Long-lived Iowa man dies after life of service and family ties
Born May 16 1855 near Freeport Illinois Charles Duther grew to sixty eight before dying June 28 1923 at his sister’s home in Clayton Iowa. He moved with parents to Blackhawk County then West Union later settling in Wayne County. He married Maria J Ogle in 1876, widowed in 1906, then married Belle Taquette who died five years earlier. He raised two adopted sons and left surviving siblings and many relatives. The Illyria church held services with Ray Jasper Moore delivering the discourse and six brothers serving as pallbearers.
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Charles. Duther ‘Hatter
Freaport
Illinois
J. Greenley
Clayton
Iowa
Tune
Big Woods
Blackhawk County
West Union
Bent
Nebraska
Wayette County
Maria J. Ogle
Sife
Belle Taquette
James Hoover
South “Dakota
Ole Larsop
Pipestone
Minnesota
Card Of Thanks For Kindness After Loss Of O Z Blatter
Family thanks all who showed sympathy and aid during illness and burial of O Z Blatter. Your kindness and support meant much to us during the sorrowful time.
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O. Z
Blatter
Fragmented historic notice on market prices and labor
Fragmented OCR text mentions price concerns and public behavior on choosing acts, with garbled phrases about flies, eggs, and labor. The readable parts hint at economic sharpness and consumer response, but the passage is largely incomprehensible and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities.
Resolutions and town notice of Webster relocation
The Waucoma Hentinel reports a Bereavement resolution and mourning words for the deceased. Webster Brothers and family move to Mason City. their lumber yard purchasing duties shift to Magon City with Ben as agent. The departure is a loss to Waucoma in business and social life, best wishes following them.
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B. AL Webster
Mason City
Webster Bros
Magon City
Ben
Waucoma
Webster
Waucoma Hentinel
Big Sum For Roais Iowa Shares Federal Aid in 1923
Iowa will receive 1,401,915.16 dollars as its federal highway appropriation for 1923, equal to 1922. C. R. Jones, auditor of the State Highway Commission in Ames, also notes state motor license revenue of about 6,464,032.89 dollars. Total federal funds reaching 10,042,215.88 and state money 28,209,213.45 have been available for the road system since the 1916 federal aid program began.
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Iowa
C. R. Jones
Towa State Highway Commission
Ames
Colleges Share $50,000 From Prescott Parmy Farm Sale
The 236 acre Prescott Parmy near Meriden Grinnell and Tabor colleges split $26,500 each from proceeds of a $49,560 sale with a $23,000 mortgage remaining. The bequest by Mrs Prescott aimed to fund a Cherokee M C A building fund if Meriden raised $25,000, which the town failed to do, causing the bequest to revert to the colleges as secondary legatees.
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Prescott Parmy
Meriden
Grinnell and
Tabor Colleges
Prescott
Rebekah Lodge to Install Officers Thursday Evening
The Helipsa Rebekah Lodge No 592 will install their officers for the ensuing term on Thursday evening July 12. A good attendance is desired due to important matters to be attended to by order of the Noble Grand. The notice also mentions the town’s advertising, a state song, and corn imagery referenced in a Storm Lake Pilot Tribune chorus.
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Helipsa Rebekah Lodge No. 592
Storm Lake Pilot
Tribune
Heating Contract Let for School House Bid Totals
Friday evening board met and awarded the heating plant and septic tank contract for the school house. Several firms submitted bids with Mollart Decorah Heating and Plumbing at 9199.00 for heating and 475.00 for septic, Peter Johnson Sons 9054.00, Grimm Schipbach 8667.00 heating with 405.00 tank, Rap Heating and Plumbing 93645.00, and Billot Plumbing Co 9800.01 with 230.00 tank. final award went to the lowest compliant bidder.
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Illeg
Tion
Ward
Atutth
Minnesota
Decorah
Peter Johnson & “Sons
Décorah
N.c
Butler, Austin, Wiing
Santa
Grimm‘ ‘& Schipbach
Bieling
Circus Car Fire In Iowa Reflects Quick Action
Cir Catches Fire Thursday last week near Maynard as Jerome Veardus Max Hunsberger and Mel Fobier drove to Cedar Rapids for a circus engagement. A gas leak from a carburetor sparked flames under the hood, but spectators and crew quickly tossed sand on the fire and helped extinguish it. The men escaped unharmed and continued their trip with no further trouble.
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Jerome Vear- Dus
Max ‘Hunsberger
Mel. Fobier
Cadar Rapids
Sele
Maynard
Gand
Paid For "Horse Play" Workmen’s Comp Case in Iowa
Mrs. Man Griffin, employed at B T Meredith publisher of Successful Farming, injured September 1921 when a playful coworker removed her chair. Though confined in a plaster cast, the Iowa Bonding and Casualty Co paid $1,251.60 in full. Industrial Commissioner Funk noted the case tests when clerical work becomes a hazard and that horseplay under the act is unsettled in law.
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Man Griffin
B T. Meredith
A. B. Funk
Iowa Supreme Court
Funk
M B Church Invites All To Sundays And Midweek Services
M B Church notes two recent Sundays were inspiring and invite all to morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, Epworth League at 7 14, evening service at 8, and Thursday prayer meeting. A stray line on garlic breath closes the fragment.
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Epworth League
Lost to Westgate in tough Little Hight League game
The ball boys fell to Westgate 2 score 4 in a hard fought match. Heings pitched well until fourth inning when Westgate pulled ahead, then our ninth inning rally fell short by one run. Kipte’s injured arm has hurt pitching depth as Clermont visits next, with the team shifting players and hoping for a fix to finish the schedule.
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Westgate
Iintus
Heings
Kiple
Clermont
Christ
Kipte
Little Hight
Regiar
Aigl
Clermont 6 Postville 4 in league play
Clermont defeated Postville 6 to 4. Hawkeye won 3 to 2 against West Union. Arlington beat Volga City 6 to 2. Next Sunday Clermont visits Elgin Volga City travels to Postville Westgate goes to West Union Hawkeye hosts Arlington.
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Clermont
Postville
Hawkeye
West Union
Arlington
Volga City
Elgin
Westgate
Religious Meeting Schedule and Revival Plans
July 8 to 12 church activities listed with English service Sunday school and youth meeting. Planned box auction at John F. Miller home July 10 with Martin Potrats as auctioneer. Revival meetings set for September 30 to October 14 with outside help. conference prep August 14 to 19. committees appointed and to begin work. next Sunday to outline summer religious school and Tuesday gathering at Miller home.
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Bonday
Sumner
John F. Miller
Martin Potrats
Tragic death of 14 year old Lavon Kelley in Fayette
Lavon Kelley, a fourteen year old girl, died by self-inflicted shotgun blast in Fayette. The father found her after returning home to noon meal duties. coroner Smittie from Waucoma held an inquest but offered no cause. Delegates T R Roberts of Independence and A W Moore of Oelwein attend a National Educational meeting in California.
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Fayette
Lavon Kelley
Smittie Wa
Waucoma
Bupi
T. R. Roberts
Independence
Supt
A. W. Moore
Oelwein
Towa
California
Women Proved Safer Risks Than Men For Insurance
For years insurers charged women higher premiums but data show women live longer on average by about a year. Dr Geo W Hoglan cites 20 years of American Insurance Union experience: women 34 percent of members but only 28 percent of deaths. A census would reveal many more grandmothers than grandfathers.
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Geo. W. Hoglan
American Insurance Union of
Columbus
Ohio
A. I. WA
County fair to feature boys and girls club exhibits
Fayette county plans its annual fair exhibits with about forty calves shown by boys and girls. Scott Jefferson and Harlan townships organize girls clubs with over fifty members forming competing teams. The clubs will demonstrate clothing and canning work while Algoenth township showcases a demonstration team. The county fair board offers prizes for best demonstrations.
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Fayette County
West Union County
Scott, Jefferson
Harlan
Algoenth
County Fair Board
County Shorthorn Breeders Picnic Planned at Rothlisberger Farm
County wide Shorthorn Breeders picnic set for Friday July 6 at Fred Rothlisberger and Son’s farm five miles south of Higin. All breeders and beef cattle enthusiasts urged to attend with picnic dinners. J E Halsey state secretary will address. Rex Beresford of Ames to speak and judge cattle.
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Fred Rothlisberger & Son
Higin
J. E Halsey
Bes
Officers Installed At Elgin Lodge No 290 I O O F
Elgin Lodge No 290 I O O F installed officers for the coming year at a meeting last Tuesday evening. Names include Charles H. Gruver Noble Grand Lew Gruver Vice Grand G Ray DeSart Secretary H T Knudtson Treasurer Leo L Schorl Warden John Anderson Conductor Max Hunshberger R S N G Walter Rottlisberger L 3 N G Humphry Roberts R 3 G Andrew Dummermuth L S W G H S Steele Judson Conner C G John Johnson R B S Christ Schweitzer L 5 3 W H Brabhain Chaplain.
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Elgin Lodge No
Charles H. Gruver
Noble Grand
Lew Gruver
G. Ray DeSart
H. T. Knudtson
Treneurar
Leo L. Schor
John Anderson
Max Hunshberger
Walter Rottlisberger
N. G. Humphry Roberts
G. Andrew Dummermuth
Contractor seeks bricklayers for school addition walls
M. V. Kiple, contractor on the school addition, was in Decorah and several towns last week seeking bricklayers. He says enough men will arrive soon to start laying walls and expects the walls to go up in ten days to two weeks.
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M. V. Kiple
Decorah
Memorial lighting fixtures for Fayette county court house
Mrs. Laurie Miller and her daughters Grace and Chrystal donate a complete lighting system for the lobby and vestibule of the Fayette county court house. Cleveland firm Kayline designed the brass based fixtures, with architect W G McMartin refining plans in consultation with the board and contractors. The memorial honors C C Miller, who built rural electric services across several counties before his death at forty six. his work was financed locally, and the project will stand as a lasting tribute in the court house.
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Fazette County Court House
Weat Union Argo- Gazette
Laurie Miller
C. C. Miller
Aclt
Grace Miller
Chrystal Miller
Court House
Board of Supervisors
Bo Miller
Fayette County
Miller
L Ino
Moat
North
Sautern
Tows
Minnewata
Clermont
Inter
Q. Miller
Fayette County Court House
Closing Out Sale at West Union Store Offers Bargains
Nearing the end of forty two years in business in West Union the store lists bargains including talking machine records from 76c to 3.00 with a dozen for 5.00 or 46c each, piano rolls at 25c, a premium piano priced down from 20.00 to 10.00 with fifty free player rolls, and a player piano auction on July 12 with terms available.
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West Union
Eiffill Music Hose
West Utilon
Benson to Visit Colorado Springs With Relatives
Josephinne Benson travels to Colorado Springs on Saturday to visit her brother and other relatives. They plan sightseeing and an enjoyable family line outing together.
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Josephinne Benson
Colorado Springs
Thers Sha
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