Iowa Miners Hospital reports free service 694 cases
A Des Moines report from the Iowa Miners and Industrial hospital shows since opening last February it has provided free surgical, medical, and hospital care for 694 cases. Ward patients numbered 96, with 69 minor operations and medical services. Estimated minimum-cost savings run to $17,850 for major operations and $36,350 for minor services. total income reported was $1,705.40. Directors plan a fundraising drive to sustain charitable work.
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Iowa Miners and Industrial Hospital
Des Moines
Charlotte Palmer
Boone
Frank J. Foy
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Thompson
Iowa City
Davenport
Thomas Scott
Perry
Sioux City
Foster
Washington County
State Department
Katherine Stichtar
Iowa
LaCrosse
New Hampton
Traer
Tama
Grinnell
Malcom
Oskaloosa
Albia
Kansas City
la Crosse
Focal Tank
Osky
Joosa
Ottumwa
Dubuque
C. Horton
Hig
Anaes Ipeagg
Renae
Popition
Town Bankers Association
Ja Mare
Iowa Leads in Oats and Farm Land Values for 1916
Iowa remains a leading agricultural state with top national oats production in 1916 and high corn and hay output. The April report shows Iowa's land values far surpass other states, with plow land at 135 dollars per acre and good land at 156, while Illinois trails closely. The report notes rising values for improved and unimproved Iowa farms from 1912 to 1916.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Hawkeye
United States
Towa
Illinois
Minnesota
New York
New York’s
Mlinois
California
Arizona
Washington
Gravel Thirty Miles of Road Plan in Buena Vista County
Buena Vista county supervisors let contracts for grading and draining sixty seven miles of county roads and for graveling thirty miles this year. The aim is to complete graveling of the entire county road system in three years, issue bonds as needed, and retire them within eight years without raising taxes. A new auto route across Iowa is planned from LaCrosse to Kansas City via New Hampton Traer Tama Grindell Malcolm Oskaloosa Albia and step to Kansas City, led by Tama board president.
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Robert Rienow
the State University
Henry Anderson
Washington
Edward Paltani
Austria
Fort Dodge
Automobile Artillery
Potter’s Field
Laurel Hill
Des Moines
John Hay
Grand Junction
Flanders
Hay
Manitoba
Waite Philips
Knoxville
J. B. Elliott
Knoxville National Bank
Oklahoma
Okomulges
Okla
Minneapolis
Logan
Mrd. Myere
Arthur
Oamas Wa
Ida Grove Luginegs
Storm Lake
Board of Supervisors
Buena Vista County
Tama
Towa
LaCrosse
New Hampton
Traer
Grindell
Malcolm
Oskatooga
Albia
Kansas City
la Crosse-TamaKansas
Thorough Corn Testing by Clay County Improvement Group
The Clay County Improvement Association urges farmers to test every ear of corn to ensure growth. A six kernel check will discard ears not meeting standards, a method explained under the rag doll tester during eight farmers institutes.
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State Agricultural Department
Board of Supervisors
Crawford County
Clay County Improvement Association
Gasoline Short Measure Defrauds Iowa Trade Officials Say
Iowa dairy and food commission records indicate gasoline buyers in Iowa are swindled about 500000 dollars yearly through short measure in shipments. A Des Moines firm with Du Buque Clinton and Iowa Falls offices sold barrels 5 percent under capacity. An inspector fined the firm forty four dollars. The letter to inspectors urges scrutiny of oil shipments and notes possible syrup fraud by a Marshalltown company.
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Des Moines
Iowa Dairy and Food Commission
Iowa
W. B. Barney
Dubuque
Clinton
Iowa Falls
Edward Lytton
Barney
Marshalltown
Iown
Burlington
Buys Old Mormon Village at Mantl Site Shenandoah
Henry Field purchased the Mantl site near Shenandoah for 150 dollars an acre, five acres total, to build a summer home now called Hickory Hill. The old Mormon village near Manti declined after settlement in Iowa, with only a graveyard and one house remaining, and notable church figures buried there. Alpheus Cutler, a Mormon leader, once predicted streets would run blood, a prophecy tied to Civil War era bushwhacking.
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Shenandoah
Mantl
Manti
Mormon Church
Iowa
Alpheus Cutler
Ae Manti
Large Consolidated School in Pleasantville Iowa
Pleasantville Pleasantville boasts the state's largest consolidated school district in Iowa. Ten wagons haul pupils to the rural school, all on time for eight months. Construction of the new consolidated high school is nearing completion, with costs estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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Johnson Brigham
Lbrarian
Germany
France
England
Brigham
Jowa Brary
Pleasantville
Iowa
Coffin Will Case Settled in Fort Dodge
Settlement of the Coffin will case is complete after months of negotiations. Judge HN Fry signs a court order setting aside the will and naming Mrs. Carrie B. Ruttedge, daughter of the late L S Coffin, as administratrix. Estate valued around $160,000.
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Coffin
Fort Dodge
Carrie B. Ruttedge
HN. §. Fry
Thief Steals Deputy Sheriff's Auto in Des Moines
Des Moines report notes Deputy Sheriff M Miller recovering an automobile stolen while he stood in front of a courthouse. A bold thief seized the car as Sheriff John Griffin attempted to recover the vehicle.
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Sherif
John
Griffin
Depu Sherif
M. Miller
Courtig
Seed Shortage Hits State Planting Plans
A garbled OCR passage claims 2,000,000 seed units are needed to plant yearly crops, implying a seed corn shortage will impact statewide planting efforts this year and threatening agricultural output. The text references seed corm and cornfields, noting a potential shortage for the farming season.
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