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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
8
The health board members Kennedy, Kochetary, and others discussed a plan at the meeting to address a disruptive incident. They proposed issuing a new rule immediately and to require schools and superintendents to ensure it is implemented.
The 1905 census book cites Jowa farm land and improvements worth 1 926 080 702 with 33 128 100 cultivated acres across 200 103 farms. Cattle total 4 750 822 valued at 1 001 824. Only 37 negroes occupy one dove in the state. A run on Keokuk State Central Savings bank caused by small deposits and female customers prompted by Judge William Logan as bank president and $100 000 capital.
Unkaloosa woman Mrs. Will Hughes was struck by a bullet through her window while at home and died without speaking. A stray shot from a hunter’s rifle is suspected, but no weapon or assailant was found as neighbors mourn her death and dependents.
The Marshalltown Herald editor J R Ayers, a well known figure, was found dead in an outhouse at his home with a revolver by his side. A note claimed paralysis and hopelessness drove him to take his life after years of suffering and past burglary attack.
A six year old boy told Mrs Almeda Hodges of Clear Lake that an Italian pedlar enticed him from Cedar Falls, gagged and bound him, then moved him via wagon while selling pills. He says he was beaten and starved and hid in out of sight places before reaching Mason City. The child cannot recall his real name.
Four Lucas business houses were burglarized early in the morning by safe blowers. A. W. Hunter's butcher shop saw a nitroglycerine blast ripping open a safe, costing about $40 and shattering the front. T. D. Beman drug store and Jack Smith’s walpon were entered with only cigars and whisky taken. The robbers left no trace and even shared a hungry lunch at Powers General Store.
Roy Hull of Tama, employed in the Tama paper mills, was arrested and charged with the mysterious murder of Daniel Leary. A fellow workman said Hull had claimed that foreman Deary was involved after a quarrel. Hull, 26, denies the murder but claims he knows who did it.
Haydn Marquis, heir of a millionaire, faces a $16 000 damages petition in Des Moines District Court over alleged kiss theft from Hila Hamilton. The case targets a wealthy suitor and is slated for the January term. Nearby, Roy Morgan dies in a gun accident near Dunlap while riding with Will Herges, after a loaded revolver discharged, striking Morgan in the neck and head. Also: Bort to install water works, Muscatine forms soup company with $10,000 capital, Welcht County farmers pay high bushel rates, Waterloo drills artesian well, West Branch Crook Hotel remodeling with steam heat, Olin gas franchise approved, John Sanders missing from Walker, suspected drowning in Wapsipinicon River, a cattle disease hits Iowa herds across counties.
Five convicts seized a gate bombed through with dynamite at Jefferson City penitentiary. They shot Deputy Warden Lee and Gateman Clay, seized a wagon, used a guard as a shield, and fled twelve blocks before surrendering after a street battle. Two prison officials died and others wounded as authorities recaptured the escapees. Warden Holt and guards transported seventy one federal prisoners to Fort Leavenworth amid the investigation.
The United States and Canada voted in a referendum selecting Mr O Connell to lead the International Mucluntite Association with a 1200 majority over his competitors. New officers include Corton Wat as Vice President A H Champton Second Vice President J Bucka low as Third Vice President Walter Almies Seventh VP George Preston General Secretary Treasurer and Jy D Wilson editor. O Connell praised for years of effort raising standards and is noted as a vice president of the American Federation of Labor.
A survey shows United groups within the American Federation of Labor totaling 004 central unions and 1 046 local trades, plus 118 international unions linking about 25 000 local unions. In the year, international charters issued to several craft unions, Kentucky gains a new branch, and T 604 central unions exist nationwide with 216 local trades without internationals organized. Fifty affiliated unions moved to international status as the Al Hed Metal Mechanics International merged with Machinists.
George Hodge, general secretary of the Brick Tie and Terra Cotta Workers Alliance, begins another term. Born September 0 1868 in Littingborne England, he arrived in the United States at age four and settled in Chicago fourteen years ago. He joined the Illinois Brickmakers Alliance in 1902, which merged into the International Brick and Terra Cotta Workers Union in 1906. For three years he has faced no opposition in reelection and serves as a delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Building Material Trades Council, known as a conservatism advocate and upholding clean trade union methods.
A report to Congress from a committee of governors proposes moving inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April 1900 or 30th of April. Debates reflect whether to change by constitutional amendment. weather and Sunday conflicts influence opinions. The piece also notes violent crimes and public health concerns in unrelated items.
The article discusses caring for early moulters in poultry, advising oiling roosts, fuming vermin, dust baths, separate enclosures, and selective feeding to promote early fall laying and winter profitability. It then shifts to sheep farming, arguing wool prices make wool-focused breeding profitable, recommending medium-size sheep with good wool and mutton, and noting benefits of mixed farming, weed control, and cost-effective stock.
Henry Porter argues in Farmer's Review that most hog diseases are preventable and emphasizes limiting purchases to breeding stock, strict quarantine, and avoiding mixing of hogs during transport to reduce cholera risk. He notes that dirty box cars and widespread sales contribute to disease spread and urges a more controlled breeding system. A fragment mentions feeding sheep in corn fields and weed problems in cultivated soil.
The article argues natural watercourses are crooked and hinder plows and implements. It advocates straightening open drains and installing sewer pipes to fill ditches and create cultivable fields. Winding ditches may be allowed only in pasture if easily remedied.
Farmers use the cultivator to loosen soil between rows and avoid surfacing weeds. If soil needs breaking up, a plow does the job. two inches suffices for cultivation. Keep topsoil down, prevent grasses from rising, and avoid deep cultivation that harms plant roots.
A man with an arm in a sling recalls a street encounter with a beggar who offered good luck. After giving him aid, the speaker is struck by a car, injuring his arm and body, while his friend’s health worsens with illness. The tale ends noting the beggar’s odd promise and the speaker’s misfortune.
An eccentric city young woman artist earns income by painting glass eyes for mounted wild animals. She paints the glare to match postures, whether beast is standing or sleeping. The unusual work is rare and pays poorly, sometimes only a dollar per pair of eyes.
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