Word From Former Residents Sam Granger Letter from Liberal Kansas 1912
Mr and Mrs Sam Granger recall a long journey snowbound and a wreck near Turon. They describe Liberal Kansas as a booming business center with 2400 to 3000 residents, a $30 000 water system upgrade, a $50 000 depot, and strong schools and churches. They note deep mud after arrival, friendly locals, and plans to share more impressions later.
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Sam Granger
Liberal
Turon
Pratt
Kansas City
Iowa
Mission Bells Inspires Composer in California Travel
Maria Louka of the Whitney Warner Company submits Mission Bells a miniścal composition inspired by mission bells and an Ursuline convent visit on a California journey. The piece described as descriptive and moderately difficult joins other teaching works in the catalog praised by critics.
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Marie Lonka
Whitney Warner Company
Lakewood
N. J. Dee
West Fortyfirst Steet
New York
California
San Diego
San Francisco
Mission Bells
Philadelphia
Maria Louka
Victim Frank Brown Fatally Injured in Windmill Fall
Frank Brown, resident two miles east, died after falling from a fifty foot windmill while oiling it early Tuesday. He lost grip on grease slick steps, struck the frame, and landed, injuring his face, back, and nerves. Family discovered him after about thirty minutes. the Browns are in need of assistance.
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Ifrank Brown
Mr. Brown
Court News at Eamersburg Georgia Goemans and Robbery Case
Court news from Emmetsburg reports Geo Goemans among the men accused in the January 10 robbery of Corcoran. The jury found him guilty Friday after a Thursday-to-Friday trial. DeMars pleaded guilty after learning the verdict. Antel, sole access to the restaurant, allegedly spent the stolen money in Iowa Falls, aided by Sheriff Cullen orders. Bert Furneure was found guilty of indecency. I. O. Fockners trial opened Wednesday with jury selection and ongoing testimonies.
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Geo. Goemans
Hos
Corcoran
Antel
Towa Falls
Cullen
Goeman and
DeMars
Bert ‘Furneiure
Foekners
Emmetsbure
Electric light plan for homes across towns and country
The Ames people propose installing electric lights in private homes nationwide at a total cost of 500 dollars. A special bulletin is available by writing to the experiment station. The navy issues an order to add two new states to the national ensign and union jack, effective July 4, with 48 stars in six rows of eight.
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Ames
Navy
Navy Department
Joint Board of the Army and Navy
Taft
Entertaining Lecture Closes Seasonal Course
Prof Clarence W Wassam of the State University at Iowa City gave a last Thursday evening lecture that closed the season here. He held attention throughout and spoke in clear concise form. The talk was entertaining yet instructional and listeners were well pleased with the evening’s entertainment.
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Clarence W. Wassam
State Univerisity
Iowa City
Wassam
Rate Question Challen ges Debate at Woodman Convention
Winslow of Dows, famed for studying life insurance costs, issued a challenge to debate the justice and necessity of rate increases. The challenge references the Woodman convention held in Chicago several months prior, as reported by the Emmetsburg Democrat.
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Winslow
Dows
Woodman
Chicago
Emmetsburg
Wells and irrigation boom in South Dakota and Amsterdam housing
The article notes over a thousand artesian wells in South Dakota fed by the underlying formation with some yielding 3292 gallons per minute powering mills and light plants. It also describes Amsterdam housing where wealthy merchants live above offices in canal-front warehouses with goods hoisted to upper stories and a mirror window arrangement to view the street.
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Wouthikota Arteaia
Milnsouri River
South Dakota
Black Hits
Korky Mountains
Amsterdam
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Mrs. Granger
Mrs. Merriman
Graettinger, Iowa
Relgls
Ty Marie Lonka
Frank Brown
Eamersburzg
Des Moines
J. L. Holland
Graettinger
A. J. Johnson
Towa
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