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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
6
In Polk County district court Judge Lester L Thompson upheld the 41st General Assembly vehicle transportation tax. The tax charges one half cent per mile for solid tire vehicles and one quarter cent per mile for pneumatic tire trucks. Fifty eight bus firms challenged the law as discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Na-to-wa-se-qua widow of Chief Push-e-to-ne-qua, who led Tama county Indians for decades, died at home on the reservation. Born 1843, she leaves five sons Young Bear John Bear Young Buffalo Jim Bear and Frank Push-e-to-ne-qua. Funeral drew hundreds. burial atop a high Iowa river overlook.
Report notes some road warnings were really ads while Senator H S Foskett probes farm mortgages. Survey details per township in Mills Fremont Garfield Morton including mortgage shares, purchase money, and losses. Data cover Center Mills Fremont Garfield Morton townships with varying loan purposes and mortgage rates.
J H Bahne editor of the Osceola County Iowa Tribune for years and former The Journal writer died at his Sibley home early Thursday August 6 after years of ill health. He was 80, lived in Iowa about 40 years, and mentored many in journalism. Born Illinois 1844, he fought in the Civil War, later ran papers in Maquoketa Rock Rapids Doon and led Osceola county politics for Wilson. He was known for wit, practical philosophy and a sharp two liner. Survivors include a son and an adopted son with two wives and a daughter previously lost.
A Sioux City Journal obituary notes the widow Mrs. Bahne who survived by her husband and children. A daughter born to the first marriage died while the couple lived in Sioux City. Bahne remarried Naomi Richardson in Maquoketa Iowa and they had a son Raymond. They raised another boy, Ted Bahne, a relative of Mrs. Bahne. Mrs. Bahne died a few years ago.
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute reports Iowa butter eggs and chicken dollars now buy goods worth $1.12 in merchandise, matching about four year prewar purchasing power. Experts caution currency value rests on what the dollar buys, not the dollar amount, with supplies like shoes and suits cited as examples.
Erwin Greer humorously argues against back seat drivers in autos and praises wives driving instincts. He urges couples to stay calm and work together to avoid accidents, ending with a call to “KEEP STILL OR GET OUT” of the car.
The piece warns non drivers to respect drivers and the gas wagon, noting that a driver's seat changes distance perception and that driver confidence plus self control ensure a safe ride. It ends with a stern cue to keep still or leave the vehicle.
Tickets on sale for regular trains leaving Estherville at 10:40 a m Saturday August 15. Round trip price four dollars and five cents two days in the Twin Cities with final return limit leaving Twin Cities Tuesday morning August 18. Via the M and St L A R.
Savilla B Peterson of Emmet County Es t herville area was adjudged bankrupt on August 6 1925. The first meeting of creditors will be held August 28 1925 at 2 00 PM at the referee office in Algona Iowa. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other proper business. Dated Algona Iowa August 6 1925. S W Crowell Referee in Bankruptcy.
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