Interesting News From Far and Near Exchange Items
A collage of short notes from Iowa papers names and places. Betsy Scott Aurelia and Lucille Lutia Cherkee visit Wm Meyers home. Catherine Biddinger Cherokee named fifth and sixth grade teacher. pneumonia death of Nelson baby near Cleghorn. Herman Wellman Grant township death from hay rake injury. C V Larson Buena Vista Vidette takes over Roy Murray Land and Loan business. Harley Bethards five nine-year-old swims Lake across to Casino. Lars Ludvigson Washta dies from accidental carbolic acid dose. Wm Jenkins Washta deputy sheriff fined for disturbing the peace. Peterson Patriot notes school board adds manual training domestic science and agriculture and another teacher. Thomas Walpole sells Manson Journal back to T D Long. local officials vow school improvements and accreditation efforts.
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Peterson Patriot
Zoa Scott
Aurelia
Lucille Lutia
Cherkee
Wm. Meyers
Sutherland Courier
Catherine Biddinger
Cherokee
Cherokee Democrat
Nelson
Cleghorn
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
C. V. Larson
Alta
Roy W. Murray
Washta
Lars Ludvigson
Ludvigeon
Quimby
Wm. Jenkins
Justice Parker
G J Lewis Aurelia Iowa Mystery Snag
Fragmentary note from Aurelia Iowa mentions G J Lewis with unclear details and a damaged reference to SS Nerr and a meeting.
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G. J. Lewis
Aurelia
Iowa
Ten Years Ago Baby Girl Birth and Local Transactions
Ten years ago a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harold on Saturday August 4. Forty Aurelia residents joined an excursion to Chicago at the 88 rate. The Wisconsin Lumber yard gained a new high board fence. W J Prisch sold half interest in his grocery and feed store to C W Donata who arrived from Chicago with his family. Emery and Charley Royer returned from Arlington South Dakota where they leased land owned by Wm Glawe and plan to move next spring. Converse Brothers purchased the city meat market from C S Goodrich with possession the same day. Goodrich then acquired a farm in Cottonwood county Minnesota.
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Andrew Harold
Aurelia
Chicago
Wisconsin Lumber Company
W. J. Prisch
C.W. Donat
Emery
Charley Royer
Arlington
South Dakota
Wm. Glawe
Converse Brothers
Mr. Goodrich
Cottonwood County
Minnesota
Father of J E Linton Dies at Home in Arden West Virginia
James Frederick Linton died at his Arden home on Monday July 24 at 3 30 PM at age 91 years five months He had been ill six months and was a lifelong Berkeley county resident formerly a blacksmith He was a longtime member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 75 years
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Martinsburg
W. V
J. E. Linton
James Frederick Linton
Arden
Linton
Berkeley County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alta News Items From The Advertiser
Announcements report the marriage of Gertrude Pence of Alta to Elmer Jay Ellis of Newell on July 26 in Holyoke Colorado. The piece notes the death of Eva Porter in Waterloo last Friday July 28 and town efforts to stop speeding, with nine drivers fined. It also covers two auto collisions near Alta injuring Mrs Schott and multiple injuries, with further details on a big Buick collision near the schoolhouse corner and Will Preston, Storm Lake, involved.
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Gertrude Pence
Alta
Elmer Jay Ellis
Newell
David Clarkson
Holyoke
Colorado
Eva Porter
Waterloo
Porter
Chris Schott
I. P. Langston
Mr. Preston
Mr. Cox
Cherokee County News Roundup From the Times
Obituary notes Jacob Miller 79 died at home in Cedar township after arriving in Cherokee County in 1884. A wedding tied Mr William R Cougill to Olive E Dicks at a city residence on Thursday August 3. The county will gain 2416 dollars from auto license fund apportionments, part of over 11000 received in the first quarterly share. A Commercial club park committee works on a city park plan with financing options and early reports. H D Wingert buys out partner H J Moran at Moran Wingert store on Main Street. The Bryant Asphalt Paving Co faces labor strife as workers resign en masse at the Waterloo-bound shift.
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Cherokee
Jacob Miller
Cedar Township
Miller
Cherokee County
W. E. Dicks
William R. Cougill
Mias Olive E. Dicks
Treasure of State
Commercial Club
H. D. Wingert
H. J. Moran
Moran-Wingert
Smith Builing
Main Street
Moran
Big Kreage
Minneapolis
Weather crop bulletin reports scattered showers and variable yields
Hot and dry weather persisted with light to heavy showers in many areas. Corn remains in good condition in places, early fields roaster stage, southern regions face irreparable damage from heat. Threshing nears completion in the south as timothy seed and seed onions are harvested with drought affecting yields. August 1 crop conditions show corn 90 percent, potatoes 81, flax 90 with strong grain and hay production projections. looks for winter wheat 18 bushels per acre and total state output near 8 million bushels of winter wheat and related crops.
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Scott County
Telephone Co Improves System With Underground Cable
The Peoples Co-Operative Telephone Company in Aurelia completed vast improvements costing over 4500 dollars. Upgraded switchboard, new distributing wrack, and 12 000 feet of underground cable reduce buzzing and future maintenance. Only street long distance lines remain above ground.
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Hawkeye
Peoples Co-Operative Telephone Company
Aurelia
Iowa
New Manager Arrives at Lewis Clothing Department
J H Williamson of Minneapolis has accepted the position as manager of G J Lewis clothing department and arrived last Thursday to begin duties. He brings about fourteen years in the trade including nine years as a traveling salesman. Mrs Williamson is expected later this week and they will reside in Aurelia, warmly welcomed by locals.
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Lewis’ Clothing Department
J. H. Williamson
Minneapolis
G. J. Lewis
Williamson
Lewis
J. H. Adama
C. W. Person
Aurelia
Cedar Rapids Oil Company Drum Return Notice
Notice to owners of drums marked Cedar Rapids Oil Company to return the drums within twenty days to avoid a five cent per day charge. The letter lists the 184 Cedar Rapids Oil Company and provides a city drag line phone for agent returns.
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Cedar Rapids Oil Company
Cedar Rapida Oil Company
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Sentinel
West Virginia
York Avening
Democrat
Bryant Asphal Faying Co. Fa
Des Moines
Shea-Swensen Land Agency
City Drag Line
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