Long drawn out liquor case ends in mixed verdict
The district court heard the Val Blatz Brewing Co. v Betten Holster case. The jury returned a mixed verdict for the defendant on the main claim and for the plaintiff on the counter claim, leaving both sides largely as before. Special interrogatories may lead to further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Blatz Brewing Company
Betten, Holster & Co
Walraven
Holmes Hotel
Alton
Ipsa
Nthe
State
Bahnenkamp
W. D. Boles
Geo. W. Argo
Sioux City
J. A. Sammis
le Mars
Plymouth County
Lee Grant
East Frangs Township
Schaap Vs. Reyelt
P. D. van Ousterhout
Pitts & van der Meide
O'Brien County
Temple of Fame at Hull draws local residents and visitors
A crowd of Indies and others attended Rock Valley home talent’s Temple of Fame show in Hull last Friday evening. An escort of peace officers was assigned to the group, and no arrests or reports of trouble followed. On Thursday night Mrs Hol remained part of incomplete notes in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indies
Hull
Temple of Fame
Rock Valley
Local enforcement fines man under mulct law in Dayton area
A Dayton Webster county man paid a $100 penalty for violating the mulct act after hiring Elliot to buy liquor. The justice ruled the act covered the case, noting similar punishments may deter the practice. A Des Moines dispatch reports health boards push immediate smallpox vaccination and state aid for the needy. Hawarden pays $340 for broken sidewalks in a compromise. veterans offer military drill knowledge to youths and the Greater America Exposition opens July 1 in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Webster County
Elliot
Maurice
Des Moines
State Board of Health
Local notes of social visits and civic updates in Bloomfield
A collection of town social tidbits from Bloomfield Iowa dated April 15 1899 includes weddings new residents postmaster appointment gossip about creamery purchases and school military instruction plans for Iowa boys. The piece highlights Gerrit Peelen’s marriage gift social calls and local events with mentions of various residents and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Department of Iowa
National Department of the Grand Army of the Republic
M Ude
Iowa
Hwang
Lode members urged to attend Capt Datton lectures
Every member is appointed as a committee of one to ensure good attendance at Capt Datton's lectures on May 20 80 and 31. The plan asks members to invite friends to boost attendance and grow the membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Datton
Temperance Talk and Moral Urge Amid Saloons
An article urges temperance work linking Belgium data on 183000 liquor outlets to a call for action. It stresses love acts of charity, warns that first drink grants the devil a mortgage, and notes New York City once had 8000 saloons as a moral reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Belgium
Heaven
New York City
Community Notes and Stock Shipments Highlight Local Week
Nine carloads of stock departed for Chisago Work Brinkman Green and Bayen with others hiding hogs. Brinkman reported four dollars and five cents for his stock. A committee for old settlers picnic is named with Rev Achison J Jongee waard and Llenry Newendrop as chairs. Memorial Day program planned with school children singing. Free Methodists repaint their church exterior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisago
Work
Brinkman
Green
Bayen
Stutzman
D. M. Achison
J. A. Jongeewaard
Llenry Newendrop Wee
Fred Steinborn
Joliet
Mr. Honk
Honk
A. A. Kuyper and Sons
U. P
Garet van der Schoor
van der Brink & Co
Orange City
Hilla Robertson
Lowel Morse
C. Bender
George
Bender
Miss Williams
Hull
Hila
Thirtyfirst Annual National Woman Suffrage Convention at Grand Rapids
The Thirty first Annual Convention of the National Woman Suffrage Association met in Grand Rapids Michigan from April 27 to May 3 with delegates from twenty seven states. Notable figures included Henry B Blackwell and Susan B Anthony among many leaders while sessions featured intense work conferences led by Mrs Gate and church and civic groups hosting attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Woman Suffrage Agesociation
Grand Rapids
Mich
Gate
United States
Eenry B. Blackwell
Massachuette
Alice Stone Blackwell
Woman’s Journal
Lucy Stone
Susan B. Anthony
Ans
Anna Howard Shaw
May Wright Sewell
International Council of Women
Carrie Chapman Catt
Rachel Foster Avery
Alice Sto Blackwell
Harriet Taylor Uptony
Laura M. Clay
Mary G. Hay
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Guntav Hausmann
Miss Anthony
Temple
Grand Rapida
Board of Trade
Sty ‘Cecilia
Susan B
Anteo Club
Courte i
Ina Lien
Daxi
Whooping Cough Warning Amid Aging Remedies
A World War era style note describes a fatal whooping cough incident linked to insufficient treatment. It mentions a parent referencing Champlain's cough remedy and neighborly advice, illustrating cautious use of home cures and the era’s medical uncertainties.
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the District Court
Val Blatz Brewing Co
Betten Et
Supreme Court
Tolerton & Stetson Co
G. van de Steeg
D. van de Steeg
Jno
Jno. Berry and
van Oosterhout
Hatley & Irwin
Patterson House
Dr. Edmunds
LeMars
Lou Stutzman
Dexter
Hawarden
Francis Wheeler
Omaha
Neb
United
Akron’s
J. W.boggess & Brother
Chatsworth
The
Advertiser
Brother Reynolds
W. P. Junkie
Lyon County Reporter
Rock Rapids
Philippines
Cuba
Hawaii
London
Boyden
the Woman's Column
Equal Suffrage
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Chamlain
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