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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
Political squabbles in Des Moines and Oskaloosa as Roosevelt faces critics and Taft tariff shifts. Papers clash over editorials and patronage, while Kendall contests Congress and reform-minded Republicans push for replacement by energetic leaders.
Acacia lodge No 176 elected 1999 officers at a regular meeting including W M Whitham and others. In Eddyville a young market man, Jamies Lawless, was fatally shot near Eddyville Tuesday evening by a companion during rabbit shooting. Lawless died a few hours after reaching Eddyville, his leg severed between knee and ankle. He leaves a wife and baby. The shooting was ruled accidental.
A sensational trial ends with a not guilty verdict for Davis. The jury found Davis not guilty and released him.
The jury found Charles E. Davis not guilty of murder in the first degree in the Dr. Frederick T. Austin case after thirteen hours and nineteen ballots. County Attorney English expressed disappointment and said the state did all it could to seek justice. Mrs. Abbie Rice will not be prosecuted and is to be released.
Nine year old Cale Rinsom of Nashua living nine miles east of the town was cut by barbed wire after running into it at night. The two inch wound narrowly missed major blood vessels and could have severed the jugular vein if deeper. News of Washington activity follows with discussions on Roosevelt's secret service passage and tariff hearings featuring Carnegie and others.
Sioux City reports a robber who targeted Mrs. T. 4H. Thompson near her home at 1213 Tenth Street Wednesday night. He then broke into her grocery at 616 Pierce Street but found no money, as she had hidden funds at the store.
President elect Taft and Speaker Cannon met for about ninety minutes at the Boardman residence to discuss tariff revision. They planned Taft's meeting with Republican Ways and Means members the next afternoon and said no statement would be issued until after the steering committee hears results.
A 21 year old farmer, Arthur Sherman, was shot by the accidental discharge of his own shotgun while returning home in a bobsled near Central City. Death was instantaneous, occurring about a mile from town.
A. TD Stewart of Dallas Center attempted suicide in a local hotel room by swallowing laudanum after losing about $100 at a gambling house. He is said to be recovering. he expressed remorse and noted his financial ruin and mental distress in a note to friends. He has a brother in Iowa and asked that his act not be told to his kin.
Lacona Iowa December 10 Joseph Mills was fatally wounded when a shotgun discharged during a transfer of game bags. His friend Charles A J Cleveland assisted. the gun lock jammed and Mills died from a severe chest wound. Both men were elderly. Mills leaves two wives.
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