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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
3
Prof. A W Barnard, an airship navigator from Nadsirvinne Tennessee, fell 5000 feet after a balloon tore and gas escaped. The craft briefly acted as a parachute, allowing a safe ground landing with only shock and minor injuries. He plans another flight once the balloon is repaired.
Northwestern Miller reports by June 1 about 100 million bushels received in Minneapolis and Duluth. Seed use near 18 million and 20 million ground by interior mills, plus adjacent states, push total disposed to 188 million. This exceeds earlier Northwest estimates by about 1 million and suggests a 25 million bushel undercount of the 1896 wheat crop.
Mauser announces a perfected repeating pistol and carbine system after German field artillery reequipment. The device includes six, ten, and twenty shot magazines and is self loading after the first trigger pull. A skilled marksman can fire sixty rounds per minute with a six shot, eighty with ten shots, and ninety with twenty shots.
Miss Leona Goodman, a leading social figure in Dardanelle, was killed near Rover Ari when a serenade party awakened a teacher named Lipp who fired into the group. The bullet struck her in the neck, causing instant death and the alleged shooter was arrested.
London Irish newspaper quotes Mr Gladstone denouncing the sultan's demand to send envoys to the jubilee He urges prudence and decency to cause the request to be refused The envoy request would meet a disagreeable reception in England per the premier
Manqouette Michigan superintendent A Wilson reports a discovery that may trigger an earthquake in the electrical world. A light akin to an incandescent bulb is said to be obtained without a filament, produced by waves of electrical energy in a vacuum at high frequency.
A Cleveland court found Charles Cunningham guilty of forging Judge E. Hamilton’s name in a case involving $75,000. In Denver, Matt Adams, ex-clerk, was convicted after embezzling $40,000, following a flight from Chicago that created a sensation.
A tornado swept through a rural area near the Iowa Minnesota border Thursday evening. One man, Henry Hanson, is reported dead with injuries to fifteen to twenty others and widespread structural damage including barns, houses, orchards, and a schoolhouse named Minnereka. Damage estimates range from 26000 to 75000 dollars.
Thursday forenoon session kept medical rules unchanged as applicants dodge ballot come. Afternoon elected supreme officers including Past master workman Major J. G. Tate Grand Island Neb master workman W. S. Robson LaGrange Tex foreman H. C. Hossions Aberdeen S D recorder M. W. Sackett Meadville Pa receiver J. J. Acker Albany NY guide Thomas Cupit Park City Utah watchman T. D. Neal Frankton Ind medical examiner Dr D. H. Shields Hannibal Mo trustees Thomas Grape Baltimore Louis Enfinger Denver.
Tremendous rainfall accompanied by a hurricane named Bosroy lashes Massachusetts and northern regions. Maine New Hampshire Vermont report flood damage as Merrimac River at Concord sees property loss and water supply cut off.
Chancellor Boggs reports to trustees recommending admission of women to the University of Georgia on equality with men. Action by trustees was not known at press time.
The czarina gave birth at noon on Thursday to a daughter. This is the first child of their majesties, born November 8, 1805, and is titled the Grand Duchess Olga.
The International Missionary Union conducted a week long convention in Waeton Springs New York. Over a thousand missionaries from all Protestant denominations attended the gathering.
The senate has passed finally a bill taxing each employed male adult naturalized in the state at two cents a day, following prior passage in the house. The measure targets male workers under the proposed tax.
The hull of the Pewabic, carrying a $60,000 cargo, has been found near Auprna Michigan after 32 years. Divers had one near miss with the hulk prior attempts. The vessel lies in 160 feet of water and may yield salvage worth about $50,000 with 80 percent to the salvors. The Pewabic sank following a collision with the Meteor.
In Washington a man shot and stabbed his mistress and personal crisis companion at the home of Cherubino Giuliani in Italian fruit vesicles. Tacopo Ferrari then fatally shot himself in the head. The injured Mrs Giuliani was taken to hospital and her prospects of recovery are uncertain.
Mrs Nancy Clem once central figure in Indiana murder case dies in Indianapolis. She was tried five times for murder and sentenced to hang twice but escaped on a technicality. Later convicted of perjury and served four years in the state female reformatory.
Evanston Wyoming businessmen J C Tamm Frank Foote and six others have been advised that a vein was found in their Giant Chief Prospect at Mercur Utah. The claim lies beside the Old Telegraph Mine where nearly 11 million dollars of ore has been faked in the past two years.
Lightning struck a powder factory near Rosenheim on June 9, triggering 11,000 pounds of gunpowder to explode. Doors of nearby houses at Rosenheim and Stephankirchen were torn off, trees toppled, eleven houses shattered, yet no lives were lost.
A report lists DeWolf Hopper atop Pike's Peak reciting Casey at the Bat to a crowd and proclaiming Lambs' Club admittance. Valencia sees a premature bomb blast injuring a man. Uhl bids farewell to Emperor William as Baron Von Rotendam attends. A waterspout in Wray Colorado floods areas with property damage and no known fatalities.
A summary of regional price quotes for cattle hogs sheep and key grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Western markets. Included are ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and broom corn with values in cents or dollars per unit and per ton where applicable.
William J. Connors of Clinton is expected to win laurels at West Point. He graduates first in his class and has held the top rank since entering the academy. Connors starred as halfback and captain of the football team for three years and holds 106 yard yardage records. He won the foil title in 1804 and topped events at the gym exhibition. A graduate of Iowa State University, he entered West Point in June 1808, named from Clinton.
A Mississippi shore near Keo douk witness Starley Connett drown while attempting to swim 00 feet to a boat. A former Crandall’s Lodge employee drowned at Spirit Lake Tuesday after a four-person fishing party capsized while raising the anchor. Herbert Higgins’ body was found in Cedar Falls river. investigation suggests the boy was momentarily seized by currents while fishing, with a belief of accidental fall.
Repeated burglaries hit small towns near Ottumwa with thousands in losses. Olson, a young man, was found with stolen goods linked to Gaplin Co of Eldon before being released by police. Peter Nelson’s Batavia store lost 300 dollars of merchandise, and another Ottumwa youth was arrested nearby with some goods. Also notes: the Melleray Trappist monastery in Dubuque County gains abb ot, Father Alberic named head. few North American convents exist.
Perry will host a free celebration July 8 with a full day program from sunrise to fireworks. Races including wheel races offer prizes as Iowa’s top talent competes before the Des Moines state meet on the 6th. The town-wide event features horse and fool races and honors all visitors.
Tom Morrissy, first baseman of the Dubuque Baseball Club, demands vengeance and will receive it once a substitute is found. Reports indicate several changes will be made as a morning paper charges four or five players with drunkenness and dissipation, contributing to six straight home losses.
Lumber for the new Chautauqua building lies on the ground at Town Falls and work will start immediately. The meeting opens July 27 with speakers including Senator Allison and Gov. Drake, followed by strong attractions until August 10. A separate suit filed seeks $760 in attorney fees from Daugherty of Albia, defended by Elmer Daugherty in a murder case that ended in dismissal after three trials.
The State G A R encampment in Marshalltown drew heavy crowds with about 10 000 visitors on the last day and over 8000 veterans in the grand parade led by Gov Drake and Department Commander Given. A. J. Evans Raymond and W Neal ran for department commander with Evans winning 818 votes and the others trailing. Georgia McMelland was elected department president with 204 votes, while resolutions condemned the soldiers home commissioners for withholding pension funds from inmates. Sioux City awarded next year’s encampment.
In a federal case at Fort Dodge Iowa against Edwards and Walte of Minneapolis the judge discharged Waite finding he acted under United States law as a pension department examiner. The ruling holds state courts had no jurisdiction over his duties and cites the Van Leuven pension fraud matter. Lyon County bond ruling also noted. A bridge collapse near Perry Creek sent cattle and people into the water injuring Lorenz Sarhs and Louis Tausewall with fatalities among the livestock.
An Ottumwa bar petitioned the district judge to reconsider a Hamilton bank robbery conviction, six members abstaining due to prosecution ties. Eldon will not be sent to the penitentiary until the petition outcome. Attorneys threaten a governor’s pardon if the judge denies.
The Iowa Jobbers League held its annual meeting in Cedar Rapids with strong attendance. Officers elected include President Shoecraft of Clinton, Vice President A W Buchanan Ottumwa, Secretary A G Parker Burlington, Treasurer W S Dennis Dubuque, and an executive committee including D W H Karty Cedar Rapids and others. The next gathering is planned for Des Moines.
In Clay County, Bireh of Buena Vista began digging a foundation for a collar and struck a large mineral formation several feet deep. He showed samples saying a big body of ore is in sight and indications point to a fine find. Separately, Cedar Rapids figure John T. Hamilton denies any candidacy for governor, stating he is not a candidate and does not expect to be.
A northbound Des Moines Northern and Western passenger train left the rails at Jefferson but no injuries were reported. The locomotive backed off track and the tender also derailed, causing minor service interruption.
In a spring effort Des Moines County paid $880.00 in bounty rewards to hunters for gopher scalps at 12 cents each. The campaign aims to curb the burrowing pest that has overrun local fields and pastures.
Mrs Henry Sauer wife of a prominent German farmer near Quasqueton Iowa took a deadly dose of tryphnine this week and died. The tragedy follows a troubled spell and gives no clear cause beyond personal distress.
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