Principal in sensational Cherokee case brings action after trial
In Cherokee, Siont City, Feb. 7 a divorce suit was filed in Primghar by Dirs. Samuel Flinders of Sutherland seeking alimony to cover the amount of his $10,000 judgment against neighbor A. C. Bailey for alienation of his wife's affections. The divorce follows a $40,000 damages verdict won by Flinders against Bailey after a week long trial. Mrs. Flinders seeks legal separation citing cruel treatment and verbal abuse by her husband.
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Gulf
Bailey
Siont City
Primghar
Samuel Flinders
Sutherland
Flinders
A. C. Bailey
Halley
Flin‘ders
C. A. Irwin
Sioux City
India
Mr. Irwin
Jury adjourns case against Megara Reynolds for one week
Mason City February seventh. The state case against Howard Reynolds for misusing Harry Norwood at the Wilson hotel February first was postponed for one week after an all day hearing. The delay aims to allow Harry Norwood to testify in person if his condition permits. Lukenheimer of Mankato testified he tried to prevent the fight, described his position with a diagram, and said there was drunkenness but denied knowledge of participants.
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Mason City
Megara
Reynolds
Harry Norwood
Wilson Hotel
Harry
Howard Reynolds
Lukenheimer
Mankato
Minn
Des Moines Judge Orders Former Supervisor to Explain Unpaid Judgment
Miss Sullivan, once domestic in the Sheakley home, seeks $175 plus interest and costs for wages owed during H. Sheakley’s tenure as superintendent of schools in Waverly. A judgment was granted, sheriff’s execution levied, and the sheriff’s return shows it unpaid. He is cited to appear before Referee Walter Irish by February 13 to explain nonpayment and account for his goods and possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Annie Sullivan
Ewestic
H. Sweakley
Walter Irish
Sheakley
Waverly
Teacher Jewel Cutler Leaves Des Moines for South Dakota Homestead
Miss Jewel Cutler, longtime Crocker school principal and respected Des Moines grade teacher, bade farewell to her eight grade pupils on Friday. She then boarded a train for Bonesteel, South Dakota, to begin an eight month homestead residence about seven miles from Bonesteel, where a two room sod house with a stove and provisions awaits. The move, hindered by cold rail service, aims to fulfill residency requirements before registering as a homesteader.
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Mise Rilen Cutler
Madison County
Mise Cutler
Lor
Bonesteel
Crocker School
Raphael Mosler
Cutler Red
Twenty-first Street
Des. Moinés
Jewell Cutler
Des'Moines
South Dakota
Miss Cutler
Gold in domestic fowls sparks hill town curiosities
In Deadwood South Dakota on February 7, letters report housewives in Whitewood and nearby towns inspecting gizzards of ducks and chickens for gold nuggets. A woman found a gold chunk in an old hen, another a nugget the size of a scarf pin in a Pekin duck, and a Deadwood business man recovered a gold piece from a chicken. The spree at Whitewood prompts further prospecting at F. J. Adams ranch to locate the birds’ scratching ground.
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Deadwood
Nebraska
Whitewood
F. J. Adams
Big Damage Suit Over Omaha Shoplifting Case
Cornhuskers era? No. Charles A Bono of John Bono Co department store sues for $10,000 damages after the November arrest of Mrs. Charles Evans of Omaha on shoplifting charges. Hat valued at $30 allegedly led to police sweat and public notoriety. suit cites publicity and related incidents including Evans’ drug clerk job logs as grounds for damages.
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Corncil Bluffs
Charles A.bono
John Bono Company
Charles Evans
Omiaha
Omata
Question of Nativity puzzling census in Des Moines
Tes Moines February 7. Census enumerator Garland found three families with children born on the Atlantic Ocean while crossing. He asked land of birth but responses were vague. Assessor Schramm ruled to write Atlantic Ocean as birthplace and declared such a birth would not require naturalization.
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Tes Moines
Atlantic Ocean
Garland
Schramm
Stock Thief Suspected As Thirteen Cattle Vanish Nearby
Northwest town farms report thirteen head of cattle missing over recent weeks. Neighbors allege livestock theft for disposal in nearby towns, with steers and heifers among missing stock. Hog pen disturbances and disturbed poultry on timber road toward Waterloo noted. tracks and wolves blamed for cold weather incidents. Local residents insist thefts point to a coordinated act, not stray losses.
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Cedar Falls
W. H. HI
John R. Smith
J. N. Miller
Here
Waterloo
Taubman assassination attempt rattles Dakota grand jury
Sioux Falls report details a planned grand jury session in Aurora County on the 21st to hear about a failed assassination of Thomas W. Taubman editor of the Plankinton Herald. Taubman was wounded in the back when a shot through a office window was blocked by a chair. Authorities suspect the attack ties to his editorials against a Plankinton banker and allies, with a sensational indictment possible.
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Sioux Falls
Thomas Taubman
Cedar Falta
Dakotas
Aurora County
Thomas W. Taubman
Plankinton Herald
Largest state pharmacy board class tests for certificates
The Iowa state pharmacy board held the largest exam for registered pharmacists in the senate chamber at the state house. Ninety candidates attended, with extra seating required. Two women were in the group and T. L. Williams of Buxton, the first Black applicant before the board, participated. Five hours were given to complete the exam, with results due in two to three weeks. Poisoned by coffee.
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Deg Moines
State Phar Tacy Board
Senate
State House
T. L. Williams
Buxton
Mysterious death blamed on deadly Eldora coffee poisoning
Benjamin Walton, 84, a Hardin County pioneer, died at his home yesterday. His wife and two others are in critical condition from the same suspected poisoning after coffee at Friday evening dinner. The source notes no clear method for the poison entering the beverage and all remained ill since Friday night.
Child Burned to Death in Fort Madison Fire
Fort Madison Feb 7 a mother's borrowing trip left four year old Lottie Brandt alone with her younger sister Lucile The girl Lottie died after her clothing caught fire from a wood heating stove and the flames spread to the carpet The mother Mrs Chas Brandt returned to a room full of smoke and found Lottie burned near the window with the house ablaze in several spots
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Fort Madison
Chas. Brandt
Lottie Belle
Lottie
Dark sun spots observed over Waterloo weekend
Waterloo residents witnessed irregular dark spots on the sun during Saturday and Sunday. The spots, about 80 000 miles long, were first noted February set by Prof. Cole of a Chicago high school and may remain visible for eight days. Eclipses later this year include an August 30 event partially obscuring the sun and two lunar eclipses visible in the Philippines and across the United States in February and August.
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Waterloo
Associated Prean
Cole
Chicago
Philippine Islands
United States
Insanity defense in Gifford murder trial at Decorah
Dr. Gershom H. Hill of Des Moines testified that Gifford was insane at the time of the murder and before and after. Eleven defense witnesses, mainly local Methodist church members, described a notable change in Gifford’s actions and demeanor prior to the crime. Prominent physicians have testified for both sides, including Dr. Voldeng, Dr. Crumpacker, and hospital superintendents.
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Decorah
Gershom H. Hill
Des Moines
Gifford
Methodist Church
Minnesota Hospital
Highwayman’s nerve fails in Alaska farmer hold up
Fred Mineberg, a German farmer near Geneva, narrowly escaped robbery when a highwayman tried to force money from him. Mineberg drew his own weapon and stared the suspect down, who then fled after losing his nerve and putting away his pistol.
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Geneva
Rome
Fred Mineberg
Here
Mineberg
Hampton social feud sparks men’s boycott of White Club
Twenty-five Hampton men meet to denounce the Wheat Club public dress in male attire incident. They declare disapproval, refuse future dances, and pledge not to associate with White Club members. Offenders face a 15 to 25 dollar fee. resolution signed by clerks and young businessmen.
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Hampton
Wheat Club
Fire damages $40,000 Oelwein residence
Oelwein February 7 a residence owned by Fred Field suffered severe fire and water damage. Furniture and carpets were ruined with the blaze traced to an overheated furnace.
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Fred Field
Oelwein
Ida Grove Tragedy: Young Man Found Dead in Home
Ida Grove on February 8 reports George Aiken a prominent young man found dead in his Burns street home Monday evening by Marshal Van Wagoner and the coroner. An inquest ruled heart failure as the cause. The body was unrecognizable suggesting death may have occurred Thursday or Friday. Heat from the central Ida Grove heating plant worsened conditions turning the house into an oven.
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Ida Grove
George Aiken
Burns Street
Marshal van Wagoner
Pecay
Shouse
Fire guts Manning business district killing a large stock
Fire in Manning on Tuesday morning caused $35,000 in damage. The Marshell Department store basement fire burned for four hours, with $25,000 more in losses from the Voss & Frahm saloon and Hesener offices. Gilbert-Lee Furniture and Mutual Telephone offices were destroyed, as were Mor eshell stock and Gilbert-Lee stock. Carroll and Manila fire teams aided Manning volunteers who were exhausted and under equipped.
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Gilbert-Lee Furniture Company
Carroll
Manila
Manning
Net loss at Sioux City fire reported by chief
Sioux City officials released a detailed loss tally from the December 23 fire. Chief George M. Kellogg cited total losses of about 1.783 million with net loss of 546,090 after insurance. He notes some figures were estimated and lists hose, ladders, axes, and equipment losses along with partial insurance recoveries.
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Sioux City
George M. Kelloge
Kellogg
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised for Ulcers and Sores
Wor Bedell of Flat Rock Michigan reports using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for ulcers sores and cancer and calls it the best healing dressing he ever found. It soothes and heals cuts burns and scalds sold 26 cents at Waingler Bros. and Todd’s drug store with a guaranteed edict-lawt.
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Bedell
Flat Rock
Mich
Waingler Bros. & Todd
Lawt
Des Moines Examining Board to Meet February 10
The National Board of the Army will convene in Des Moines on February 10 to examine ten officers recently elected by state companies. Adjutant General Thrift names Major W. T. Chatiana and Captains Blyior Pall and W. H. Conkling among those detailed for duty. Additional lieutenants from various infantry units are ordered to report, with candidates to appear in dress uniforms of their current grade.
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Deu Moines
Pramining Board of the Laws National Board of Accra
Dew Moines
Thrift
W. T. Chatiana
Fixty-fixth Regiment
L. ¥. Blyior
Co. A
George W. Pall
M. Fifty-fixth Infantry
HS Parker
M. Fifty-sixth Infantry
A.B. Bryant
Pitty-fourth Infantry
Wm. Smith
Mfty
Supreme Court opinions heard in Des Moines case list
Supreme Court arguments will be heard in the Des Moines case against Blydenburg of Hardin county for murder by poison. Blydenburg, serving a life sentence at Fort Madison, faces the first January term decisions handed down yesterday including affirmations and reversals on various appeals and civil actions across multiple counties and courts.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Blydenburg
Hardin County
State
A. C
Hobson Bros
Joseph H
Townsend
Moares
Frank Humble
Monroe County
James K. Olds
Elizabeth
A. D. Forrester
Dallas
County
Run Down To Death in Hmmelsburg Accident
Sprout, an 86 year old long time county resident, died after a runaway incident Saturday. He was unable to escape the vehicle and succumbed to injuries.
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Hmmelsburg
Sprout
Thi County
FIGHT FOR A CHILD CUSTODY APPEAL IN SUPREME COURT
In Eldora on Feb 8 Judge Evans again ruled for plaintiff Frank W. Crockett in custody of minor Carroll Crockett. An appeal has been filed indicating the custody dispute will proceed to the supreme court. Also noted, from March 1 to May 15 the Chicago Great Western offers discounted colonist tickets to several western states and provinces via agent A B Hat in Waterloo Iowa.
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Supreme Court
Eldora
Crockett
Chicago Great Western Railway
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Idaho
Montana
Utah
A.B. Hat
Waterloo
Lows
Bcrpt
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ATART
Alec Alse
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