Magnetic Hill Curio and California Growth Stories
Dear Sherm recounts a trip to Magnetic Hill where a car appears to roll uphill with power off. He notes California's growth, many new autos, upcoming boulevard through his property, a million-dollar hotel near his Pasadena office, and plans to build multiple houses. He mentions friends, sales, and optimistic prospects for living in sunny California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hubbell
The
Santa Fe
Pasadena
Iowa Livestock Feeder Trends Show Shift to Shorter Feds
Reports indicate Iowa cattle on grain feed are about twenty percent fewer than December last year. Heavier cattle move into feed lots, while feeder calves decline. A larger share of cattle to be sold in December and January, with fewer in April and later. Sheep and lamb feeding in Iowa totals $825,000 head, down from last year’s 360,000. Overall seven-state feed volumes rise to 1,724,000 head from 1,613,000, but corn belt totals drop to 2,890,000 this year. Major Iowa counties Marion Pottawattamie and Mills show reduced feeding. many areas report more small feeders. Early market arrivals and pre December re-marketing rise. Tombs in all corn belt states move up slightly.
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Iowa
California
Anita
Electric power growth and usage in 1924 United States
Government reports based on U S Geological Survey data show electric energy output for the first seven months of 1924 surpassing the full 1923 total, with electric railways carrying over sixteen billion riders that year. The piece notes 674 electric light and power companies and 5 199 telephone providers, while residents’ daily electric use rose from about one hour in June to nearly seven hours in December. It closes with holiday goodwill from Anita.
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U. S
United States
Verage
Cass County Board Proceedings 1924 Bridge Bids and Road Petition
Cass County Iowa board adjourned session November 24 1924 approved minutes. Bids for bridge lumber and piling opened rejected. acquisitions authorized from Atlantic Lumber Company and Standard Bridge Company Omaha. A road petition from Gunderson to modify a five and a half mile Washington Cass township road set for December 8 1924 hearing. Refund granted to E A Smith for threshing machine assessment. Claims approved and warrants authorized.
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Cass Township
Cass County
Iowa
County accounts include widows pensions and bridgework notes
The record lists numerous payments for road work bridge building and welfare items to individuals and firms such as Hattie Johnsen widows pen James Hoyt and Metz. It notes a December 8 1924 adjournment and closes with news of an 160 acre Adair farm sale at 200 per acre.
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Adair
Sheriff’s sale notice for Cass county Iowa parcel
By special execution from Cass county Iowa district court, Leon G Voorhees sues M I Lattig and others. The mortgage foreclosure seeks $31 136.84 plus $116.74 costs and accruing costs. Real estate described as South half of Northeast quarter Section 1 Township 76 North Range 35 West. Sale at Atlantic Court House door January 11, 1925 at 11:00 AM. Sheriff George H Highley Deputy.
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Leon G. Voorhees
M. I. Lattig
Alice M. Lattig
William Haynes
Fullerton Lumber Company
Anita
Iowa
Edward W. Waters
W. C. Diers
J. B. Timmons
B. D. Forshay
A. D
Court House
Atlantic
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Harry Cate
Anita Peo
Los Angeles
Sherm
Evo
Wagner
Home Hildebrand
F. G. Salisbury
Magnetic Hill
Beau
Hollywood
Eiagy
Pinot
Edge
Arthur Callison
Lew Anderson
Oon
Mary Haver
Lew
Kenneth Robinson
Jesse McK
N. P
Neilson
Jerson
E Anita
Santa Anne
Tle Feders
Feder
Indi
Cates
Lowa
Minnesota
Missouri
South da
Kota
Kansas
Nebraska
Corn Belt States
Marion, Pottawattamie
U. S. Electrical Service
Eectric
United Tates
Eetric
Unii
H. H. Cate
Mahantonga Way
Cadifornia
Board of Supervisors
Court House Atlantic
Malone
Bode
Lantic Lumber Company
Ted
Hansen
Armentrout
Standard Bridge Company of
Omaha
N. D
Wineton
Washington Township
Sec
Washington Town
Arm
E. A. Smith
Cass and
Pottawattamie Coun
Pottawattamie
H H Anderson
Atlantic Lumber Company
Clara Bailey
Sion
Leona Berry
E Blake
Fred
Burroughs
Ralph Goodwin
James M. Hoyt
James M Hoyt
Interstate Machinery & Supply, Bridge
S M Jensen
J E Jordan
Hattie Johnsen
H Hattie Johnson
Phillip Karas
Lewis
JP Metz
John McCauley
Elsie Pratt
Ida Reynold
Willard Rhoads
Alfred Rhoades
Jessie Rowley
Widows’ Pen
Myrle F Robinson
Delia Strickler
Catherine Smiley
Louis Scherinsky
Ben South
Bessie Wair
Minnie Warroner
Raymond Warne
Russell Wood
Courity
Zion
Zaisers
S Ballentine
M Brindley
Ralph Cockshoot
County Auditor Court House
J W Moren
T.ed McDermott
Ff G Armer
R Goold
D J Baode
Marie Bontrager
A C Bubotz
C E Brown
Bridgework
A J Collier
L M Collier
George Collier
George Cannon
Frank Cannon
Frank Eblen
Wm. Eblen
Clint Foster
George Franks
Dallas Galiher
T O Hester
J. Keffer
Clarence Harris
Grover Huddleson
C G Hansen
Holt Manufacturing
Pany
Sam Jensen
James Keith
Carl C Kluever
Patrolamm
Grace Lang
Dock J Lee
Fred Lindeman
Joyce Lumber Company
OTM
C Morrison
E Malone
Transportation
Eos
Bruce Peak
Standard Bridge Company
Earl Smiley
W E Wise
Lewis Standard
J Bode
Vouile
Mile
Eage Chee
Mil
Jennie M. Ward
Tr. A. Zellmer
Clerk of the District
Cuton
Atlantic, Iowa
Geo. H. Highley
A. J. Leek
Extra
Colorado
Leek
R H Campbell
Cumberland Implement Com
Pany County
Gopher
Myrtle Doty
Bert Dilis
H C Faulkner
Babb
Gus
Partners
Clardy & Sheley
Iowa Electric Company
Electr
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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