Wreck Damage Suits Filed for November Interurban Crash
Two damages suits are on file in the district court clerk for injuries from the Northwestern interlocking plant wreck last November. Connor seeks five thousand dollars and Hanson two thousand, filed by McCarthy Luke. likely to be heard at the September term.
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District Court
Northwestern Interlocking
Connor
Hans Hanson
Gilbert
Hanson
McCarthy & Luke
Holly Spoke At Cole's Hall On Campaign Remarks
Hon C O Holly of Des Moines a Democratic candidate for Congress spoke to a small audience at Cole's Hall Monday. The audience was small and the speaker made a solid plea for his side of the race.
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C. O. Holly
Des Moines
Cole’s Hall
A Prince of Sweden at the Armory opera house
A Prince of Sweden offers a pleasant evening at the Armory opera house with a Friday night performance as announced. The notice promotes enjoying a light hearted production and invites audience members to attend on Friday evening in September.
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Prince of
Sweden
Armory Opera House
Slater Farmer Survives Runaway Mower Incident
Fred Nelson narrowly escaped death after stepping in front of a runaway mower while trying to scare a turkey from a hay field. The team bolted, he was knocked down and trampled, but the sickle guard hit a gopher mound and lifted, sparing him serious injury. He resumed control of the team and rode to safety, with concern about possible infection from wounds.
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Farmer
Slater
Providence
Fred Nelson
Nelson
Blondy Fights Faithless Lover in Story City Shooting
Mrs. Maereitzman a Lincoln saloon keeper arrives in Story City with a gun hidden at her waist to confront Julius Peters the faithless lover who had left her for another woman. She invites him to a table, shoots him when he refuses, and is arrested shortly after.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Story City
Maereitzman
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mrs. Heitzman
Woman Holds Off on Help as Grand Jury Deliberates
Mrs Heitzman remains calm as sheriff sends her to county jail to await grand jury decision. She writes to her husband confessing the truth and expecting little aid. Peters is bonded to appear as prosecuting witness when the grand jury meets this month. The blonde woman waits in jail.
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Peters
Interurban Crossing Drainage Upgrades Discussed
City engineers proposed raising the Onondaga street and Duff Avenue track about six inches to improve drainage. Dirt removal and planking would allow full street use as catch basins are built. The grading issue was referred to the street and alley committee with a note to F D M and S Railway manager. Freight hauling hours were not debated.
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Duff Street
McDonald
Onondaga Street
Duff Avenue
Blake
McLean Departs Ames for Mississippi Experiment Station
Prof J A McLean assistant professor in animal husbandry resigns from Ames Agricultural College to join the Mississippi State College station at Starkville. He will leave late this month for an experimental role with a salary increase. A graduate from the 1905 class he has prior experience in Colorado.
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J. A. McLean
Mississippi
Agricultural College of
State
Iowa
McLean
Colorado
Ames
Agricultural College
Starkville
Miss
Night Agent Held Up By Robbers At Depot
Two masked men with blue handkerchiefs looted the Northwestern ticket office at 2:50 AM, forcing agent H. V. Robinson to open the cash drawer and lie down. They escaped with $39.60 after threatening with blue steel revolvers, while bystanders heard no disturbance.
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Northwestern
H. V. Robinson
Robinson
Marshal Thompson
Woman Starts a Sensation in Damages Suit
The filing in the clerk’s office alleges Mrs. Josephine Geer of Nevada was assaulted at her home on August 24 by Marshall E. Boynton. The suit seeks $10,000 amid local gossip. detectives searched yards and trains but found no suspects, while Boynton’s attorney vows to fight the charges.
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Josephine Geer
Nevada
Alderman and Welty
Geer
Marshall E. Boynton
Geers
Boynton
Bemis Returns to Illinois State College Veterinary Department
H E Bemis, ISU veterinary graduate class of OS, returns from Chicago where he worked for the government and accepts a position in the veterinary department. Dr McNeil’s vacancy remains open likely until year’s start as work is divided among three professors. Bemis handles surgery and clinics, Stang also takes clinics.
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H. E. Bemis
Veterinary Department
Iowa State College
Chicago
McNeil
Stang
Des Moines Man Arrested at Arlington Hotel
Jack Karnes of Des Moines was arrested at the Arlington hotel by Marshal Thompson on Saturday morning after officers found a two quart jug of Rye in his luggage. He was arraigned in mayor's court for intoxication, fined five dollars plus costs, and released after paying.
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Nichols
Knoxville
Des Moines
Jack Karnes
Arlington Hotel
Marshal Thompson
Karnes
Arlington
Berggren Accepts Colorado Instructorship
Berggren of Marshalltown Iowa a 1908 Iowa State College mechanical engineering graduate has accepted a position as instructor in the mechanical engineering department at the State University of Colorado. He will depart for Boulder shortly to begin work and was a Cardinal Guild and YMCA member during college.
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Iowa State College
State University
Ames
Axel BE. Berggren
Marshalltown
Iowa
State Uni
Berggren
Cardinal Guild
Boulder
Colorado
Tax Levies For This Year 1908 Ames Iowa City Records
The Ames Iowa city council set levies for 1908 including general 10 mills electric light 5 mills water works 5 mills grading 3 mills library 3 mills and three sewer districts 3 mills each plus road tax on agricultural lands 4 mills. The electric light committee was empowered to act on an electric light at Boone and Sumner and Woodman streets.
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Boone and
Sumner Streets
Woodman Street
Electric Light Committee
Ames
Iowa
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Mississippi Experiment Station
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Marshall
Mr. Nichols
Nick
Her
Story
Addison
Conrath
Tama City
Bemis
Dean McNeil
the Times
George Nichols
Versity of
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League of Iowa
Ottumwa
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