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Newspaper
Plover Pointer
Location
Plover, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
6
Special prices on remnants include corset covers, rain coats, kettles, dish pans, pudding pans, pails, men s shoes, shirts and underwear. Household goods such as vases, wash bowls, tea sets, plates, pens, ribbons, lace, fabrics and jewelry items are advertised with bargain prices while supplies last.
Iowa will gain seven to nine clerical and many field jobs as the federal income tax collection expands. M. T. Spear of the Washington internal revenue bureau will supervise the new organization, aiming for about forty clerks and 200 field agents. Pay ranges from five to nine dollars daily plus expenses.
Du buque Iowa county officials may not fund 25 mile road from Dubuque to Dyersville as plan and tentative $10,000 federal aid face a $90,000 cost. Government inspector James C. Wenders reports after two weeks in the county. With $30,000 available, prospects for completing the improvement look unfavorable.
The Sioux Association of Congregational Churches met in Newell and elected Rev. C. M. Westlake of Sheldon as moderator for the coming year. Rev. T. Jorgen Ben of Onawa was named assistant moderator, Rev. W. H. Skendelburg of Whiting clerk, and Rev. J. K. Brereton of Winnetonka registr ar. Two candidates for the ministry were examined and ordained: William Wilson of Weatfield and C. Wanby of Dickens.
The Town meeting of the 66th convention of Royal Arch Masons closed its meeting here. Among the officers elected were W. M. Norris of Manchester as most exalted grand master, Wm. M. Irvine of Sioux City as deputy, C. A. Deway as ...
A. A. Hall of Waterloo serves as conductor and treasurer and Alf Win gata of Des Moines is named recorder in the city positions.
A Waterloo committee led by H O Bernbrock George Mi Liehty and Claude D Case will report at the October chamber of commerce meeting on financing an Iowa building in San Francisco for the Panama American exposition. The plan may include a legal framework to raise the funds estimated at 24000 to 50049 dollars.
The Lews Atlas Poultry Association selects December 4 and December 12 as the dates for its annual poultry show.
Mrs. Joseph Schimberg of Merrill was found dead in her yard by her children while her husband worked in the field. The death is attributed to an apoplexy attack on the farm residence near Merrill.
At the last meeting the Rock Rapids city council went on record in favor of installing five light electroliers in the business district.
Mason City reports Mrs Alda Holcomb Burgess 19 confessed to killing her infant and taking poison, saying a mysterious man with a flour sack over his head forced the acts after she refused to poison food for Louis Chirikos. A murder charge and a warrant for Chirikos follow. Burgess had prior improper relations with Chirikos before her marriage. The child was born July 1. Burgess remains hospitalized after ingesting poison.
Des Moines reports insufficient cold to curb hog cholera as losses exceed last year’s high total. State veterinarian Dr James Gibson says the Dallas county experiments may cut disease next year while national and state agencies along with the State Agricultural College supervise field work. He plans a Dallas County visit in days to review yearlong results.
The owner and council and the Sixtysixth convocation of Royal Arch Masons closed after an enjoyable session in Oskaloosa. Elected officers include W. M. Morris of Manchester as most exalted grand master and Wm. D. Irvine of Stonx City as deputy, with Charles A. Dewey of Washington conductor, A. A. Holt of Waterloo treasurer, and Alt Win gate of Des Moines recorder.
A vehicle went into a ditch two miles south of Cambridge. One man, aged Severson, suffered a severely crushed skull and was feared dead but later survived. The other three men, GH Lee Ett Lee and Meve MelJone, sustained minor bruises.
An expert engineer hired by the city council reports the water plant requires 60 000 dollars to restore operation. The study recommends rebuilding the entire plant and purchasing substantial extra machinery.
H FP Healey of the Manson Electric Light and Power plant lays cables for sixteen new electroliers to light two blocks of Main street. The lamps were purchased by Manson business men and presented to the city.
Centerville residents report a deadly duel in south Centerville ending with Tony Bartillo 23 dead and Frank Rucci 25 in critical condition with three bullet wounds in the abdomen. Both men are described as Italian and the dispute began over a aytard game.
Thirty eight fat cattle from the farm of R. H. Delua south of Perry averaged 1521 pounds and brought 5002 dollars in total or 131.65 dollars per animal.
Ben Yeager sustained a serious injury when he fell against a running saw at the Latta farm southeast of Logan. The saw severed the lower bowel from the back, and medical aid was sought locally.
Victim Shenandoah Al G. Oline dies from injuries after his tractor driver was trapped when a bridge he crossed collapsed. The Missouri Iron company has spent about $500,000 at the Waukon mine expansion, including forty buildings and equipment for the large iron mine project.
Columbus Junction records the death of former State Senator C. A. Carpenter a Louisa county native longtime prominent lawyer in the region. Carpenter died Sunday leaving a legacy in state politics and law.
Local hunters Carl Fisher and Kenneth Dimond report finding a man's body with a bullet hole through the skull in a ravine near the aid brick yards west of the city. The discovery prompts police investigation.
Over 300000 acres of government land open for settlement in Cherry and Grant McPherson counties with Fort Niobrara and North Platte forest reserve areas. Registration runs October 18 to 26 1913. ticket agents Chicago and North Western Railway offer access to both reservations. Some unrelated humorous prose follows about beauty prizes and blue ribbons.
A historical sketch notes the 1851 campaign that birthed Iowa's Republican Party as anti slavery forces from anti Kansas Nebraska, anti slavery Whigs, Democrats and abolitionists united to oppose Douglas measures. James Grimes led the ticket to victory with a sweeping anti Democratic majority. The piece also includes a humor anecdote from Youth's Companion about a sly hunter and a self avowed way of swearing.
A compilation of multiple property deeds and transfers including parcels in Pocahontas, Havelock, Laurens, Fonda, and Varina. Transactions involve buyers such as A F Davis, Margaret Dubois, Ed McMahon, J H Stelpflug, Elizabeth Donahoe, Frank Turner, Wheeler Grain and Coal Co, and First M E Church, with prices ranging from $1 to $10,000 and lots, blocks, and fractional sections detailed.
A notice promotes a football game between Rolfe and Sutherland scheduled for Saturday October 18.
An excerpt explains a mnemonic where each word maps to a month and the word length indicates the date of the first Saturday. Example shows June 1913 with the word fifteen representing June and seven letters yielding June 2 as the first Saturday, then the 14th as the second Saturday.
The passage argues that general questions of social rights and government norms endure as postulates until a shift occurs. It cites Senator Root on repeating proofs and the reevaluation of accepted postulates, noting how debates revive when foundational beliefs are challenged.
The Wiewel Drug Co earns praise from Rolfe residents for Adlerika a buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture claimed to cure sour stomach and constipation instantly from a single dose. It is noted to have a history of curing appendicitis according to the ad copy.
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