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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
4
Vinton hosts the 34th annual reunion of Company D Highthrowa Volunteer Infantry at W. E. Hines home. 161 served in the Civil War. 32 living, 9 attending. Col D J Palmer, G A R commander, was wounded at Shiloh and saved after hours on the field.
Police hunt J. O D. Knudson a young man linked to a wealthy Akron family accused of cashing worthless checks to obtain sums from 5 to 380 dollars. He allegedly spent freely here and in other places, with possible involvement of his father to cover the defalcation.
The long running dispute over ownership of the Humboldt Independent plant pits A. E. Minion against the executors for the heirs of Albert Adams. A trial is set for August 9 to determine which party is entitled to ownership of the plant.
Rev L E Viets pastor of the Baptist church today issued the official program for the Iowa Baptist assembly to be held in Iowa Falls from July 30 to August 8 inclusive. An exceptionally strong program has been offered this year.
Col. John C. Lopez of Des Moines named adjutant of the Iowa Soldiers’ Home in Marshalltown by Commandant Co C Horton. Lopez formerly led the Fifty-first Iowa Infantry in the Philippine war.
Farmers J A Lyon Theodore Creger Ed Geith and others west of Logan faced a destructive hail storm that damaged corn uncut small grain and gardens. Further north the storm caused no damage.
Mrs Grow of Emmetsburg, mother of Bayard Advocate editor George Grow, was injured when timber from the First National Bank building fell. The incident left her paralyzed.
In a special election the independent consolidated school district of Dallas voted to issue bonds not exceeding 320,000 to fund a modern school building.
In Iowa City a pair of twins, Em ery Westcott and his sister Miss Emmer Westcott, marked their 77th birthday anniversary. Both are reported alive and well with Em ery noted as a former postmaster.
Shenandoah reports 8S. J. McCord files a new claim with the Page county board of supervisors seeking 1738 for services while sheriff after failing to win fees previously.
In Iowa City a needle lodged in the stomach of Miss Mena Blair a dress maker from Cotter was located by X ray at an Iowa City hospital and removed by surgeons.
The state penitentiary reports 275 men sentenced and credited to the institution are outside the walls, accounting for 40 percent of the total prison population.
Denison man T. J. Garrison received a cable from Panama stating his son Edgar died July 15. Edgar had been operating a cattle and horse ranch at Horconcitos in Chiriqui Province, Republic of Panama.
Riverton voters approved the electric light franchise by a large majority. Of 101 votes cast only ten were against the proposition.
Mrs I W Myers was found dying on the Gerhart Stark farm near Van Meter after a gunshot wound to the head. She died without regaining consciousness. Authorities consider murder or self-inflicted death and plan further investigation. husband has given a brief account. no arrests yet.
The body of Cecil Goldthorpe, the 2 year old who vanished from a western Mason City home, was found in a creek one mile east of the house. Sheriff Marsh and Deputy Knapp retrieved the body, which was caught in a barbed wire fence after they followed a pig’s flotation to gauge the search extent.
Webster City Chief of Police B F Nickerson received a telegram from Chicago saying his niece Miss Nannie Shannon was among those drowned in the Eastland disaster. His son Paul, visiting at the Shannon home, narrowly escaped by missing the boat. Shannon had worked for Western Electric for several years.
In Marshalltown the first case under the new law for free surgical treatment of deformed children was heard in juvenile court. Judge Cummings ordered Henry L. Kassel a 6 year old from Melbourne to the hospital of the state university medical department at Iowa City. The boy suffers from infantile paralysis.
Garner public library completed at a total cost of 10000 dollars, with 6500 dollars from Andrew Carnegie and the rest raised by sale of the old library building and citizen subscriptions. The project marks a major community effort led by local residents and benefactor support.
Keosauqua report notes many farmers in Van Buren county place gas engines on their binders due to excessively wet fields preventing horses from working in mud.
In a running fight Motorcycle Policeman Preha captured Charles Wexler and William Swanson. They confessed to stealing the Geo Tubbs Moline touring car at Maquoketa.
A Bellevue movement forms to upgrade the levee at the riverboat landing to accommodate growing excursion traffic. Supporters push for stronger flood protection and better access as boats frequent the riverfront.
Judge J L Stevens consultant for the Lincoln Highway association in Boone county has received additional plans for the state meeting to be held in the Armory in this city August 5.
Reverend Yeather Francis Ward head of St Patrick s parish in Iowa City died at his parsonage after a funeral when he suffered apoplexy and never recovered.
The Atlee Mills in Fort Madison may receive the final raft of the season as two million feet are towed from Hudson Wisconsin by the Ottumwa Belle toward Atlee Mills.
Mrs. Orville Arnold awoke to find a burglar attempting to take a ring from her finger in Shenandoah. She raised the alarm, the intruder fled, and no trace has been found.
Mrs. Paul Jahnke of New Hampton, daughter of Herman Botten, died in the Eastland disaster shortly after her wedding. Her husband perished with her in the sinking.
Isaac H. Sears veteran Iowa banker and former bank director known as the dean of Iowa bankers died in Davenport. He would have been 94 next October.
The child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kilborn swallowed an open safety pin and it lodged in the throat. Doctors freed the pin after lengthy efforts, and it emerged through the nose.
The night clerk at the Nevada hotel in this city disappeared and the cash drawer contents, about $15, were missing. Police investigated the unexplained disappearance and theft.
Berlin via London reports German troops crossed the Narew south of Ostrołęka and approached the Bug river as part of operations in Russian Poland. The general headquarters statement notes repulsed attacks on several fronts including Narew Rozan Pultusk, with fierce fighting near Lublin and at Novogeorgievsk and Ivangorod.
Jacksonville Indiana July 27 Despondent over illness Albert Miller a well to do farmer shot and killed himself while speeding his automobile near Hagerstown Washington July 28 President Willson considers extra session to address national defense with October possible date London July 27 Sir James Murray editor of the Oxford Dictionary died Monday at Oxford.
A cloudburst flooded Rock Springs Wyoming causing extensive property damage in the business district. Estimated losses reach 300000 dollars and one man, William Baker, is reported drowned in the disaster.
London dispatch reports a clean sweep in the Russian war office over the shortage of ammunition. The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Mail says officials responsible have been removed.
Bayonne New York July 29 1 800 Standard Oil workers resumed duties after a strike. The remaining 2 400 marchers have been out a week and will likely rejoin soon.
Report from Mitylene says allied forces have bombarded interior Turkish positions in the straits for several days and are pressing attacks along the Asiatic coast.
A major blaze in Poughkeepsie New York halted the manufacturing district threat and caused 750000 dollars in damages. The fire destroyed an entire city block and was brought under control after wide spread efforts.
Chicago July 28 Secretary William C Redfield of the commerce department arrives in Chicago to take charge of the Eastland disaster inquiry at President Wilson's suggestion The move signals the presidents keen personal interest and a demand for facts Solicitor General Albert L Thurman and Navigation Commissioner Eugene T Chamberlain may join in testimony handling duties.
Washington reports that definite steps by the U S government in Mexican affairs are contemplated soon. Officials would not affirm or deny intervention. Carranzistas appear ready to strike at Villistas near the Nogales border, per General Funston.
An explosion trapped 115 miners at United Coal Mining Company Mine No 1 northwest entry. Eight are known dead and eight more expected to die. Arty and several others injured, with possible additional fatalities. The cause remains undetermined and rescue efforts are ongoing.
Paris July 30. Government communique says no incidents at the front from the sea to the Vosges. In Alsace two German block houses were occupied east of the Lingekopf.
Washington July 30 The organization trophy of the navy department for gunnery practice has been awarded to the Illinois naval militia after a contest with 17 organizations.
The French destroyer Bisson destroyed a supply station used by Austrian submarines and aircraft at Toulon on July 28 and cut the cable to Lagosta Island in the Adriatic Sea.
Gen Antonio Barrios former Guatemalan minister of war died of rheumatism of the heart aboard the United Fruit liner Sixola shortly before its docking in New York. The report places him in the large contingent of Central American officials who traveled to the city.
Des Moines reports show 38 new banks chartered since Jan 1 1915 with eight forms from private banks converting to state banks. The Allyn Bank of Mount Ayr is strong with a $100 000 capitalization and charter application. Deposits across Iowa state and savings banks reach 825 812 711, up 11 625 215 since July 1 1914.
Wayne Ellis of the Iowa railroad commission presented figures at a Chicago hearing showing the 2 cent fare law seven years ago reduced revenue per passenger per mile by nine ten thousandths of a cent, not a full cent, while overall passenger revenue per mile rose 29 percent due to increased travel and total revenues for 46 western railroads increased by about 600 million dollars.
Hancock H A Priest a farmer near here asks a gas expert to examine his 190 foot well that suddenly fills with sand rising from the bottom to within eighty feet of the top. Water still flows, but he fears running dry as sand blocks the outlet. An expert asked to clear the well declined saying only gas or oil might cause such action. Priest seeks gas or oil expert now.
Fort Madison reports O'Brien county remains law abiding as the prison adds only its first new inmate in thirteen days.
The Iowa City council refused to reconsider and voted down a 1,000-name petition asking for a street railway in the park. The railway company will take the case to the supreme court.
Waukon reports a joyful reunion as Ole Samuelson of Frankville meets his sister Mrs. Ericson of North Dakota for the first time in fifty-four years. The siblings had last seen each other after leaving Norway. The meeting marks a poignant moment for family and community.
The new grain elevator of the Biddison Coal and Grain company near the Burlington station is now practically completed.
Iowa City reports a movement may start to win parole or a pardon for Guy Baker the Lone Tree liveryman imprisoned for the killing of his employee Oliver Driver during a quarrel.
The official program for the tenth annual reunion of the Iowa State association of Elks was issued by the Iowa City lodge which will oversee the event scheduled for August 19 and 20.
Goep pinger Brothers awarded the building contract for a new three story business block to C. W. Ennis of Toledo. Excavating contract goes to B. J. Sweatt of Boone. Total cost set at $50,000.
Three people were seriously injured and about a dozen hurt when a section of seats for 400 collapsed during a Nutt Comedy company performance in a large tent in Chariton.
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