Wilkerson Win in $60,000 Axe Murders Slander Suit
Red Oak December 11. Detective J N Wilkerson won a slander case against Senator F F Jones over guilt by association with the Villisca axe murders of June 9 1912. After 24 hours of deliberation in Montgomery county court the jury returned a verdict for Wilkerson 12 to 0.
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Red Oak
F. F. Jones
Villisca
J. N. Wilkerson
Joe Moore
Montgomery County
Senator Jones
Wilkerson
Red Oak Court House
Fairfield Iowa adopts nuisance ordinance 1916
Ordinance No. 190 prohibits storing hides bones or decayed substances in the city that emit noxious odors or threaten public health. Nuisances must be abated after notice. violations up to 100 dollar fine, costs, or up to 30 days hard labor. Passed December 1916 by Mayor Db F Spratt and City Clerk W R Hefin.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Lowa
Local notes and social events from Libertyville
A Libertyville page lists community happenings including church events at the M E church on December 15, a Christmas program for the M E S S on December 23, social visits by Mrs S K Hoffman and Miss Edith Vass, a declamatory contest at the county farm school, a pie social, and the Seagrave family. A serious accident near Peacock meeting involved Mr and Mrs S C Du Vall with a buggy overturn. rescue followed and injuries reported.
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Edith Vass
Eldon
Lew Fordyce
Roy Glotfelty
Batavia
Wagner
County Farm School
Everett Fry
Fairfield
C. W. Leppo
S.C. du Vall
Here
Mr. du Vall
Mrs. du Vall
Local Society Notes and Marriages Reported
The column reports social events including weddings in Birmingham and Stockport, engagements in Keokuk, club meetings of Pythian Sisters and Hawkeye Rebekah, and a New Year program plan by the Young Women's Foreign Missionary society. Also notes a union meeting disruption and upcoming farm home plans. The marriage of Miss Fanny Hugus and Louis Hilderbrand, plus Mrs Sadie Sellwood and Richard Paul wed in the Methodist setting, are detailed with attendees and future homes.
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Young Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Fanny H. Hugus
Birmingham
Louis S. Hilderbrand
Lockridge
Keesey
Floyd E. Wildman
Sadie Sellwood
Richard H.paul
Stockport
M. E
J. W. Brooks
Mary Parker
Clear Lake
Miss Nora Miller Leads In Elks Mid Winter Queen Contest
Daily vote tallies show Nora Miller with a small lead over Bertha Wheeler as contestants vie for the Queen crown. Voting runs until Friday night at ten with the ceremony on Saturday. Contenders include Lorene Thomas and Bessie Dickerson among others. event at Washington street features Mrs. Flindt and Mrs. Scott assisting, plus a Xmas box drive.
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Queen of the Elks
Nora Miller
Bertha Wheeler
Bertha Wwheerer
Ouruinod
Lorene Thomas
Gsess
Bessie Dickerson
Beloit College oratorical winner named Earl Power
Karl Power formerly of Parsons now attends Beloit college won the local oratorical contest and earns the right to represent his school in intercollegiate meets. He has distinguished himself in forensics at Heh School and Farsons college and is congratulated on this victory.
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Karl Power
Parsons
Beloit College
Fairfield
Power
Heh School
Farsons College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rockafellow
Moore
Bec
Manffield Daily Journal
Db. F. Spratt
W. R. Hefin
Dean Tayior
Libertyville
Hinton Co
Carl Riggs
G. Swanson
H. D. Davis
Myrtle Yost
Lester
SS. K. Hoffman
Lester Workman
Ottumwa Satur
J. O. Boyd
Marengo
Lucile Turnipseed
Washington
Walter Harlan
S. K Hoffman
Ottumwa Hospital
Martin Gearhart
Chicago
Curt Vaught
L. L. G. Club
The
Daily Journal
Frank Basham
Catherine Basham
George Consbrook
Keokuk
Pythian Sisters
Daisy du Vall
Minnie, Cox
EK. J
Dorothy Sauer
Eleanor Gaumer
Carrie Baker
Carrie Sumner
Emma Hufstedler
Maud Smith Brown
Minnie B
Mary Louden
Ida Merckens
Hawkeye Rebekah Club
P. H. Fisher
West
Washington Street
Parsons College
Elks Hall
Orio
Elzevir
Schubert
Orchestra
Claude Downard
Kate Tappert
Davenport
Blanche Gaumer
Rosalie Blackwood Revemee
Earl Power
Southwest Corner Square
Adies
Gurs
Mutts, Cte
Roth @ Co
Union
Ray Maxwell
Candies
Icud
Ohn T. Davifs
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Wallace Nutting
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