Twenty Years Ago in Town Notes and Events
A digest of local happenings includes Skutleis repainting his residence, Albers shooting a badger near the Thos Gibson house, and Meisner’s crew tiling a lot for Dave Pink southwest of town. Henry Albers, hurt in a runaway, hopes to resume work soon as a salesman for a tobacco house west Monday.
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Skutleis
Theo. Albers
Gibson
Geo. Meisner
Dave Pink
Henry Albers
Sioux Falls
Tobacco and
Agar
Geo. Albers
Geo. Albers Hax
Henry
Jennen
Buffalo Center
Seed Roeske
Lane
J.G. Danm
Rev
F. C. Gonzales
Winel County
South Dakota
Canada
Winnipeg
Z. F. Russ Las
Old Amund
Krenz and
Danm
Pmvis
Henry Abiss
Josie
Daisy Hoye
Creston
Encampment
Wyamming
Route Items From Ellis Community News
The Children’s Day Program in Ellis drew a packed crowd with teachers in training the young performers. Harold Hotchkiss of Burt is slated to preach next Sunday in Ellis. The Golden Star Post Women’s Auxiliary met with Mrs. Bente Asmus on June 12. Local families visited relatives and attended confirmations in nearby towns, including Nels Sabin near Rake and the F Hiwood home northeast of Buffalo Center. A large Elis Aid gathering occurred at BE G. Sickles’ home Thursday. Various visits connected Forest City, Lakota, and other neighbors, with several families seen at the Sickles and Tollogson homes. A yearling colt was struck by lightning and died near B Lunning’s farm on Thursday afternoon, the same day a hog was killed at Mr. Rowley’s place.
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Ellis
Little Holks
Harold, Hotchkiss
Burt Will
Rake
Elis Aid
BE G. Sickles
Elmer Elwood
Lakota
F. Hiwood
Buffalo Center
Edgar Farus
Donald
Forest City
E.G. Sickles
Frank ‘Beaver
T. Sandum
Stevens News Highlights Local Activities and Baseball Win
Heiko Bosma visited Grand Meadow Minnesota with relatives at Uncle Alse Bosma's home. Stevens baseball beat South Buffalo 22 to 9 and hosts another game next Sunday. Farmers Elevator Co. shipped hogs. Bosma and Bloom fished Crystal Lake with a good catch. Gas at 11 1 2 cents a gallon at Carl Wessels' former pump now at the store. Neighbors and visitors gathered at Thomas Bosma Jr's home including Akkerman Wempen and Lubben family.
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Heiko Bosma
Grand Meadow
Minnesota
Alse Bosma
South Buffalo
Stevens
Farmers Sevator Company of
Louis Bosma
Bil Bloom
Crystal Lake
A. K. Anderson
Carl Wessels
Euill Splitt
Amos Wempen
Margaret Wempen
Jeannette Lubben
Steveng Mont ‘Lay
Ralph Ennenga
Hous
Sapp
Anderson
Forest City
Mra
Thomas Bosma Sr
Bayside Cubs Gatecrash Bayside Diamond Debut
Bayside Amusement Park at Clear Lake launches a salaried Bayside Cubs baseball team under promoter Charles Ritz with Harald Fisher as manager. First game Sunday June 17 at 3 pm features Submarine Moran pitching and Ken Mercer catching, plus band concerts and free movies.
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Bayside Amusement Park
Clear Lake
Charles Ritz
Bayside
Bayside Cubs
Harald
Bud) Fisher
Clear Lake High School
Manly
Cubs
Moran
North Dakota
Ken Mercer
Simpson College
Bayside Park
Fon
Steamboat Ventures on the Upper Cedar River
Describes 1858 1860 steamboat efforts on the Cedar River from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. The Export later named Black Hawk carried freight and passengers amid celebrations, later suffered low water damage, received refurbishments, and ceased operations after May 1860 when moved to the lower river. Captain J. J. Snonffers led many excursions. about 107 people rode to a railroad celebration.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Ioywa
Cerar
State Historical Society of
Iowa City
Russell Gc.guahame
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
J. J.snonffers
Vinton
Richardson Robbery Narrows to Cash and Tires Heist
A Richardson business was robbed of cash and tires after intruders concealed themselves within hidden sections of the premises. Police describe a covert entry during off hours and ongoing investigation to identify the criminals.
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Richardson
Burglary at Richardson Bros Tire Shop Reports Mixed Loss
Robbers struck the Richardson Bros tire shop last night stealing two tires and up to 380 dollars in cash. The shop was closed at 14 45 and the robbers left through a pried north window. officers continue to trace suspects and review the scene at Forest City Sununit.
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Richardson Bros
Owhea
Russell Richardson
Richardson
Forest City
Mexican Labor Backlash Cited At Drake Breakfast
Secretary of Labor in President Coolidge's cabinet warned at a Des Moines breakfast that New England cotton mills are relocating to Texas and the South to access cheaper labor, and that Mexican workers threaten wage scales in factory districts. He noted immigration laws are strict, but border funds are limited and preventing Mexican influx is difficult. An appeal to immigration authorities allowed Mexican labor in sugar beet fields in northern Iowa only if returned after the season.
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Des Moines
Drake University
J. J. Davis
Coolidge
New England
Texas
Immigration Department
Washington
Mexico
Pure Carelessness Causes Most Accidents, Warns Expert
Safety engineer Marcus A. Dow identifies trivial causes as the source of about ninety percent of industrial, home, street, and highway accidents. He cites unsafe boards, nails, and falling stairs as leading injury causes, noting street fires stem more from small acts of thoughtfulness than law violations.
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Marcus A. Dow
Nuila
Traffic Accident Causes Breakdown From Fractured Data
The report catalogs crash causes with percentages. Backing up into spaces accounts for 15 percent, failure to gain proper control at intersections 1 percent, tailing a car to maintain braking distance 12 percent, improper signaling 10 percent, skidding 8 percent, miscellaneous neglect 20 percent, and drunkenness or law violations 10 percent.
Bumble Bee Sparks Severe Car Crash in Page County
Mr and Mrs Homer Runyan narrowly survived a serious auto crash near Burlington tracks after a bee in their car triggered a driver’s attempt to swat it. Mrs Runyan suffered severe injuries, while Mr Runyan had a sprained wrist and the vehicle was heavily damaged. The incident underscores the danger of bee distractions while driving.
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Page County
Homer Runyan
Runyan
Burlington Railway
Outlay for Filling Stations in Iowa
G. IL. Caswell of Ames, former State Senator, calculates filling stations in Iowa need about three thousand dollars to acquire land and build and equip each. He estimates two employees per station at 25 dollars per week each, about 200 dollars monthly. If someone can estimate the number of stations, a sense of the enormous investment tied to automobile ownership emerges, likely reaching millions.
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G. IL. Caswell
Ames
State Senate
Iowa
Sife
Manufacturing firm expands at Waterloo plant
One of the state’s largest manufacturers, the John Deere concern, concentrates tractor production at its Waterloo factory while maintaining the parent plant at Moline Illinois, signaling a major shift in its industrial footprint.
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John Deere Concern
Waterloo
Pareut
Moline
Tinois
Waterloo Factory Expansion Sparks City Boom
A large land acquisition will more than double the factory’s capacity. Hundreds of workers are employed, with many college graduates among them. Dozens of cars park at the premises as Waterloo regains prominence in manufacturing and experiences a local boom.
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Imany
Waterloo
Knoxville Hospital to Be Enlarged
Those with the matter in hand say funds from Congress for war hospital improvements will be used to enlarge the Knoxville government hospital. It notes thirty former soldiers in Des Moines receive no care, twenty five in a Dubuque contract hospital, fifteen in Davenport, and about 120 in Iowa state maintenance stations denied government treatment due to lack of space.
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Congress
United States
Knoxville
Des Moines
Dubuque
Davenport
Iowa State
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Rock Island Vacation Travel Service Bureau
Valley Nat'l Bk, Bldy
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J. D, Koppen
Agent Buffalo Center
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Bumble Bee
Towa
The
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Chevrolet
W. F. Woodcock
Knoxille Hospital
Fox Chemical Co
Peter Heiman
J.H. Lowerg
Johnston
Seeepics
T. Grothaus
First National Bank
L. P. Miller
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