Daniel Richardson Dies. Clinton Elder and Northwestern Conductor
Daniel Richardson a longtime Northwestern railway conductor and one of Clinton’s oldest residents died suddenly at his home of heart failure. Known as Uncle Dan he served the Iowa division since 1867 and had been pensioned on the retirement list before January 1. He was a popular figure among company employees.
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Daniel Richardson
Clinton
Richardson
Iowa
Dan
Pardoned Davenport Contractor Edward Jenks Freed from Five Year Term
Edward Jenks of Davenport was pardoned by Governor Cummins and released from a five year penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to forgery. He returned to Davenport with his wife reuniting with him after intercessions by sympathetic friends.
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Edward
Jenks
Davenport
Cummins
Fairfield
Lightning Storms Wreak Heavy Damage Across Iowa Towns
Severe lightning and windstorms hit southeastern Kowa with widespread destruction. Over 100 barns struck near Keokuk in recent weeks. Cedar Rapids reports 1.79 inches of rain causing damages estimated between 100000 and 200000 dollars, washing out streetcar tracks, lawns, bridges and sidewalks and flooding basements.
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Kowa
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Fire destroys south wing at Iowa State College
The south wing of the main building at the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Ames burned down, with losses totaling $10,000. The origin is unknown as the building was unattended during vacation. This marks the third major incident at the college in two years.
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Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
Shre
Superintendent H. W. Robert to lead Council Bluffs deaf institution
The board of control appoints H. W. Robert as head of the Institution for the Deaf at Council Bluffs. His four year term starts August 80. Max E. Witte is reappointed superintendent at Clarinda Hospital for four years starting September 30.
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Board of Control
H. W. Robert
Institution For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Max .E. Witte
Clarinda Hospital
Ottumwa men form state liquor dealers group elect Anton Heeb
Town wholesale liquor dealers organize a state body in Ottumwa and elect Anton Heeb of Dubuque as president. The aim is to secure more liberal liquor legislation and possibly repeal the clause prohibiting liquor manufacture.
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Ottumwa
Anton Heeb
Dubuque
Parsons College Main Building Destroyed by Fire
Fire razed the main building of Parsons College in Fairfield. Loss estimated at 60 600 with 21 500 insurance on the building and 3 000 on contents. The college, about 25 years old, was founded by the late Lewis B Parsons.
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Parsons College
Fairfield
Lewis B. Parsons
Washington weather bureau crop report for Iowa lands
Week cool with widespread rainfall excess injuring wheat and oats and ruining large percentages. Corn crops heavily earred and very green with most advanced corn likely to be sold from September 15. Apples and potatoes doing fairly well.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Towa
Rock Island to Span Black Bank Creek Bridge at Waterloo
A steel bridge will replace a wooden trestle over Black Bank creek at Waterloo by the Rock Island Railroad. In a separate collision east of umboldt two stock trains on the Chicago & North Western crashed in a rear end collision, killing Conductor Harlan and injuring another man.
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Rock Island Railroad Company
Black Bank Creek
Waterloo
Harlan
Chicago & Northwestern
Umboldt
Middletown
Tatty
Des Moines
Burlington
Alien Hall
Sherman Township
Manson
D. N. Sprague
Wapello
Richland Springs
N. Y
Wilroy Abbey
Kensett
Socialist Party of the
Sixth
Iowa
Frank Rice
Avery
Congress
E. A. Hughes
Clinton
Southern Iowa Veterans and Old Settlers’ Association
Louilla
John Peterson
Davenport
Adair County
James Harris
James Harris Was Cut To Buts
Jevee
Keokuk
Michael Noonan
Lime Springs
Northwest
Nobleton
Keokuk & Des Moines
Rock Island Road
Almon H. Marsh
Green Bay
Revenue Department of the Auditor’s
Clayton County
Paul Rockabrand
Ames
Michael Ludwig
Dubuque
Father Toomey
St. Raphael’s Cathedral
Europe
Ireland
New Edition of School Law Issued for 4 Year Cycle
The state department of education forwards to county superintendents a revised school law edition. It reflects amendments since 1897 and adds provisions on gifts to school corporations, debt limits, required vocal music, library establishment, teacher training oversight, licensing of graduates, and mandatory attendance for seven to fourteen year olds for 12 weeks annually. Numerous other changes require careful review by boards of directors.
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State Department of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Friends of Education
Miss Elsie Macomber to christen cruiser Des Moines
Gov. A B Cummins and Mrs Cummins will escort Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Moines to Quincy Massachusetts for the christening of the cruiser Des Moines on September 20. Miss Macomber chosen by Gov. Cummins and Des Moines Mayor James Brenton to christen the vessel. she will wear a Parisian gown.
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Ship Yards
Quincy
Mass
Elsie Macomber
Des Moines
A.B. Cummins
Cummins
James Brenton
Macomber
J. K. Macomber
Iowa
Frances West
Gov. Shaw
Peking
China
Conger
The Iowa Band Second Edition Issued
Dr. I. Adams of Waterloo publishes the second edition of The Towa Band a history of the pioneer Congregationalist group that moved west from Dover Massachusetts sixty years ago It adds details of members including A B Robbins E E Adams William Salter George I Magoun I B Turner and others who aided Grinnell College development
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Towa
I. Adams
Waterloo
Little Band of Congregationalists
West
Andover
Mass
A. B. Robbins
IE. Adams
William Salter
George I. Magoun
I. B. Turner
Grinnell
Des Moines Rail Promoters Target City Park Route
Des Moines and Town Northern railroad promoters plan to take their dispute to the supreme court. They seek to condemn a right of way through a Des Moines park to reach Des Moines from Minneapolis, arguing the law is unclear on railroad passage through public parks. The park commission has denied the proposed crossing and a legal ruling is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines & Town Northern Railroad
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Park Commission of
Missionary Leader to Sail for Manila November 24
Rev. Homer C. Stuntz, active in the open door movement for the Methodist church, will depart for Manila on November 24 after months in western states. He formerly presided over Manila and was recalled last spring to push the movement. his family in Mount Vernon will accompany him to the Philippines.
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Homer C. Stuntz
Methodist Church
Manila
Stunte
Mount Vernon
Philippines
Making an Index for Articles of Incorporation
Indexing articles of incorporation in the secretary of state’s office, over 9 000 records, prompted a new 1200 job. Dubuque policeman Joe Bertsch receives a German letter claiming he is one of 37 heirs to a 3 million dollar fortune from a relative who died in Argentina.
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Co. C. Stiles
Joe Bertsch
Dubuque
Germany
Argentine Republic
South America
Pythians Open Campaign For Grand Lodge Offices
The Knights of Pythias campaign across Iowa reports the push for grand lodge offices ahead of the Des Moines meeting on October 8. We note contenders for grand chancellor include C M Gillett from Independence and J B Hawkins of Morning Sun and John Springer of Iowa City in regional bids. Other announcements are expected for remaining offices.
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Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Des Moines
F. W. Porterfield
Atlantic
Astern
Iowa
C. M. Gillett
Independence
Iowa Pythians
J. B. Hawkins
Morning Sun
John Springer
Iowa City
Hawkins
Springer
Grand Tribunal of the Order
War department orders raise military standards in Iowa schools
The War Department issued a new order requiring higher standards for military departments at schools where regular army officers are assigned. Iowa institutions affected include the State Normal at Cedar Falls, the University of Iowa, and Simpson College at Indianola. The Agricultural College at Ames has a department but is not funded by the general government.
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United States
Iowa
War Department
State Normal
Cedar Jalls
State University of
Iowa City
Simpson College
Indianola
Agricultural College
Ames
Anti-Saloon League to Meet in Des Moines September 16 17
Special correspondence reports the Iowa Anti-Saloon League calls a meeting in Des Moines on September 16 and 17 to transact important business. Last year a dispute over electing a state superintendent saw H. H. Abrams of Town City replaced by H. C. Marshall of Sioux City. Abrams may seek reinstatement.
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Des Moines
L. 8. Coffin
Fort Dodge
Matt Sawyers
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
H. H. Abrams
Town City
Sougst
H. C. Marshall
Sioux City
Abrams
Boone county urges state council to assess old Northwestern line
Boone county officials ask the state executive council to evaluate the old Northwestern railroad line running south from Boone past Moingona and Kate Shelley home. They say the line, once main track, was to be abandoned after a million dollar bridge over the Des Moines River but has not been removed. Prof. C. C. Nutting received four boxes of Hawaiian birds corals and ethnological specimens in Town City from his overseas voyage. The albatross collection from Laysan island is unmatched in America and will be shared with Smithsonian and Stanford University later.
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Boone County
State Executive Council
Northwestern Railroad
Boone
Moingona
Kate Shelley
Des Mines
C. C. Nutting
Hawaiian
Laysan
America
Smithsonian Museum
Washington
D. C
Leland Stanford University
United States
Botkin
Hous
Tartman
Columbus
Peruni
Manalin
D. D. Botkin
Perrim
Drs. Hartman
Prutts
Dey Hartman
The
Hartman Anititarttuter, Jolwnbus, O
Miss Anna Foster Leaves Otumwa for Missionary Work
Miss Anna Foster daughter of T D Foster head of John Morrell Co packing plant Otumwa will leave for Japan as a missionary with Rev D A Murray. A large farewell at First Presbyterian Church signaled the surprise announcement. They will be gone eight years.
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Anna Foster
T. D. Foster
Iowa
John Morrell & Co
Ottumwa
Japan
Miss Foster
D. A. Murray
First Presbyterian Church
Ottumwn
Rural delivery routes set for Town area expansion
Town to add rural free delivery October 1 with Creston Union county one carrier over 23 miles serving 28 square miles and 460 people. Mount Pleasant Jicnny county two carriers over 49 miles serving 0 square miles and 985 people. Swedenspurg Trenton post offices to be supplied. New Virginia Warren county two carriers over 4834 miles? 38 square miles serving 1000 people. Interurban electric line Cedar Rapids Town City work to start this fall. right of way secured and materials ordered.
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Creston
Union County
Mount Pleasant
Jicnny County
Swedenspurg
Trenton
New Virginia
Warren County
Cedar Rapids
Town City
Wind Proof Hurdles and Wind Resistance
A County Gentleman writer argues hurdles offer less wind resistance and better fortification. Hig. 1 is cited as the most common movable-like hurdle, though not strictly a movable hurdle.
Movable hurdled fence construction and panel details
The article explains a movable worm fence using ten by four figure panels welded end to end with holes made by a bar. Panels measure ten feet long and four feet high, with end uprights spaced to yield a wormed fence about four feet high. Sawed or split sapling materials may be used and dimensions can vary.
Saving in Good Roads
An Indiana engineer estimates road transport costs and argues for the best roads. He says moving one ton a mile by horse power ranges from 5 to 39 cents depending on road quality, and if wagon transport costs five cents a mile per ton were universal, millions could be saved and more merchandise could be profitably moved. Scorched flour for scours: California reader reports success feeding scorched wheat flour to calves. one to two days show improvement, continue unscorched flour for a while longer.
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Indiana
California
Mhoard’s
Duairyman
Preserve a Timber Tract Says Farmers' Voice
The Farmers' Voice urges each farm to keep a timber tract and protect timber and fuel resources. Reckless ax use harms land, and clearing steep hillsides often leads to erosion, washouts, and unprofitability. Leave rough, uneven tracts in timber during land clearing.
Balanced ration debated by dairy farmers and editors
Hoards Dairyman editor notes six farmers misjudge dairy feeding costs while arguing over balanced rations. The piece explains a cow’s milk must be fed with a balanced diet to maintain milk flow and profitability, contrasting claimed cheap feeds with actual prices.
Dairy Cow Type Illustrated in Farmers Bulletin
The illustration from Farmers Bulletin No 143 by the U S department of agriculture shows a good dairy cow head and neck viewed from above. It highlights a thin neck top flat side a fine neck blending with the head and a dewlap free appearance indicating breeding and quality.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
The
United
States Department of Agriculture
Dry weather planting method shared in 19th century note
G G Groff cites Peter Henderson urging seed pressing in dry soil to improve germination. He recounts sweet corn planted with compacted soil on dry ground yielding well versus untreated plots. The practice, used for clover as well, shows drills pressed with feet gives uniform success.
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Peter Henderson
G. G. Groff
N. ¥. Tribune
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Iowa Band
Intercat
Anti-Saloon League
Kurt Atkinson
Hoard’s
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Dalryman
Peruna
J. D. Botkin
Kansas
O. Bertoletto
Perio
Carter
Avot
Eme
Carters
Smith
Brown
Jones
Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Num
Allen
J. Allen
Paul
Minn
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Kevvanteer
St. Edward's Hall
Catalogtes Pree
Adifrens
A. Morrissey
Hower
AG Cagues
AJ. Tower CO
Boston
Iron County
Lincoln County
Shawano County
Marathon County
Oneida
Winger- Knands
Copnar
Tadiers
PIB Pari
ILA
Char- House
London
Rue de la Paix
Paris
Porten Drue
Cour
Kole Props
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