Doepke longtime Ackley shoe dealer dies in Des Moines
C H Doepke born 1842 in Meckenburg Germany emigrated 1806 to New York then moved through Pittsburg Milwaukee and other cities before settling in Ackley Iowa in 1863. He built up a large business as a shoe dealer for over forty years, married Maria Wichman in 1868 then Luise Weitzel in 1884, had five children, retired in 1908 but remained active. He died after kidney trouble and a Des Moines hospital operation. Burial in Ackley Cemetery followed funeral services led by Rev G Meinver and the Knights Templar.
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Community News Notes From Hamilton County Week
Hamilton county pays out 0 880 a year to widows under a new pension law covering twenty one counties. Miss Rosalind Cook of Ellsworth college at Iowa Falls will take a year off to study in Europe. Miss Ruth Elliott of Ackley will fill her position at Webster City for the year. F F Cash of Webster City is one of the few progressive Republicans left in the county and has been chosen committee man for the tenth district. Ackley’s Sauerkraut Day is set for August. Webster City sends a large delegation. Two farms in Hamilton were destroyed by fire last week, likely started by sunlit glass. A charcoal plant will be established south of Webster City with eight kilns. five to six weeks needed to complete. currently used as hog tonic. Webster City lacks a street commissioner as the city manager work begins.
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Real estate transfers in Hardin County last week
Real estate wrapsters list transfers recorded in Hardin County for the week ending Saturday. Names include Stephen Varga to J W Cox in Union, Max Schultz to August Berninghausen in Eldora, William Ratliff to H A Drake in Po. of O Le 10 Radcliffe, George W Long to Walter W Long undivided interest, J W Brown Trustee to W E Welden lot 14 Kennedy farm Lowe Falls, Clingson to W G Millar in Alden Central Addition, Lawrence to Clyde & Barnea in Union North Side Addition, Lawrence to Lyman Sheets in North Side Addition, J Foster to William Hardcastle & W Trickey south of B I Foster's Addition, and other minor parcels. The ad includes an old real estate ad and a college recruitment blurb.
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Senate attack on Hughes sparks Mexican policy clash
Washington August 5 Senator Lewis Democratic whip denounced Republican claims of non intervention in Mexico as a summons to Carranza and Villa to retaliate for American actions. He blamed the Carrizal troops massacre on the GOP platform and argued Republicans prime pursuit is humiliating the United States and wrecking foreign policy, while criticizing Gene.
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Weather and accident wrap from Washington area
The Weather Bureau notes above normal temperatures across the Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains with generally fair conditions. In a separate incident, Henry Van Glifen and a young woman friend lost control of a big automobile, crashing into a telephone pole but escaping major injuries with only minor damage reported to the vehicle.
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Farm products in 1842 Iowa export boom begins
A Burlington Iowa newspaper from 1842 records early export growth as settlers push agricultural trade via the Mississippi. Exports, including pork, bacon, wheat, flour, corn, oats, whiskey, hides, furs, beans and flaxseed, flow from Des Moines Jefferson Washington and nearby counties to Fort Madison Mon Traverse Keokuk. Skunk River carried large corn, wheat, flour and pork downstream.
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Franklin County Fair Promises Bright Attractions
Secretary E Ferris states the Franklin county fair will feature bright attractions and splendid entertainment in the coming event. The advertisement in today’s World notes cooperation from home and community groups, promising a highly successful fair with novel forms of entertainment.
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Ackley Wellsburg Ball Tournament Set for Thursday and Friday
Scraps of sport and local news describe a two day ball tourney in Ackley with Wellsburg, Williams, Hampton and Ackley. First game Wellsburg vs Ackley with late scoring details and a second game Ackley vs Whitten. Also notes a White Sox exhibition with Cairn show team and church notices plus infantile paralysis fatalities in Manhattan with 37 deaths and 4,247 cases.
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July Records Heat Across Wyoming And Iowa
The July climate report notes the month as the second hottest since 1881, with a record 104 degrees and multiple days above 100. Sunshine reached 78 percent of possible, rainfall near two inches, and overall heat marked the longest hot spell in fifteen years. In other news Miss Mabel Kepler returns to Grundy Center to teach music, Alzo Fischer and family visit Northwood from China, and Miss Estella Paddock reports from China on missionary work and perceptions of Chinese society and American seamen’s laws.
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McCoy, 83, Dies After Weeks of Illness in Waterloo
John McCoy age 83 died at his son E H McCoy’s home 618 Independence avenue Waterloo after a prolonged illness. Born in County Armagh Ireland May 14 1633 he came to the U S in 1864 lived in Chicago then moved to Madison township Butler county a farm then Dumont in 1895 and Waterloo in 1908. Surviving children include E H McCoy Mrs Charles Marlowe Miss Edelburga Sister of Charity John J McCoy and Lawrence F McCoy with two predeceased Robert and Anna. John Abben Jr recently returned from Sulphur SD after mercantile work. Dyersville’s Thousand Dollar Day to be observed August 17 with Ackley’s Sauerkraut Day August 1st cited as advertising opportunities.
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Rural Iowa items and weather forecast mix across brief notes
A series of clipped notices from Iowa sources reports on social visits, band members in a moving picture theatre, a small line about six drowned on an Iowa river, and military recruitment changes. Other items mention a Waterloo lawsuit over fruit trees, a large Clarke County event, Sunday theatre operations at Atlantic, drainage contracts near Logan Harrigan counties, a statistic about thirteen Iowans owning cars, a fall festival in Charles City, and upcoming rural credit banks. The batch closes noting business activity hot weather suppressing commerce.
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