Sheriff Heads East To Nab Gypsy Thieves
Sheriff A. A. Robertson and M. M. Cooney left Friday for New Jersey to pursue Gypsy thieves who defrauded Carl Glode of near Oelwein of 10000 dollars. Glode says the magicians promised to double small sums and used a belt said to contain the doubled amount, which he was told not to open for three days. The belt held only paper and the fraud was discovered.
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A .A. Robertson
M. M. Cooney
New Jersey
Carl Glode
Oelwein
Glode
Mr. Glade
Commissioners i Insanity
C. D. Mercer
W. H. Ames
Edgar A. Traeger
Fayette County
AE. Smith
Raymond M. Ferguson
Mildred ©. Fettkether
Herbert Loehndorf
Bagley
Wis
Lucille Moore
Curt Ruble
Waynesville
Helen M. McClellan
Des Moines
Leon Layton Weds Alice McBilroy in West Union
Leon R Layton of West Union marries Miss Alice McBilroy of Burt at The Little Brown Church on July 24 Rev J L McCorvison conducts ceremony. After a dinner at the McElroy home the couple embarks on a ten day auto trip through Wisconsin and Michigan. Layton, second son of Mrs Amy Layton, is a Iowa City and Mason City trained lawyer who served in 1918 with Field Hospital unit 41 in the U S A and was elected county attorney.
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Bella
Little Brown
Leon R. Layton
West Union
Alice McBilroy
Burt
J. L. McCorvison
Layton
Harry McElroy
Wisconsin
Michigan
Weat
Union
Mason City
Amy Layton
Leon
Iowa City
Law College of
the State University
Field Hospital
Onit
J. D. Cooney
West Union —Union
Springfield Choir to Perform at East Clermont Lutheran
The Springfield Choir from Decorah will give a concert at East Clermont Lutheran church Sunday evening, August 4. Ladies are asked to bring cake and sandwiches.
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Springfield Choir
Decorah
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Postville Hospital Clinic Eyes Ear Nose Throat Reach
The eye ear nose and throat clinic of Postville Hospital will be held Tuesday forenoon August 6. Will Cooley and Mr and Mrs Fred Cooley and Mrs Ellingston with daughter came from Decorah Tuesday to help Mrs Rudy Lehman celebrate her seventy ninth birthday. Mrs Ann Cooley and Mrs Ole J Olson were present.
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Postville Hospital
Mre
Will Cooley
Mr. and
Mra
Fred Cooley
Paving on Highway 18 55 Finished to Luana
The Monona Leader reports the last foot of paving between Monona and Luana was laid on Highway 18 55. Lytle Construction moved to a new base on McGregor road after completion. Main Street was paved Sunday, Franklin Street started Monday, and the creamery area was connected Tuesday making the stretch mostly open.
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Monona
Luana
Lytle
McGregor Road
Main Street
Franklin Street
Page Street
Postville
Rug SaleMen In Humboldt Reported by County Paper
The Humboldt Republican notes warnings about rug salesmen touring the region. Young men recently visited local businesses and homes with rugs and draperies claiming to dispose of them. They allegedly bought items through regular channels and resold at five to six times the local price. The scheme hinges on handling slow selling goods unknown to buyers. It is unclear how much was sold locally.
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Humboldt
Baptist Ladies' Mission Society Picnic at Semner City Park
The Baptist Ladies' Mission Society met Wednesday in Semner City Park. They left Elgin in the morning with a picnic dinner, planning a day of recreation and fellowship.
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Baptist Ladies' Mission Society
Semner
Elgin
Elgin Mayor Defends Health Exam Peddler Ordinance
Mayor Weibel on Tuesday defended Ordinance 160 requiring health exams for solicitors who go door to door. He said outsiders misrepresent the measure to stir opposition, noting the ordinance is a health safeguard to prevent disease and that canvassers have offered no solid arguments.
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Weibel
Elgin
Alma's First Creamery and Early Local Dairies Tale
Dr and Mrs C C Cooley from Chicago visited Alma Nebraska on a Saturday en route from Colorado. The tale recalls Alma’s early creamery built by J C Cooley and others, their Iowa ties, a memory of Howie Mead staying in the county’s butter industry, and a 800 mile detour Dr Cooley once took to see Mr Mead.
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C. C. Cooley
Chicago
Tfl
Alma
Nebraska
Henry Albright
John Baldwin
J. C. Cooley
Iowa
Howie Mead
Siow
Harlan County
Dr. Cooley
Mr. Mead
Will
A. V. Shaifer
Grafting Claims Spectacle in Ames Mocked by Editor
A witty letter from Rolfe Arrow mocks grafting claims by an Iowa State College professor who supposedly grew potatoes and tomatoes on one plant. The writer ridicules grafting as an age of graft while recalling corn and beans and a joke about grafting a cow into an icehouse for ice cream.
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Iowa State College
Rolfe Arrow
KGCA Silent for Vacation from July 28 to August 10
KGCA will be silent from July 28 through August 10 as operator Charley and his family take a vacation to Duluth Two Harbors Port Arthur and Canada. The Ben Beat Co. station will resume broadcasting on August 11 with their familiar local voice returning to Northeast Iowa households.
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KGCA
Ben Beat Co
Charley
Greenley
Bobby
al Anderson
Duluth
Two Harbors
Port Arthur
Canada
Voice of
Little Switzerland
Yowa
Pay Fish in the Volga and Local Social Notes
Rob Cooper of Lansing arrived with two truckloads of black bass destined for the Volga river, about a thousand basa in the consignment. Fayette Margaret Ahrends, a former Elgin teacher, visited Mrs. Hulda Stoeht and Florence Berg. she taught in Ely, Nevada, this year and summered at Iowa City. Rose Garber, visiting Indiana relatives, will travel to Cia da to see friends. Mia Mary Wander, formerly of Ogiwein, now resides in Goodman, Missouri, planning a year or longer stay.
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Rob Cooper
Lansing
Volga
Fayette
Margaret Ahrends
Elgin
Hulda Stoeht
Florence Berg
Ely
Nevada
Iowa City
Rose Garber
Indiana
Ciada
Mia
Mary Wander
Ogiwein
Goodman
Elgin and townships split on paving bonds are analyzed
The Argo Gazette notes voting patterns across Putnam county show Fairbank and Union townships opposing paving bonds despite benefits elsewhere. Pleasant Valley and Elgin supported broader road improvements, while Putnam township plans six miles of paving without extra cost though only one resident approved the program.
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Fairbank
Union Township
Pleasant Valley
Elgin
Putnam Township
Putnam
Argo-Gazette
The Baker Has No Snap
The Echo visits Home Bakery run by M. Zurbriggen where heavy work and heat define a baker’s day. Last Saturday he baked over 800 loaves of bread 100 dozen buns 100 dozen cookies and various goods. Matty the baker is known for tireless effort and helpfulness despite long hours.
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Echo
M. Zurbriggen
Zurbriggen
Matty
Clyria Play Draws Strong Patronage Under Warm Weather
Rev J J Snyder reported that the Clyria play last Friday evening drew good attendance due to the excellent performance by the young people. The big tent was well filled and comfortable for the audience. An ice cream social proved popular but ran out of ice cream due to extremely warm weather.
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J. J. Snyder
Clyria
Pickerel and Trout Planted in Turkey River
Fred Bauer and a state fish hatchery assistant from Lansing IA planted 250 pickerel from six inches to two feet and 250 trout over six inches in the Turkey river above and below the dam. Restocking aims to boost local fishing prospects in the near future.
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Fred Bauer
State Fish Hatchery
Lansing
Turkey River
Elkader Register
Silver Leaf Lodge to Hold Special Meeting in August
A notice from Silver Leaf Lodge No 618 announces a special meeting on Thursday evening August 1 for second degree work with a hoped for strong attendance. Also reported are Mr and Mrs Hans Keiser returning home Wednesday from Otley Aplington and Cedar Falls.
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Silver Leaf Lodge No
Lvening
Hans Keiser
Aplington
Cedar Falls
Elgin Cardinals Sweep West Union In Downto-The-Wire Win
Elgin Cardinals defeated West Union 6 to 3 to stay atop the league standings as Elkader and Calmar posted wins. Abie Lauritzen returned to action for Elgin and West Union pushed two runs across in the fourth and fifth. The cardinals outhit their rivals and pulled ahead with a five run third inning and a seventh inning run on a Johnson steal of home. The season continues with Elkader visiting Elgin on Sunday in a hot series pivotal for the top spots.
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Elgin
West Union
Calmar
Clermont
Elkader
Arlington
Hawkeye
Fort Atkinson
Elgin-West Union
Willenberg
Cowles
Johnson
Schrowdy
Abie Lauritzen
Yawkeye
Eskader
4-H Club Meeting Highlights Peach and Bean Canning Demonstrations
The 4 H club meeting featured Peach and Bean canning demonstrations by Solly and others. Evelyn Thompson and Elizabeth Fox were selected to demonstrate at the county fair. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is set for August 10 at the home of June and Fern Kerr and will be an all day session.
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H. Solly
Illyria Reads Out Tenth Annual Community Day Program
Illyria hosts a big day Friday August 9 with Earl Elijah of Clarence Iowa as main speaker and a full program of sports contests a big picnic dinner songs and a 5300 concert by the Wadena band. A baby show ball games and an Eyes of Love play are planned with grounds stands and aid society services. Sunday August 11 Syria will hold its church day with visiting ministers and all day services plus a grounds picnic.
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Illyria
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Iowa
Wadena Band
Aid Society
Syria
Trustees Face Removal If They Fail To Appoint Weed Commissioner
Township trustees risk removal or mandamus if they do not appoint one of their members as township weed commissioner. If the designated trustee declines, the county supervisors may appoint someone to serve. The attorney general’s opinion interprets the law in response to a request from county official Joe B. Tye.
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Joe B. Tye
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Mitchell County
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Max Thoma
Walter Falk
Ernestine Schori
Fred Berg
Sam Mosby
J. D. Shaffer
B. J. Baumgartner
Elgin John F. Miller
John A. Erickson
Harry Shipton
Grace Miller
Louise Miller
Irene Opperud
Elmer Hoag
Julius Paulson
Chas. Bigler
L. D. Hungerford
Ruth Anderson
James Wilson
Wadena
Leon Layton
Postville Hospital Clinic
Llyria
Pickerel
A. M. Attention
Winneshiek County
Pat O'Day
Roma Hewitt
Winneshiek County Giants
Little Eight League
McMahon Carnival Company
Chicago Anthem Boys
Decorsh
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Ft. Atkinson
Abelgin Herrling
Kiple
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P — Fath
Lf Lauritzen
Kregel
Rf Gruver
Abeb Cowles
Ss Randall
Ef Jarmes
Glasscock
Fennell
Rf Sehrowdy
Pringle
Ib Schaeffer
Lf Willenberg
Jon Balla
Kipie
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