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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
7
The 1905 census reports 2,210,837 people in Iowa, down from 2,241,855 in 1900. The state records detail nativity, sex, age, and ownership of homes. There are 54,517 more men than women and 12,008 veterans own homes free of debt, with a total home value of over 15.58 million for unencumbered properties versus 21.73 million with debt.
A 40000 fire started in a room at Heston's Drug Store at 4 am in Adel and threatened the entire business district. Firemen from Des Moines rushed to Adel and, had they been delayed, the south side of the square could have burned. By 9 am the fire was under control with losses totaling around 40,000 including Heston Drug Co 5000 stock and 2700 insurance A. M. Higgs 15000 loss two thirds insured H V Rickerson 8000 stock and building 4000 insured Adel Furniture 3800 with 2000 insurance. Additional leases will raise overall damage.
A fire swept the Hawkeye Turbator Company factory in Newton, destroying the main two story brick building and adjoining sheds. Loss estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 with only about 7,000 insured. Fire started likely in the paint shop on the second floor. cause unknown. Alarm reported, two hose companies arrived too late to save the plant and stock, including lumber shipments for the coming year. No injuries reported.
George Beveridge, jailed in Des Moines for drunkenness, admits three years ago he committed perjury that sent James Burns to life for the murder of Jerry Corcoran. Beveridge now swears Burns used morphine in Corcoran’s beer. Corcoran, not accustomed to the drug, died. His affidavit aims to win Burns a pardon before the legislature.
Des Moines College athletic coach Bernard Hamilton is set to marry Miss Eva Cassidy, youngest faculty member, after a season marked by his visible admiration. A Thanksgiving game at Pann Vollege in Oskaloosa ended with Miss Cassidy meeting him on the sidelines and signaling a pledge for the future.
Fragmentary report notes Gowrie plans to operate a municipal theater in the county, with private theater ventures having failed. It mentions a large school building vacated for the project and hints at local figures such as Forbes and Max Heon, but the text is garbled.
A chaotic scuffle led to the death of P. Reynolds in Mason City after a revolver discharged during an argument with Saym Mason. Witness Mise Daddy O Brink says the two were alone in a room when the weapon fired, striking Reynolds in the left eye. Authorities pledged a thorough investigation into the accidental shooting.
Harvey Stotler 27 of Newton fell from a fast train near Colfax on the Rock Island line en route from Des Moines to Newton. He was found crushed near the tracks and died shortly after.
Old-time Iowa horseman and Thalberg owner Chad Bates died suddenly in Decorah at about 60. He rose to fame in the 1890s by reportedly going a mile in 2:20. Bates was known as a foreman on a railroad freight yard and died while working about his home. The report notes a long life in racing and farming in Iowa.
Transcribed from a St. Petersburg dispatch of the London Daily Telegraph describes a revolutionary assassination attempt in Saratov. A woman from the so called famine columns fired three shots at General Saharoff, the former minister of war, after allegedly issuing a decree of the terrorists. The report notes prior brutal repression against agrarian disorders and claims of punishment by Cossacks and soldiers.
The Central Revolutionary Committee and a tribunal condemn Father Gopon to death for treachery to the people. He did not appear for trial, but testimony was heard in his absence. Emissaries were named to carry out the sentence amid unrest in Odes and Bessarabia where 6000 rioters, including students, are reported. Troops threaten to strike at the slightest provocation in Vienna reports.
A garbled set of political observations references Poland Russia Turkey and Cuba with scattered names and phrases. It notes legality of snapshots in Odessa curses about mass violence and mentions Japan and Russian strikers with fragmented moral musings.
Reports from the Czar capital describe escalating grave conditions across the empire as mutinous troops, disarmed warships, and worker walkouts threaten the regime. Mutineers in Podwalo czyska, aided by revolts among maral battalions, clash with loyalist forces leaving about seventy dead and 300 wounded. two hundred mutineers surrender as governors order harsh measures.
The weather bureau bulletin for November 1905 notes generally favorable conditions for farming across districts, with drought and heavy rains affecting pockets. Central valleys show exceptional conditions while California’s drought eased near month end. Winter wheat in principal states maintains excellent condition though germination varies by region. Cotton largely harvested east of the Mississippi.
A 19th to early 20th century snapshot notes dramatic expansion in fraternal organizations. From about 3.6 million members in 1804 across US and Canada, to roughly 8.28 million last year, the gain nears 80 percent. Major groups include Freemasons, Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen, Royal Arcanum, Foresters, and others, with substantial gains in several societies. Sparks from the wires report fires at a Little Rock hospital laundry and various political and diplomatic notes.
The notes discuss practical turkey husbandry from free range needs to prevent infertility and fleas, with steps on brooding, marking, housing, feeding, and predators. It argues beef production returning to farms as Western pastures yield to plows, irrigation, and rising prices, urging stock to balance grain yields. Also outlines an original plan to control swarming in bees, plus a dry earth mulch method for moisture retention in orchards and crops.
Professor Hills argues milking can be more efficient through proper udder manipulation and gentleness to improve milk yield. He suggests each farmer milk their own cows when possible and emphasizes consistent, careful technique to prevent early drying of milk.
A discussion urges horse owners to invest in better bits to prevent injuries and accidents, emphasizing humane horsemanship and longer term savings. It then extols the golden pheasant, detailing cock and hen plumage, egg production, incubation, foster rearing, and the birds’ hardy, tamable nature.
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