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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
5
An old catalog style description extols steel range construction with blue steel exterior and asbestos lined flues. It highlights a large oven, durable fire box, duplex drafts, and crepe enamel surfaces. The text touts Cole's Original Hot Blast Stove with fuel savings, efficiency, and long lasting heat with soft or hard coal.
Oakfield reports business callers in Atlantic and Omaha, visits from Miss Bartlett and Mrs Lockough, farm work, and new arrivals. A ten day old baby died of La Grippe, local injuries from a horse incident, and band dances scheduled biweekly. Community reminders include hardware deliveries, lumber purchases, and upcoming barn work.
Des Moines coroner's jury probing eight miners killed in the Northwestern wreck refused a verdict after a long session. Testimony and high stake prompts led to sub poenaing more witnesses as the inquest continues Friday. Key issue: whether miners bought tickets or rode free, with railroad men claiming free rides and some witnesses asserting regular ticket sales to miners.
A notice warns that an old robber is valuable and should be brought to James K. Larsen in Brayton Iowa for reward or collection.
The advertiser offers their former butcher shop location two doors east of current site, listed by N. Lansen & Son.
S Ellsworth, millionaire capitalist railroad builder and educator, died suddenly at his Iowa Falls home after a lingering cold. He had been a chief backer of Town Falls and its interests for over twenty five years. His fortune was reported at least $1,000.
Cale Hewitt and J M Damon, both Keokuk safe blowers on tral in Town City, pleaded guilty of robbing the post office at Hills, Town. They received eight months in the penitentiary. Denmark, eight miles north of Ft. Madison, is excited over an attempt to blow up Rev C N Manchester's Baptist church. C A Brown of Percy died by poisoning. Preston Brown, an uncle, found dead in a Colfax barn. Waterloo Granite Brick company secured order for 1,000,000 bricks for Waverly beet sugar factory. shipment will be 100 car loads. factory will require 2,000,000 bricks.
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