Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler, Iowa
February 4, 1902
OF INTEREST TO IOWANS HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
New Building at the Cedar Falls Normal School Dedicated - Child
Scalded to Death Near Grinnell
When Governor Cummins and the Twenty-sixth general assembly were
at Cedar Falls on a tour of inspection of the state normal school
property the new building was dedicated with appropriate
exercises. The building was erected at a cost to the state of
$100,000. It is declared to be tone of the finest of its kind in
the West. It is three stories in height, with a basement, and
contains 50 recitation rooms and offices. The auditorium has a
seating capacity of 2,000. The building has a frontage of 259
feet and is 146 feet from front to back though the center.
Child Scalded to Death
The 3-year-old son of Henry Broders, a farmer living near
Grinnell, was scalded to death by falling into a tub of hot
water. While the father and hired man were placing a hayrack on a
wagon it fell upon the farmer, pinning him to the ground. The
hired man hurried to the house and asked Mrs. Broders to help in
removing the rack. While they were absent the child toddled up to
a tub of hot suds water and in some manner fell in. When the
mother returned she found the child in the water unconscious. It
died half an hour later.
New Catholic See.
A new Catholic see has been erected at Sioux City and Very Rev.
Phillip J. Garrigan, vice rector of the Catholic University of
America at Washington, D.C. has been named as its bishop. The new
bishop is an aggressive man just past the middle of life.
Previous to his connection with the Catholic university he
served nearly 20 years as as priest. Dr. Garrigan is a native of
Ireland, was educated in the public schools of Massachusetts, St.
Charles college, Md. and a provincial seminary. He was ordained
to the priesthood June 13, 1870.
Lawyer Withdraws from Case.
W.F. Lantz, the Chicago attorney who was pushing the collection
of $14,000 worth of forged notes against the farmers of Buchanan
county, has laid down his hand. He writes the First National bank
of Independence that he has heard nothing more from his client,
but by indirect sources he learned that another attorney has been
retained. He therefore will have no further connection with the
case and offers his advice and services to the bank's side of the
affair. It is thought this will be the last of an attempt at
collection.
Injured by Dynamite.
An expert dynamiter named James Jergenson sustained frightful
injuries from the explosion of a stick of dynamite he was forcing
in a hole which he had drilled in a bank at Chapin. The explosion
threw him 30 feet away. His left hand and leg were badly
lacerated and it will be necessary to amputate these, while his
face and whole body were badly cut and bruised by flying debris.
It is not thought that his sight can be saved and there is but
little hope for his recovery.
For a Negro Colony.
A negro from Southern Alabama has been in Mills county for the
past three days getting options on a large tract of the finest
land in that county, five miles east of Tabor. The object of
buying so large a tract of land is colonize negroes for farming
and gardening purposes and to place their products in Omaha
markets. he has been given the option on several of the finest
farms in the county and for some of the land he agrees to pay as
high as $200 an acre.
Verdict Against a Dead Man
Mary Christinsen of Onawa has secured a verdict of $6,000 in a
breach of promise suit against a dead man. She sued the estate of
Frank Crum, who died last summer, claiming he postponed the date
of the marriage and finally died without wedding her. It was
proven conclusively that Mr. Crum intended to marry Miss
Christinsen and suit was begun as the best legal means to recover
a portion of the property left by him.
Killed His Nephew
Thomas Peaslee of River Sioux drove to Sioux City and gave
himself up to the constable after having announced that he had
shot and killed his nephew, James Peaslee, in a quarrel at River
Sioux. He seemed very reticent about the matter and all that
could be learned of the affair was that the trouble that led to
the shooting arose over attentions that he alleges were being
paid to his (Thomas') wife by the dead man.
Cummins' First Pardon.
Governor Cummins' first pardon was that of C.E. McCloskey, which
took effect on Jan. 20. McCloskey was paroled by Governor Shaw a
year ago and has been at liberty ever since, but is now granted
an absolute pardon by Governor Cummins so that he can accept a
position as fireman on one of the leading railroads of Iowa.
McCloskey was under sentence for forgery.
Norwalk Partly Burns.
A disastrous fire broke out in the village of Norwalk, 20 miles
north of Des Moines, consuming the greater portion of the
business section. H.S. Trusler's harness shop, the Norwalk
Journal, Wells' drug store and Simon Cassady's bank were the
principal losers. The total loss will be $20,000 partly covered
by insurance.
OLDEST WOMAN IN IOWA
Sketch of Life of Resident of Chester, 108 Years Old.
Lime Springs, Jan 29
About two miles southwest of Chester, Ia., lives Mrs. Noonan,
believed to be the oldest person in Iowa, and perhaps in the
northwest. Mrs. Noonan was born in Woodford, County Galway,
Ireland, August 14, 1794,
and is therefore 108 years of age, and has lived in three
centuries. Her maiden name was Julia Lynch.
Eighty one years next March she was married to Michael Noonan,
supervisor of government roads in her native county. In the fall
of 1854 they came to America and established their home at
Newark, Ohio. Three years afterward they moved to Warnersville,
Wis., and again in 1872 to Chester, Iowa. Mr. Noonan died in
1882. Since the death of her husband she has lived with her only
son, Patrick Noonan, the youngest member of her family, now 55
years of age. Her eldest daughter is Mrs. Anne Burk of Chicago,
81 years of age. Mrs. John Kelley of Chester and Mrs. James
Cannon of Cresco, Ia., are the other two daughters. One of her
deceased daughters was Mrs. Thos. O'Hare of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Mrs. Noonan remembers well the time Queen Victoria was born. She
was in Dublin at the time Victoria was crowned and was living
also at the time that Napoleon became emperor of France. She is
eager to live out her long life to its very end. Mrs. Noonan
likes to be among children, and likes to listen to their noise.
She sews without glasses. Some of her fancy work took first prize
in the Howard county fair of 1901. Her faculties are all good.
She gets her own breakfast, makes her own bed and walks about the
room with no support but her cane. The ancestors of Mrs. Noonan
were nearly all given long leases of life. She has always been
healthy. She has lived on plain food, and still has a very good
appetite. Her conversation is mostly about things as they were
fifty or seventy-five years ago. The number of her living
grandchildren is thirty-four. She also has twenty great
grandchildren.
Governer Salary
Iowa pays its governor $3,000 per year which places it in the
class with Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas and the two
Dakotas. The states of Deleware [sic], Maine, Nebraska, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, are the only states below it.
States of Iowa's rightful class such as Minnesota, Missouri,
Wisconsin, and Colorado, pay their governors $5,000. California
and Illinois pay $6,000. Ohio, $8,000, while New Jersey, New York
and Pennsylvania pay $10,000.
[transcribed by C.J.L., Aug & Sept. 2003 and G.T., Sept
2006]
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Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler Co, IA
February 5, 1902
YOUNG GIRL KILLED
Accidental Discharge of Shotgun Has Shocking Result at Dougherty.
Mason City, Feb. 20- The 14-year old son of G.W. Barr, of
Dougherty, shot and instantly killed his 10-year-old sister,
Agnes, at the home of his father. The shooting was purely
accidental and occurred Wednesday morning. The boy was engaged in
cleaning his shotgun, which he did not know was loaded. He was
snapping it when his little sister, on her way to school, passed
in front of him, and the charge exploded. The entire charge of
heavy shot struck her full in the head and the top of her head
was literally torn off. Mr. Barr is a prominent farmer of
Dougherty and the family is well nigh crazed over this awful
tragedy. None of the parents, nor other members of the family
were home at the time of the shooting. Death was instantaneous.
Dougherty News Gleaned From the World
A plan is on foot for a new creamery at Dougherty.
C.C. Werts is putting up his supply of ice for next season. It is
shipped in from Clear Lake.
Father Dougherty was up from Waverly last week.
Sheridan Hanes and family visited relatives near Aerdale Sunday.
Walter Mullen of the First National Bank, was at Aredale
Thursday, looking after the bank there while Mr. Ehlers attended
a sale.
Iowa in Lines
First settlements in 1833.
Part of Louisiana purchase.
Included in Missouri Territory.
Part of Michigan Territory, 1834-6.
Part of Wisconsin Territory, 1836-8.
Separate territory in 1838.
Admitted to statehood, 1845.
Area 53,025 square miles.
Less waste land than any other state.
Full of populous, prosperous towns.
More Kentucky blue grass than there is in Kentucky.
More cattle than Texas.
Banner horse state.
Greatest hog producing state.
More head of live stock than any other.
Only state that ever had two cabinet officers.
Greatest in grain growing.
Surface level and undulating.
Northern boundry, Minnesota.
Southern boundry, Missouri.
Easter boundry, the "Father of Waters."
Western boundry, the Missouri and Big Sioux.
Minerals, principally coal and lead.
Ships more live stock to Chicago than any other state.
Ft. Madison, Burlington and Dubuque first points of settlement.
Population, 1840, only 53,112.
Present population, 1900, 2,231,853.
Ninety and nine counties and no poor ones.
Average annual rainfall, 36 inches.
Several thousand square miles of coal.
Mighty little swamp land.
Small amount of timber.
Length north and south, 200 miles.
Greatest breadth, 300 miles.
No overshadowing big cities.
More fine live stock than any other state.
Splendid schools.
Bravest of men.
Handsomest of women.
Whats the matter with Iowa?
Oh! She's All Right.
[transcribed by C.J.L., August 2003]