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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
8
Figures from the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service show Iowa mortality rates per thousand and compare annual mortality to census population. The 1900 census base yields 12.50 deaths per thousand in fifty eight cities, with local estimates around 10.83 to 18.0 per thousand in various towns.
Joseph Cabal of Iowa City reports a burglary in which thieves stole over 2200, cutting a door screen and entering his bedroom to seize a purse containing funds from his home sale. He did not realize the loss until later as much of the paper valuables were issued certificates of deposit and other negotiables.
In Town City the Knights of Pything grand lodge elected officers led by Grant chancellor F L Verbis of Sioux City and grand vice chancellor Walter Turley Bradgate grand keeper of records H Walker Mount Pleasant grand prelate Adam Dolmage Victor grand master at arms A C Strawn Vows City grand inner guard EB By Diedrich Durant grand outer guard Dry W H Merritt Mount Pleasant and trustees N W Beebe Hampton and Justin Damberteou Nora Springs.
Jona Man killed his wife at Curlew after she refused to accompany him home, then shot himself. He joined Mrs Fisk’s house when her husband from Spencer arrived and the dispute ended with five shots and a suicide. Six children are left orphaned. Alleged motive points to rumored disturbances in the family.
Fred Jackson a young station agent was accidentally killed by a revolver in the hands of his 15 year old friend. The boy was examining the weapon when it discharged. Separate items report a freight train derailment near Searville caused by a tornado, a Q and N W railway lunchroom robbery, a Mason City woman fatally burned, a Burlington woman nearly died by ingesting carbolic acid, a girl wife’s suicide attempt in Omaha, two men hurt in firearms and vehicle incidents, a woman killed en route to Mass, a Neola child cut by a hatchet, and a railroad engineer killed amid a family outing at a resort.
Tax rolls reveal total taxable value of railroad property at 2 280 775, up from 2 188 180 in 1907, with a jump driven by Burlington and Northwestern Milwaukee lines adding about 1 million each. Interurban lines rise to 457 200, while Minneapolis and St Louis assessment falls slightly due to reduced valuation.
In Lehigh on a hill road a dashboard failure caused a wagon to shed Al's Axel Johnson and four children. The two younger children died under the horses while Mrs. Johnson and the older children were badly bruised and unconscious at rescue. The carriage halted at a hill bridge. injuries to Mrs. Johnson and the two older children were serious but not yet fatal.
J H Smith of Standard is believed murdered near Tin Creek after a hold up. A farmer found a coat and letters suggest Smith’s involvement. A letter to Miss Stella Wall of Oelwein references money and plans to travel to the Dakotas to invest in land. No trace of the other man.
Beex attack and death near Modale. Dubuque unit holds reunion in Epworth. Cerro Gordo supe to chair Memorial university plans in Mason City. Park Traveler’s landlord sells to D P McCoy from Teed Oak. Des Moines church remodeling for Shriners progress toward Sept 27 ceremonial. Griswold accident injures Mrs Thulin as carriage upsets. Prairie City threshers leave breakfast for sandwich gifts. Uncle Sam matches fine for scratching postal boxes. Mason City child ill from poison. recovery hoped. Jones County buys steel bridges. Clinton Bridge Co. wins multiple contracts. Anamosa arch bridge bid by Hanssen Brothers.
New York Central official W G Brown reports from a three thousand mile Midwest tour on crop conditions. He cites large corn and wheat crops across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri with potential record yields and favorable prices. The piece also notes U S meat inspection rules, dry farming methods, and a 7 percent dividend cap for Great Northern stock, withevidence of strong revenue and investment practices.
Eugene V. Debs, speaking in St Louis during the Girard anniversary rally of the Industrial Workers of the World, warned that 1,000,000 workers would join a revolution if Haywood Moyer and Pettibone were executed for the Steunenberg assassination. The IWW, begun for political aims, claims about 150,000 members.
The Comptroller of the Currency reports a June 18 call showing 385 more national banks than a year ago, with $34,002.55 in capital stock, $50 million more in surplus, $5 million in circulation, $272 million in individual deposits, and $45 million in aggregate liabilities. For the year ending June 30, 470 national banks were chartered, and per capita money in circulation on July 1 stood at $82.42, based on 84,002,000 people.
Wertling Tabor Leeder reports on the Piano Organ and Musical Instrument Workers International Union biennial in Chicago with over 10,000 members represented. Highlights include Charles Dold’s leadership, German birth, and long career in trade unions, plus broader notes on multiple unions, wage earners, cottage loans, eight hour demands, and temperance trends across labor groups.
In Philadelphia Record guidance covers shade for poultry during heat, quiet cattle movement, weekly straw for hens, coal tar for squash and pest control, oyster shell for eggs, and rotation of crops. It emphasizes clean bedding, manure removal, proper feeding, and disease prevention through disinfectants, with notes on dairy supply and strawberry bed management for next year’s crop.
A New York agricultural bulletin shows that butter fat in milk remains influenced by cow condition rather than feed. Over 95 days a cow on a nearly fat-free diet yielded 2.29 pounds of milk fat with 116 pounds of consumed food, suggesting fat sources beyond diet. Body weight rose, nitrogen stable, and milk fat did not track protein metabolized, implying a stimulative protein effect on milk secretion with fat percentages fluctuating independently of diet.
An excerpt from Hawkesbury Agricultural College discusses dairy farming advantages in Australia. It highlights rotation compatibility, winter manure, by products like skim milk and whey supporting pigs and cats, and steady income from monthly factory checks. Dairying stabilizes household needs, promotes thrift, and raises land value, with health and stock care emphasized. It notes butter quality depends on healthy cows, clean milking, proper separation, and cooled cream. Local notes include a missive about a Mrs Lizzie Johnson earning from bookmark sales.
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