Roll's friend forged check and faces bank theft case
Gene Roll of this city accuses H L Johnson of North Yakima of stealing his coin collection and betraying trust. A cashier at Lakona Iowa’s Farmers Savings Bank cashed a $12 Johnson check drawn on B L Roll, exposing Johnson to forgery charges and a possible jail term. The Bankers Association seeks his arrest as investigators pursue the case.
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Gene Roll
H. L. Johnson
North Yakima
Wash
Johnson
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Lakona
Iowa
B. L. Roll
Roll
Ames Savings Bank
Gene
Bankers’ Association
Bankers Association
Bowman Elected Secretary of Iowa Corn Growers
M L Bowman of Waterloo, formerly with Iowa State College farm crops, was elected secretary of the Iowa Corn Growers Association last week to succeed Prof B W Crossley who declined the office.
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The
Iowa
Corn Growers’ Association
B. W. Crossley
Higgins Granted Full Pardon by Governor Carroll
F H Higgins of Keokuk County, a former Iowa State College graduate convicted of stealing platinum cups from the chemistry department, has received a full pardon from Gov Carroll after a parole period. Higgins, who spent about a year in the Anamosa reformatory, had been in Texas since his parole.
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F. H. Higgins
Keokuk County
Iowa State College
Chemistry
Carroll
Higgins
Texas
Anamosa Reformatory
Des Moines Woman Miss Olive Rindo Marries James Rawlins
Miss Olive Rindo of Des Moines wed James Rawlins in Des Moines last Wednesday. The bride, well known in the city, has visited relatives here on multiple occasions.
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Olive Rindo
Des Moines
James Rawlins
Kelley Accused Of Stealing Eight Bushels Of Corn
Ira Davis of seven miles southeast of town swears Kelley at his farm last Friday hauled hay and eight to ten bushels of corn from the crib. Kelley denies guilt and the petit larceny case is set for tomorrow in Justice Campbell’s court with County Attorney Hadley for the state.
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Harry Kelley
Ira Davis
Campbell
Kelley
Davis
Beal Sues Relatives Over Gentle Horse Kick
Frank Beal of Colo sues Charley U Beal and Roy Beal alleging three relatives drunk caused a gentle horse to kick him. He seeks 20000 damages, claiming total disability and medical expenses totaling about 2350 plus board and care costs.
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Frank Beal
Colo
Charley Beal
U. S
Crossley Resigns from Iowa State Farm Crops Dept
Professor B W Crossley assistant professor of farm crops at Iowa State College has submitted his resignation to the board of control. He asks to be relieved on February 1 leaving the department nearly deserted with L C Burnett the only remaining staff and Professor Bell having recently resigned for Maine. The college community expresses deep sorrow at Crossleys departure.
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B. W. Crossley
Iowa State College
Board of Control
L. C. Burnett
Bell
Maine Agricultural College
Crossley
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Fox entangled in fence and campus news mix
An amusing local tale describes Harve Lough trapped by a fox in a four foot woven wire fence after a hunt near the college. The piece then shifts to staff changes at Iowa State College with Bruce Bruce Bruce and Prof Crossley resigning, highlighting their roles and impact on corn judging and agriculture.
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Harve
Iowa State College Team Sets Judging Record at Show
At the International live stock show the Iowa State College animal husbandry team scored 4970 points, far ahead of rivals and breaking the prior record by 300. Five Iowa students ranked in the top thirteen, with Thornburg, Thompson, Baker, Cassady, and Vaughn earning the trophy for Iowa and three Armour scholarships of 250 each. Since 1900 Iowa teams have won eight trophies in nine contests, with only the 1905 event a miss.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Ontario College of Canada
M. G. Thornburg
Linden
J. I. Thompson
Jamaica
C. D. Baker
Edmund
Wisconsin
R. W. Cassady
Whiting
Howard Vaughn
Marion
J. Ogden Armour
Iowa State
Chicago
James Montgomery Ames Ex Street Commissioner Dies at Home
James Montgomery former Ames street commissioner died at his Duff Avenue home last evening after a brief illness. He suffered a stroke at five oclock afternoon and died hours later. The funeral is set for Saturday at eleven oclock in the Methodist Episcopal church.
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James Montgomery
City of
Ames
Duff Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church
Near Assault Upon a Child in Nevada
A ten year old girl, Florence Knight, reports a man tried to drag her into darkness near Central Presbyterian church last Saturday. She gave a description of the assailant, a young man living a few blocks away, and police will investigate the case.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Florence Knight
Nevada
Bert Knight
A Son for the Dinsmores Born to John Bell Dinsmore Jr
Prof. Wayne Dinsmore welcomes a nine pound son John Bell Dinsmore Jr arrived last Saturday at the Dinsmore home. All's well.
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Wayne Dinsmore
Dinsmore
John Bell Dinsmore, Jr
Police raid at Curt Hall home ends with warning
An officer summoned Jim Dye Arthur West and Mrs Curt Hall to the mayor's court after a raid at the Curt Hall home south of the flouring mill. The two men admitted gambling during questioning. The mayor dismissed the case but warned that a second raid would bring two misdemeanors fines.
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Curt Hall
Jim Dye
Arthur West
Cups on display at Ames poultry show prizes
Five silver bowls donated by the Ames Commercial Club are on display this week in the windows of the Oisanville flower store, awarded for prizes at the Ames poultry show.
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Oisanville
Ames Poultry Show
Ames Commercial Club
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M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Form
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Beal
Red Fox
Harve Lough
Clark Street
Bruce
Middle West
Kellogg
Virginia
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Prof
Jim Montgomery
Dinsmores
Hall Home
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