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Local News Notes From Volga City and Illyria Township
Ed Rodgers travels from Volga City on a business deal tied to the Dewey Hotel. Chas Rutter and wife of Chicago visit Fred Reichart and family in Illyria township. The frost stirs debate on the November vote and a White House occupant after March 4 remains uncertain. Lucas Olson faced mud throwing at Eskader fairway. speculation on the next racer’s name continues. Three hundred dollars buys six acres of standing corn, with the purchaser to harvest the crop, a possible Iowa record. W. W. Marsh buys six acres of corn from John Mullaney on Waterloo’s southern outskirts. the crop is described as magnificent, among the best in the area.
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Ed Rodgers
Volga City
Dewey
Chas Rutter
Chicago Jl
Fred Reichart
Illyria
Iowa
W. W. Marsh
John Mullaney
Waterloo
Fayette County
Donnan
Lindsey Grimes
West Union
Pauline Wegmiller
Mason City
Charley Klingman
Chris Dubey
Missouri
Ben. Stahl
W. F. Lake
Arlington News
Gates
Lake
Haletonson
Decorah
Frank Kimball
Mrs. White
Rock Island
Halstenson
Progressive Party
W.B. Clements
J. E. Graver
Oelwein
C. W. Stevenson
Fayette
Henry Laver
George Schriver
D. N. Pattison
Susan B. Bower
J. Fred Ganshow
Columbus
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
United States
Germany
Netherlands
France
Great Britain
Europe
McGregor
Monona Hill
Girard