Personal Matters and Marriages in Cleves Report
Correspondence from Cleves notes town residents at events and travels. Mentions Mr Meyer illness and Cedar Falls Normal School, Miss Tudlson visiting from Wadena, many trips to Holland for a Mission Feast, jottings on farm sales near town, telephone wire deal to Wellsburg, council condemnation of Royce walk and traffic rules, church services and mission seats, and local society activities with names such as Mrs Voelker Beebe and Lena Reids.
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Luppeo
Lydia Schaffer
German Valley
Lila
Byron
M. E
EK. Schaefer
Sheffield
Vauleugen
Minnesota
Beebe
Seymour
Lena
Dora Reids
Ackley
Dumont and Surrounding News Highlights From May
Folk report field work, social visits, and local happenings in Dumont and nearby towns. Replanting due to thin planters, visits by Mrs. Zellar and others to Bristow, travel by Rev Chaffee to Waverly, and Clarion High School commencement attendance noted. Local council debates sidewalk rules and town status as Dumont Vidette prepares to reappear under editor G A Fox with promises of coverage.
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Toledo
Dumont
W. N.chaffee
Waverly
Guy Crawford
Clarion
Clarion High School
J. ¥. Clancey
Jillian Beach
Kate Dovl
W. A.morton
Dougherty
Turaday
Hya Pion
Rockwell
Leo Spengler
Ackley
Pete Ibling
Aredale
Domont Vriday
Clay County
Minn
Mra. Martin
Mra. C. A. Waln
Burnside
Iowa
Fred and
John Alkens
Wisconsin
Rev. J. Cunningham
G. A. Fox
Fox
Aearing
Hog marketing and corn yield reported for Austinville
Dick Roella sold three loads of hogs at Austinville and earned the top price. Harm Melndera labeled 1,000 bushels of corn last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Roella
Austinville
Harm Melndera
Wellsburg Notes and Visits Across Iowa
Wellsburg brief items report H B Koolman doing Marshalltown business Tuesday. Mrs D J Petera and Mrs W E Knock returned Friday from Titonka visit. Omke Harrenstein far more prosperous, raising 16 calves from 14 cows. Mrs H H Frerida and daughter visited Grundy Center. Mrs D J Beying and baby and Miss Mary Baving visiting Rock Rapids relatives. John Peters of Little Rock visited relatives here a couple days. Charles Blebesheimer back from three weeks coast trip. Mission Faust at Drake church Wednesday with good turnout and large collections. Prof J Lutterman of Inwood School arrived home for summer. Henry Badecker seeking a farm to rent for next year, rumor he may not farm alone.
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H. B. Koolman
Marshalltown
D. J. Petera
W. E. Knock
Titonka
Baby
Mary Baving
Rock Rapida
John Peters
Little Rock
Charles Blebesheimer
Drake Church
J. Lutterman
Inwood Schoola
Henry Badecker
Faroa
Deaths and events across Iowa small towns in June
A roundup from Carroll Ames and surrounding areas lists the death of James Wattles in Carroll after a lingering illness. Ames marks the cornerstone lay for a new agricultural hall costing 376000 with Governor Cummins in attendance. Reports note four meningitis deaths at Armour and a Boone girl dies by poison. Iowa crop prospects show moisture and warmth aiding pastures while corn stands uneven and replanting rises. Fort Dodge reports Sam Crandall held to grand jury for alleged attempts to wreck a train near Limburg, with Chicago detectives asserting his role as a supposed private investigator.
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James Wattles
Carroll
G. W. Wattles
Omaha
Ames
A. B. Cummins
Town State College
Iowa
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Sam
Crandall
Dayton
Grand
Chicago and Northwestern
Limburg
H. E. Stark
G. A. Gaton
Chicago
Northwestern
Near Lynching Fails After Kiss Incident in Ottumwa
In Ottumwa Iowa on June 8 a mob nearly lynched Sherman Phillips a Black man after he forced a kiss on Mrs Edward McBride a white woman. Phillips drew a knife but she resisted and her strength saved her. The husband vows to kill Phillips on sight.
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Ottumwa
Edward McBride
Sherman Phillips
Lill Philips
Iowa Railroads Show Earnings Rise in 1907 Reports
Des Moines June 8 1908 Iowa railroads report gross earnings for 1907 at 69 774 474 a drop from 1907. Net earnings rose to 21 880 532 while operating expenses reached 47 893 941. An about 14 percent rise in gross and net earnings is cited as the basis for the 1907 state tax assessment due August 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
Seventy-One-Year-Old Man Plans Sixth Marriage
Blencoe Iowa June 7 Thomas J Strupper a section man will wed Mrs Julia Comstock of Warren Nebraska aged seventy two next month They were engaged before the war This will be his sixth wife He has twice served time for bigamy and his latest venture may land him in jail again Previously he brought a twenty year old bride Eva Scott from Sidney Iowa in 1906 He was accompanied by his third wife Mrs J A Kelly aged sixty five who had been nursed by Scott’s daughter.
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Blencoe
Thomas J. Strupper
Julia Comstock
Warren, CO
Strupper
Eva Scott
Sidney
J. A. Kelly
Scott
Would-be US president candidate arrested in Iowa City
Iowa City June 6 Andrew Townsend Hisey a self styled presidential candidate was jailed after campus disturbance. University students paraded Hisey in a buggy through streets shouting rah rah as crowds gathered at street corners. Police removed him to city hall jail and later released him with orders to leave town. He had previously run for governor of Iowa last year.
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Iowa City
Andrew Townsend Hisey
United States
University of Iowa
Hisey
Roosevelt
Iowa
Alleged Bank Robbers Held After Hearing at Sioux City
George Myers Thomas Lee and Fritz Klein accused of robbing a Winnebago Nebraska bank were held as fugitives after a justice court hearing spanning several days. Nebraska authorities seek extradition before Governor Cummins. Pratt Will Plead Self-Defense in Iowa City Va preliminary hearing on Friday before Mayor Ball aims to secure bail. defense plans to argue Connell provoked fear for his life through prior actions.
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Sioux City
George Myers
Thomas Lee
Fritz Klein
Winnebago
Neb
Nebraska
Cummins
Pratt
Iowa City
William Connell
Ball
Connell
Revival at Knoxville with Billy Sunday draws massive crowds
Knox ville revival led by Billy Sunday and Fred Fisher has drawn unprecedented attention. On Sunday 11,000 attended as 500 to 600 were turned away. the 3009 seat tabernacle overflowed, forcing boards to be removed so outsiders could hear. Farmers travel 15 to 20 miles and stay two to three days. after three weeks over 600 converts reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Billy
Fred Fisher
Tabernacle
Horse Commits Death by Own Action at Clinton
A Feiner Fish delivery horse in Clinton died after deliberately walking into shallow river water and plunging its head under the surface. The driver tried to save the animal, but the horse repeatedly pulled away and drowned despite efforts. A rope had been tied around its hind legs as it was dragged from the river.
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Iowa
Masonic Grand Lodge
Clinton
Feiner Fish Company
Yelner
Leibnitz and the Archemista in Alchemy Society
Leibnitz, famed writer Teibnitz, sought to join an alchemy society in 1716 pursuing the philosopher's stone. He sent a letter made of obscure terms from renowned alchemists, admitting he himself did not understand it. Despite this, the group welcomed him to meetings and named him secretary Ar Goniut.
Oh George Poem About a Milliner Gift
A Philadelphia Press item presents a playful exchange where a woman declares her new hat heroic poetry and asks George to admit the poemlike gift, with him quipping that the title should be Owed to a Milliner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
John
Philadelphia Presa
Gase In Point Miss Middleage-ow dialogue
In a playful exchange Miss Pert notes that growing older dulls childhood joys, especially birthdays, while Gase reflects on aging and perception in a lighthearted Loudon Times snippet.
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Gase
Miss Middleage
Miss Pert
Loudon
The Continuous Challenge in Quiet Family Exchange
In a compact exchange a speaker teases an older kin, noting two years’ age gap and inviting a visit when aged and grown, reflecting familiar bounds and light rivalry within a family context.
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Jimmy
Micksy
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