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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
7
Anxious querist asks how to distinguish poisonous toadstools from edible mushrooms. The agricultural paper information editor replies that the office regularly distinguishes poisonous tendencies from edible meat and aims to provide guidance on daily inquiries.
A stranger, claiming Chicago newspaper ties, questioned Congressman Walter J. Smith and others during the holiday recess in Council Bluffs. Reports say local detective Weir received a call from a mysterious person asking aboutSmith and others, later described as a newspaper man rather than a secret service agent.
Mrs Elizabeth Propst of Wells County North Carolina sues Roy Hauser a barber of Marshalltown alleging she deeded 320 acres in spring 1908 to her brother H Windish before giving the same land to Hauser who she claims is not her son. Court grants temporary injunction to stop recording or disposing of the Hauser deed.
Burlington detective J. W. Stanbridge, famed on the Burlington line, is near death in a Creston hospital after Charles Rowe, a local farmer, cut his throat during a confrontation late at night. Rowe accused Stanbridge of snapping a gun in his face. the detective deflected the blow with his overcoat before being stabbed.
A petition circulated among the Dubuque Iowa National Guard unit alleges Capt Baumgartner of the Dubuque company misused state funds. He reportedly possesses $3000 of the unit’s money and refuses accounting. The issue surfaced at a Monday guard meeting and may go to court.
Judge Smith MecPherson of the United States court in Council Bluffs enjoins the city officers and council from selling or disposing of any of the 600000 water works bonds sought by the Nash Company of Omaha.
A personal subscription of 506 dollars to the St. Joseph parish building fund in Mason City started a drive for a new convent on the site of the burned old one. The gift came from Rev. Dean Carolan, pastor of the church. Dubuque Banker Dead. James Harrigan, 68, died after a lingering typhoid illness. He served as county treasurer and for twenty four years as cashier of the Dubuque National Bank.
Funeral for O. E. Walker took place at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Edward Campbell presiding. Coroner's Inquest ruled heart failure as the cause, though some mystery lingered over the death. Walter Sherman located in Cherokee after a summer spent at a Prior, Minnesota creamery. he is 14 and had a large reward offered by his anxious parents. Fort Dodge controversy over a school plate and the Marsham Fort incident appear in the LeMars-Fort segment.
The will of the late Martin McNamara is probated and Edward McNamara faces a possible trial in Mason City on a venue change from Northwood. If the grand jury returns, a collage will be sought and the term will occur in Mason City.
Mrs. John Hobbes of Manson was arrested at her home on a larceny charge, after Fort Dodge Chief Nicholson traced her associate, a Fort Dodge man using the alias Ben Williamga. The pair, believed to be Mr. and Mrs. Williams, reportedly fled three months ago to Waterloo, taking $100 in clothing from a wealthy household.
J A Pease of Fort Dodge sent Columbian and Buff Wyandottes to the Trans Missippi poultry show in Omaha and captured four firsts and multiple prizes, beating Day of Nebraska who dominated for two decades. He earned over 50 dollars in premiums, four seconds, one fourth and one fifth with Buff Wyandottes and swept all five firsts with Columbians, plus sweepstake prizes for best Wyandotte and best colored Wyandotte, club ribbons and a silver cup for best exhibit.
Annie Penn wife of notable Des Moines horseman George Penn files for divorce claiming a mock marriage was performed in Minneapolis in August 1907 by a “pal of Penn’s.” She alleges cruel treatment and that she signed papers transferring property under an agreement to move to Sioux City that was never carried out.
A Clinton couple Mr and Mrs M D Madden aged 73 and 70 celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on New Year’s Day after moving to Iowa in 1859 Their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs J T McLaughlin of Chicago mark their twenty sixth anniversary Their family includes eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren, among the town’s best known residents.
Charles M. Peaslee of Dubuque resigns as secretary and treasurer of the Farley Leetcher Sash and Door Co one of the region’s largest. He plans to enter the lumber business with Dubuque as his headquarters. Gas Plant Destroyed by Explosion at Dunlap.
A Salt Lake City telegram reports the death of George S. Hickox a former prominent Marshall Town resident and sheriff of Marshall County. The piece notes a Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs A Behring of Dubuque and lists five living children. Additional items include John Millman a Milwaukee trackwalker killed by a train near Dubuque, George Raweon aged over 60 injured by falling frozen clay at Fort Dodge, and Andrew Hugh longtime Clear Toke resident who died recently.
A humorous exchange recalls an all day fishing trip in which a speaker jokes about fuel use, estimating four gallons. The text also references Garfield Tea as a laxative product, and briefly mentions a football game with a coach lamenting an early ends injury or tag out, and a fan denying insider access among players’ friends.
An advertisement promises Pazo Ointment cures piles including itching or bleeding within 6 to 14 days with money back. A brief comic exchange follows about value and necessity between an elevator boy and the elevator starter, contrasting a need versus a luxury.
An old-style catalog notice advertises cheap guns and traps and requests customers to write for catalog 103 N. W. Hide and Fur Co. in Minneapolis Minnesota. A classroom moment features a professor defining ethical and intellectual aristocracy to students. A patent medicine ad promotes Mia Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething with claimed benefits and price of 26 cents per bottle.
A 300-pound visitor leans over a hog pen at the livestock show as Jay, a 600-pound hog, rests on the floor gasping. The visitor jokes it is tough on both of them to be prize beauties, in a humorous moment noted by the Chicago Tribune.
A Iowa State Register writer argues Western Canada offers land at low prices with fertile soil and strong social and legal structure. Letters from former U S residents praise Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta grain belts, noting good climate, water, clay for brick and coal, urging government support to attract capital.
Proven letters claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female illnesses. The ad asserts 30 years of use and asks skeptics to provide proof of inauthenticity, offering a reward for refuting the testimonials. Mrs. Pinkham offers free advice and invites letter requests.
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