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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
2
A leading brewing representative says fortune making in brewing is over as large breweries fail to offer fair returns. He cites a major drop in saloon trade where profits were highest and a shift to home or bottled trade with smaller margins.
Frank Sanborn denounces Rebeca Harding Davis for her Scribner's recollections of a Concord visit forty years past and the Alcott summer house for Emerson. He insists the house did have a door, a large one, which he has entered and which artists have sketched.
A mother and daughter in Akron Ohio led a reclusive life for sixteen years with no neighbor visiting and they never left their yard, living in strict seclusion away from the community.
A concise proverb-like note suggests that a hill's brow may be smooth yet its profile bears the marks of age and erosion. It conveys a cautious reflection on surface calm masking underlying wear.
Flushing Michigan woman Mrs P A Passmore long troubled by kidney and bladder ailments credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after four doctors failed. She reports rapid relief, urging others with similar issues to try the remedy at 50 cents a box from all dealers.
The young Theodore Roosevelt was once considered fragile but grew strong through diligent exercise and extensive time outdoors, a habit he credits with his later health and endurance.
In a drizzly Tuesday scene New York fans and messenger boys queued for early seat choices to Bernhardt and Coquelin engagement. Subscription sales proved lucrative with two five seat boxes yielding $1,000 each and blocks of outside seats selling for all forty performances at premium prices.
The bishop of Liverjindl issues a new confirmation code urging girls to avoid long hair pins. He warns that push pins often cause injuries to bishops during the laying on of bands, and directs safer attire to prevent lacerations.
An employee of the Waltham Massachusetts city fire department is arrested on arson charges. He allegedly started a blaze in the fire house where his company was stationed and then triggered an alarm to summon others to extinguish the flames. The motive remains unknown.
President George Harris of Amherst College spoke at a recent Amherst women’s clubs meeting, presenting a paper on the servant girl problem and becoming one of the first college presidents publicly to address the issue.
The castle in which Oswald u'Aur Toene, a Belgian artist, offered Mr. Kruger a home was built by monks 399 years ago as a convent. It has a varied career, a former owner retained royally in it, and was bought recently by M. Aurmene who restored the old splendor and added modern conveniences and comforts.
Des Moines dispatch reports Judge Thorace K. Deemer of the supreme bench has been offered the chancellorship of the University of Iowa law department with a salary of 4500 dollars. Regents send a committee to confer. expected acceptance hinges on salary parity with supreme court judges. Three other candidates named are T M Fee, R C Blanchard, and H M Towner. Siou x City note praises Iowa enlistment standards, citing high acceptance rates and farm backgrounds of recruits versus higher rejections in Chicago New York and Colorado.
The new town of Daugherty in Cerro Gordo County near Floyd Butler and Franklin counties will be incorporated after residents voted for it at a special election last month. Governor Shaw promises to parole John Arthofer, serving manslaughter sentence, if the trial judge and county attorney recommend clemency. Judge O'Donnell has urged the governor to grant the pardon and the county attorney will also do so.
In Council Bluffs Iowa December 25 Fred Foster a news agent on the Northwestern railroad was arrested at the instance of Sheriff Gardner of Boone. Foster is wanted to answer to a charge of betrayal preferred by a young woman of Clarinda. He is said to be a married man and recently lived at Clarinda but now claims Council Bluffs as his home. Sheriff Gardner will be here for him this morning.
Des Moines Dec 25 three new Iowa National Guard companies will be stationed in Atlantic Albia and Winterset vacancies exist in the Fiftieth and Fifty first regiments but letters for the companies have not yet been designated locally all three cities report near ready to muster the units and mustering will require little time
Clinton December 23 report Frank Sanker living near Belle Plaine sold a hog weighing 500 pounds, possibly the largest on record. The animal is under three years old and drew 5 cents per pound, yielding $45, a sum that could buy a good cow or a capable team several years ago.
SHELL ROCK, Dec. 23 Two men were instantly killed and a third fatally injured there by being struck by the engine of a passenger train on the B C R N railroad. The men were brothers named Reintwz. They had been in town buying Christmas presents and had started for their home in the country. In attempting to cross the track they were struck by the engine. The buggy was totally demolished and its occupants were thrown some distance from the track.
Senator Titus claims the biennial election amendment will be declared in force by the Iowa Supreme Court, with Attorney General Remley and Senator Mullan backing the effort. He argues defects in passage are not fatal, denies ties to the prohibitory amendment, and expects a prompt ruling to avoid new votes.
Des Moines Iowa December 22 The State Board of Medical Examiners refused to grant a certificate to a graduate of the State College of Osteopathy of Des Moines to practice medicine in Iowa and hired Attorney General Remsey to defend the board in court The board passed a standard for osteopathy colleges but has never approved any meeting it and all graduate applications have been refused The board plans to fight in court to block any osteopath from practicing in Iowa and will declare them irregular and liable to prosecution.
John Freeman a prominent churchman from Estherville Ia is under arrest in Sioux City after confessing to killing his wife in a brutal manner. He struck her with a shoe heel and narcotized her with chloroform before covering her with bedding and kerosene and setting the bed ablaze. The body was burned beyond recognition.
Davenport, Iowa, reports that Plorizel Reuter, born January 21, 1890, has become Europe’s sensation. The 10 year old prodigy, backed by Secretary Lyman J. Gage, trained by Henry Martenl of Geneva, has captivated European musicians and is praised as a future world’s greatest violinist.
Senator J. M. Emert of Atlantic Ta district was badly hurt when his carriage overturned on an embankment after his team was frightened by a train. Several bones were broken and he will be confined at home for some time.
SIOUX CITY, Dec. 22. A company formed to build a fish cannery south of St. Michaels Alaska with an annual output of 40 000 cases and river fishing. Chinese and Japanese labor will be used. Fred J. Evans Jr and James F Booge head the venture. A stockmen and corn growers convention will be at the University of Illinois January 13 to 26 1901 inclusive.
M J Shelley a 48 year old farmer at his Muscatine area home gate near the toll road in Illinois was ambushed and shot twice by hidden assailants behind a haystack. The bullets struck him in the neck arm and hip and he was rushed for surgery. Doctors expect recovery. Shelley had recently married a widow with two grown sons who opposed his handling of their mother's assets.
Manila reports General MacArthur will issue a proclamation demanding strict wartime compliance from noncombatants and combatants alike. It will warn insurgent leaders and note secret committees expose civilians to treason charges while urging Manila to curb sedition and deny prisoners of war status to unorganized rebels. Also notes Hawaii and China dead arrives in San Francisco with the nephew of President McKinley among them.
Washington D C Dec 20 The House after a two day contest passed bills forcing the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads to abolish grade crossings and alter routes into the city and to modify terminal facilities An amendment on the Pennsylvania bill would require a new state line costing not less than 1 5 million The measures faced strong opposition from a minority led by Mr Cowherd Missouri who argued the bills were too liberal to the railroads
United States Charge d Affaires reports a two day battle at Glardot Point on the Magdalene river in Colombia ending in a government victory. About 600 were killed and 1000 wounded. Additional government victories of high importance are noted.
Harry Reed, 24, a single man from Johnson Nebraska, disappeared after leaving Hubbard Saturday night. His overturned wagon and dead horses were found in Pigeon creek Sunday morning. A search for his body has continued since.
Washington December 20 reports that the senate convened and passed a resolution authorizing the president to appoint Charles A Bou telle of Maine to the retired list of the navy. The measure was among several bills and resolutions prepared by the house.
At a late evening meeting of foreign ministers the terms of a joint note were agreed upon including British modifications. The ministers refused to disclose details, stating home governments should present the particulars to the public.
London dispatch notes government urges employers to keep posts open for geomartry colonials and volunteers to sustain wartime sacrifices. War Office issues Queen's thanks to yeomanry colonials and volunteers, urging abroad service to conclude successfully.
In Birmingham a distraught diamond merchant dropped 1600 small stones valued at £100 into Vittoria street. As shoppers and boys combed the area with makeshift tools, about half the gems were recovered, with many others dispersed to shops, cellars, and gutters as candles and lamps lit the hunt. Diamonds will soon be fashionable pins.
The prairie dog, once common across western Nebraska and eastern Colorado, is slated for removal. The plan, urged by the agricultural department and backed by funds, uses a chemical to drive the creatures from their holes, promising greener pastures, more cattle and fewer wrecked ponies as the prairie dog population diminishes.
The anoa or gapiutan of Celebes is the smallest wild cattle known, about 3 feet 8 inches tall at the shoulder, much smaller than the Indian gaur. It resembles a young buffalo in features, with short upright horns, and is as small as a South Down sheep, suggesting a primitive buffalo type.
A shopper in an up-town store found her bargain gloves both for the same hand after a front-rank rush. She returned them, noting the mismatch and asking what to expect at such a price. The clerk provided a deprecating reply.
A new Boston ordinance permits residents to keep street musicians at a distance of 360 feet from their houses, aiming to reduce noise and disruption while balancing street performance rights within city neighborhoods.
Cincinnati experiences a surge in street calling as eight lines are to be extended. City officials plan expansion to improve service coverage and accessibility for residents and businesses. Local transportation agencies emphasize expanded routes to reduce congestion.
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