Surplus Sweet Potatoes and Local Notices Across Iowa
Georgia reports a 400000 bushel surplus in sweet potatoes. Chas E Schutz of Ogden is missing. Muscatine High School plans a football game. Gen Pope is promoted. Prohibition in Ohio shows a 3597 decrease from 1881. Bob Ford acquitted of Hite murder in Missouri. A cow in Illinois swallowed $600 in greenbacks and was killed. A Davenport girl dislocates her shoulder kicking a cat. Jay Gould tours western lines. An Ottumwa man arrested for skipping his board bill. Wright County uncovers a three foot peat vein. Arkansas Supreme Court bans liquor sale within three miles of schools. Des Moines grocer James recovers from assault. Burlington Tribe sold to Democrats. Philadelphia marks 200th anniversary of William Penn landing. Des Moines Presbyterian Synod votes for extra session on the Amendment. Cedar Rapids Electric plans a 70 hp engine and $5000 cost. Bisected notes on beer nourishment and a dramatic bird scene in Iowa wildlife reporting. Fort Madison inmate Jesse Dufoe, 15, faces murder charge. Comet in eastern sky noted with eight visible parts. Beal and Forbes urged careful bird food studies. A Newell Iowa man marries in New York and vanishes with $4000. The Boomerang warns subscribers of expired status. A giant black bird captured near Independence. A two minute gait for horses may soon be recorded. The Cedar Rapids Republican editorial on booms and effort. A fragment on the Jersey Lilly arrival in New York.
Duty Called Voters to Exercise Their Rights
The article notes that every legal voter is expected to perform his duty by participating in the electoral process. It emphasizes civic responsibility and the importance of casting a ballot.
Indiana Legislature Likely to Seek Prohibitory Amendment
The article notes strong odds that the next Indiana Legislature will vote to submit a prohibitory amendment to a referendum. It adds that it is unusual that a large element of the Democratic party backs the proposal, which is the notable anomaly.
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Indiana
Nail Mills Strikes Empty Country Stock Aldew
A long nail workers strike caused mills to close months ago. Mills held large stockpiles they believed would endure until unrest ended. The miscalculation left nails scarce nationwide, hindering builders with shortages and delays.
Iowa Post Offices Salaries And Telephone Plan
In Iowa there are 110 presidential post offices with salaries listed. Five offices pay $3,000, twenty-five pay $2,000 or more, and over eighty-five exceed $1,000. Salaries were largely increased by the latest biennial apportionment, with three reductions. Plans to extend Standard telephone service from Boone to Des Moines use narrow gauge railway poles. Extending to Ames would greatly aid local business.
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Iowa
Boone
Des Moines
Ames
Newspaper postulates new method to press delinquent readers
An adjoining county paper reports a postal decision allowing a publisher to arrest anyone who takes a newspaper from the office and later refuses to pay. It notes the plan is a novel dunning tactic but warns readers not to place much confidence in it.
Republicans Push Full Vote in Story County Election
The piece urges a complete Republican turnout Tuesday, urging voters to cast a full slate of Republican officers. It lists proposed election order including state and county posts and notes local nominations for Clerk of the Courts and Recorder, with delegates chosen for a Webster City convention.
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Story County
Freeman
Supreme Court
Congress
10Th District
Frank M. Livingston
Union Township
Seymour Hix
Sherman
Parley Sheldon
Washington
B. F. Allen
W. R. Doolittle
Webster City
William Lockridge
Nevada
Story City
M. D. Livingston
Cambridge
Sol. Young
8. Hix
Cole
Chosing Wm. Lockridge
Fireside Fire Advice and 1908 Election Outlook
A column offers practical fire safety tips stressing low water application and avoiding roof work. It then analyzes the 1908 political landscape, predicting Democratic gains in Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania, with Republicans split and likely losses in Ohio.
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