Ashton’s Impromptu Fourth Celebrations Draw Big Crowd
Crowds on Main Street and at Heidenthal’s ball park saw Ashton host an unexpected July 4 with foot races a band concert and fireworks. Ashton’s 21 to 6 victory over Dixon’s Colts featured pitcher Forrest Paddock with a fast, lively game as balloons confetti and red fire lit the evening.
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Ashton
Heidenthal
Reynolds
Colts
Dixon
Forrest Paddock
Venerich
Lambert
Stephan G
Whitebread
Wood
Kalbough
Stephan J
Fane
Kersten L
Whitebread A
Nelson
Ruggles
Hager
Sehrach
Paddock
Edous
Klingebiel
Woodman Band
A. W. Rosecrans and Company
Postal Savings Bank Plan Aims to Teach Thrift
A description of new postal savings banks proposing $1 deposits via 10 cent cards and 2 cent stamps to encourage saving, with limits per calendar month and a $500 balance cap. The plan targets children over ten and married women, while praising editorial accountability and noting local political and community news from Ashton.
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Uncle Sam
Postal Savings
Postal Bank
Postal Savings Bank
Postal Savings Stamps
Ice Cream Offered at Kelly's by Orput's Pure Ice
The ad promotes Orput's Pure Ice Cream at Kelly's noting a clean comfortable place for ladies and gentlemen. Available by the dish or quart, inviting customers to try the cream through the season.
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Kelly's
Orput
New Church Planned by United Evangelical Members
Members vote to replace the 86 by 44 foot church with a larger brick veneer building 44 by 56 feet plus south and east additions. Tearing down starts immediately with work enclosed by August first and an eight foot basement planned. The project costs around 9000 dollars and a tent will host services during construction. The Rev G A Walter leads.
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United Evangelical Church
A. C. Schafer
H. M. Kersten
Mark D. Smith
Odd Fellows
Governor Carrolls plan to shrink Iowa roads for corn wealth
The Iowa governor proposes reducing country road width from sixty to forty feet to return twenty feet of land to farming. He argues this would free about 800,000 acres for crops, adding millions in land value and annual revenue, with estimates of land worth 26.7 million and yearly income around four million. The report notes road law limits and regional applicability plus local social notices of visits.
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B. F. Carroll
Iowa
Iowa Implement Dealer’s Association
Carroll
Speed Law Enforcement to Curb Joyriding in Dixon
Dixon police purchase watches and set timekeeping along major routes to measure speeds amid growing auto use and speeding complaints. State law caps speeds by area with fines payable to the city, while farmers report drought harming crops as heat persists. Mrs Will Quick visits Austin and Miss Nellie F Zeller stays with friends in Sterling.
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Chicago
Dixon
Glidden Tour Passes Ashton Amid Dusty Display
The Glidden Tour the American Automobile Association reliability run arrived in Ashton with Dai Lewis in the pilot car leading about twenty follow cars including press units. The lengthy 2 850 mile route started Cincinnati, passed the south and midwest and ended in Chicago after fifteen days. Meanwhile Amboy advocates push for a county fair by selling stock at 10 per share to boost local agriculture and regional prosperity.
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United States
Dai Lewis
Main Street
Amercan Automobile Association
Glidden
Charles G
William L. Leech
J. P. Brierton
Amboy
Ashton
Lee County
Farmers Telephone to overhaul switchboard system
The Farmers Telephone Co plans a rapid upgrade after seven years of poor service. President A W Crawford bought new cords plugs and components in Chicago and a switchboard expert will arrive in about two weeks to rebuild the Amboy central and overhaul the Lee Center and Ashton units. Local patrons expect improved conversations and clearer connections. Miss Lydia Heistand of Dixon visited with Miss Grace Paddock while Miss Jennie Hamilton visited Steward.
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Farmers Telephone Co
A. W. Crawford
Chicago
Stromberg Carlson Company
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