Iowa Old Press
Davenport Daily Republican
Davenport, Scott , Iowa
May 12, 1901
Minister Makes a Fortune
DeWitt, May 11 – Many people in DeWitt remember the
Rev. Oliver, the Methodist pastor, who occupied the pulpit at
that church here some years ago. After leaving DeWitt he invented
the Oliver typewriter and was successful in organizing a company
and placing his patent on the market. He accumulated a large
fortune through his typewriter business. The general agent of
that concern, who was in this city Wednesday, informs us that a
short time since Mr. Oliver disposed of his interest in the
company for the sum of $65,000 and a large slice of the
company’s stock. Mr. Oliver has accumulated through his
fortunate venture a snug competence of about $300,000.
Pills Poison Baby
Williams, May 11 – The 2-year-old child of James Fell, who
resides three miles from this place, was fatally poisoned by
strychnine. Mr. Fell had been using strychnine pills and had the
larger portion of a box of them remaining. In some unaccountable
manner the child gained possession of the box and devoured its
contents, dying in convulsions from the effects of the poison.
Damages for Dead Hogs
Corning, May 11 – John Black, an Adair county
farmer living near Fontanelle, and who attained some newspaper
notoriety lately by capturing a tramp whom he held for Pat Crowe,
is the plaintiff in a big damage suit against Banker Widner, of
this city. In 1898 Black purchased of Mr. Widner some 200 head of
young cattle which had been shipped here from New York . They
were represented to be healthy and Mr .Black put them on his feed
lots and fields along with his other cattle. Pneumonia soon
developed and 84 head of the original purchase have died with the
disease, and these in addition to the others to which the disease
was communicated, has caused the loss of 146 head. Mr. Black
fixes the loss of the cattle and damages done him otherwise at
$11,000. The prominence of the parties to the case and the
character of the suit will attract wide attention throughout the
state, and especially among stock raisers.
Trailing Bogus Check Worker.
Des Moines, May 11 – Special officers of the Des Moines
State Bankers’ association and the police departments of ten
Western cities are exerting every means in their power to
apprehend and secure the arrest on the charges of fraud, of Fred
C. Kaufman, of Des Moines, who is now a fugitive and whose
whereabouts are unknown. They credit Kaufman with working bogus
draft games on some of the shrewdest concerns in the West. So far
as is known he gathered in something over $800 in 17 days.
Complaints have been lodged against Kaufman in all of the cities
where he succeeded in getting money and the police departments of
those places are endeavoring to locate him. No case can be made
against him in this city. The Iowa Bankers’ association is
also assisting in the search. Among those who have been
victimized by Kaufman is the firm of Neff & Spaulding of
Davenport, which cashed a draft for $50.
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The Daily Times
Davenport, Scott co., Iowa
Wednesday, May 29, 1901
JOHN WILLHITE DEAD
John Willhite died at his home in Milan (Illinois)
Tuesday afternoon of heart trouble. He was 72 years of age and
was born in Montgomery county. He was married twice and is
survived by the following children and Mrs. W. C. Mosher of
Andalusia, Frank, Walter and Ida Willhite, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Mrs.
John Kell and Mrs. Henry Wilson, of Milan; James, Noda and Harry,
of this city; Thomas, Joseph, and William, of Chicago. The
funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock from the
home in Milan to the Milan Methodist church. Interment will be
made at Andalusia cemetery.
ENGINE BROKE DOWN
The switch engine in charge of Engineer D. Mason in the
Burlington yards near the viaduct broke its cylinder and suffered
other damages while working this morning. The engine will have to
be sent to Beardstown to be repaired.
MARRIED TONIGHT
C. O. Davis, passenger brakeman on the St. Louis
division of the Burlington is to be married at Beardstown tonight
to a lady of that city.
MRS. GIBSON’S FUNERAL
The remains of Mrs. Sarah Gibson arrived in the city
this morning from Chicago and were removed to the home of her
son, John Gibson, on Fourth avenue between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets. The funeral will occur tomorrow morning at 9
o’clock from the home to St. Joseph’s church. Interment
will be made at Calvary cemetery.
HOME FROM ASSYRIA
Dr. J. R. Jewett is in the city at the S. S. Davis home
on the hill. Dr. Jewett is on his way to his home in St. Paul,
after a year’s study in Assyria. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Margaret Weyerhaeuser Jewett, who met him in New York. They will
return very soon to St. Paul.
STOLE COPPER WIRE
Thieves stole a large quantity of copper wire from the
Tri-City street railway at the intersection at Searstown
yesterday morning. No traces of the parties has as yet been
received by the local police. The loss of the wire is $150.
LICENSES TO WED
Fred Smith and Miss Emma Anna Sexton, of Cordova, were
granted a marriage license by County Clerk Hubbard today.
[transcribed by L.Z., June 2017]