Neighbors witness wide Iowa news items and incidents
A compilation notes Nevada voting to fund a 20000 dollar school building and the Howard county supervisors planning 30000 dollars in bridge bonds. Oelwein postmaster Jamison, cornfield deaths, lightning strikes, accidents, and a series of local events across Marshall county, Marion county, and Mason City are reported along with a notable high school student Julius Caesar and a fatal kerosene stove blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
F. H. Jamison
Oelwein
Howard County
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Joseph Bulicek
Otis
Linn County
Waterloo High School
Julius Caesar
Joseph Miller
Brownsville
Florence Pickett
St. Ansgar
New Yellow Ochre Deposit Found Near Fort Dodge
On the Joseph Savage farm a mile and a half south of Fort Dodge a large yellow ochre deposit was discovered expanding Webster county mineral wealth. Ochre, used for cheap paints, restores supply as French imports falter during overseas conflict with local price around 20 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster County
Joseph Savage
Fort Dodge
France
True Captures Multiple Prizes at Iowa State Fair
Edgewood resident C. H. True earned about $154 in prize money after four firsts and one second in honey and potatoes. His Irish Cobbler potatoes beat twenty one rival entries while he also competed against entrants from across the state in both exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood Journal
C. H. True
Edgewood
Burbank
Printer Chas Wells Killed by Auto in Mabel
Chas Wells, a printer and partner in the Mabel Record, was killed last Thursday evening after being struck by an automobile on Mabel streets. The driver, John Stroud, a farmer, attempted to stop but could not. Wells was knocked down and run over, dying soon after. his companion, injured, died from the injuries as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Wells
Mabel Record
Mabel
John Stroud
Stroud
Wells
Death From Blood Poisoning Following Farm Injury
Mrs Julius Haeck of the country near Belle Plaine died after a week of illness from blood poisoning. The bruise on her ankle bone from a stick thrown at hogs by her husband developed into tetanus. she leaves her husband and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Haeck
Belle Plaine
Rail Valuations Funded by State Executive Council
The state executive council has appropriated $1,000 annually for two years to the state railway commissioners to conduct a valuation of railroad properties. A valuation bureau organized by state railway commissions will work on valuations of railroads in member states of the association.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa City
Amber
Monticello
LeRoy
J. H. Harty
Mason City
Maxwell
John Wells
Ralph Wells
Clarksville
Leo Zorwick
Buck
Butler County
Stion Caulehetf
Mr. True
Rail Valuations
Berlin
Johnson Bros
Westwood
R. P. Sanford Stock
Oxford
Graham
R. P. Sanford
Tan
Rey
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