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Newspaper
Hull Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
2
A mosaic of early 20th century clippings notes consumer fraud, water saving in London, Italian cafes, aviation studies, wheat forecasts for 1918, rubber production, canal gondoliers, street name plates, and material science claims. It surveys technology, transport, industry, and social observations with many named places and dates.
In Germantown near the Mulcreek bridge two men traveled in a car that plunged into the stream. Hev Reverend Mr. Grefe, pastor of the German Lutheran church for about five years, died from burns after attempting to rescue his pastor friend from the flames. Flo wes critically injured while helping. The Germantown church and its parsonage are focal to the town. The community mourns as the synod of German Lutherans planned 1913 sessions there. Several rescuers aided the injured man at the scene.
Four men on the way to a Danbury street fair were involved when a car plunged into a creek after a bridge washed out in Ida County. One man suffered a fractured arm, another was hurt, and the vehicle escaped with no damage. County officials may face damages for the unprotected washed-out span.
The Des Moines session of the Methodist Episcopal church will convene at the First Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday morning, September 10, and run through the week including Sunday. Bishop Edwin Fr. Hughes of San Francisco will preside. He came from Newton where he led a town conference. Local congregations offer lodging to delegates.
James Yuill who lives two miles west of Alta rents and has farmed one property for 32 years possibly the longest such tenure in the area. He has grown petunias and other crops, making money, but has never invested in land. land values have risen from $15 to about $150 per acre since he moved.
Robbers in cars tried to force open the Calender bank safe about 3 a.m. They missed $1,200. Mrs. A. A. Rent rang the party line to notify the marshal, and the bank telephone also rang. A rifle with two shells was the only firearm found in the village.
A scattered Iowa in brief item lists enforcement actions and social notes across Des Moines and towns like Marathon Des Moines and Webster City. The report covers indictments against fire insurance officials and local court results, plus obituaries and school openings with named locales and figures.
In Clarion, a 20-year-old daughter of H and Crawford was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Kh McElhiney. The vehicle slowed but the front wheel crushed her lung and internal injuries proved fatal within two hours at a physician’s office. No blame assigned. The McElhineys are in shock.
A Tabuque woman left two negotiable city warrants worth 800 dollars each with her day’s work items. She ignited a stove fire later and found the warrants burned nearly to ashes. City Treasurer Woybrant will issue new warrants replacing the lost funds.
Reports of suspected foul play in the death of Minutun Albec are denied. Authorities say death appears accidental or by self harm. The article notes bleeding and drowning near a rotobeat incident with no evidence of homicide. Burial plans follow the findings.
A string of brief Iowa items notes a candidate on the Independent ticket for state representative near Des Moines, a 13 year old found dead near Clear Lake with suspected foul play, robberies at Fort Dodge post office, and multiple city briefs from Ames Mason City and Dubuque involving politics crime and local commerce.
A jumble of short notices from multiple Iowa towns reports a pastor’s divorce after a year of alleged estrangement, a grand jury probe affecting Willis in Creston, and various city incidents. Also covered are traffic fines, a church call letter from Bethany, a political campaign gesture, and several local mishaps and accidents.
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