Fight Over Crawford County Farm Sparks Family Court Battle
Denison Iowa April 29 A lengthy equity case Hat tie A Poitevin versus Frank Binnell asks a referee to settle ownership of a 200 acre Crawford county tract. The dispute centers on a 1882 home farm agreement and a 1886 new contract with the son. litigious questions include rights to future estate interests and forged documents amid a heated county interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Hattie A. Poitevin
Frank Binnell
O. W. Wheeler
Crawford County
Thomas Binnell
Union Revival to be Held in Creston Churches Plan Big Meeting
Seven Creston churches announce a three week union revival starting April 30 in a centrally located tent seating 2000 to 3000. Rev. John Elliott will preach with C H Rykert leading a 200 to 300 voice choir each evening, as pastors and congregations anticipate strong spiritual results.
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Creston
Whch
Elliott
C. H. Rykert
Struck by Switch Engine Near Oskaloosa
James Scott, a well to do farmer, was instantly killed at No 10 junction by a Northwestern switch engine. Deaf and unaware of danger, he turned away from the oncoming locomotive while picking up coal. The engine crew, not realizing his inability to hear, believed he would step aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Scott
Oskaloosa
No. 10 Junction
Northwestern
Scott
Grand Jury Urges New Des Moines County Jail
The May 1 report states the present county jail is too small to guard prisoners safely and urges immediate construction of a larger jail. It commends the city jail, county hospital and insane asylum, and notes upcoming improvements to the pauper housing for safer, more comfortable care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Grand Jury
McVey
Sylum
Run Down by Locomotive in Council Bluffs
Samuel Steele a 90 year old man was killed while picking up coal on a railroad track. He stepped to another track to avoid a train but did not see a switch engine approaching from the opposite direction and was struck, hurled twenty feet, and died after being taken to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Steele
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific
Steele
Meeting Set in Eldora to Form Hardin County History Society
In Hardin County Iowa steps are under way to form a historical society to preserve early county history. A meeting will be held in Eldora on May 6 with signatures from prominent Eldora citizens inviting local and county residents to join the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Former President of Simpson College Dead in Boone
Rev. J. B. Harris, former Simpson College president and long time Des Moines conference minister, died at his Boone home after a prolonged kidney illness. He leaves a wife and three children. funeral in Boone on May 2 with burial in Boone cemetery.
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J. B. Harris
Des Moines
Boone
First Methodist Church of
Simpson College of
Methodist
Harris
Burlington Railroad
Creston
Simpson College
Indianola
Methodist Church of
Simpson
Denison
Leslie M. Shaw
United States
Indians Pleased With Release in Soldier Murder Case
In Tama Iowa on April 29 Indians express satisfaction at the release of George Soldier by a United States commissioner. Indians doubt the sufficiency of Indian testimony alone and expect future trouble on the reservation about Nellie the young Indian woman killed. Chief Poosh-e-too-nek is said to have used influence to keep the matter from civil authorities.
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George Soldier
Cedar Rapids
Tama
United States
Nellie
Poosh-e-too-nek
Ottumwa Vies To Host State Regatta
Ottumwa offers strong bids for a state rowing regatta this year. The Iowa State Rowing Association will decide at its May 17 meeting, with Sioux City and Dubuque also courting the event. Ottumwa Boat Club members pledge to press ahead with plans even if the state does not sponsor the meet.
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Iowa State Rowing Association
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Dubuque
Compromise On Tax Reduction For Brittain Packing Plant
Marshalltown council as board of review settled tax matters with Brittain and Co. by granting half of the expected reduction for $50,000 improvements at the packing house plant. A cold storage addition of $24,065 was recognized, leaving taxable value at $32,000 with future adjustment when the balance is completed.
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Marshalltown
Brittain and Company
Packing House
Good Roads Special Ends Tour Across Iowa
The Northwestern railroad good roads train completed its three week tour ending in DeWitt Clinton county. J S Trigg of The State Register reports the effort will bring broad state benefits, with strong local turnout and many county supervisors and road officials attending each stop.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Northwestern Railroad
Good Roads
DeWitt
Clinton County
J. S. Trigg
State Register
Boards of Supervisors
Upper Iowa Wins Intercollegiate Debate On Arbitration
Upper Iowa University defeated Morningside College in the first annual intercollegiate debate held in Fayette Iowa on April 29 The judges Henry J Robinson T J Robin son E L Coffen and Father Regan declared the affirmative represented by Simonds Curran and Jewell the winner The topic was compulsory arbitration of labor disputes.
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Morningside College
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa
Messrs. Simonds
Curran
Jewell
T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
E. L. Coffen
Mason City
Father Regan
West Union
Arrest in 1878 Bank Bond Robbery Case
Cedar Rapids reports Sam W. Miller arrested on charges of involvement in a $10,000 United States bond theft tied to the 1878 Manhattan bank heist. Miller seeks a federal court hearing next Monday while his nephew Dr. Lewis Wilcoxen faces a similar charge in New York and has been released.
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Cedar Rapids
Sam W. Miller
United States
Miller
Lewis Wilcoxen
New York
Manhattan Bank
Fin ds Gold in Well Fort Madison Contractor Discovers Fortune
Fort Madison May 1 Contractor James J Malley uncovered eleven thousand five hundred dollars in gold in debris while removing an old cistern wall. The cistern had not been used for forty years or more and remains ownerless. Two small kegs of high wine burst open when struck.
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Ft. Madison
James J. Malley
Doyle Seeks New Trial in Portland Gold Case
Attorneys for James Doyle prepare a motion for a new trial after a jury favored defendant James F. Burns in a 279 000 share Portland gold mining stock suit. They cite 99 errors, new evidence, juror exposure to unfavorable reports, possible panel prejudice, and alleged money influence on public sentiment.
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Council Bluffs
James Doyle
Portland
James F. Burns
Doyle
Council
Thornell
Jacob Scheffels Ten Day Piano Sale Drawing Crowds
The Jacob Scheffel ten day sale at his music house on the northwest corner of the square reports record piano sales in Jefferson County. Hobart M Cable pianos are praised for quality and value with instruments offered at lower prices on easy terms. The sale runs ten days with factory prices declared void on Saturday May 6 at 10 PM.
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Jacob Scheffel
Jefferson County
Hobart M. Cable
Scheffel
Hobart M. Cable Company
la Porte
Ind
Ex Deputy U S Marshal Richards Surrenders For 18-Year Sentence
Des Moines reports ex deputy United States marshal Bill Richards left alone for Ft. Madison to serve an eighteen year term for robbery and conspiracy after choosing not to press a rehearing. He declined an escort and notified Deputy Sheriff Ness he would begin serving immediately and may seek a pardon later.
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Marshall W. A. Richards
Ft. Madison
Des Moines
Bill Richards
United States
Richards
Ness
Warden Jones
Wife of Four Weeks Takes Own Life in Moville
In Moville on April 29 Mrs. Charles Fulton, wife for four weeks, died by suicide. Alleged discouragement over her husband’s refusal to help with house cleaning led her to place the shotgun in the pantry and pull the trigger. she was found by the hired girl.
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Moville
Charles Fulton
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Trigg
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Portland Gold Mining Co
Jacob Scheffels
Hobart M. CA
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