Iowa
Old Press
The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
October 7, 1897
Dr. Dunkelberg received a telegram Friday morning, informing him
of the death of a brother at Waterloo. He left on the afternoon
train from Storm Lake to be present at the funeral.
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The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
October 14, 1897
Mr. and Mrs. John Proost returned home Tuesday morning from
Clinton county, whither they had been called on account of the
death of a sister of Mrs. Proost.
Last week quite a number of our citizens were courting at Ida
Grove, being witnesses in the Jackson will case. We understand
the jury found for the defendant and the will stands.
The Rockwell City Advocate was issued in two parts last
week, and gave an extensive writeup of the Quade murder which
occurred in that county the Thursday night previous. The Advocate
is all right.
Miss J. E. Hamand went to Des Moines Monday evening to attend the
twenty-sixth annual convention of the Iowa Woman Suffrage
association which will be in session Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week.
Sheriff De Garmo has offered a reward of $50 for the capture of
Frank Rivers, the young man who shot Nelson McDonough, who by the
way, is getting along as well as could be expected, and will
undoubtedly recover.
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The Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac Co. Iowa
October 21, 1897
Wall Lake Blade: Wednesday, Oct. 6, the 4-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barthman, who lives near Carnarvon, got into
the hog pen and the hogs chased him, frightening the little child
into spasms. He died at nine o'clock that evening.
W. O. Lewis and wife welcomed a little baby girl to their hearts
and home Tuesday morning, October 19.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McLaughlin left Tuesday morning for
Springfield, Missouri, in response to a telegram informing him of
the serious illness of a brother.
The town council has purchased fifteen street lamps and posts
from the town of Alta and as soon as they can be gotten ready,
will be put into practical use.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the brightest and brainiest woman
orator in America today, will lecture in Schaller Nov. 1st, in M.
C. church at 8 p,m,, subject "The Reason Why." No one
can afford to miss hearing this wonderful woman. Tickets 15
cents.
--Bert MILL entertained a number of his young friends one night
last week, at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Peter MILL, east of
town. A rattling good time was had, and supper was served for
ninety. We didn't suppose so large a crowd of young people could
be found in one community.
--Will MILL has purchased the HOWARD property on the east side,
and he and his brother Gilbert will occupy the place. The MILL
boys built this place and sold to Mr. HOWARD about three years
ago. They therefore get back their own.
That sugar beets can be successfully grown here seems no longer
an experiment as the results obtained from practical tests
conclusively show. Early in the season C.G. ALDRICH made
application to the Agricultural department at Washington for
sugar beet seeds for experimental purposes. Among those who took
the seeds and gave it a trial were E.D. FRANCISCO, Geo. ROACH and
Geo. P. MILL. The seed was planted according to directions and
the result was that the beets came all right, and a recent
analysis shows that they will produce good sugar. Samples of the
beets were collected by Mr. ALDRICH and forwarded to the state
agricultural college at Ames where the analysis was made, and
received the following report:
Geo. P. MILL.
No. beets sent, 2.
Av. Weight trimmed, 19 oz.
Crude sugar in juice 19.30 per cent.
Pure sugar in juice 15.36 per cent.
Purity, 79.58 per cent.
Sugar in beets 14.59 per cent.
There were some other tests, but we give these three as a fair
sample of what could be done in the growing of sugar beets in
this locality.
[transcribed by V.M., August 2004 & A.N.,
September 2012]