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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1916
Page
7
Local notices list St Patrick’s Day events on March 17 and election plans, with Lent beginning Ash Wednesday. Reports note river and road work, residents visiting Cedar Falls and Waterloo, and several hometown movements, travel, and social visits. A mix of birthdays, funerals, and community news rounds out the week’s Ackley area updates.
From Sunny California a correspondent writes that warmth and bloom mark a rich start to the season. In Los Angeles on March 10, Whitney notes peach trees in full bloom and oats well developed at the Soldiers Home farm Sawtelle. The writer predicts an early Iowa sleigh season, expressing hope for homeward return in about five weeks and congratulating George on a late appointment as PM.
A fragmented financial line lists liabilities, paid-in capital, surplus fund, current expenses, and interest and taxes paid. The scattered figures include 2,800,009 for stock related entries and 028,060.15 among expenses, illustrating a partial view of the entity's financial state.
An instrument claiming to be the last will of Nelson Iving of Hardin County Iowa has been opened and read. A hearing is set for Tuesday April 4 at the District Court in Midora Iowa. Clerk sign and date March 1916. Public notice announces a candidate for re election to the state legislature.
Five cattle were killed on a high country range last Sunday as per reports from local observers. The incident involves the Suppositl and nearby settlements with details scarce and names partially garbled in the OCR text. Community notices mention lodge members hosting at Miss Muriel Mullane’s home and a birthday club gathering. A Jess Pugh concert company is noted for an upcoming Monday performance, and Warren I. Practor is listed as a soloist at a Chicago church with a March recital at the Presbyterian church. An auction and a Mason-led event are hinted, and an ad cites a sale with partial details. a separate sale listing references Skid, Lowa Falls, and Iowa.
A flurry of names and visits dominates this listing with Misa Gertie Abbas visiting Iowa Falls from the weekend, Eldora visitors in Ackley and Belmond connections, and multiple residents like W Hooper and Z B Blarg noted for business or relatives visits. Charles Turner of Iowa Falls returns from Chicago after a long rumored marriage to a San Francisco bride, and the piece closes with church announcements and a small classified trade offer for a double harness.
Notice of election for the Town of Ackley lists mayor five councilmen treasurer assessor. Voter eligibility and conduct to be observed by all qualified electors. Clerk W. ScouniK and Mayor S. Larowen sign the notice.
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