Iowa
Old Press
The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
April 1, 1897
J. C. Hudson was an Ida Grove visitor Monday. He says there was
considerable excitement over the Barley land deal, and the men
were determined to have justice done.
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. New are the happy parents of a chubby little
girl, born to them in the early morning hours of Tuesday.
The two-months old babe of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Baker is critically
ill, suffering from blood poisoning. They have but little hopes
of its recovery.
Demand Justice
As a sequence of the suicidal death of Mrs. Jno. Barley, spoken
of in these columns last week, the facts in the case have come to
light and the citizens of Silver Creek township are considerably
worked up over the matter. On Monday night over 100 farmers
responded to a call for an indignation meeting which was held at
Silver Center. The men were determined that the parties who had
swindled old man Barley out of his farm should return the papers
and thus restore to him his place. On Tuesday they whole number,
100 and over, proceeded to Ida Grove where they intended to force
C. R. Blackman and Wm. Bird to reimburse Mr. Barley, or take the
consequences.
This is not the first time these same persons have been visited
by a determined set of men, who went for justice. Just what the
result of yesterday's meeting was we are not able to say, but
from what we can learn it was to be either restitution to Barley
for his property, or a couple funerals in high life.
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The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
April 8, 1897
A young child of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Connell, of Silver Creek
township, died on Thursday, and the body was taken back to the
old home in Illinois for burial, on Friday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Knapp Wednesday
morning, April 7.
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The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
April 15, 1897, p. 4 col 2
Mesdames A. R. Gordon, Sargent, Crandall, Andre and Forney went
over to Sac City yesterday morning to attend the woman's suffrage
convention and to hear Rev. Anna Shaw, who spoke there last
night.
Married, on Sunday evening, April 11, 1897, at the residence of
M. L. Armstrong in this place, Mr. John Sears and Miss Leone
Wiseman, both of Schaller, Rev. Bennett Mitchell, officiating.
These young people have the well wishes of a number of friends.
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The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
April 22, 1897
Grandmother Ankney [Ankeny?] died at Des Moines, Sunday, at the
age of 96 years. She was born in February, 1801.
The bodies of Chas. Buhs and his 12 year old son, who were
drowned in the Coon river at the Pierce bridge in Delaware
township, Friday night, April 2, have not been recovered. The
river has been dragged foot by foot for four or five miles. It is
a sad case, and the poor wife and mother is nearly crazed with
grief.
Later: The body of Chas. Buhs was found Tuesday morning. Search
is still being made for the body of his son.
Dr. Andre reports the birth of two girls this week, one at Wm.
Hixons' born on the 17th, and the other at Swan Johnson's born in
the 18th.
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The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
April 29, 1897
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Lashier are the happy parents of a sweet
little girl that was born to them on Tuesday, April 27.
W. A. Burgess, of Grant City, has fallen heir to $30,000 by the
death of a relative in Scotland.
Two little girls, Julia and Mabel Daniels, aged 9 and 7 years
respectively, arrived in Odebolt last Thursday evening from
Honolulu, traveling the entire distance without the company of
parents or friends, to make their home with their grandmother,
Mrs. Julia Lester. The little girls left Honolulu on Wednesday,
April 7, making the journey of 4,000 miles in three weeks.
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