Big ditching machine digs 22 foot sewer line project
Ida Grove sewerage work uses a 30,000 pound twin engine ditcher to replace 110 men with one machine. Burlington envisions a new bridge over the Mississippi. Reports cover politics, fires, crimes, weather, and local events across Iowa with numerous named people and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Mississipp
W. L. Kuser
State Reform School
Kidora
Col. Sweeney
Osage
Tom Kirk
Cellar Falls
Cass County
Evangelist Sunday
Colfax
Wilelard
Nightengsle
Mortis
Hell
Harry Smead
Traer
State Fair
Ratzlaff
Lawn City
Nicholas Nicks
Dubuque
O'Brien & Keefe
Cascade
George Roberts
The
Mint
Philadelphia
Eatherville
Local Notes From Cleves and Vicinity Report Busy Harvest Season
Residents report Henry Buttier returning from Osceola county with threshing outfit ready for a busy season. The Jobo Isebrands family in Osceola enjoys their new home. Osceola to Colorado travelers and local visits recur. Creamery production rises to 3,800 pounds weekly at 25 cents per pound, boosting farmer profits. Several residents travel, visit relatives, and recover from injuries. An accident involving Pred Geraema near the bay field is noted with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndependence
John Cain
Benson
Wealey
George Walling
Reed
Federal Court
Dubuque
Dubuquer
Sioux City
Don Sack
Nan Wampton
W. Mulholland
Hamilton County
Henry Hoffman
Sibley
Henry Buttier
Osceola County
Aod
Jobo Isebrands
Osceola
W. O. King and
Coloratio
Seelow
Mr. Jannssen
King
Eli Bettens
Ackley
Wellsburg
Engelke
John Krull
Minnesota
George Bleeker
Little San
Dirk Nordman
Martie Janneser
Martin
Jobo Grelats
Watertown South Dak
DC & Business Mivsion
Schultz
Mia
Lizale Nelson
Laura
Reinbeck
Onarley Brown
Robertson
Hierichs
Ludeman
Iowa River
King and Janssen Mercantile Co Dissolves Partnership
Notice that King and Janssen Mercantile Co dissolve partnership with Janssen taking full possession on August 1. Debtors are urged to settle all accounts by August 15. Signed Kina and Janssen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King & Janssen Mercantile Co
Janssen
Kina & Jansson
Agents Wanted Des Moines Insurance Ad City and Country
The Commercial Fire Insurance Company of Des Moines Iowa seeks agents in Des Moines and nearby towns for city and country work. A stock company offering fire lightning high winds cyclones and tornadoes insurance. Address P J Onanoy Secretary Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
Des Moines
Iowa
P. J. Onanoy
Seoy
Hall's Catarrh Cure promotional letter text
A pasted testimonial ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co of Toledo claims a 100 dollar reward for cured cases. It includes endorsements by Walding Kienan and Marvin and notes internal consumption affecting blood and mucous membranes. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and requests subscriptions for Tae Worup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion
Hall
F. J, Cheney & Co
Toledo
B. A. Cheney
Walding, Kienan and Marvin
Wholesale Drugiste
O. Hall
Local Loconics and Personal Notes Sweep the Region
Neighborhood notes report multiple personal moves and visits across Hardin County. Mias Wande Maughlie resigns as principal of Clariot's &choota. Joe Johnson of Wright County heads to Grand Japetion, Colorado. Harry Turell relocates with family to Tulsa Oklahoma. Steiner Silence visited Marshalltown last week. Miss Anna Kurtz shows slight improvement after long illness. Miss Anna Kerssen of Ackley visits August Reinke's family. Misa Dell Ihde visits sister Mrs H A Boughtin at Rockwell. Louise Aldinger of Hampton visits Mamie Kanlan. Clock & Sons repaint store interior. Minnie Royer of Hampton visits cousins Irma and Velma Royer. M. G. Royer visits Hampton relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mias Wande Maughlie Ban
Clariot's &Choota
Joe Johnson
Wright County
Grand Japetion
Colorado
Harry Turell
Belmond
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Walla
Minnie Royer
Hampton
Cecil Rogers
Irma
Velma Royer
M. G. Royer
Wellsburg County News Mixes Petitions and Plans
Local notices report a split over mutual telephone service between Grundy Center and Wellsburg with fault claimed by both sides. A Sunday baseball petition in Wellsburg gathered a few signatures. Harm Kruse of nearby Little Rock escaped injury after a fright with an Ellsworth car. Wm Schrage and wife plan a Germany visit. John Tjaden contracts a Cedar Rapids elevator project estimated at 5000 dollars, to start when materials arrive. Wellsburg schools face teacher shortages with pay blamed for underpaid staff. Bernie Koolman begins a new venture with an uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer E Eevator Company
Carey Safe
Mutual
Grundy Center
Wellsburg
Harm Kruse
Neat Tittle Rocks
Ellsworth
Krnee
Wm. Schrage
Clarksville
Germany
John Tjaden
Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Going Him One Better Travel Log From Parkersburg to Chicago
Dr Strout of Parkersburg travels with companions by automobile to Chicago and then Indiana. The extended trip will last nearly three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Him
Dr. Strout
Parkersburg
Chicago
Indiana
Local residents and visitors share summer travels and plans
The report notes Misses M Kthel Dolson and Netha Stoddard visiting relatives, R B Stoddard starting work at Cummings Freeman's hardware in Hampton, Ray G B Shoewaker ending August Sunday services, and Mia Carson Murry returning from Renwick with children and a visiting sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kmthel Dolson
Netha Stoddard
Clear Lake
R. B. Stoddard
Hampton
Cummings & Freeman's
Ray
G. B. Shoewaker
Mia
Carson Murry
Renwick
Local Notes From Eldora and Nearby Areas
Steamboat Rock, Dan McCaw area developments include Houry Cable nurse returning home to Eldora after five weeks. Several residents, including E Olkken, suffered minor injuries. George Ralosbarger sold a threshing engine and Sattley stacker. eyeing an improved engine this fall. O T Reed visited Colfax for recreation. J D Reed ran Eldora drugstore in his absence. A track switch disruption occurred Wednesday afternoon, trains used the passing track until repairs. Mrs J S Bakery and family with visitors picnicked on the river bank Wednesday. Q E Mayr and family to occupy Sheets property. Mia Barney Kellum and children back from three-week visit with Dan VanNote family at Spirit Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McCaw
Ourainy & Ore Foot
Mra
Laure Ingram
Eldora
E. Olkken
Ta & Bioder
Krole Wickham
Bta
Georges Ralosbarger
O. T. Reed
Colfax
J. D. Reed
Wa. Polley
Goodell
Q. E. Mayr God
Sheets
Mia
Barney Kellum
Dan VanNote
Spirth Lake
In Memory of J Fenimore Cooper and Cooperstown Tribute
A sketch recalling James Fenimore Cooper born 1780 in New Jersey, his Otsego home, Otsego Hall and Cooperstown linked to American fiction. It notes his centennial in Cooperstown, his varied reception, and his resting place at Christ Church graveyard, with his enduring legacy celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperstown
N.Y
William Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
Otsego County
Hhis
New Jersey
New York
Cooper
Otsego Hall
Chistchurch
Qooper
J Fenimore Cooper
Fraddeo's Promises Superior Building Materials Deals
Fraddeo's advertises a wide range of building materials with emphasis on quality and excellence. It appeals to builders and contractors by offering favorable terms and strong supply capability to support various contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraddeo's
Cooperstown landmarks and Cooper grave ceremonies noted
A historical overview recalls Otsego Hall fire and Cooper family site. It details grounds becoming a public park with a library and museum opposite the entrance, a 30 ton bowlder bearing a Ward statue, and monuments in Lakewood cemetery. Bishop Potter and his wife supported preservation and were invited to deliver addresses during the Cooperstown commemorations. The program also featured Rev Walton Battershall and others read poems and gave talks at Christ Church grave site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Yenimorh Cooper
Chrise Church
Coopers Town
Otsego Hall
New York
Choper
Igte
Alfred Corning Clark
Henry C. Potter
Council Rock
Scouts of the Times
Cooper
Bishop Potter
Cooperstown
Beng
Julia Ward Howe
Christ Church
Walton’. Battershall
St. Peter's Church
Albany
J. Bil
Brandet Matthews
Ralph Birdsall
Christchurch
Ounton’ Reollard
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Hantontoten
Cerro Gordo
A. W. Grane
Carroll High Action
Tola Grove
John Banger
Ft. Dodge
Gerro Gordo County
Lax Ferrets
Dent and Dumb
Council Bluffs
Cleves and Vicinity
Grant Township
Jones
Mason City
Will Middleatadt
Mame Brennen
Omaha
Emma Spengler
Frank Dorr
Geraema
Bay Feld
Tae Worup
Hardin
Geneva
WelLasihe
W. T. Neessen
Bernie Koolman
Storm Lake
W. J. Bryan
Berryman
Washington Star
J. Fenimore Cooper
Bess
West Main Street
Frudden Lumber Company
Ayer
Brous
Wayland
Carer
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