Reporter Notes Postal Entry at Boyden
The Reporter records that the item was entered at the Boyden Post Office as second class matter, noting the official handling for mailing.
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Newspaper
Reporter
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1897
Page
4
The Reporter records that the item was entered at the Boyden Post Office as second class matter, noting the official handling for mailing.
A young man Herman Heiderman drowned Sunday evening in a river hole near the Otis mill south of Hawarden. August Pilla found and recovered the body from 12 feet of water, body taken to Dealey's. Heiderman, 80, a German immigrant, had worked nearby for four years and was mourned by locals. funeral at the Methodist church followed by burial in Hawarden Cemetery.
Sheldon Hagle is accused of a pattern of arson targeting farm equipment in O'Brien county. Last year a tenant named Phil Hallager had his binder burned after a day of harvest. This year Hallager’s new McCormick harvester was destroyed by fire in the same way after a day’s work.
On Monday night a freight train broke apart on a bridge near Doon as it came from Sioux City. Will Thiesen, who rode the morning to Sioux City, stepped off a platform and fell down the embankment after mistaking the car position. He struck his head but regained consciousness with only minor injuries and was later around, his head bound.
The Emmetsburg Democrat recalls how Iowa once pledged to carry Haddock’s banner. Haddock lies in an Oshkosh cemetery, unmarked and overrun with weeds, a stark reminder that heroes and martyrs are soon forgotten.
Little Harry Wilson suffered painful injuries yesterday evening when a stock freight train struck him on the right shoulder at the lake railroad bridge one mile northwest of town. Eddie Nobles rescued him from the water, and he was taken to town for medical care. Doctors report no broken bones, but a severe shoulder bruise and a head injury. his condition is monitored with cautious hope for a favorable outcome.
W. W. Lowe, manager of the Fairview Creamery, vanished last Friday after purchasing milk from local farmers. He left for Rock Valley and did not return, leaving creditors near $1,000 spread across around forty to fifty farmers. The case warns of potential trouble if Lowe is found.
Sheldon Mail notes ex-Congressman Struble has been in town several days taking testimony in Margaret Baird versus eight Baird Lowell Morse and others. Struble serves as plaintiff’s attorney seeking real estate recovery in Boyden. Case aimed for submission at Sioux county district court next term. Local ads promote Purifier blood maker and framed Brink Pictures. Shimp Boyden furniture store encourages patronage of hometown shop.
The Indianapolis Journal reports ex President Harrison finished revising articles from the Ladies Home Journal with added notes for a book. Publisher Edward Bok released royalties, citing increased magazine subscriptions, and handed the book’s disposition to Bok. Scribner’s secured the best offer, with publication due in autumn.
A Sunday August 8 band concert at Arnold's Park Pavilion on West Okoboji Lake promises a musical treat. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers a low rate excursion train from Sioux City Yankton and Madison 8 D to Spirit and Okoboji Lakes with a round trip fare of 1.50. Special train leaves Rock Valley at 8 20 am. The event, in a noted resort and historic Spirit Lake site, is free to excursion ticket holders.
Isabel asks George de Mandevere if marriages are always unhappy. He replies that happiness depends on the husband, noting good husbands do not grow in bunches like bananas and that such finds are scarce.
A fragmentary dialogue references anarchist principles and a crowd at Ss Pauls. The piece hints at a humorous clash between authority and individualist stance, with quoted lines showing playful banter about hats and crowns. The readable text centers on a character denying headwear and defying coronation imagery.
The speaker recalls a morning chat with the squire who asks about Master Philip’s status in Lannon. The squire mentions Philip may have been called to the bar, but the speaker is unsure of the meaning and notes Philip did not desire a confrontation.
Boyden Camp 4889 of the M. W. A. meets on the first and fourth Saturday each month. Visiting neighbors cordially invited. W. D. Parker, V C OC. A. Morris, CLERE.
Spot cash offer appears in a fragmentary listing with unclear items and a price range of 30 to 31.00. The readable portion provides no specific product names or entities beyond the price cue.
Illinois Central Railroad adopts a plan to issue travel tickets to stockholders for free round trips to Chicago for the annual meeting. Tickets valid four days before, during, and after the meeting, must be countersigned, stamped by the President, and used by one person per stock holding. Transfer books close Aug 9, reopen Sept 16.
An advertisement claims Beggs' Diarrhea Balsam relieves bowel inflammation instantly with a magical effect and promotes its sale by M Brink.
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