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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
16
A promotional note reports many residences and other parcels advertised for quick sale. Bays lists numerous tracts from small lots to large holdings near the county seat, with land offered on easy terms and modest down payments.
A fragmentary Iowa dispatch lists weddings at Creston and in New Hampton, a fatal accident near Marshalltown, a depot hold up near Morning Sun, factory plans at Muscatine, and a proposed cold storage plant for Missouri Valley. It notes hospital transfers, a library opening, and local civic efforts including road paving interest and a county seat reorganization debate. A Hamilton County history and various legal notices are mentioned along with bank and savings operations in Mason City and Perry.
The summary compiles a string of terse items from a historical page: a Bavarian regent ill in Munich, Ambassador Whitelaw Reid in London, aviation altitude records, Peru Germany trade talks, Chicago women clashing for egg prices, and political and legal developments across New York State, California, and Ottawa. It mentions a fire fatality in Colorado, a Peruvian extraordinary session on rail and treaty matters, and various diplomatic and corporate intrigues with limited detail.
Former Governor's note cited as good faith. state shows interest in road meeting at Des Moines. Shaw wins again in Bay court as creditors seek faster money. petition for writ of prohibition denied. Des Moines reports include ice plunge death near Fourth Street and updates on rail road finance and polling book integrity.
Iowa news notes the Jowas Corn Growers Association urging farmers to send corn exhibits for the state corn show to be held in Ames June 1 to 2 1913 with 275 prizes from cash to tools. H L Eichling secretary invites inquiries. Also reports a Connecticut case where the attorney general seeks a $248 claim against the bankrupt Aectnn Indemnity Company of New Haven. Poultry men meet in Des Moines electing E Te Reck president and choosing Des Moines as 1912 show site. Secretary C A Kenworthy and treasurer W L Hall named. Association seeks $5 000 annual state aid for poultry industry.
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