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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1897
Page
23
A reader from Henry County Indiana reports eight years of Change of Life relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Pills and Sanative Wash. She says health improved, she feels like a new person, and he recommends the remedies to friends. The item also notes a death in St Louis from lockjaw tied to tight shoes.
The Pittsburgh convention of mine workers selected delegates to Columbus to settle the dispute over the 69 cent wage rate. President Dolan guided actions to keep the delegates unbound for broader talks with national officials. Some fear a broader walkout if demands aren’t met, while miners at Gas Coal and Sewickley shafts seek resumption at the agreed price.
Iowa and Nebraska issued pensions and patents with original and increase awards. Names include George W. Kays of Sioux City Aaron H Evans Martha Rafe and others in Iowa with widows and increases. Nebraska originals include Ervine C Chase Philip Zeigler James B Jones and others with increases and a widow Mary Banks. South Dakota reports increases for William Wal Charles Malle. Iowa patents include windmill attachment planter rubbish conveyor harrow feeder and car coupling by listed inventors in Tracy Boone Ocheyedan Stanton St Ansgar and Preston.
A band of regulators abducted Charles Murray, his married daughter Mrs Clemans, her husband Robert Clemans, and James Bleiving from near Kingston, beating Murray and Mrs Clemans severely. Murray, nearing maternity, and Mrs Clemans were whipped with boards and left in serious condition. Several regulators were recognized and will face grand jury indictments. A second item notes Sioux Falls political convention naming Judge J W Jones and a state nautical training report from Southampton.
In Wheeling and Pittsburgh area reports dated September 7, miners debate a Columbus settlement. WV leaders push against a return to work unless West Virginia is included, while Pittsburgh meetings prepare delegates to push for 69 cents. some expect ratification of a 65 cent deal but many stand firm for 69 cents.
The Mark Lane Express notes adverse harvest conditions keep large wheat quantities out. French and English crop estimates suggest 31 to 36 million quarters, American crop around 68.5 million, Russian and French declines total about 24 million quarters. Overall world supply may fall by about 14 million quarters, risking depletion if demand remains high, with 1598 spring prospects uncertain.
J G C Roberts representing Robert Porter and other Kingfisher county Negro taxpayers filed in the supreme court a petition for a writ of mandamus to force a 4 mill levy for separate Negro schools for the 1897 term. The suit questions the 1997 law and its levy procedures, with 955 children affected. The case will wait until the November term as district court action is delayed.
Authorities seek Trak Sutton a cattle buyer linked to the Shepherd bank case. He allegedly woke cashier Struble early to obtain a forged $1000 Jackson City draft. The mystery deepens as police pursue clues amid public scrutiny and confusion.
Reports in Washington indicate Spain may prepare for conflict as the Spanish naval attaché Sobral has reportedly studied Charleston and other southern coast defenses. War Department officials say no official Charleston visit was logged, but suspect systematic coastal inquiry.
A fleeing banker C A Norton from Durand Wisconsin rode a team and buggy fifty miles toward Madison. The team was found near the southern outskirts. Will Thorn identified it as Norton's. Norton likely reached Madison about 3 am and caught the morning Northwestern train toward the northwest, with a possible East Milwaukee option.
Foo Lee a Chinese laundryman in Niles Michigan becomes the first Chinese rider to win a bicycle race in the United States. After months of practice he joined a carnival event on Saturday and defeated fast local riders, prompting hopes he will switch from laundry work to racing full time.
Fort Worth August 31 report details a daring hold up seven miles north of Folsom New Mexico on the Union Pacific Denver and Gulf line. Charles P Drew Pacific Express messenger describes masked thieves blowing the safe with dynamite and stealing about 410,000. Police pursue leads as supervisors state posses are after the robbers.
A party of fourteen prospectors aboard the yacht Mary Bell returned from Michipicat�n to Sault Ste Marie reporting rich gold quartz deposits at Lake Wawa. They plan to file for 4,000 acres with claims showing freehold quartz visible. The area has tents dotting the shores and a mining camp forming as earlier arrivals swell the crowd. The boat schedule will increase to three weekly trips, with a dock planned at Michipicoten to accommodate many hopefuls.
In Superior Wisconsin on September 7 reports say major grain operators plan to divert corn from Chicago to Superior and the Great Lakes port system. Led by F W Peavy of Minneapolis, the move hinges on rail rate changes favoring lake ports, with Omaha tariffs previously shifting shipments away from Chicago. Prices to Southwestern points now 19 to 23 cents per 100 pounds, while Chicago rates stay higher, prompting elevator firms to redirect corn flows toward Buffalo and the lake route.
A St Louis special reports from St Michaels that Alaska’s diggings draw hopefuls to Bonanza Creek and the Klondike myth. Miners seek fortune wherever it lies, with gold’s aphorism proving elusive as crews endure cold, distance, and shifting discoveries.
Omaha bond sale attracts strong demand with high bids and a record result. Officials note bidding exceeded expectations, signaling solid market interest.
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