Death from Runaway Injuries in Idaho Tragedy
W. Brown longtime Cass County treasurer and Cumberland business figure died after a runaway near his Nampa Idaho home. His horses dragged him into a barbed wire fence causing a severe neck wound. he bled severely, lost strength, and died the next day after surgery. He previously lived in Iowa Falls and was buried in Nampa.
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Nampa
Idaho
Hos
W. Brown
Brown
Cy Hance
Cumberland
Cass County
Leader-Herald
Mr. Brown
Iowa Falls
Atlantic
Close of Conference Year at Anita First M E Church
The Board of the First M E Church of Anita reports a year of solid progress and a year ending with a clean financial settlement. Rev. Chas C Smith travels to Mount Ayr for the annual Conference and may be transferred or returned depending on district needs. The article lists official members for the next year including trustees stewards and society presidents and notes the pastor’s two years of service and the community’s warm regard.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Anita
Chas. C. Smith
Mount Ayre
Rally of the Insect Family September Supplied
The article notes an unusually large influx of millers, night-bugs, gnats, flies, and skeeters to make September feel like summer. The text emphasizes their abundance and necessity of extra supply.
A Good Yield of Wheat Threshed by Barber and Dement
Barber and Dement threshed for A C Henick last week and yielded 35 bushels per acre with a total of 700 bushels. The seizure marks the first time since 1883 that Albert Henick has threshing wheat at such a high quantity and quality, prompting pride in his harvest.
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Barber and
Dement
A. C. Henick
Albert Henick
Anita Property Trade Sealed by Cash Exchange
Nattie McVay has acquired the J. N Reynolds residence in this city by trading an Atlanta property and $400 in cash. The transaction was arranged by Earl S. Holton.
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Nattie McVay
J. N Reynolds
Atlantic
Earl S. Holton
The Secret of Sure Success Adverts Year Round
A persuasive note argues that advertising is essential in all seasons. It contends that steady visibility builds a business by keeping the name before the public 52 weeks a year through local newspaper columns.
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Craddock
Ida Grove man reports theft at state fair alley incident
An Ida Grove man claimed at the state fair he was pickpocketed of 400 dollars and a small check by a woman described as a negress in a city alley. The report raises questions about the circumstances of the encounter.
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Ida Grove
Old Bill Steele Reports Pleasant Northern Trip
Old Bill Steele writes of travels north visiting Extra Hamlin Audubon Templeton Manning and Vail with wife two youngest children Miss Tillie Smith and friends. He notes roads were fine and a 176 mile journey without auto difficulties.
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Snake-Charmer
Extra
Hamlin
Audubon
Templeton
Manning
Vail
Tillie Smith
Bill Steele
Prominent Wiota Men Enter Atlantic High School For Fall Term
Three of Wiota’s young men Jph McDermott Claus Barnholdt and Geo Deni son enter Atlantic High School for the fall term opening last Monday. A wreck on the Decorah branch near Maynard killed three and seriously injured eight as the train left the track plunging twenty feet. The last penny in Council Bluffs Methodist debt of sixty five thousand dollars was paid and papers burned. A local preacher’s insult leads to sharper critique from Craddock while a gum industry rumor and stork jokes illustrate local chat.
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Wiota
Jph McDermott
C. W. McDermott
Claus Barnholdt
Geo. Denison
Atlantic High School
Decorah
Rock Island
Maynard
Council Bluffs
New R. I. Agent Installed at Wiota
Earl Scott, longtime Rock Island assistant agent and operator in this city, and former Van Meter agent, has been installed as agent at Wiota. The Wiota community welcomes a courteous and accommodating station manager in charge of local affairs.
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Earl Scott
Rock Island Company
van Meter
Wiota
SuicideAlmost Farmer in Atlantic Area
Sam Cros saint a 23 year old farmer living near Atlantic prefaced by a quarrel with his wife. He went to a field and shot himself, removing his shoes and stockings and pulling the trigger with his toes. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of death by his own action.
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Ace Saee
Sam Crossaint
Atlantic
Massena County Fair Draws Crowd Yet Falters On Attractions
A prominent Massena citizen voices strong dissatisfaction with last week’s district fair results. He notes limited attractions including a few hogs two cattle two ball games and a merry go round and says nearly two thousand paid county fair prices to attend.
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Massena
Library tape drive sets yard of pennies goal
At the Improvement League meeting on September 5 a limit was set on tape borrowed to be filled with pennies for a permanent library building. Returns are due in a month with all tapes returned by October 1. About 15.00 has been handed in. residents are urged to fill a yard of pennies and tape and to ask Mrs. Frank Carter Jr or Mrs. Fred Sears for a yard of tape.
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Improvement League
Frank Carter, Jr
Fred Sears
Curry sues C B Q over 2900 damages for loss and injury
T W Curry sues the C B & Q Rv Co in district court for 2900 dollars. He claims 200 dollars for a lost shipment of twenty barrels of apples to Minneapolis and 2700 dollars for personal injuries from a berth collapse on a caboose causing head injury and dementia. Curry, once a local farmer and merchant, now lives near Creston with his family and is brother in law to Louis Anderson.
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T. W. Curry
Minneapolis
Curry
Bri Ater
Iowa
Bridgewater
Creston
Mr. Curry
Louis Anderson
Long and Faithful Service of W H Campbell in City Visit
W H Campbell who visited with his brother Ham Campa recounts Civil War service and a long career with Northwestern railway in the carpentry department. He earned a pension, receives a monthly check, and enjoys free rail transportation nationwide. He survived a severe leg injury when both legs were broken below the knees after an accident.
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W.H. Campbell
Ham Campa
Campbell
Northwestern Railway Company
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Board OF Trustees
F. B. Nichols
E. W. Holmes
Hamilton Campbell
R. D. Vernon
Andrew Wiegand
J. A. Irving
Ben Wagner
N.C. Burkhart
C.H. Bartley
Board OF Stewards
Thos. Stephenson
L. R. Galiher
C. W. Cranda
Frank Bontrager
J.W. Long
F. B. Perry
Henry McDermott
F. H. Sears
R.C. Pratt
J. B. Herriman
Leila Blanchard
Epworth League
Woman’s Home
J. A. Wagner
Woman's Foreign
Rs. Minnie All
Ladies’ Aid
Ocean Een
S Sheen
Rally
THE
Anita Property
Lizey
Bill” Steele
Iron Riverside
L. R. Galiher & CO
R. I
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