Iowa Dairy Department Costs and Legislative Proposals
Special correspondence from Des Moines notes the forthcoming Dairy Commissioner Boardman report shows 85,105.42 in annual expenditures including salary and bureau costs. The legislature plans a $1500 salary and $3000 contingent fund, raises for station costs, and a new lost will law amid debates on woman suffrage and witnesses protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Dairy Commissioner Boardman
GOL
Pivisesenvanes
House
State Supply Department
Desert Their Church in Iowa Congregation Converts to Congregational
In Steamboat Rock Hardin County Iowa the 400 resident town witnessed an unprecedented church split. Pastor H B Fonkin led the 100 member Presbyterian church against a majority seeking change. After Rev I S Bailey preached a Congregationalist sermon the deacon called for a pause then a vote disbanded the Presbyterian church and formed a Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hardin
Steamboat Rock
H. B. Fonkin
Presbyterian Church
Eldora
I. S. Baily
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Church
Practical Joke Leads to Court Fine in Webster City
In Justice Briggs court at Webster City a prank on newlyweds Shaffer and his wife prompted arrests. Neighbors abducted Shaffer’s horses and buggy, moving them to Wright county where officers recovered them. Ten suspects including Dave Coursair and James Miller faced fines of two dollars each for six offenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright County
Dave Coursair
William Coursair
Olof Christianson
James Miller
Frank Doty
Charles Miller
Bert Nail
Ross Doty
Dick Miller
Albert Moyer
Tramp Nuisance Figures From Iowa Falls Report
City Marshal of Iowa Falls reports 2314 tramps sent out of the city during the year ending March 1 1897 with 212 given shelter in the city hospital. The findings suggest Iowa Falls mirrors other towns in the tramp nuisance.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Ottumwa's Big Boy
Ross Holsey a ten year old Milford Milwaukee Railway yards bound to attract notice for unusual size. He stands five feet tall weighs 176 pounds and measures 41 inches at the waist 27 inches at the thigh 13 inches calf and 16 inches thigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Holsey
H. Holsey
Milwaukee Railway Company
United States
Ross
Remarkable 75 Minute Run on Northwestern Lake City Line
Engineer Cliford Bates of Lake City set the fastest time on the Lake City branch, covering 85 miles in 75 minutes. En route he learned by wire his wife had died after a mental crisis, then the division superintendent allowed him to cut the engine loose and speed home.
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Lake City
Northwestern
Cliford Bates
Onawa
Bates
Poultrymen Organize in Iowa Falls
The Iowa Falls poultry fanciers form an organization with officers President C. B. Werriott Vice President William Burgess Treasurer T. I. McChesney Secretary and Superintendent Boyd Bryson The first annual exhibition will be held next January.
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Iowa Falls
C. B. Werriott
William Burgess
T. I. McChesney
Boyd Bryson
Iowa State News Briefs From Clerical and Local Events
Reports from Clarinda list February hospital notes and a death by self inflicted throat cutting by Byron Yale of Yale a wealthy businessman leaving a wife four children and an aged father. Other items note hog cholera cures demonstrations supported by rail lines and a trial in Mount Pleasant for Arthur Courtney and Sam Marhart with Levi Earhart testifying. A Clinton court grants a new trial for Christian Eckerlebe in a Bellevue murder case. Centerville mine cuts rates to 70 cents per ton. Knoxville woman Miss Gertie Tressler dreams of $600 buried under a shade tree and uses the proceeds for college education.
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Yale
Byron Yale
Ife
Mount Pleasant
Arthur Courtney
Sam Marhart
Christian Eckerlebe
Minnie Keil
Bellevue
Clinton
Gertie Tressler
Knoxville
High price set at Jefferson Poland China sale
At the Howard and McAllister sale in Jefferson the boar Happy Union sold for 4000 dollars the highest price for one hog. The sale averaged 125 dollars for boars and sows. Other items include a Mount Pleasant merchant securing lead in ary goods and a series of local incidents and crimes across Iowa towns.
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Howard & McAllister
Poland
China
Jefferson
Boar Happy Union
Dennis Morony
Mount Pleasant
Chauncey Lamb
Clinton
Robert Caruthers
Burlington
Western Association
Myron Li. Spencer
Sioux City
Barber Asphalt Company
Natal
South Africa
At Ogden
Sturtevant & Son
C. Ll. Zollinger
F. W. Thomas
John MacDonald
Chicago
Dubuque
Karl W. Jessen
University of Chicago
State University of Iowa
Carl J. Treimer
C. W
Ollie Moorhead
Miss Moorhead
Robert Halter
New York
Carroll County
Switzerland
Andrew Carlson
Huiskamp
Leokuk
Bradfield
Clarion
Samuel M. Miller
Dixon, IL
L. Marwood
Minkler
Karl Vinton
Lutles
Agricultural Hints on Macadam Roads for Poor Districts
The piece argues macadamized roads are unaffordable for most country towns except those near large markets. It suggests only invest where traffic and profits justify the expense, acknowledging many districts cannot bear the cost of stone surface roads.
Economical Road Drainage Plan for Highways
Orange Judd Farmer argues for prudent highway spending and proposes two inexpensive drainage diagrams. Build a center trench filled with local gravel to capture surface water and install cubic outlets at every grade to direct water off roads. Proper surface runoff prevents mud and spring ruts, preserving road integrity.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Jokers in Office and Road Jesters in Local Politics
A humorous broadside on street commissioners and road supervisors as public jokers who waste funds on city streets. It calls for serious reform, urging practical, businesslike management to secure clean streets, good roads, and better highways for riders and farmers alike.
Mixed 19th Century Notices Arrive From Europe and Paris
Reports from Europe mention Thorneycroft torpedo ship Fame averaging 30 knots on trials. A Mazzini monument unveiled at Molfetta. Dr Nansen’s fur suit sold for 5000 dollars. A Paris policeman new asylum. Mile Richenberg resigns from Comedie Francaise. Rudini title dispute noted. A Paris boulevardier dies in madhouse. London to publish Sir Richard Burton on Sephardim.
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Thorneycroft
Mazzini
Sig. Rovio
Molfetta
Adriatic
Nansen
Mr. Jackson
Franz Josef Land
Paris
Dr. Grenier
Mile. Richenberg
Comedie Francaise
Rome
Tierald’s College
Marchese di Rudini
Antonia Starabba
Liane de Pongy
Emillienne d’Alencon
Vide Bouteilles
Richard Burton
London
Counterfeiter Arrested in Syracuse Over Pink Pill Scheme
Harold Marquisee of Utica was arrested in Syracuse on a forgery warrant tied to counterfeiting Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Police found complete counterfeiting gear, books, types, and coin in his trunk and apartments, with examination set for March 2 in Syracuse jail.
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Harold Marquisee
Utica
N. Yo
Syracuse
N. Y
Jr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Hima
Marquisee
Ile
Allen
United States
Marshall
Faust
Dr. Williamas
Pink Pilla
No To Ine and Star Tobacco Ads In One Notice
An assortment of 19th century ad lines tout No-To-Ine for fifty cents and Star Tobacco, claiming cures and savings. Mentions remedies for rheumatism with St Jacob's Oil, quips about love affairs and air ships, and urges use of advertised products.
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The
Dairy Commissioners
State Dairy Department
Woman Suffrage Committee
Williams
Fremont County
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Byers
Chang
House Building and Loan Committee
Auditor of State
Perrin
Junkin
Eaton
L, Young
Ottumway
Big Boy
Iowa State News
Hospital For the
Clarinda
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Centerville
Voreeseten
Europe
Buble
America
Dikotra Field
Farin
Erurope
Indianapolis Journal
North-Western Line
Wear
South
Hor
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Atchison Globe
Weeks Beale Works
Buffalo
N.Y
St. Jacobs Oil
Turkey
Douglass
W. J. Douglas
Irockton
Masa
C. B
Nebraska
P. S. Evsris
General Presenyger _& Q & R
OF Brights Disease
Ae San A Ufo
Luis Aag
Meade
Tope
Rookery Building
Spokane
Wash
Rotail
Moderata
Adidrowa P.O
Indiana Bicycle Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Sols Ab Alphit
Pricos
Brammer
Davenport
Baker’s Chocolate
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
la Melle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester, Mass
Thomas Carney
Washington Court House
Ohio
McCormick
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
Lenin
Ai Nan
Hoy
Horde
Peery
Hawkeye Land
Wilner
MEG. +. CO
Wat
8Th St
Milne Brow
Jhartshorns
Sieraus
Hartshorn
Peras
Fulsco
St. Outa
American Land Company
ST. Louis
Saeae Bya Eerie
Aioin
A. We DleCormick & Sons
Cincinnati
Washington, D.C
Pune
H. H. Gheen
Ailstin
Edgar Tate & Co
Yucatan
AL N. KA
Weeks Scale Works
Colton Goaree
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