Masterson Sentenced Amid Booth to Charge of Larceny
A Justice Campbell court convicted C T Masterson chief car repairer for C N W of petit larceny tied to a beer theft. He received 30 days in county jail after failing to meet a prior attempt to settle in Boone. The article notes his good craft but drinker’s risk and impact on his family. Also reports Rev Fowle being considered for southern Porto Rico mission work and a gun club shooting omission credit for Bob Jeffrey. Miss Anna Carr accepts clerk position at Grove's grocery.
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Thompson
Campbell
C. T. Masterson
Gene Breezley
Masterson
Boone
Justice
Walter I. Fowle
Mission Board
Porto Rico
Fowle
Story City
Doctor Sues Over Temper Tantrum at Exchange Office
Miss Alice McKee, a night telephone operator in Cambridge, sues Dr. Hansen for 3000 dollars claiming damaged feelings after he cursed her and threatened to throw her from the office during a dispute at the exchange. The case follows an earlier incident where the doctor allegedly threw a man from the office window.
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Hansen
Cambridge
Exchange
Alice McKee
Miss McKee
Fred Hansen
Clerk of Courts
Rural Carriers to Convene in Des Moines August 27 28
The sixth annual Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Association meeting will be at the Commercial Club rooms in Des Moines on August 27 and 28. Delegates will hear from W R Spillman and R M Fulton with welcomes by Myerly and Adams. Topics include The Rural Horse The Motor Cycle Our Bad Roads The News Paper and the Rural Carriers and an illustrated Good Roads lecture by Prof Thomas H MacDonald.
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Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Association
Des Moines
Iowa Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Commercial Club
Postal Department
U.S
Iowa
W. R. Spillman
Washington, D. C
R. M. Fulton
St. Louis
Milo Ward
Joseph I. Myerly
C. M. Adams
Davenport
Hoon
Ames
Chas
Burglar Captured After Dress Swap at Wing Home
Fred Reynolds, 23, broke into the Burt Wing farm east of town last Saturday. He shaved, ate, and dressed in the hired man’s clothes before fleeing toward Nevada, where two laborers and Kelley helped corner him. Reynolds was bound over to await grand jury action. The notice also previews a meeting about The Wagner Motor Cycle with Robt. E. Townsend and state officers invited carriers and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Reynolds
Burt Wing
Nevada
Wing
Ames
Chautauqua
Bruce Kelley
Kelley
Tom Thompson
Montana
Colorado
Clutter Family Health and Property News Across Iowa and Colorado
A note from B A Clutter at What Wheel Iowa reports the Clutters enjoying good health and prosperity. Martin Mauser requests an address change to Gotton wood Iowa noting a nearby railroad and rising land values. Mrs Lillian Kegley Hecker in Monte Vista Colorado shares her mother Mrs Sarah Kegley’s improving health and the family’s camping and trout fishing trip with Marion and her husband enjoying a fine time.
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B. A. Clutter
What Wheel
Iowa
Martin Mauser
Recluse
Gottonwood
Mauser
Times
Lillian Kegley Hecker
Monte Vista
Colorado
Twelve Days for Vagrancy and Other Local News
Two hoboes named John Garey and James Keefe were sentenced to twelve days in jail for vagrancy while awaiting grand jury action on a breaking and entering charge. Italian laborers had accused them of stealing watches and revolvers from boarding cars. The men pled not guilty despite identification by Italians. Clyde Williams will coach Iowa State College football this fall, succeeding Shady Ristine. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hardy on Thursday, August 15. Mrs. M. L. Graham bought a corner lot to build a residence this fall. J. M. Dieffenbacher will exhibit vegetables at the state fair in Des Moines. Prof. M. P. Cleghorn and Mrs. Cleghorn have moved from the Miller cottage to the east Parker house after recent travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
John Garey
James Keefe
Vacation ends as Ames schools plan new year
Ames city schools set the opening Monday at 9 a.m. pupils return to their previous rooms with changes for residence. Welch building hosts Fourth Ward students. New texts adopted for grades 5 7 high school electives updated with revised civics physics and grammar. Seniors 41 pupils classed by credits. Miss Percy Watkins to supervise drawing and penmanship full time. Athletic eligibility requires prior grades and parental consent filings. Buildings upgraded including Watert lavatories and renovated high school interior. Parents urged to enroll five and six year olds and counsel teachers regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Mutual Phone
Hoggatt Street
Buehler-Hotchkiss
Buehler
McCleary
Young
MccMullen
Percy Watkins
Ames High School
Iowa State High School Athletic Association
Ati F. K. Kina
Telegraph by Horses: U S Army Officer Tests Living Mare Circuit
First Lieutenant A. C. Knowles develops a telegraph system using living cavalry horses as part of the circuit. Headquarters can send orders or recall scouts on the gallop, enabling rapid, mobile communication. The concept is outlined in Popular Mechanics for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Knowles
United States Army
Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel Co Ad
Being manufacturers they offer modern designs in high grade mantels tile work and related goods. They invite inquiries for prices and assure money saving options in Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids Clock and Mantel Co
Grand Rapids
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Mason
Brussels
Anna Carr
Grove’s
Hello Girl
Temper
Bae
Bruce
Palm Hand
Rural Service
Wagner Motor Cycle
Robt. E. Townsend
Adams
B. B. Child
Clyde Williams
Marshalltown
Iowa State
H. O. Hardy
M. L. Graham
College and
Lincoln Street
J. M. Dieffenbacher
Joe
M. P. Cleghorn
Madison
Wis
Cleghorn
Onawa
Coon Rapids
Miller Cottage
Parker House
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