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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
10
The Bee-Register lists subscription terms: one year at 2.00 if paid in advance 1.59 if paid at the end. Display advertisement rates are available on application. Editor and proprietor is G I Hurd.
The piece urges Tre Sioux County readers to review advertising pages before trading, praising Grim and Valley dealers for low prices and liberal terms. It lists city officers and officials including Mayer A J Schommer and E Konods, plus board members and department heads.
Local notices list monthly meetings and officers for the G A R No 333 Knights of Pythias lodge Woo man Camp Daughters of the American Revolution and other groups. It notes meeting times at Odd Fellows halls and community roles including aiding homeless children and adoption avenues.
Davenport adt of the Frail Being Worked Probable Motive for the Visions Assy Tardin County railtown Nov 2 Ratekin excourmuldans of the Sol ster Long Va defends his home management and official records. He claims Longley and associates use him as a mouthpiece for board members.
Davenport police on the Luetgert case pursued a tip from a West Davenport resident who said a strange woman claimed the missing Mrs Luetgert is alive and living near the city outskirts. Chief Martens followed the lead, while noting the tale may reflect a delusion.
Report from Iowa Falls states Leary Dersham of Owasa county has been informed he is heir to 32000. Dersham, touring Colorado, is expected to return within ten days to travel to Pennsylvania and claim the bequest. Within six months two attempts were made on his life, viewed by some as mercenary acts tied to the windfall.
A bad wreck occurred in the city when two motor units on the same track collided. One motor car telescoped, its motorman imprisoned under the wrecks and amputations performed. The other motorman and conductors were seriously injured. No passengers aboard.
Levi McNeill of Monona County takes action against the State Election Board by printing and distributing official ballots that omit the middle of the road populist ticket. This move threatens statewide results and district outcomes in Monona and surrounding counties, with potential effects on judicial and senatorial races.
Supreme Court decisions list affirmations and reversals across multiple districts including Polk Dubuque Cedar and Hamp ton. A pastor was robbed Thursday securing 70 plus 75 in periodicals as stamps in registered letters. entry via windows and doors with suspects described. Charles City and Eldora youths plan a spring return with Jess Lamprecht returning from Circle City Alaska after gold field work. Osage fire prompts talk of a water tower. Waterloo Omnibus and Wagonette plant relocation eyed. citizens to meet for arrangements. Unknown Robl st Armstrong incident closes with night rabble and stamps theft.
One of the era’s largest land transactions closes in Fran County. Hazel Boddy trades forty for 17,000 acres of partly developed land in northern Texas. Transfer to Texas will occur within a month as Boddy shifts focus to stock raising. Kansas partners hold 7200 acres and will stay in the area.
Nov 1 New York reports on the Henry George campaign aftermath. A neighbor and friend discusses the risks and sacrifice of public service as speculation swirls about whether George’s son Henry George Jr. can carry the mantle. Betting odds favor Van Wyck over rivals Tracy and Low. A certificate names Henry George Jr. on the Jeffersonian Democratic ticket.
Aylowa Postminister reports President has named J C Clark as postmaster at Bedford Indiana. In Portland Oregon two anarchists in custody annoyed cell mates by trying to spread their doctrines among prisoners. Eastern experts on paving recommend painting asphalt gutters to prevent disintegration from stranding.
Langley and Duffield defend themselves against charges filed by former Commander Ratekin. Affidavits claim the accusations were vague and politically motivated, with Ratekin pressing for specifics and then releasing the charges after an implied agreement with the commissioners. Ratekin’s later statements and supporting affidavits from hospital staff are cited, including claims of cooperation and exoneration for Duffield.
Clinton boy Adolph Jouvcon, 16, unearthed a buried iron box on Beaver Island. The chest contained wealth estimated at about 50 000 dollars. It is unclear when or by whom the money was buried or its original owner possibly a Swed nobleman who lived on the island years ago.
Governor Drake arrived home from Excelsior Springs Missouri where he had been for health treatment. He is improved but not fully well and will vote for Mr Shaw in Des Moines next Tuesday before attending state business. He expects a strong Republican victory.
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