Weather and harvest notes from Ackley region crops
Weather data shows above normal temperatures in most areas with uneven rainfall giving some benefit. Corn color and condition improved though smaller than usual. oats barley and spring wheat show gains but remain below average. Pastures and meadows improved. hay crop likely below average. clover harvest progressing. strawberries variable. apple crop well below average. Ackley team, the Joy al K of P, seeks another game with Hubbard, betting $100 on a match.
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Missouri Valley
Communion at St Marys Values in First Holy Communion
At St Marys Catholic church sixteen Sacred Heart Academy students received their first Holy Communion. A pledge against intoxicants until twenty one was required, they were enrolled in scapulars and attend monthly communion. Rev M Meagher preached on moral vigilance and civic duty. Names: Philip Ryan Frank Kopaeck Jacob Studer Harry Breithaup Joseph Quinn Frank Keninger Edward Quinn Frank Atabaugh Joe Spengler Robert Oppold Leo Redding Mae McGuire Nellie Degunther Mae Vahey Julia Donovan Lulu Bangasser Fred Uaratens.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Academy
M. Meagher
Philip Ryan
Frank Kopaeck
Jacob Studer
Harry Breithaup
Joseph Quinn
Frank Keninger
Edward Quinn
Frank Atabaugh
Joe Spengler
Robert Oppold
Leo Redding
Old but Good Book Printed on Subem Skin Leaves
A late 19th century curiosity tale from a local estate notes a German language Bible printed 130 years ago. Skin-thin parchment, red-edged pages, brass clasps, and generations of ownership mark this heirloom found in the estate of Elizabeth Lease, mother of Mrs. J. A. Fessler, near town.
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Integra
Elizabeth Lease
J. A. Fessler
Douglas Fessler
Despondent man ends life near Britt
Henry Schaper, a bachelor living with his sisters a few miles northwest of Britt, shot himself with a revolver on Friday after a period of illness and despondency. Interment of his remains was held Sunday.
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Henry Schaper
Britt
Schaper
Schasger
Grandy Center to fund 8200 survey for electric line
Information from Mr W S Porter of Eldora says Grandy Center residents must raise 8200 for a preliminary survey to pursue an electric line. The note warns money should not be wasted without assurance. Also mentions local ads for groceries and millinery services with names and contact clues.
Schooners Drift By In Kegs And Bottles In Prohibition Iowa
Locals observed a float parade described as Schooners as they floated by in kegs and bottles during a prohibition era event. Drayman Whiteside rode the hurricane deck of a wagon stacked with beer cases, illustrating a community divided between restraint and indulgence in drink.
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Marie Corelli
Iowa
Drayman Whiteside
Grain Dealers Meet In Ackley To Discuss Prices And Rates
Twenty or more grain dealers from nearby Iowa towns gathered at Hotel Ackley last Tuesday evening to consider prices and rates amid ongoing tensions between shippers and railroads. The central location was chosen for easy access. Memorial Day is noted, and a Maccabees gathering is planned for Sunday June 23 at 10 10 PM with flowers requested. Wedding news reports Laura Lutterman and Bran King wed in Ells Township last Thursday. Grundy county supervisors approved April May fee reports totaling 170 100 and 95 100, George Elliott’s request led to B B being appointed deputy clerk with a 1000 bond. A road petition between German Towns dig and Pleasant Valley Townships was granted. The Methodist Church observed Childrens Day with songs and verses, Hampton records suggest delaying a 4th of July celebration until alternate years due to local fundraising needs.
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Tates
Iowa
Hotel Ackley
Ackley
Grundy
Board of Supervisons
BH. P. Jacobsen
Thomas
Sen
George Eliott
B. B
C. Hayungaes Ak
Pleasant Valley
Iowa Central Railroad plans 25 million bond issue
A special stockholders meeting in Chicago on July 31 will consider bonds totaling 25 million dollars. The motive is to acquire the Muscatine North and South railroad from Albia to Centerville, and the Algona line from Belmond to Algona, adding about 100 miles and a second Mississippi River point, enabling seven directional extensions.
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Iowa Central Railroad Company
Chicage
Goting
Muscatine
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