Birmingham News Notes and Local Purchases in January
G W Payne of Wapello county bought H Huffman lumber stock and the real estate on the site, real estate selling for 2000 dollars. The stock is not yet invoiced. Mrs Martin V Riley and daughter returned to Keokuk after a week with son George C Riley. Mrs W S Allen returned from Burlington after a short visit. Post office rushes money orders due to Skinner bank failure, December remittances to Ottumwa total 4639 dollars. J W Fish returns from Chicago. Birmingham Savings Bank opened last Monday, fixtures delayed. Union gospel meetings begin at Presbyterian church Sunday. Chicago Lyceum Ladies lecture and concert next Monday at the opera house. High school teachers bought ninety five concert tickets for scholars as a holiday gift. Death of Robert Topping of Burlington mourned in Ward. Miss Belle Cartwright of Ottumwa visiting sister Mrs J W Young and organizing violin and voice class. Mr and Mrs Isaac Snyder return to Des Moines after holidays with Mrs Hannah Barnes. Attendees T M Junkin Seth McCarty Jim Crowe W J Kennedy Roy Junkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
G. W. Payne
Wapello County
H. Huffman
Martin V. Riley
Keokuk
George C. Riley
W. S. Allen
Burlington
Skinner Bank
Ottumwa
J. W. Fish
Chicago
Birmingham Savings Bank
Presbyterian Church
Chicago Lyceum
Opera House
Ward
Robert Topping
Keosauqua
Belle Cartwright
J. W. Young
Isaac Snyder
Des Moines
Hannah Barnes
Woolson and Blackhawk Community Happenings
Roy Jones and Stacy McCracken returned to school after holidays. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas Roberts. Fred L. Hanna and family visited from Pekin area. James Saltz moves to Sigourney. Bottorffs take Saltz’s home. Miss Sadie Stanley spoke at Woolson Friends church. Lagripe widespread. Meyer and No. 7 literary society host Friday debates. Evan Harkens visiting Kansas. Jemima Quakenbush visits Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolson
Blackhawk
Roy Jones
Stacy McCracken
Stansbury
Floyd Davidson
Des Moines
Chas. Roberts
Fred L. Hanna
Pekin
James Saltz
Sigourney
Bent. Bottorff
Packwood
Saltz
Evan Harkens
Kansas
Jemima Quakenbush
Fairfield
Sadie Stanley
Jamaica
Woolson Friends
Lagrippe
Meyer
No. 7 Literary Society
No. 7
Abingdon Notes on Local Visits and a Marriage
Abingdon reports on dozen local visits including Arthur and Om er Gobble visiting Hedrick relatives W A Black to Delta and Mrs Nannie McReynolds with granddaughters at M J Johnson in Fairfield W J Fleenor C F Baker and Lydia Baker to Fairfield and Dave Black family returning from two weeks with Dr T F Jones in Boulder Colo J B Trent and family visiting Allen Devore near Batavia and Carl Shelton wed Miss Effie on Sunday Jan 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Arthur
Omer Gobble
Hedrick
W. A. Black
Delta
Nannie McReynolds
M. J. Johnson
Fairfield
W. J. Fleenor
C. F. Baker
Lydia Baker
T. F. Jones
Boulder
Colo
J. B. Trent
Allen Devore
Batavia
J. W. Flint
Frank Gobble
Carl Shelton
Miss Effie
Elm Grove News Roundup Delights And Local Mishaps
Elm Grove reports pleasant winter weather with a dance at Wm Wilsons and an oyster supper Saturday night. John Crowe sprained his ankle last Thursday and Harry Junkin had a broken nose. Corn husking continues. Seth McCarty and J M Stone haul corn to Henry Riders today. P J Kennedy and Miss Mary Kennedy attended Mrs Mary Finns funeral Sunday. Noted visitors included Daniel Murphy, P J Kennedy, C E Hisel, and J M Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Wm. Wilsons
John Crowe
Harry Junkin
Seth McCarty
J. M. Stone
Henry Rider
P. J
Mary Kennedy
Mary Finn
Daniel Murphy
P. J. Kennedy
C. E. Hisel
J. M. Fisher
Old Cedar Township News Sees Local Departures and Doings
Cedar Two January notes report Clark Thomas, a once famed farmer, died at his Seymour Iowa home last Wednesday. Mrs. Kate Ball and Mrs. Willa Fagan visit Edina Missouri to see sister Ella Litton. Mrs. Margaret Fell visited brother William Case. Richard Fisher hosts neighbors Wednesday. C R Howe and wife from Mt Pleasant visited Eli Blough and stayed through Sunday. Local youth staged a pleasant surprise for Mr and Mrs Clay Wright Thursday. Robert Fulton shipped a carload of hay from Beckwith. Seven Daub family members suffer measles. Bert Cox under doctor’s care a week. Ray Grove repairs home for move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Two
Clark Thomas
Seymour
Iowa
Kate Ball
Willa Fagan
Edina
Ella Litton
Margaret Fell
Wm. Case
Richard Fisher
C. R. Howe
Mt. Pleasant
Eli Blough
Clay Wright
Robert Fulton
Beckwith
Alex Daub
Bert Cox
Ray Grove
Ground freezes hinder Glendale road travel and health notices
Glendale Iowa January 10 roads rough since Monday due to ground frost. Two of Jesse Parsons children have scarlet fever and pneumonia in one case. Home quarantined and Buchanan township school closed. Lulu Smadaka visited Lamanski home. Frank McCormick shipped two cars of hogs to Burlington from Beckwith. Wm R Smith entertained friends at dinner. Freeberg of Kansas visited Frank Erickson. Joseph Frame of near Glasgow won Led ger corn show first prize and Tribune contest second, heads to Ames for agriculture short course. Wm Parsons returned from Chicago with a fat sheep shipment. Harry Hartley and partner killed fifteen opposites this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Jesse Parsons
Buchanan Township
Lulu Smadaka
Lamanski
Frank McCormick
Burlington
Beckwith
Wm. R. Smith
Freeberg
Kansas
Frank Erickson
Joseph Frame
Glasgow
Ledger
Tribune
Ames
Wm. Parsons
Chicago
Harry Hartley
Rural Delivery Growth in Iowa Third District
Eldora Iowa January 9. Before rural mail service the district had under 200 farmer daily newspaper readers. Now over 8,000 patrons rely on routes. August 1904 mail matter total was 1,013,508. Average route length 23.8 miles. On 16,344 boxes serve 17,342 farming families. Each route averages 30.2 daily papers and 3,990 pieces per carrier. Monthly district payroll $14,984.50. yearly $179,794. Hardin county carriers payroll $2,520 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Lowa
Hardin County
Verdict of acquittal in Fink case at January term
The January term of the district court opened with Judge Green presiding. In the State of Iowa vs Fink the defendant was acquitted after a charge of assault with intent to commit murder, with Fink claiming self defense against a farmer named Swift who was badly cut with a knife. The grand jury returned indictments against Louis Perry for incest and George Hall for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
District Court
Green
State of
Iowa
Fink
Swift
Louis Perry
George Hall
Madrid man in Chicago Pasteur Institute rabies treatment
Otho Grigsby of Madrid is at the Pasteur Institute in Chicago receiving treatment for rabies. The latest report says he will recover, following widespread attention to his case. A message was received from the institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho Grigsby
Madrid
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
Brother Returns Home With News Of Rallying Patient
Authorities report a patient was considered hopeless but a returning brother notes improvement. Grigsby will be moved to Gilmore City for thorough treatment by Dr. Grigsby before returning to Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grigsby
Gilmore City
Madrid
Twain Classics Banned At Manchester Carnegie Library
The Manchester Carnegie Free Library bans Mark Twain books Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer after constant demand damaged bindings. The library board, emulating Des Moines policy, withdrew the titles from circulation to avoid expensive new covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Mark Twain
Manchester
Des Moines Library Board
Carnegie Free Library
Library Board
Alva Spray Dies After Short Illness At 20
Alva Spray born February 25, 1884 in Jefferson county near Glasgow died January 3, 1905 at his home after a brief typhoid fever illness. Married September 1904, he leaves a recent widow. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Spray, funeral held at home last Thursday by Rev. Luther Bright and Rev. Stewart, burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Spray
Jefferson County
Glasgow
A. L. Spray
Luther Bright
Lutheran Church
Stewart
Evergreen Cemetery
Death of Mary Finn Iowa's oldest woman dies in Fairfield
Mary Finn, possibly Iowa's oldest woman, died last Friday night around 9 o'clock in Fairfield after living there fifty years. A native of Ireland who came to the U.S. as a young girl, she lived alone in a West Washington home until age and infirmity required a caregiver. She worshiped Catholic faith with St. Mary's church services held for her funeral and interment in Ottumwa. A Fairfield resident recalls her long suffering and notes she left no known living relatives. A testimonial from W H Howard of Husband PA praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatic pain relief. Pain Balm available from Shriner & Swayze. Jan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Finn
Iowa
Fairfield
West
Washington
Ireland
Peter Snook
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ottumwa
Woods Featured in Iowa State College Third Floor
Ames Iowa January 10 A highlight of the new central building at Iowa State College is the third floor finishings planned by Professor L H Pammel of botany. He will use many wood types, reflecting a decade of collecting woods across the United States. He currently has about thirty herbarium cases in the department, each made from a different wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
L. H. Pammel
Department of Botany
United States
West
Pammel
Corn harvest boosts Manson elevator business in December
In Manson Iowa January 10 the record shows Calhoun and Pocahontas counties had strong corn yields last year. Three Manson elevators bought 112000 bushels in December, limited by car shortages. Additional corn went to Blanden and Palmer. A dialogue notes one worker has become an official and earns a salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Blanden
Palmer
Adams to be inaugurated as governor
Denver announces Alva Adams declared duly elected governor of Colorado by the legislature. Returns show Adams 123,078 and Peabody 113,304, a 9,774 plurality. Republicans win other state offices. Peabody may contest after Adams's inauguration at 10 Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Alva Adams
Colorado
Adams
Peabody
Haggett
Two Suspects Arrested In Treynor Bank Robbery Case
Council Bluffs Iowa January 7 two men identified as John Bernstein and James Arthur were arrested five miles south of Council Bluffs and jailed on suspicion of participating in last night's Treynor bank robbery. They carried revolvers and cartridges. one bore an oil can matching the vault top. The rural telephone network aided the alert, with farmers reporting two men sleeping in a barn and guiding officers to the suspects. An Omaha expert opened the bank safe finding $2000 cash, damaged ledgers, and wrecked doors, while noting potential involvement of two more robbers who fled with a wagon. Kerrer, a previous Treynor robber, is serving fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treynor
Council Bluffs
John Bernstein
James Arthur
Robels
Marshal Shreve
Bernstein
Henderson
Otto Sarr
Arthur
Omaha
Treynor Bank
Karl Kerrer
Kerrer
Man Slaughter Verdict In Clark Case Returns Guilty
Manchester January 7. After five hours the jury finds Lester Clark guilty as charged in the indictment for maltreating his 12 year old son whose death resulted from the abuse. The trial drew strong local interest and a crowded courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Lester Clark
Santa Fe Stockholders to Vote on $50 Million Capital Increase
Topeka Kansas January 6 a call has been issued for a Santa Fe stockholders meeting on January 24 A vote will be taken on increasing the capital stock by 50 million dollars and issuing bonds for that amount Most funds will go to building new road and improving Santa Fe lines in the southwest The railroad is constructing a road bed from Wickiup Arizona to a point west of the Colorado river likely Ehrenburg The Santa Fe plans to exploit southwest advantages and raise land values by new road construction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kansas
Wickinburg
Arizona
Colorado River
Ehrenburg
Southwest
Two Murder Cases End in Oskaloosa
In Mahaska County Court Rosser Davis was found guilty of killing Henry Carmichael after a March fight at Shaw's livery barn. Davis struck Carmichael, rupturing the esophagus. The jurors recommended clemency for James Lobbins who killed another man in the same proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosser Davis
Frank Carmichael
Oskaloosa
Mahaska
Henry Carmichael
Shaw
Davis
Carmichael
James Lobbins
Guilty Plea in 1903 Buxton Manslaughter Case
William Henry of Buxton changed his plea to guilty of manslaughter in September 1903 and faces sentencing on January 14. Arthur Lynch, victim in the Johnston Martin shooting near Fremont, has recovered enough to go home but grows violent when raised, with bullet weight blamed for brain injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry
Buxton
Arthur Lynch
Johnston Martin
Fremont
Church Fight Divides St Anthony Methodist Church
In St Anthony I a a split in the Methodist church over control of property. Pastor Rev J M Plumb accuses rivals of aiding liquor trade and seeks to drive them out though they may take the church. A rival faction filed articles of incorporation to take over church property, while the pastor prepares to counter with a separate incorporation. Property valued about 5000 dollars. test vote at a meeting was 50 to 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumb
D. H. Buck
Buck
St. Anthony
Mr. Plumb
Wedding Ham Sickens Guests Near Randolph
At a Randolph area wedding in Sidney Iowa on January 10 a large number of guests fell violently ill after eating ham at supper. They suffered cramps and vomiting through the night. At last reports the sickening count was rising but officials hoped no fatalities would occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Randolph
Winter Tourist Rate to Colorado on Burlington Lines
The Winter Tourist Rate to Colorado and return is 34.90 with a special rate on certain dates 27.30. Tickets via Burlington to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo good returning until June 1 1905 are on sale daily for 34.90. Prolonged stay not required. twenty one day round trip tickets on sale December 6 and 20 at 27.30. P. E. Heflin Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Burlington
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
P. E. Heflin
Jefferson County Notice of Real Estate Suit and Tract 1 Description
In the Jefferson District Court February Term 1900s Allen Macy sues the unknown claimants of the described property and various Roberts and Nordyke spouses and heirs. The petition states ownership by simple title to Tract No 1 a portion of the west 4 of the northeast 4 of the southeast 1 of section 15 township 73 north range 9 west beginning at the northwest corner and detailing lines to the Rock Island railway. The defendants include Thomas Saylor and his heirs and administrators and other named spouses and their heirs. The case proceeding is filed in the clerk of the district court for Jefferson County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson District Court
Allen Macy
Thomas Saylor
Saylor
Adin Nordyke
Nordyke
William Roberts
Roberts
Mahlon Roberts
Hulda Roberts
Aaron Roberts
Mary Roberts
Elijah Roberts
District Court of
State of Iowa
Jefferson County
County of
Jefferson
Rock Island Railway
Saiq
Ronnie i
Thomas Lor
Solomon Dyke
Fendants
Jonathan Talbert
Same
Athan Talbert
Williamerts
Huldaerts
Isaac Ro
Ro Hodson
Robert
Moses Roth
Moses Robert
Moses Roberts
Court House
Fairfield
Thomas Sd —— Saylor
Wilson & Jordan
Laura S. Shanno
Quiet Title Suit and Probate Notice From Jefferson IA
A lengthy 1905 Jefferson County Iowa document describes adverse possession claims across multiple tracts in section 15 and surrounding areas, naming Adin Nordyke and heirs, Jonathan Talbert, and Moses Roberts among others. It seeks to remove clouds on title and quiet ownership while also noting probate proceedings for Laura S. Shannon’s will with a February 1905 hearing date.
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
T. M. Junkin
Jim Crowe
W. J. Kennedy
Roy Junkin
Woolson and Blackhawk
Cedar Twp
W. H. Howard
Husband
Pennsylvania
Shriner & Swayze
W. M. Campbell
Fmbalmer
T. B. Allendee
Hunt & Howard Elk
N. Side
E. Hempstead
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