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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
2
Des Moines and other Iowa cities report surge in demand for furnaces that burn soft coal amid coal strikes. Many households and businesses plan to abandon anthracite, shifting to soft coal stoves. Mines near Des Moines keep coal cheap, boosting adoption across the state.
Iowa Supreme Court heard Marshall county case challenging a 1897 amendment setting an $800 yearly license on cigarette dealers. The challenge aims to strike down the tax as unconstitutional, with potential $100,060 in suspended taxes at stake and broad effects on tobacco taxes.
The supreme court reduces the jury verdict for a bridge death from 5000 to 3000 dollars against Webster County. Judge Weaver, once on the supreme bench, presided. the jury found fault and liability was clear, but the judgment was contested and finally trimmed to the new limit.
Waterloo writer Joseph Trigg of the Rockford Register reports onions as a profitable crop. He planted seven eighths of an acre of red globe onions this season and sold the harvest last week to the Waterloo Fruit and Commission Company for 145 dollars net, about 105 dollars per acre.
A-C. ER. McKay, the Mapleton suspect held for criminal arresting quietly in the Monona county, seems to have the support of the county attorney. Preliminary examination will likely be waived or continued until after the grand jury convenes November 1.
Sheriff Bell of Denison received a telegram from James Minnesota on Monday regarding custody of a prisoner from Crawford tin months ago. The message mentions the Begee field, an ape from an industrial site, and an alleged murder in Chicago. A wedding party and a peal retivey are noted in the fragmentary report.
A girl connected with a local incident was held to the grand jury amid ongoing investigation. Details remain scarce as authorities move forward with charges and potential hearings scheduled in coming weeks.
The latest quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City show a lagging live cattle market with uneven prices and slow buying. Hogs traded lower overall with most sales near steady to 3 cents lower, and sheep and lambs reflecting mixed demand as receipts remained variable.
Washington report of General John F Weston shows 316,357,044 credited and 9,551,603 expended in the year to June 30. Fresh beef and mutton were supplied from Australia at about 6-7 cents per pound, cheaper than British costs in South Africa. Rinderpest devastated local stock, prompting Australian imports and plans to use mercantile delivery to ensure steady supply amid feared Australian drought raising prices.
Archbishop Riordan will remain in Rome until November to settle matters of the San Francisco archdiocese. He will tour Ireland with Garrett McEnerney, legal adviser, and Father Ramm, then sail back to the United States on November 19. Father McSweeney of Oakland will accompany him to Ireland and return with him.
Berlin reports the Reichstag approved by 732 to 106 the tariff committee’s proposal for higher minimum duties on imported horses. The move came despite the agriculture minister’s plea that higher duties would hinder Germany’s aim to encourage breeding and ensure a steady supply of remounts for aging forces.
A long, disjointed wrap of notices reports bonds tied to a murder case in New York City. horse racing deals in Chicago. medical operations in San Francisco. elevator accidents in Philadelphia. a fire insurance delegates gathering in Louisville with a barbecue. shipwrecks near Seattle including two vessels and four lives. Admiral Sehley's travel delayed by illness. a Pennsylvania train wreck caused by dense fog near New Florence. wage disputes among New York union painters. bridge tragedy at Steelton. murder in Morocco and a sanctuary shooting. a New York bishop consecration. Woman's Home Missionary society meeting in Kansas City with substantial pledges. Daughters of Ohio incorporation in New York. a marble fountain gift to New York City. comparisons of a new ocean liner and other ships. wagon manufacturers' meeting in Memphis. American Missionary Association session in New London. U S Army officer candidates listed. a Kansas shooting near Chapel Hill. a Louisiana Purchase commissioner’s travel notes.
A scrawny dirty truck dog trotted under a truck on Fulton Street during a busy hour. He kept his gaze on the heels ahead and performed his duty at the rear axle, whether protecting the tail end or by habit, embodying quiet dignity in dogdom.
Mortimer Menpes narrates a travel tale near Naples where a demanding orange liqueur seller clashes with sunburnt travelers. In a failed climb beside a well his daughter falls in, clings to moss, while the wine merchant frantically pours liqueur to “aid” her as onlookers lower ropes and ladders for rescue.
A Philadelphia letter to a New York son celebrates remarkable vitality among the elderly. It notes a 75 year old who feels gay and expects to live past 100, a 93 year old Brooklyn resident walking seven miles to play with grandchildren, a 100th birthday for the late Secretary Gresham’s mother, and other octo- and nonagenarians thriving on long walks, farming, and daily routines. Glory to green and vigorous old age.
Clifton Arizona hosts a unique quartz rock jail carved into a hillside with four large cells. Entry is via a boxlike masonry vestibule with three steel gates. Walls are quartz, fifteen feet thick, and escape is virtually impossible. Clifton, a copper mining camp, is famed for its harsh frontier conditions and extreme temperatures.
Dick jokes about initials on clothing as a social cue. A dull street incident features a girl on Fourteenth Street wearing a white gown with a black crepe cross mourning band and a large white embroidered initial. The quip centers on deciphering who the wearer mourns.
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