Des Moines Chosen For Thirteenth Division Draft Camp
Des Moines Iowa will host the Thirteenth division training camp for drafted men from Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota and Nebraska. The site near Camp Dodee and the Hyperion Golf Club spans over eight thousand acres. The camp will support about 39000 in the division's first 500000 men and require nearly 2000 buildings including food handling facilities. The national guard units from Iowa will relocate to Waco Texas for encampment with Des Moines Burlington Cedar Rapids and other cities contributing guard companies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
National Army
Barry
Minneapolis
St Paul
Waco
Texas
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Historic Fence Removed From City Park
Birmingham Enterprise notes the town council decided to remove the enclosing fence around the Park. The old wood and later chain fence caused injuries and upkeep costs, and the change aims to reduce ongoing repairs while keeping access open.
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Birmingham
Classified Ads Are Winners Weather Update
Classified ads section highlights winners while the forecast shows cloudy and cooler conditions. A light northwest breeze accompanies the day with temperatures dipping slightly from yesterday.
Market roundups show varied livestock and produce bids
Hog receipts around 20 000 with light to heavy categories quoted from 12 00 to 15 25. Cattle receipts about 18 000 with steers cows and butchers prices listed. Kansas City East Buffalo and Dunning Stevens quotes cover hogs cattle sheep and dressed poultry with prices for wheat corn oats and produce also given.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Grace Bennett and Paul Crowther wed in St Paul Minnesota
Announcements report the marriage of Grace Bennett daughter of Mrs M Bennett London England to Paul B E Crowther son of Rev and Mrs Crowther Mt Pleasant. The ceremony occurred on Tuesday June 6 at St Paul Minnesota. Bennett has lived here for years and worked at St John's hospital while Crowther serves as Supply Sergeant of Company M and attends the officers training camp at Ft Snelling Minnesota.
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Grace Bennett
M. Bennett
London
England
Paul BE. Crowther
Crowther
Mt. Pleasant
St. Paul
Minn
Miss Bennett
St. John’s Hospital
Co. M
Ft. Snelling
Freight Wreck Causes Three Hour Tie Up
A small freight wreck at Lockridge yesterday noon derailed two east bound cars and tied up both tracks for about three hours while crews cleared the debris. Passenger trains due here were delayed several hours.
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Lockridge
Masons Meet in Ottumwa for 1918 Grand Lodge Session
Waterloo dispatch reports John W. Barry of Cedar Rapids elected grand master of the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge at the annual meeting in Ottumwa. Milo Gabriel Lyons and J T Reeves Hawarden named grand wardens. Newton R. Parvin Cedar Rapids reappointed grand secretary. Ottumwa chosen for 1918 meeting.
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Waterloo
John W. Barry
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Milo J. Gabriel
Lyons
J. T. Reeves
Hawarden
L. W. Lovell
Monticello
Newton R. Parvin
David Tripp
Colfax
M. R. Ansbach
Clarinda
Masonic Veterans’ Association of
W. D. Irvine
Sioux City
John Merkle
Des Meace
Ottumwa
Miss Cecil Williams Visits Birmingham Relative
Local note: Miss Cecil Williams of Birmingham stays with her uncle Ralph Workman. Funeral services for Elmer A. Bates are set for tomorrow at 2:30 PM at Prairie Chapel with Rev. A R Toothacre, burial in Wheeler cemetery. W E Richardson recovers after appendectomy at Jefferson County Hospital. Mrs W W McCrackin of Hamilton Montana and Mrs J B Swinburne of Washington DC visit relatives. George Strong Post No 19 and George Strong Corps No 21 plan to attend Grand Army Encampment in Davenport early next week. Mrs J S Gantz serves as Department Chaplain for Memorial services to departed W R C members Tuesday afternoon. Rev Lucian Jones, furloughed from Aligarh India, departs for Chicago then plans July 1 return with wife and daughters to Poluse, Washington.
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Elmer A. Bates
Prairie Chapel
A. R. R. .Toothacre
Bapist Church
Wheeler Cemetery
George Strong Post
George Strong Corps
Davenport
Grand Army
J. S. Gantz
Lucian Jones
Aligarh
India
Harry Green
Chicago
Poluse
Washington
Cabbage Plants For Sale By Crail & Browns Dealer
Prem dat Deuteh Bald Head and Sure Head cabbage plants offered at 5 cents a dozen 85 cents a hundred and 2 dollars 50 dollars per thousand. Plants expected to form 10 to 15 pound heads under favorable conditions. See Ray Allender at Crail and Browns meat market.
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Ray Allender
Crail & Brown's
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