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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1897
Page
22
A garbled OCR fragment lists several surnames and initials including Ole an Schommen UE Hrounds Kieran der Plog sipper De Van der block W. W. Cacrote Wah Warren Sullivan Wi Custer Thomas Hussett.
Fragmentary OCR shows county officers and department heads with names such as Pete Seeurder, Gercettburts, and A. Quite Harveyur. Also listed are County Attorney and DDAUD of Supervisors officials, plus district names and several unreadable titles.
Des Moines reports three cases decided by the Iowa Supreme Court this morning. Schuster vs Gamble Spwellant Webster district reversed. Haines vs Togate Pottawatamie district affirmed. Cook vs Fogarty telet affirmed. The court also struck down speculative grain trading as a gambling device in a separate opinion, with Justice Thornell delivering the ruling.
Blairsburg bank robbers explode the State Bank of Blairsburg building after stealing about 800 dollars and valuables. One robber, Rawat Gillievin, is gravely wounded while fleeing. police exchange fire as townspeople look on amid debris and shattered storefronts.
A distorted dispatch from October 27 outlines unclear claims about a grand duke and duchess of a distant realm. It mentions a sister and a creek church, with references to a tense dispute and alleged refusals.
A heavily garbled OCR snippet mentions vague figures and proper nouns like Oct and a few disjointed terms. The readable content provides no clear event or identities to anchor a coherent news item.
A man identified as Charles Pant attempted to break into a cart at the Harlington depot. Guards pursued him as he fled through a gate. Officers fired upon the fleeing prisoner after shots were exchanged, wounding him in the arm and causing a crowd scene.
In Atlantic, Bremer County, a curious hoax involved a ruse of fusion on a park where a pile of snakes including rattlers and water snakes was buried to six inches deep. Officials killed the snakes by pouring boiling water over them.
The Des Moines Supreme Court released several decisions this morning reversing some cases and affirming others. Riddter and Moore cases involve local districts and appeals, with several districts named in the rulings. The list includes Guttete, Mureau, Greely, and Lyelaville among others, with varied outcomes.
In Lust Creek a gambling dispute ends in gunfire as Fre Kelley, a Black man, is shot and killed. The suspect, a man from Oskaloosa, reportedly fled after the Oct 26 shooting and is being sought by local authorities.
A report from Covington states a woman was shot and killed while handling a revolver. A man from Lafayette County died by suicide with a shotgun in the same incident, according to initial word from local authorities.
A blaze swept through Baxter destroying the business portion and a delivery stable on East Main Street. Loss estimated at 50000 with insured at 12000. Fire officials report extensive damage and investigations ongoing into origin and responsible party.
A garbled report notes Averell present in confusion amid patrols near Valle Stiles with disabled volunteers and residents. References to soldiers, Argonne, and local figures appear, but many details are unclear or distorted.
A fragmentary distressed notice describes a man named William Santen involved in a mysterious event and a fatal train strike near Keokuk and Northwester, with details of injuries and authorities. The report references investigation requests by Governor Drake and mentions a Clinton Tayona company I and officials reacting to dispatches.
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