo Russell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Russell and granddaughter of Rev Joseph A Russell, was among four of 400 examined chosen for merit. The Patriot honors Edo and the Russell family.
Prof J H Shepperd of the Agricultural Experiment Station Fargo N D reports that the station's Paris Exposition cereals exhibit received a Gold Medal diploma from the international jury. He notes the praise reflects on Prof and Mrs Shepperd, both Lucas County instructors, and their readers will be pleased.
Last Tuesday around 1 pm a fire broke out in the roof of Robert Updyke’s home on north Grand Street. Firemen contained the blaze. loss estimated at about 200 dollars, fully insured with Town Mutual of Des Moines. Mr Updyke was away in Decatur county. he returned the same evening.
An offer proclaims free samples of Boschee's German Syrup for adults with cold bronchitis throat or long troubles. One bottle per person. parents must authorize for children. Claims include wide physician endorsement and that a 75 cent bottle cures or proves value.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a candy cathartic to cure constipation with a money back guarantee if C C C fail. It emphasizes a simple solution and urges readers to try the product.
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