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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
2
A fragmented revue lists a claimed new method for producing diamond mounds, claiming Mercury and carbon crystallization under natural-like conditions. The piece jumbles obituaries, donors, and various global notes, touching on science, industry, aviation, and public figures with minimal coherent structure.
A garbled account describes Maxey and a diamond swindle involving an attorney and a smuggler with plans to ship gems to the United States via England and Liverpool. The text also notes Iowa forming a state educational commission led by Governor Warrett and State Superintendent Boyce to reform curricula and rural schooling.
Hawarden hosts the Stour county farmers institute from Wednesday to Friday with farm product and cookery prizes offered by local merchants. Judge Hutchinson delivers a Farm and the Home address, plus lectures by EB Kepford and Lafayette Young, with musical numbers by high school representatives.
A collage of short notices covers a contest in Palo Alto with prizes and landowner offers, a Santa Clara area memorial, a fatal accident near Des Moines, a dinner prize roundup, political races in Iowa counties, and crime verdicts. Notable names include Charles Chpy Keig and several county officials.
A three day test of a consumer gasifier at the Iowa Brick and Tile plant achieved 98 percent consumption of input, with 200 percent efficiency during a 20 hour period and minimal smoke. Manufacturers and utility houses show high interest, prompting many to plan contracts for rebuilding heating and power plants.
In Ida Grove a land dispute between George M. Meyer of Charles Mix County South Dakota and Charles L. Kolb of Ida Grove was settled before trial. Meyer sought to void a 4 deal involving half sections and mortg ages after discovering quarantined Iowa land in the swap. The settlement assigns one quarter of the South Dakota land to Halb, with Halb also retaining Woodbury County real estate and transferring one quarter of the half section last week.
Onawa high school will host a three way debate on February 2 with Woodbine Normal and Missouri Valley. Each team defends or negates the Open Shop versus Closed Shop issue with all aff irmative teams staying at home for simultaneous debates in Onawa Woodbine and Missouri Valley.
In Des Moines area reports, Senator Proudfoot faces counter effort as candidates contest the field. Judge Church vows not to run, Holden stays in race for prefect. Cyrk Van Tan declares in favor of a He lieutenant bid, while another candidate shifts to a progressive stance. A Massachusetts store manager, Weekner, is jailed for embezzlement amid a co operative dispute with losses around 6000 dollars.
Cauble is discovered a strange spectral light in Is ton Ta as townsfolk rush nightly to witness a glow. Investigators uncover a lighting quirk on tombstones reflecting town lamps creating one bright point. Commercial club tasks to study building and loan option in Sac City Ia. Iowa patents list announced for week ending Feb 6. Sac County Farmers Institute opens with sessions on crops animals and silos.
The Onawa Iowa post office will relocate from a small building to a larger space across the street in Everson's harness shop. The new site will include enlarged fixtures and more mail boxes to improve service after years of rental difficulties for boxes.
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