Sweeney and bum tale leads to arrest and suit in county notes
A derelict known as Sweeney roamed Alton after a bank of events. He slept by the river, woke robbed $43 and a watch, used a telephone loudly and was arrested for indecent language. Sheriff Henry noted Sweeney, discharged from the 18th U.S. infantry, was allowed to go. A. L. Scott sues B. Stout for $500 damages over a farm lease dispute in Eagle township. Other county seat notes include legal filings and upcoming September term cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L Scott
B. Stout
Orange City
Alton
Thei
Siveeney
Sweeney
Willie
Sivebney
Sheriff Henry
Henry
18Th
U.S. Infantry
A. L. Scott
Iraton
Eagle Township
Mrtt
Stout
Scott
Invention by Preston and Garret touted in Sioux City news
A Sioux City Tribune report describes an electronic device enabling long distance telephone conversations without voice loss. Inventors E. W. Preston and M. C. L. Garret, both from Sioux City area, claim the instrument intensifies and clears tones when connected to lines. Preston, a self made former newsboy and telegraph scholar, is expected to gain wealth if successful. Kansas farmer D. A. Wheeler notes Omaha-like growth and better rainfall after years of drought and predicts lasting soil culture benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
MC. L. “Garret
Preston
Ormerly
Maurice
A. E. Preston
Treton
S. N. Everhart
Preson
Kansas
D. A
Barber Shop Change Hands In Tre ton Area
Cartana Sel's barber shop in Treton is sold to Albert Blackmer as Cartana prepares to move his wife to Colorado for health reasons. Blackmer plans to hire a new barber. Cartana will assist before departure. The Treton community holds the Cartana family in high esteem and wishes Mrs Cartano improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.¥. Cartana
Tretow
Albert Blackmer
Americans Celebrate Fourth of July in Sweden
A letter to J. A. Jenson from sister Miss Leos Jenson describes a summer colony of about thirty Americans at Karlshamn Sweden. They held a Fourth of July celebration in American style with Old Glory and firecrackers, though she dislikes the locale and plans to return to the United States in a couple of months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
J. A. Jenson
Leos Jenson
Karlsham
Jenson
America
Death by Own Action Near Granville
Henry Ablers committed death by own action by hanging himself in a corncrib at his son’s home three miles west of Granville on Wednesday of last week. No cause is given for the act. he had been somewhat demented since a head injury fourteen years ago left him unconscious for hours and impaired his mental faculties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ablers
Himelf
Granville
For Sale at a Bargain: Rickers House and Outbuildings
For sale at a bargain a seven room house with barn carriage house chicken house and two lots. Property includes two good cisterns known as the Rickers house located in Pryor Oklahoma under notice 82 1 T.H. and J. 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rom House
Barr
Rickers House
T.h.&j
Pryor
Lutheran Pastor Ordained at Hawarden Service
Rev. Walter Rehwaldi was ordained and installed as pastor of the Lutheran church in Hawarden last Sunday afternoon. The Hawarden congregation with nearby members attended despite cloudy weather. guests from Ireton joined. Rev. Hugo Grimm preached on Eph 3:8, assisted by Rev. GC Dr Nueffer. Miss Martha Kluther played the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rehwaldi
Hawarden
Ireton
Hugo Grimm
Nueffer
Martha Kluther
Picnic ends in fine humor after missing water incident
A Sioux Center picnic on the West Branch drew about twenty youths who hunted water with no luck until liveryman Henry De Mots produced two pony kegs. The party stayed for a concert and later returned home in the dawn light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Sioux Center
Henry de Mote
Milwaukee
Sol
Paps
Maamma
H.C
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MR. Sweeney
Lee Carr
San Francisco
Los Angeles
A. T. Stafford
N. W.rr
Oregon
Bill
Rocky Mountain
Waie Drug. Co
E.W. Preston
Nolan
Guy
Cartana Sel
A. Blackmer
C. Beitelspacher
Evansville
Garden City
le Mars
Duchess
Chicago
Ry Ylotho
Henry de Mots
Chatsworth
Percy Prescott
Morrill
Hosper
Paullina
Geo. Koenig
Rock Valley
Marathon
Gov. Cummins
O'Brian County
Old Settlers
Primghar
Meckkelson
M. E
Struble
Wm. Dockson, Jr
Littl
le Mars Telephone Co
Plymouth County Telephone Co
H. F. Hecker
Dick Jane
Clayton County
Iowa
W. KE. Slade
Hudson
Kentucky
Great Northern
Merrill
Skunk
Penstruction Man Lutheran
Grimm
Bros. Lumber Yard
Molney
Center
Max Las & Business Poat
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