Rural Credits Law Draws Mixed Reactions From Officials
Commentators note Myron T. Herrick and others discuss the newly passed rural credits bill. The measure would require borrowers to invest 5 percent in stock, pledge collateral twice the loan value, live on and cultivate land, and face restricted dismortgaging for five years. Critics warn the process is tangled with loan committees appraisers and red tape, excluding tenant farmers and offering little local benefit.
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Congress
Myron T. Herrick
U. S
Court of France
Federal Land Bank
National Farm Loan Association
Land Bank
Association
The
Federal Farm Loan Board
Bootleggers and Near Beer Crackdown Hits Fayette County
Ten residents of Oelwein were arrested in West Union before Justices Berkley and Smith on bootlegging charges and posted bonds for trial. Thirteen warrants were issued, three fugitives escaped. Notable arrestee Eugene J. O Connor, former Oelwein Superior Court judge and longtime political figure. Authorities James Conney and Sheriff R F Dewey say the operation targets liquor law violators, with four injunctions from Judge A N Hobada against near beer taverns in Oelwein and West Union. Cases phase into the Supreme Court after hearings before Judge Hobson.
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Oelwein
Berkley and Smith
West Union
Eugene J. O'Connor
Superior Court of
A. N. Hobada
Hobson
Supreme Court
Water Lilies Bloom Near McGregor in Lush Season
Water lily beds around McGregor have bloomed profusely this summer with thousands gathered in the past two weeks. The beds include yellow lilies at several sites within a mile of town. Locals note the lilies resemble the lotus lilies of the Nile in species.
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McGregor
Mississippi
Nile
Auto Stolen During Circus Day In Ridgeway Area
John Lukes of Ridgeway reported his Ford stolen on circus day. His son parked it near the grounds. after the performance it was missing. Authorities searched and notified garages over a wide area the next day, but no trace or information was found.
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Cresco Plain Dealer
John Lukes
Ridgeway
Williams sentences for murder and assault near Dillon
Robert J. Williams, age 28, confessed murderer of Mrs. Matilda C. Steward near Dillon on July 20 and received life imprisonment at Fort Madison by Judge Cummings. He also received thirty years for assault with intent to commit murder against Wendel P. Foote.
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Robert J. Williams
Matilda C. Steward
Dillon
Marshall County
Fort Madison
Cummings
Wendel P. Foote
Licenses of Long Ago From 1880 City Records
Mayor Baker brought an old city record to the Republican office showing licenses issued about 1880. The list includes promoters of shows and enterprises, saloon licenses, billiard and pool table licenses, and dray and express wagons. The Steyer house, once called the opera house, is now a dancing hall.
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Baker
Fee
Chris
B. Lamm
H. Manning
Rose D'Erina
Ialcert Wilson & Hargreaves
Sun Pictures
Jos. Steyer
Tennessee
Coe Bros
Circus
V. Bamburger
Ciga
Weber
Kendall Bros
Greer & Protheroe
Steyer
Towa
New Electric Line Connects Monona to Postville
Work on the Monona to Postville high tension line nears completion and will link with the McGregor to Monona span. The extension serves Luana and farmers along a ten mile route with the McGregor Electric Light and Power Co buying current from Upper Iowa Power Co of Decorah to supply McGregor Luana Monona and intermediate points. Upper Iowa Power Co plans an auxiliary plant at Postville for emergencies.
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Monona
Postville
McGregor
Luana
McGregor Electric Light and Power Company
Upper Iowa Power Company
Decorah
Aged Driver Hunt Barnes Tops Races at West Union
Hunt Barnes of West Union aged eighty nine soon after October 12 has long been a fixture in American racing since 1849. He recently returned from Independence where he drove in two races earning third and fourth. Last week in West Union he won first place.
Garden Bean Reaches Thirty Three Inches In Waterloo
J W R Sisco strolled Waterloo with a thirty three inch garden bean blamed on hot weather stunting it. Onlookers doubted its authenticity while Sisco claimed the pod would have reached thirty six inches had conditions not hindered it. The seed came from northern Missouri.
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J. W. R. Sisco
Waterloo
Mr. Sisco
Missouri
Catastrophe at Charles City oil tank blast
In Charles City on Aug 26 a major oil tank explosion at Standard Oil Co caused a fire and multiple blasts injuring twelve people six seriously and one fatally possibly more. The new plant was destroyed with losses around 25000 dollars as crowds watched burning oil rain down on spectators. The injured include Rev. Mr. Proebe Otto Weisner Carl Smith Ossian Mrs Sherman Hunn Levitch and others.
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Charles City
Standard Oil Co
Proebe
Otto Weisner
Carl Smith
Ossian
Sherman Hunn
Levitch
Lester Coonradt
Edward Dodd
C. A. Reams
Paul Parshatl
H. C. Clifford
Paul Reetz
Geo. Kellogg
Narrow Escape at Farm Silo Construction
On the A. E. Bark farm four miles east of Nashua Elmer Johnson of Waverly and Guy Bean were workers when two cement blocks fell from a scaffold at the silo. Bean was bruised and Johnson struck on the head fracturing his skull and rendering him unconscious.
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Nashua
Elmer Johnson
Waverly
G. T. Wylam
Johnson
Guy Bean
Bean
Tragedy at threshing scene claims life of Albert Finstad
Albert Finstad of near Harmony was killed during threshing for W. A. Burmeister. While hauling bundles to the threshing machine he crossed a ditch, fell toward the horses, and the wagon wheels crushed his chest. He died about fifteen minutes after Dr. Kierland arrived.
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Preston Times
W. A. Burmeister
Albert Finstad
Harmony
W. Pfister
Northwood Man Loses Purse at Mason City Races
T. J. Collins from Northwood visited the North Iowa fair in Mason City and carried four dollars in silver, a purse, and bills in his vest. A group of five men pressed him along the fence and fled with the purse, leaving the paper money behind.
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T. J. Collins
Northwood
Mason City
Collins
Seed Corn Firm Fined Under Tow Seed Law at Dyersville
Sjostrum Brothers of Cherokee Tow a seed firm were fined $50 and costs in a Dyersville justice office on a charge of violating the Tow a seed law. County Attorney Stuart prosecuted after informations filed by numerous farmers who complained that seed did not materialize as other seed.
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Sjostrum Brothers
Cherokee
Towa
Dyersville
Stuart
Winneshiek County Pastures Reported by Township Totals
Average county pasturage fuels dairy and beef supplies with last year’s table showing gains over prior figures. Townships listed include Glenwood, Jackson, Fremont, Orleans, Lincoln, Sumner, Burr Oak, Bluffton, Madison, Calmark, Washington, Hesper, Canoe, Decorah, Springfield, Militeey, Highland, Pleasant, Frankville, Bloomfield and several corporations with acres noted, plus an incomplete line about a garden of 330 acres.
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Glenwood
Jackson
Fremont Township
Orleans
Lincoln
Sumner
Burr Oak
Bluffton Township
Madison Township
Calmark
Washington
Fixing Up Fish House at Government Station
The government fish station at North McGregor operates under I. B. Clark of La Crosse. The facility has a fitted well, electric motor, water lines under the railroad, and tanks filled with bass, catfish, and sun fish. Shipments include 6750 bass 4200 catfish 400 sun fish to Pennsylvania with 16750 fish caught since Aug 15. A new steel fish car No 7 arrives Monday for distribution.
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North McGregor
I. B. Clark
la Crosse
Ifish House
Pennsylvania
Some Large Families in Iowa Farms
A. J. Schaef fer reports Otto Staley of Charter Oak has fourteen children after his wife bore two triplet sets, three twin sets and two singles. Four miles north of Mapleton, Hans Wolfe and his wife raise sixteen children on a mortgage free farm. they have eighteen born with two deceased.
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Iowa
A. J. Schaeffer
Ida Grove
Charter Oak
Otto Staley
Mapleton
Hans Wolfe
Mrs. Wolfe
Secretary Elected for Interdenominational Church Boards
Dr. R Watson Cooper, who resigned as president of Upper Town University, was elected executive secretary of the interdenominational Council of Church Boards at its Wilkes Barre session June 8 11. Dr G Franklin Ream had served as temporary secretary but resigned due to General Conference duties.
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R. Watson Cooper
Upper Town University
Interdenominational Council of Church Boards
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
G. Franklin Ream
General Conference
Cooper
Cat Scratch Leads to Hydrophobia Treatment
Mrs. Antone Thola of near Bellevue was scratched by a sick cat and transported to Town City for Pasteur treatment after swelling and pain developed. The cat was killed and sent to Iowa City for examination. doctors advised immediate transport for Mrs. Thola.
Drowning Near Nora Springs Claims 17-Year-Old Diver
Albert Cooling aged 17, son of farmer Charles Cooling, seven miles southwest of Nora Springs, dived off a Lime Creek pier into four foot water and twelve feet deep, could not swim and drowned.
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Lime Creek
Albert Cooling
Chas
Cooling
Nora Springs
Farmers May Run Railroad For Their Line
A circulat ed report in financial circles says farmers along the Chicago Anamosa and Northern line seriously consider organizing a company to take over the railroad rather than voting large sums to others to operate it.
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Chicago, Anamosa and Northern Railroad
the Gazette
Dorchester man fractures skull in hayrack accident
Last Friday Geo Wenig of Dorchester was struck on the head by a broken hayrack wire while helping a neighbor stack. The impact caused a depressed skull fracture and he was brought to Spring Grove for medical care.
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Geo. Wenig
Dorchester
Mr. Wenig
Spring Grove
Apple trunk limb yields over 100 strawberries crab apples
C B Ashley brought a limb from an apple tree on his farm north of town and left it at the First National Bank. An actual count showed 85 apples on the limb with more originally likely, a strawberry crab variety noted as very sweet and good to eat.
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Cresco Times
C. B. Ashley
First National Bank
Boone County Farmer Dies After Fall From House
Charles G. Peterson, a wealthy Boone county farmer, was instantly killed when he fell from the top of a house while repairing a chimney. He lost his balance and struck his head, fracturing his skull.
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Charles G. Peterson
Boone County
Peterson
Woman Hangs Self Found After Hours of Search
After a several hour search relatives located Mrs. Ben Roys of Highland township Clayton county hanging from a tree Thursday morning. She had been ill for weeks and was believed despondent.
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Ben Roys
Highland Township
Clayton County
Boy narrowly escapes death in corn elevator accident
The two year old son of Dick Voight, living south of Greene, caught his foot in corn elevator machinery. Workers used a sledge hammer to break the machine and free him. The child had his foot amputated at a hospital.
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Dick Voight
Greene
Calmar Council Sets 1920 Tax Levy Rates
Calmar city council approves the coming year levy allocations with five funds specified. General fund ten mills, waterworks sinking fund four, sewer outlet fund three, gas plant sinking fund five, lighting fund five, and cemetery fund one mill.
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Council of
Safeguard Your Child from Worms With Kickapoo
If your child is pale dull and irritable they may suffer worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer lozenge form is pleasant to take and expels worms at once. Only 25 cents at all druggists. Adv. If the war endures at current pace human endurance may set a new record. Sn
Liver Trouble Relief Promises From Cham berlain Tablets
Webster City resident Joe Dingman reports recurring liver trouble and painful symptoms. After using half a bottle of Cham berlain's Tablets, he says he felt better with no signs remaining. Sold by Miller’s.
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Joe Dingman
Webster City
Town
Chamberlain
R. A
Miller’s
Boy Hunters Shoot Women Near Oelwein Residence
Mrs. C. L. Smith living two miles northeast of Oelwein was shot Friday afternoon when a 22 caliber rifle fired by boys hunting nearby penetrated a screen door and struck her back. Doctors Robinson and Shine removed the bullet. she is expected to recover.
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C. L. Smith
Oelwein
Robinson and
Shine
Ossian to Build Water Tower by City Hall Site
The Ossian water system tower will stand beside city hall on a prepared lot with billboard removal and sidewalk flush filling. Construction work will start in a few days. Gold Fish offered free with purchases at Parman's drug store.
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Ossian System
Parman
Holstein Bull Dies En Route to State Fair
The state board of control lost a $2000 Holstein bull while being transported from the state hospital at Independence to the state fair. The bovine overheated in the car and was found dead when the train arrived in this city. Direct from the grower to you cuts the price of canned fruits in two. Hutchinson Grocery Co., Growers Distributor.
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State Board of Control
Independence
Hutchinson Grocery Co
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