Mild Iowa Winter Report Shows Warm Compared To Past
February weather bureau summary notes the 1906 07 winter had a mean three month temperature of 23.1 degrees 2.4 degrees above normal. highest 69 at Keokuk January 7 lowest 31 at Washta February 5. state precipitation 3.66 inches 0.43 above normal. winter mildness linked to long term climate cycles and historic patterns.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Iowa Department of the
United States Weather Bureau
Keokuk
Washta
Mississippi
Sibley
St. Charles
Rockwell City
Thurman
Stockport
Britt
Sioux City
Noted Clinton Judge Is Dead
Clinton Iowa March 21 Judge Daniel W Ellis longtime district judge and leading eastern Iowa lawyer died last night in Minneapolis He was 75 years old Dr Layman Ellis left to attend the funeral
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Clinton
Daniel W. Ellis
Minneapolis
Iowa
Layman Ellis
Vinton Prisoner Escapes Jail Break Third Time
James I. Boughton, jailed for breaking and entering and theft, picked the lock of his Benton county jail cell and fled in daylight. This marks his third escape attempt, with prior escapes in February and at the start of the month he was found cutting the jail wall. A $25 reward is offered for his return. Boughton is about 21, five feet seven, with a blind right eye, drawing mouth, light hair, blue overalls, grey coat, and a black hat.
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Vinton
James I. Boughton
Rock Island
Benton County
Boughton
Here
Bastile
William Davy
Form Law and Order League Forms in Dubuque
Five hundred men met at St. Raphael's cathedral to form the law and order league of Dubuque county with a constitution and by laws for strict enforcement. Temporary officers were chosen. Dr. J. N. McCash of Des Moines led the address and a permanent group will be set next week. The move follows many saloon keepers agreeing to close on Sundays, signaling push to end the Dubuque state of lawlessness.
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Law and Order League
Dubuque
St. Raphael's Cathedral
Dubuque County
J. N. McCash
Des Moines
State of Dubuque
Divorce Seeks Over Religion Split in Piazza Case
Judas V. Piazza of Muscatine sues his wife for divorce in Chicago alleging desertion due to her conversion to spiritualism. Married October 1901, he says she left him in 1904 and again later, after returning from New York where she pursued spiritualist beliefs. He attended seances but saw nothing compelling.
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Muscatine
Judas V. Piazza
Chicago
Piazza
New York
Young forger may be unbalanced in deed
Ames Iowa March 22 Wright a freshman in animal husbandry faces no prosecution as his banker and physician argue mental unbalance led him to forge the landlady’s name. He is under care and will be given another chance, despite being son of an Illinois banker and earning money by selling newspapers.
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Ames
C. F. Wright
Wright
Illinois
Surprises in Bank Staffing Choices and Roles
A brief critique notes that bank cashiers are judged harshly for wrongdoing, while it questions why bank directors do not appoint specialized specialists as cashiers and treasurers. The piece suggests public expectations misalign with institutional roles.
Called Her Too Particular
Kath erine C Hammock a Peabody school teacher testifies in her divorce case against Claude S Hammock a State Normal school graduate former Sioux City drawing supervisor and Prang Educational company rep She says after five years of marriage he began associating with other women and told her she was too particular He allegedly brought a woman home once Judge Mould set decree after the five day legal period.
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Sioux City
Katherine C. Hammock
Peabody School
Claude S. Hammock
State Normal School
Prang Educational Company
Hammock
Mould
A Few Facts About Easter Observance
An exchange notes Easter can fall between March 22 and April 25, a 35 day span. Since Nicea in 325 A D the rule sets Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, meaning Easter falls on the first full moon after the vernal equinox. The text cites Easter dating history ending with March 23 as an example.
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Nice
A Livers Trouble and the Golden Medical Discovery
A farmer's ad explains that a tired liver signals overall weak health and should be treated by digestion and nutrition first. It praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for restoring stomach function boosting blood gland secretions cleansing toxins and easing bilious symptoms. The ad warns against substitutes and notes the product is non secret and alcohol free with ingredients on the label.
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Pierce
Easter dates and the cycle of springtime rebirth
The excerpt notes Easter falling on its latest date April 25 in 1886 and its next occurrence on the extreme date in 1943. It also mentions the earliest Easter date last occurring in 1818 and that such an early celebration will not happen again this century.
Burlington relays track with heavy rails near West Burlington
The Burlington main line between West Burlington and Ottumwa will receive new ninety pound rails and ties. A seventy five man crew, largely Polish Italian and Greek laborers supplied by a Chicago contractor, will complete the upgrade this summer. The roadbed and alignment will remain unchanged aside from ballast.
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West
Burlington
Farmer and the mail order trap in Possum Run
Jim and a neighbor buy tools by mail from Shears Sawbuck but discover the catalog promises big sales are illusory. They read the big book by night, order haying gear and a plow, yet the plow fails to perform. After a jail sentence episode, they vow to avoid selling by mail to country customers.
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Possum Run
Sin
Jim
Possum
Anonymous poem on barter, rejection by buyers
A rural tale in verse where a farmer offers oats hay shoats and hogs to merchants including Mr Shears and Sawbuck, but the buyers decline everything except cash. The speaker thanks them for their honesty and laments the merchants’ cold response as money speaks on Water Street.
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Water Street
How to Remain Young by Electric Bitters Claim
Mrs. N. F. Rowan of McDonough Ga describes chronic liver and stomach relief after taking three bottles of Electric Bitters saying her skin cleared and she is “20 years younger.” She can do her work and help in her husband’s store. Sold by I. F. Shriner’s drug store for 50 cents.
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N. F. Rowan
McDonough
IF. S. Shriner
Partition Decree Sought in Jefferson County Iowa
State of Iowa Jefferson County announces a partition suit filed by Sarah F Davenport against Susan Hayden Pearl Hayden Jessie Brobs Margaret Dayton May Smith Edward J Hayden Mrs Edward J Hayden John W Hayden Emily Hayden James F Hayden Caroline Hayden Thomas M Hayden Edith Hayden. The court will hear by April 24 1907 and a May term default will be entered if not appeared.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Susan Hayden
Pearl Hayden
Jessie Brobs
Frank Brobs
Margaret Dayton
Harold C. Dayton
May Smith
Edward J. Hayden
John W. Hayden
Emily Hayden
James F. Hayden
Caroline Hayden
Thomas M. Hayden
Edith Hayden
District Court
Sarah FE
Davenport
Iowa
Sarah FE. Davenport
Edward J Hayden
Fairfield
Notice of Chancery Case in Jefferson County 1907
State of Iowa Jefferson County Chancery District Court May Term 1907. Plaintiffs M S Welsh and Mary E Welsh sue Clara J Kyle Mary E Jones Clara J Cash John H Kyle Jessie S Weitzel heirs and unknown claimants of multiple parcels in Jefferson County. Defendants include Frank Noble Charles Noble and unknown heirs. Defendants are notified to appear on or before the 24th.
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State of
Iowa
County of
Jefferson
M. S. Welsh
Mary E. Welsh
Clara J. Kyle
Mary E. Jones
Clara J. Cash
John H. Kyle
Jessie S. Weitzel
John Kyle
Mary Ann Kyle
Jonathon Lydick
Jefferson County
Frank Noble
Charles Noble
John S. Noble
Eliza
Quieting Title Action in Jefferson County Iowa
M S Welsh and Mary E Welsh seek court orders to satisfy multiple prior mortgages and deeds of trust on 170 acres in Jefferson County Iowa. The suit targets various properties within Town 73 N Range 9 W, seeks removal of clouds on title, and prays to quiet title against defendants and unknown claimants. The case targets mortgages dating from 1860s by Ramsay and related parties, alleges full payment and record deficiencies, and requests clerks to mark satisfactions on margin records. The filing requires appearance by May 6 1907 or default judgment.
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District Court of
Jefferson County
Iowa
M. S. Welsh
Mary E. Welsh
William Ramsay
Jane S. Ramsay
Mary Ann Kyle
Recorder’s Office
Towa
Jane S
Recorder's
Vol
Jonathon Lydick
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