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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1909
Page
6
President Taft and party depart St Louis for a four day Mississippi River tour. In New Orleans they will attend the Lakes and Gulf Deep Waterways association fourth annual convention.
Prof Headlee of Kansas agricultural college warns church bugs reduce state farm income by 5 to 25 million dollars yearly. He experiments with destroyers as a solution. Dr E B Morgan of Paterson N J inherits 1 million from a brother who earned 7 million in stock deals. Cardinal Gibbons comments on wealth.
A compilation of brief items covers Indian agency revelry, a wife fatally shooting her husband in Illinois, confessions of serial crimes by Gebhardt, Chicago grand jury criticism of jury drawing, death of Gen. Oliver O Howard, Ito assassination links, Kissel and Harned legal delays, a Kansas City murder confession, Cook County sheriff fines, Wall Street and railroad finances, labor conflicts in New Jersey and St Louis, and various court decisions, accidents, and societal events.
Atlantic Iowa unveils a new up to date fire wagon with a fine horse team bought by local business men and citizens. Hilman Wright is the wagon driver praised for teaching the team to run hitch, and the crew has shown strong interest since its arrival despite only one fire since deployment.
An Ackley sourced piece lauds a broad press push for highway improvement while debating road width. It contrasts 66 foot easements with 30 to 40 foot proposals, urging state funding of at least 1 million dollars and county level tax support to spur local improvements and spread costs.
A 20 pound jagged ice chunk lay two thirds buried in a meadow six miles northeast of Waverly Bremer County. A local farmer Fred Ackman found the strange piece after hail clouds passed overhead. Theories suggest it fell from the sky rather than being buried or placed there as a joke.
The State Historical society of Iowa prepares a two volume work on Taxation in Iowa compiled by Prof. John E. Brindley of Iowa State College Ames. Volume one covers general property tax and special problems including banks insurance and rail facilities. Volume two focuses on railroad taxation and a comparative history of revenue.
W. W. Wheeler farm of 200 acres near Harlan sold for 40000 to President W. L Hoff of Interstate schools. Land in Shelby county hits a new high, previously selling 125 to 160 per acre. Ridge location overlooks Botna valley near city limits. Hoff plans college buildings next year and a top campus, with a new business school opening soon.
Cedar Rapids shows rapid growth as the city records $129,600 spent on new buildings and improvements in a month, signaling prosperity in the region. Gardener Cowles of Des Moines, president of Iowa Wesleyan University, lends $5,000 to the university's $250,000 endowment fund drive led by President Schell.
A patchwork of local items reports a missing man found safe, court actions on a Marshalltown contempt case, bank receivership near Grinnell, and real estate deals in New Hampton. It notes Iowa City peddler licensing limits, a fatal auto crash in San Diego linked to Hunt, and farm sales near Milo, Nashua, and Mt. Pleasant amid broader state news.
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