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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
6
A fragmented notice notes opinions that Alan joined church for business reasons. Mentions for pills and medical ailments attributed to a druggist named H. 14. The text reads as garbled OCR and references doctors and remedies without clear context.
Arrangements offer subscribers a valuable set of premiums at near no cost. Farm News reaches over 60,000 families with 14 pages, practical farming content, and accessible style. Regular price 50c. Womankind adds a 20 page magazine with literature, travel sketches, and practical home topics benefiting women readers. The paper’s circulation rose from 20,000 to 60,000 last year.
PROMOTION offers one of two papers free for a year to anyone who pays a one year advance subscription to CHE SIOUX COUNTY BEEF. The wisher assures readers they will be pleased with either paper, chosen because recipients would like them.
An advertisement highlights Butter Mating a prize essay series by farmers wives and daughters detailing butter production and dairy care. It promotes Womankind Cook Book and Farm News Poultry Book, with prices and claims of practical recipes and household guidance.
In Columbus on January 12, Hanna faces a slim path to election, with one Republican vote needed to reach a majority. Democratic leaders sought assurances from Republicans that eight key votes would oppose Hanna, while anti Hanna factions hope to block him on today’s ballot. The mass convention and party leaders push to preserve the will of the people amid factional strife and hissing fits as proceedings unfold.
Jan. 12 Tacoma Wasa. Large ledges of copper and gold ore discovered on Gravina Annette and Grav Island groups in southeast Alaska. Prospectors say Mary and Prince of Wales islands also hold rich deposits. Ledges 10 to 50 feet wide rise above ground, development costly but productive where begun. Solis Cohen reports vast quantities could be mined or shipped to smelters without sinking shafts.
Lists of postmaster appointments in Nebraska and South Dakota with resignations and removals, plus appointments to pension examining surgeons and a bank reserve designation. Senate confirmed multiple diplomatic and judicial postings including consul generals, land office registers, surveyors, and U.S. attorneys.
In Susanville California yesterday an extraordinary altercation occurred in Lassen County Superior Court between Judge F A Kelley and Attorney F Spencer. Spencer objected to a ruling, was fined 500 for contempt, defied the court, and at one point Kelley left the bench and struck him, with Deputy Sheriff Martin intervening before Spencer was removed and then allowed to return.
George Fred Williams, Massachusetts free silver champion, toured Western states including Denver on January 12. After two days of receptions and banquets, he faced questions about his candidacy for vice president. Observers say his Western visit aims to organize his boom for the 1900 ticket with Dry as the likely running mate.
The attorney general sent instructions to county clerks to file suits against New York Life Insurance, alleging the company is conducting business in Kansas without a license.
Columbus Ohio January 11 excitement surrounds the inauguration as crowds fill streets and railways deliver Hanna supporters while Bushnell makes a brief oath and address. State officials attend, and a large reception follows in the executive chamber.
A terrible accident at the Omaha crossing one mile west of Atchison Kansas killed farmer Jennings Judith and his two daughters aged 14 and 48. An east bound Santa Fe passenger train struck their party as they returned from shopping, mangling all three horribly and killing them instantly. The father's head was crushed and carried by the train for nearly a mile. one daughter lost a leg and the other was cut in two.
A Massachusetts carpenter Francis Newton his wife Sarah and their 10 year old adopted daughter were found murdered in their beds at their Thockfield home. The crime was discovered by neighbors after cattle noises and the hired man, only known as Pant, is missing and sought by authorities. He was last seen Friday near the Newton residence heading toward Brookfield.
In Washington and Senne Jan 10 the senate held an executive session to discuss the Hawaiian treaty after nominating several officials. Petti grew of South Dakota urged open consideration, prompting a two hour debate on whether public discussion was appropriate due to potential Chinese questions and prolonged talks. The civil service reform fight continued with Cooney of Missouri attacking the plan as a cheat, while Dorr and Little opposed the current law.
Washington January 11 Senator Chandler says President McKinley remains firm in favor of international bimetallism as promised by the St Louis platform. Negotiations with European powers are paused due to India conditions, and the president plans to resume buoyed talks when favorable. Topeka January 10 county clerks urged to sue firms doing business without licenses.
Irish leader John Redmond drew a full Broadway theater audience in New York as he praised the 1798 rising and its leaders. He urged support for Ireland’s right to nationhood, invoking Wolfe Tone and Robert Emmett, while lamenting British cruelty and vowing to honor the martyrs' legacy.
Sioux City and Omaha stock markets report mixed hog and cattle prices with receipts near 9,500 hogs and 2,800 cattle at South Omaha. Chicago shows slow hog bidding with heavy and mixed classes down slightly. Kansas City notes steady to weak cattle and hogs with Texas and native steers improving marginally. Cash grain prices list wheat, corn, oats, and flax with various bids. Minneapolis and Duluth report no dramatic shifts in wheat, oats, or other grains. Liverpool wheat prices show modest firmer tones for January futures.
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