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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1907
Page
9
Iowa railroads plan a fair trial for the July 4 2 cent passenger law and will not seek court relief there. They oppose similar moves in Arkansas Missouri and Nebraska while preparing a new schedule from Chicago.
Dave MacLaren of What Cheer Iowa was fatally injured when he coughed while at the top of a fifty foot chimney at the Delta brick yard and toppled onto a brick pile below. He suffered paralysis of the lower body and died at the Delta hospital.
Des Moines Iowa May 6 The weather office totals confirm April was the coldest since the bureau's 29 year history with a mean temperature of 42 degrees two degrees below the 1881 record and the third coldest at 47 in 1892. April also proved unusually dry with rainfall at 1.48 inches versus the 2.95 inch average.
Engineer William Cahill of the Davenport Rock Island and Northwestern line is in critical condition at St Luke's hospital after an extra freight train struck his engine at Le Claire. He was thrown headfirst from the cab and struck the engine corner. his skull was crushed and his brain penetrated. He remains unconscious and between life and death.
In Creston Iowa on May 6 folding bed collapse nearly killed Mr and Mrs Hugh Taylor visiting from Portland Oregon. They were rescued just in time after a half hour before help arrived and life was saved.
Council Bluffs Iowa May 6 F T C Johnson a wealthy farmer living near Bentley sued for 5000 damages by Miss Nellie Buckley a school teacher answers the suit and asserts privilege in the matter
T H Cunningham sues Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago Rock Island Pacific claiming $100 in damages after 67 calves loaded at Fort Madison last March disappeared along the right of way between Fort Madison and Burlington. He alleges the cars were rotten and dilapidated causing calves to fall from cracks and be pinched between sides and bottoms.
Fort Dodge Iowa May 6 John Nelson lay stretched on the rails of the Chicago Great Western main line when Officer Schumaker arrived and pulled him clear just seconds before a fast Chicago flyer rounded the bend Nelson had fallen asleep after heavy drinking and faced certain death until the officer intervened
Henry E. Hollen, county supervisor, was found guilty after an eight hour jury deliberation. He was dismissed from office amid evidence he billed for work in multiple county locations on the same day. A prominent local political figure, Hollen may face criminal proceedings.
Mrs C E Herman wife of a Lincoln township farmer was thrown from a speeding car when a wheel came off near Mason City Iowa May 6. She suffered serious injuries and may not recover. The husband was returning home with her when the mishap threw them a considerable distance.
Charles Zimmerman, described as a monomaniac, was arrested by an Illinois Central detective in Dubuque after escaping Independence asylum. He had evaded detectives for two years and caused extensive property damage by cutting telegraph and telephone wires, saying the buzzing lines disturbed his rest.
May 6 report that mandamus proceedings were started to force the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern railway to run cars more often and properly. The suit alleges inadequate fenders and signal lights, insufficient power, broken windows, poor heating, and badly repaired tracks.
Ottumwa Iowa May 3 Mrs W W Jackson wife of the county sheriff blocked a jail break in the Wapello county jail by spotting a tunneled wall in the kitchen area. The tunnel would have opened a path from the kitchen to the main corridor and allowed an escape.
Ruth Garrison eighteen months old of Des Moines survived three apparent deaths during a ten day diphtheria battle. Each time a physician revived her with stimulants and injections after the child stopped breathing. The family and doctors affirm the remarkable recoveries.
Alfred Cohen a New York salesman for Horick and Horick is banned by the Ottumwa chambermaids union after a quarrel over a waist sample led to a brawl with maids Barbara Gillispie and Nan Hodge at the Ballingall hotel. Cohen left town bearing visible injuries from the fracas.
Waterloo Iowa May 5 Rev George E Scott the pastor who eloped with a sixteen year old member of his church in 1906 faces potential loss of his government pension A agent is investigating at the request of the Grand Army Scott has lived in Iowa Falls since his release from Independence asylum Analysts debate whether misconduct voids his pension
Fossilized hippo tooth unearthed in West Nishnabatona sands of Pottawattamie County near Council Bluffs. Sent to Dr. Samuel Calvin and Prof. G. C. Nutting for identification as the lower right canine of an ancient hippopotamus that once lived in Iowa.
A report summarizes Iowa scientists arguing Pleistocene climate favored subtropical life, noting African hippo teeth and fossil elephant parts. It contrasts North American finds as unusual, suggesting broader ancient climate patterns. Two local suspects, Frank Bohenek and Clement Ostringer, jailed for forging notes and stealing items, await September grand jury.
Grant City Louisiana May 6 an unknown man believed insane fired at Fay Lee as he rode past on horseback near a ditch south of town on the Auburn road. A posse searched the area that evening but found no trace of the shooter and no clue to his whereabouts.
May 6 Chariton Iowa area reports Helen Tansey the young daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Tansey suffered severe burns when her clothing caught fire while playing near a bonfire A neighbor aided but the burns to her thigh and back required immediate medical treatment doctors say the injuries may not prove fatal
An order by the postmaster general boosts rural carrier salaries from 720 to 900 dollars annually. The change adds 500000 dollars to Iowa's rural carrier fund, with Des Moines handling disbursements of 1644876 dollars last year. Iowa has 2307 rural carriers, city carrier pay rises by 77359 dollars and clerks by 9900 dollars.
Mrs. Elmer Young of Mason City Iowa was attacked by a holdup man at about 9 pm after returning from a shopping errand. She fought to escape, tore her clothing, ran a block, and the assailant abandoned the pursuit. Her purse remained secured.
At the corner stone exercises in Oskaloosa on May 6, Penn College announced a new gymnasium and a girls dormitory to be built this summer. The total value of improvements will reach $50,000.
Des Moines Iowa May 7 a well known financier urges practical wealth tips for youths noting most fail in investments due to speculation and waste. He advises youths with modest means to buy income property paid via mortgage and gradually build equity through disciplined saving and note payments.
Ottumwa Iowa May 6 Dr FE Lowry reports rabies or hydrophobia among livestock near County Line. He was called to Jack Knight’s farm four miles northeast of Eldon to evaluate a disease that has caused several deaths in the area. After examination he pronounced the disease rabies.
The piece argues that raising sheep on waterlogged soils is futile. It notes extensive waste of effort on poorly drained lands, explains that mud causes hoof infections and immobilizes sheep, and urges avoiding wet heavy land for sheep farming despite some regions permitting sheep with proper drainage.
Des Moines May 5 William Booher, Daisy Booher’s father, searches the country for a watch engraved with her name said to have disappeared with Daisy from Iowa Falls. Booher and Detective Brackett checked over 3,000 watches in pawn shops seeking the keepsake.
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