County Seat Comment on Court Proceedings and Local News
The Capital Court with Judge Gaynor held a session delayed by winter storms. The grand jury was empaneled after supper, with Campbell as foreman and Lohr as clerk. Indictments were not yet reported, and equity cases were disposed within the term. The petit jury heard Brooks vs Peet, with a verdict for the plaintiff. The note lists jurors, dates, and attendees from nearby towns. resignations and insanity findings are also reported.
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Gaynor
RK. WW. Campbell
Lreton
A. W. Lohr
Equity
Petip
Brooks Vs. Peet
Woman killed by cow in Hinton Iowa barn incident
Mrs J O Neill of Hinton Iowa died instantly last Thursday when struck on the head by a cow as she stood near or behind it in the barn. Neck broken, she was found outside the barn door shortly after. Letters note anglers on new game fish seasons and other local items including a German newspaper plan, sheep sale near Sheldon, Lyon county threshing, curfew moves, an Ingold elevator fire loss.
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J. O'Neill
Hinton
Iowa
Miss Jerbus
Despond
Mr. Fitter
Miss Jesbus
Mr. Hume
Mrs. Newcomb
Train Depot Chronicle of Local Transport Incidents
At Mitchell Conductor Penrose received forty five days for letting a car apples slip from his custody during switching. A car rolled past the depot into the freight house. Engineer Farrel attended his sister’s funeral and returned to Running Water. Runs the Running Water branch engine with Conductor Coleman’s crew working near Tock Valley between here and Wadson Canton and Tull. Mack Harris from Sheldon placed a piano on the St Mary’s Academy train. Saturday’s westbound wreck near Savanna delayed service five hours. Thomas Fay, recently tied to the West Division, was killed at Doubleday coupling cars last week. Westbound wayfreight abandoned due to snow. George B. Ashley now night station operator. Conrad Jenson shipped cattle to Mitchell. Miss Maggie Doherty left for Bellevue Iowa. Dr Plumbe and wife returned from Chicago. All trains delayed early week due to storms.
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Penrose
Mitchell
Farrel
Shipman
Coleman
Tock Valley
Here
Wadson
Canton
Tull
Mack Harris
Savanna
Thomas Fay
Doubleday
Town
Geo. BE. Ashley
Conrad Jenson
Perkins
Maggie Doherty
Bellevue
Iowa
Plumbe
Chicago
Thanksgiving Crisis Ends With Oyster Stew
At Mrs Hashem's boarding house Thanksgiving dinner turns chaotic when the baby nearly dies after a fall. Dr Young and the guests rally to save the child, and the table is eventually moved to comfort the mother with oyster stew and a communal, relieved meal.
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Mr. Winters
Dr. Young
Mrs. Hashem
Mr. Fitters
Unusual Thanksgiving Dinner Bids Farewell To Distraction
A boarding house gathering turns into a warm, jovial evening as Mrs Tashem's establishment hosts a rare merriment filled with a spontaneous musical and literary interlude. Miss Jerbus praises a boy and Mary for nearly saving a precious infant, while guests credit cheerful warmth and neighborly kindness for the evening's success.
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Fle
Miss Herbus
Sant
Mary
Miss Jerbus
Gaby
Bavle
The Life of a Farmer in North West Iowa
A Sheldon News piece extols farm life over urban ventures, praising contentment thrift and the joys of husbandry. It argues that moving to town to open a business brings risk and wrecks, while Northwest Iowa farms offer happiness, stability, and picturesque prosperity.
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Iowa
Que
Maud Muller
Sheldon News
Local merchants urged to keep money in town by advertising
The Redfield Journal Observer advises residents not to shop abroad but to support home industries. It warns that every dollar spent elsewhere circulates outside the community and harms local trade, urging judicious advertising to keep funds local. The piece ends with a product note for One Minute Cough Cure promoted by H. L. Pember.
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Redfield Journal-Observer
Nnb
Jordian
H. Tl
Pember
Almanac 1899 and Word and Works issued by Word and Works Pub Co
The Rev Ir Hicks Almanac for 1899 is printed with 116 pages of storm forecasts diagrams and scientific material priced at 25 cents. Word and Works monthly journal offers literary home and scientific content with astronomy and life casts at 1 dollar per year. Premium tickets for yearly subscribers. Copies of Word and Works 10 cents Almanac alone 25 cents. Send orders to Word and Works Publishing Co 2201 Locust Street St Louis MO.
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Word
Word and Works
SLCO
Sime
Word and Works Publishing Co
Locust Street
St. Guus
Society Emphasizes Self Control Over Excess
The text notes swearing and heavy drinking are declining as men grow more self disciplined. It argues that steady behavior, temperance, and avoiding habits that test self control are now valued. Business demands necessitate moderation and equanimity in personal conduct.
She Shot Wim Sheldon Sun Opinion on a Blood murder
The Sheldon Sun published harsh commentary on the Blood murder case noting Rock Valley ties to Mr. and Mrs. Blood. It frames the wife as a good mother and wife driven to violence by a brutal husband and suggests revoking mercy for murder as an immaterial irregularity.
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Sheldon Sun
Rock Valley
Blood
Sioux County
O'Brien
Sheldon
Childern
Be a Man or a Mouse Hull Index
A reader critique argues that declaring a newspaper independent in politics is self-defeating as it invites bids from the highest advertiser. The writer contends such stance corrupts journalism and politics, claiming independence leads to supporting the corrupt candidate. The piece ends with the phrase be a man or a mouse.
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Ibis
Sioux County Teachers Association Meeting Set for Oek Valley
The Sioux County Teachers Association calls a meeting in Oek Valley on Saturday December 3 at 1 o’clock. The program includes papers on What and Why by Collins and Odie, discussions led by A K Chase Delia Goaline J A Sayer Emi Lindie and W N Clark, and reports from the Special Library Committee Executive Committee with a balance of $240.
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Sioux County
Teachers’ Association
Oek Valley
Sharp
Apor
Mae Ward
A. K. Chase
McKee
Prin
Collins
Delia Goaline
J. A. Sayer
J. J. Chase
The Woman's Column Questions Government Tax Support For Education
The column questions government funding for schooling and argues women gain from education yet are still denied political participation. It cites colleges for men and women, national associations welcoming women, and the broader social benefits of educated women in philanthropy, church, and reform efforts.
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Pinety
Ifius
Illustrations for Ladies Home Journal Featured Poems
A fragmented note describes Charles Dana Gibson’s upcoming illustrations for Ladies Home Journal. It mentions selections including The Psalms of Life and classic poems such as The Courtship of Miles Standish and The Village Blacksmith, highlighting continued visual work for women readers.
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Charles Dana
Gibson
Ladies Home Journal
Ww. L
Longfallow
Iare
Erangeline
Miles Standish
Iowa School Facts From An Early Census
The report lists Iowa figures: 13 744 school houses 28 032 teachers 727 639 pupils ages 5 to YE years 646 336 in public schools school property valued at 416 255 842 population 48 220 000. Deposits in banks total 1 088 063 008 per capita.
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