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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
4
Reports indicate Governor John A. Johnson underwent surgery at St. Marys Hospital with assistance from medical staff. Details are sparse but confirm a nonfatal procedure and post operative care following the Wednesday briefing.
A Chicago firm seeks a court appointment as receiver for the Chicago Railway Equipment Company. The filing lists a debt total of 2,600,000 dollars and names the corporation as the party to be placed under receivership. Proceedings appeared in a Chicago Tuesday filing with terse docket references.
Adjt. Gen. Logan names surveying officers for four Iowa regiments to decide disposal of unserviceable property. Officers listed include Capt. E. S. Geist, Capt. H. E. Johnson, Capt. L. D. Ross, and Capt. E. A. Ringland. Also notes optometry examinations under new state law and exemption certificates for experienced practitioners.
Night wreck of the Milwaukee gravel train near Bassett, five miles from Charles City, kills brakemen Rolly Waller instantly and M. S. Peterson dies from internal injuries. Conductor McLane injured but not seriously. Also notes on juvenile adoption tastes and a separate legal/armed conflict item.
The data lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago and Indianapolis with ranges for prime heavy hogs and good to choice sheep. Grains show No 2 wheat and corn prices, oats, rye, hay, butter, eggs, and potatoes with varied quotations. Prices include futures-styled ranges like $4.60 to $8.55 for hogs and $1.05 to $1.07 for No 2 wheat.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe five bandits aiming to wreck a passenger train near Malta at night. Details are garbled but indicate an assault or attempt to destabilize the train, with two men possibly involved in coercion during the incident.
Two women, Mrs. Slivers and Mrs. Silvers, were found critically harmed after a disturbance at 6609 Prairie residence district Indigo. Mrs. Slivers died. Mrs. Silvers remained unconscious with a deep head wound. Neighbors report frequent quarrels over household duties. investigators consider murder or self-inflicted acts.
Steel workers at the Pressed Steel Car plant in Schoenville Pa walk out in renewed strike action. Between 8000 and 4000 employees left their posts amid claims officials broke faith by not discharging imported bosses and by delaying resumed operations after last week’s deadly dispute.
President Taft spoke at Mechanics Hall Boston before about 2000 guests as Boston Chamber of Commerce celebrated its merger and the start of his 18000 mile nationwide tour. He praised Aldrich’s currency reform plan and denounced sectional strife while cabinet members diplomats and business leaders looked on.
A drunken Cossack from Emperor Nicholas IIs bodyguard roamed the streets of St Petersburg on Tuesday with a drawn saber. He wounded five people, two likely to die, including a 3 year old child in a jail courtyard, two men, a laundress, and a soldier before being overpowered.
Report from Los Angeles states fires in southern California have been brought under control with further major damage not expected. Forest rangers in the San Gabriel watershed Puente hills and canyons near Oxnard redirected flames away from heavy woods, confining the blaze to mountain brush areas.
Mrs Gus Sivanson a former Pomeroy resident killed herself Tuesday while demented after leaving a supervised home. She walked four miles north to the Skunk river, shed her raincoat and umbrella, and leaped 45 feet into the water from the high bridge. Her husband returned for dinner and led a rescue effort after footprints and the boatman found the body near the bridge. He swam to the scene and pulled the lifeless form to shore, believing the fall caused death.
A closing night accident at Rodney carnival leaves 11 year old Ralph Modglin dead after starter Harry Frace fires a loaded revolver during a foot race. Initial reports say the gun fired when the weapon exploded after a misloaded cartridge, shocking spectators and grieving the boy’s mother.
A heavy rainstorm swept central Iowa after a long dry spell, Des Moines saw lightning and strong winds with about half an inch of rain. Temperatures cooled sharply after a blistering day, raising fears for the corn crop already needing heat and sun.
R G Dun weekly review notes stronger banking power with higher loans and firmer discount rates. Commodities demand grows, railroad contracts persist, machinery and mining outfits improve. Grain and flour trade remains large. bank clearings reach 231.6 million for five days, up 18.3 percent from last year. Chicago district defaults total 21 with five over 5,000 dollars.
In New York and surrounding areas manufacturing leads activity with expanding operations in iron and steel and rising outputs. Jobbing trade remains strong, fall festival centers report higher purchases of dry goods and staples, and crop sales push food prices higher aiding collections and general trade growth. Failures across the U S for the week ending Sept 9 total 191, above last week and prior years. Canadian failures number 26, down from last week but up from 1908 levels.
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