Combined Implement Makers Cut Jobs In Desperate Move
The State combines McCormick Deering and Champion brands to form a vast combine reducing three fourths of the current bale men and various workers. Harvester price dumping ends as the new system makes work redundant, with temporary salaried agents in major towns and plans to centralize tasks to one man per district next year. A chaotic letter from J L Marston details confinement at an insane asylum, while local notes mention suicides and church mishaps, dog disease orders, and water testing in Holland.
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McCormick, Deering and Champion Bar
Combine
Itme
Water shortage drives town to Milwaukee as only safe drink
In Holland pure water is nearly extinct with one exception, prompting a shift to Milwaukee water. Democrats or Franklin county plan a Hampton convention on August 30. Shater urges township caucuses on August 23 to nominate township tickets and county central committee members. The Globe urges a new Iowa Central depot at Hampton, noting the current one at Ackley was deemed a palace years ago. Henry and Levi in Alaska report offers of 14,000 for a claim, holding at 16,000 with a camp photo. A steam threshing engine is buried in mud near Wesley, divers to retrieve after ground freezes. Hardin County supervisors approve Herrick’s plans for a new poor farm building not to exceed 5,000.
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Holland
Milwaukee
Franklin County
Hampton
Shater
the Globe
Iowa Central Railroad
Ackley
A. Lamprecht
Henry
Levi
Alaska
Eldora Enterprise
Board of Supervisors
Hardin County Haa
Herrick
Union
Local News Bits From Cedar Falls To Sioux City
Obituary notes Frank Ford of Cedar Falls dies after forty years of residence. Wm. Knox elected mayor of Whitten. vice mayor Willet resigns. First Hamp ton to Clarion passenger run over O G W railway. Marriage of Wilbur Kelly and Mamie Ennis at Hampton officiated by Father Ryan. Farmers Savings Bank of Allison opens with 25000 capitalization and 36 stockholders. Roosevelt to visit Sioux City September 26 and stop at Dennison with ex Governor Shaw’s home. Baptist minister G A Bryant of Teaup takes short leave. a wife and child are mentioned. Two burglars who robbed the Wm. Fox home near Geneva jailed by Justice Parks. Black Hawk county Democrats name ex Governor Boies to state convention. Groundwork failed after deep earth work near Fredericks given up. Moore brothers lose 1600 due to weighing discrepancies at Chapin. Mehlin Kouri and relatives held in Ft Dodge over immigration charges. diseases reported. Roy Frastz and A Meic zer shooting accident. George Roegner wounded in hand. rare close call but no serious injury.
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Frank Ford
Cedar Falla
Wm. Knox
Whitten
Willet
O.G. W
Hampton
Clarion
Father Ryan
Allison
Wilbur Kelly
Mamie Ennis
Farmers’ Savings Bank of
Roosevelt
Sioux City
Dennison
Shaw
G. A. Bryant
Teaup
Wm. Fox
Geneva
Justice Parks
Black Hawk County
Boies
Fredertiky
Bremer County
Extra Session Of Council Sets City Tax Levy
The Kansas city council met last evening in an extra session to set the tax levy for several funds. The water works and public lights are now included in the general fund. Levies include 10 mills for general municipal purposes 2 mills for grading fund 4 mills for electric light fund and 4 mills for bond fund.
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Lea Lea
Trade checks deemed illegal by U S District Attorney
Kansas City dispatch reports a ruling by the United States District Attorney of Kansas that trade checks are illegal and their issuance and circulation can be punished by a 500 fine or five years in prison. The rule defines a trade check as a token reading Good for cents in trade and warns that the secret service will prosecute. The practice has spread as other businesses adopted it, but is now to be discountenanced.
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Kansas
United States
Kansas City
Kan- Sax
Secret Service
Compulsory Education Law Takes Effect This Fall
The new compulsory school law requires children aged seven to fourteen to attend school at least twelve weeks annually with at least three consecutive months of the year in school. Violations carry fines from three to twenty dollars. Exceptions include court orders excusing attendance.
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Alt
United States
Faith and farewell as long journey begins
A group of over twenty friends gathered at the Illinois Central depot on Tuesday to bid a young man God speed for a 4,000 mile voyage. The party will take a steamer from Tacoma to begin a long and tedious journey amid wishes for success and peaceful duties ahead.
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Illinois Central
Tacona
Washington
Shrine meeting to be held at Cedar Falla
A fragmentary notice announces a Shriners El Kahir temple meeting scheduled in Cedar Falla. The text includes garbled names and local-sounding chatter, with references to Arlington Beery and Beptember, and hints at internal tensions, vigilance by a newspaper scribe, and upcoming scheduling ambiguities.
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Cedar Falla
el Kahir
Thora
Bill Williams
Cedar Kalle
KiKahir
RL Kubler
Willie and
Robinson Ana Bassess
Arlington
Beey
Sinus
Old
Berks
Gr den
Rezorday
Ackley
Ateal Furth
Evangelical conference decides lengua clash for Young People's association
The German church delegates weigh language policy at the Young People's meeting and resolve whether to keep to the mother tongue or adopt English. a wide slate of communities attended from Dubuque to Corning. Prohibitionists field a full Hardin county ticket with local nominations. Cedar Falls reports a fatal crossing accident at the Illinois Central tracks, the third in three months. Grain dealers expect modest yields with price estimates for major crops. Local editorials urge weed eradication and denounce lazy town behavior amid town’s urged progress.
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Young People's Association
Dubuque
Wilton
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Independence
Waverly
Sumner
Alta Vista
Cresco
Lansing
Laporte
Cedar Falls
Ackley
Butler
Hampton
Shemford
Luverne
Britt
Buffalo Center
Fort
Appointment to Mardin county board of supervisors
A week in the local field reports Stevens of Alden named to the Mardin county board of supervisors. Thomas Walton, previously in office, regains his seat due to ill health. Stevens won the recent Republican primary and became the party nominee for the post.
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Stevens
Alden
Mardin County
Thomas Walton
Il Health
Magnificent Christmas organ gifted to Presbyterian church
The Christmas festival will feature a new pipe organ donated by a prominent church member. The instrument, costing 2500 dollars, is to be delivered by December 15 and designed to harmonize with the church interior. Ernest Schmidt of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, inspected details, promising top quality for this Iowa church.
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Generova
Jusfice
Sta Auccesa
Ernest Schmidt
Lyon & Healy
Chicago
Iowa
Fair in Progress at Eldora County Fair
Speed program and purse hat highlight the Eldora event this week as Bean Day drew crowds in Geneva with 2000 attendees. Speeches pleased the crowd and local leaders including HL Scales and Mayor Tidd spoke. Delegates to the Democratic county convention were named for Eldora. The day blended entertainment with public profit.
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Eldora
Geneva
Anne
J.” HL Scales
Ackley
Messrs. Dow and Evans
Hampton
Tidd
O. Berg
W. Saucer
L. Loosa
A. Neuman
Jacob Bleeker
G. F. Althouse
B.D. Walt
E. Radloff
R. Aalbauer
U. Phelan
J. A. Johnson
W.H. Goettel
Card sharps prey on local players at poker game
Velvet in considerable amount has been lost to those who think themselves stooth and know much of poker. Two gentlemen of the Cloth and leistre who visit town to show the boys how the game is played were taken in. Experience may make them cautious, but they are not afraid of the Ore.
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Sneriing
Kossuth
J. L. Marston
Mb. Pleasant
Leistre
Purcell 18 Out Change of Phonograph Plant Leadership
On advice of Mrs Mary Furcell of Oquaka Illinois J S Roberts took possession of the Phonograph plant and editor Murry Purcell loses his post. The paper will run under office force until September 1 when a new pilot will steer its course. A divorcing couple west of town ends twenty plus years of marriage after a long life together.
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Mary Furcell
Oquaka
Ilinois
J. S. Roberts
Murry Purcell
Roberts Harbor
Poe
Ultice Force
Tobacco rebate totals announced for Third district dealers
Deputy revenue collector J A Sterns reports claims audited for tobacco and related rebates under the April 12 1802 act. Of 248 dealers in the first division, refunds total 21 486 081 with 221 22 going to Grundy county and 450 768 to Hardin. Grundy fair events run Tuesday to Thursday September 9 10 11 featuring livestock, displays, entertainment and a Cedar Rapids Davenport ball game in the ILL Indiana Iowa league.
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J. A. Sterns
Marion
Grundy
Hardin County
Grundy County
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Town business ads and saloons on trial in Clarkaville
The message notes a heavy ad presence in town while merchants push printer's ink. A case of a missing man among local youth prompts scrutiny of an abher young man. Two Clarkaville beer saloons face closure hearings as Greene Recorder reports a postponement. Aplington concert plans and travel between towns are announced for Friday and Saturday evenings on East Main Street.
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Clarkaville
Aplington Bana
Ackley Hapa
Aplington
East Main Street
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Illinoia Central Railroad
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