Iowa
Old Press
THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
April 1, 1910
Charley Monson's handsome residence is nearing completion.
[transcribed by W.F., August 2003]
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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
April 15, 1910
KILLED BY THE CARS
Jack Heuston (sic), a young man who had been employed this spring
by Mat O'Brien, Jr., near Imogene, was struck by a northbound
Wabash freight just north of the crossing at Summit about 1:30
o'clock last Sunday morning and was instantly killed. The
unfortunate man was returning from Shenandoah where he had spent
the evening with friends. Just how the accident occurred will
never be known. It may be that the high hills surrounding the
crossing obscured from view the approaching train; or it is
probable that the young man had fallen asleep, trusting to his
horse to take him home in safety. The crew of the train that
killed him did not know of the accident until they had reached
Malvern. The engineer thought he had struck something on that
crossing, but not knowing what it was, did not stop the train
until he reached Malvern. Then looking over his engine he
discovered a man's coat and several wheel spokes on the
cowcatcher. He instructed a passing southbound train to stop and
investigate and they, after finding the man, notified Agent
Miller at Shenandoah, who went out with a handcar and carried him
into Imogene. Hueston (sic) was a young man who has worked around
Imogene for a good many years and always bore an excellent
reputation. He was about 25 years old and his home was in
IIlinois. Considerable excitement prevailed for a short time when
the searching party found a lady's hat lying along the track, but
invesitgation proved it to be a new one which Hueston (sic) had
been commissioned to bring home from town for the wife of his
employer.
[transcribed by W.F., April 2008]
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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
April 22, 1910
W.E. Mitchell has sold his house on Main Street to A. V. Penn
.... It one of Sidney's prettiest...
[transcribed by W.F., Oct. 2003]
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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD.
Sidney, Fremont Co., Iowa
April 29, 1910
Joys of Automobiling
The bunch that went from here to Hamburg to take in the
Oddfellows anniversary celebration Tuesday surely got all the
enjoyment there is to be got out of motoring. Elmer Anderson's
hoot-toot wagon which has been showing him the sunny side of life
ever since it came into his possession behaved with all the
decorum of a well-trained family driving horse until within a
mile or so of Hamburg when it suddenly lost its cud and its
breath died away in short pants leaving the party stranded by the
roadside. Tom James rushed to the rescue but going down the hill
near the Smith farm Tom's car ran a wheel off and by the time
members of the party had chased the recreant wheel down into the
edge of Missouri and returned it to its proper position Elmer had
coaxed his machine to try it again and all reached their
destination without further incident or accident. Bert Magel's
car choked on an extra draught of benzine and joined the silent
procession, but only temporarily, for Bert is up to all the
eccentricities of the contraption and soon administered an emetic
which caused it to cough up with its usual gusto. Coming home the
cars tried it all over again with a few extra stunts thrown in by
way of diversion. Some reached home by midnight; a car from town
driven by Victor Laird went out about two o'clock and brought in
another belated bunch, while Harry Goode's party failed to arrive
until the roseate morn was old enough to stand alone.
[transcribed by W.F., March 2007]