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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
3
A farm opportunity in Malvern, Mills County, is highlighted as Cadwell Salyers promotes one of the area’s best farms for sale. The notice emphasizes an appealing agricultural property with potential for buyers seeking productive acreage.
A call to upgrade to high quality skates to avoid injuries and improve race results. The ad highlights a splendid assortment of sturdy, safe, sharp pairs and warns against using old cheap skates that risk harm or defeat.
Arch bishop Keane announces a conference for priests and bans absolution for any young woman who attends public dances. He also advises against absolution for parents who permit daughters to attend dance halls and says any man seeking political advancement through saloon support is unfit for public office.
Frank E. Low, police judge of Vinton Iowa, fined himself 20 dollars and costs on four counts after deputy state game warden charged him and his brother George with using a seine contrary to law. Warden Yordy brought them to town and Low arraigned and fined himself, with the court accepting his note for payment.
Des Moines November 26 judge rules professional bondsmen who sign a defendant’s federal bond assume risk if the prisoner is detained by other courts. Bud Smith indicted for illegal liquor sale, Mase Levich signed for his appearance. Smith failed to appear last term, later claimed confinement under a state order. Court refused exoneration, declared bond forfeited, and sentenced Smith.
Council Bluffs Iowa November 27 The League of Iowa Municipalities through its legislative committee has its report ready for submission to the legislators. It lists a dozen bills the league has agreed upon including forcing telephone companies to make reasonable connections and increasing alderman competition in smaller towns. It calls for publicizing the affairs of public service corporations, regular reports on receipts expenditures and earnings, fair railroad taxation, and census method reforms to benefit municipalities.
Walter Finney, claiming a divine mission to cleanse by fire, was arrested on charges he started a series of blazes near Twenty third Street and Eighth Avenue. Police say he confessed to lighting one fire and was present at several others on the upper west side in recent weeks, arrested in a tenement hallway on Aicentcty.
A man claimed guidance from the Lord to cleanse by fire and set a paper pile against a gas jet in a hallway, risking a blaze. The report notes a dangerous plan thwarted by police as investigators piece together the sequence of events.
Local notes report an Odd Fellows gathering with speaker Ray Peter Jacobs of Tabor on December 8 at the church and a supper at the hall. Lou Achenbach married Mrs Julia Adamson secretly on November 14 at Red Oak. Congratulations from local residents. Also mention corn harvest, visits, and MWA election December 5.
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