Wise couple build their own home in Mason City
Mr and Mrs Martin Wise of Mason City completed their self built house intended for their declining years. They funded the project from their savings and completed the work themselves from cellar to rooftop. The article notes their age, frugality, and pride in a home they crafted without debt.
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Martin Wise
Mason City
Warret
Towa
HE. H. Richards
Canada
Iowa
Des Moinend
America
Sioux City
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
Yaardly
Guthrie
Dallas County
Walter Jennings
Sheldon
Victor
Marshalltown
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Iowa State College
W. A. Willis
Iowa City Academy
Iowa City Schools
C. Nutting
University of Iowa
Odd Fellows’ Lodge of
Gilman
Lyon County
Rachel Camplin
Marion County
Hiram Essex
Knoxville
District Court
Greenfield
Pearl Eaton
Northwestern Railway Company
Jefferson
Subway
Eig
Tom Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
Hae
Parole Board
Sam BD. Wooda
State Board of Parole
C. D. Meyers
Board of Parole
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Des Moines
New Auto Plates For 1916 1918 Will Be Green And Cream
Des Moines announces new automobile plates for 1916 1918 in Pullman green with cream figures. An order for 200000 pairs was placed, first shipment due in November. Plates heavier, cost to mail out $16000, used for three years, expiring Dec 31 1918. Face bears only number and IN abbreviation with no year. Prior yellow with black faced protests led to color change after 1915.
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Leo Naumayer
Breda
Joseph
Leo
Fred Naumayer
Board of Supervisors
Carroll County
Raymond McDermott
John McDermott
Case County
United States
Clarke
Polk County
McDermott
Primghar
Laurens
Pocahontas County
O'Brien County
Hd C. Schaefer
Sioux City
William Flanagan
Mary Peterson
Schaefer
Peterson
Flanagan
Anamosa Reformatory
Des Moines
William Swanson
Elmer Coggawell
Monticello
Davenport
C. G. Lindsing
Supreme Court
Carpenter
United States District Court
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Jacl Dalton
Manson Democrat
Rockwell City
Mra
William Kautz
Muscatine
Mississippi
Shea
Grand Council
Knights of Pythias
Waterloo
Grand Lodge
Supreme Lodge
Portland
State Center
J. L. McMahon & Son
G. D. Dake
Epworth Seminary
W. Q. Coffee
Bes Moines
Middle West
Collier’s Weekly
Mrs. Coffee
Vancleve Savings Bank
W. 5
Allen
State Dept Needs Fine Penmen for Diplomatic Notes
Washington notes the U S State Department relies on master penmen like Ben G Davis H B Russ and Percy P Allen to craft diplomatic correspondence. The article praises handwriting artistry, old forms of address, and distinctively literary closings essential for messages to kings emperors and rulers worldwide.
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Ashington
Washington
United States
Department of State
Ben G. Davis
H. B. Russ
Percy P. Allen
Jim
Corps of Engineers Keeps Busy in Peace Times
The War Department through the Engineer Corps manages navigable waterways and harbor access, approving projects like converting creeks to canals, regulating dams and bridges, and ensuring water flow for navigation. It notes massive government spending and ongoing heavy work in maintaining national waterways and fortifications.
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Corps of Engineers
Hore
War Department
Podunk
Chief of Engineers
Congress
Treasury
Savannah
Department
Engineer Corps
Rifles and Dogs Raid Ratown Market to Curb Infestations
In Rattown eastern market at Seventh and C streets, a rodent plague spurred a ten day purge. James A. Mangan led the effort but failed to deter nightly banquet youths. Superintendent James H. Sherman ordered ferrets and terriers used with rifle fire as crowds watched the decisive campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rattown
Mammoth Capital Recreation Ground Planned for Washington
A vast adult recreation project in Potomac Park east of the rail line aims to provide a stadium golf course tennis courts baseball fields gridirons cricket lawns boating and picnic facilities. Uncle Sam backs the plan and Congress must approve funding before construction can begin as soon as the next session convenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
World Center
Uncle Bam
Potomac Park
Mads
Harta
Congress
Appropriations Committee
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Secretary of State
Heratofore
State Board of Control
Oakdale
Lyan Whitted
State Board of Agriculture
Lowa
Jliff
Dairy and Food Commissioner
China
Denler
Gallagher Vs
Holly Springs Consolidated School District
Palla
W. H E. Clowes
Town Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
State Board
WII
State Free Employment Agency
Vallaca
Department of Justice
W. J. Burna Agency
Villisca
Jos Moore
J. I. Gibson
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Angus Association
San Francisco
Shorthorn Association
Sheriffa
Frank Dodgson
Continental Army
National Guard
Fort Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Adj
Guy Logan
Iowa Militia
Garrison
Iowa State Board of Health
Bummer
State Board of Health
Cass
George Cosson
Iowa Department of Justice
United States Court of Appeals
Federal Court of Chicago
Rock Island
Cosson
A. R. Corey
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Arnon
J. A. Tracy
Argont
WiIl
O. A. Robbins
Webb Kenyon
Alden
Towa Ja
W. H. Williams
Auditor of State
Vanes
OSS. Reatana
State Department
Capital
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