Voelker resigns Ackley post for Ida Grove superintendency
P F Voelker resigns after two years as Ackley Schools superintendent to lead Ida Grove's system at a salary of 14000 a year, having previously come from Aplington. The Ackley board notes his zeal and capacity, praising his work and the school's improved condition under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Voelker
Ackley
Board of Education
Ida Grove
Iowa
Voelker
Aplington
Ale
Examination Rules for U S Naval Academy Entrance
An article itemizes competitive exam rules for Annapolis Naval Academy entrants to be held at Waterloo, detailing subjects from punctuation to geometry, minimum height of five feet, and travel fund considerations for rejected candidates. It also covers local plans for an Ackley opera house, a statement of Ackley’s civic pride, and notes on the Waterloo Presbytery session at Grundy Center with church committee themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolla Naval Scadecy
Waterloo
Grundy Center
H. McNinah
G. Earhart
Town Report Critique Highlights Missing Itemization
A town notes that money spent and received during the year was not itemized as required by Iowa law. The legislature wisely made publication obligatory for incorporated towns, but the report failed to fulfill the full official duty, coming in as an unitemized summary rather than a detailed ledger.
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Legialatte of
Iowa
Local Sheriff's Race Hints At Shifting Candidates
In Iowa Falls and LaPorte City a sprightly rumor stirs the sheriff race as Allinson of Iowa Falls announces and others, including Rev H Schulz, begin their campaigns marked by restaurant and bakery ties. Schulz, born in Prussia near Stettin, entered teaching in 1868, shaping a professional path.
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A. W. Mitterer
L. Allinson
Lowa Falls
Allibeon 18
H. Schultz
LaPorte City
E. J. Schulz
Prussia
Stettin
Notable minister Schultz honored after long service
Town conference at Cedar Walls records Mr. Schultz as a pastor of high standing. He served at Acklay for years then was elected Presiding Elder, a twelve year tenure marked by success. He was a deep thinker, fluent speaker, and known for thoughtful guidance.
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Cedar Walls
Acklay
Schultz
Arbor Day Set For April 30 By State Officials
State Superintendent Richard O Barrett and Governor Cummins designate April 30 for Arbor Day urging teachers to push tree planting in every school yard. Historical figures show steady growth in thrifty trees on school grounds from 219,004 in 1900 to 229,342 in 1901 as part of a statewide beautification effort. The piece also notes local disputes involving the Red Cross Bankers Union consolidation and a court dispute over debt arrangements.
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Richard O. Barrett
Cummins
Barrett
Order of the Red Cross of Waverly
Bankers’ Union of the World
Hed Cross
Pleasant Ridge Mutual telephone company formed
A new organization named Pleasant Ridge Mutual Telephone Company is formed to promote base hall. Directors and members listed include Matt Walters, A Heffelmeter, Fred Beffelmeier, Wm Heffelmeter, Oscar Hiemer, Wim Mogle Jr, and others. By-laws are with the printer.
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Pleasant Ridge Mutual Telephone Company
Iide
Ackley and
Robertson
Matt Walters
A. Heffelmeter
Fred Beffelmeier
Wm. Heffelmeter
Oscar Hiemer
Wim. Mogle, Jr
E. Lauterbach
Leach
F. Weber
H.-F. Fossler
N. K. Weber
A. Kreimeter
John Ryken
Peter Ryken
Mike Ryan
8. Kreimeter
F. Beffelmeier
M. Green- Held
Chas
Rippberser
Early signs of growth in pasturage and fruit buds
Reports indicate seeding is about half to two thirds done. Pasturage shows early growth while ratso stock graze in many local ties. Fruit buds show signs of early blooming. prospects appear favorable.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Tows
Groß Gaitelfs
Eeck Ostigy
Des Moines
Towa
Ceressa
Babe Ball in Ackley Promises Summer Baseball
Ackley residents will see a national game of baseball on local grounds this summer. An organization formed the same evening aims to raise funds secure local players and build a first class club with Pred Wait as manager W N Soudgrers as secretary and treasurer and W G Kerr as captain. Local talent is abundant and the effort seeks to provide life entertainment beyond sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Tome
Pred Wait
W. N. Soudgrers
W. G. Kerr
Louis Boles Dead At Forty Two In Waterloo Home
Louis Boles son of ex governor Horace Boles, died at his Waterloo home Friday morning at age forty two from typhoid fever. He was recently married, survived by his father and brother Bert, with funeral held Sunday afternoon.
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Louis Boles
Boles
Waterloo
Jon
Horace Boles
Iowa
Bert
Ackley Obituary and Local Notices Detail Vanished Farmlands
Eli Merrill longtime Ackley shoemaker and German immigrant dies aged about eighty at his home eight miles north of Ackley death attributed to physical exhaustion and old age. remains sent to Aldora and Eldora before final burial. Survivors include his wife and several children. Notes cover presbytery delegates, property assessments unchanged, and local land sales. Also mentions Webster City Congregational mission, Hampton opera house owners, and a Geneva-area accident report.
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Eli Merrill
Mrv
Mergenthaler
Ackley
Germany
Henry Benning
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