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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
6
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the city barn and contents in Petersburg. Estimated damage is 3500 dollars with 1200 dollars insured. The blaze consumed the street sweeper hose wagon parts and 1000 feet of hose, ladder wagon, horse, street tools, and sidewalk materials. A brakeman on a passing freight train reported the alarm.
Boulder sheriff reports J. W. Danhour a local merchant died after a nervous collapse at a preliminary hearing. The 13 year old girl accused him of an attempted attack and he was released on bond. Danhour left a widow and nine children.
Matt Elgan received a life sentence in Guyman Oklahoma after pleading insanity for the murder of his wife last September. The couple had lived in Pana before moving to Guyman four years ago.
Mr and Mrs Earle Simons on a 2000 mile wager walk from Newport Rhode Island to Las Vegas New Mexico visit Danville Tive days late on their schedule but remain confident they will make up lost time in the journey through the city.
Southern Illinois reports several new oil fields with a gusher at 130 barrels per day. Five wells drilled in Randolph county near Sparta. McIlroy farm well shot with oil rising above the derrick. Oil sand found at 900 feet. casing filled 135 feet in one hour. Jackson County shows less activity with Thorn No 1 well at Ava awaiting a shot.
Charles Mason and Trella Cotton eloped from Macon to St Louis pursued by relatives. They were arrested on arrival. Mason jailed for abduction while the girl returned home. Mason later released. Pearl Find Worth 2000 Dollars Reported in Sugar River Near Brodhead. S: A pearl reportedly valued at 2000 dollars was recovered from the Sugar river near Brodhead by S A Douglas while mussel fishing. Douglas previously found two pearls worth 75 dollars each in the same river this year.
The fifty first annual Illinois United Presbyterian synod met in Rock Island with 100 delegates including Davenport St. Louis and Arkansas churches. Rev E B Stewart of Chicago delivered enrollment and sermon as retiring moderator.
Miss Alice G Bradley of Edwardsville has received a patent for a needle designed to be threaded by blind persons. The invention aims to aid visually impaired users in sewing tasks with an accessible threading mechanism.
An illustration shows a cellar wall and floor with rough sandstone blocks laid in common mortar. A good drain and a 4 inch drain tile surround the wall. A gutter near the wall catches seepage to protect the concrete floor. Water from outside walls largely drains into the tile rather than seeping through.
Forest Henry in The Farmer praises pasture cultivation for reducing labor and weed growth. He cites benefits of seeding native sod and using rape as a cover crop to reduce soil erosion, retain snow, and provide late pasture, urging early adoption to maintain soil fertility.
The writer argues dairy farming preserves soil fertility unlike grain farming. Farmers who dair y maintain grass and crops that return fertility to the land, while grain-only growers remove value yearly and deplete the farm’s productivity.
Cabbage quality drops this year with dealers lamenting the poor grade. Some say no decent barrels have appeared since last winter and certain areas have halted cabbage sales. A gardener notes hog deterrents with wires near the ground.
Professor Penny explains that air access is essential for soil microorganisms to oxidize proteins to nitrates. Waterlogged, compact, or dense soils block aeration, slowing decay and preventing nitrification, leaving marsh vegetation largely inert and nitrate loss common in saturated soils.
Advice to fruit and vegetable growers on selecting a trustworthy commission merchant, shipping solidly to one house, using new neat packaging, and grading products carefully. Emphasizes honesty from shipper to prevent buyer fraud and avoid pooling with inferior lots.
A simple cornstalk holder is fashioned from two rake teeth heated and bent, joined with a bolt and washers, a round wood plug filling the spring hole, and a hook and eye to link with a chain. The piece ties around stalks during tying.
Philadelphia celebrated Founders Week with a Germantown ceremony unveiling the Francis Daniel Pastorius monument cornerstone. President Roosevelt sent felicitations and Gov. Stuart and Mayor Reyburn attended. A Broad Street parade featured police, firemen, letter carriers, state constabulary, and National Guard units.
Willemstad reports President Castro’s serious illness with liver and kidney affections. Venezuelan vice-president may assume control as physicians debate possible operation. The Hague weighs a blockade aimed at La Guaira Porto Cabello and Maracaibo amid regional tensions.
Captain J Clayton Erb regimental quartermaster of the Third Pennsylvania National Guard was shot to death at his summer home near Village Green Delaware county His sister in law Mrs Catherine Beisel is jailed in Media charged with murder She admits the shooting followed a family quarrel He was private secretary to Israel W Durham a prominent Philadelphia political leader and was well known in city politics The couple had moved to Delaware county about two years ago after their marriage recent family quarrels are noted
Mrs Richard Yates widow of the Illinois war governor and mother of former Gov Yates died Tuesday in Jacksonville at age 86 after a two year decline following a hip fracture. She had long been active in politics locally and nationally.
Augustus D. Lynch formerly of Indianapolis died in Washington on Tuesday at age 72. For 36 years he served in the comptroller's office of the treasury department.
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