Local Fairs and Public Notices Report Peculiar Exhibits and Dangers
A pig with one head eight legs and nearly two bodies is shown in Huxley. Polk county supervisors audit a ditch project under bonds with $1400 spent of $2500 contract. Sleep research explores brain stimulation, promising near all night wakefulness. Revered Dr W T Smith, Methodist leader in Iowa, may become missionary secretary. his son Haugh attends California conference. Advertisements warn of theatrical girls sought with warnings from W O T U and Salvation Army. A Charles City dispatch recounts a dapper man luring girls to work in Newton then St Louis for immoral purposes. two local teens aged 17 and 18 enticed. police offer no remedy beyond officers. Similar cases reported in nearby towns as Missouri's tenderloin district canvasses the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Smith
Iowa
Creston
Council Bluffs
Boone
Ames
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Leonard
Missionary Society
Smith
Haugh Smith
Southern California
Salvation Army
Charles City
Newton
Illinois Central
Jimmie Wixstead
St. Louis
Immoral houses’ rep at work in Boone county
A St Louis representative involved with immoral houses traveled to Boone county where a young woman in a Ogden area claimed a mother of an illegitimate child had no adoption papers. She tried to abduct the girl at night but failed. Reports of similar cases circulate in eastern Iowa and Story county residents are urged to be vigilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Boone County
Ogden
Iowa
Story County
Fred Fear
New York City
T. P. Rogers
Rogers
Low Rate Excursion to Des Moines for Republican Convention
Tickets to Des Moines Iowa via the North Western Line will be sold at reduced rates May 16 17 and 18 limited to return until May 19 inclusive for the Republican State Convention. Apply to agents Chicago & North Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
North- Western
Chicago & North-Westernee
World’s Fair Votes
Vague OCR reads as a note on votes at a World’s Fair with unreadable surrounding context and unclear dates or participants. No concrete names or places are legible to confirm specifics.
Prohibition Convention to Name County Ticket at Ames Church
The Story County Prohibition will meet in Ames at the Baptist church at 10:80 a m Thursday May 12 for naming a county ticket and delegates to the state convention at Boone Iowa May 24 and 25 and other business. A mass meeting with speeches toasts music is planned for three sessions. Hon O D Elliott of Marshalltown will speak and respond. Chairman Gro H Melton and Secretary H Co Bercer announce the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County
Prohibition
Ames
Baptist Church
Boone
Iowa
O. D. Elliott
Marshalltown
H. CO. Bercer
Gro
H. Meltor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colorado
Minn
Ohio
Washburn-Crosby
Swars
Swift
Essan Ge A ZO Morrell
Swift’s Pride
Johnson’s Wash
Irge
Mneeda Biscuit
Haviland
B. A. Knudson
Joe
Huxley
J. J. Floden
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Polk Story County
Loughran
Bauer
Eta
S.B Frey Ames Y
Milford Stud
Gus Mastcliff
Gilbert Station
Jackson
East Third and
Walnut Street
Lena Pitts Selb
Hilkinson
Grace Tinsley
Ed Rutherford
W. Bateman
M.A Stevens Leola Talbot
Olla Johnson
T Vallen Jennine Parkhill
J. G. Morresey
N. H. Griffith
W. Glidden
Jennie Williams
Bertha Ballard
T. J. Miller
Rachel Rex
Cora Wilkinson
Lois Woodman
Ada Belt
H. F. Jones
Bertha Spratt
L B. Hill
McFarland
Phila Taylor
Rose Goble
F. Danforth
Lena Potter
Rowland Kagsie Lincoln Ethel Eva Kn
Nellie Fenton
Ingkaid
Jessie Hall
Hattie D. Brouchard
N Holdredge
A.N
Bertha Coffin Rath Roll
May Loving Grace Poage
J. Montgomery
Bennett
Minnie Wilson
Marston
Chassie Freeland Violet Beverly Carrie Jacobson
Mrs Jones
Anna Garath
Grace Shea
Eaeseevoere
Teeeer
Eer
Florida
Kensal Journal
Mahoney
Barkey
Barnes
Slater Cooper Company
Henry Weeks
Slater
Harry Wee
Slater News
Peterson
E. Munden
Washington Township
Journal
Wilton
W. J. Semmons
Odd Fellows Temple
Mutual
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!