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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
8
Police discover a blood stained suit and undergarments believed to belong to a kidnapped and murdered child. A gold ring rabbit’s foot and a folded handkerchief are found in pockets, with the name Lawrence on a picture. No missing child reported. authorities fear a body may be in the river.
The executive council plans to levy a tax to raise 2,200,000 for state operations next year. State Treasurer W W Morrow says there may be no tax levy increase despite higher outlays. Increased assessable valuation should yield needed revenue without raising millage, with councils to set figures and auditors to certify them to county boards for next fall levies.
Thirteen Des Moines College students six coeds and seven men fell ill after dinner at the Kamadorie and Altraria Chis authorities report milk as the sole item consumed by all. State chemist Frisbie and Dairy Commissioner Wright found no ploumines or bacteria in the milk, while names include Miss Margaret Hstel Minnie Baker Edith Anderson Ruth Calvert Dorothy Taland Edith Johnson Memory Pease Edward Yawking B. Mewers I. J. Clayton Biner Cartey and Clarence Workman the Des Moines College baseball and track captain.
A fierce hail and wind storm struck Des Moines and central Iowa on Sunday causing heavy damage to budding fruit trees and greenhouses. A Des Moines county courthouse building sustained light damage and downtown glass windows shattered. In Stuart hailstones to half a pound damaged peach buds. A Cedar Falls barn owned by Harvey Jewell lost twenty four horses and thirty four cows to a lightning strike, with losses around seven thousand dollars. Wires down noted across the region.
Sixteen year old Johnnie Flood received an indeterminate sentence of 160 years in Anamoosa after a tumultuous incident involving a damel and Vel wells with Charles Lartshorny. Judge Miller labeled Flood "bad" but feared sending him to reform school would endanger other youths.
Clark, proprietor of an enthu g house, was shot and killed at Barge BC by Nilward Simpson, a colored companion, after disputes over state evidence. Clark’s family Bl Creston prepared for burial as Keokuk closes city services due to scarlet fever and diphtheria fears following a fatal telegraph line accident during a storm.
A hobo enters the Burlington depot in Pleasantville, eats a lunch, and after Agent Mickie briefly leaves, the thief takes 65 dollars from a cash drawer. The culprit is pursued by a bystander and is nabbed about three miles from town with the money recovered.
County officials raided the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul diner at Churdan using a search warrant. They seized two kegs of beer one barrel of wine and a store of whisky. Conductor Snow was arrested for drinking on the train. Seventy five wet goods samples will be used as evidence in the forthcoming suit.
Sixteen year old Ralph Johnston from Ottumwa ran away to Des Moines after claiming trouble at school and fearing his father’s anger. He told police in a Des Moines city jail cell that he left to escape punishment and that authorities would contact his father.
Manley man Myron Walker suffered a possible mortal injury when a gasoline engine belt failed. Davenport gales wrecked boats and launches causing over $1,000 in damages. Spencer hosts the Northwestern Iowa High School Athletics Association sale on May 14. Kossuth County board sold drainage bonds totaling $440,000. Worth County clerk H W Myer, longtime Northwood resident, died at home. Iowa City resident Stewart Johnson died of a lung hemorrhage in Greer's Jewelry Store. Portland Heights Aslophone Company filed for incorporation in Mason City with $10,000 capital. Frank Ribak Sr died at Mascatine, aged 45. survived by four children. Burlington mayor orders gambling and sporting houses closed. Rieven A Coldren of Iowa City donated $1,500 Easter offering to Town City Presbyterian Church. Milwaukee J M division brakeman lost an arm in Austin couplings accident. Webster City post office building completed at about $70,000. Muscatine men Vealy brothers caught a fifty-two pound catfish. Bank of Slough controversy reported. John Kueppe resigns as Farmers’ Elevator manager and moves to Mason City. Quon of Ridall planning scheme for Olxons Aving. Walker of Van Wert cited for wood pile record, thirty cords, 240 feet long. Mrs Terome Welch, 60, died at home after a five day illness from stroke. Mrs C Haas suffered a stroke en route home from church service in Makon City and is critical. Peter Johnson’s wife missing and later body found at morgue. William Woodman, Milwaukee veteran, resigns in Hawthorn and moves to Des Moines with family.
Nevada District Court Judge Pike dismisses Virginia Sothern’s divorce bid, ruling non residents cannot obtain a Nevada divorce unless either spouse establishes bona fide residence and intends to stay. The decision, amid debate on jurisdiction, asserts the need for genuine residency to grant a divorce.
The document argues that no jurisdiction is secured to allow a divorce decree and foresees a revolutionary effect. It notes at least twenty five actions held pending the investigation, with bidders likely to return to the past or resume the old practice of waiting monthly, as previously guided by Mrs. Sothern's counsel.
A devastating gale hit Cleveland and northern Ohio on Wednesday killing nine people and injuring six. More than fifty suffered injuries and over $1,000,000 in property damage occurred as roofs, walls, and chimneys were torn away. Jed Grogel killed himself during the event by ingesting poison, leaving a note. St Stanislaus Church at Sixty fifth Street and Forman Avenue suffered major damage estimated at $125,000.
Agnes Wallace a 85 year old seamstress fired twice at her father John W Walkes as he walked home on Van Buren street and Stuyvesant avenue Brooklyn. She waited more than an hour then confessed saying she killed him because he killed her brother and that she had been driven from home by his mistreatment.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released statistics showing a drop in rail casualties for late 1908. Total casualties in October to December 1908 were 17,444, down 2,814 from the same period in 1907. Killed numbered 184 and injuries 2,024 in train accidents.
Citizens report an OCR readable fragment describing nearly two million dollars involved in a theft tied to a Hartford company and a treasurer moving funds from St. Louis to Austin to cover an oil company fine. The Wells Fargo express car carried six guards.
Washington reports broad public pressure to prosecute Patten and associates for alleged conspiracy in restraint of trade as Congress debates a Scott bill banning futures communications. The measure would require bona fide nonmargin purchases and bar market quotes in farm goods, reflecting widespread concern over rising wheat and flour prices.
A London exhibition by Charles Urban and Albert Smith demonstrated colored moving pictures using the kinemee color process. The film is colored by sun filters as two alternating filters pass in front of the aperture, splitting the spectrum into red green and blue yellow groups to produce color images. Inventors seek refinements to balance brightness and detail across hues.
A $220 stick pin was discovered in the crow Roogey’s neat, a tame bird owned by John Gamblin of East Norwalk Connecticut. The pin vanished from neighbor James P. Morris’s room days earlier. William Jenologs planned to mount the crow in its new spring nest where a pin and a set of sewing items were found.
The International Sunday School Association Executive Committee in Chicago ends America’s control over global study plans. A reciprocal scheme launches with Britain directing 1912 content and America yielding in alternate years. The 1914 course will cover the Old Testament from Solomon to the end and study prophets. 1912 focuses on the life of Christ from the synoptic gospels.
United States Great Britain and Germany grapple with deficits in 1900s style fiscal shortages. British estimates range from 50 to 70 million dollars. German needs 119 million. U.S. deficit likely over 100 million as war and navy outlays rise.
A compact, era-spanning record lists key events from 1613 to 1908. It includes colonization, company foundations, battles, amendments, rail and postal milestones, architectural and political shifts, fires, and maritime incidents across North America and Europe, noting figures like Rufus Putnam and William Belknap alongside locations such as Marietta, Nauvoo, Boston, and Milwaukee.
University of Nevada students hosted a bull-head breakfast on Washington's birthday to raise funds toward a $20,000 match, drawing about 1,500 Reno residents. English writer Murry E. Gorst criticized cramming and praised discrimination in learning, while Michigan College of Mines held class-day with notable speakers including Isham Standolph. Adelphi Society won the Gans medal in a debate against A D T, with team members named.
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