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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
11
When a man joins church, many voices claim he acts for business. A small pill, sofa pill, best pill, DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised for biliousness, constipation, and sick headache by H I Druggist.
Arrangements provide valuable premiums with subscriptions at near free cost. Farm News costs 50 cents, reaches over 0,000 families, and offers 16 pages of practical farming content with no dead weight. Womankind is a 20 page magazine with stories and home life features, now thriving with 60,000 circulation after improvements.
A note says one of two papers will be sent free for one year to every subscriber who pays for a year in advance. The publisher claims readers will be pleased with either option and confirms selection was made with subscriber preference in mind.
A collection of prize essays by farmers wives and daughters detailing feeding cows milk handling and butter making. Includes advertisements for Our Premium Books Womankind Cookbook and Farm News Poultry Book with prices 95 cents and 25 cents respectively.
In Columbus on January 12, Hanna neared election but was one vote short as Democratic and Republican factions fought to sway the legislature. The mass convention heard Judge Nash praise party unity while critics accused rivals of undermining the will of the people.
Rich ledges of copper and gold ore reported on Gravina Annette Revillagigedo Mary and Prince of Wales islands along the southeastern Alaska coast. Prospectors rush from Puget Sound Wrangel and Juneau to claim claims as development begins. Graded ore near the surface increases value, with experts estimating hundreds of thousands of tons possible.
Washington dispatch lists yesterday’s postmaster appointments in Nebraska and South Dakota with replacements and transfers. It also notes pension examiner appointments, a Clinton public building appropriation, a Como post office closure, and a long Senate slate confirming consuls, surveyors, and various federal officials across states, with local town assignments and transfers.
In Susanville California on January 2 a heated dispute at the Lassen County Superior Court led to Judge F A Kelley fining Attorney F A Spencer 30 dollars for contempt. The confrontation escalated with threats and remarks before deputies intervened and Spencer was briefly removed, then allowed to return.
In Denver on January 12 George Fred Williams the Massachusetts free silver champion spent two days of receptions and banqueting with little sleep. Hotel lobbies buzzed with talk of his candidacy for vice president with Bryan at the top of the ticket as his western visit aims to organize a political boom.
The attorney general in Topeka Kansas on January 10 directed two county clerks to file suits against the New York Life Insurance Company for operating in the state without a license. The action targets alleged unlicensed business in Kansas.
Columbus reports the most exciting inauguration yet as Governor Bushnell is sworn in. Thousands of excursionists flood the city with 13 000 arriving by rail. Bushnell greets delegations, delivers a brief address, and receives a large reception in the executive chamber amid cheers from indoors and outside crowds.
A farmer Jennings Judah and his two daughters aged 14 and 48 were killed at a railroad crossing one mile west of Atchison Kansas when an east bound Santa Fe passenger train struck their vehicle. The men head crushed and body dragged for a mile. daughter legs severed and the other split lengthwise.
In Brookfield Massachusetts Francis D Newton his wife Sarah and their 10 year old adopted daughter were found murdered in their bed by ax. The missing hired man named Paul was last seen Friday night near the Newton home as authorities search for him. The crime was first noticed by neighbors from the sound of cattle.
Congress reports an executive session over the Hawaiian treaty with Pettigrew of South Dakota moving for open discussion, supporters arguing publicity and scope while opponents fear the Chinese issue and prolonged talk. In Washington observers note civil service reform debate resumes with Cooney and others opposing the reform plan as deceitful and unwise.
Washington January eleventh Senator Chay dter reports President McKinley remains firm in favor of international bimetallism as outlined by the St Louis platform. Negotiations with European powers are on hold due to India's condition and envoys will be sent again when favorable. Kansas topeka county clerks pursue suits against New York Life over unauthorized business.
Irish political leader John E Redmond received a rousing welcome at a Broadway theater in New York as he spoke on the 1798 rebellion and its leaders Wolf Tone and Robert Emmett. He urged support for Ireland’s national liberty while noting the struggle’s enduring significance.
Sioux City stock yards report mixed hog prices and steady to lower cattle values with receipts around 9 500 hogs and 2 800 cattle. South Omaha notes steady hogs at 3.35 to 3.50 and cattle strength, while Chicago and Kansas City news show slower hog markets, mixed to steady cattle, and varied grain prices across Chicago, Duluth, and Liverpool markets. Local grain prices list cash wheat and corn values with regional movements and deliveries.
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