Desperate Duel with Sheriff in Henry County
Sheriff Goe survived a fierce pistol confrontation with a burglar near Mt. Pleasant Iowa as the fugitive Corbett attacked with a revolver. The assailant, a painter by trade, fled into a shed before being captured after a gun misfire and exchange of shots. Police found stolen items and suspect ties to Yankton mental asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goe
Mt. Pleasant
Goe
A. F. Griest
Bey
Union
Griest
C. F. Forbes
Corbett
Ile
Council Bluffs Parks Report Shows Strong Acreage and Value
The Council Bluffs park commission reports ten city parks totaling 653 acres valued at 502000. Des Moines has the only larger park area in Iowa at 675 acres with 55 square miles city size. Other cities show smaller park investments though Des Moines leads in valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Park Commission
Commission
Des Moines
Sioux City
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Davenport
Better Not Get Dyspepsia with Kodol
Many suffer indigestion and nervousness unless the stomach rests. Kodol digests all foods, preventing dyspepsia. If it fails, return the bottle for a refund. Available from local druggists. Prepared by E C DeWitt & Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Shriner, Drugg
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Wild Man of the Circus Sent to Jail
Des Moines police court detained Will Moore, a large black man claiming to be a circus wild man, wearing a wig and bracelets. He admitted intoxication and said he slept while the Wallace Haggenbeck show left town. judge sentenced him to ten days in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Stewart
Will Moore
Z. W
Fair Grounds
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Narrow Escape for Dutch Queen at The Hague
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and Prince Henry narrowly escaped a serious accident in The Hague as their carriage collided with another vehicle on the way to the infant prince’s christening. The queen remained cool as horses were disentangled and she appeared amid cheering onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilhelmina of Holland
Prince Consort
Hague
Prince Henry
Farmer John Curtis Hangs Self After May Rains Threaten Crop
John Curtis, a Knoxville Iowa farmer, hanged himself from a barn rafter citing the heavy May rains that forecast crop failure. Local authorities reported the suicide occurred as the lands faced likely poor yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curtis
Knoxville
Iowa Nurses Oppose Woman Suffrage Move
A sixth annual Iowa registered nurses convention in Dubuque with 75 delegates adopted a report opposing the women’s suffrage movement in the state. The committee on suffrage listed Miss McNamara of Sioux City Miss Goodale of Cedar Rapids and Miss Bunch of Des Moines as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Miss McNamara
Sioux City
Miss Goodale
Cedar Rapids
Miss Bunch
Des Moines
Keokuk High School 38th Commencement Honors Colored Student
Keokuk's thirty eighth annual high school commencement honors 43 graduates. Address by Hon Theodore A. Craig. B S Strickler wins first honors and Kilbour n prize of 80 dollars for scholarship. For the first time a colored girl, Mabel Bland, receives the Kilbourne prize of 40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Keokuk High School
Theodore A. Craig
B. S. Strickler
Kilbourn
Kilbourne
Mabel Bland
Headstones Placed for Civil War Veterans at Woodland Cemetery
In Des Moines on June 7, 166 of 400 Civil War veteran headstones were installed at Woodland Cemetery. Congressman J Ad Hull and Quartermaster General J B Aleshire arranged the grant of government headstones, which cost the veterans nothing. Some notices mention General Crocker’s sunken grave being raised and re-sodded and a brief aside on a farmer’s one leg longer chicken breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Woodland Cemetery
J. Ad. Hull
Hull
J. B. Aleshire
Wesley Ash
General Crocker
Driver Dares Fire to Save Melting Auto
Des Moines June 5 W C Dengler chauffeur Campbell Automobile company saved an automobile by racing it from its rear shop to East Walnut Street fire station as gasoline soaked packing and rags ignited. The fire caused about 75 dollars damage to the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. C. Dengler
Campbell Automobile Company
East Walnut Street
Dengle
Wilbur to be Returned from Illinois Penitentiary
Des Moines reports Governor Carroll has sent requisition papers to Illinois to secure the return of W. H. Wilbur alias G. H. Livingstone from the Minard, Illinois penitentiary. Wilbur was paroled from Anamosa by Governor Shaw after being sent up from Clinton. Fort Madison's W. D. Masters was appointed to pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carroll
Illinois
Iowa
W. H. Wilbur
G. H. Livingstone
Minard
Ill
Wilbur
Anamosa
Shaw
Clinton
W. D. Masters
Fort Madison
Prairie City Residents Push Independent Phones in Depot
Des Moines June 7 Prairie City people back the Bell Telephone company and press state railroad commissioners to require the Rock Island to install Independent phones in the Prairie City depot. All depots must have telephones under the new state law as long as an exchange is maintained in the town hosting the depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Prairie City
Big Bell Telephone Company
Rock Island
Gotch Beats Ordeman In Prolonged Wrestling Match
Frank Gotch defeated Henry Ordeman in Minneapolis after 35 minutes and 35 seconds of tough wrestling. Ordeman defended well with sharp footwork, delaying Gotch before Gotch finally secured a head scissors and arm lock to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotch
Ordeman
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Gotch
Henry Ordeman
Lowan
Iowa's youngest reporter covers Junken trial
Centerville reports Miss Ruby Rinehart aged 12, daughter of the Journal editor, distinguished herself by covering the Junken case here. Her concise direct reports drew interest from many who followed the high profile trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Iowa
Ruby Rinehart
New Breed of Chickens in Tabor Beacons Real Estate Note
In Tabor Iowa last Friday F W Peck enpaugh former real estate man visited town closing deals and ordered a lot of printed stationery. Peck is described as a hayseed now and capable of surprising longtime residents with his change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Beacon
F. W. Peckenpaugh
Little Girl Attacked as Des Moines Girl Fights Off Assailant
Fourteen year old Mildred Kelsey of Des Moines escaped an attack on her way to school near the Grandview car line. Police, aided by detectives and neighbors, search woods for a 35 year old dark complexioned man with a stubby mustache, black hat, and dark suit after the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Kelsey
Des Moines
Grandview
William H. Kelsey
Senate
East Sixth Street
Miller
Hamery
Kelsey
Soldier’s pay honors Helen Miller Gould as beneficiary
Private John James Bartlett of the Fifth Field Artillery named Helen Miller Gould of New York as his beneficiary for six months pay in case of death. Bartlett enlisted in 1906, died recently, and was buried with military honors at Fort Sheridan Illinois.
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New York
Helen Miler Gould
United States Artillery
John James Bartlett
Fifth Field Artillery
Bartlett
Ft. Sheridan, III
Washington
H. L. Rogers
Helen Miller Gould
Man Ends Life in Grave at Columbus Junction Cemetery
John Morreson a 74 year old resident died after an attempted suicide by taking laudanum in the Columbus City cemetery. Found unconscious by his wife’s grave, he died at his son Fred Morreson’s home despite efforts to revive him. He had warned his son that morning of his intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
John Morreson
Fred Morreson
Columbus City
Fred
Hollister Brown Leghorn Eggs for Sale
Hollister offers Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs from Wood & Warnock strains. Winners at New London show 1908 and Iowa State show 1909. Eggs available from Yards 1 and 2 at 2.00 per setting three for 5.00. Incubation eggs 4.00 per 100 or 7.00 per 200. Phone 6504.
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Hollister
New London
Iowa State
Wood & Warnock
Wholesale Grocers Elect D H Bethard President
In Detroit on June 4 the Wholesale Grocers association elected D H Bethard of Peoria Illinois as president. The secretary will be chosen by the board of directors. The executive committee includes William Judson of Grand Rapids Michigan A A Sprague of Chicago Samuel B Steel of Chicago and Samuel Mahon of Ottumwa Iowa.
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Detroit, Mich
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
D. H. Bethard
Peoria, Ill
William Judson
Grand Rapids Mich
A. A. Sprague
Chicago
Samuel B. Steel
Samuel Mahon
Ottumwa, Iowa
Losing Hair Causes Suit for Damages Over Hair Dye
Milwaukee judge rules a traveling woman may seek damages for hair loss from advertised hair restorer chemicals. Mrs. M. L. Bowman sues a Fond du Lac drug firm and a St. Louis dye maker for 20000 dollars, alleging the stain caused baldness after use. The demurrer claiming no valid cause of action was overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Quarles
United States District Court
Fond du Lac
M. L. Bowman
Bowman
Drug Company
St. Louis
Water Power Project Sought for Lime and Shell Rock Rivers
Mason City Iowa June 4 a scheme to harness Lime river at Portland and Shell Rock at Nora Springs to generate electricity for an electric railroad is under study by local and foreign capitalists. A representative calls the sites first class with a plan to run an electric road from Mason City to Rockford Iowa.
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Mason City
Lime River
Portland
Nora Springs
Rockford
Iowa
Shell Rock
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Sioux Falls
Independence
Insane
Jaques Mfg. CO
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Miner
Hanson, Davison
Jerauld
South Dakota
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Banner Corn County
Corn Palace
Artesian
Artesian Valley
Sanborn County
Dowdell Land Agency
The
Fairfield Tribune
Wild Man OF
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Big Negro
Babe
Collission
J. E. Gribbin
Optometrist
Higley
East Side Square
N. A. Oreiutt
M. E. Church
Batavia
Noal Orciott
Mark
Big Bell Company
Helen Gould
Wholesale Grocers
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Aso Acres
Pacific
Mate Thro
Scenic
Colorad
Yellowstone Park
Dod
Ss. F. Boyd
T. F. McNew
Z.W
A. C. Wisecarver
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