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Newspaper
Ireton Weekly Ledger
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1905
Page
2
A Sunday morning incident ends with a man’s death after an argument with his wife and others at a home. Witnesses describe the husband’s push and a fatal fall. the victim, 21 years old, was connected to Cherokees and served in the Spanish-American War era. Funeral arrangements moved to Paullina with services at two o’clock.
A banker named Carr led a scheme forging signatures on notes tied to a loan business in Ireton. The fraud involved Maurice Wing and other locals, with several note cancellations and a travel escape as investigators close in. One conspirator confessed key details. indictments loom and postmaster changes follow Carr’s bond status.
Mrs James Nolan died suddenly at her home one mile west of Struble Iowa on Sunday morning. She had attended a dance the previous evening and returned home around four, later found dead with the fire out upstairs. Coroner John Beely said death resulted from heart trouble, though arsenic habit was noted in reports.
The Sioux County Board of Supervisors approved officers and county bonds, sworn in Van der Meides as a new member, and discussed bond company settlement and year start. Attorney Bradley of Chicago urged settlement terms while a fourth official paper spot may go to a Holland paper per recent state law.
A Vander Meide will retire as cashier of Northwestern State Bank at Orange City. W S Short, formerly assistant cashier, will become cashier after Monday January 5. Short has purchased a controlling interest in the bank.
Council discusses raising license for Gourhilmaan Kidwiter to 1500 dollars annually to enforce better conduct. Mayor and council review renewal status of Cutting’s license for the new quarter as bills for hardware coal drayage lumber and wages are approved.
A compact record of property transfers and subdivisions listing buyers, sellers, block and lot numbers, and associated institutions. Entries include details like subdivision names, parcel sizes, and transaction notes for properties in various towns, along with a brief catalog note on a wall map.
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