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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
2
The Rev. S S Baring-Gould of North Devon, famed author of Onward Christian Soldiers, marked his 78th birthday. A prolific writer in theology, history, and fiction, he began the hymn on a village march for Sunday school children, imagining none would gain world wide fame.
A London art market note reports Rembrandt’s “Corinthian” sold to an American multi millionaire for £250 000. Otto Hretschmer proposes an unsinkable transatlantic tank design at Charltenburg Technical High School. Various global notes cover population shifts, industrial savings, and railway developments.
In Winfield a sensational case involving Miss Lucy Bowman, the alleged assault victim, culminates as she reportedly gives birth at her parents’ home. The tale, later disputed, split the town and led to a defamation suit seeking damages from Dr. Gardner of Winfield and Bowman for 38 000. Trial was postponed to the next term.
Sulzberger & Sons of Chicago leases Bell Packing plant in Sulzberger, Fort Dodge. Officials say partial operation starts soon with 70 workers and 250 hogs weekly capacity. full operation by mid August after repairs to meet federal inspection rules. Cold storage will double and packaging capacity will rise to accommodate larger shipments.
Des Moines January 28 1900 parole board weighing whether Charles Thomas was railroaded in the Scofield murder case. Detectives under a large reward intensify efforts as evidence shows a participant altered a poison register at a liquor store and claims the change occurred in a justice court influencing conviction. The board may conclude Thomas’s conviction partly stemmed from excessive rewards and pressure on witnesses.
Lone Bock June 28 Mr and Mrs Hugh Stammy have given up hope of locating their two year old son who vanished two months ago. Neighbors floated theories of a car strike and concealment of a body, or quicksand swallowing him, but search efforts have waned with no progress.
A severe accident near Marshalltown claims a life when a cannon or device was struck by an electric light wire. A man identified as William Fant of Grin was killed as onlookers report the incident at the tracks. Authorities say the danger came from exposed wiring and the area is investigated for safety.
A lone masked bandit held up the Wibash and Milwaukee line agent William Erpe at gunpoint in Albia Iowa. He demanded the cash drawer opened and took 237 dollars from the railway office while two passengers in the waiting room were threatened but lost nothing.
A man near Pane, J S Shaw, reported a strange incident when a Polish China pig vanished from a pen two and a half feet deep post holes. He later discovered a surviving pig wedged in the holes, leaving four of his five pigs accounted for and one missing member found alive this week.
A wide scan of items across Des Moines and surrounding towns notes farm journals uniting politically against Taft, legal probes into Mexican Woodmen leaders, a human society search for a girl connected to a long-ago elopement, clergy assignments in Webster City, and a district update on river protection funding and local civic developments.
Des Moines reports Leslie Mahaw returning with five million dollars as Brussels talks reveal Belgian money for Western railroad projects. Plans include Vie Atlantic North and South line expansion and Des Moines Town and Orpelia line extension. Citizens await any ship progress and possible sale advertising costs rise.
Ed G. Dunn of Mason City, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, marries Miss Laura Helen Delker of Kentucky at her home in Henderson. Dunn, active in Iowa cooperative circles, plans to establish his camp in Mason City by September.
Iowa delegates at the Republican convention will not wear badges bearing Taft’s portrait. Officials say the design risks confusion with the Chicago crowd, so the local committee will not use the portraits.
Des Moines June 27 the supreme court issued an opinion in Barnes vs Rust er own railway Iron Cedar Rapids holding that debt at 16 900 per mile applies only to companies capitalized under 24 000 any capitalization above that sets the debt at two thirds of capital the ruling clarifies how railroads with different capitalization levels are treated in liability calculations
Sanborn man wed Miss Wpin Reel daughter of the Aten Teed of this city in a ceremony attended by relatives. Kevin Congregational minister officiated. Guests from the groom's town home included Warren Narner, Miss Hatiherine Kaynor and Dorothy Camp.
Des Moines city council votes against increasing licenses in Des Moines. The decision includes rejecting higher license fees, keeping rates among the lowest in the state.
The Iowa health course for the state fair received reendorsement and approval from a national association. The document notes a formal endorsement dated June 27 and mentions plans for the upcoming event in August.
Supreme Court decisions are summarized with mentions of reversed and affirmed rulings in multiple cases. The report notes district actions and petitions for rehearing while a separate farm update from Rock Rapids describes farmers cultivating corn, weed control, and good crop prospects amid cold weather and seasonal growth changes.
Henry E. Sampson special counsel returned from Villisca after conducting an extensive investigation into the Moore murders. The Iowa Department of Justice is ready to pursue the mystery with detectives working on two theories. One suggests a religious fanatic killer, the other a vengeful personal motive.
Gear Lake Minnesota June 26 after a decade of service Rev S M Stienby has held pastor duties at the Lutheran Evangelical church in Jackson Minnesota and for 11 years led the National Association of Lutheran Evangelical churches. He was re elected at a Centerville meeting and will preach his farewell this Sunday as he conducts confirmation services in Jackson.
Sulzberger & Sons lease idle Corn Belt Packing plant for $5 000 with a one year term and buy option at 75 906. The plant, once burned and unprofitable, employs 400 workers and is valued at 500 000. Separate notes report alfalfa yields and various local incidents and notices across Fort Dodge and surrounding towns.
The Des Moines week ending June 15 lists patents granted to inventors from Iowa and nearby towns. Notable names include J. I. R. Beiley of Iowa, Wardner WN. Corbit of Farragut, Fred L. Flack of Oskaloosa, PF. C. Panther of Burlington, and Cnns. W. Sere of Ira for items such as a cream separator and a metallic receptacle with glass fastener. The report comes from patent attorney Clarence J. Loftus in Des Moines.
Iowa news briefs report Milwaukee Road soliciting bids for a major double track project between Coon Rapids and Council Bluffs as engineers complete preliminary work. The item sits among diverse local notices from Creston to Missouri Valley detailing accidents, divorces, and community events.
A critique of how jokes travel from a random dictionary pun to metropolitan columns and magazine theft. The piece traces a joke about horse sense through a chain from a beginner to a weekly magazine and London editors, noting most anecdotes are fictional creations by professional jokesters.
Mrs G A Selby of Redonda Beach, California, describes severe eczema on hands and chest being cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes the soap’s affordability and quality and mentions a free sample offer from Cuticura Dept. L, Boston.
The passage argues slang dulls thinking and corrupts speech. It likens sloppy English to easy lying and swearing, noting many people misguide their minds with bad usage until thoughts stay trapped in worn phrases. It laments lost clear expression and authentic language.
At the Devon horse show Miss Eleanora Sears critiques a stout young woman seeking a fancy dress outfit. After assessing her figure Sears quips that the costume should be Helen of Troy or perhaps Helen of Avoirdupois, highlighting a playful fashion aside.
Miss Metcher recalls the commencement at a medical college describing the Hippocratic oath being administered. Miss Bungler objects, mishearing it as hypocritic oath and questions why a physician would bind themselves to such a thing.
A Massachusetts woman has devised a glove powered vacuum for cleaning. Dust is drawn through tubes in the palm and small brushes between the fingers smooth the nap raised by suction.
At Audlem church in Cheshire England a curfew is regularly rung then the date of the month is tolled a survival of the Ames when no almanacs existed
The Chinese view evil spirits as moving only in straight lines and unable to penetrate solid matter. They therefore see preventing their entry into homes or gardens as a straightforward matter.
The fragment mentions a cane for naturaliste use and a new cane containing an unknown component. The text is unclear and lists terms like comptag and Chiefy. No identifiable people, organizations, dates, or locations are discernible.
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