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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
8
A jumbled compilation notes inflated animal stock prices, keeper advice, medical ads, and assorted vignettes from a Philadelphia Record page. It references overheard price quotes, allegations of deception, Doan's Kidney Pills, Roosevelt and The Youth's Companion, and various humorous asides.
A collision at the Hawarden crossing involving a Chicago and Northwestern switch engine and a Milwaukee train derailed cars and box express. Only Harry N. Weisinger, a US Express messenger from Sioux City, was injured, bruised with no broken bones. The Northwestern engineer blamed for the incident had been changing clothes in the yard.
John Hendershott, aged youth, was brought before Burlington district court Monday to hear a tough sentence. The jury’s verdict spared him from the gallows, but he received eight years for manslaughter in the killing of Dr. Trent, plus four years for grand larceny in the horse theft from John Hunt.
A Sioux City pastor Rev J A Gerlemann of St Boniface church requests transfer to a smaller town to escape what he termed the city's moral wickedness The request is granted and he will move to Granville His farewell sermon alleged Sioux City youth are morally degenerate. The report also covers train wrecks land value gains a drowning death in De Witt Powell and a fire at Atalissa with losses.
A Shelby County jury awarded Jonen of Grove Township four thousand dollars for injuries from a fall through a county bridge over Mill Creek on August 14 1901. Damages claimed reached forty five thousand dollars but a compromise offer from the county board was refused. The plaintiff alleges lifelong spinal and related injuries and incapacitation requiring long term care.
A Fort Dodge special reports Mah Rtanfield, aged about sixty, a former resident near Ayralire, hanged himself with an electric light wire in his cell at Emmeetaburg’s penitentiary Friday night. He had been jailed for disposing of mortgaged property after a preliminary hearing. his wife and family are cited as factors in his life’s end.
In Webster City a minister Rev Bank Sehrader of the Norwegian Lutheran church was assaulted by a gang led by Knox after a street brawl involving Kuna and Hix companions on Ratdall Saturday evening. Authorities charged them with assault and battery and the incident drew strong local attention.
An empty boat is the sole clue in the disappearance of Mrs Barna a prominent society figure in Biome City. She left at an unspecified Saturday evening hour to boat on the river and was not seen again as the river was dragged without results.
Albla City Marshal Howe Smith fatally shot a young farmer J. Wo. Polinsey Saturday night while attempting to arrest him after a struggle. Polinsey, seen drinking, broke away and two shots struck him over the heart. he died nearly instantly. Smith was not arrested.
Heavy prairie weather caused two freight wrecks in Iowa from softened tracks. One crash halted a line near the Union and another on the Milwaukee near Seyutwur. A string of cars derailed at the first site. rail service blocked. Indictments accuse major railroads of freight charges fraud.
An agriculturist directs cultivation over an immense tract, reportedly forty thousand aerea, with references to a large estate and a full section. The narrative outlines extensive farming methods, labor divisions, and ancillary tasks across a sprawling homestead, painting a portrait of disciplined, large scale agricultural operation.
This fragmentary text mentions Anil He Steps, a reference to a win rate, and scattered phrases about a game and waves. The garbled content hints at a puzzle or coded message rather than a clear report with identifiable people, teams, dates, or places.
A garbled memoir fragment recounts seven years of illness and medical efforts. It mentions MH spending much on care, doctors predicting outcomes, and attempts to blend therapies. References to Chevy, a road, and death imply a long, troubled health saga with unclear specifics.
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