Franchise Terms For Keokuk Utilities Transfer
Keokuk businessmen heard J A Trawick of Stone Webster explain the franchise terms as the Boston firm prepares to take over public utilities. Improvements costing 800000 to 400000 would be made immediately as part of the water power development plan. In Ft Des Moines Hume, charged with embezzlement, was arrested in Keokuk by Officer Badgley. Post, sales manager for an eastern publication, filed the charges alleging misused company funds.
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Keokuk
J. A. Trawick
Stone & Webster Co
Boston
Stone & Webster
Ft. Des Des Moines
H. F. Hume
Ft. Dodge
Badgley
Charles A. Post
Eastern
Hume
Denison Detectives Locate Forgery Suspect Leopold
Detectives in Denison have found George Leopold, wanted for forgery, in Joliet Montana, and the sheriff pursues him. Leopold, from Holstein Iowa, arrived two months ago and edited the Demokrat, a German paper, issuing forged checks at Crawford County State Bank and at Holstein before fleeing two days later.
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Denison
George Leopold
Joliet
Mont
Leopold
Holstein
Demokrat
Crawford County
Curtin Nominated for President of Iowa Bankers Association
E. J. Curtin long in charge of the speed department at the Iowa state fair is boomed for president of the Iowa Bankers Association. At the Group Four meeting in Elkader he was endorsed for president with W. G. C. Bagley of Mason City endorsed for treasurer.
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Boomed
Iowa Bankers
Des Moines
E. J. Curtin
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Elkader
Curtin
W. G. C. Bagley
Mason City
Fred Mahannah
A. M. Deyoe
Mahannah
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Cerro Gordo County
Class of Seventy Initiated Keokuk Knights of Columbus
A class of seventy Knights of Columbus were initiated here Sunday. Rev. A. R. Foley of Quincy denounced Associated Press coverage for disseminating false news affecting the Catholic church and urged expansion of the Catholic press. Over 500 Knights attended the banquet.
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Keokuk
Knights of Columbus
A. R. Foley
Quincy
Associated Press
Body of Boy Identified on Great Western Tracks
The body of a boy killed on the Great Western tracks has been identified as Willie Fries, son of a widow in Omaha. A picture of a girl found in his pocket was published and brought a clue from friends in Oakland.
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Waverly
Willie Fries
Omaha
Oakland
Academy Names Officers in Iowa Science Society
Cedar Rapids report: The Iowa Academy of Science elected leaders including President L Begeman Cedar Falls and vice presidents A A Bennett Ames and C N Kinney Des Moines with L T Ross as secretary and George F Kay as treasurer Iowa City. Croton Man Dies at Age of 99. Keokuk Aaron W Harlan dies at 99 years 5 months 15 days after sixty years in Lee County Civil War service in Twenty first Missouri Infantry.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Academy of Science
L. Begeman
Cedar Falls
A. A. Bennett
Ames
C. N. Kinney
Des Moines
L. T. Ross
George F. Kay
Iowa City
Croton
Keokuk
Aaron W. Harlan
Iowa
Lee County
Twenty-first Missouri Infantry
Bluffs Man Delivers Speech at Odd Fellows Meet
Logan deputy grand master T Stevenson spoke at the county Odd Fellows convention in Council Bluffs. N S Lawrence Magnolia was elected president with D A Wright Modale as vice president and D Rock Logan as secretary. Killed in hotel elevator Cedar Rapids Miss Helen Bochenk 20 employed at Montrose hotel died instantly when her head was caught between elevator floor and gate.
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Bluffs
Logan
T. Stevenson
Council” Bluffs
Odd Fellows’ County
N. S. Lawrence
Magnolia
D. ‘A. Wright
Modale
D. ©. Rock
Cedar Rapids
Helen Boechenk
Montrose Hotel
Open New College Harlan to Start Summer School
Western Iowa Vocational college has filed incorporation articles and will open a summer school in Harlan under Prof. George Gallowey. The college plans a new building on a 20 acre campus, nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Western Iowa Vocational College
George Gallowey
Adminstrator's Notice for F A De Camp Estate
Laura M De Camp administrator appointed by Story County District Court announces April 15 1911 in Nevada Iowa all heirs and creditors must settle debts and present claims legally authenticated for allowance, and all payments should be made to the administrator.
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District Court
Story County
Towa
F. A. de Camp
Nevada
Iowa
Laura M. DE Camp
Citizens Sayings Bank Receives State Approval to Open
The Auditor of State announces Citizens Sayings Bank at Kelley Town is approved to transact savings bank business after proving full compliance with incorporation laws and meeting capital requirements. The first board of directors is named as Greeley, E W Stanton, C L Sir Anton Robertson, and Geo E Starr. Des Moines, April 6, auditor John L Bleakly signs and seals the order.
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State OF Towa
Kelley
Frst
Mr. Greeley
E.W. Stanton
C. L
Anton Robertson
Geo. E. Starr
Des
Moines
A.D
John L. Bleakly
IOWA TO GET PURE WATER INPUTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Dr G H Sumner calls for action to stop streams pollution in Iowa citing disease risk in cities. A joint state national commission will study water pollution, inspect streams, and inform the Thirty fifth general assembly. Also coverage of education board matters and new Iowa corporations with details on incorporators and capitals.
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G. H. Sumner
Iowa
United States Public’ Health and Marine Hospital Service
United States Geological Survey
General Assembly
Lowa
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Canier Bros. & Herman's
Canier Bros. & Herman
Bank
Moore
State Board of Education
E. R. Moore
P. G. Holden
State Agricultural College
Holden
Educational Board
New Iowa
B. F. Alexander & Co., Inc
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B. F, Alexander
Lyon County
David and Moses Rothschild
Scott County
Davenport Insurance Association
D. B. Horne
W. H. Harrison
John Ruhl
G. A. Fiske
H. A. Kuehl
H. H. Vogt
A. Ellsworth
Coin
Yorktown Telephone Company
E. T. Stratton
J.C. Scheibenberger
Farmersburg
H. H. Diers
Louis Matt
H. J. Kling
J. F. Johnson
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Railroad Commission
Smith McPherson
United States District Court
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H. C. Foley
G. E. Mack
H. A. Vogel
Swift
B. A. Knudson
E. C. Wonderlich
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