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Newspaper
Tri City Star
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1905
Page
5
A fragmentary ad note from a store promoting writing paper and tablets. It mentions large paper producers and talent prices, urging early purchase before lines break. Offers a hot beverage with every 300 purchase, listing soups and bouillon varieties.
Bedford Indiana January 19 authorities say two men Frank Evans and William Browning were arrested after information from a woman connected to Browning. The case concerns the 1904 murder of Sarah C Shafer whose body was found after she vanished on a pony trek to a boardinghouse shed. A former husband, Jemez McDonald, was tried but acquitted. New warrants were issued by John H Underwood.
A Texas reader reports his brother’s severe malaria improved after taking Electric Bitters, praised as a pure tonic medicine with curative effects. The note claims the remedy drives the disease from the system without quinine side effects, advertised at Frank Nadler Co drug store for a dollar.
Severe blizzard keeps Judge Pattons at his Lansing home and delays court in Atkis. Grand jury foreman and clerk advised the court is adjourned to the April term. Witnesses from county areas appeared despite weather and must reappear in April for continued matters and a new grand jury panel.
The famous evangelist Rev William Daw Son from Boston will visit Iowa towns to evangelize America, aided by local clonzr in each location during the June campaign across the state.
Rockford Baseball Club fights the Three Eye league to block season start without its inclusion. Letter from Charles F. Nieman of Freeport seeks admission, implying Rockford will win suit and league must recognize both clubs. Michigan City outlook shows Rusty Owens and new signees shaping teams. Krebs declines return. Iowa U. and Rock Island Three Eye eye spring practice series.
Germania announces a new savings bank to be named Germania Savings Bank with $16,000 capital. Incorporators include E. J. Murtagh C. C. Okubh and Fe solemn Vespair of Algeardner Cowles of Des Moines G B Seymann Stessel of Germania. F. J Murtagh will be vice president and C Workman cashier.
Local notes report visitors and residents in Buffalo Iowa, including Caper Buchmeter of Admestown, Rué Cook from Davenport, Theo Porstmans and Julie, and Ben Kebl on private business. An infant born Thursday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCullough is noted. A runaway damaged L Hoffbauer’s vehicle. no injuries. Buffalo Baseball era met Thursday to rent grounds and form a team for next season.
The Improved Stock Breeders association of Story county met in Nevada on January 2 electing E.R. Silliman as president George Connoly as vice president 2 K Graves as secretary and W fegust as treasurer The board includes B Pantz B Fyre Hay Bolger and Joe Stewart The group praised the Bion ory Councy Jretz association for their efforts toward the improved stock breeders association.
In a Waverly district court session four counties heard a civil case where A. Sheakley former West Des Moines public schools superintendent is a principal party. He bought stock in a German American bank in 1896 paying 100 on 200, borrowing 700 with a personal note. The bank later merged with another. He claims fraudulent representations about stock value and refuses to pay the note.
The Woolaten of Iowa City and Johnson county held a large armory celebration with about 600 attendees. F. B. Breabing chaired and led the ceremony, Head Consul AR Talbot of Lincoln Neb spoke, Colonel C. G. Saunders of Council Bluffs gave an address, and Dan B Horne, George N Frink, and William Hener also spoke. Dancing followed the program.
At the annual stockholders meeting of Waukee Savings Bank in Waukee Iowa the new board of directors was named including H M Whinnery from Century Savings and AL Diier from Home Savings. The treasury committee reported the bank in strong position and the regular semiannual dividend was declared.
Davenport plans a busy season of amateur theatre with high school drama clubs and local societies staging Shylock Up to Date Santiago A Little Tit and other works. Mentions Garrick Dramatic club Trinity Lyceum Athletic association and Misses Keating Glaspell as key contributors with Turner hall hosting February performances and Carl Fritz Singer guiding productions.
Governor Douglas brokered an end to Fall River textile strike that paralysed the city and threatened New England's cotton industry. Operators and unions signed an agreement to resume work at the former mill assignments with reduced wages, and a future margin review to set dividends. About 25,000 workers were affected. 71 mills idle since July.
RW Wales of Iowa City entered multiple Plymouth Rock hens, cockerels, and pullets at the annual Boston show. He claimed top prizes in the hen class and both fist and second in the pallet class, with W B H Harrison Jr of Toledo also entering Partridge Cochin hens.
In Washington on January 21 Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw consider Robert Armstrong’s successor. Rumors suggest Bills may become assistant secretary and Wi Richards could be made chief clerk if he becomes governor. Al Raney, head of the Patriarchs of the World, is in the city.
Governor La Follette led a brilliant Madison audience in applauding his daughter Lola Le Follette in The Taming of the Shrew with the Ada Rehan company. The Fuller Opera House was packed, and a premium for standing room drew crowds. Mrs Le Follette and state officers attended as Lola, a UW graduate, impressed in a small role. The troupe traveled from Dubuque and will perform next in Rockford before opening in Chicago Monday.
John Dowavin was sentenced to thirty years in the penitentiary for murder and wed Mary Elizabeth Erpelding in the courthouse here. Dowavin, a Chicago native working as a bookkeeper and stenographer, wed shortly after sentencing, with both families present and Dowavin’s mother and father in attendance. The couple plans to carry on together despite his long term.
Philadelphia May 19 After a prolonged conference General Manager W W Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trsmes parted without agreement. W C Lea Resthead informed Atterbury that further conferences are useless. The expected final action will be taken tomorrow regarding differences between the company and the Brotherhood. The union noted total strike sentiment with 365 for and 611 against. The dispute arose when the company removed a forward brakeman from each freight train and required brakemen to assist engines on grades. If a strike is declared it will affect freight brakemen yardmen baggage handlers conductors and others east of Pittsburgh and Erie.
Iowa entry announces the Sixth district Knights of Pythias meeting to be held in January or February in Lake City. District Grand Chanceller Hopking reports the chair is unable to detail the program. the anniversary date of the order is no longer fixed. The district includes Calhoun Webster Hamilton Hardin Grundy counties with about twenty two judges each to send delegates.
An unstable account reports a man from Cedar Rapids who rode the Rock Island express from the Rovih area, claiming exposure and cold, being arrested in Stronghurst Florida. He suffered minor injuries and was fined.
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