Des Moines Register notes on Boy Scouts drum and fife plan
Dr. R. P. DeSart of Mason City outlined a drum and fife music book for the Boy Scouts of America after retiring in New York. He submitted plans to N. B. Ginelett and Chief Scout McAlpin and was urged to continue work for approval. DeSart helped organize Mason City fife and drum corps.
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Higin
Des Moines Register
Boy Scouts of America
R. P. DeSart
Mason City
New York
N. B. Ginelett
McAlpin
Boy Scouts of the United States
Dr. DeSart
Notice to Teachers for Next Regular Examination
Notice to teachers states the next regular examination will be held at the court house in West Union on Wednesday Thursday and Friday October 27 28 and 29. Applicants must have twelve weeks normal training or six months teaching experience. Those with summer school grades can place them on certificates by filing grades and paying one dollar. Mrs Belle Thorpecker County Superintendent.
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Court House
West Union
Factory Closes After Frost Harms Canning Season
The heavy frost last Friday halted canning operations and the factory ended its season after processing about a quarter of a million cans. The company has orders for at least 40,000 cases, and notes that bad weather affected this year but expects better results next year with perfect cropping conditions.
Does This Keen You Our Call for Back Subscriptions
The notice urges readers with unpaid balances to check their paper label, determine the amount owed, and promptly remit payment as the publication faces a cash shortage. It notes several hundred subscribers have not yet responded.
Funeral Held for Mrs. Andrew Hanson Near Clermont
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Hanson were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hanson home near Clermont, conducted by Rev H Hjortholm, with interment in the Lutheran cemetery. She had been ill for years and spent two years at the county home, leaving a husband and eight children. The Hanson family lived here until last spring in the farm home now owned by O K Olson.
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Andrew Hanson
Hanson
Clermont
H. Hjortholm
O. K. Olson
Edna Boleyn Married in Elgin Home Ceremony
From the Delwen Independent report Miss Edna Boleyn wed Mr George Divon this evening at her parents home 128 6th Avenue West Rev Chambers officiated The bride who has lived in Elgin about two years is loved by many friends The groom works in the supply department of the Chicago Great Western line.
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Delweln
Elgin
Holia Boleyn
George Divon
John Boleyn
6Th Avenue West
Chambers
The
Chicago Great Western
Keep Prosperity At Home Movement Urges Local Spending
A national push by the T. A. H. club urges residents to keep nine tenths of earnings within their own community to boost local prosperity. It warns that funds sent to distant cities may never return, and invites new members to join for richer communities and happier homes.
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T. A. H. Club
United States
German Baptist Church Sunday School and Harvest Program
German Baptist Church notes announce Sunday School at 9 45 a m followed by a Harvest and Mission program. Free will offering will fund foreign missions. Evening sermon at 8 p m preceded by a prayer meeting. Prayer meetings every Thursday evening. All welcome.
Eastern Stars Monthly Meeting Scheduled Next Wednesday
The notice declares a regular Eastern Stars meeting on October 20 with officers and members urged to attend. A separate item recounts a fatal auto accident near West Union involving McManus and cousins Miss Kneeland and Frances Horan and details injuries to the riders and other passengers. The text notes travel expenses for Willard D. Luntz and a son from Santa Anna to Waterloo with costs for gas oil and tolls, plus plans to continue to Boston and return to the Pacific coast. It also contains weather, social commentary, and local notes from 1915, including remarks on weather, sociology, and local theatre tonight.
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Near West Union
McManus
Kneeland
Frances Horan
At the Blunt Place
West Union
Clermont
Willard D. Luntz
Santa Anna Cal
Waterloo
Santa Pe
Santa Fe
Needel
Boston
Pacific Coast
Mark Twain
New England
Iowa
Alli
Ohio
Patterson
Local News From County Seat Pavers And Nearby Areas
J J McDermott of Cox Creek shows three ears of white Dent corn at the First National Bank. J W McLain of Loamadilla township reports $11 bounty for about 150 rattlesnakes exterminated. A wireless dispatch mentions a man east of Turkey River eating popcorn for breakfast and swelling at supper. Mrs Arthur Kramer and two children head to Minchester then Elugo Col with Sam Bogets Sr joining them. Geo Lenth and L C Lenth return from Red Wing after Elzie Lenth’s death. Lenth family mourns. Invitations issued for Mr and Mrs Chas Les golden wedding anniversary on Oct 16-17. Attorney T M Davidson cites snow in Indiana in 1856 and journeys toward Iowa. W W Davidson and Albert Allen return from South Dakota. Ed Gehring and Sheriff Bergemeyer travel. wet weather and ducks, few prairie chickens reported. Arthur Punk, 15, dies after accident plowing with a rifle misfire. J B Brackin’s Chester White Hog Sale: 25 hogs average $23.90. rainy roads lessen attendance. Clayton county reports maternalia cases and two quarantined homes.
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J. J. McDermott
Cox Creek
First National Bank
J. W. McLain
Loamadilla
Turkey River
Arthur Kramer
Minchester
Sam Bogets
Elugo
Geo, Lenth
L. ¢. Lenth
Red Wing
Aleca
Elzie Lenth
Miss Lenth
India
Chas Les
Atty, T. M. Davidson
Indiana
Iowa
Atty
W. W. Davidson
Albert Allen
South Dakota
Ed Gehring
Postyile
Sheriff Bergemeyer
Minneapolis
McGrath
J. B. Brackin
Chester White
Clayton County
Uiotheria
Illyria Region Social News and Visits Highlight Weekend
Local residents share visits across nearby towns. Mrs Laurance Mackellar spent Saturday in West Union. Mrs J D Shaffer visited McGregor relatives. Klingman and wife joined Bigin family at a gathering. Bert Chapman helped Wenger Bros with cement and Clarence Rothlisberger visited Mrs C Wenger. Mary Wenger and Styby Klingman joined Henry McMillan’s. Oliver Turnbull returned from Minnesota visits. Illyria school opened October 4 with Mr Phillips teaching. Ed Gehring and family visited West Union.
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Laurance MackKellar
West Union
J. D. Shaffer
McGregor
C. L. Klingman
Bigin
Curtis Chapman
Adella
Max Guyer
Bert Chapman
Wenger Bros
Styby Klingman
Jane Chapman
Oliver Turnbull
Minnesota
Illyria
Phillips
Ed Gehring
Mabel
Carl
James Klingman
Clarence Rothlissberger
Lena Wenger
John Mattacks
Guy Moore
Clarence Rothlisberger
Chris. Wenger
Cleemont News Highlights Local Social and Civic Notes
Wmn Larrabee Jr attended a Cedar Rapids good roads meeting while Mr and Mrs C F P Weck planned a St. Louis and Peoria visit. Dr and Meg G M Berry moved into rooms behind the doctor's office over the cash store. A Friday dance sold 108 dance and 37 spectator tickets. Ben Peterson and Inge Nelson wed Thursday night at Rev C H Hjortholm's Lutheran parsonage. A teacher lost a $20 bill at the depot Friday night. J H Sheehan found and returned it Saturday morning to the owner.
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Wmn. Larrabee Jr
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Hjortholm
J. H. Sheehan
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad Urges Poisons Removal
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a laxative to release poisons from the body. It claims symptoms like dizziness spots and blackness signal need, promising relief by morning after a dose tonight.
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Dr. King
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