Pardon Granted to Jasper Mason After Long Imprisonment
The legislature issued a pardon for Jasper Mason of Dallas County after thirty one years in prison for a 1876 murder near Adel. Seventy-seven votes favored the pardon in the assembly, with eight against. the senate weighed one no vote. The case, championed by Mr Heald, highlighted alleged injustice.
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Jasper Mason
Dallas County
Des Moines
Senate
House
Betsy Smith
Polk County
Orman McPherson
Louisa County
Wood
Adel
Hayes-Tilden
Mason
Iowa
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Heald
Hunter
Assembly
Mr. Heald
Cummins
Moving Chautauqua Arrives For Iowa Towns
Des Moines April 5 Iowa towns lacking funds or enterprise will still host a Chautauqua this summer via a Chicago firm. Five traveling organizations with tents lighting and complete show equipment will tour Iowa and Illinois. Agents book towns months ahead and secure advertising. Each town gets ten days of programmed attractions, easing concerns of traditional Chautauqua groups.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Work Horses in Early Spring Time
Advice on spring horse care stresses regular meals and exercise for farm horses. Prevent manure buildup to avoid skin irritation. after a soak or hard drive, groom daily and ensure gradual work ramp up over two to three days. Idle horses should receive little grain and no hard work immediately.
Pneumonia Sickness Cited As Overcome by New Discovery
Mrs. Fannie Connor of Georgetown Tennessee credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing her chronic lung cough after other remedies failed. The ad promotes the cough cure as a guaranteed remedy with trial bottle free, priced 50 cents and 1.00, through F S Shriner druggist.
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Fannie Connor
Georgetown
Tenn
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner
Man Returns Fare to Railroad Company Stolen Before
A man repays the railroad company the fare he once stole for a ride, illustrating a gesture of restitution aligned with moral courage praised by faith leaders and evangelists.
Round Prairie Township Notes and Passing Glimpses
Count y news from Round Prairie Township reports concerns about a late freeze threatening fruit buds. Social notes record visits by Mrs. Charles Garrison and Gilbert Garrison from Jacksonville, Mo, plans to move to Nebraska, and local Easter supper fundraising by Glasgow Sunday school. A sudden death involving Glenn Waterhouse is noted alongside family visits.
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Round Prairie Township
Bease Crane
Gus Peterson
Charles Garrison
Gilbert
Jacksonville
Nebraska
Clay Hill school opens with Miss Ida Long at Round Prairie Two
April 8 reports Miss Ida Long of Salem teaching at Clay Hill school amid a local teacher shortage. Also noted are Ottumwa students Florence Billingsley and Gregg Litton returning to study, a family dinner at Dr. Bishop’s, and the death of William Haas found in a pasture likely from heart trouble. Community sympathy is offered to his children. Peach blossoms appear despite lingering snow.
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Round Prairie Two
Clay Hill
Ida Long
Salem
Florence Billingsley
Gregg Litton
Ottumwa
Goodman
Bishop
William Haas
Local Notes From Perlee Area April Update
Ernest Snook spent Sunday with his parents near Perlee. Mrs J W Courtney, once sick, is much better and around again. Mrs Rebecca Macy, also ill, is improving. Bert Caffee visiting his brother in law J N Mick expects to return to Spirit Lake tonight. Harry and Ira Macy spent Sunday in the vicinity.
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Perlee
Ernest Snook
Ed Snook
J. W. Courtney
Rebecca Macy
Bert Caffee
J. N. Mick
Spirit Lake
Harry and
Ira Macy
Blackhawk Township Community Notes Highlight April Events
The Blackhawk township page notes a Ladies club meeting led by Mrs. Chas Walker. High school girls enjoy a week off from classes. Mr and Mrs Harry West and children visited relatives and plan to move to Washington on April 16. Mr Hibbard visited his daughter Mrs Stansberry, and Mr and Mrs Lynn Waterhouse were summoned to Clay for sad news of a death.
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Blackhawk Two
Chas. Walker
Harry West
State of
Washington
Mr. Hibbard
Stansberry
Lynn Waterhouse
Clay
Local residents leave for business trips and visits
Beckwith Indiana reports Harry Parsons left Saturday night for Chicago then to northern Michigan for his firm. Charles Allerdice came from Missouri to visit relatives. J R Davis returns from Washington county. Miss Blanche Root spent last week in Fairfield and attended Sunday meetings.
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Beckwith
Harry Parsons
Chicago
Michigan
Charles Allerdice
Missouri
J. R. Davis
Washington County
Four Corners Opens School With New Teachers
Four Corners Iowa April 8 Miss Angie Pidgeon from near Salem teaches No 1 Miss Nellie Hopkirk of No 2 and Miss Lizzie Milks near Stockport teaches No 8 Rev E D Mennike and family of Rock Island visit the Mennike home here Rev and Mrs J O Borgeson return from Denver Colp Mr and Mrs A M Kauffman Eastered with relatives in Ottumwa Wm Bekel and family of Germanville spent weekend at Charles Graf home
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Four Corners
Angie Pidgeon
Salem
Nellie Hopkirk
Lizzie Milks
Stockport
E. D. Mennike
Rock Island
Ottumwa
Wm. Bekel
Germanville
Charles Graf
Death of Albert Howard in Glendale Iowa
Mr Albert Howard died at his daughter Mrs Robt Teeter s home in Glendale on Saturday April 6 after weeks of illness He was born February 2 1822 in Maine and moved to Iowa in 1840 He lived 67 years on his farm and leaves a son Bert and a daughter Mrs Robert Teeter He was the last of twelve children five sons and seven daughters
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Glendale
Albert Howard
Robt Teeter
Mr. Howard
Maine
Iowa
Bert
Robert Teeter
Local obituaries and family notices from Ottumwa area
Daughters of the Kennedy family in the county are noted as living or having died here. Funeral rites were led by Rev. F S Pool at the home with burial in Union cemetery. Wm Kennedy’s son Levi Copeland was summoned to Oskaloosa for his father’s illness. Burlington relatives visit the Kennedy home. Ottumwa residents H Lamansky and family also visiting. Lenora Schillertstom is ill with Mrs M Kyle assisting. Charles Allerdice of Missouri and A Allerdice visited relatives. Flossie Rodgers began school at Glendale. Mrs David Semple and her child visited here recently.
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F. S. Pool
Union Cemetery
Levi Copeland
Oskaloosa
Wm. Kennedy
Burlington
Lenora Schillertstom
M. Kyle
Charles Allerdice
Missouri
A. Allerdice
Mystic
Flossie Rodgers
Glendale
David Semple
Little Son
Local residents report travel and family updates
Stockport turns a busy week with returns from travels to Colorado and Minneapolis. Linn Williams returns to Nauvoo IL, while Carl Barnes visits Canton IL. Oberg moves to Beswick farm to teach Winchester school.
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Stockport
F. A. Rhynas
Colorado
Linn Williams
Nauvoo
Carl Barnes
Canton
Ill
Kk. R. Harlan
Minneapolis
Minn
A. J. Oberg
C. L. Beswick Farm
Oberg
Winchester
Lottie Wells
Louisville
Josh Berry
Huff
California
Brosee
Illinois
Frank Rhynas
T. C. Day
Andy Vance
Alex Morris
Georgia Fickel
Table Rock
Nebraska
Martin Spencer
Mohawk School Opens as Community Shares Birthday Surprise
Merrimac Iowa notes April 8 records Mohawk school starting April 1 with Miss Lillian Harlen as teacher. A surprise birthday gathering for Mrs. Norton drew about forty people who shared food and well wishes. Also mentioned are visits, an accident, illnesses, a death, and two marriages on Monday.
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Merrimac
Mohawk
Lillian Harlen
Sherri Norton
Jules Gentele
Henry Shappy
Morrow
Chas, Haifley
Ben Sinn
Germanville Cemetery
Pete Hinkle
Alvira Hook
Earl Lyons
Emma Wolf
Estrus Norton
Pleasant Plain
Elm Grove Notes From Pleasant Plain Area
Elm Grove report from April 8 notes Miss Estella Macy teaching the Elm Grove school and Jerry Stone on the sick list for two weeks. Farmers plowing for corn, large acreage planned. Wm Tuller to move to the Alston farm this week. Mrs Hetty Junkin and daughter Fanny visit Halleck Wilson home. Velma Wilson and Misses Elsie and Grace DeGoood visit Shawstrom home. Mr and Mrs C D M Rains in Packwood on Wednesday.
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Elm Grove
Estella Macy
Pleasant Plain
Jerry Stone
Wm. Tuller
Alston
Hetty Junkin
Fanny
Sneden Wisher
Halleck Wilson
Velma Wilson
Eelsie
Grace
Doing Business Again After Near Illness
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York credits Electric Bitters with a miraculous recovery from indigestion nervousness and debility. He says he is back in business and daily improving. The tonic is touted as the best on earth and guaranteed by F. S. Shriner druggist priced at 50 cents with an April note.
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A. A. Chisholm
Treadwell
N. Y
F. S. Shriner
Weather Strains Elastic Gear and Real Estate Talk
Sloppy weather exposes weak elastics while a fresh air fund relies on ample supply. A Christian real estate man struggles to discuss a property he sold in the same confident terms as before the sale.
Maple Syrup Fraud and Pure Food Law hoped for
An historical discussion on the adulteration of maple sugar and syrup detailing shell bark bark flavoring, corn cob juice blends, and cane sugar mixes. It notes the shift to purity after the pure food law and the ongoing difficulty in detecting fraud, with price impacts and consumer risk.
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Nature
Balloons for the Army at Fort Omaha
The Washington Star notes the U S government has bought twelve thousand dollars of balloons and established an aerial station at Fort Omaha Nebraska for the Sky Scouts. Three balloons will be shipped soon with a hydrogen gas tank on site to supply them. General James S Allen leads the experiments for the signal corps as the nation studies foreign balloon efforts and advances in artillery and small arms.
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Balloon Corps
Flying Machine Squad
Fort Omaha
Neb
James S. Allen
Signal Corps
Navy Department
Boston
Chicago
Atlanta
Rock Island
Endicott Board
United States
France
Germany
Washington Star
Markets Report Faces Unexpected Hurdle
A brief market note notes cautious trading as investors wait for clearer signals amid mixed economic data. Analysts highlight steady consumer demand, offset by inflation concerns and a wary outlook for near term gains.
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G. Higley
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