Ambitious Republicans courting nominations in Hardin County
A local report lists several Hardin County candidates aiming for nominations this season. Herbert Hoff of Pidora may seek lieutenant governor or re-election to the house. veteran William Welden considered for the house. S R Bryson rumored for lieutenant governor. Thomas Walsh seeks sheriff’s residence return. H S Martin hopes vindication. Thomas Meader eyes a court clerks post. Auditor Boylan and Treasurer Barnes seek continued terms. Doud silent on future plans.
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Herbert Hoff
Pidora
Utt
House of Representatives
Hardin
William Welden
R. Bryson
Liausenant
Gov ‘Erner
Wes Givan
Thomas “Walsh
H.S. Martin
Gehrke
Thomas Meader
Beck
Burlingame
Court House
Meader
Boylan
Barnes
Doud
Law's error frees eighth graders from new exam subjects
Rural eighth graders in Hardle Franklin Grundy Butler and other counties will be excused from exams in domestic science agriculture and manual training due to a state law that limits required subjects. County superintendents believed the new subjects would be tested, but the education secretary says only reading writing spelling grammar and geography will be examined this year.
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Hardle
Franklin
Grundy
Butler
Schoola
Finss
Atate Superintendent of Education
Cedar Rapids clears 600 checks for Milwaukee brewing branch
In Cedar Rapids the local bank cleared 600 checks from a Milwaukee brewing company with a Rock Island branch, about 7,000 dollars in a week, average 12.50 per check, as the long dry spell ends. Salesman wanted for Hardin counties, Lincoln Oil Co. ad. Rent offered for rooms with water and garden.
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Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Brewing Company
Rock Isand
Rock Island
Hardin
Lincoln Oil Co
Cleveland, C
Morning Hogs Briefs and World War I Updates
Briefs report hogs fall to 16 to 26 cents and a 200 million capital steel merger. Wilson seeks power to guard 0.3 amid high water in Arkansas. Severe damage from floods and a drastic income tax bill. German Zeppelins strike England dropping 220 bombs. Wilson says Navy ready for war in Chicago speech. Berlin bows to US in Lusitania case but disavowal absent. Inside Chicago packers probe demanded. Waterloo police report 3000 Algo trap fines. Appam captured by German raider in US waters, Norfolk brought in under German flag.
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Arkansas
Washington Dispatch
England
Wilson
Navy
Berlin
U. S
Lusitania
Borland
Missouri
Chicago
Waterloo
Algo Trap
Appam
God
Norfolk
Mortgage records show 850000 in filings week ending Saturday
The county recorder logged 850000 in real estate mortgages over the past week. The largest loan was 10000 on a quarter section farm, next 8750 on another quarter, plus two loans of 5000 and several smaller sums. Chattel mortgages totaled about 8500 on cattle, horses, machinery and other property. Three bills of sale recorded and two judgments against Eldora parties.
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Old Jins
Travelers
Equitable
Merchanta and Peoples Loan and Trust
Aetna
Alc
Eldora
Pringpals
Real estate transfers in Hardin County last week
Real estate transfers recorded in Hardin County this week include J N Birdsall as referee selling to W B Maller in Alden and Abbie J Roster selling to Jackson in Iowa Falls. Other entries note James Pearse selling in Beaman Eldora and Harriet Chamberlain acquiring Lot 2 Block 1 in Vidora. Julia B Carney to A C Beltsch in Iowa Falls. Allen Spencer to Finella Spencer in Alden. Spencer to Pioletta Spencer. Mitterer to Thomas Moseman. E Carpenter to May Carpenter in Eldora.
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Hardin County
Recorder of Deeds of
J. N. Birdsall
W. B. Maller
Lofa
Alden
Abbie J
Jackson
Fosters
Nadieioa
Iowa Falls
James Pearse
H. T
Beaman
Eldora
Bowman
Harriet Chamberlain
Vidora
Julia
Carney
A.C. Beltsch
Towa Falls
Allen
Spencer
Finella Spencer
Ohee Spencer
Pioletta Spencer
Sha ‘Mitterer
Thomas Moseman
E. Carpenter
May
Carpenter
Cedar Rapids plans new coliseum at cost 6125 000
Community notes report Cedar Rapids planning a coliseum project with estimated cost 6125 000. Sac City plans to lay three and a half miles more of street paving. Father Roney transferred from State Center to West Union. Third district postmasters meet at Waterloo today to discuss postal efficiency. Hampshire bred pigs sell well at DeGrand auction. top price 160 dollars per head. John Peterson estate in Marshall county valued at 150000 dollars is divided among son, daughter, and granddaughter with age constraints on sales.
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Cedar Rapids
Sac City
Father Roney
State Center
West Union
Waterloo
Hampshire
DeGrand
John Peterson
Marshall County
Garwin
Rain Sleet and Ice Crush Iowa Telegraph Lines
A severe storm from last Thursday brought rain freezing into ice and snow, crippling telephone and telegraph lines across the region. Widespread outages left sidewalks slick, trees damaged, and several injuries as icy conditions persisted through the weekend. Herman Risthameier suffered a broken arm after slipping on a thawed, icy sidewalk.
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Lowa
Dozens of Patients Enter Lutheran Hospital for Treatments
A list of many men and women admitted to the Lutheran hospital in the past week for operations or treatment includes Bernice Bailey of St Ansgar and Mrs Clara Brammar of St Ansgar among numerous others from Iowa and neighboring states.
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Lutheran Hospital
Bernice Bailey
Rowan
Clara Brammar
St. Ansgar
Caroline Boerning
Clyde
Clark
Alexander
Misa Cora Lempke
Dows
J. L. Johnson
Geneva
Henry Miller
Dumont
Irma Noelting
Ardella Teeter
Margaret Bernard
Galt
Mra
Emma Meints
Ackley
Joseph McKinley
Salaburg
Martin Werning
Newhall
Paula Dornsell
George Werning
Charles Clawson
Emma Lemkubl
Fairbank
George Reed
Marshalltown
Bessie Ellefson
Alden
George Mott
Hampton
Cora Douglas
Chris Anderson
H. Taylor
Allison
W. H. Schnormeier
Eldora
H. Schmitz
Waterloo
John Ostendorf
Cedar Rapids
William Kurtz
Homestead
South Dakota
John Blau
Rudolph Steiner
Iowa City
Charles Rostenger
Owatonos
Minnesota
Paulins Kisert
Brookings
Albert Jungbluth
Ole 'Toveson
Lake Milla
Businessmen Fined for Gambling in Iowa City Stores
Four businessmen were fined $50 and costs each by Judge R. P. Howell in district court at Iowa City for permitting gambling activities in their shops. The verdict followed under Iowa law, the judge noting the minimum penalty and warning that the next violation could bring harsher action.
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Costa
R. P. Howell
Iowa City
Weather Journeys Through Snow and Rain on Coast Trip
Sherman Rath’s coastal journey exposed him to extreme weather from Helena’s 20 below to Spokane’s eight inches of snow and Seattle’s ten inches. He witnessed high winds in Billings and dusty days lower in the state, then steady rains near San Francisco and Los Angeles. Back home he surprised his mother and reconnected with many locals like the Eggerts and Whitneys, glad to be home again.
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Sherman Rath
Helena
Montnos
Billings
Spokane
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
the Eggerts
Whitneys
Norm Thoren
Ed Siefken
Rube Wessels
Council's Regular Meet Discusses Bills And Sewer Plan
Town council held its regular monthly meeting with bills piled up for allowance. The sewerage proposal was debated and will soon prompt work funding. All council members face re election this year, with terms ending. candidate names are not yet revealed as elections loom in late March.
Fraternities and Royal Neighbors Hold Social Evening
The Fraternities and The Royal Neighbors held a regular meeting with a social session. Refreshments were served and attendees enjoyed a pleasant time. The lodge goat was fatigued from prior exertions. Next Friday Eastern Stars plan a lively circle for new recruits.
Brief items from Webster City and surrounding towns
Webster City Odd Fellows plan an $820,000 new lodge home. A woman’s bag found. owner urged to describe and pay for this notice. Parkersburg flour mill sold by George Johnson to E. G. Kathe who will operate it. Humboldt electric rates cut. West Bend voters authorize $32,000 school bonds, replacing $60,000 prior for a total of $92,000. Algona brothers Karl and Frank Liming misadventure ends with Karl’s death after a gasoline barrel explosion. St Mary’s church depicts a cemetery upkeep committee to care for the local Catholic cemetery. Gambling banned in city stores.
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Webster City
Odd Fellows
Parkersburg
George Johnson
E.G. Kathe
Humboldt
West Bend
Karl
Frank Liming
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Ackley High School Oratory Contest Sets Feb 10
Seventeen contestants from local high schools prepare for an oratory contest at the Presbyterian church on February 10, with judges from out of town to choose the winner who will advance to the Ackley sub district contest in March. The event showcases dramatic, oratorical and humorous pieces and serves as training in public speaking. Separately, Iowa picnic plans in California are noted for February 22 at Eastlake Park, celebrating Iowa heritage. Also reported is a simple wedding in Waterloo where Alice Louies Freybe and Carl Gruener wed at the Frebse residence with family and friends in attendance.
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Patrick Henrys
Beechers
Bryana
Presbyterian Church
Ackley
Hense
W. C. Frebse
Ankeny Street
Waterloo
Alica Louies
Carl Gruener
Gruener
Rey
Methods at Episcopal Church Service Schedule
Next Sunday at 10 o clock there is Sunday school followed by 11 public worship with a sermon titled Christian Courage. Dedication of a new pulpit and communion at this service, then holy communion. Evening address series begins titled The Church and Her By-Products.
Charles Albeck's Death at Commercial House
Charles Albeck died last Thursday evening at the Commercial Hotel around nine o'clock after a period of declining health following an accident. He was a traveling salesman for carriage firms and an active man with strong public interests, long famed for his life in Dubuque and Ackley and his anecdotal praise of Republican politics.
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Commercial House
Charles Albeck
Commercial Hotel
Ackley
Dubuquy
Charles Albeck Funeral Recalled by Distant Kin
A Chicago nephew arrived to claim Charles Albeck’s remains after his gradual decline and a wife who died years ago. Friends from Acklay learned of his passing through a letter, as memories of Albeck’s generosity and kindness revived at the funeral.
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Snook
Acklay
Chicago
Charles Albeck
Fonera
Tanderneas
Regular Meeting of High School Parent Teachers Association
The Parent Teachers Association will hold a regular meeting at the high school building Friday February 11 at 2 30 pm The program includes a paper How Parents Hinder the School Work of Their Children by G B Logan to be read by Mrs C Hateh A music item Second grade A paper The Value of the Kindergarten as a Preparation for Work in the Grades by Mina Gertrude Eaton Come prepared for a good discussion Refreshments will be served as usual
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Parent
G. B. Logan
C. Hateh
Mina Gertrude Eaton
Spirit of a Revival at Presbyterian Church
Rev Donald M Grant of Oelwein leads evangelistic services at the First Presbyterian Church. All residents of Ackley and vicinity invited to attend next Sunday morning. The pastor promises lively gospel singing and a simple illustrated message with no tedious pleading or cheap claptrap.
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Lresbyterian
Acktey and
Bootlegger Matches Sheriff In Jail Plot
A Franklin county bootlegger named Harvey Elkins from Kentucky tried to buy half a pint of whiskey from Sheriff Schwieger in Hampton. The sheriff feigned ignorance of change, sent the man to a nearby store for coins, then arrested him upon return, ending with the bootlegger facing the jail for the last bottle he had. Mayor Salisbury bound him over to the grand jury. Georges Meyer visits the captain’s office, and a note about an Eldora teachers institute on February 10 and 11 is announced by Blanche Stoddard.
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Sherif Schwieger
Franklin County
Hampton
Harvey Elkins
Kentucky
Briuglness House
Salisbury
Grand Jury
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Old Hardin
Rome
Sud
Community News Notes
Viras
Herman Rishtameier
West Coast
Council
California
Eastlake Park
Iowa
Itill
Episcopal Church
Grant of
Oelwein
Presbyterian
Upranowinaly
Schwieger
Georges Meyer
Wardin County
Blanche Stoddard
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