Franchise Ordinance Details for Traction Line in Fairfield
The document outlines provisions for a franchise with the Iowa Missouri Traction and Power Co. in Fairfield, detailing track placement center lanes 10 feet from curbs, pole and wire standards, paving costs, street restorations, and maintenance. It sets obligations on the company for paving, drainage, and safety, defines city rights to regulate grade and improvements, and establishes conditions for operation, abandonment, and a 25 year term ending 193? with acceptance and completion deadlines.
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Matin Street
Girlines
Sixth Street
Adams
Grimes
Tron
Company Trust
Seco
Cara
Secity
Tno
Councils
Council Company
Council
Hue
Fairfield City
Lowa
Missouri
Fire damages Gilchrist home on West Burlington Street
Early morning fire at the James Gilchrist residence on West Burlington Street destroys the roof and second story contents. City bus line employee first detects the blaze and raises the alarm. Mrs. Gilchrist is rescued but shaken, with losses estimated around 1,000 dollars.
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Burlington Street
James Gilchrist
West
Rock Island
Eire
Gilchrist
Rains Bateman Nuptials Held In City Home
Last evening at eight in the bride's north city home Elmer W Bateman of Wessington Springs South Dakota and Miss Dollie Bates were married by Rev. Thomas Osborn Only the bride’s family witnessed the ceremony The groom is a merchant and the couple will return to Wessington Springs after their wedding trip with friends' best wishes.
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Elmer W Bateman
Weersinggton Springs
South Dakota
Dollie Bh. Bates
Thomas Osborn
T. B. Rains
Wessington Springs
Verdict Awarded 1 000 000 in Suit Against Rock Island Railway
The jury awarded Wisecarver and Reynard one million dollars against the Rock Island Railway Company for injuries to a fast pacing horse shipped near Forest City Iowa last July. The trial began Friday and the verdict was delivered last night after two hours of closing arguments from attorney Joe Crail. This is Wisecarver’s second win in this term of court and he is met with congratulations from friends.
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Wisecarve
Reynonard
Rock Island Railway Company
Wisecarver and
Reynard
Forest City
Iowa
District Court
Joe Crail
Wisecarver
Agricultural school bill advances in Iowa legislature
A citizen committee in this city pushed for state-supported agricultural schools with four district campuses including a pioneer at Red Oak. The plan, backed by Senator Kinne and Representative Jones, proposes a ten cent millage for four years and Ames as the trustee center. The project aims to apply practical farming science to boost yields and dairy outputs, with land donations required from host districts.
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Fulton
M. Junkin
William Louden
Des Moines
Senate
Kinne
Palo Alto
House
Jones
Montgomery County
Agassiz
Public
Perry King
Dean Taylor
Pearse Pinch
Nes
Red Oak
Agricultural College
Ames
Effeet
Pinch
Messrs
A. S. Powers
H. M. Gane
E. Ri. Smith
W. G. Ross
Pearse Pineh
Dillon Turney
Hoe. Alston
OW Lameon
Agricultural School
Kinnie
Wai. Loupen
Boy Injured as Wagon Team Passes Near Logan School
Eight year old Ralph Brown, son of Zell Brown, was struck by a wagon drawing team near the Logan School house this morning around 8 30. He suffered a head cut, severe hand bruises, and internal injuries but is resting at home in non critical condition. The driver of the team is not identified.
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Ralph Brown
Zell Brown
Logan
Cedar Vale Social Notes and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs O Laughlin of near Batavia visited Mrs Lawson mother of Mrs O Laughlin last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Al Cassidy visited the Lawson home Sunday. A surprise party for Mr and Mrs Joe Wireman was held Saturday evening with oysters tea and merriment. Duck and goose hunting remains light this season with few birds reported. George Bennett was in the neighborhood Monday. Tony Jones attended a pre social at Union Church near Airdingham and stayed with relatives Sunday.
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Mrs. O’laughlin
Batavia
Mrs. O'Laughlin
Mrs. Lawson
al Cassidy
Lawson Home
Joe Wireman
Tony Jones
Union Church
Airdingham
Hazing Deviltry Ends in Tombstone Ordeal
In Kewanee Illinois on March 25 a gang of youths lured 16 year old George Stone from Bradford to a cemetery. They bound him to a tombstone, masked and terrified him for over an hour, then left. He toppled the monument in a panic, crushing his legs and suffering internal injuries.
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Kewanee
George Stone
Bradford
Stone
Illness and sermon notes at local church services
Charles Covert is reported quite ill at the home of Mr and Mrs Ki FPigg on East Hempstead street. At United Presbyterian services Sunday the morning subject will be Christ's Love and the evening Works of Faith. J C Miller, who has been in the city reporting this term of court, left last night for Ottumwa.
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Charles Covert
Mrs. Ki. Fpigg
East Hempstead Street
United Presbyterian Services
J. C. Miller
Ottumwa
Company M basketball season ends with six wins
The Company M basketball team finished a strong season with six wins in ten games. They defeated Ottumwa and Chariton while suffering losses to Muscatine Denver and Ottumwa, led by captain Wisecarver and players Loehr Conner Rowley Moore Castile and A Castile with J F Ready as manager.
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Company M
Denver
Muscatine
Ottumway
Ottumwaitis
Loehr
Conner
Rowley
Palm Sunday Outlines Local Visitors and Church Work
Palm Sunday approaches as Clifford Way visits Beckwith and Mrs J S Kelly plans a week in Haughton Iowa. Ottumwa visits are noted for Mrs C H Beach and Miss Daisy Wallick travels to Washington. Church roof reshingling begins at the Presbyterian church while A L T girls meet Miss Alta Sawtelle. Local residents visit relatives in Pekin West Point and Louisana with siblings the Thorne and Huyett families.
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Bateman
Agricultural High School
Cedar Vale
Ninrods
George Bennett
Chariton
Oskaloosa
Ascent
Pelia
Chartton
Total
SAS
Clifford Way
Beckwith
Robert Guliom
J. 8S. Kelly
Haughton
K. L. Baird
Washington
C. H Beach
Presbyterian Church
Daisy Wallick
Bruce Fox
Brighton
Clark Trafton
Alta Sawtelle
North Fourth Street
Charles Fulton
Fairfield
J.C. Thorne
Sioux City
W. M. ‘Turner
Baby
Pekin
Mary Glaze
Louisana, Mo
O. L. Hiatt
West Point
Dora Huyett
Doudie Leando
Aew
W. H. Pence
Floyd McQuiston
Charles Sutton
Pekio
Mr. and
Mrs. Heston
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