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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
4
The article notes a five week election discussion starting next Monday on mayor and council offices. It mentions proposed salary reductions from 8? percent to 3 percent and questions about past unauthorized pay. It urges fiscal reform, street funding, and extending water mains, inviting signed reader opinions in the INDEX columns over the next two issues.
A mixed local update from Hull and nearby towns covers visits by Henry Hirsh and Miss Den in LeMars, Elocutionist Sprague's Hull appearance, and Frank Walters in Sioux City. It notes Congregational preaching changes, a shift to weekly issues for The Sibley Gazette, and local social and political chatter including school board candidacy discussions by Mrs Owens and others.
Adjutant General Byers will be in Hull Monday afternoon to muster in Co E. Election of commissioned officers to follow muster. Refreshments will be provided for the men and their sweethearts in the evening, after which a general sociable is to be held, to which all are cordially invited.
A fragmented note lists dates May 14 July 1 29 Aug 4 19 26 and January 1. It asks readers to send or hand over any useful issue items to help the colonel read the INDEX. The effort appears to assist the colonel regardless of broader political aims.
Local items include Wheat 43 Harleys 56 Corn 224 Hogs 3.25 as well as notices of visitors and upcoming events. Frank and Alvin Schoeneman of George and Sioux Center were visiting. Almon Canfield plans summer farming in Hartley. Mrs S W Harrington visited for her sister’s illness. Mrs Leona Coleman of Sanborn visited Mrs A F McKellar. The W R R C hosts an Easter festival at Mrs Wilson’s on April 3 with a reception and masquerade. Young folks attended a Rock Valley gathering hosted by a ladies’ society called Ys. Le Clair Martin, mentioned earlier, was nominated Cedar Falls city solicitor at a republican caucus and is expected to be elected. Paul Be Cellcas became a mail clerk after a civil service exam and will report as substitute on the Cedar Rapids to Worthington run, a step toward a lasting position.
Milwaukee Journal reports Charles Baumann of Baumann Bros. commission merchants sustained severe burns in an office vault incident at the Mitchell Building. Details are sparse but the event appears to involve an explosion or flare in the vault area.
In the office of a Chamber of Commerce building a blast hurled Mr. Baumann across the room after a clock and vault mishap. George B. Kuecker A Le Blazesley and N J Burke were present as windows shattered and glass doors broke. Baumann was dazed and taken to his home after medical aid arrived. Dr Sayle attended.
Timoth y Seed for Sale a few bushels left call at the Fred Halt farm D van der Schaar. A humorous college tale about a dining club chef contract that yielded vast theoretical meals and money values, illustrating logistic miscalculations from a Philadelphia Record reprinted as a curious anecdote.
A fragmented collage notes that air leaks through glass objects, dimming lamps and muffling bells when sealed vessels lose their integrity. It then shifts to Fitz-Greene Halleck, cited by Howe, with a quip about a lady's willingness to marry him for his name, ending with a quip about love and poetry.
The guide urges steady careful advertising value, warns against sporadic campaigns, and stresses timing for meat and farm goods. It notes seasonable ads, cash or trade terms, and recommends not delaying when demand rises to boost sales.
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