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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
7
A crowded column lists dozen small items from Eldora and vicinity. Events include theater at Odd Fellows hall, various travels and travels for business, farm sales and auctions, revival meetings in progress, school moves and music study in Chicago, and health updates on residents. Names include Ava Homan, Miss Hilda Schultz, Rev E Schroeder, and George Roskens among others.
At the Grundy County Farmers Mutual Insurance annual meeting the directors reported total written premiums of 2,216,275 with 576,980 lost in claims, 4,084 by fire, and 1,224 in other losses. Officers include J. J. Lynn as president and O. M. Sprague as vice president. The list of directors spans several towns, and additional society notes cover local visits, family illnesses, and a record corn ear exhibit in Clinton County. The county superintendent cites renewal examination dates for teaching certificates and notes examinations scheduled for January, June, July, and October.
Sixth grade will study United States history for the rest of the year. New pupils enrolled as classes resume after the holiday. Mr Trumbower spent part of vacation cleaning and repairing the boiler. heating is now installed in the new High School building and carpenters will finish soon. The High School should be ready for occupancy by late March. Miss Keith vows not to skip breakfast to economize. The Philo literary society program Friday at 2 30 features several solos, a debate, and a musical interlude. visitors welcome.
A long list of visitors and residents in Ackley and nearby towns includes Bloch, Seth Trainer, O Jarreng, J Heszalwood, J L French, H Schaffer, D Deamond, J L Stuart, J H Osterloh, John Herman, J A Ales, A Rothenbeutel, Wm Schultz, Victor Kachelhoffer, Mrs A Rath, BR Buck and wife, George Waterman and family, P A DeGunther, Mr Hard, Roy Rarold, Louis D Althouse, Mrs Gueree Lupwre, Jens, Pauline Hanig, J W Gemmel arriving to run Hotel Ackley, with Harold staying to aid Gemmel. Welcome to the newcomer.
August Carstens was born October 11 1843 in Ver den Germany and died January 0 at 9 30 A M after living in New York Cincinnati Ohio and finally Ackley Iowa He survived by his wife Sally Stable three children and two grandchildren including August Marie and Mrs Weber one brother Charles in San Antonio Texas and Fred J of Ackley Funeral services were at St John Evangelical church conducted by Rev Meltzer and interment followed in Ackley cemetery
Card thanks friends and neighbors for help during flood and death of husband and father. They express heartfelt appreciation and bow to the will of the Most High.
John V. Crockett, longtime Hardie county clerk and current Iowa supreme court clerk, secured the position after a Senate digesteries display of capability amid 72 applicants. Endorsed by Senators Allis on and Dollivar, Crockett gains a high office on strong vocal proof. Meanwhile Illinois Central railroad and machine shops in Waterloo cut to forty hours weekly, with 4,000 Burnside, IN workers unemployed for four weeks.
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