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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
6
A collage of humorous observations and social commentary from The Herald LDORA, touching on gossip, Windsor and European affairs, literary goofs, a doughnut death tale in Chicago, royal and ecclesiastical chatter, a possum meat joke, and light verse. Includes remarks on Japan Russia relations and a Manila Bay note.
A vast ceremony marked the burial of ex-Gov Francis Marion Drake in Centerville Iowa. A thousand-strong procession includes Gov Cummins Drake University officials and family. Flowers filled the church and streets stood still as Drake was laid to rest at Oakland cemetery with Knights Templar rites.
Des Moines reports continue to receive dynamite threats against the Rock Island railway with a flood of letters to officials. Detectives, now numbering in the score, struggle to explain the motive as arrests occur and a wounded man at Mercy Hospital remains reticent. A suspect jailed in Des Moines was sent to Omaha for questioning in a scheme to elicit confessions through dueling interrogations. Separately, Buxton plans a $20 000 Y M C A building under Negro management, while Waterloo sees a ballot contest over a $5 township post and I W Larkin pursues a legality case at the cost of $100.
Complete unofficial returns show Governor Cummins with a 79,090 plurality from a total of 419,644 ballots. Cummins led with 238,798 votes, while Lieutenant Governor Herriott had 237,936. Totals include per-ticket figures for other state offices and officials canvassed by the executive council.
In Ames trustees report a plan seeks land and cattle to support a college creamery milk supply. A new dairy barn is requested. Iowa State College aims to end reliance on outside milk while enabling dairy research and instruction. Enrollment grows and Wisconsin’s dairy costs rise.
Clinton November 27 Judge P B Wolfe ordered an investigation into motives behind Clinton liquor case prosecutions amid rumors of blackmail. He appointed attorneys A L Schuyler C W Chase and I W Ellis as a bar committee to report to the court, potentially pursue disbarment. A $500 reward offered in murder case near Belle Plaine and a gasoline fire injures H H Young and wife. husband injured aiding wife. neighbors rescue both.
The Iowa Good Roads association will hold its annual convention in Des Moines later this winter rather than April to align with the General Assembly session. Delegates from counties will urge lawmakers to back a good roads bill while a new drafting committee, likely including former legislators, prepares the proposal with a strong, discreet plan. The executive committee includes T. G. Harper, D. B. Juyong, Homer A. Miller, J. S. Morgan, J. G. Berryhill, and I. Hart.
Davenport jury trial ends with Judge Bollinger dismissing a $20,000 damage suit by S. M. Reynolds against John W. Buck Jr. Reynolds alleges Buck’s son, acting as parade advertising agent, caused his horse to bolt and him to sustain broken limbs. Judge rules the son was no longer the father’s agent after the parade. case slated for appeal to the supreme court.
Onawa announces that the Monona-Harrison ditch is conducive to public health and welfare, effectively approved though appraisers must be appointed. Estimated cost stands at 218000 for the ditch with cutoffs along Little Sioux river, with 20000 for laterals, laterals dropped for now. Over thirty petitioners and three objectors testified, showing strong local support. an appeal is expected.
In Chicago on the Forty third street line a man believed to be D L Buckner of Macedonia Iowa was pushed from a platform and run over by a southbound train. The body was moved to a South Side undertaker and a bank book with $5000 and cattle sale receipts found in his pockets. Also in Mason City Lotta Irwin a Methodist church soprano collapsed during a sermon and suffered temporary paralysis of the left side. Doctors expected full recovery in a few weeks.
Centerville reports the death of General Francis Marion Drake ex governor of Iowa after a two day illness at his daughter’s home. He arranged a 26000 gift to Drake University shortly before his illness and helped found the university in 1883. Drake, a former brigadier general, built railroads and banks and was a notable church and temperance benefactor. The funeral is scheduled for Monday at the Central Church of Christ in Centerville.
Des Moines reports General Drake’s death and his lasting impact on Drake University. He donated about 182 thousand dollars since 1883 starting with a 20 thousand general endowment. Governor Cummins ordered Capitol flag at half mast and state house closed for his funeral. Drake married Mary Jane Lord in 1855. they had six children and resided in Centerville where he helped build the Christian church.
The body will lie in state at the church on Monday until noon with Rev. F. L. Moffet and St. John's Commandery Knights Templar in charge of the funeral. Interment will be beside his wife. General Francis Marton Drake, born December 30 1830 in Rushville Illinois, lived near Centerville Iowa most of his life and served in the Civil War. He helped organize a regiment, rose to lieutenant colonel of the Thirty sixth Iowa, and long led Drake University as board president.
United States consular reports cite Cape Breton coal seams averaging 25 to 60 feet with a workable area near 7 billion tons. Proximity to the sea and cheap transportation position Cape Breton to compete worldwide, outpacing U.S. deposits in value and access.
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