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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
1
Grinnell promoter E. B. Brande head of the local commercial club launches a fund raising drive to partner with the federal government in fighting hog cholera. He urges business leaders to unite with farmers, stressing that disease impacts all and hopes clubs statewide will copy the program.
Mrs G L Carlyle of North Ottumwa died of hydrophobia at a local hospital following a dog bite two months earlier. Her daughter, bitten at the same time, and two other children bitten by the same dog later also succumbed to hydrophobia. Both families were treated at Iowa City and discharged after twenty one days.
Hatherville and Chaska Sugar Beet company conclude season with farmers who handled beet pests. Output reached 2,600 tons earning $10,009 though beets fell short of last year’s standard due to hot August weather.
Isaac L. Hart a leading early Towa Falls publisher died recently at Pipestone Minnesota. He founded the Eldora Herald in 1870 and had worked in newspapers and printing since youth dating to 1850 in Chicago.
Estherville officials probe the Des Moines River to assess potential power from its waters. A properly constructed dam could provide sufficient energy to operate electric lights throughout the year.
Waterloo jury has been selected for the retrial of Jefferson T. McCaskill on a manslaughter charge in the 1920s sewing machine delivery death of farmer Henry Tillins. The supreme court remanded the case for retrial.
Five families in Monticello and nearby areas were poisoned after eating brick cheese. All who consumed the cheese showed acute gastritis symptoms, while those who did not eat it remained healthy.
The Knights of Pythias Ninth district hold their annual convention in Newell on November 17. Arrangements for attendance of grand officers are being made.
Mrs. Lucy Randall aged 93, widow of Elijah Randall, longtime county resident for fifty nine years, died at relatives’ home in Mason City.
John J. Sparks aged 39 was killed when a timber fell on him while working with a county bridge gang near Seney. Relatives reside at Correctionville.
C M Welsh was accidentally shot in the face while hunting by Archie Martin. A load of small shot struck Welsh and officials report he will recover.
W E Dodge has sold his half interest in the Intelligencer to partner W C Rhine smith. The firm will be known as Rhinesmith and Son, ending Dodge’s seven year tenure as partner and city editor.
Board of supervisors approved hiring an expert to combat hog cholera sweeping the county and killing many swine.
R. S. Ballantyne of Des Moines and his brother J. A. Ballantyne of Norfolk Neb. have leased the $55,000 Cotton theater in Cedar Falls. They plan to run it as a motion picture house and a legitimate theater, one of Iowa’s finest playhouses.
Mrs Morris Jennan a Pioneer Dallas county woman died at her Dawson home. She was 75 years old and had lived in the vicinity for forty four years.
Shenandoah. Continental Gas and Electric of Cleveland operates Red Oak and Shenandoah along with Plattsmouth Neb electric plants. They will discontinue Plattsmouth plant and supply from Red Oak. Current will feed Emerson Hastings Malvern Pacific Junction and cross the Missouri River forty miles away along steel towers. Lee Electric of Clarinda also produces power for Gravity Corning College Springs Bedford Braddyville Shambaugh and Elmo Missouri.
Col. George W. French's Iowana Farms reports 205 prizes won by a show herd of 23 Holstein cattle and 22 Berkshire hogs. Exhibits appeared at South and Missouri state fairs, Interstate Livestock Fair at Sioux City, Illinois state fair, Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo, and the American Royal Livestock Show.
Ferdi nand Pabst credited whisky as a preventive and cure for hog cholera after losing forty animals and many ill. His mother, who survived German cholera, advised the remedy and since then no further deaths have occurred in his herd.
Davenport experiments by the Scott County Farm Improvement League during the season found that in fourteen fields of oats the seed treated with formaldehyde had almost no smut. Adjacent untreated fields showed about 20.5 percent damage.
Hunters hit the fields as the quail season opens in Iowa City with scouts reporting an unusual bob white population due to mild last winter.
Fairfield report says Roy Keltner and Tip Bell were seriously wounded when C. F. Cook, a member of their party, unintentionally fired while aiming at quail. Cook triggered too soon, causing shot to strike both men.
A demonstration gone wrong ends in the destruction by fire of an Emeny Auto company vehicle four miles east of Marshalltown. The driver and passengers escaped unharmed as the car burned.
Andrew Johnson, a farmer near New Hampton, reports his year-old son Carlton fell from a wagon load of sand while riding with him. The fall caused a broken neck and the accident occurred during sand hauling for bridge work.
Police report a man about 30 found dead on the tracks in front of the Chicago Great Western station in New Hampton Floyd C. Goodrich. Neck broken and limbs severed. Investigators seek witnesses and motive.
Mrs. Nancy Wood, the oldest resident of this region, died at DeWitt aged 98. She was born in Morgan County, Ohio.
A mysterious blaze destroyed the Clear Lake city laundry during the night. Reported loss totals about $6,000 with the cause still undetermined.
John Anderson a farmer near Belmond was found in his barn by his wife and daughter after they returned from Belmond late at night. He appeared unconscious from apoplexy, discovered by the family in the barn.
Shenandoah reports prominent farmer and stockman John Snook collapsed in a local drug store after buying a cigar. He had just sat to smoke when he suddenly fell from his chair. Local authorities note no immediate cause and an investigation will follow.
Charles Warcup of Valley Junction becomes general foreman of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad shops succeeding George W. Cuyler, who moves to Estherville to take over as general foreman of the Rock Island.
Ottumwan Roy Clark, a 12 year old, was instantly killed when a Milwaukee switch engine struck him as he crossed the tracks at the foot of Leuton street. Authorities investigated the fatal railroad incident.
The Iowa State Teachers' Association elected Professor John E. Stout of Cornell College as president at its meeting in Des Moines. Eva Fleming was named to the executive committee, first woman elected to that post, reflecting a broader inclusion move. The group also complimented pioneer leader Henry Sabin, 84, spending winter in California, noting his long service as state superintendent.
The University of Iowa announces an extension department to bring research to every resident of the state. Eight bureaus will operate including public administration municipal information social welfare and clinical psychology. Heads listed: Orie E Klingaman Ralph E Heilman Richard H Sylvester and Glenn N Merry.
Mrs. Ralph Vorhees of Clinton New Jersey has given Coe College president John Marquis a 10000 dollar check for a new girls dormitory. Mrs Vorhees is the widow of Ralph Vorhees who provided the initial 25000 dollars toward a 140000 dollar endowment fund. Dormitory plans have been under way for some time.
Willard King, a teamster, filed a suit against Rock Island for 5.3 damages after being struck by a passenger train while mowing hay on the railroad right of way last summer. One horse was killed and the other injured. his mower and harness were wrecked.
It is reported that the body of a baby died four weeks ago from poisoning allegedly given by the mother Mrs A B Burgess has been stolen. The infant had been buried northwest of Mason City.
Mubuzie J. B. Levalle, 26, an Illinois Central brakeman from Waterloo, was struck by cars in the Duhutue yards while on flagman duty. He lost a leg and sustained fatal injuries expected to cause his death.
Boone prepares a large revival starting mid November lasting several weeks with an evangelist singer brought in while local pastors conduct their own sermons.
A fire destroyed a laborers commissary store on the water power project in Keokuk. Owned by D. H. Sage the loss is estimated at $20,000. The blaze caused extensive damage to the building and contents.
Work begins on a new factory to house the Economy Excavator company after its recent reorganization in Iowa Falls. Capital was increased from 380 000 to 40 000, and construction starts this week in the factory district.
A railroad laborer named Juan Aldarez was shot by hunters reported to the sheriff from Lamoille. Thirty two pellets penetrated his body in what authorities describe as a serious shooting incident.
The Furness Line freighter Manchester Commerce struck an iceberg 100 miles east of Belle Isle at 2 a.m. on Sunday. With its bow crushed and water pouring in, crew worked pumps nonstop to stay afloat as the ship limped toward St. Johns Newfoundland, signaling distress by flag to Montreal agents.
A Washington telegram to the New York Herald reports President Wilson demands Huerta surrender the provisional Mexican presidency. If Huerta declares war on the United States, the note warns his challenge will be met. The embargo on arms is to be raised to aid Mexican rebels. The Third division of the US Atlantic fleet arrived at Vera Cruz.
Mrs. Ella M. Lake, held as an accessory to the murder of Florence Brown, denied any part or knowledge in the crime. She said Meade Barr's accusations were an act of revenge for her rejection of him and the claims came before her husband’s death last month.
Thirty people including seven strike-breakers and two policemen are hurt after a mob attacks a street car on the Illinois street line. Gov. Ralston and officials call in the militia as the car is wrecked and abandoned. Strike-breakers plan to return to Chicago with labor union tickets amid arrests for assault and murder linked to a prior shooting.
A Paris Ly ons Mediterranean line collision near Melun twenty seven miles from Paris killed fifteen and injured many. The night mail carriages struck an express Marseilles to Paris train after the mail driver overran the Melun stop. No Americans were reported hurt.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst announced in Bow Baths that Capt Sir Francis Vane forms a corps to protect suffragists and labor dispute workers. She linked the plan to Ulster unionists led by Sir Edward Carson preparing to oppose home rule by force. Miss Zeke Emerson presided. a scuffle with police left her knocked down.
London reports Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, flew in airships Delta and Beta near Farnborough. Each flight lasted about 15 minutes at 1800 feet, marking a notable early aviation event.
Scores of people were seriously injured in Chicago when a Wabash train crashed into a Halsted street car at West Seventy fifth street. The elevated piling hid the railroad tracks from the motorman.
New York reports Reverend Dr. William Hayes Ward has resigned as editor of the Independent after 45 years in the role. He will continue as contributing editor.
Police say Walter Kuhblman, who killed one officer and likely fatally wounded another, has been deranged for some time. Investigators traced the assault to the Detroit police headquarters on November 7.
In Laramie on November 6 John Evans former Burlington railroad employee killed his wife whom he had separated from and then killed himself. Mrs Evans was preparing to sue for divorce.
A car accident in St Louis left George Boland dead and his wife Mrs Boland his mother Mrs Giles Boland and his sister Miss Anna Boland injured after their vehicle overturned into a ditch.
United States transport Patrick sailed for New York to embark the Tenth cavalry from Port Ethan Allen VI and return to Galveston for embarkation to Fort Bliss. Four troops of the Fifteenth cavalry at Washington Chicago and Fort Leavenworth will move simultaneously to the Mexican border in Arizona.
A firing squad in Madrid on November 5 carried out the execution of Capt. Manuel Sanchez a Spanish army officer found guilty by court martial of murdering Don Garcia Jalon a wealthy landowner last May in the same region.
Washington November 5 the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in labor contempt cases on January 1 after requests by Samuel Gompers Frank Morrison and John Mitchell.
New York reports two million birds found refuge on reservations and guarded colonies run by the National Association of Audubon Societies in the annual survey.
Wealthy Mexican magnate General Terrazas, said to be Mexico’s richest man, is reported to be a prisoner of the Mexican federals at Juarez. Military officials in Juarez deny knowledge of his presence.
Ortie McManigal, released from Los Angeles county jail, is en route to the Gulf coast where his former sailors say he will depart for a voyage to South America.
In Charleston on November 7, a man named Harry Ellis shot and killed Mrs. Charles B. Anderson after she attended a theatrical performance. Ellis then committed suicide.
Burglars broke a jewelry store window in New York while police were on election duty and escaped with about $3,000 in diamonds and jewelry.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt landed in Montevideo Uruguay on Nov 6 and was greeted by the foreign affairs minister and leaders of the city’s educational bodies and clubs.
Munich November 7. Ludwig proclaimed himself king as Otto the mad monarch is declared incurable and unfit to rule. Ludwig III will take oath likely November 8 after Otto’s 27 year reign ends. Otto, born 1848, previously watched as Ludwig II drowned in Starnberg Lake June 13, 1886.
Morristown New Jersey November 6 Two intoxicated prisoners Eugene Sampson and John Burns seized a riot gun and 1000 rounds of ammunition at Morris County Jail from midnight to dawn terrorizing inmates and firing into the keeper’s office They broke a door entered a storeroom drank liquor and were found asleep in the hospital ward at daylight and all held on minor offenses with hospital treatment required for the moment
Funeral services for Charles G. Gates, heir to the Gates fortune, were held at Madison Avenue Methodist Church. The body was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery vaults pending completion of the family mausoleum intended for both Charles and John W. Gates.
Washington dispatch notes November crop conditions will be transmitted to newspapers by telegraph. Summaries will be telegraphed to the central weather bureau station in each state for further distribution.
Mrs. H. Sorin of Arizona appeared as the representative of a mining corporation before the U S Supreme Court in a major mining case. It is rare for women to address the court, with only a few previous instances noted.
All general officers of the general executive committee of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church were re elected led by Mrs W F McDowell as president.
East Liverpool Ohio November 6 potter clay manufacturers and workers will meet to settle the strike that has tied up 36 factories in Wellsville East Liverpool and surrounding areas.
Four prisoners escaped from Beattyville jail in Lee County by concerted action cutting a section of a steel cage and breaking through a brick wall. Three of the escapees are murders. The incident occurred in Lexington with the escape reported on November 6. Local authorities search the area for the inmates.
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