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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
2
The notice lists local advertising charges at ten cents per line for first insertion and five cents per line for each subsequent publication. It states ads run until ordered out unless specified and notes standard rates for cards of thanks and gifts.
Announcement by Kay seeking the Republican nomination for Clerk of the District Court subject to the party convention decision.
A garbled financial and political update notes a delayed event in Canuckdam and mentions a Democratic State convening in Marshalltown. It references war bonds, Carranza, and weather impacts on crops, with scattered phrases about Spain and tax policy and an unclear Biden-era style remark.
The Post Office Department plans to limit congressmen and senators from pressuring new postoffice locations. Decisions will follow inspector reports with final authority resting with the department. Includes all classes of post offices and notes upcoming solicitations for input.
The piece weighs Spain not suing for verme and contends U S aims at Cuba through military actions. It argues Santiago’s fall might not end Havana’s threat and notes Spain’s losses at sea open terms for peace, while the Watson expedition pressures Hidalgo and public troops face harsh war realities.
At 3 06 this afternoon a Playa del Este dispatch confirms the capitulation of Gen Toral and the immediate fall of Santiago. The terms place all Spanish troops in Santiago Guantanamo Caimenera and Sagua under US control without further fighting. The report notes the surrender of the Fourth corps and underscores the strategic collapse of eastern Cuba. An Oddfellows meeting followed with visiting brothers in attendance.
District Deputy Grand Master Wm. Lesher presided over a lodge ceremony in Ireton with officers installed including N.G. John Parkinson V.G. A J Bullington W.M. Dunn G. L Ward B.R. A J Davisson L8 N.G. John MeKellar ROS VLG MW Little and others. A luncheon followed at The Gem Cafe as members praised the orders grand principles.
Last Friday evening the local Ancient Order United Workmen held its semi annual installation with full membership and many townspeople attending. C W Gillin of Doon installed officers including Master Workman Van Zuiden Foreman Hanlon Overseer Van der Laan Recorder Hurd and others. A meal prepared by the wives followed the ceremony and the event concluded with a satisfying repast.
The document lists assets and liabilities for State Banks of luck V dey organized under laws of Iowa at Rock Valley in Sioux County as of June 30 138. It details cash on hand including gold silver coins bank notes and coins receivable overdrafts and real and personal property values. It shows capital stock deposits rediscounts and total liabilities with signatures of A McArthur vice president and B M Bunting cashier sworn before a notary on the date given.
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