Weather Crop Bulletin Week Ending July 27 1913 Des Moines
Deteriorating conditions early July gave way to copious rains and high winds by mid July. Southern corn suffered 20 to 50 percent loss since July 15 while northern corn held up and shows good prospects. rains benefit potatoes, pastures and gardens. Telegraphic rainfall reports show Des Moines 2.49 inches Cedar Rapids 2.34 Albia 2.05 Marshalltown 2.23 Waterloo 1.86 Creaton 1.01 Burlington .52. Fruit notes August 1 1918 indicate apples at 83 percent of 1909 crop, grapes largely uninjured, overall disease-free and clean crop conditions.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Albia
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Creaton
Burlington
Narrow escape during electrical storm at Holmes home
Will Kruse and Harry Holmes faced a near tragedy while laying the foundation when lightning struck the cut telephone wire between them. Kruse suffered burns and a brief unconscious spell, while Grover Bell in the cellar and others escaped harm. Kruse returned to work Monday but felt the shock's aftereffects. The Dr Puffett residence also saw minor damage that morning.
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Will Kruse
Harry Holmes
Harry
Will
Grover Bell
Dr. Puffett
For Sale Cheap Type Faces and Leads
About twenty fonts of type in cases for sale cheap and a quantity of 13 em leads. Not the latest faces but in good shape. Write to this office for particulars 18 4.
Storm Lake area briefs from August events and incidents
The survey highlights Haag shows at Storm Lake on Friday August 15 and the Upper Des Moines editorial association meeting there August 21 22. Also notes accidents deaths weddings school bond vote proposals new builds and local crimes across several towns including Holstein Marcus Cherokee Peterson and Aurelia with multiple local figures and businesses cited.
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Mighty
Haag
Storm Lake
Wn. Sitzman
LeMara
Upper
Des Moines
Peter Schooner
Holstein
Sioux City
Holstein Advance
Board of Education
Marcus
M. W. Carey
South Ash Street
Mr. Carey
Ben Hully
Mission Feast at German Evangelical Church
The annual Mission Feast will be held Sunday August 17 with three services starting at 9 36, 10 20, 2 30, 3 30 and 8 00. Rev Wetzler Schleswig Rev Wehe Cherokee Rev Barth Hampton Rev Herrlinger Paterson lead talks on Home and Foreign Mission. Offerings go to missions. Choir, dinner, and supper provided. Hearty invitation to all.
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German Evangelical Church
Wm. Wetzler
Schleswig
Iowa
Wm. Wehe
Cherokee
Barth
Hampton
Herrlinger
Paterson
Wetzler
New County History Project Gathers Cherokee Material
W J Horn of Cherokee works in Aurelia to gather data for a forthcoming county history. He solicits input from local business and professional men and notable citizens. Thos McCulla of Cicero serves as compiler and editor for the planned volume.
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New County
W. J. Horn
Cherokee
Aurelia
Cherokee County
Thos. McCulla
Cicero
Aurelia and Cherokee Split Scenic Friday Softball Tilt
Aurelia and Cherokee battled to a 9 to 8 final in Friday action as Dick Bell earned the mound for Aurelia in the opener. Roberts fanned 14 Aurelia batters while Roger and Bell combined for six innings of work.
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Dick Bell
Cherokee
Doc Rice
Indians
Aurelia
Roger
Roberts
Bell
Herman Bell
Storm Lake Chautauqua a Big Success
The Storm Lake Chautauqua completed its tenth annual season with thousands attending the events despite some cancellations. Financially the event paid expenses and cleared old indebtedness, with future sessions assured though exact treasury results are not yet disclosed. Immediate steps will be taken toward next year's session. A separate item notes a 820 acre farm in Elk township Buena Vista county Iowa and a Kansas City contact.
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Elk Township
Buena Vista County
T. D. Higgs
12Th St
Kansas City
Lightning Sparks Fire Near Alta At Hansen Barn
A Saturday night lightning strike set a stock shed ablaze near the Alta area, consuming hay and a cow. Fire crews redirected to Andrew Hansen's barn saved the main structures, with insurance expected to partly cover the loss. Volunteers from town aided the effort as rainfall lingered and the blaze grew visible for miles.
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Alta Alta
Hansen
Manly Dawson Wins First Prize in State Essay Contest
The State Board of Agriculture held an essay contest for boys ages fifteen to twenty with counties across the state participating. In this county Manly Dawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dawson, won first place earning a free trip to the state fair and camp expenses at the fair.
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Manly Dawson
Cherokee Times
State Board of Agriculture
Fffeen
Lown
W. P. Dawson
Liquor Shipment Law Declared Unconstitutional in Iowa
State District Judge F M Hunter ruled the Webb Kenyon law prohibiting shipping liquor from wet to dry states unconstitutional. The decision, urged by express companies who shipped liquor to dry counties from Illinois and Missouri, holds that interstate liquor regulation is congressional power not delegable to states. The case may rise to the Iowa Supreme Court, with railroads and transport firms watching for injunctions in other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Webb- Kenyon
F. M. Hunter
Express
Illinois
Missouri
Centerville
Congress
Hunter
State Supreme Court
Iowa
Wight Company to Appear at Opera House Saturday
Manager Butterfield announces the Wight Company will perform at the opera house on Saturday evening August 23. The troupe has appeared here three times last winter and earned general satisfaction, promising a good audience turnout this time.
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Wight Company
Butterfield
Hilliard Wight Company
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J. C. Nelson
Joseph Denney
Irvington
C. B. Holden
Peterson
R. P. McDonald
Mack
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Euclid Avenue
Clarence H. Fessler
Larrabee
Ada Blanch Morton
Roderick H. Scribner
California
Chicago
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Arthur B. Hammond
Lafayette College
Pennsylvania
Buena Vista College
Hammond
Princeton
State University of Pennsylvania
Wm. Nelson
Galva
Hans Helken
Cherokee Democrat
Gladys Jones
Ed Jones
Cleaves Hospital
Gladys
Buena Vista
Ed Reilley
Malbone Hospital
Linn Grove Independent
Wm. Brooks Farm
Lockin Bros. of
W. A. Bischel
Tae Santinel
Chandler’s Restaurant
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