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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of notes from Hull Iowa covers Senator Gore on compromise, Chinese Manchu naming shifts, a windmill engine electricity patent, church salary dispute in Marshalltown, Berlin sculptors, South American flora finds, and odd prehistoric relics while Australian railway plans and new tech curiosities appear amid scattered news briefs.
August Grosenbauch used a switch stick to locate a city well 215 feet deep in Fort Dodge Ia water flows at 600 gallons a minute. The council paid him 20 for the method while critics including Dr White Frank Paige and Capt George Riggland denounce the practice as relic of the dark ages.
Iowa Supreme Court sustains Moon law broad ruling affecting most counties. Opinion writes the law is constitutional and applies statewide, impacting penalties and enforcement in Sioux City and Woodbury County.
The court allowed two witnesses to testify ahead of John C. Maybray as part of the defense plan. Henry Eutheert of Elmhurst Kan and John Hermelbresht of Nancrsft Neb testified about losses of 1000 and 0 on fake hover races amid objections. Maybray pressed the plan to show lack of malice and discipline in the proceeding.
A garbled report notes a near fatal throttle incident in Oskaloosa with two crewmen involved. One coachman died, another fireman was seriously injured during a fall while attempting to prevent a crash. An official health board cites fever cases as sporadic and unrelated to city water being declared pure.
A digest of brief Iowa items: Mrs James Brayington breaks an arm after a slip on a sidewalk. three year old Abred Deckart found dead in Dubuque likely from natural causes. Pendleton evergreen grove near Solon being cut for lumber. Des Moines township farmers form a good roads association aiming to build one mile of permanent road near Boone. shootout in Mason City over a card game results in Bowers and Jackson jailed and Cannon wounded. Forest City elevator burned. Sheldon high school plays for athletic association funds. foreigners at state hospital to be deported. legal cases in Center and Monticello involve damages and injunctions. multiple city notices on local matters including strikes, a new democratic paper in Marshalltown, and Fort Dodge civic gifts.
Des Moines reports cite an Iowa attorney general note that a court previously held billiards or pin pool with the loser paying is gambling and unlawful. The piece notes no formal change by the attorney general and references a 1875 Iowa Supreme Court ruling on games of chance versus skill.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court affirming multiple cases in Polk and surrounding districts, with one reversed and remanded in Carroll. The decisions cover banks, treasurers, and municipal appeals, including City of Shenandoah and others. A separate piece details a mock marriage case in Dubuque County where Mary Lee Smith fights for a widow’s share, alleging a ceremony that never occurred.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court ruling that United States bonds are exempt from taxation under existing laws. The decision affects bank cases from Des Moines and concerns assessments and deductions on stock holdings and related banking structures.
Hawarden reports F Wade broke her right arm in a fall on cement steps. Muscatine notes death of G W Dillaway, former Absentine man and deputy U S marshal, from wounds in Memphis. Marshalltown records a likely fatal car crash injuring Wites and Ritzman. Des Moines reports judges and rail travel rulings and election results. Page also lists Davenport murder trial, Des Moines royalty tale, and overseas trip plans from Ida Grove residents.
Des Moines Iowa December 16 Charles Hameron of Buena Vista county was elected president of the state board of agriculture and praised Iowa’s 1911 state fair. He spoke of bumper crops with rain, migration concerns, and faith in Iowa’s future. The Muscatine matter in question is referred to Governor Carroll for action on trophy removals and possible legal steps.
The Iowa Supreme Court issued multiple decisions affirming and reversing district court rulings in cases from Polk, Dallas, and Crawford districts. A murder conspiracy trial for Mark was adjourned after a funeral notification. jury composition included farmers and local workers. Judge Arthur postponed the hearing at the direction of the jury.
The executive board of the Federation of Labor orders letters to gather information for removing Muscatine city and county officials amid alleged mal administration related to a strike. The board also plans to assist jailed laborers and assess a permanent relief fund. New postmaster at Sexton appointed Charles A Little replaces W F Lehman.
Estherville Iowa reports Teter Howe of Montgomery as the unnamed man found wandering after a three week disappearance. He appeared confused and hardly knows who he is or how he came to Blownx, with injuries described as minor and mental state unsettled.
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