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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
5
County officers listed with names and roles alongside lodge meetings and societal aims. Details mention community groups, adoption drives, homeless children aid, and church or convent activities with brief scheduling notes and officer initials.
Des Moines reports the 1897 code becoming law at midnight Thursday with judges receiving copies and auditors sending copies to counties. The revision broadens scope beyond codification, overhauls all statutes, reforms revenue and municipal laws, and tightens oversight of insurance and liquor provisions.
LeMars hosts the Plymouth County Fair closing night with four days of success. Balloon mansions, fine racing, cattle and sheep shows drew large crowds. over $4,000 in new buildings were erected since August. Fire damaged two barns and a residence, with thieves stealing a gold watch during the blaze. Suspected tramps were driven from nearby property. more than $1,000 in valuables were reported stolen in related incidents.
In Osage two large barns and other outbuildings were destroyed by a fire suspected to be caused by spontaneous combustion. The Henry Slawson farm near town reportedly lost multiple structures and crop storage. Estimated losses include logs valued around 1,200 dollars with 100 dollars insured. The Townsend dwelling also burned but little furniture was saved.
A smooth swindler in Des Moines is said to have hatched an elaborate ruse to defraud several prominent business firms. The impostor posed as a well known customer and approached each firm with forged notes, aiming to obtain considerable sums of money. The identity of the swindler remains undisclosed as police investigate the case.
In Des Moines Otto Nelson sues Young for 10009 dollars. A jury disagreed with eight votes for defendant and four for plaintiff after a heated trial. Judge Day led for Nelson while ex Judge Carr and Bishop spoke for Young. The ruling marks a practical capital victory amid fair handling by Judge Spurrier. Separately a farmer, George Thayer of Cerro Gordo county, died instantly after falling on stairs in Heckwell. He leaves a wife and three children. Odd Fellows to conduct burial.
Night operator at the Chicago Great Western depot alerted by a break in, finding a man naceth of lifting a window and prying another. Homer Woodruff fired a warning revolver, seized the thief, and marched him to the jail with Sheriff Mirty notified, where the umbrella fixer confessed.
In Marshailltown on October 2, Pat McCarthy 74 and Milo McCarthy 72 were convicted of manslaughter. Judge Barnham overruled a motion and ordered sentences after the trial. Milo McCarthy, said to have stabbed the victim Jordan, received a sentence while Pat was released for good behavior.
The Mail and Express denounces Paddy Gleason and the Platt machine for backing Benjamin F. Tracy. It argues Gleason cannot unite voters and that loyalty to Tammany Hall harms city interests. The paper endorses Seth Low as the sole candidate pledged to the city’s interests.
Banks face difficulties in making payments at the clearing house due to gold reserves and scarce greenbacks. The Nat Park Bank led by settling a $580,000 debit balance with gold, followed by two other banks, signaling a shift back to gold payments though bills remain preferred for credit balances. Gold certificates are used for clearing house settlements to avoid extensive handling of cash.
Vinton Oct 5 A Cedar township farmer Loyal C Abbott of Mt Auburn was killed when his horse and buggy were struck by a south bound freight train at the L C W N main line crossing near the northwest edge of town. Abbott, driving into Vinton after fetching his daughters from Tilford academy, was thrown from the wagon and onto the cow catcher. The horse died shortly after. Abbott’s body was recovered and taken home to Mt Auburn with his two daughters. He leaves a widow and several children.
In Maquoketa Jackson county, the George Moorehead murder trial in the Gowland case moves forward. The shooting near Iron Hill occurred over six months ago, with Moorehead indicted shortly after by the grand jury. The court expects a two week proceeding and notes the evidence has not been sensational.
Cedar Falls Iowa October 5 About thirty four years ago Mrs Stanley now living near this city then six years old was brought west from Elmira Wyoming by the Caywoods who had induced the parents to let them adopt her The child grew up and married Mr Stanley of New Wartford They visited Duffalo during the G A R encampment and Mrs Stanley sought her birth scene In Elmira she learned her brothers and sisters existed and was told across the street lived her natural parents who were still hale and hearty The reunion was described as the most pathetic incident of their lives by friends of the family
Butler Ohio October 4 officials announce that during the 1894 railroad strike many Wabash employees were laid off and applications for reinstatement were ignored. It is now officially stated that all the laid men will be rehired as quickly as possible, marking a broad reinstatement move.
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