Kick of Horse Proves Fatal to Carl Ohlson
Carl Ohlson, about thirty, died Saturday after injuries from being kicked in the abdomen by a horse on June 13 at Leonard Larson’s place. Peritonitis developed after doctors treated him. he had immigrated from Sweden and worked nearby with his brother. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 o’clock at Good Hope cemetery.
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Carl Ohlson
Leonard Larson
Eddy
Bates
Johnson
Cherokee
Ohlson
Sweden
August
Gunt
T. P. Ohison
Good Hope
Buena Vista and Clay County schools face consolidation vote
Two Buena Vista county elections focus on school consolidation with Linn Grove voters deciding on joining about six sections in Buena Vista and six in Clay, while Highview district wants seven sections in Elk and Brooke townships. Clay County shows strong support though Linn Grove area opposition persists. Elk residents favor the move and Brooke residents largely oppose.
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Alta Advertiser
Buena Vista County
Linn Grove
Clay County
Highview
Elk
Brooke Townships
Brooke
Far and Near Society Notes Across Iowa Towns
Banker A D Coffman and wife plan a Waterloo bankers’ convention visit before touring Dysart Iowa to see Mrs Coffman’s parents. Alabama workers arrive for Illinois Central railroad shift, housed in bank cars near the stock yards. Miss Faye Fulton and Henry Patterson wed in Cleghorn. Veterans admitted free to Storm Lake Chautauqua July Fourth. Eric Jortland injured in corn cultivator accident with jaw injuries. Rev T A Ambler to take a summer vacation. Dr Parkhill to cover duties. Bishop E S Johnson honored at Storm Lake reception. Misa Marjorie Sweet’s romance with Louis Hollinger ends in a June wedding planned for Sunday.
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A. D. Coffman
Larrabee
Waterloo
Bankers’ Convention
Dysart
Faye H. Fulton
Cleghorn
Henry E. Patterson
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Misa Marjorie Sweet
Misa Marjorie
Louis Hollinger
Come to Church Billboard Ordered Removed by Owner
Jerry Leuhrs west side building faced a forced removal of the Come to Church billboard. Leuhrs arrived from Minneapolis Monday evening and found the sign erected without his consent. He deems the installation a menace to his property and has given notice for removal today. Bolts pierced the roof causing damage he expects will cost him money to repair.
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Jerry Leuhrs
West Side
Jerry
Leuhra
Minneapolis
Maddern
Want Ads In The Sentinel Offer Salable Goods
Readers are invited to place cheap want ads in The Sentinel for used furniture farming tools and other equipment. A line costs five cents and ads report ready sales of items weekly.
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The
Sentinel
City approves contract for new 400 foot well at power plant
At a special meeting the Woonsocket South Dakota contractor J H Janssen won a contract to drill a 400 foot well at the city power plant. The price is four dollars per foot and the finished hole will determine depth as work proceeds. The old well 300 feet deep has sand-filled pipes and low yield. Citizens will issue warrants totaling about 1200 dollars to fund the project.
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J. H. Janssen
Woonsocket
South Dakota
Weather Crop Bulletin for Des Moines Week Ending June 20 1916
Unseasonably cool with deficient rainfall and heavy cloudiness. Temperatures about 6 degrees below normal. nights especially cool. Showers frequent but light, not hindering farm work. Corn cultivation rushing. planting and replanting finished in southeast. Fields generally clean, crop 1 week to 10 days late. Second cultivation nearing completion over much of state. Small grain in good condition. some oats yellow, rust in winter wheat in Marion and Madison counties. Early oats and barley headed. First alfalfa cutting good except eastern counties. Potatoes and garden truck doing well. rain and warmer weather needed for corn, truck, pastures, meadows, small grain, and fruits. Fair cherry harvest.
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Marion
Madison
Wathen Returns from Lincoln Farm Visit
W. L. Wathen came home Sunday prior to last from Mt Sherman Kentucky where he attended his mother's funeral. He visited the Lincoln birthplace six miles from his former home. He reports the government has acquired the old Lincoln farm and built a fine government building over the log cabin site and plans to improve the grounds into a public park.
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L. H. Dyslin
Peter C. Wilby
Aurelia
W. L. Wathen
Mt. Sherman
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Will Again Vote on Consolidation at Peterson
A Peterson town meeting discussed plans for a second consolidated school district. Twenty one sections were proposed with a later election planned. The earlier plan failed by a large margin, and Monday's meeting trimmed the district to nineteen sections in Peterson township and half of Buena Vista county, aiming for a favorable special election.
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Peterson Patriot
Peterson Township
Buena Vista County
Company M Ordered to Assemble for Camp Dodge Departure
Cherokee Times reports Captain Collins orders Company M to assemble at once for departure within three days. About sixty fit members will proceed to Camp Dodge near Des Moines for mobilization and a possible trek to the Mexican border. Those not fit for service will receive discharges as preparations continue over the next forty eight hours.
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Clay Dawson
Cherokee
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Lloyd Scott
Aurelia
Evert G. McManus
Harry M. Haight
Geo. Marker
Lew Hayes
Collins
Mexico
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C. H. Johnson
Quimby
Ward & Weigheton
Sioux City
Diamond Center
Buena Vista
Chautauqua
Chautauqua Board
Peterson
Eric Jortland
E. S. Johnson
M. EB
Godspeed
Marshall
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