Local Notes Highlight Purchases and Reminiscences
Local items report Campbell’s Buckwheat Flour at 35 cents per 10 pound sack and promotions for Rocky Mountain Tea. Public meeting of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic scheduled for Wednesday January 22. Updates include visits, travels, illnesses and a $1000 salary raise for Edward Decker.
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Campbell
Gale
Ail Brocere
the Grand Army of the Republic
Emma Newer
S Cy Eunice Frorp
Edward Decker
Austin
Local residents on brief visits and convention attendance
Mr. O. H. Thomas left town for a few days visit with friends at West Union. Mrs. E. J. Greenman of Morrisonville Wisconsin visits her sister Miss Hasel tine and Mrs. Wilbour. P. A. Bartlett attends the Custom Unit Convention now in session in Milwaukee.
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O. H. Thomas
Thie Noun
West Union
E. J. Greenman
Morrisonville
Wis
Haseltine
Mrs. Wilbour
P. A. Bartlettie
M.iwanukee
McKinley Day Proclamation Urges School Observances
State Superintendent Olsen announces a McKinley Day proclamation urging all governors to designate January 29 as a day of school exercises. The McKinley Memorial Association and county and city superintendents plan observances, with voluntary contributions for the monument on the day across schools.
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J. W. Olsen
McKinley National Memorial Association
McKinley
U. S
Mies Gies
Echoole
Nelson
van Sact
McKinley Monument
East Side News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Jobs
Mrs Colman and baby and Mrs Johnson depart tonight for Lime Springs after visiting Mrs Ray Thompson. Jay Walker of Stewartville works at E Myers Cigar factory. John Muldowney secures engineering post on the Grey Northern between Larimore and Mint. Mr and Mrs Henry Marphy of Downey N Dakota to visit J EMarphy's home.
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Henry Marphy
Dowitney N. Dok
J. E. Marphy
Local notes on arrivals events and weather
H R Soule spent several days in the cities that week. The creamery patrons began hauling on Monday but bad weather caused a postponement. A son was born January 15 to Mr and Mrs Jake Habo. EB Wiliame shipped a carload of cattle from Brownsdale to Louis City on Saturday. A large company enjoyed the dance Friday night. A heavy snow is falling and sleighing should be good for a while.
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EB Wiliame
Brownsdale
Louix City
Civil Service Examinations Offer Government Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission will hold March and April tests in several states to recruit for government service. Last year 9 859 people secured positions. about 10 000 appointments expected this year. Positions are lifetime with salaries from 660 to 1200 dollars yearly and minimal education required. Applications welcome from ages 16 to 45.politics not considered. For details write to the Columbian Correspondence College Washington D C requesting Civil ServiceCatalogue number three.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Governent Service
Columbian Correspondence College
Washington, D. C
Civil Service
Joint Installation Of Officers By Woodmen And Royal Neighbors
A joint installation at Woodmen hall Tuesday evening drew a large crowd. Mrs. Bently of Oelwein installed Model Camp officers and gave an address praising Royal Neighbors and sharing statistics on their strength. All then joined in a dance, with the evening seen as pleasant and the ladies’ work highly commended.
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Woodmen
Rouyal
Woodmen Hall
Bently
Oelwein
Model Camp
Bavarian smith patents automatic upbitcher for horses
Frederick Phillippi, a Bavarian blacksmith, patents an automatic upbitcher that drops the harness and applies a brake when a strap is pulled. The invention aids in reducing runaways in fire engine teams, highlighting practical safety in use. Also promoted is Golden Grain Belt beer, praised for health benefits and refreshment, advertised by J. Weisel of Austin.
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Frederick Phillippi
Bse
J. Weisel
Austin
Fire Devours Gernnerd Block and Dr Obas Office
A major fire last Friday night in Manchester New Hampshire destroyed the Gernnerd block and Dr Obas Fleck an osteopath formerly of Austin lost all in the blaze. His office was reputed the finest in New England city.
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Manchester
N. H
Gernnerd
Obas. Fleck
Austin
New England
Auction Notice for 25 Acre Farm Near Aueto
Farm land of 25 acres located four miles south of Aueto is listed. Interested parties may write to W. H. Eppy in Austin, Minnesota for information.
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Aueto
W. H. Eppy
Austin
Minn
Kaiser Presents Harvard With German Art Casts
Berlin reports Emperor William plans a large donation to Harvard University consisting of thousands of casts and bronzes spanning German art from romanesque to renaissance. The private gift, about 600000 marks, includes monuments and architectural figures, with a special building requested per Ambassador Andrew D. White’s note to President Eliot.
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Berlin
William
Harvard University
Andrew D. White
United States
Eliot
Real German coffee at Huntzinger’s five cents
The notice extols Huntzinger’s real German coffee made by a Norwegian recipe served in a pretty dining room for five cents. An organ in the parlor sets a tonal mood while diners may sing or play and find comfort after shopping or dancing. The piece laments poor street conditions but praises rare, good coffee.
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Huntzinger’s
Thea
Geography expert Ida Elliot visits city teachers
Mrs Ida Elliot of Chicago, a geography expert formerly with the normal school at Stephen’s Point Wisconsin, is in the city to lecture teachers. She spoke last evening to the staff and will address them again this evening in the Eighth Grade room, entertaining and informative.
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Ida Elliot
Chicago
Photographer settles near Tombstone at new school
Jesse Simmons reports securing a school near Tombstone Arizona number fifteen. The district population includes Mexicans and Indians with one white family. He will reside in the schoolhouse and cook for himself. Ninety miles from Al and the Studors, he brings a photography outfit and expects to send home notable pictures.
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Jesse Simmons
Tombstone
Arizona
Jesse
Studors
Informal dance items at pleasant fair
The Informal was a pleasant affair with a simple half step dance. Miss Margaret Zander Walter West and Geo. Smith provided music. Admission was a quarter, and a date cost fifty cents. Two couples went alone. most danced with partners.
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Margaret Zander
Walter West
Geo. Smith
Rochford Hack and Express Office Locations
Leave orders for Rochford Hack and Express at Gleason Jewelry, 310 Main St, or call 94. The express handles baggage transfers and he operates all passenger trains.
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Rochford Hack and Express
Gleason Jewelry Store
Main St
Express
Powder Mill Explosion at Kings Mills Plant
A massive explosion at the Kings Mills Powder company plant in Kings Mills Ohio leveled the grazing section and sent debris for miles. Will Dustin of Mainville Ohio was killed. David Thompson of Mason Ohio died minutes after. Charles Harper and a man named Butler were severely injured and expected to die.
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Kings Mills
Kings Mills Powder Company
Will Dustin
Mainville
David Thompson
Mason, O
Charles Harper
Butler
Smith seeks delay in Scheepers sentence in British case
Representative William Alden Smith of Michigan introduces a resolution directing the state department to request the British government to withhold the death sentence passed on Commandant Scheepers who is about to be shot.
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Scheeper
Washington
William Alden Smith
Michigan
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
State Department
Scheepers
Senate moves to place Longstreet on retired list
Washington reports Senator Morgan introduced a bill to retire General James Longstreet with the rank of major, the rank he held when joining the Confederacy at the Civil War’s start. The article adds a brief note about a mob incident.
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Washington
Morgan
James Longstreet
Veta Rho Literary Society Formed At High School
The senior girls literary society met Tuesday night with Miss Effin Kinney and chose the name Veta Rho. A short program of music and recitations was presented. The next meeting is set for January 28 in the high school assembly room, with meetings every two weeks. Teachers supported the effort, boosting student respect and encouragement.
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Effin Kinney
Veta Rho
Gun Explosion Causes Severe Hand Loss in Albert Lea
Poster Durdall of Riceland lost a hand when a neighbor’s gun burst while the victim held it to test its firing power. He was rushed to Dr Nissen’s hospital in Albert Lea where surgeons Nissen and Von Berg treated the wound. prognosis hopeful for recovery.
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Durdall
Riceland
Sensational Mississippi outrage story circulates locally
A Calvert visitor alleged a 15 to 20 man mob shot at Mr White’s residence in Kemper county and burned the house killing four children, but Meridian Press could not confirm the tale. White and his wife reportedly disappeared while locals along the railroad discredit the report.
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Meridan
Miss
Calvert
Kemper County
White
New Mexican Railway Aims Ocean to Ocean Route
D Rogers of New York announces a $49,000,000 railway to run from a Gulf of Mexico port north of Tampico across Mexico to the Pacific, via Sonora and Sinaloa, ending at Eagle Pass on the border. He says most of the line has been surveyed and funding is subscribed in London and New York for swift construction.
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Mexico City
D. Rogers
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Pacific Coast
Sonora
Sinaloa
Eagle Pass
Rogers
London
Camp No 5 fire kills seven men in Otter Creek area
A fire at Camp No 5 of the Otter Creek Room and Lumber Co. in the forests near Hambleton W V2 early January 22, 4 am, killed seven of forty workers. Names are John Morrissey John Riley George Van Horn Arthur Hendricks Thomas Hickey Mike Crannon Forrest Manard. Bud Welch is critically burned. Escape was blocked by two small windows and a narrow stair. victims cremated, bodies placed in a small box. Survivors traveled through eight inches of snow to a nearby camp.
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Hambleton
Otter Creek Room and Lumber Company
John Morrissey
John Riley
George van Horn
Arthur Hendricks
Thomas Hickey
Mike Crannon
Forrest Manard
Bud Welch
Honolulu unions rally to curb Asiatic labor
In Honolulu on January 16 labor unions unite to bar Asiatic labor while the city debates keeping Japanese and Chinese workers on plantations. Officials fear national work at Pearl Harbor will be contested if restrictions are not secured, with about 30,000 Asiatics in Honolulu cited.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
House Managers Allow Wide Latitude in Debates
Washington Jan 22 in the absence of other business the house moderates grant broad latitude in debate on the urgency deficiency bill before the chamber. Arid land irrigation in the West and the question of reclaiming Philippines control were the main topics over four days with speakers including Mr. Vy Mr. Dinsmore M lands Mr Mondell Mix Robinson Mr Vandiver and Mr Greene.
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Washington
House
Philippines
Dinsmore
Ark
Mlands
Mondell
Mix
Society to Aid the Boers Formed in New York
Announcement that the American Society of Freedom has been formed in New York to seek congressional recognition for the Boer republics and to aid Boers with US support. Headquarters at the Morton House. George M. Van Tloesen is president with vice presidents Rob in B. Roosevelt Edward Lauterbach William Leary and ex Sheriff William kr. Greil.
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New York
American Society of Freedom
Congress
United States
Morton House
George M. van Tloesen
Robin B. Roosevelt
Edward Lauterbach
Willian Leary
William Kr. Greil
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Veta Rho Literary
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