Runaway Surrey Crash Injures Teen in Street Incident
Robbie Norton, seventeen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tenry Norton, suffered a broken leg when a runaway surrey dragged him and overturned in the gutter. He was treated by Drs. Kenefick and Oretzmeyer and is resting at home. The scene stretched across Dodge and North streets with the team halted by a telephone pole.
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Robbie Norton
Tenry Norton
Bert Peck
Dodge Street
Pangburn
North Street
Dr. Kenefick
Drs. Kenefick
Oretzmeyer
Mr. Winkel
Frank Nicoulin
Gillespie Yard
Corn and corn raising Haibor advance
An Iowa citizen discusses corn raising methods and grading, stressing high quality No 1 corn and ambitious yields. He notes price differences by grade, recalls a historical Iowa record of 215 bushels per acre on drained slough land, and emphasizes season and soil influence on results.
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Reid
Haibor
Kossuth
Iowa
Claus Jackimsen
Scott County
Talented Dr McCush Address Coming Sunday
A prominent preacher with ten years at the University church in Des Moines, Dr I N McCush is lauded for grace, diction and earnestness. He will speak Sunday morning at the M E church and again in the afternoon and evening at the Armory during a union meeting, with the Armory audience expected to be large.
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McCush
M. E
Armory
Union
Ife
University Church
Des Moines
McCash
Hiceville
I. N. McCash
Iowa
Platform Giants
Kansas
Passes Into Beyond A Pioneer Woman Dies At 78
Funeral services were held Sunday for Mary M Call Blackford, aged 78, long a settler of Algona. Born in Ohio in 1827, she arrived with her family in 1855 and helped found the First Baptist church. Survived by four sons Edwin Ernest and George, J C Blackford of Sycamore, and two daughters, Hla Clarke and Katie, she was remembered for devotion to family, morality, and civic improvement. Requiem figures included Rev C A Tenny and Rev D T Tolmes, with hymns Abide with Me Lead Kindly Light and a prayerful solo Asleep in Jesus. Her sister-in-law Mrs Asa Call and honored neighbors attended the burial on the old homestead site. pallbearers included sons and grandsons Kenneth Clarke and Roscoe Call. Communities from Ames Des Moines Des Moines Chicago Sioux City Wesley and Clear Lake sent tributes. The obsequy closed with floral tributes as the casket was lowered.
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Blackford
Bently
Mary Blackford
First Baptist Church
Lfe
Hila Algona Blackford
Ella A. Clarke
Mary M. Call
Ambrose A. Call
Asa Q. Call
Geauga County
Ohio
J. E. Blackford
St. Jo County
Indiana
Edwin
Ernest
George
J. C
Sycamore
Ilinois
Hla A. Clarke
Katie
C. A. Tenny
The
Baptist Church
D. TH. Tolmes
Congregational Church
Geo. St. John
Jesus
J.C
West Virginia
Kenneth Clarke
Roscoe Call
J.C. Blackford
Sycamore, Jrl
E. 2B, Tuttle
Ames
Kenneth E. Clarke
Chicago
Harriet Clarke
St. Joseph
Geo. C. Call
Sioux City
Gardner Cowles
Dr. Shore
Des Moines
W. M. Colby
Wesley
W.&. Colby
Clear Lake
Good Roads Movement Tour Keeps Rural Roads In Focus
The Good Roads car from Chicago & North-Western officials and a skilled lecturer will visit La Verne on Wednesday April 19 and Bancroft on Thursday April 20 to speak to farmers and local merchants about improving dirt roads. No advocates of high priced roads will be present.
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Chicago & North-Western
la Verne
Bancroft
Public discussion on appendicitis by Kossuth County doctors
The Kossuth County Medical Society plans a public meeting at the courthouse on a Tuesday afternoon in April to cover every aspect of appendicitis. Physicians will present topics from history and anatomy to treatment, operations, and cases in the county, inviting all interested residents to attend.
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Kossuth County Medical Society
Uth
Keeley
Kossuth
Comnty
W. 1
W. Kuser
GC. M.C. Walters
E. Dt
GR. Shents
D. Fellows
G. Walters
Bertrand
M. J. Kenefick
W. T. Peters
D. A. Cretymyer
J. A. van Dyke
Kossall
PL V, Janse
A. McGuire
S.C. Barohart
Not Good For Doctors Delays From Rural Telephone
The Alton Democrat reports doctors complain rural telephones delay calls and increase night visits. Patients call instead of coming in, seek absent treatment by phone, and even have a baby cough heard by the doctor, disrupting traditional in-person care.
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Alton Democrat
Costly Hunt Sparks Township Suit Over Bridge Fire
Harrison township sues J A Moore and Marlin and Marl Peak for a bridge fire south of town. They allegedly lit a rabbit smoking fire under the bridge and failed to extinguish it, leading to a late night blaze. Township seeks about 20 dollars, defendants offer 15. Case filed in district court amid local notices and ads.
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Harrison Township
J.A. Moore
Marlin
Marl Peak
Swea City Herald
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Amie Peugnet
Boston
Brownell
O. K. Lunch Room
P. Johnson
Prop
J. W. Robinson
Shackelford — Bros
Court House
Surry
Gutter Saves His Life
F. A. Corey
Hollister
R. H. Miller
Tilly
Good Roads Movement
la Verne and
County Medical Society
Loghea
Bucklen
Rivenbark, Jr
Norfolk Va
B. Conner
E. E. Conner
Toeate
Call Street
G. V. Slade
Hares
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