Troops to Muster Out as Iowa Virginia Regiments Move
Brownsville Texas December 9. A thirty car train on the Iowa camp sidetrack signals the first unit to depart for home. Guardsmen may remain by transferring to units that stay. The Brownsville Sentinel notes lumber shipments to camps for winter tents and comfort. Charles Maxwell reports Company M first regiment will leave Brownsville December 15 for Des Moines.
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Brownsville
Tex
Iowa Camp
Iowa
Virginia
Quartermaster’s Department
Iowa Field Artillery
KR. H. Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Wes Moines
Des Moines Plans Home-Coming for Iowa Troops
Des Moines will formally greet the first Iowa border troops upon their arrival. Councilman Tom Fairweather initiated plans for a city homecoming with Mayor MacVicar endorsing the effort. The event will be presented to the city council Monday morning as a tribute to the Iowa National Guards’ border service.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Fairweather
MacVicar
Fairweather
New Court House Weather Vane Is Private Gift, Not Reused
Circulation claimed the court house vane matched the old light tower vane, but it is a new vane bought by private subscription. Contributors include Sayers, MacQuiston, Harris, Spence, Allen-Streed Co., and many others. a special gold leaf gift came from the Eagles lodge.
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Court House
R. C. Sayers
F. H. MacQuiston
W W. Harris
R. H. Spence
Allen-Streed Co
E. M. Blough
J. E. Bowermaster
Tribune
C. F. Long
W. H. Mohr
Jericho & Easton
J. C. Bradshaw
Leo DP. Thoma
Rodabaugh & Bean
Gaumer Bros
the Fair
Mike Clinkinbeard
Journal
A. H. Messer
Richardson Hardware Co
Hufstedler & Baker
Ledger
BE. R. Smith
M. H. Cuddy
Gaines Bros
God the Preserver of Man Lesson at Christian Science Meeting
Ninety nine Iowa county fairs held in 1916 drew 56867 dollars 67 cents in state aid. The state contributed part of the premiums offered by county fairs with a maximum of 800 dollars for any single fair in one year.
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God the Preserver of Man
Iowa
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