Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler co., Iowa
April 1, 1902
Her Finger Torn Off
Hazel Cass, the littler daughter of J.F. Cass, suffered the loss
of a finger in a peculiar manner. She was playing on the platform
of her father's private car at Sumner and jumped from the
platform to the ground, catching her ring on the point of an ice
tong and tearing the finger from the hand of the second joint.
Declines a Second Term
Mayor Robert Camp of Parkersburg has refused to accept a
renomination for mayor. He has held the office for two years and
during that time has placed in the treasury almost as much money
from fines and licenses as has been collected in taxes. The money
has been expended in public improvements.
BRISTOW
Little Lyle Arnold was quite sick Friday.
Fred VanKoten has bought the dray of L. Shafer.
Miss Lena Jones is visiting with relatives at Oelwein.
Will Gilbert will manage the creamery at Aplington the next year.
R. Smith of Mason City, is visiting with relatives and friends
here.
Ed Madigan was confined to his home with sickness part of last
week.
Mrs. C.H. Wilcox of Chicago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed.
Madigan.
Miss Lottie Kellogg is clerking in Buchholz & Son's dry goods
store.
D.C. Chamberlain of Shell Rock, was visiting his son George here
Friday.
Vic Shafer is home from his studies at Nora Springs to spend his
vacation.
M.B. Molsberry of Reading, Minn., visited with relatives here
last week.
M. London and Wm. Rains are laying the foundation for Carl
Sinram's residence.
OF INTEREST TO IOWANS. Happenings
of the State Throughout the State.
L.C. Besley, a brick kiln owner of Council Bluffs, has filed suit
in the district court against Frederick Ward, Chris Larsen and
Andrew Simpson officer, and 25 other members of the Brickmaker's
union for $5000 damages for threatening to boycott his business.
He also asks for an injunction restraining the union from
declaring the boycott. The union claimed Beseley violated the
union rules and fined him $50, which he refused to pay. The union
then threatened a boycott and the suit is the result.
[Note: surname not typo spelled Besley and Beseley]
Girl Dies in Her Sleep
Miss Mary Potter, youngest daughter of the late T.J. Potter,
general manager of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy system, was
found dead in bed at Burlington, having succumbed in her sleep.
She had been ill for several days with throat trouble, but had
apparently recovered, and the death is a great shock to every
friend. It is believed the primary cause of her death was heart
disease. Her mother, Mrs. T.J. Potter, was in Chicago at the time
of her death.
Died in Cottage Alone.
An old man named Godfrey, who has lived for years a mile east of
Eldora, was found dead in his cottage by a little girl who had
called at the house. The little girl, seeing no one around,
peered through the window before knocking at the door and was
horrified to see the body of the old man prostrate on the floor.
She quickly notified neighbors, who, on investigating, found he
had been dead for several days. He was about 65 years old.
Declines a Second Term
Mayor Robert Camp of Parkersburg has refused to accept a
renomination for mayor. He has held the office for two years and
during that time has placed in the treasury almost as much money
from fines and licenses as has been collected in taxes. The money
has been expended in public improvements.
Bridge Man Killed
Charles Robinson, employed in the construction work of the Eagle
Point bridge at Dubuque, fell from the top and was killed. His
body sank on touching the water, but was recovered. This makes
the fifth man killed since the construction of the bridge began a
year ago.
Damages for a Stubbed Toe
The jury in the damage case of Thies vs the City of Iowa Falls
brought a verdict of $100 for the plaintiff. Mrs. Thies brought
an action for $200 against the city on the claim that she stubbed
her toe on a crossing and sustained an injury.
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Iowa Recorder
Butler, Greene Co, IA
Tuesday, April 8, 1902
OF INTEREST TO IOWANS HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Sixteen years after his 8-months-old baby daughter was taken from
him, J.J. Carvel, of Sioux City introduced himself to her had
received the long craved filial greeting. The story is odd enough
and romantic. Carvel lived in Plankinton, S.D., and his wife
died, leaving him two children, the youngest girl of 8 months. He
consented to having the baby adopted by Mr. and Mrs. A.D.
Tillman, who immediately moved away. They refused to allow the
father to see his daughter, wishing to bring her up as their own
child. But the father's love grew constantly stronger, until last
week he went to her. By means of detectives he has always kept
track of the Tillmans and subscribed for a newspaper in the town
in which they lived. The father went to Warrensburg, Mo., and
disguised himself so the Tillmans would not know him should they
meet him. He went to the high school and called for Miss Tillman.
She came, a handsome, bright looking young woman. The father
almost overcome with emotion, but he managed to tell the girl the
strange story of her parentage, which she said her mother would
never impart to her. With newspaper clippings from the Plankinton
papers telling of the mother's death and the girl's adoption by
the Tillmans, the father made it plain she was his daughter and
the girl was overjoyed.
Charged With Two Murders
The deputy sheriff of Lake county, Colo., took one Clarence
Mackeesy from Eldora to Leadville to answer to two charges of
murder in the first degree. Mackeesy was an inmate of the state
industrial school at the time from Iowa City and escaped from the
school three years ago. It is alleged that he went to Leadville
and there with a pal got into a quarrel and killed a
saloonkeeper, and, as his pal had witnessed the shooting, he shot
the pal. He exchanged coats with the dead partner and escaped. He
returned to the school at Eldora a month ago and begged to be
admitted. The Colorado authorities communicated with
Superintendent Miles and he delivered the lad over to the
sheriff's officers as above stated.
Doctors Have Blood Poisoning
Dr. W.D. Middleton, surgeon-in-chief for the Rock Island railway
system and had of the medical department of the state university
of Iowa, is at the point of death at his home in Davenport from
blood poisoning. A week ago he performed an operation for
appendicitis in which there were gangrenous conditions. He had a
slight scratch on his thumb and blood poisoning set in. His death
is expected at any minute. Dr. H.G. Braunlich, a well known
Davenport practitioner, is also ill with the same disease. He
assisted Dr. Middleton in the operation.
Pardon for Elkins Recommended. The house in the Wesley Elkins case by a vote of
48 to 35 voted to recommend him to the governor for parole. This
ends one of the longest and hardest fought cases in the history
of he Iowa legislature. Elkins' pardon case has been before
numerous legislatures. Elkins, who is 21 years old, murdered his
father and stepmother when only 11.
Hit by a Batted Ball
In a baseball game at Sergeant Bluff between a local team and the
Sioux City high school nine, William Iverson was hit in the mouth
by a batted ball and his jaws fractured and his nose broken. His
front teeth were either knocked out or displaced. His face is in
terrible shape and physicians find difficulty in feeding him.
Leaves Bad Paper Behind
Will F. Phillips, who was born in West Union and has lived there
continuously for 40 years, respected and trusted by all, has
suddenly vanished, leaving notes in the local banks to the amount
of $16,000, which, it now develops, are secured by forged
signatures. He has a wife and two children.
Sues for Death of Son.
T.J. Pollock of Zearing has brought an action for $50,000 against
the Illinois Central for the death of his son, George V. Pollock,
formerly of Iowa Falls, who was employed by the railroad company
as a brakeman.
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Five times as many people have died in Iowa from measles the past
six months as from smallpox.
Mason City, April 2- Judge Smith, in the district court here,
held that the county was not liable for the care of smallpox
patients sent to the pest house from Mason City, where the
patients are financially able to pay for the same. This throws
the cost on the city, and it must proceed to collect by suit if
necessary, the money paid for supplies, medicine and nurse hire
in cases where the defendant is unable to pay.
The postoffice department has issued a bulletin asking that the
name of the state of Iowa shall never be abbreviated in
addressing letters, as it has so often led to mistakes in the
distribution of the mail. It is explained that he abbreviation
"Ia." might be mistaken for Indiana, while the
abbreviation "Io." might be taken for Idaho, those
abbreviations being used in those states as much as they are in
Iowa.
Eldora, March 29- While plowing on his farm north of Eldora,
yesterday, M.J. Finster unearthed a large tin box full of gold
and silver coins, amounting to a considerable sum which have been
buried many years. A short time ago, on the same farm, Mr.
Finster tore down an old building and a shower of silver coins
fell upon him from the rafters. It is alleged that an old miser
formerly owned the farm in the early fifties.
[all above submitted by C.J.L., Oct. 2003]