Iowa
Old Press
Sioux Valley News
Correctionville, Woodbury co. Iowa
July 27, 1893
West Union, Ia., July 22 -- There is a genuine
curiosity on the farm of Thomas Knudtson, in Allamakee county, in
the shape of several acres entirely occupied by ants. They have
built immense mounds, as large as haycocks, three feet high. the
ants are of a large brown variety.
West Union, Ia., July 22 -- News has just been
received of an exceedingly remarkable accident that befell Henry
Oldham, of Mitchell county. While pitching hay from a load he
lost his balance and fell, striking upon a three-tined pitchfork.
Two of the tines straddled his neck, the middle one passing
through, just missing the hjugular vein. The young man seized the
handle and drew the fork out. The would bled some, but has caused
no pain, and he went to work again at once. Physicians assert
that his escape from death was almost miraculous, as it would be
practically impossible to put an instrument through where the
fork tine went without fatal results.
Mayor of Guthrie Center is Under Arrest in Denver,
Colo.
July 22 -- Chief of Detectives Hopkins received a letter
Wednesday from Sheriff McLarren, of Guthrie Center, Ia., asking
that J.C. Frampton be held in jail until requisition papers can
be obtained. He is now in the county jail on the charge of
forgery. Frampton is at present mayor of the little town of
Guthrie Center. There he conducted a piano business and, it is
said, swindled many people. he left for Denver on June 30, taking
with him $150 borrowed under false pretense. He will probably be
turned over to the Iowa authorities and the charges against him
here be dismissed.
Family Troubles the Cause.
West Union, Ia., July 22 -- Fred Thoma, a wealthy retired farmer
residing near Postville, committed suicide Wednesday. He was
found in his orchard dying, having taken poison. He was 60 years
of age. Domestic unpleasantness the cause.
Deputy Veterinary Surgeons.
Des Moines, July 22 -- The following is a list of the deputy
surgeons forwarded to the state board of health by Dr. M.
Stalker, state veterinary surgeon: L.A. Thomas, Atlantic; J.H.
Platt, Montezuma; John McBerney, Charles City; G.A. Johnson,
Sioux City; W.E. Watson, Keokuk; T. Stuart, Council Bluffs; John
Wright, Davenport; E.E. Sayers, Algona; T.A. Brown, Chariton,
E.H. Graves, Madrid, and J.G. Howell, Des Moines.
Killed his Wife.
Independence, Ia., July 22 -- During a family quarrel Thursday,
Martin May a section boss on the Great Western, near Aurora, shot
and killed his wife.
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Ed Ferry and Elmer Wolford left Monday evening for
Correctionville, where they joined some other young men and
proceeded to the harvest fields of Dakota.
C.D. Sanborn has been improving the slack time of the past week
in putting a brick wall under his grain scales, and also putting
down a new platform.
C.P. Fredendall made his daughter, Miss Ola, a beautiful present
recently in the shape of a $400 Schubert piano.
Fred Bullock, of Douglass township, returned Friday from Ida
Grove, where he had been attending the Normal institute.
[transcribed by S.F. May 2006]