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Newspaper
Inter County Journal
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
5
Iowa grain dealers face losses as Towa corn proves easily spoiled due to high moisture content. Experts cite 15 percent as ideal water, but tests show up to 25 percent, risking heating and burning in bins unless well constructed.
M Vallieres a republican and president of the senate was elected president of the republic of France by the national assembly on Wednesday on the first ballot Pallieres 449 Doumer 871 with 860 members present the oath was set for early May 40
The state prosecuted Sam Lathrop and Elmer Griggs for assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. the jury returned a verdict of assault only. It was the week's sole case tried to a jury, drawing notable local interest.
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern railway employees threaten a systemwide slowdown or stoppage this afternoon unless salaries are paid by 4:00. Motormen, conductors, and car barn workers join the action saying no pay since October. Reporter records a general strike mood among crews.
A woman in a nearby town ordered shoes from a catalogue house but the arrivals did not fit. With an entertainment the next day, she could not return them in time. She chose a local pair, discarded the catalogue shoes, and swore off catalogue houses after a costly misfit.
The thirtieth annual Franklin County Farmers Institute will be in Hampton on January 22 to 24. Prof P G Holden of Ames will judge corn and speak on Corn as It Should Be Grown in Franklin County. Hon Joe Prigg will speak Wednesday afternoon. Hampton Business Men's Association funds nearly 500 in prizes for grain and produce. The meeting is at the Hampton courthouse with talks from notable farmers across the county.
The Royal Male Quartette, a fine singing group, performs at the K P Hall tomorrow evening. Each artist blends well, with readings and sketches included. Aimed to please all, the show also supports the lecture course.
In a conference with the Iowa legislature and press, Governor Stokes defends the New Jersey primary law as a safeguard against fraud, ensuring fair counting and free candidate choice. The piece urges Iowa to adopt legalized primaries as a modernization, noting states advancing reforms. A second column shares a rural anecdote about a roaming hen, Roam, and the humorous tale of its egg laying.
A string of social visits and relocations flows through Grant. John and Abe Wheaton of Freeport Illinois visit relatives, while Pearlis Richtsmeier visits with the Ryan boys. Jennie Heitland from Buffalo Center visits Long Ryan, and Maggie Carroll returns from a weeks trip to Rockwell Swaledale and nearby places. The Creamery Co hauled its annual ice supply from Iowa Pella, proving a labor intensive eight mile haul with twenty five teams over several days. Additional notes cover real estate trips by P J Steffen, departures for Millbank South Dakota, and updates on Osceola township, along with various local visits, repairs, and social events.
Dangers of a cold and how to avoid more deaths originate from improper treatment. For years Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been recognized as the prompt effective medicine for this disease, aiding nature to restore health. Sold by J. M. Nix.
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