Iowa R A Reports First State Rail Revenue Increase
The Iowa R A reports indicate a 20 percent rise in receipts under the 2 cent rate compared with 1908. Major gains appear with several lines: North Western Rock Island Burlington up 277 000 Trinola Venteal 813 000 Town Central 2 000 and Omaha 40 000. Minneapolis 86. Louia shows a small rise 917 000. Passenger revenue shows a huge earnings increase across lines.
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BRP Ieee
Iowa
State Board of Railroad Commissinheta
Northwestern
Rock Island
Burlington
Town Central
Omaha
Minneapolis & 86
Louia
Leo
Yonda
Railroad Commission
Small Cut Turns Fatal for Marshalltown Tailor
JonN Fayrroy of Marshalltown a tailor and dye works proprietor died last Friday after a minor lip cut failed to heal leading to cancer that consumed lip and jaw. He leaves eight wives and five young daughters with the eldest ten. Ackley residents mourn the loss of a man well known in the community.
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Jonn Fayrroy
Marshalltown
Garber
Ackley
Death of Iblings at Parkersburg after illness
The death of Iblings occurred Saturday at 2:00 PM in Parkersburg after two weeks of stomach trouble. He had lived in the area for twenty years and moved to town a year ago. Survived by wife and ten children, including Anna Emma Kate Lubbert and several others. born in Germany 64 years ago, immigrated at age twelve, first settling in Freeport Illinois.
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Iblings
Parkersburg
Berman Ry Waterles
Henry
Geneva
Iowa
P. H
Q. A
Will
John
Chris
South Dakota
Germany
United States
Freeport
Doton seeks end to injunction over church communications
Rev Luke Doton of Cedar Falls asks courts to dissolve a prior injunction. He argues that pastor congregation communications on church matters are privileged and cannot be enjoined. Through attorney J B Newman he seeks disestablishment of the injunction and contends a report published to inform the public of the church’s financial condition, not to discredit plaintiffs.
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Luke Doton
Cedar Falls
St. Patrick's Catholic Church of
J. B. Newman
Doton
Depot Neglect Marks Towns Memory Of 1899 Ordinance
An aged depot along Main Street lingers as a weathered relic since an 1899 ordinance allowed its removal. From 1802 to 1907 memory fades, while the shack remains a humbling symbol of the railway’s neglect amid promises of a new station for a system with over 300 miles of track.
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Ptanda
Main Street
Ackley
What the Kindergarten Does for the Chill
Maude Keith of Ackley Public School extols the kindergarten as a vital link between home and primary school. She argues four to six year olds are in a plastic period, and play-driven activities teach physical control, language, color concepts, math foundations, art, rhythm, sense training, and moral development, all through guided play and music.
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Maude Keith
Dep't
Ackley Public School
Mme
Chia
Froebel
Windergarten
Hal
Schiller
Mary R, Kuve
Council Granted Permit for Public Building Promise
The 1819 council permit for a new substantial building aligned with business interests, yet the company delayed. Dire Worn July 12 records show public promises ignored and requests for action unmet, while the project blocked a public thoroughfare and the community awaits compliance.
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Con Ming
Appointments Made Methodist Preachers Assigned to Posts
The Upper Iowa Conference concluded a week of easton, Cedar Malle, with Monday afternoon announcing assignments. O. E. Copeland heads to Clinton Lyona. Rev. Lemen returns to Parkersburg. Marshalltown district lists numerous appointments, with many ministers assigned to towns such as Albion, Beaman, Belle Plaine, Chelsea, Conrad, Elberon, Eldora, Geneva, Grundy Center, Hampton, Laurel, Marshalltown, Mingo, Owaso, Tama, Toledo, Union, Whitten, and others to be supplied.
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Upper Iowa
Merbouwtehures
Easton
Cedar Malle
O. E. Copeland
Ackley
Gocs
Clinton
Lyona
Lemen
Parkersburg
Marshalltown
Pitner
P. B
Aplington
Faulkner
Weatern
H.M
Clarkesville
W. BR. Ross
Dike
T. A. Trimble
Dumont
W. N. Chaffee
Greene
B. W. Soper
New Hartford
H. W. Haler
G. Hunt
Rev. Copeland
Odd Fellows and Rebekah gather in Des Moines parade expected
The grand lodge session at Des Moines draws about 6000 members of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Lafayette Young, editor of the Des Moines Capital, gave the welcome address. A grand parade is anticipated today as the fraternal bond showcases its unity.
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Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
Lawa
Des Moines
Lafayette Young
Odd Fellows
Des Moines News Sparks Talk of County Attorney Removal
Mrs Louis of Parkerburg wife of a prominent physician stirred Des Moines with claims the Butler County attorney favored a Parkerburg druggist over a liquor dispute. She visited state officials seeking removal while Dr Louis planned to travel to Des Moines to pursue the matter. Authorities noted no executive power to remove county attorneys and discussed proposed legislative changes.
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Lve Mnattora
Parkersbury
Dro
L. Louis
Dea Moines
Louise Loula
Parkeraburg
Des Moinea
Butler County
Loula
Parkernburg
Louis
Des Moines
Antigaloon League
Snd
Capitol
Cannel
Building progress at new high school nears completion
Tax foundation for the new high school building is nearly finished with several section walls and large quantities of stone and brick on site. Lumber and materials rest on the ground as workers increase to rush the project to completion. The community praises the public improvement and expects it to double the value of local education and welfare.
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Walla
Ackley
Savino
Nineteen Indicted In Catalogue Conspiracy Case
Nineteen men were indicted at St Paul on charges of conspiracy and fraudulent use of catalogs to do business through a central catalogue agency. Secretary Greef of Bidora, connected to the Central Town lumbermen, is named among those charged. The probe follows a quiet battle between retailers and catalogue concerns over catalog code names and fake dealer identities.
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St. Paul
Catalogues Direct
Greef
Bidora
Lumbbermen
Preacher Weds in Unlikely Rural Union
Rev W B Prenice of the Marshalltown district presided at a spring wedding in Je Corah Town to Miss Neille Hbinberg a nurse who once led Dixon Illinois hospital. The event united two families, with plans noted for a Metropolitan band sing event and a six piece course ticket price. Also mentioned is a dry goods merchant from Albia Iowa who ran a four line ad in Wolon and a conference gathering of Reformed church delegates arriving for sessions near town.
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W.B. Prenice
Marshalltown
M. BL
Metropolitan
Neon
United States
Alogle Admindica
di Centus
Albia
Iowa
Bas
Deedie
Conference of the Reformed Church
Abuls
Padtor
News From The Farms Prompts Varied Crop Notes
A landowner in the county details tenant farming on a 160 acre plot relying on poultry and dairy outputs to cover rent while preserving crops. Farm values rise with land nearby jumping toward 10 dollars per acre in weeks, and tax crop estimates show modest yields. Local reports note Timothy seed profits, farm sales, dairy praise, and shifting grain prices.
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Falla
Company Forms For Interme dao Line Jooka Venture
A new company has been organized and ordered to establish a line related venture. By nineteenth century understanding the capital is prepared, signaling readiness to launch the enterprise.
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Tux
Boone- Webster
Olby
Intermedao Line
Jooka
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