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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
4
A notice under Section 6000 of the 1897 Code targets anyone who makes advertises or offers for sale lottery tickets or numbers, or possesses such tickets with intent to sell or distribute. Violators face up to thirty days in county jail, a fine up to $100, or both, with broad scope including all forms of raffles and drawings such as church quilts.
Oolwein Register reports a suspected bovine tuberculosis case in a local herd. A creamery patron killed a fat cow amid concerns cows were diseased. Veterinary officials planned inspections to test the herd and confirm disease status.
Des Moines reports plan to push a resolution to provide for woman suffrage in Iowa during the current session. Pro and anti groups mobilize with Mrs Octava Thanet alias Miss Alice Franch of Davenport urging opposition. Speakers warn that more women against equality will thwart the measure, as seen in New York.
A Great Western incident near Fredericksburg last Tuesday morning left engineer Grimes dead and a fireman seriously injured when two freight trains collided on a sidetrack. The wreck also injured two travelers, one sent to St Paul hospital, another to Dubuque, as steam filled the caboose.
The Des Moines Register proclaims prosperity while critics note money is rotting in banks. The piece argues real prosperity would free funds for circulation, raise interest and investment, and avoid general money congestion signaling downturns.
A sheriff's sale by special execution from Fayette County District Court is set for March 5. The property includes parts of Sections 23 and 24 in Township 94 North Range 10 West, West Union Iowa, with the sale at 1 30 p.m. at the courthouse. Sheriff A L Macrixas notes the judgment against Patrick Quinnet in favor of Anna Mabb for 33 08 65 plus costs and interest.
Guaranty Savings and Loan Association holds a note for 34 104.08 with mortgage security and seeks foreclosure plus 871.04 attorney fees and cancellation of stock shares. Defendants John A Thompson and Anna D Thompson must answer by noon of March term at West Union District Court, Fayette County Iowa, starting March 10 1898. Attorneys Ainsworth & Ainsworth represent the plaintiff.
E G Schmudluch files in Fayette County District Court a petition to quiet title to real estate described as four numbered quarters in Section 30 Township 95 Range 10 west, seeking to foreclose all other interests and declare sole owner. Notice directed to John Robertson Lyman M. Goodhue Traxtee Fanny A. Norton. Case to be heard at March term in West Union starting March 7, 1808, with W E Fuller and Ainsworth & Ainsworth as attorneys.
A garbled text hints at a legal confrontation over a bond and a contract-like matter. References to a judge, a party named Blaylock, and classic figures Shylock and Antonio suggest a literary or courtroom context. The fragment mentions fraud, wealth, and payments as key issues.
The text discusses daily bodily needs and the importance of balanced repair food. It advocates climate aware meals, mixing meat and carbonaceous staples with vegetables and fruits, and suggests a pattern for daily meals starting with a light dish, then meat and sides like potatoes with beef or chicken with rice.
A New York Academy of Sciences discussion reports two thirds of rail track unevenness improved in fifteen years. A track indicator shows shortages in mile by mile up and down movement, from six or seven feet per mile to eighteen to twenty inches with dentiform. Improvements enable heavier locomotives longer trains and higher speeds.
In Newport a giant lobster, over twenty inches long and weighing about seventeen pounds, was caught by eight fishermen including George Sirus. The creature, entangled in a pot’s woodwork, surfaced after being propelled by the pot’s structure. An elderly witness estimated its age at least eighty years. one claw showed little life while the other could bite. Pall River Mercury.
The Coraline factory in Bridgeport Connecticut employs about 1400 women year round. A Seaside Institute offers free access to a night school, lectures, concerts and domestic arts. An auditorium seats 500, with a reading room, marble baths and a restaurant at cost. The program aims to attract skilled labor to learn corset making and dress stays among other tasks.
A questionable description claims the Bank of England uses elaborate, overengineered defenses to prevent robberies. It describes outer doors that shut with a desk button and can only reopen by a special process, plus a bullion area submerged in water and alarmed near the sleeping manager. The piece asserts any theft would trigger instant alarms and reveal the event to all in the office.
The piece cites Ruth Ashmore’s counsel from Ladies' Home Journal urging wives to strengthen marriage by praising virtues, avoiding fault finding, and never belittling husbands. It stresses forgiveness, contagious goodness, and viewing the husband as an adult, warning that nagging can erode love and harmony.
In the Jicarilla mountains Mr. Owen and Oliver Peaker pursued a huge mountain lion that had killed a calf. Owen used a rope to lasso the animal from a tree, strangling it as it fell. The lion measured nine feet four inches and weighed about 300 pounds.
Remarkable student Borystk born in 1822 passes final examinations at Warsaw University to become a doctor of medicine in Russia. After early schooling and twenty years as a tutor to fund studies, he enters Warsaw medical academy and passes with distinction. The 1863 Polish revolt leads to exile in Siberia for 32 years, ending in a 1896 pardon and return to Warsaw.
Sebastian Lepreste Vauban born 1628 died 1707 credited with designing and fortifying France. He built or rebuilt over 300 fortresses and thirty three new ones, directed 143 operations and fought in 140 battles across his career.
In a sportsy exchange the line hints at a Thompson versus Jackson matchup with one commentator claiming victory at a game. The New York Journal records the colorful back and forth as the potential headline of the moment.
The notice promotes Phillips Sleepers operated by the BC, RB and N Ry on a main line route via Kansas City and Fort Worth to the Pacific Southern line. Tickets include berth at 5.50 with meals in the dining car and a conductor and colored porter aboard. Also advertises Des Moines Daily News half price for farmers and Cedar Rapids Route cards.
The B G R and N Ry continues the popular Homeseekers' Excursions with Nov 2 and 16, Dec 7 and 21 sale dates. Tickets to northern, western, and southern cities at one fare plus eight dollars round trip, good twenty one days. See Regent B, GR & N Ry or J Mortos at Cedier Rapids for full details.
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