Lodge members grow as fraternal groups plan fall work
Myatic Zollers initiated eleven new members Monday evening and the lodge talks of healthy growth. Munccabees plan to initiate about twenty in late September while Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges add new members at each meeting. Knights of Pythias prepare for fall work after a summer lull. Mrs. C Kienenberger and two children visit Mr. and Mrs. Morse in Geneva. A fresh life of cakes arrives at City Grocery with paint and fruit offerings at Gattel's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myatic Zollers
Munccabees
Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodges
Keights of Pythias
Western Union college destroyed by fire at Le Mars
The Western Union college at Le Mars Iowa was destroyed by fire during a thunderstorm. Uncertainty over blame persists with some attributing to lightning others to arson. The fall term was to begin Sept 12. Insurance totals 10 000 dollars and building value 35 000 dollars. Efforts to rebuild include mass meetings, subscriptions exceeding 3 300 dollars, and plans for temporary quarters. Four conferences are involved and trustees of the German Evangelical church association will meet to organize anew.
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Evangelical Church
le Mars
Western Union College
H. H. Thoren
Opera House
Iowa
Western Union Cajlege
M. More
I. J. McDuffe
A. J. Macgogney
Thoren
Vitis Sens of
City Advertiser Plans Descriptive Tour For Citizens
An editorial plans a city advertisement project to market the city as a manufacturing and residence center. Mr and Mrs Sherman will prepare tasteful descriptive matter reflecting common sense interests, with the War’s editor promising exact numbers and quality, seeking reader courtesy for the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worup
Ackley
J. F. Sherman
Sherman
Trampled by horse kills elderly farmer near Parkersburg
John Akerman aged 85 a retired farmer living near Parkersburg was fatally injured early Thursday morning when trampled by a horse. Relatives hear of the tragedy as the extent of his injuries remained unclear. Herald reports a Soldiers' Association meeting Tuesday elected officers Col. Robins Alden lieutenant colonel Balee Hidara major Burkhard Union chaplain Ly map Alden surgeon Evans Town Falls adjutant Hartinger Alden. Encampment for 1901 to be held at Alden.
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Morse
John Akerman
Parkersburg
Horae
Soldiers’ Association
Rev
EB. Robnins
Alden
J. H. Balee
Hidara
Henry Burkhard
Union
Lymap
Evans
Town Falls
James Hartinger
Dry September May Boost Crop Conditions Statewide
The Weekly Crop Bulletin from the U S department of agriculture Tawa sec pondltaste and crop service weather Bu reau Des Moines Iowa reports a warmer week with some excess rain but little threshing progress in northern and central areas stalled by damaged grain. Corn nears maturity while overall yields look strong despite local wind and hail. Soil is good for plowing and fall pasture is ample, helping amid hay shortages. A dry September could raise quality of unharvested crops and apples are plentiful in parts, though statewide apple output remains light for late varieties. W H Goettel offers top poultry prices. bring stock for sale.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tawa Sec
Pondltaste
Crop Service Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Hall
Wisconsin Sheriff Recovers Man For Stolen Sheep Trade
William Kohlbeck of Darlington Wisconsin was arrested in Topacay by Marshal Berends for soliciting farmers, collecting about a carload of sheep and selling them to a commission firm. He was held for Sheriff Turner and returned to Wisconsin. He has a prior record and faces penitentiary time.
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William Kohlbeck
Darlington
Wisconsin
Benson
Faulkner
Topacay
Marshal Berends
Sherif Turner
Sheriff Turner
Kohlbeck
Eame
Burglary at Windecker Store in Robertson
Thieves broke into the Windecker store at Robertson during Thursday night, stealing clothing, shoes, and jewelry valued at at least 800. They first entered the blacksmith shop, bored through the store door near the lock, found the key in the lock, and then took cigars and tobacco along with the goods. No clues were found.
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Windecker
Robertsen
Dignity Protest Follows Courtroom Blow Up
A town courtroom confrontation after a trial over forcing a Jewish occupant from a building led to a punch by county attorney Lundy and a counter blow from his father, a justice of the peace. Mayor Chapin and the city marshal kept order, no arrests were made, and tensions lingered.
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Coupin
Lundy
Eldora
Frank Whinery
Whinnery
Chapin
Local wedding and missing wife tale in Wellsburg
The article details a Wellsburg wagon shop takeover by a son, mentions the bride as the second daughter of Mr and Mrs L F Troutman with teaching background in Hubbard and Nardin counties, and notes a Wellsburg man offering a substantial reward for his wife who disappeared in late June with their two children. A Waterloo police inquiry follows a letter from J H Muller seeking help to locate his wife.
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L. F Troutman
Our
Miss Troutman
Hubbard
Nardin County
Ackley
Roylan
South Parfeot
Wellsburg
John Moller
Waterloo
Marshal Wetlaufer
Jobo H H. Muller
Wallaburg
Mueller
Tuo
Thapo- Nee
Hage Lord
Pearl Button Factory Thrives on Mississippi Clam Shells
Tid Wink, visiting parent in town, returns to Wabasha Minnesota where he co owns a button factory. Clams from the Mississippi River are processed into buttons with no waste as shell and refuse yield revenue. Nearby, brakeman Charles Foot survives a fall from a car in Town Central yards and is sent home after treatment. Across region, Arthur Van derias injured near Dumont while unloading rock on a construction crew. Old Settlers of Hardin County elect officers including O S Boudy as president and W M Satchel as secretary treasurer with multiple vice presidents named.
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Wink
Wabasha
Minnesota
Town Central
Charles Foot
Marshalltown
Parkersburg
Arthur Vanderias
Dumont
Marl
Gand
Hardin County
Unlacy
Boudy
W. M. Satchel
Alden
M. Veitchard
Buck- Eye
BP. Kellogg
Concord
K. Shintaffer
Bills
J. H. Lake
Tipton
Thos. Hunter
Grant
U. Andrews
Jackson
Missionary Dr Seymour Addresses Presby Church on China
Dr Seymour spoke at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening about China detailing customs and practices. He has served as a missionary to Oulu since 1893, based in Fung Chow, and recently returned to the United States. Mrs Seymour is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George French of Faulkner.
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Seymour
Oulu
Fung Chow
United States
George French
Faulkner
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Abou
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Aewelt Brothers
Knickerbocker Roller Mills
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Alia
Pralternal
Prander
Gattel’s Grocery
OWA College
Western Union School
LY Mars
Gnee
Acklar
John Cobie
E. Whiteside
Coble
Gerhard Meyer
William Kinningberger
Kinningberger
D. Breuning
W. T
Rath
J. A. Johnson
Detroit
Uniform Bank K
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U.S
Schuelke
Pekin
Lijinoijs
J. P. Kramer
Ilinals Central
Veterane Elect
Ackley Markets
W. H. Goettel
Turkey
W. M. Kohlbeck
Darlington, Wis
Furner
Robertson
Windecker's
Unerdin
Alden Times
Bro
Parry
Hubbard Monitor
Dows
T. E. Boylan
Emma Trautman
Rev. L. F. Trautman
Jobu
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Wellaburg
Offora
Associatio
China
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