Iowa Guardsmen Prepare Sham Battle On Resaca De Ta Battlefield
In Brownsville Texas on August 15 1846 and again in 1900s news recounts Iowa regiments and Virginia militiamen preparing a sham battle at Resaca de la Palma four miles from camp to reenact General Taylor s 1846 victory amid reports of camp conditions false accusations and troop movements as Jews militiamen depart Camp Dodge and families cope with letters and delays as the town brigade joins Donna and Webster City units.
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Brownsville
Texas
Resaca de Ta
Palma
Iowa
Virginia
Parker
Taylor
Maxiean
Tax
Camp Dodge
Engineering Corps
Artillery
First
Iowa Cavalry
Donna
Third Infantry
Second
Iowa Infantry
A. M Martin
N. F. Hyatt
B. F. Sylvester
Des Moines Register
Leader
Sylvester
Webster City
Coroning Company
Shewis
Citizens urge meeting over municipal steam service costs
Users of the municipal steam plant protest rising charges after meters were installed. Citizens demand a public meeting and a delegation to present concerns to the town council, citing high bills during limited service periods and low pressure causing condensation. The aim is a frank citizen expression and council relief.
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Sues Heat
Stepm Cat
Council For Action
Ackley Hawks Edge Hampton In Tight 3 To 0 Tilt
In Ackley two days of baseball tournament action yielded a 3 0 win for Ackley over Hampton after a hard fought 12 innings that saw runners stranded on base in the tenth and twelfth. Wellsburg defeated Williams 7 0, then Wellsburg edged Ackley 1 0 as the weekend series wrapped up with Hampton beating Williams 8 0.
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Ackley
Hampton
Williams
Wellsburg
Wellaburg
Griefs of the Morning and Des Moines Fair Opens Today
The president vetoes the army pill and rejects provisions in the articles of war. Congress halts a child labor shipment ban bill. Des Moines hosts the Iowa State Fair, hailed as one of the nation’s greatest. Premier Asquith denounces Germany’s peace plan as intolerable amid London reports.
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Congress
Towa
Fiske O Hara at Hampton in New Romantic Drama
Fiske O'Hara and his company perform at Frampton Windsor theatre on Thursday evening August 27, presenting the new romantic drama His Heart's Desire during the Franklin county fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiske O'Hara
Frampton
Windsor Theatre
Spreading Plans to Use Federal Highway Funds in Iowa
A circular from the Greater Iowa association reports members discuss spending the federal highway money for a state wide highway system. Proposals include using 2.2 million from Uncle Sam, 2.2 million county share, and 2.2 million local matching funds to total 16.6 million. The plan aims to connect market centers with standard grave surface roads without tax increases.
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Greater Iowa Association
United States
Iowa
Greater Town Association
State Highway Department
Sam
Association
Remembered Resident Jacob Nymeyer Dies at 7:30
Old resident Jacob Nymeyer died at his Ackley area home in Washington township Butler county on Saturday morning at 7:30. Born October 21, 1851 in Balk West Friesland Holland he came to Iowa in 1878 and lived here continuously. Survived by wife Engelius Harenga and eleven children with two sons Ary and Charley having died earlier. Also survived by five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held at West Friesland church yesterday afternoon conducted by Rev. Agena and Rev. Sender of Aplington.
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Jacob Nymeyer
Ackley
Washington Township
Butler County
Balk
West Friesland
Holland
Iowa
Engelius Harenga
Ary
Charley
Court filings dip as week closes with modest totals
Official business at the courthouse shows light activity with only fifteen filings recorded by the recorder for the week. The total value of real estate and obatio mortgages reached 8100,000, including seven real estate mortgages totaling 9,000.
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Court House
Iowa Supervisors End Thousand Mile Drive For Gravel Roads
The Folk County Board of Supervisors completed a thousand mile automobile tour hosted by the Greater Des Moines Committee. They visited Story Boone Greene Calhoun Buena Vista Clay Diskin- 400 Worth Cerro Gordo Franklin and Hardin counties to study road problems. They favor gravel surfacing and note Minnesota builds fewer bridges and relies on contractors with labor-saving machinery.
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Greater Jows Association
Folk County Board of Supervisors
Greater
Iowa
No Service At First Evangelical Church Next Sunday
Absent Rev. F. Koenig, pastor, leads to no preaching service at the First Evangelical church next Sunday.
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F. Koenig
First Evangelical
Thrown From Buggy Kills Mrs McCoy in Jows Falls
Meredith for Governor address opens policies. on Friday in Jows Falls Mrs McCoy about 45 was thrown from a buggy driven by Arthur McCoy after the horses reared the vehicle and it veered onto the pavement. She died within minutes at the scene.
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Arthur McCoy
Jows Falls
Real estate transfers in Hardin County weekly list
Real estate transfers recorded in Hardin County for the week ending Saturday include Edith B. Gaynor to A. R. Sullivan land in Garden City and numerous parcels in Iowa Falls and surrounding additions. Transfers involve Glenney, Ditto, and other residents with plots in Union, River, Caldwell's and New Providence areas. values shown for only a few deeds.
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Edith B. Gaynor
A.r.sullivan
Louis Thoress
John Sime
Garden City
Eer
Warren L. Dayia
Glande
Il ‘Xoan
Towa Pal May A. Harp
Albert G. Kunkel
Caldwell
Jowa Falls
Bod C
Strother
Bugraise
Boo Jenole
Glenney
Wm. M. Caster
W. T. Glenney
John A
Lockwood
Jerry J. Nobles
Fred Straatman
Alto
Beer
Lana
Dennie A
Ditto
Glenny
Land
W. R
Reece
Burl Mackie
Gea
Diehl
Victoria Altaworth
Lot
Avna Vane
Corfe
Harry Luck
Union
Hoster
Streeter
Salto
Nathan M. Streeter
Iowa Falls
Miller
Gresun
Meredith Addresses Iowa Falls Veterans Reunion Speech
B Lt Meredith of Des Moines Democratic candidate for Iowa governor spoke at the Iowa Falls veterans reunion. He touched on Iowa’s character highways and current politics before leaving east across the countryside. Seibold, a former German teacher at Ackley, led St John’s Evangelical church attendees in a farewell party for him as he headed to Dubuque for college opening.
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Seibold
Ackley
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Meinzer
Dubuque
Four County Fairs Attract Talent For Big Home Exhibitions
Four county fairs open in Franklin, Hardin, Grundy and Butler counties with planned entertainment and racing events. Franklin at Hampton runs Tuesday to Monday, Hardin at Tidora starts Tuesday, Grundy at the center runs four days with Wednesday and Thursday as big days, Butler at Allison begins on the 29th with Clarksville, Greensday, Aplington, Keslay and Austinville days. Also notes relocation of Mrs. Symington and Mrs. Miller moving from Wamp building rooms to new homes on Third Avenue and the post office block respectively.
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Dphia
Ackley
Franklin County
Hampton
Hardin County
Tidora
Grundy County
Center
Lucky Accident for J. Fahey on Country Road
A Sunday afternoon crash near the Charley Weber farm involved John Fahey driving at about twenty miles per hour when a rear wheel broke. The car skidded into a ditch but Fahey kept control, stopping safely. The vehicle was damaged and Fahey was shaken yet continued home, unharmed.
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John Fahey
Jobn
Mr. Fahey
John
Charley Weber
Five New Divorce Cases Filed in Hardin Court This Week
New divorce filings headline a busy slate in Hardin Court with cases including Louise T. Drizzell versus Rugh A. Frizzell and Lillie Long versus Leonard Long. Foreclosures, notes, and real estate commissions also appear among the week’s civil actions.
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Louise T. Drizzell
Rugh A. Frizzell
Howard Baseler
Mmil
Kruse
C. W. BH. Beyer
Minnis Calkins
Radcliffe Property
Citizens Nations Bank of
Perea
Ind
Frank
Tf. Pembarton
C. R. McClearn
J. N. McClearn
M. Locy
Iowa Gas Co
Lillie Long
Leonard Long
A.L. Wood
Gao
Auger
National Bond & Invest Co
Whinery
Ole Mossman
Wimer Mossman
John Treanorve
Myrtle Hier
Margaret Lawler
Dennis Lawler
Grace Stein
Leater Stein
James Beem
KE. Benson
Wm. McDonald
Charles Thies
Marshalltown Buggy Co
Ve. Earle & EK
H. Letegr
Watton
James G. Bules
National Travelere Benet Association
Forty-Eight Years in Grundy County Farm Life
William Luckhart, a longtime Grundy County resident since 1868, recalled his forty eight years in the area. He came from Stephenson County Illinois and lived on a Grundy County farm in Garman township for all but three weeks, a notable stability in local life.
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William Luckhart
Luckhart
Stephenson County
Illinois
Garman Township
North Grundy
Grundy County
Neas
Modern Woodmen Picnic at Dows Planned for Tuesday
Extensive preparations for the Modern Woodmen district picnic at Dows are underway for next Tuesday August 20. Contests drills a picnic dinner and varied entertainment will be provided with Ackley lamp expected to be well represented.
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Dows
Ackley
Senator Cummins Buys Home in Washington Suburbs
Washington Aug 12 Senator Cummins bought a modest $16,000 home in Cleveland Park and plans to sell his Grand Avenue Des Moines property. He will build a bungalow near his son in law Hollie Rawson's residence in Des Moines.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Cummins
Washington
Clevaland Park
Grand Avenue
Des Molnes
Des Moines
Hollie Rawaon
Chattel Mortgages Listed for Farm and Livestock Elts
A historical notice lists chattel mortgages including furniture for 8450, a Paige auto at 225, sixteen head cattle and three horses valued at 700, a Paige car 122.83, two horses at 125, crops from a quarter section for 8060, a threshing machine 1325, and livestock including horses cattle sheep and hogs totaling 3900.
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Paige Automobile
Politics warming up a bit in local races
Political life shows signs of activity in Franklin Hardin and Butler counties as candidates begin to canvass during county fairs. Reporters note casual visitors and local hopefuls asking questions while candidates shake hands and seek recognition among residents at the events.
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Franklin
Hardin
Butler
Prohibition Drive and Local Events Highlight Iowa Briefs
Prohibitionists push for a prohibitory amendment law to be published in every congressional district weekly for three months before the election. A printer in each district could profit from the law. The state industrial school band will attend the state fair for four days, performing state exhibits amid hot weather and a 100 degree shade reading. The Down ball game saw Acklay defeat Dows sixteen to one on a green-grass diamond. visitors camped. Eastern Star Circle met at Mrs. J A Snyder’s home yesterday afternoon. A Masonic ring with Consistory and Shrine emblem was lost. reward offered by Fred A. Tratper for its return.
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Midora
Iowa
Down
Acklay
Dows
J. A. Snyder
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