Smith Proposes Debt Free Government Spending Control
Congressman Walter I Smith of Iowa pushes a radical business like plan to keep government expenses within revenues and assign responsibility to the president and department heads. His amendment, ruled out on a technicality, drew favorable attention as a likely eventual adoption. The approach would require the treasury to report any year with excess expenditures and seek loans or new taxes to cover the deficit.
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Congressman Smith
Congress
George H. Carter
Washington
Walter I. Smith
Iowa
Champ Clark
Missouri
Judge Smith
Tts
Treasury Department
House
Department
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Representative Mann
Illinois
Lrder
Currier
New Hampshire
Judges May Ask Primary Change
Iowa judges discuss amending the statewide primary law to let voters nominate district court judges. Current rules rely on conventions to select judges for ratification. Legislators may be asked to introduce an amendment at the next session to place judicial candidacies before the people.
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Polk County
Polk
Iowa
Eastern Star May Sue Telegraph Over Piano Gift Debt
The Eastern Star local chapter may sue the Telegraph to recover 30 owed by Anderson from a past gift contest. They claim he pledged $20 toward a piano if other candidates withdrew, but payment never arrived. The club says they fulfilled their end and will press action if funds are not paid soon.
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Eastern Star
Telegraph
Anderson
The
Star
Daily
Palmer's Autograph Albums and a Full House Show
Palmer's advertises low prices while praising a recent full house performance of The Devil at the opera house. The nine member troupe, traveling to Anita then Harlan, received strong audience praise for bringing out the play's moral theme. Also promoting a China display at Goodell Military Store and a December 22 home talent show of On the Frontier. Armour scholarships at Ames worth 250 dollars awarded to frugal, need-based male students for grain and livestock judging.
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Devil
Opera House
Anita
Harlan
Ames
Armour
The
Musicale program at M E Church features fifty voices
Sunday evening cantata Shiloh to be presented at the M E church at 7 30 led by fifty voices. Parts include oboe solo organ preludes choir verses and kids chorus with soloists Miss Arnold Miss Pellett and Mr Lynn among participants. Also ads for holiday goods and local notices.
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Shiloh
M. BE
Erden Ferguson
New Manager Reopens Billiard Hall at Fourth and Chestnut
The billiard hall at Fourth and Chestnut reopened under S W Critz of Des Moines after a cleanup. Critz brought a son who will run the place, with a second son likely to join if business warrants the extra expense.
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Billard Hall
Fourth and
Chestnut Streets
Dawsons
S. W. Critz
Des Moines
Prisoners Lauritzen and wife await federal proceedings
Deputy U S Marshal W T Cole brought Lauritzen and his wife to Audubon for a hearing before N A Crawford in Council Bluffs. Lauritzen bound over to the grand jury in 5000 dollars. the woman to remain jailed until bail as a witness. Interpreter Henry Jacobsen assisted. After a few days in Council Bluffs jail they returned to Audubon. Lauritzen to be prosecuted. woman to be deported after testimony. A young man connected to Lauritzen and the wife observed proceedings.
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United States
W. T. Cole
Audubon
Hang Lauritzen
Council Bluffs
N. A. Crawford
Lauritzen
United States Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
Henry Jacobsen
Denmark
Audubon Republican
The Eclipses of 1909 and a Charity Bazaar
The Almanacs promise four eclipses for 1909 with two lunar and two solar events visible in Atlantic area. A June 3 moon eclipse begins at 6 pm and reaches full shadow by 8 pm. A June 17 solar eclipse will be visible with varying obscuration across regions. A November 26-27 lunar eclipse will begin at 2 am. A final solar eclipse will be partial and not visible in the United States. Also, Trinity Episcopal Guild to hold a cake sale and apron bazaar at Foley & Collins on Saturday December 19.
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Atlantic
United States
Middle West
Ladies of Trinity Episcopal Guild
Foley & Collins
Grandmother Dies in Arkansas at About Eighty Four
Mrs. Harry Cavenaugh received a message from her father Byron Barr that his mother died in Bentonville Arkansas. Deceased was about eighty four and had been living in Nebraska and wintering in Arkansas with a child. The notice notes no further information. Saturday December 19th a sale offers limited 50c butcher knives at 19c each. FRANK RHODY and N W Debring & Son advertise local goods and Christmas gifts.
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Harry Cavenaugh
Byron Barr
Bentonville
Ark
Nebraska
Arkansas
Bair
N. W. Debring & Son
Law Students to Enter Business as Drake Relocates Store
Drake students W T Woodward sells half interest in Woodward and Son to W M Elston and Sons of Atlantis and retires January first. Distons in Moorehead until partner died, elder Histon preaches in Atlantic, his sons study law at Drake and will graduate in June then help in Lewis store. W J Woodward keeps half interest but will retire from active management as partners learn trade. Store front to be modernized with rock-faced brick, single entrance for dry goods and groceries, upstairs used as residence by Elston family. The Standard extends best wishes for pleasant profitable relations. We carry a complete line of holiday goods.
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W. T. Woodward
Woodward & Son
W. M. Elston & Sons
Atlantis
Distons
Moorehead
Histon
Atlantic
Drake University
Lewis
W. J. Woodward
Weather forecast for Iowa with cold tonight then warmer Saturday
The forecast calls for fair conditions across Iowa with a colder night ahead followed by a warming trend on Saturday. Temperatures are expected to moderate as winds stay light. The outlook suggests improving conditions and milder afternoon highs.
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Iowa
Palmer's Gift Books Promote Doing Well in Minneapolis
City Attorney Whitmers returned from Chicago and Minneapolis after business visits. He met N. Wolever of St. Paul now Acting Manager of the Great Northern Land & Stock Company mortgage and loan department. Whitmers praises the company's officers and notes a motor tour of Twin Cities sights. C. B. Clovis will start law practice after his clerk term, opening offices above Melcher store.
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Minneapolis
Whitmers
Chicago
N. Wolever
St. Paul
Great Nor 4Ern Land & Stock Company
Twin Cities
Ford
C. B. Clovis
Hag
Melcher Store
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W. A. Hamler
DR. Wilkin
Sam Marshall
Extra High
Clarence Beckhart
Guy Kirk
Charles Grobee
George Porter
Jack Porterfield
Glenn Turner
Ubhran
Melvin
Eggers Bros
Ddison
Victor
Deodtt
Board of Supervisors
Poland
Chas
W. Humerick
Lorenzen
Walnut Street
Gero Badies Aid Society
Lorenzen Building
Federal Court
Mark Johnson
East Fourth St. Musson
East Fourth
Musson
Frank Rhody
J. A. Carson's
Pantatorium
Elston and Sons
Drake
R. M. Westphalen
Waterman Fountain Pens
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