Major City Fire Destroys Livery Stable and Parts of Oskaloosa
A frame livery stable owned by Victor and Turner in Oskaloosa incurred a devastating blaze that nearly wiped out a half block of business property. Losses include the Eagles Building at 60,000, Beadle block 40,000, and extensive damage to other nearby structures, with several workers injured. The source notes prominent Argentine stockmen visiting Iowa and other varied items from livestock exhibitions to train accidents and state news.
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Victor & Turner
Oskaloosa
Eagles
Beadle
O. E. Graham Leader
Fraternity
Davis Brothers
H. Reynsburger
Homer Little
J. Hart
Senora Pedro Pages
Carlos M. Duggan
South America
C. Lis Klatt
Senor Pages
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Chicago
Senor Pazes
Rural Society of
Argentina
Senor Duggan
The
International
United States
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Charles Clark
Omaha
Oshkosh
Wis
South
Clark
Rock Island
Atlantic
Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Clay
Dallas
Clay County
Dallas County
Abbott
West Branch
D Troop
First Iowa Cavalry
Rio Grande
East Donna
National Guard
Iowa Field Artillery
Grapeland
Texas
W. C. Dobson
Medical Corps
First Field Artillery
Fred Obermiller
Charles B. Smithers
Claude Darseau
Edward Marquardson
Fred Humphrey
George Rowe
P. J. Smith
Iowa Co-Operative
Iowa Draft Horse Breeders’ Association
Christina Hougen
Roland Consolidated School
Charles B. Hughes
Charles W. Fairbanks
Moon
Hinshaw Proposes Annual Fishing License For Iowa
E C Hinshaw state fish and game warden urges a $1 yearly fishing license for lakes and rivers of Iowa, aligning fishing with hunting fees. He cites doubled state revenue and says the burden should fall on fishermen, not hunters, with 1,590,000 fish stocked in 1916.
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Des Moines
E. C. Hinshaw
Iowa
State Fish and Game Department
Hinshaw
Clarke to Lead Drake Law College After Governorship
Des Moines Gov George W Clarke will resign as Iowa governor early in January to become dean of Drake university law college on June 15 He plans a summer chautauqua tour and will reside in Des Moines He leaves politics after a 20 year career beginning in the Iowa house and includes terms as speaker lieutenant governor and governor He is a Drake alumnus with four children who are or were students there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French War Department
Jo Nugent
Des Moines
United States
Nugent
Iowa
Elect Harding
Iowa State Grange
Chicago
Summit
Creston
G. F. Newcomb
Record’s
William Salzer
Jones Land Company
Town State College
Ames
L. S. Goode
E, S.S. Stillwell
Alabama
Harold Cree
L. L. Dreibelbis
W. M. Cain
Texas
Iowa State Board of Parole
Joe Taylor
Iowa Falls
Illinois Central
Taylor
Uncle Sam
N. H. Pratt
Waukon
Maine
William M. Clark
Marshalltown
Martin J. Wade
Federal Grand Jury
Yowa Bakers
Bakers
Iowa State College
C. H. Bailey
Minnesota Grain Inspection Department
Frank Smith
Gil Er Ceca
George W. Clarke
College of Law
Drake University
Drake
Professor Clarke
Gov. Clarke
Law College
E. B. Evans
Dean Evans
Adel
Clarke
Iowa House
Republicans
Gov
Oskaloosa College
Iowa City Sees Major 1816 Public and Private Improvements
Iowa City reports nearly 1.25 million dollars spent or provided for improvements in 1816. State allocated 320000 for university work, city invested 341000 in municipal projects, with private enterprises funding the rest. Major items include a 175000 dental building, 70000 equipment, 42000 isolation hospital value, 200000 for new school facilities, 80000 concrete bridge over the Iowa river, 43000 paid and 30000 let, city market land, seven remodeled business buildings at 83000, and a 60000 apartment house nearly completed.
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Iowa City
Iowa River
Western Canada shines at El Paso show with top prizes
Western Canada dominated at the International Dry Farming Congress in El Paso Texas taking top honors in wheat oats barley and rye. Alfalfa and root crops also won prizes and prospects rise with new rail routes and land prices. The Peace River country opens for settlement, offering 160 acre free farms via Dominion Government programs and a Canadian Government agent is named for information. A 163 year old pear tree in Shoemakersville Pennsylvania is bearing fruit and Topeka Kansas reports a Female Laundry Workers union.
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Western
Canada
Texas
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Northwest
el Paso
Western Canada
Chicago Stockyards
Hudson Bay
Bay
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Dommon
Peace River
Dairy cattle demand from Ames reaches New Mexico
New Mexico ranchmen bought seven carloads of Holsteins and Guernseys in Iowa last year supervised by W. B. Barney and J. A. Barber. The buyers praised the deal and plan to return next year for fifteen carloads to build up a dairy industry in the southern state.
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Ames
Iowa
New Mexico
W. B. Barney
J. A. Barber
Barney
Barber
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NEWS
State Board of Control
Wovemya
Tieyon
Ed Smith
New York
Iowa Board of Parole
England
State Board
France
Smith
Oklahoma
Scott County
B. C. II
Dairy and Food
Department
W. H. Harrison
1St General Assembly
State Highway Commission
Thirty Seventh Assembly
FoMune
Supreme Court of Iowa
High Court
Lee County
W. L. Henkie
Henkle
Jacob G. Kebbiel
Martha Richardson
Kehbfel
Supreme Court
Krehbiel
Iowa State Fair Board
General Assembly
State
Boone
Mitchellville
Congress
Flist
Allamakee
Alenn
Drake University Law College
Haas
J. B. Engle
Shoemakersville, Pa
Topeka
Kansay
Luther
Boone County
Boschee
P.young
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