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Newspaper
Reporter
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
5
Local column recaps visits and travel among residents, including E Allen biking to George and L Morse trips to Dakota. Mentions crop news, shopping ads, political candidates, community events, accidents, and social calls across Orange City, Hull, Doon, Sheldon, Boyden, and Rock Valley with multiple families and businesses referenced.
Hull will gain a new flouring mill as work starts next week. Notable items include Tom Buckley sidelined by a steel injury, Blatherwick winning Lemars doubles and runner up in singles to Nickelson, and Thomas Mackie to buy grain for Hunting Grain company this year. Capt D M Odle returned from Osceola camp, a foot race attempt failed, Judge Barry visiting daughter Adelaide Ballard, and 80 year old judge still sharp and jovial. Kirk Brown and family left Hull after setting fire to their house. Mrs Adelaide Bullard hosted a 6 oclock tea for sister Mrs D Fellows of Chicago with twelve ladies in attendance. Melodramatic social notes, local hospitality.
J. H. McVay was badly hurt last Monday when his wagon was thrown by a sudden jerk after a freight train blocked a rail crossing. The double tree broke and he suffered severe head wounds and a dislocated shoulder, first treated at the Farley house then at his home by Dr. Wilson and Dr. Smith. He is reported as recovering as well as could be expected.
Hudson Tribune reports Trace Gilman, long subject to dizzy spells, fell unconscious from his horse near the schoolhouse at dusk and remained unaware of his surroundings for 22 hours. He later recalls moving about and dining normally, insisting the episode is truth.
A critical passage laments that a newspaper without enemies is unlikely to gain friends. It praises fearless editors who stand for the people and warns that conspirators and darkness-loving foes are the true enemies of press liberty and public interest.
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