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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
1
Albany reports the New York Court of Appeals has decided the ballot box case against W. R. Hearst. The ruling marks the end of the legal challenge in this election dispute.
A. G. R. conference in Minneapolis decided to hold the national encampment in the city starting August 13, 1906. The meeting was in session and set the dates and location for the event.
A federal grand jury indicted Chicago and Alton Railway Company former vice president John N. Faithern and former general freight agent J A Wann for granting rebates to Schwarzschild Salzberger and providing free transportation to an employee of that company.
T Dey & Company sue Andrew Hunter for binder price claiming a guarantee for good work. Testimony focused on guarantee terms as case nears jury selection. Jury includes F S Lantz Ed Rathenag J B McCollister Mike Fitzgerald and others.
Professor W. R. Patterson returned from New York City and eastern points where he attended an immigration conference and secured a large amount of material for the university commercial museum. In Washington he met Mr. Rathbun, a former fellow in the graduate college now working in the capital.
Brant and Brant is the next assignment with Chas Brant suing John Brant Jr for the purchase price of corn delivered. The plaintiff filed a brief reply with the court clerk. No marriage license has been issued since December.
The Christian church bazaar and supper held yesterday posted gross receipts between 250 and 260 dollars. About 235 people enjoyed the offerings prepared by the ladies and most booths ceased with all items sold. The event is voted a grand success.
Horace K Jones, a local man raised here, married Olive Partain in Little Rock Arkansas on December 6. Jones moved to Little Rock three years ago and works as a locomotive engineer for the Iron Mountain Railway.
Mrs 5 E Teefy of this city sells a farm one half mile south of town to G Wilkinson of West Liberty. Possession takes place on March 1. The 1264 acre property averaged 75 dollars per acre.
County commissioners ruled Michael Nugent of unsound mind and he is held for disposition under the state board of control. Nugent previously resided in the county but has lived elsewhere for fifteen years, claiming Davenport as his origin. Officials express hopeful prospects for his improvement.
Weather permitting this week will finish season work on the science building with second story walls up to the third story by week’s end. Last fall the project halted at the basement level of the central and south wings. Rock Island Railroad will sell excursion tickets for holidays at one and one third fare round trip, on sale Dec 22 through 25 and Dec 30, 31 and Jan 1.
Word has been received of the death of Miss May Ashford in Aurora Illinois last evening. She was sister to Mrs A J Feeney and Mrs Thielen and had been in poor health after visiting here for the Thielen funeral last summer. Mrs Feeney attended her bedside and Mr Feeney and Mrs Thielen left to join the funeral.
The Commercial Club board met yesterday afternoon but limited work due to lateness. They adjourned to Monday to finalize plans for hosting the Upper Des Moines Editorial Association January 18 and 19 and seek prominent speakers for the event.
By the will of her late husband, Mrs. Louise Rothweiler receives half the Isense and Rothweiler estate, with the children taking the other half. The will is filed with the clerk of courts. Miss Wilma Holcgin of Muscatine visits her aunt Mrs. Stewart for a few days. Dinner or supper 35 cents at Smith's Armory Thursday, Dec. 14 by ladies of St. Marys. Fancy Goods Sale.
J. J. Hotz of this city secured a contract from the Rock Island railroad to cut 8 000 to 2 000 tons of ice from the Iowa river for the company. Hotz will hire over fifty men and store the ice for Rock Island along the state line in Iowa and Missouri.
Invitations issued for the third annual Dental Alumni Association clinic to be held in the city on February 5 and 6. A full program covering the entire dental field is planned with preparations aimed at the largest attendance in association history.
The comic opera for bidden Luad opens tonight at seven at the Coldren box office. Tomorrow night seat sales begin at seven at the same place for Nancy Brown. Announcement follows errors in a prior opening notice.
Carpenters and plumbers have been at work in the basement of the old science hall for some time and the project is well along. Five large rooms will be available, one a very good class 100m, with another to be fixed at a taxidermist's roof. Lighting is improved and the building is now fully connected to the heating plant, making it ready for winter work.
Anna Cabalka sought $1 000 damages for slander by Frantiska Holub but received only $1.00. The verdict was returned Saturday evening and the jury discharged. C H Dayton travels to Missouri for the American Jobbing Association. Debating Teague faced cancellation with Nebraska due to institutional backing withdrawal while Notre and Dinne t and others are mentioned.
EK Stevenson presents the Ida Sanders memorial benefit program financial statement dated September 8. The report shows total receipts of 593.15 from various ward pupils and performances and total expenses of 201.43, yielding net profits of 282.72. Ward and school expenses are itemized, with the audit of accounts by ward principals scheduled for Monday afternoon.
State Senator B W Newberry, a university law graduate and brother of Dr RL Newberry who formerly resided here, expresses interest in introducing a new pure food law at the coming state legislative session.
A class of seventy from this city and fifteen from Cedar Rapids will tonight be organized into the Woodmen hall into a local Tribe of Red Men. Davenport will conduct the work with Des Moines officers present including F A Day and R G Prisbe. The new group will be named Wapeshiek tribe No 122 with officers B H Londore prophet B A Patterson sachem and others serving as senior and junior sagamores keeper of the wampum and trustees.
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