Roads for Clay township abolish poll-tax work plan
A Clay township board of trustees meeting on Monday abolished the payment of poll taxes by farmers and individuals for road work, replacing the system with a single foreman to oversee all township roads. The move aims to create a more efficient, consistent program and improve labor outcomes. The board has not yet chosen a replacement, but intends to select a capable man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Township Board of Trustees
J. W. Caldwell
St. Louis
Willard
M. Hilbrand
Ackley
Geo
Flak
Campbell
G. ©. Kluger
J. Luiken
Local notes and family moves around the region
Various short items report land purchases near Burlington at 25 dollars an acre, Mrs. Overton and children returning from Arkansas, Dan Silence back from Oklahoma, Homer Page and wife celebrating a new baby after years away, a Japanese wedding at the church, Fred Rufforth moving near Balfour, Arnold Thomas visiting George Dunn, Jake Miller representing Buffalo-Pitts, Oden Wells using crutches, George Wells shipping cattle with thirty three stock cars passing, Maggie Doyen visiting Alden, Tellinghusen doing carpenter work for Wells, Helmer Kruse heading to Wilkens county Minnesota, Qora Brower of Ackley seeking work in Iowa Falls.
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Burlington
League
Fred Rufforth
Balfour
N. C
Arnold Thomas
George Dunn
Jake Miller
Oden Wells
George Wells
Maggie Doyen
Alden
Mr. Tellinghusen
Mr. Wells
Helmer Kruse
Wilkens
Minnesota
Qora Brower
Ackley
Lowa Falls
Aplington Area News and Local Changes Reported
Aplington shares news of Friday school closure and repairs by El Behrens from Ack for Tuesday. Wil Kirkpatrick to move the Voeltz elevator once ground dries. Rev. Brecher, former pastor, takes Ackley church pastorate. adds to territory. Dryers plan brick buildings. DeBeck and DeBoer contract for two 40 by 40 foot structures. Local insurance settlements completed. Traisman unresolved. German Baptist missionary conference concluded March 23 with nightly services.
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el Behrens
Wagner
Miss Fink
Ackley
Hugh Patterson
Will Kirkpatrick
Voeltz
Brecher
German Evangelical Church
Dryer
G. van Gerpen
van Gerpen
Dahn
R. Voogh
Dick Arends
Frank Traisman
F. D. Mills & Son
DeWitt Burchard
Gordon
Wisconsin
Rykena
Martin
Allison
Osceola Notes on Local Hardware Closing and Visits
Osceola reports the closing out of Green's hardware draws farmers seeking supplies amid rough roads. John McCullough from Osceola township aided the sale by stocking a good supply. Ed Lynch spent a week visiting Eldora and attracted attention there. D Quinn of Ackley remodeled W Hayes Sr residence interior. Mrs Meagan and her children Helen returned home from Eldora after visiting relatives.
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Green
Greene
John McCullough
Osceola
Ed Lynch
Eldora
D. Quinn
Ackley
W. Hayes Sr
Mike Meagan
Helen
Miscellaneous Local Notes From Ackley Area
Reports from Ackley detail social notices and local chatter. Johnaie Hoffmann seeks a partner for a buggy ride while others discuss marriages, purchases, and travel plans. Roads near Ackley remain muddy as residents like Rudolph Hohlman boast strong teams and high bids. Geneva and Gilman visitors, lodge news, and business visits fill a busy week.
Deafness Cure Claim Promises Money Back
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies, not local applications. It states the Eustachian tube inflames and closes, risking permanent hearing loss, and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness cureable by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Druggiate
The Man Who Swears Off on New Year’s Day
A brief moral note urges humility over loud vows to quit vice on New Year’s Day. It warns that public boasts may invite a return of vice and emphasizes quiet, true self-restraint rather than dramatic declarations.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Defiant Man Resolutions Defy New Year Swearing Off
A Washington Star snippet quotes a man answering a question about giving up old habits. He admits one change: he will abandon no habit by New Year’s Day, maintaining defiant stance while others seek reform.
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Washington Star
Model dies for wall papers and teeer
A notice describes a model died for wall papers and teeer, detailing context and implications for agency and industry. The item notes production concerns and possible regulatory considerations affecting suppliers and retailers.
Origin of writing traced to Crete says Evans
Arthur J. Evans, discoverer of Knossos remains, argues that Cretan hieroglyphs link to Phoenician letters and push back Greek writing origins eight centuries beyond the earliest Greek monuments and five centuries past the Moabite stone inscriptions. He notes symbols like Aleph and Beth as potential pictorial roots. The finding challenges De Rouge’s theory on letter derivation and places writing origin on a new basis. In Mexico City, the government will send 20 cavalrymen to the Pan American exposition at Buffalo, and bullfighters will participate in exhibitions not involving torture or killing.
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Arthur J. Evans
Knossos
Crete
Evans
de Rouge
Mexico City
Mex
Mexico
Crack Cavalry Corps
Buffalo
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Nord Hosses
Damon
W. Arends
Marshalltown
A. Strope
Waterloo
Henderson
Oelwein
Mrs. Long
Cedar Rapids
Geo. Sutton
Saul Hartgraves
Everly
J. Markins
Muscatine
U. B
W. Miller
Hampton
Mra. Z. Norman
North Dakota
T. A. Dumont
A. E. Flattson
J. H. Engleking
Wellsburg
Aplington
Gelman Towership
Johnaie Hoffman
Geo. van Eschen
Con. Cooper
Henry Heitland
Henry
Rudolph Hohlman
Jobo Hugo
John Freeze
Roikke Mullers
G. JH. Abbas
Ralf Freeze
Geneva
Harald Urban
Gilman
Randal McLeod
Theodore Froming
Chaploook
Iowa Central Railway
Elinois
Ballroad
Bart Wat
Omabum
Omaba Iim Express
Bry Raight
P.m
BexLineton Urdak Rapids
Abbott Crossing
yorTo
Freighn
Chicago Great Western
New Moines
Dally
Peru
Afton
M.dally
Joseph
Kanaus City
A. m. Daly
Kt. Paul
Minneapolis
Suave
Chicago
Dodge
J.M. Nix
Dodge Remedy Company
Dodge Remedy CO
Davenport
H. Hrykens
Cs Tal
City Drug Store
Pfander
Wmgold
Frantz’s
Frantz
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