Valuations Fixed For Year Of 1915 In Cherokee County
Taxable valuation of Cherokee county excluding credits totals 9 210 88 dollars with an assessed value near forty million. Township by township figures include Amheret Cedar Cherokee Diamond Grand Meadow Liberty Marcus Pitcher Pilot Rock Spring Silver Sheridan Tilden. Also listed are independent school district valuations and an executors notice for Ferdinand Weiland estate requesting claims and immediate payments.
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Cherokee Times
Cherokee County
Dailey
S.avochete
Diamond
Grand Meadow
Liberty
Marcus
Sheridan
Tilden
Aurelia
Cherokee Cleghorn Larrabee
Meriden
Harrison
Pleasant Spring Valley
District Court
Iowa
Ferdinand Weiland
Cherokee
Cherokee County News Highlights Local Happenings
Lieutenant Claude Gillette and wife visit at the Guy Gillette home before his naval post graduate course in Annapolis. County plans to buy a road fisher to improve road maintenance. County Treasurer Adsit reports 4320 received from the state treasurer as the second automobile tax installment, with first installment near 7000. Mariella Richardson and Herbert Bates wed at the bride’s parents' Spruce street home. District court hears E. E. Lawliss plead guilty to drunken driving. fined $200 or 60 days in jail. Mrs. F T Stiles dies suddenly guiding hospital fundraising for a new Cherokee hospital valued at 50000.
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Claude Gillette
U.S. N
Guy Gillette
Annapolis
Adsit
Cherokee County
Mariella Richardson
C. C. Richardson
Herbert Bates
Spruce Street
E. E. Lawliss
Lawliss
F. T. Stiles
Smith Block
Main Street
Cherokee
Modern road making machine rolls out on district roads
M Mummert district supervisor unloads a Universal pond avener drawn by a tractor to grade drag and roll roads. It firms a 32 foot width with side scrapers center scraper reshapes center four feet, then a drag and a roller pack dirt. One pass improves road condition and adds to county equipment.
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M. Mummert
Local Briefs from Aurelia Area Sep 1905 Highlights
Ten years ago a baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs F G Scott on September 16 1905. I T Lewis plans to move to the family farm east of town. George Wharton travels to Chicago for vacation then returns to begin work at Farmers National Bank. George Chamberlin sells his Second and Walnut residence to Mrs Minnie Johnson who will relocate the house and build a new one next spring. Rev O M Bond will close his fourth year as pastor of Aurelia M I church. L H Daniels and wife welcome a son born September 16 1905. J Robar loses seven cattle to lightning. insured. Everett Daniels and Misa Olive Dice wed at A W Dice home on September 20 with Rev O O Bond officiating.
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I. T. Lewis
George Wharton
Chicago
Farmers National Bank
George
George Chamberlin
Second
Walnut Streets
Minnie Johnson
O. M. Bond
Aurelia M. I
L. H. Daniels
J. Robar
Joes
Everett Daniels
Misa Olive Dice
A. W. Dice
O O. M. Bond
Aurelia Students Attending College
Nineteen local youths left recently to pursue higher education across several institutions. Verna Howell attends State Teachers College Cedar Falls to study Teacher Training, while others enter Iowa State College Ames for Agriculture and Home Economics.
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Verna Howell
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Herbert Will
Iowa State College
Ames
Agriculture
George Scott
Florence Russell
Clifford Neville
State University
Iowa City
Archie Nelson
Oran Parrott
Neil Whitney
Mildred Puffett
Grace Johns
Floyd Clymens
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Indiana
Margaret Lockin
Chicago
Winona Vance
Ohio University
Columbus
Ohio
Carl Nelson
Lawrence University
Appleton
Wisconsin
David Watts
Johnson Bible College
Kimberlin Heights
Tenn
Helen Puffett
Ellsworth College
Weather Crop Bulletin Shows Frost and Delayed Harvests
The week stayed slightly cooler than normal with frost on the 21st morning. Frequent showers hindered corn ripening, threshing, plowing, and seeding while a heavy grape harvest nears completion and apples are being picked. Pastures remain excellent though potato rot reports continue.
Lightning Sets Tolzin Barn Ablaze Near Galva
A bolt struck the Wm Tolzin farm barn northeast of Galva Monday night at about 10 o clock, engulfing a 40 by 60 foot barn with basement. A new Overland auto, machinery, and about 50 tons of hay were lost, with only one horse saved. Total contents loss around $2,000, insured for $300.
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Galva Tribune
Marcus News
Diegal
Emil
Carl Diegal
Marcus
Wind storm tears through farms causing scattered damage
A Sunday night wind storm damaged H. H. Lockin and George Dieterich farms. Fifteen grain stacks at Lockin were torn or restacked, some bundles carried twenty rods. Trees uprooted in the McGuire grove, and at Dieterichs the windmill, machine shed, chicken house and other structures were blown down and scattered.
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H. H. Lockin
George Deiterich
Lockin
McGuire Grove
George Dieterich
Electrical work by Whitlatch at three farm homes
City electrician Whitlatch completed hanging light fixtures at the Chas Nelson and W P Dawson farms last week and will wire the A A Dingman residence this week. He reports 116 connections currently using the electric service.
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City
Whitlatch
Chas. Nelson
W. P. Dawson
A. A. Dingman
Farewell Surprise For David Watts At Huntley Home
Friends and relatives gathered Friday night at Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Huntley to bid David Watts farewell as he leaves Sunday for Kimberlin Heights Tennessee to study for the ministry. Watts preached at the Christian church and participated in a touching closing service as his mother and sister joined the church with Watts assisting in baptism.
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David Watts
L. E. Huntley
Watts
Kimberlin Heights
Tenn
Christian Church
Cherokee County two day teacher institute at county building
A two day institute for teachers in Cherokee County will be held at the county building on Monday and Tuesday September 27 and 28. Teachers attending will receive full pay and forfeit double pay if they fail to attend per law. Plans for introducing new subjects will be distributed to rural teachers during the sessions. Meetings start at 8:30 a.m. Lew McDowell?
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Cherokee County
McDo
Local Developments In Alta Businesses And Church Repairs
Geo H Holmes buys the Kay restaurant and takes possession. Lou Holmes becomes assistant. John Swanson opens a new garage. The fire at Geo Pence’s residence is quickly controlled with minor damage. M E church decorators near completion as October 3 reopening planned. Alta Y M C A rally backs reopening this year with business leaders stressing the association’s past help to youth.
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Geo. H. Holmes
Kay
Lou Holmes
Geo. Pence
M. E
Alta
Merchants Agree to Early Closing in Aurelia Iowa
We the undersigned merchants and business men of Aurelia Iowa agree to close doors at 630 pm on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday nights and not after 900 pm on Wednesday nor after 1100 pm on Saturday. The plan begins October 18 1915 and continues until majority of signers agrees otherwise. G J Lewis W A Bischel M E Skalovaky O A Royer Geo Garber Fred Schroeder
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Aurelia
Iowa
G. J. Lewis
W. A. Bischel
M. E. Skalovaky
O. A. Royer
Geo. Garber
Fred Schroeder
Cherokee Hospital Campaign Reaches 36000 Goal
Ten days of strenuous campaigning led by consul H. E. Owens closed Monday with the Cherokee Hospital as an assured monument to local enterprise. The $36000 raised is generous for the time, and the committee may seek an additional $5000 to fully equip the facility. A partial contributor list has been issued, with a full pamphlet to follow.
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H. E. Owens
A Few Things You Can Buy at The Sentinel Office
A brief ad lists items available from The Sentinel Office including remittance books order books calendars wall pockets Fana carbon paper typewriter ribbons scale books and other office supplies. Sentinel ads bring business.
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The
Sentinel Office
Farm Sales Highlight Area Transactions Across Iowa
Marcus News reports John Tonsfeldt sold his Meadow township farm in Plymouth county to Paul Staab for 225 dollars per acre. Henry Peters bought W D Foster land in Washington township for 31000 dollars, averaging 193 per acre, with possession March 1. A barnstorming hog judge Henry Dorr from Iowa named to judge Poland China hogs at the San Francisco World's Fair. A Fair field District vote approved enlarging its territory 27 to 16. Peterson city sewer bids set at 6900 for lateral/outlet and 3029 for septic plant. injunction served next day.
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Marcus
John Tonsfeldt
Meadow Township
Plymouth County
Paul Staab
Tonsfeldt
Ruth Saunders
Redpath-Vawter
Henry Peters
W. D. Foster
Washington Township
Mr. Peters
Henry Dorr
San Francisco
California
Illinois
Buena Vista
Fairfield
Peterson
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Auguste Weiland
Tant
Riden
One Mesa
Quimby
County Seat News
Mina Taylor
Aurelia, Iowa
Sentinel
F. G. Scott
Des Moines
Golden
Mgr
John Swanson
Fred Rurode
Yorktown
Herman Miller
Matilda Rurode
Hivéman
Page County
Storm Lake
Woodwards
Nelson’s Drug Store
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