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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
8
The Cardiff Giant, the famed 10.5 foot hoax statue weighing 3000 pounds, is on display again in Fort Dodge Webster County. Originating from a New York farm in 1869, it drew six million visitors at 30 cents each before its genuine status was exposed.
Mrs. Kermit Setchell saw a five foot rattler coiled on a shelf near the basement stairs in Algona, Kos suth county. She hurried past after the hiss and later found an abandoned rattlesnake skin in the garden, indicating the visitor's length.
Willam Waechter of Spirit Lake Dickinson county cast from his boat and hooked a 13 inch northern pike. A much larger fish then grabbed and swallowed the smaller catch, sparking a fierce struggle as the line zinged and the predator disappeared toward the depths.
Denison Crawford County report says Marshal Buga Lehfeldt escorted a prisoner to a sister’s home. The man fled after locking Lehfeldt out of a hen house with a burlap bag of chickens. Lehfeldt pursued and caught him the next morning. the suspect confessed.
G. J. Hollinga of Orange City Sioux county celebrated the holiday with a ten inch gas pipe packed with gun powder. The end exploded shattering the pipe driving a piece into Hollinga’s leg and splintering a house chair and window nearby. His 16 year old son narrowly avoided injury as a piece flew past.
Believed oldest grain binder in southern Iowa will be exhibited at the Davis county fair in Bloomfield. Sold by the executors of William Brown estate, it was used 42 years and remains in excellent condition. The Buckeye machine, patented in 1882, features a wood frame and Appleby knotter.
Mrs. L. C. Hagedorn reports items at a Rossie Clay county social event. Mrs. Oscar Freeberg showed a silver table spoon aged 195 years from a George Washington gift to her forebears. Two Colonial era plates aged over 150 years were also displayed. Mrs. Art Anderson presented a communion cup over 100 years old from England via her grandparents.
Mike Treinen of LeMars in Plymouth County was driving when a woodpecker struck the windshield head on. The bird punched a neat round hole in the glass and was killed with no other damage reported.
William Snyder of Adel borrows a neighbor's hoe to garden so as not to disturb his own tool which shelters a robin family. He finds robins nesting on the stored hoe and leaves it in place, resulting in the birds raising three offspring.
Kirchoff began at 6 a m to replace a burned fence along 60 rods of field digging postholes two and a half feet deep. By 8:35 a m, two hours and thirty five minutes later, all 60 holes were completed and passed inspection as the workday's six hour limit was reached.
I M Thomas missed by a breath on an Ida Grove golf hole in Ida County as his second tee shot curved over trees and rolled to eight inches from the cup after striking the flagstaff. Joe Murphy witnessed the near miss as he left the green.
A Denison resident once claimed a fish stole his gear while he lit a pipe and returned home baitless. This week another angler at Spirit Lake reeled in a catch that turned out to be the same long-missing gear from a decade ago. The tale pokes fun at tall fishing yarns.
Herb Hutchison shows a drawing by Gary Cooper found in his Grinnell warehouse. The Indian on horseback scene depicts Montana, Cooper's old home, before he became a leading film actor. Cooper admired art as a young man and later pursued acting.
A well dressed smooth man claimed to represent a mail order firm and bilked Jacob Milleman of Clay County. He obtained Milleman’s signature on a mailing list card and later presented a $680 check made out to Wm. F. Weaver bearing a forged Milleman signature. The bank paid the funds and the man vanished. no such firm exists.
Ida county supervisor Max Bockholdt reports a thwarted hay harvest as Maple River floods near Galva washed away 25 tons of newly cut alfalfa hay in June. A July wind storm later toppled a rock filled with hay, overturned two loaders, but left loose hay on the ground.
James Lindsey and Ralph Schneider narrowly escaped a lightning strike in Sheldon Iowa. The bolt struck a tree 800 feet away then jumped to a fence and ran along it within twenty feet of the two men. Spectators on the course watched the crackling arc and felt a electric shock beneath their feet.
In southwest Iowa a stranger sells fictitious mailbox painting permits. He obtains a signed postmaster statement then charges farmers to paint boxes, often leaving without painting. The postmaster lacks authority to issue such permits.
The passage notes the shift from horses to smithies as the smithy now travels to horses. Blacksmiths increasingly specialize in shoeing horses for fairs and stock shows. Portable outfits allow visiting breeding farms to shoe on site. Shoes are rough forged from steel bars and fitted at the farm.
Herman Schley awoke to screams and found his wife bitten twice on the leg while his children ages 16 and 14 were also bitten near the eye and on the cheek. A large rat was seen scurrying across the floor as the family contemplated a bed infested by rodents.
Iowa raised cattle by W. H. Pischer of Hartwick supplied Choice roast beef and steaks for the Century of Progress fair in Chicago. The beef was spotlighted all week in two restaurants at the Swift Bridge of Bervice, reflecting local agricultural contribution to the event.
Denton Cobble of Sibley Osceola county backed Primo Carera in a recent heavyweight squabble and crawled an entire block in the business district on hands and knees in light trousers with shorts drawn on. Gravel bits on the pavement created obstacles in the stunt inspired by a freak bet with Donald Tubbs.
Mrs. Zorgdrager of Sheldon in O'Brien county spent a night exposed to wind and rain after becoming lost near a hay field. She tangled with barbed wire, barbs sinking into the back of her knee, and lay undiscovered until a neighbor found and freed her. she is now recovering.
Pocahontas county committee chairman Harry Lund received a postal card asking when to pick cockelburs. He checked experts and sources but could not answer. He finally wrote Any time, then crossed it out and added All the time before mailing the card.
Hans Schmidt of Tama county saw a flock atop his barn and fired at one pigeon. The fallen bird bore a leg band reading Chicago Fair Aug 33 and number 1826, indicating it had been released at A Century of Progress and likely lost its way during its journey.
Ray Black of Mahaska county made a sandwich from an ice box meat spread and found he had eaten dog food. He felt fine and remained amused by the mishap, noting his odd culinary taste and tolerance.
Fred Hinde of Early in Sac county is a keen antiques collector who has acquired a Helsman patent horseless carriage from 1902. The highwheeler, steered by lever, mirrors horse drawn coaches of its era. Hinde plans to overhaul the old machine and take his friends fishing soon.
Tom Kinman of Drakesville in Davis County reports a cow with six teats. Each teat yields half a gallon per milking, totaling three gallons daily from this unusual dairy animal.
In Sac and Bremer counties Rival families raise quadruplets of a different kind The Radisi family in Bremer entered the Hsts with their own fourradish offspring Rev V C Oltrogge of Waverly Bremer county unearthed a fourradish family from his garden The top radish is about one and a half inches wide while the deepest is about a half inch across
Railroad officials had to furnish an extra large car for Charles E. Murphy a stockman at Onawa Iowa. The note suggests a transportation need tied to Murphy’s assignment or duties. Further details remain unclear from the fragment.
In Na County a recent shipment carried 31 110 pounds of beef cattle in an extra capacity car provided by the railroad. Murphy reported securing a good price for the cattle.
Edward Souvenir of Council Bluffs Iowa suffered a poor harvest this year from a yellow transparent apple tree that once yielded five bushels. The tree produced only a single apple and that fruit grew from the trunk rather than a limb, leaving the Souvenir family with few if any apples this season.
Paul Hoy and Zane Hudson of Sheldon Iowa received autographs of John Ringling owner of most large U S circuses. Envelopes postmarked Sarasota Florida where Ringling Barnum show spends winters contained copies of the 1934 program signed by John Ringling. Hudson’s father knew the Ringlings in Wisconsin.
Mr and Mrs Abram Stolzoff of Cedar Rapids Iowa were riding north of town when four horses wandered across the highway. A horse jumped onto the radiator hood and into Mrs Stolzoffs lap after the car struck it. The human passengers suffered minor injuries.
In Emmet county the Baer Carnera prize fight cost G W Ringsted 6150. Griffin did not attend the bout but listened by radio and had previously been a regular at Emmetsburg theater during bank nights when audience members win prizes. On the night he stayed home he won the prize. Bie lost it for absence.
Iowa officials outline how old age assistance works including property management by the board, sworn applications, and board recommendations to the commission. The commission may investigate, hold hearings, and set aid amounts with a right to appeal to the district court within 30 days. Applicants must wait 12 months to reapply after denial.
The article explains eligibility and administration of state old age assistance, outlining certificates, start dates, and conditions for changes in support. It lists penalties for fraud, funeral expense rules, and requires applications to the county commission with named local members and offices. notes about 100 claims on file and workload considerations.
Lillie Stingley and Dewitt Stingley transfer to L E Hunter a 66 ft by 524 ft parcel on the N line of CM St PRRCo right of way in Elk 1 Town of Morley Bec 18 83 3. The deed describes the W 56.75 ft of a tract in Book 77 with boundary moves along the railway right of way.
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