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Local Bribes and Small Town News From Ackley
A mixed local column reports repairs at Sawyer's livery barn and a cloak sale on the 23rd. It notes hires for J H Seales with steam fixtures, a hail forecast, and a move by D Desmond to Ackley in exchange for farm rental to N Vietor. It covers pay days for Iowa Central and Illinois Central employees, court sessions in Butler county, and ongoing interest in the Busse murder case. Additional items include travels and relocations, school enrollments, a broken leg from a runaway wagon, real estate moves, thefts, and community notices about churches, lodges, and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
Hi Heykens
J. H. Seales
D. Desmond
Osveola
Ackley
N. Vietor
Iowa Central
Ilinois Central
Butler County Court
Allison
Busse
Ralph Freeze
G. Raisch
J. F. Duncombe
Port Dodge
Illinois Central Railroad
George Lamm
Rose Crate Lodge K.of P
Castle Hall
Heye Miller
Whiteside
Pasadena
California
Iowa
Weaver
Tardin County
Eldora
H. VonLackum
Polk & Co
Chicago
Polk's
J. P. von Lackum
Avim
J. B. Millard
Lillnois
Barney McCauley
Geneva Township
William Grady Hes
Gore
Grant Township
Fred Meyer
William Grady
Minnesota
Hampton
Marshal Jarnegan
Watt
Tom Peterson
Eix
Kennédy