Ackley Notes Weathered Streets and Busy Town Life
Ackley residents report church roof repairs ongoing at St Johns and a new roof for the Losoh grain elevator. The corn festival progresses over three days with crafts, sports, and community celebrations. Local workers move between homes, stores, and fields as agricultural and civic activity continues in this bustling Hardin County town.
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L. Stanton
Agalo
St. John's Church
T. J. Spmington
Will Roben
H. A. Miller’s
Q. SounTry
Betts
Cleves
Alty
Losoh
Perret Ryken
Chapin
William Sicard
Minnesota
F. Middlested
Noam Troren
Germania
Old Resident Dies at Bondbells North Dakota
Isaac Wells Benson born May 5 1833 in Lake County Ohio died Sept 14 1906 at Bondbells North Dakota. He lived in Franklin county 1857 Hamp ton 1867 and Ackley 1864. Married Phoene Gould April 18 1853 in Lake County Ohio. Five children four daughters and a son. Three daughters survive T A Cable Maud Bennett and Mrs John A Cook. Two half brothers Floyd and Frank Benson. Burial at Bowbella after funeral difficulties. Also real estate notice for a half section farm in Red River Valley offered by H Van Geren.
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Isaac Wells Benson
Lake County
Ohio
Bondbells
North Dakota
Franklin County
Geneva Township
Ackley
Hampton
Phoene Gould
T. A. Cable
Misa Maud Bennon
John A. Cook
Des Moines
Webster City to Remove Heating Plant Meters
City readers learn meters will be removed from the municipal heating system for the coming season with a flat rate set. Sanitary storm sewer connections were discussed, ordered to be removed if needed, with fines for noncompliance. A two year old child of Mr and Mrs Afkes died Monday evening from a complication. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Fast Friesland Presbyterian church. A newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Christ Freese died the day after birth, their first child.
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Bampton
Tunittle
W. N. Snodgress
Dow
F. D. Watt
Frank Sheller
Lowa Falla
Lowa
Oskaloosa
F. Riomaneme
Wangrine Ban Seb Lo
Mia
Jobo Rink
Ilinola Central Railway
I. H. Harwood
Iowa State College
Amea
M. L. Bowman
Webster City
Ackley
Freeman Tribune
Mater
Board of Health
W. Afkes
Olever
Allinga
Envelkes
Friesland Presbyterian Church
German Township
Chrlet Freese
Mra. Freese Ia
Mra
Heye Boyenga
Local residents visit city over weekend
D J Dorrie and L A Count from Geneva township join city visitors on Monday while D Grier from Abbott, 8 Karsen of Maron City, Gunpy Nicklas, Miss Kate Pekareck, J J Mulvan of Allison, and Norman Thoren from Germania Iowa travel for visits. Miss Eva Savor teaches near Eldork and enjoys home time, Miss Jennie Leister visits, Miss Lucy Bruns sees Omaha relatives, Fr J Oanstens and wife return from Chicago, 8 5 Trainer and H Carstens visit St Dodge, Mrs Jarry Johnson from St Louis plans Grondy county visits, Mrs Ai B Mayen visits Des Moines relatives, Mies SveLa Roonny from Dubuque visits Redding home, and Mrs J M Buckinamam hosts relatives over Sunday.
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J. Hezzunwoop
Lowa Falls
D. Grier
Abbott
Waa
L. A. Count
Geneva Township
Karsen
Maron City
Gunpy Nicklas
Omaha
Kate Pekareck
Geneva
Eva Savor
Eldork
Parente
Jennie Leister
Lucy Bruns
J. Oanstens
Chicago
Evarts
Illinoia
Trainer
H. Carstens
St. Dodge
J. M. Buckinamam
Mra Sherman
Jesup
Mra.Trumbauer
Waterloo
Mra. G. Bretthaupt
Harry
Ackley
Hampton Recorder
Seven Other Defendants May Be Convicted of Peonage
Cape Girardeau Mo Sept 21 Rex Smith and James B Smith two of the brothers on trial for peonage were acquitted by Judge Pollack of any complicity in the conspiracy to deprive about forty Negroes of their rights. The judge charged the jury to find the other seven defendants guilty if the government evidence showed they conspired against the negroes.
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Cape Girardeau
Rex Smith
James B. Smith
Pollack
Pollock
Negro convict electrocuted in Ohio penitentiary
Butler Stiles, a negro convict who killed Guard H Morehead during an escape attempt, was executed by electric chair in the prison annex near midnight at the Ohio penitentiary in Columbus. He faced death calmly as the sentence was carried out on September 21, 1905.
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Columbus
Butler Stiles
H. Morehead
Ohio Penitentiary
Dée
Stiles
Tax Levies and Valuations in Hardin County
The 1905 total property valuation for Hardin county taxation. real estate 16 280 012 personal 4 585 008 total 27 671 082. Ten years earlier real estate 12 511 212 personal 3 (78 458) total 20 736 028. Corporation levies ranged Ackley 20 mills Inna Fade 14 Alden 18 Vidora 22.5 Hubbard 16 Radcliffe 21 mills Union 18 mills. State and county levies totaled 6 mills with 3.7 mills for the state. This is the tax now being paid.
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Hardin County
Ackley
Inna Fade
Alden
Vidora
Hubbard
Radcliffe
Unioo
Masonic Regular Meeting At Pountato Lodge A K and M
Masonic regular meeting of Pountato lodge A K and A M set for next Monday evening October 1st. In addition to routine business, work in the third degree will be conducted and members are to govern themselves scvandingly.
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Pountato Lodge
A. K
A. M
Ackley Grants W J Stanton Utility Franchise for Wires
Ackley Iowa town council grants W J Stanton the right to erect maintain and operate poles and wires on streets and public ways for telephone and related services with conditions. Stanton must keep locations clear avoid interference with highways provide cross arms for town use and paint poles in business district. town retains rights to similar grants and to regulate conduct. Ordinance effective upon publication after Sept 25 1908 and written acceptance by Stanton.
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W. J. Stanton
Ackley
Iowa
Llites
Rover
J. Stanton
Hardin County
WJ. Stanton
Rovants
Stanton
Ackley Franchise Election Ordinance For W J Stanton
Ackley Iowa to hold October 27 1906 special election on franchise for W J Stanton to erect and maintain poles and wires in Ackley Hardin County Iowa. Notice published in Ackley West and Inter County Journal. mayor and clerk sign notice. ad includes Jersey heifers and a pedigreed Jersey bull offered by G Nicklas Read.
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Wuniteas
Ackley
W.J. Stanton
Iowa
W. J. Stanton
Pub-Icadon
Aukley Westa
Inter County Journal
Hardin
Oydnonce
Passeil
J. &. Rowerts
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Wirt Winter
J.C. Lusch
Wintera
Buffalo Center
Christian Endeaver Society of the
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South Dakota
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Atete
Webster County
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Hancock County
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Rev
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United Evangelical Church
Fa Thiicity
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Ws. Kormmapevre
Mia Son
Witham
Plaum
Evangelical Church
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Ray. Schultz
Counies
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Sioux County
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Tre Womp
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Belmond
O. H. van Metre
G. R. McDowell
Swaledale
J. A. Neill
H. W. Mahood
Dows
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F. BE. Leager
F. L. Moore
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Printeraink Haa
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H. Busex
Uriek
Henry County
Missouri
John Petrie
Hardin Oy
Red River Valley
Thie
H, van Geren
Webster
D. J. Dorrie
J. J. Mulvan
Allison
Norman Thoren
City
M. Abeee
Stanton Town
Sare
G. Nicklas
Women's Union
Children’s Union
Mactin
Ackley, Iow .A
Frantz
Ackley, JA
H. Hrykans
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