Pioneer Lady Dies After Long Illness in Wisconsin
Elizabeth Branks Cunningham born in Ireland and educated in Dublin convent died in Janesville Wisconsin after decades of rheumatism and care for five children. The funeral was held at eight and ten o'clock at the Catholic church with burial at St Jacob's. The Times offers sincere sympathy to her family.
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Cunningham
James
Adgilne
Mary
Kelly
St. Jacob’s Cemetery
Theaside
Thomas
Elizabeth Branks
Ireland
Dublin
Janesville
Wis
William, Querk
Margaret
Wisconsin
John Cunningham
Anesville
Former Superintendent S M Wise Dies in Ashland Oregon
Mrs S M Wise nee Anna Odland longtime Dickinson Ruthven Palo Alto educator dies after appendectomy at Mercy hospital Ashland Oregon Saturday Jan 3 at 10 30 p m Born Fort Dodge grew up in town taught in Dickinson county later in Ruthven served three years as county superintendent of schools in Palo Alto county Survived by three daughters aged six four eleven months husband and sisters Funeral held Monday at 2 p m in Ashland
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S.M. Wise
Anna Odland
Janard
Spirit Lake Herald
C. C. Heldridge
Milford
S. M. Wise
Mercy Hospital
Ashland
Oregon
Fort Dodge
Dickinson County
C. C. Heldridaze
Ruthven
Palo Alto
Patent suit seeks injunction over concrete arch design
Danail B. Luten of Indianapolis files in federal court at Sioux City against Delbert Wheeler of Ireton asking to restrain use of a concrete arch in Sioux County. Luten alleges the arch form infringes his patent. Luten has served similar notices to other bridge builders in the state.
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Danail B. Luten
Indianapolis
Sioux City
Delbert Wheeler
Ireton
Wheeler
Sioux County
Luten
Local Crash Near Sheldon Halted Crossing of Tracks
A team of horses hitched to a hay rack refused to cross the Omaha tracks at Sheldon. The nine o clock passenger train arrived, the team was unhitched rapidly, and the driver John Hal ware was uninjured but the passenger was killed.
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Omaha
Sheldon
Elderly Woman Dies After Illness and Family Ties
The death of Mrs. Conradi occurred at her daughter Mrs. Weigman’s home after a long illness with pneumonia. Born in Germany in 1831, she married C. Conradi in 1858 and moved to Grundy County, Iowa, with their family. Funeral services were held, and she is described as a woman of sterling worth and kindness. In a separate incident, an assailant threatened violence on the sidewalk, was restrained, and later jailed. connections to local families are noted through marriage and past conflicts.
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Conradi
Weigman
Cuthbert
Wellsberg
Iowa
Charlotte Weigman
Neunknick
Germany
C. Conradi
Grundy County
Christmas Day Shooting on Main Street
The Hustler's View reports a Christmas day shooting in which Jess Oxley killed Melville Hillary on a city street. Oxley, pushing a hand cart, collided with Hillary, then declared vengeance and opened fire after Hillary sought the mayor’s restraint and papers for Oxley’s arrest. The attack occurred near the pool hall and left Hillary fatally wounded.
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Twustler
Jess Oxley
Melville Hillary
Hillary
Oxley
Blytt
Ellary
Cardiff Giant Returns to Fort Dodge Ad for City Advertising
A syndicate of Fort Dodge businessmen bought the Cardiff Giant to use in promoting the city. The gypsum statue, a stone image of a man, was carved from a gypsum block found near Fort Dodge years ago. It traveled from Boone to Chicago to Cardiff New York before being buried on a farm. A wells digger accidentally uncovered it in 1869, sparking a sensation and substantial earnings from its notoriety.
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Fort Dodge
Cardiff
Boone
Chicago
N. Y
Iowa Farmer Reverses Move to Oklahoma Over Land View
Monroe county farmer David Majors offered his farm for sale and scheduled an auction in Oklahoma but he traveled there, reconsidered, and withdrew the listing. He now believes his little Monroe county farm looks better than any Oklahoma prospect. An urging note cautions not to abandon town life for distant places until forced by necessity.
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David Majors
Monroe County
Oklahoma
Addy
Heaven
Smallpox outbreak report in Armstrong vicinity
The Armstrong Journal notes a smallpox case near the area, identifying Mrs. Andraw Opsal as a resident three miles northwest of the locality. Additional details are unclear from the fragment.
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Armstrong. Journal
Andraw Opsal
Three - Niles
Bea Cyery
Two Men Burned In Emmetsburg Fire Tragedy
In Emmetsburg on Thursday night two men were burned. Daniel J. Morrison, an English laborer, died in a boarding house room while Andrew Young survived initial burns but died next day. Coroner ruled lamp caused fire from an explosion or tipped lamp. Morrison had relatives in Chicago and England. Young died at 12:30 Friday, shocking local residents.
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Blaze
Emmetsburg
Cauces
Emmetsuore
The
Democrat
Daniel J. Morrison
Filing
Tom Murray
Broadway
Andrew Young
Mr. Morrison
Murray
Mr. Young
Joeph Mulroney
Frank Husky
Morrison
J. L. van Gorden
Will Boblit
Id. S. Martin
Oliver Haag
England
Berkler
Uni Jocal
Chigaga
Hog Cholera Serum Plant Praised In Ames by Legislators
Des Moines reports legislators visiting the state hog serum plant at Ames during the college course period. Speaker Cunningham called the plant excellent and urged expansion to increase output. Senator Ames praised the facility, noting need for more funding and urging farmers to invest in advance.
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Des Moines
Ames
Cunningham
Huntly
Lucas
Brady
Dallas
Tama
Kansas City
Purchasers of Drainage Lands in Pocahontas Case
The Rockwell City Advocate notes a land buying trio Bert Griffeth Guy Griffeth and D N Lusa purchased 240 acres in Pocahontas County Two years later a patent locating the land was found but construction awaited until June 1811 and $60 damages were paid by the former owner A suit to recover these damages from the district was tried Monday in the county and a decision was pending
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Rockwell City
Bert
Guy’ Griffeth
D. N. Lusa
Pocahontas
Besno
Will Pies
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J. A. Ward
Oxtey
Forest City
Charles Martin
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