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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
1
Scattered lines reference hunger, violence, and various odd facts. Mentions a woman broker in Memphis, a flood of garbled events, and acts of theft, with peculiar asides about chess and old firefighting engines. Details are unclear and largely fragmentary.
A drunken incident left Midcots Deke Westar and Alvie Ergayit dead while their son was injured badly. Mike Bypovic, aged 25, sustained critical injuries as authorities investigated the deadly clash at the Heart and in a nearby facility.
A car driven by Connell Bluse from Vallada was struck by a Chicago and Northwest train near Dunlap at daybreak. Bluse died instantly. a second occupant, John Owne, was injured. The accident halted traffic as investigators examined the scene.
The 2D Fonda fair pageant announces three fine pet games staged during the fair with early morning events and the best amateur teams from the state expected to entertain a large crowd. Bank of Pilot Mound directors face a financial notes day as a local bank closes its doors under receivership amid internal concerns.
Des Moines Iowa held a convention to organize the Agricultural Association aimed at advancing scientific farming and rural education. P G Holden was elected president, with Ralph Goiton first vice president, G E Frac secretary, and P W Hull treasurer. A county and state network will push Iowa crop improvements under county agricultural experts with Des Moines headquarters and a proposed Rosenwald fund trust.
Burlington report states a man at the insane asylum shows insanity traced to a rattlesnake bite received twenty five years ago when a child. He later suffered muscular trouble and loss of motor function, with doctors attributing the disorder to venom effects.
Secretary Frank G. Pierce of the Iowa League of Municipalities in Des Moines today discussed making cities beautiful with concrete paying and municipal taxation at the state convention. Linn Grove incorporates. H. Hansen elected first mayor. Will of D. J. Patte filed for probate in Adel. executor named. Bishop Dowling comments on women’s fashions and church influence.
DES MOINES Butter and ice cream manufacture grows fast in Iowa and nearby states. Iowa State College dairy department struggles to train enough workers. two months with more than 4000 dollars annually in demand, supplying about two thirds from four year and one year graduates. Fort Dodge voters reject 30000 dollars for municipal dam and power plant by 837 majority. Bathing beach plans proceed in Dubuque and Clinton areas with free transport for white children. other towns report motor vehicle accidents, civil personnel changes, and local civic efforts as part of a broad state-wide update.
A local couple, J H Revel and wife, were injured when their carriage collided with a horse bolting near Lake Mills. Mrs Revel suffered a broken hip and serious lacerations while Sheriff Revel sustained facial injuries. The event disrupted a controversial colt dispute and sparked further local notices in Marshall County.
News briefs from Washington and cities across the country report a favorable drift in talks among government and corporate groups over antitrust style concerns, with two days of talks yielding a single undisclosed exception and an outlook that officials deem hopeful.
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