Kate Shelly Heroic Night Saves Train in Boone County
In 1881 Kate Shelly, then about fifteen, braved a fierce storm to warn an incoming train after the bridge over Honey Creek near Moingona collapsed. She reached the telegraph office to send a warning just as the wrecked bridge doomed the following freight train, earning statewide praise and a gold medal from Iowa authorities.
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Gov. Gue
Iowa
Kate Shelly
Des Moines
Boone County
Northwestern Railway
Shelly
Kate
Boone
Moingoua
Hunes Creek
Shelly Cabin
Honey Creek
Tuue
Night Express
Moingona
Telestapl
Apn
Apn Lowa
Ita
Northwestern Railroad
New Corn Magazine Publishes January Issue
The January issue of Corn, the mwononthivy magazine from Corn Publishing Co. Waterloo lows, is off the press. It highlights corn improvement and farming methods with articles by Turner Gore Snyder and McLoon, plus data from Iowa and Wisconsin experts. Subscriptions are fifty cents for one year and one dollar for three years. Four hundred subscriptions came before printing.
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The
Corn Publishing Co. Waterloolows
Coca Belt
al L. Bowman
Farm Crous
Iowa State College
Crooks Promoted to Vice President at Fort Dodge Road
Bulletin from Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern announces C. H. Crooks will assume the duties of vice president in place of H. A. Wallace who resigned and moved to Chicago. Crooks has served as general manager since the road began and is described as a practical railroad man.
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Boston
Loring
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
C. H. Crooks
Road
H. A. Wallace
Chicago
Crooks
Boone Democrat
You Cant Beat This Send $1 for the Register and Leader
Readers are urged to subscribe by May 15 to receive the Sunday edition for a small extra fee. The notice promises coverage of all news up to the June primaries and directs payments to the Regis ter and Leader in Des Moines Iowa.
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Register and Leader
Des Moines
Iowa
Times Office Sells Dainty Covers and Cards for Programs
New lines of covers in dainty colors and cards for dance programs menus and any use available at the Times office.
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Times Office
Market Day Sale at Kelley Iowa Auction Details
A Market Day Sale will be held in Kelley Iowa on Saturday January 21 at 12 30 pm featuring a black team gray mare sorrel horse and multiple harnesses saddles cows calves and a 7000 bankruptcy stock of clothing and home goods plus furniture rugs chairs and more Auctioneers J P Guenther and E F Posegate with C L Siverly as clerk
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Kelley
Iowa
Concord
C. B. Finch
J. P. Guenther
E. F. Posegate
C. L. Siverly
A Girl's Wild Midnight Ride in the Catskills
A young girl rides at midnight to warn about a forest fire in the Catskills saving many lives. The ad thread promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for lung trouble and coughs noting a Wellington Texas testimonial. Trial bottle offered with price details and guarantee.
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Catskills
Civil War Captain J. L. Donahue and Electric Bitters
J L Donahue of South Haven Michigan a Civil War captain and lighthouse keeper credits Electric Bitters with saving him from a wreck related to kidney trouble chills and poor sight after years of failure with other cures Now at seventy he remains well and recommends them for dyspepsia indigestion liver and kidney issues available for 56 cents at druggists.
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Donahue
Haven
Mich
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Wii
Attempineg
NEW Corn Magazine
Turner
Wisconsin
Prof
A.gore
Wisconsin State Agronomirt
Boys and
Giri
Jowa
Mark McLioaalt
Cc. H. Crooks
Promoted
Canada Lands
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Canada
Grand Trunk-Pacific
Zeneta
Prosta
Canada Wheat Lands Co
Fleming
Endicott
St. Paul
Minn
Thos. Thompson
Ames, Ia
J. F. Tilden
Odd Fellows’ Building
Awes, Iowa
Een G Budge, M. D
Hamilton
the Story Co. Bank
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Shelden
8. A. Keenan
A. B. Maxwell
Ames Savings Bank
E. H. Graves
Mutual Insurance
Wettstein
B. G. Dyer
M. D
G. A. Underwood, Walter Canaday
Union National Bank
Ames
Ames Hotel
Clara McConnell Marinello
Hotel Ames
Lowa
Soea
Chas, J. Sieven
Ames, Iowa
James E. Adamson, M. D
Main St
Bult
B.bush
G.M.D
Black 95
Baker's Jewelry Store
M. J. Adams
H. M. Duckworth
G. J. Snyder
Gambie’s
PD. M Gbhrist
Jennie G. Ghnst
M.D
Drs. Ghrist
Ghrist Physicians & Surgeons
Masonic Building
E. S. Hicks
Seventh St
Douglas Ave
Danitkr. McCarthy
Story County Bank
J. ¥. Luxe
Luke
Law
C. G. Tilden
M. D. College
Ridd Fellows Building
M. H. Kelso
Owa
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