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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1903
Page
7
Local notes report Thielke making farm improvements shading Blom house renovations and court sessions in Franklin. Church services on Good Friday, civic notices, and several residents visiting, traveling or ill. Updates include weddings, repairs, new building plans, and plans for sewerage and an opera house in Ackley.
Dr Brenniman in Chicago GC W Vroom visited Aplington Sunday CG F Pander near Storm Lake Berman Schultz returned from Garden City Sletken back from northwest Iowa J McGough Osceola in Hampton Mrs Nantje Victoria visiting Parkersburg Rev Brecher family to Otter Creek Wa Goodell to Cherokee I C Ry O F Stauffer H L Witt Ble dora visitors Monday Dr A Harold and wife Holland Jows visitors in the city Mon George Ludeman Parkersburg business visitor Mon Mr Burke Miss Saathaff Dike visiting friends here Mrs O J Staith Eldora over Sunday visit Mrs M J Ryan went to Ackley to visit with relatives Daniel Ryan accompanied to Mason City Mrs John Schlamme Mrs Fred Ukro returned from Meservey wedding Lembke Buche W C Swanzey Freeport visitor at Hunt home Mrs Hunt to Freeport J S Roberts and Mr Fischer to represent Woodmen convention Cedar Rapids May Convention delegates named Readjustment of insurance rates plan rejected Spend a dollar at home Farm for Sale 160 acres northwest of Ackley well improved inquire S Eggert
A Philadelphia drummer recounts a rough pioneer journey with Dakota cowboys. He avoided armed confrontation by using strategy, noting he preferred being tied with a knife, then club and stone, ending with defeating his assailant and buying the outfit for eight dollars before sending him to drink.
The Washington Evening Star reports absinthe, described as the green terror of France, is now produced in notable quantities in the United States. Wisconsin wormwood farms grow the plant used to distill the oil for absinthe, with growers shifting output from Europe to domestic buyers at high prices and drug houses supplying a ready home market.
Des Moines plumbers earn 3.50 a day with 25 cents advance. Marshalltown seeks 1904 State Federation of Labor meeting. Iowa State Mail Carrier Association meets Clinton May 12-13. Good Roads convention in Des Moines April 15. Wepburn to be chief orator in St. Louis April 27. School term urged to lengthen to ten months. Discontinued post offices listed and miscellaneous ads for Snodgress clothing and W N Snodgress summer shirts. Two Percheron stallions offered, going out of business.
Notice asks all debtors of Andrews and Wheeler to settle at Oove with Bank of Ackley handling accounts. Includes for sale a six room house on second avenue via H. van Giffen. Also promotes Beach's watches and jewelry and Friz and Paulug's choice candies.
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