Reports From County Fairs and State Notes From Iowa
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports from Prof. Patterson on county relief costs for 1901 showing 93 almshouses 2761 paupers 1640 male 1101 female and 517 total infirmities with 33.4 cents per capita. factory inspection urged bans on child labor and better safety. fair reports due by November plus conditions of crops and open industries. corn outlook amid dry year and nominations filing October 5. Des Moines carnival horse show October 7 12 with many high bred entries. Indian law cases challenge Iowa limits. Pioneer Law Makers plan next meeting in Des Moines February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. R. Patterson
The
State University
State Board of Control
Patterson
C. F. Wennerstrom
Wennerstrom
van Houten
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
State Board
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Secretary of State
Teachers Arrive in Manila from Iowa on Steamer Thomas
Among 550 educators who disembarked in Manila on the steamer Thomas are Ms. Julian Bousquet of Pella Iowa and others from Marble Rock Carson Grinnell Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Rock Rapids Oskaloosa Dysart Union Montour Fontanelle Corydon Decorah Tabor and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Thomas
Towa
C. H. Maxson
Marble Rock
D. P. Perkins
Carson
Julian Bousquet
Pella
G. W. Satterthwaite
Musecatine
Jessie Brown
Grinnell
C. E. Steele
Cedar Rapids
F. Reed
Council Bluffs
G. N. Briggs
C. F. Carstens
Ackley
Railway Officials Outline Nevada Route and Tax Proposal
Three officials of the Des Moines Town Falls and Northern Railway Company reviewed the proposed route. The line will pass under the Chicago and Northwestern tracks near the East Indian bridge east of Nevada and connect to a half section line, reaching Nevada’s south edge. The company plans a 24 percent tax vote to fund construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Town Falls & Northern Railway Company
Nevada
Chicago & Northwestern
East Indian Bridge
Reward Offered in Murder of Dr. Failor Newton Iowa
Iowa Governor Leslie M. Shaw offers a reward of 800 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers of Dr. Failor of Newton. The proclamation notes the murder occurred around September 1901 in Newton, Ja per county, and directs delivery to authorities upon conviction. Secretary W B Martin attests the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie M. Shaw
State of
Iowa
Shaw
W. B. Martin
Escaped Prisoner Shot Near Lovilia
A coroner jury exonerated Albia Deputy A L McCrary after he shot and killed Steven Kirkman near Lovilia during an arrest attempt. Kirkman had escaped from jail at Albia days earlier while en route to Mount Pleasant for treatment and roamed until found near Lovilia.
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A. L. McCrary
Albia
Steven Kirkman
Lovilia
Kirkman
Mount Pleasant
Lovilla
Doner
Webb
McCrary
Marriage Unites Folee Owsley and Maggie Spencer in Chariton
Folee Owsley a 25 year old Black miner from Lucas wed Maggie Spencer a 30 year old white woman of Mount Zion. Justice W. H. Long presided in Chariton. The couple faced note on race before license. she hails from Van Buren County and is from modest but respected family.
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Folee Owsley
Lucas
Maggie Spencer
Mount Zion
Justice W. 8. Long
Chariton
Owsley
van Buren County
Rural Free Delivery Returns with New Routes
Rural free delivery service will be reestablished on November 1 with multiple routes. Arthur Ida county uses one carrier on a 26% mile route serving 765 people, C H Dunkleberger. Coon Rapids 92 miles serving 560, I L Smith. Legrande Marshall county 25% miles serving 620, H J Bowens. Melbourne Marshall county 2444 miles served, J B Burch. Pee Lae.
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Arthur
Ida County
C. H. Dunkleberger
Coon Rapids
L. Smith
Legrande
Marshall County
H. J. Bowens
Melbourne
Des Moines Divorce Decree Grants Alimony and Custody
Judge Holmes grants a decree of divorce to Frank F. Merriam after he files for separation. Mrs. Merriam faced desertion charges but opposes nothing as the court awards alimony for support of herself and child and grants custody of the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Merriam
Holmes
District Court
Des Moines
Des Moines Renames School to McKinley Memorial
Des Moines leaders authorize naming the new school after President McKinley. The city already honors Lincoln and Garfield with other school names in the exclusive residence district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
President McKinley
McKinley
Lincoln
Garfield
Merrill Mass Meeting Denounces Kale Couple
In a mass meeting of citizens in Merrill resolutions condemn George Kale and his wife as unfit to be American citizens for slandering McKinley and vow expulsion from the Knights of Pythias lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
George Kale
McKinley
Ale
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Iowa Hay Production Tops Five Million Tons This Year
The Department of Agriculture reports Iowa produced 5,000,000 tons of hay this year, down from 5,007,000 tons last year. Only one state exceeds Iowa, with New York at 5,263,000 tons this year, versus 8,352,000 tons last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
New York
Memorial services held for President McKinley by Iowa Knights
In castle halls of the Knights of Pythias in Iowa memorial services honored President McKinley who was a member of the order and belonged to Champion lodge in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of Pythias of
Iowa
McKinley
Order
Champion Lodge of the
Grand Domain of
Ohio
Multiple Iowa town notices report accidents crimes and moves
The log lists incidents including burglaries at Max Loeb's Albia store with 309 dollars stolen, two fatal accidents in Cresco and Estherville, a train fireman killed in Leavenworth, and an Illinois Central worker crushed in Fort Dodge. It also notes post office status changes in Logan and Oceydan, a diphtheria rise at Rowleys with closures, a Sioux City union boycott ended, a Centerville grand jury indictment for county fee crimes, and Rev. Percy E. Thomas joining a Minnesota church.
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Logan
Oceydan
Rowleys
Max Loeb
Albia
James Wilson
Cresco
Dean
Estherville
Fred Henson
Ed Rose
J.C. Robbins
Chicago Great Western
Leavenworth
Kan
Des Moines
Engineer Albright
Illinois Central
Ascot
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Sioux City Traction Company
Grand Jury
Centerville
Climie
Smith
Justice Henderson
Percy E. Thomas
Popejoy
First Congregational Church
Winona
Minn
Iowa Institutions Boost Potato and Corn Crops on Renewed Cultivation
John Cownie reports Glenwood and Clarinda farms produced about 15 000 bushels of potatoes this year aided by careful cultivation. Last year’s crop reached 45 000 bushels though frost harmed above ground vegetation in Glenwood. Corn yields may reach around 60 percent, with Iowa soil proving highly productive when properly cultivated. State institution funds show a $12 000 larger balance, enabling better feeding and clothing for inmates amid higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cownie
State Board of Control
Des Moines
Glenwood
Clarinda
Institution Farms
Iowa
Board of Control
Man in Philippine service claimed in Clinton murder case
Benjamin W Hetherington once believed dead by wife and kin has resurfaced in the Philippine islands as a U S Army private. He allegedly told Capt M S Jarvis of an indictment for the 1889 murder of his wife in Clinton county with morphine as the cause, a charge County Attorney C H George says never existed. Hetherington’s wife is alive in Sterling Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Hetherington
Clinton
Philippine Islands
United States Army
Hetherington
Marie, Reed
Hunt
Ireland
Lake Michigan
Chicago
C. H. George
War Department
M. 8. Jarvis
Company D
United States Infantry
Clinton County
George
Sterling, Ill
United States
Canton
The Saloon Limit Petition Rev R E Flickinger Proposes Renewals
Rev R E Flickinger of Fonda advocates amending the mulct law to require saloon petitions be recirculated every three years to keep a saloon in a county or city He seeks support from other denominations and notes current petitions once signed grant lasting saloon rights until a successful remonstrance forces removal He argues remonstrances are rarely effective and calls for annual reestablishment of saloon licenses every three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Flickinger
Fonda
Unique experiences of Mrs. A. D. Peavey from three assassinations
Mrs. A. D. Peavey mother of Frank Peavey, once in Sioux City after returning from Buffalo, recounts being present at the assassinations of three rulers. She heard a party member joke McKinley would be shot in Buffalo and an hour later the news arrived that the president had been shot in 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Peavey
Frank Peavey
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Buffalo
President Carnot
Paris
King Humbert
Rome
President McKinley
McKinley
Peters v Malin ends in Cedar Rapids jury verdict
In the case of Jim Peters vs. Agent Malin on the Muskquaki reservation a federal jury in Cedar Rapids returned a verdict of ten dollars. Judge Shiras ruled the guardian appointment for Indian children void and stated the agent had no right other than moral suasion to keep children in school. The arrest and imprisonment of Peters was deemed unwarranted and illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver P. Shiras
United States Circuit Court
Iowa
Tama Reservation
Tollédo
H. M
Rebek
State Board of Medical Examiners
Jim Peters
Malin
Muskquaki Reservation
Cedar Rapids
Shiras
Peters
German Editors Choose Iowa Leaders at Annual Meeting
The German American Press association of Iowa elected officers in Iowa City led by President Col. Joseph Eshboech of Des Moines. Adolph Peterson of Davenport became first vice president and Carl Lohman of Burlington second vice president. Herman Mahraun of Iowa City is secretary with August Hilmer of New Hampton as treasurer. Executive committee members include C. A. Lutz of Sioux City Louis Persad of Davenport and C. A. Grossman of Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chicago
Kansas City
St.Louis
Iowa
Roosevelt
Lucile Mulhall
Pioneer Law Makkers
Pioneer Law Makers’ Association
Maj
Hoyt Sherman
Isaac Brandt
D. A. Poorman
McKinley
A. P. Dawson
Allison
Gov. Shaw
Dolliver
Dawson
W. Bicknell
German-American Press Association of Iowa
Iowa City
Joseph Eshboech
Adolph Peters0n
Davenport
Carl Lohman
Burlington
Herman Mahraun
August Hilmer
New Hampton
C. A. Lutz
Sioux City
Louis Persad
C. A. Grossman
Waverly
Rules for bar admission exams and character evidence
The document lays out seven rules for bar admission: applicants must file an oath sworn form with the Supreme Court clerk at least ten days before the term, attach character certificates from a district judge or clerk, and show educational qualifications with a diploma or pass a written mock exam if lacking a diploma. It sets minimums for age, residence, and study proofs by affidavits, defines study time equivalence, and requires a closed exam without books or communications.
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Aci
Board of Law Examiners
Supreme Court
United States
State Board of Educational Examiners
Board of Law
Wits Nesses
State land in Iowa listed as patent subject and unsold grants
The report from the state land department lists land in Iowa still subject to patent totaling 82 252 975 acres across sixteenth sections and other grants with detailed unsold tract amounts. Meandered lakes have been rented to various parties in Storm Lake Buena Vista Greene Hancock Wright and Wright counties with rents ranging from 10 to 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Department
Iowa
University Pew
Agricultural College
Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Goosé Lake
Greene County
John Irving
Hancock County
Frank
Wall Lake
Wright County
Lakes Cornelia
Ellen
Twin Lakes
Henry Eyler
The Last Raft Ends Major Mississippi Lumber Firm
The Saturn towboat sank the Knapp Stout raft on the Mississippi marking the end of the Dubuque based lumber company after over fifty years in business. The firm had been winding up operations and closing yards including in Dubuque while Capt. Winans ran the Saturn and held a raft contract for Stout mills in St. Louis for three years.
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Knapp-Stout Lumber Company
Saturn
Mississippi
Knapp-Stout c Company
Dubuque
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Capt. Winans
Stout Mills
Imperial Plantation Company Incorporation Details
The Imperial Plantation company is incorporated with authorized capital of 3 million dollars, headquartered in Dubuque. Promoters from Cleveland Ohio appoint W. V. Backus as president, M. E Coleman as vice president, and M. E. Mullin as secretary-treasurer. The firm aims to buy sell and colonize Mexican land and cultivate rubber vanilla tobacco cotton and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Plantation Company
Dubuque
Cleveland, O
W. V. Backus
M. E.coleman
M. E. Mullin
New Pharmacists Since September Exams
Names of individuals who passed the September examination before the state pharmacy commission include J. M. Vreeland Sioux City W. H. Miller Jr Correctionville C P Cook Otley H M Petrie Gravity W W Abel Emerson Bessie M Southwick Crawfordsville Ralph P Roberts Audubon James T Jones Fairfield John D Murdis Corning Crosby Menlo H S Walters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Pharmacy Commission
J. M. Vreeland
Sioux City
W. H. Miller, Jr
Correctionville
Otley
H. M. Petrie
Gravity
W. W. Abel
Emerson
Bessie
M. Southwick
Crawfordsville
Ralph P. Roberts
Audubon
James T. Jones
Fairfield
John D. Murdis
Crosby
Menlo
H. Walters
Monumental tombstone tale of mule death scene shocks town
A Missouri widow funds a controversial bas relief tombstone showing a mule, man and apron maid in an odd scene. Authorities oppose the art but the widow installs it by tearing a fence panel, leaving the stone beside a simpler grave marker in St Charles near St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
St Charles
St. Louis
Zerald
Renovating Furs Tips From Ladies' Home Journal
The article advises refreshing furs by rubbing with cotton batting soaked in gasoline away from heat sources. It details removing oils with oil of turpentine and ether, and using heated sawdust for dark furs, then airing and brushing. White furs can be cleaned with cornmeal or magnesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Ladies’ Home Journal
Forward Seats Preferred for Travel Health
The article notes forward seats in street or railway cars are healthiest since forward motion pushes air backward, carrying exhalations away from those in front.
Miss Gordon Mobilizes New Orleans Women for Sewer Vote
Facing a $7,000,000 tax measure, women voters held sway in New Orleans. Miss Gordon organized a citywide education drive with parlor meetings to instruct ballot casting. On election day the women voted as a unit for sewerage and drainage, earning a medal from the Progressive Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Miss. Gordo
Maintaining hard wood floors with shellac finish
The National Builder prescribes cleaning shellac floors by brushing away dust with a soft brush or wiping with a soft cloth, moist or dry as needed. For stubborn dirt wash with clean water, soap if needed, then dry. When worn, rub with two thirds turpentine and one third raw linseed oil, then recoat after sanding with No 1 sandpaper. Waxed floors are washed with turpentine and benzine and re-waxed if desired. Maple kitchen floors not waxed or oiled should be scrubbed with market cleaning preparations.
The Power of Forgetting in Family Peace
A Chicago Post reflection urges forgetting petty faults for family harmony. Emphasizes overlooking harsh words and disagreements as a habit that eases daily life. Warns impulses can trigger neighborly friction, advising patience and mercy.
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Chicago Post
Pepper in washing water preserves buff and khaki colors
A tablespoonful of black pepper in the washing water is cited as a favorite method by some housekeepers to maintain the brightness of buff gray or khaki colored fabrics.
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Poot Cr.csseevese
Philippines
State News
Oftern
Memorial Services
Hhmself
Land Department
Iowa Landa
Wason Partner
Grant
John Thompson
Cleveland
Gen. Grant
Galena
Ill
Thompson
St. Charles Moion
Noless
Miss Wate
Gordon
National Suffrage Association
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