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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1881
Page
3
The Liberal Job Printing Office announces re stocked types and printing materials and offers modern work at city price levels. They invite trials and estimates, stating skilled staff and ready specimens, with LBIDY and PHIPPAN as contacts.
A LeMars column reports land sales by T. L. Bowman and James H. Tifft, new business openings by W. L. Smith and Frank Miler, and plans for Watkins Griffey's Sioux City daily. It notes elevator work, stock arrivals, shiny goods at Israel's store, and a rising interest in walnut trees. The article also covers political chatter, quarterly church meetings, and local transport items. The President’s health is noted as secure.
Syracuse reports Nathan Greenfield's 1875 murder conviction and execution for his wife's death at Orwell Oswego. A LeMars man, Tifft, faced bigamy charges amid an anonymous letter accusing him of complicity, with investigators promising a full search into the letter writer and motives. The piece frames the letter as a cowardly attack tied to the Greenfield trials.
A late day cyclone swept from the north causing dust and wind gusts that damaged structures in several towns. Reports say four Sioux county men may be killed, Seney saw a building topple, and Sioux Falls experienced severe damage. No confirmed fatalities. Local telegraph lines were down delaying details. In LeMars the danger passed with a cooling rain.
Joan C. Gursniz states she seeks the county sheriff nomination at the Republican convention and promises to run honestly for the people if nominated and elected.
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