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Newspaper

Iowa Citizen

Location

Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1903

Page

19

Court actions update in Heddleston Stoner and related cases

Court finished arguments in Heddle sen vs Stoner while Maine vs Lutz settled with plaintiff paying costs. Clay indicted for assault with intent to commit great bodily injury pleaded not guilty. trial likely in fourth week. Shelladay vs railroad continued. Messner vs City of Iowa City assigned for next two weeks and to be printed.

Heddlesen George W. Swords John Slater Shelladay

Regents Buy Hawkeyes For State High Schools

The university secretary arranged the distribution of 100 Hawkeyes to high schools statewide. Only schools listed on the accredited roster will receive the gifts.

University Board of Regents

Athletes Meet on Iowa Field Next Saturday

The dual track meet between Iowa and Grinnell will be held Saturday afternoon on Iowa field. Rivalry runs high and the contest is expected to be close. Iowa’s home showing last week boosts the varsity, aiming to draw a large crowd to cheer the winners for old gold. The Iowa Ames baseball game is set for Saturday morning, the 61st league game on Town field.

Iowa Grinnell Iowa Field Iowa-Ames Town Field

Railway J Improvements Progress West of Tiffin to Oxford

Section 215 of the CRTL and PL road gains repairs. Work starts west of Tiffin and extends beyond Oxford. Thirty cars of new rails and new ties will be used. Twenty four men unloaded ten cars of rails Friday with a car dispatched in sixteen minutes. Also notes requests for a horse and survey for kindergarten needs and local horse sales in Dubuque road area.

Crtl & PL Tiffin Oxford Oxford Messenger

Nickel Plate Road offers express through trains and dining

The Nickel Plate Road promotes three daily through express trains with vestibuled sleeping cars and American Club Meals in dining cars from 35 cents to 1 dollar. It claims service equal to any line between Chicago and the East, with depots at Harrison Street Fifth Avenue in Chicago. John Calahan, general agent, 113 Adams St Room 298 Chicago.

Chicago Harrison St Fifth Ave Adams St Auditorium Annex John ¥. Calahan

Too Much White Clover Harms Cattle Near Oxford

The Oxford Messenger reports six head of cattle lost to clover bloat in Oxford County. Al Venter Jake Floercinger and Tom Tranter each lost two cattle. Venter says pastures are thick with white clover causing cattle to overeat and bloat, advising corn or salt to induce belching and prevent gas.

Oxford Oxford Messsenger al Venter Jake Floercinger Tom Tranter Mr. Venter

President and Mrs MacLean Host Senior Law Class

The president and Mrs MacLean welcomed the senior law class and faculty at their home on College and Johnson streets last Monday evening. Dainty refreshments followed as the president and faculty members gave remarks. All reported a very pleasant time.

MacLean College and Johnson Streets

Medics Banquet at St James Hotel Acknowledges 100 Guests

Dr William Jepson hosts a banquet for about 100 junior and senior medical students at the St James hotel with a ho rse shoe shaped table and impromptu toasts. A varied banquet menu is served and guests depart near midnight with warm praise for the host. Also notes Gollmar Bros agent in town and a future circus showing claimed to boost local business. The Daily Register records a Johnson County Iowa court notice for final hearing of the estate of Albert Crawford on May 12, 1903 with executor D A Munger and Ed Koser as clerk.

William Jepson University Medical Department College of Regular Medicine St. James Gollmar Bros Portage Daily Register State of Iowa Johnson District Court Johnsson County D. A. Munger Albert Crawford Johnson County Koser Johuson County

Nine Ciphers Iowa Team Played Well In Varsity Victory

Iowa defeated Luther College by a shutout as Cratzenmeyer pitched steady ball. Olson and Barnes produced key hits and Ruthless Luther players were kept scoreless through the game. Luther started with two baserunners but Cratzenmeyer ended the threat and Iowa led from the first inning.

Luther College Iowa City Iowa Decorah Luther Cratzemeyer van de Steeg Barnes Olson Dye McGregor White Brekke Grinde Varsity

Alfalfa in Iowa shows promise despite winter kills

Alfalfa maker Jacob Ricker reports a patch sown on two reds square grew to 73 inches tall this spring after poor progress last year and weed overgrowth. He lives near Upper Muscatine road, Rural Route 1, three and a half miles east of town. The note also mentions locals visiting, a clergyman traveling to Ottumwa, a council president invited to a club meeting in Waverly, and a steel gang worker missing a finger after a Friday accident on the CR 1 FP line.

Iowa Jacob Ricker MacLean S. al Waverly Wll Joe Chimick

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