Roosevelt and Cheetah Feud and a Dry Well Mystery
A chaotic clipping reports Kermit Roosevelt killing two cheetahs with a jokey motto about never being beat. It also notes Chicago’s woman school superintendent preparing tens of thousands to vote. A well at Ed McSweeny’s farm near Oelwein suddenly emptied, with a loud report, leaving a 100 foot deep shaft completely dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cappex
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chicago
Oelwein
Ed. McSweeny
Road supervisor Frank Boyle aids County Line road work
The Hawkeye Beacon notes Frank Boyle, road supervisor, doing solid work on the County Line road. Local business mentions Ash Grove cement and Lime R Co. pricing, with nearby trips and visits by residents, plus crop and land news from Iowa towns. Roy Bake man becomes railroad conductor after rapid progress westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth's
Frank Boyle
County Line
Ash Grove
Cail
Schorr & Bango
Lime R Co
Brockhausen
Peter Nicklaus
Freeport
Ill
H. &. Wright
Elgin
A. W. Henderson
Hawkeye Beacon
al Schori
Gerald
Georgia
Sioux City
Remeen
F. R. Berg
Bayfield
Wisconsin
Mr. Berg
Iowa
John Conner
City Point
F. A. Conner
Fred Muehlenthaler
West
Book News Monthly
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr. Holmes
Edinburgh
Book Review
Mayor Carmody
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
R. Moser & Son
Bucknell
Moser Shop
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Drug Store
Muehlenthaler & Halverson
Kniel & Rubyor
Fuller & Johnson
Deering Corn Harvesters
Welie and Kratzer Buggies
Deering and McCormick Twine Success
Chas. Elgin
Monnahan
Elgin Opera House
Carpenter
Harp Orchestra
George
Elmer
Ida
Hulda Schori
McGregor
Miss Cathout
McGregor Heights
Howard
Valdez College
Devorah
Huron
Miller
Capthage
Robert Smith
Elkader
John Kohler
Wadena
A. E. Weibel
Fairbank
Frank Greenley
Strawberry Point
Rudyard Kipling
Frank Craig
Frederick Dorr Steele
Jack
J. J. Belly
Grace MacGowan Cooke
South Dakota
Roy Bakeman
Roy
Tale
Miles
Ant
Henry Courter
Boonton, N. Y
Detroit
Gehring
Bugift
Northwestern
Sattley’s New Way
Avery Corn
Avery
H. T. Knudtson
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