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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
3
Vindicator and Republican column from Ebtherville Iowa reports community notes and local matters. The item lists a brief outline of civic happenings, updates, and notices affecting residents, with names and places tied to Ebtherville.
Amador Mining and Development Company of Montana, a Chicago headquarters $10,000,000 outfit, informs 1,400 stockholders that the copper gold mine they invested $650,000 in is worthless. Secretary manager D. E. Mackinnon vanished after organizing the firm and selling stock for six years. Officials include William Surman of Cartville Illinois as president and George Dan of Chicago as vice president. An investigative committee found only five cars of ore in six years and extravagant surface equipment and junkets funded by investors.
The currency bill conference report was reported to the house Wednesday afternoon and debate began. Each side had thirty minutes, and a vote was expected by 4 15 o clock. After two hours of deliberation Republican conservatives reached agreement, leaving only the six year time draft dispute, fixing the bill to expire June 30, 1914.
A tornado near Alta Oklahoma Tuesday night killed Peter Rudy his wife and two children and damaged farms and crops two miles east of town. Ingersoll Iowa reported three killed and a missing child as the same storm system caused extensive property damage across the region.
Collins and ex Police Attorney Frank Comenford of Chicago were acquitted Wednesday of charges alleging police officers aided the mayoral candidate Edward P. Jimne in the last municipal election. The trial declared them not guilty of the alleged interference.
A Wednesday blaze likely killed one person and seriously injured two others as it totally destroyed a $100,000 Standard Sash and Duver plant on Center avenue. Many families were displaced by the fire.
Sioux City live stock market quotations list beef prices and hogs. Kops beeves bring around 6.56 dollars while top hogs reach about 5.25 dollars.
By noon Wednesday the state populist convention of Anoix at Daysville consisted of Gen Coxey and seven delegates. The convention did little beyond awaiting further delegates and delaying decisions.
Mrs. Gen. Alfred Ovendorff died Wednesday from a hemorrhage caused by fright during a terrific wind storm. The event was noted in a terse local report and mentions no other casualties or details.
The Methodist Episcopal general conference selected the eighth and last bishop on the eighteenth ballot. Rev Dr Frank M Bristol, pastor of Metropolitan Church Washington D C, received two thirds of votes. Delegates breathed sighs of relief at the announcement.
In Hampton Roads area crews prepare for a gunnery test of the Florida in lower Chesapeake Bay. The Florida will be pounded by the Arkansas from the turrets and attacked by Morris with torpedoes. Commanders and volunteers express confidence in the Florida armor and crew to withstand damage and repel torpedo attacks as the exercise proceeds Wednesday.
In broad daylight on a busy New York street three armed bandits attempted to rob three hack messengers carrying about 42 000 from a bank branch to the main building. Pepper gas and a blackjack were used as the attackers seized at least two messengers before a Polish waitress alerted police, delaying the leader until officers arrived and arrested him.
In Cedar Rapids two days outside the city dogs are found with rabies. State Veterinarian J W Griffith confirms the disease and orders dogs tied or muzzled until Oct 1. A prior order was revoked after a dog attack killed stock. fresh cases spark fear of a difficult eradication.
After four years of pursuit by U S marshals and protection from Nighthawk society the two remaining Wyckliffe brothers Tom and James are to surrender to Cherokee County Sheriff at Tahlequah Oklahoma Bond of 1000 dollars has been arranged and a judge’s order will permit release. The Wyckliffe feud began in 1893 over the killing of Charles Wycliffe at Vinita Chief source of the outlaw legend and the murder accusation against the brothers remains.
John Armstrong Chanler of Raleigh NC seeks to rename himself Chaloner the historic form, citing property protection. He asserts Ame lie Rives is insane under New York law and contesting for a large estate with UNC as a beneficiary, accusing others of withholding his property.
A Martin dispatch from Nikolsk Russia reports the American crew in the New York to Paris car race covered about fifteen miles from Nikolsk before encountering an impassable swamp and forced to retreat to the nearest village after great difficulty.
A Harvard athletic committee meeting voted that it is not desirable to abolish intercollegiate sports from the date of the last football game until the start of the baseball season. The decision preserves winter athletic competition and supports continued play through the season's transition.
Mrs. B. B. King and Mrs. Anna Coakley along with Anna Coakley’s six year old brother drowned when their buggy overturned while crossing Sugar Creek near Brimson Missouri. Two other party members clung to the vehicle and were rescued.
John Leissinger of Galesburg Illinois was shot five times and severely cut with a razor by Judson Barnes who opposed the elopement with Barnes’s wife. Leissinger’s condition is listed as serious. Police report indicate motive tied to the planned elopement and marital discord.
Henry Farman, billed as the British aeronaut, started a series of experiments at Ghent on Tuesday. He completed several flights despite a strong headwind, drawing enthusiastic response from the spectators.
Chester A. Yelton aged 33 drowned while bathing in Youngs Creek on his farm near Franklin Indiana. The tragedy occurred on his property and authorities reported no other injuries. The Fulton County coroner will investigate the incident.
Justice Morschauser of the supreme court rejects Harry K. Thaw’s habeas corpus request and confirms his insanity, upholding the prior commitment to the lunatic asylum and ruling the Dowling inquest legal. Thaw told reporters he would not discuss the court’s merits while urging no release.
A new measure in Oklahoma promises prison terms for employers who refuse work to employees because they belong to a labor union. The bill also bans Pinkerton selective guards from operating in the state.
Professor H. H. Bawden resigns as chair of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati after president Dabney demanded formal presentation. Trustees declare the chair vacant.
Brigadier General Evan Miles retired U S A served in the Civil and Indian wars and later in Cuba. He is reported dead, marking the end of a long military career.
The king and queen of England entertained the president of France Monday night at a palace banquet. The event was a brilliant and characteristic state function.
Edward Birney aed 35 freight conductor for the Monon railroad was killed in the yard at Bedford Indiana when fifteen cars passed over him His wife was in New Albany at the time of the accident.
Lisle Bergeron of Sioux City seeks to modify a 1906 divorce decree that set alimony at 37.90 weekly for his former wife and their minor son. He claims earnings of 15 a week and inability to pay, offering to provide clothing medicine and books while preserving custody.
The Rev Solomon L Gingerich, a former Iowa City resident and Mennonite college professor from Goshen Ind, is jailed in Elkhart Ind on charges of peeping. He confessed, is believed to be mentally unsettled, and may not face final prosecution.
During a severe electrical storm in Marshalltown lightning struck wires starting two fires. Flowers meat market caught first followed by Benedict & Brintnall dry goods store. Wires burned through ceilings igniting cloth. Fire was quickly suppressed with little damage and insurance covers all losses.
A compendium of dates and brief notes noting events across centuries. Mentions include the London Fishmongers, Armada sailing, Stratton battle, Queen Anne’s War, Fort Sandusky, Montreal fire, Massachusetts charter, Mecklenburg, French relations, Napoleon legions, wars, Antoinette Brown Blackwell birth, cotton factory in Pendleton, rock fall in Quebec, Free Church of Scotland, O’Connell, Teijo forts, Montebello, Richmond fast day, New York to Buffalo express, Davis imprisonment, Vendome Column, Macdonald Ontario, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Alexandria expedition, Louis Riel, British evacuation of Sunkim, Quebec fire losses, Chinese Exclusion act, Manchester Ship Canal, Dundee, pool rooms in New York, Michigan fires.
Judge W R Greens ruling reduced the $50 000 verdict against Piseah department store managers for the death of Lee Chap mans wife and three children from an oil explosion. Chapman chose a reduced total of 1391 80 covering loss of wifes services and society and the three children plus the injury to himself, with option for new trial or further reduction.
Grace Saucer, 12 year old wife of Floyd Saucer, drowned herself in the Skunk river four miles north of Oskaloosa Saturday night. A companion and a pet dog tried to intervene. A bottle of strychnine was found in the jacket pocket.
The public buildings committee restored the Estherville post office appropriation to 60,000 and raised Shenandoah to 50,000. Other Iowa city appropriations were approved with Davenport rising to 70,000 and Council Bluffs to 71,000, while Estherville and others benefited from the restored 50,000 fund.
Representatives from five traveling men associations met in Waterloo to organize the Commercial Travelers Congress of Iowa. The group aims to secure legislation benefiting traveling men and the public, including the creation of a hotel inspector office.
Jamies Meyer of Dus buggue suffers two frost teeth knocked out when a foul tip hits without a mask. He retrieves the teeth, visits a dentist who secures and inserts them, with promise of a lasting fix. The case is said to be unique among local dentists.
Harrison county Republican nominates attorney Thomax Arthur for judge in the Fifteenth district to replace Judge Macy who retires. Arthur has long Logan practice and graduated from the State University law department in 1680.
The Des Moines river rose again after weekend rains flooding farmland along the river in the lowlands. Tony afternoon reports say water is out of its banks, inundating many acres of valuable farm land.
A. J. Booth, an alleged forger, is sought by Mason City police after cashing checks in the name of E. B. Cimiotti, a local farmer. Booth’s activity centers on utilizing the farmer’s identity to obtain money.
Lightning struck the W. H. Sedgwick farm near Laimoille destroying the barn and outbuilding and their contents. The fire caused an estimated loss of 3000 dollars, with partial insurance coverage noted.
Waters along the Des Moines and Coon rivers are subsiding as families return home. Officials say the danger has passed and conditions are easing after the flood.
The luwa w Association of Stationary Pngineers adjourned at Mason City Friday after selecting Cedar Staphis as the ext place for the convention and electing officers. The discussion during the final hours of the conven tion extended to broadening the intlu stee of the association in affairs in the state and the question of more ett emecy of its membership. Mapleton Man Loses Arm, About an amonth ago , H. Hedrick, of Mapleton, while operating a port able sawmill, had the little finger of his left hand taken off. Blood poison set in and he was taken to Sioux City to have his arm amputated in order to save his life. Verdict for breach of Promise, BKuthe Hunohue, of Iowa City, was awarded $2,000 for a promissory note and 919,000 for breach of contract to marry against John J. Kost. Storm at Council Bluffs A tornady of small proportions swept over the western part of Coun cil Bhiffs shortly before 2' o'clock Sun day afternoon, demolishing barns, fences and outbuildings, uprooting trees and breaking down telegraph, telephone and electric railway poles. Towan Dmprisoned in Mexico. David Randlewan, of Magentine, has been illegally condemned to long im prisonment in Mexico, as the result of no pailroad wreck. Relief efforts have been begun by the government.
A catastrophic rail collision near Vonteh six miles southeast of Antwerp killed about fifty people and injured more than a hundred. The Antwerp express struck a switch on a siding, telescoping every coach except the leading one, with surgeons and nurses rushed from Antwerp to Contich to aid the injured and to muster the dead in a makeshift morgue.
Two brothers Ben jamin and Joseph Henogssef O'Fallon died while trying to rescue their sibling in the Quivre river slough near St. Charles Missouri. A Bralyerd Ming surveying crew found a decomposed unknown man in a swamp, estimated dead about a year. Kenosha Wisconsin residents reportedly received Pasteur treatment in Chicago after a playful bull pup bit them amid fear of hydrophobia.
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