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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
19
A collage of notes and anecdotes on social life, Yale’s founding gift, religious ties, reformers, and quirky facts. It mentions Elihu Yale and Yale College, stray quotes from Herbert Spencer and Thackeray, jokes about mendicants and photographers, and assorted global curiosities. The piece blends humor with reflections on cities, culture, and progress across centuries.
Des Moines reports a stormy session as the Iowa House and Senate clash over the board of control bill. Key amendments and a power struggle unfold with figures like Pusey, Lewis, and Power shaping the fate of the measure amid adjournment threats and procedural battles.
The state agricultural college at Ames completed a new forge shop and foundry. Tipton faced a week without power as the electric light system failed. An interim depot is under construction in Des Moines while a permanent structure is built. Ames reports sixty eight carpentry students and a local death from baseball injuries near Dubuque. Fairfield county jail fire caused damage.
A German farmer near Kent, four years old, was found dead at his home with a head wound. Neighbors suspect gold buried on the premises and a murder by unknown parties. Coroner and sheriff investigated. no arrest reported as of now. Other items mention county seat fights, a Waterloo traveler's odd town with no women, and local court-house speculation.
Fort Dodge reports George Roberts of this city writing on rail policy and mint closures, amid broader concerns on economy. In Primghar district court a grand jury controversy over intoxication influence surfaces during deliberations. Marshalltown records a fatal boyhood accident near LaMoille, while Burlington notes a prison sentence for embezzlement. Sibley caucus nominates officers and plans waterworks upgrades. Algona reports a ri ght sentencing for bodily harm and Washington offers a reward for a murder suspect.
The market opened with gains in London and continued strong in New York with Burlington and New York Central rising while other issues held. As the day progressed high prices were followed by a decline and heavy offerings, but a feverish recovery limited by realizations and a quiet second hour.
In New York on March 1 two million thousand dollars in gold were engaged for import by New York and Boston houses. Trading notes show Spanish fours opening at 33 1 2 and closing at 31 2, with declines to 1 2. A Boston broker advertised iQuo Vadis “Sausage” under a hoax notice.
Coupon tickets offer rate savings on paints and baggage with routes to the Atlantic crossing. Pay information from G. W. Sacors and G. M. & St Ry agents. Ocean Steamship Tickets via OC JACOBS and W. JACOBS with Rock Valley and Milwaukee connections.
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