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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
3
A long, detailed survey of Iowa statutes showing major amendments to education and licensing, several finance and public works measures, and numerous bills in the 1902 legislative session. Highlights include accreditation rules for teacher training, state board oversight, and broad adjustments to county attorneys budgets, road laws, and municipal finance.
Hyerety Rose faced preliminary hearing on an attempted murder charge and was bound over to the grand jury. Bail failed, and he was sent to Bidora to await the August grand jury action. Witness Conrad offered little aid, seeming to shield Rose during the affray.
William N. Coffey, a young minister from Draka University, serving three and a half years at Anamosa penitentiary for stealing an elderly woman's gold, will be released on June 2. He plans to go to Des Moines to seek forgiveness from those harmed, chiefly Mrs. H. A. Magart who lives at 853 Nineteenth Street.
Des Moines May 8 The state auditor issued the annual account current statements showing county owes for general revenue special university and college taxes state hospital lands and other state institutions. Aimed to collect every balance and turn it into the state treasury promptly as past collections have been inconsistent.
Japanese engineer Mr Okazaki, superintendent and chief engineer for the northern colony, toured the city to inspect hydraulic works along the Mississippi. He aims to gather data to aid Japan in making its rivers more navigable and plans to spend several months in the Mississippi valley after a month in Europe studying river improvement.
Fred Schaeffer a prominent stock dealer in Fort Dodge has been missing for ten days. He was last seen a week ago Monday and no trace has been found. Authorities fear for his safety and believe he may be temporarily deranged and wandered off.
Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state list several enterprises. Cushing Development Company of Cushing seeks 1000 capital with George A. Dewell and others as incorporators. Central Cigar and Newa Company of Des Moines capital 5000 with C. H. Buck G E and M L Steele as incorporators. Wapsis Cheese Factory of Princeton capital 10000 with L W Pope and others. Mason City Implement and Transfer Company capital 15000 with D B Loomis and others. People's Consolidated Real Estate Company of Des Moines capital 35000 with W W Gilbert G A Gilbert and W T Maxey as incorporators.
Captain Ma ther of the Dodge Light quota in Council Bluffs has orders from Adjutant General Byers to select a four man team, with a commissioned or representative member, for the Iowa National Guard encampment at Cedar Rapids starting May 26. Local guardsmen will practice Saturdays and Sundays at the range west of Thirty fourth street and south of the Union Pacific dump. top scorers will represent the company at the state event.
Howard Mahan nah, ex express messenger for Adam Express, is under arrest between Burlington and St. Louis on mutilating currency and perjury charges. Rumor ties his case to the two year old disappearance of a $20,000 package from the Commercial National bank of Chicago to the National State bank in this city.
The weighing of mails at Union Transfer and west of the Missouri is extended due to heavy washouts on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Mails move via alternate routes while the government seeks four to five weeks of continuous weighing. Weighing began March 4 and was to last 36 days, but may continue several weeks longer.
J B Densmore of Ida Grove is appointed manager for the district of the Iowa Telephone company serving Hampton Eagle Grove and Iowa Falls. He succeeds George B Ward who leaves to pursue private business in the West. Densmore previously worked for the company at Waterloo Clinton and Davenport.
The Iowa Transvaal committee has raised six thousand dollars for the Boers in South Africa, with two thousand to be sent next week to Dr. W. Leyds. They have already sent seven thousand dollars, led by M. P. Van Oosterhout of Orange City, editor of Freie Hollanders. The committee is mainly Hollanders from Sioux County, with Van Oosterhout as chairman, A. Van der Meide as treasurer, and A. Boiks as secretary, all residents of Orange City. An estimated 15,000 Hollanders live in Sioux County.
William Smith of Des Moines is back in Fort Madison penitentiary after a district court trial for the murder of Charles Johnson. He was acquitted of murder but ordered to serve an unexpired sentence for breaking and entering. parole granted in April 1902 was revoked.
Des Moines police officers John Carter and Frank Pinegar were dismissed after alleged extortion attempts toward Edith Carlson at the Goldstone hotel. They claim extortion is general practice and spare Captain Crease from accusation. Chief Brackett handled the reports. Carter was dismissed and Pinegar resigned. Also, Iowa Press association plans a June excursion from Omaha to Sheridan with about 100 editors aboard. The Iowa fruit crop outlook shows declines in small fruits with specific percentage estimates for raspberries grapes strawberries plums apples cherries pears and peaches.
Washington special profiles James Cushman born 1867 in Iowa. Once a railroad water boy and section hand, he rose through Wyoming and Nebraska to establish a legal career in Washington. His Cuban bill speech reportedly drew the largest audience and unified praise across parties.
The article notes a growing trend of women in Europe taking traditional male roles. In Holland Germany and Switzerland women labor in agriculture and forestry, while Munich streets employ uniformed women sellers of firewood. Zurich and other cities assign women to tasks from bootblacking to park maintenance, and rail stations employ women ticket agents. Museums entrust women with gallery duties and custodial care, including at the Swiss National Museum.
Milwaukee Sentinel reports a public school incident where a teacher spanked a student after losing patience. The principal, parents, and authorities discussed the legal issue but the exchange ended when the teacher asserted the strike location by saying it matched where the Lord Almighty made him to be spanked.
The New York Tribune recounts a remark about a young woman who sang at an amateur concert attended by Dr. Damrosch. When asked how she sang, the minister replied she “executed” two songs, highlighting a humorous mishearing of the word.
Washington Star quotes Farmer Corntessel wondering if walls hold more queer boarders after last year. His wife asks which, and he recalls a man over 40 who was not a judge, major, doctor, professor, or varonel.
Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University will travel to London next month to lecture on the development of English drama and on the dramatists’ art, sharing scholarly insights with British audiences.
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