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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
4
George Arger 22 of Iowa was operated on for appendicitis and found to have situs inversus with organs on opposite sides. Doctors call the condition extremely unusual with only a few dozen cases reported. his heart and other organs function normally.
The late John D. Dillon of Far Hills New Jersey, once Iowa Supreme Court judge, probated will leaves up to 20000 for a Davenport fountain 10000 for Iowa State University law prizes and scholarships and 1000 each to Davenport Library Grinnell College Mt Vernon Iowa and Grinnell College for library and scholarships.
County board finds saloon consent petition valid with 4527 legal signatures. Withdrawals duplications and nonvoters total 487. Petition bears 1328 more signatures than required.
Cherokee reports contractor Al Brownsla w seriously injured after a fall from a ladder at the A. H. Smith building. He toppled ten to twelve feet onto a cement sidewalk hitting head and face, suffering a serious concussion of the brain.
Geo Sprigg, four, son of Mr and Mrs Veda Sprigg of this place, died after eating gum from a peach tree that contained poison. The incident is reported with grave concern for child safety and household poisons.
Ames edged Cornell 3 to 2 in ten innings on state field in a pitchers duel. Rumley held the advantage most of the game while teammates provided key hits to push the winning run across late. The eighth inning swung the momentum toward Cornell before Ames regained control.
A Des Moines federal judge, Judge Smith, commented on the method used by immigration inspectors to deport aliens in a recent opinion. The ruling noted concern over procedures and the need for lawful processes.
Des Moines reports reveal Iowa melon shippers fear crate rules of twelve per crate will raise costs by six cents per melon and threaten to quit the business. Grapes shipments face extra clerical costs from new consignee labeling, reducing profitability.
Iowa notes report Laurens pursues a $165,000 modern hotel funded by a business group petition. Sioux City expected as launching site for a major cattle train exhibit to travel from Iowa to the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915 or 1966. A separate accident details George Hayes, 12, son of a wealthy farmer near Bear Mantua, killed when his head struck an iron pipe after being hit by a gasoline engine pulling feed.
An injured neighbor recalls Willing meeting Tompskins near an explosion point on the street. The report notes the tense scene and comments on the aggressor’s nerve level, highlighting the volatile incident and local reactions.
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