Ackley Voters Back City Owned Electric Plant
Ackley residents approved the gift of the electric light heat and power plant to the town with 149 yes votes out of 197 ballots. John Rath’s gift prompted plans for repairs and improvements with H H Nazott named superintendent at a salary of 1. Slum a year, as the city weighs permanent municipal ownership and spring implementation while addressing urgent boiler and steam leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rath
Ackley
H. H. Nazott
Nazott
Hera
West
Jawa
Death of Mrs Magavatta Kruse in Mary area
The article notes Mrs Magavatta Kruse died early Thursday in Mary after a long residence in the region. Born January 9 1522 in East Friesland Germany, she would have been 85 if she had lived longer. She married to Kruse and bore six children. surviving relatives include Frank, George, and Margaret. The piece mentions her pioneer status and years in the area, with fragmented lines describing local events and unrelated quotes.
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Magavatta Kruse
Mary
Myre Ruse
East Friesland
Germany
L’rank
Coorge
Margaret
Deck
Brosby Devi
Tiagh McNinel
Ark
Gospel meetings to continue at Presbyterian church all week
The special gospel meetings at the Presbyterian church will run this week and likely into next. Mr Patterson, a young Christian businessman, speaks each evening along with Pastor Rev McNinch. Miss Blanche Stewart will sing and add charm to the services as the community attends in fellowship.
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Presbyterian Church
Patterson
Rey
Ugh McNinch
Blanche Stewart
Bytany
Syeleoneck
Moral tale, currency woes, and a weasel in Kansas
A Kansas town builds a new church and crowds fund it through local merchants led by John Smith the jeweler who adds a note to the list. The piece argues against elastic currency, cites New York liquidity, and notes treasury and Chicago bankers moving money. A Smith County farmer’s weasel story ends with twelve dead hens, a cautionary tale about unintended consequences.
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Kansas Town
John Smith
John Smith, Jeweler
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery, Ward & Co
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicago
Treasury
Minneapolis
Smith County
Kansas City Star
Endorsement Urges Primary Elections for Local Officers
Governor Herrick urges Republicans to adopt direct primaries for all county municipal and local offices. He favors abolishing conventions, equal nomination opportunity by direct vote, and sweeping election law reforms to ensure honesty. The piece notes reform momentum in New York Pennsylvania Ohio and asks why Town lags in recognizing its significance.
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Herrick
Ohio
Fee
Cox
Congress
New York
Pennsylvania
Clergymen Entertained at Hardin County Home
Ministers of Hardin County were invited by Mr and Mrs J Hardin to their Eldora home for dinner on January 5 to discuss Christian fellowship and the Child and Youth of the County. Severe snowstorm delayed some trains, but attendees praised the hospitable event and the planned discussion led by the Hardins.
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Hardin County
Mes. J. Hardin
Eldora
Kingdom of Christ
Dnedin
Enraged Subscriber Forces Payment At Roaring Prairie
A country editor receives a pointed demand for back payment from a subscriber who declares his debt with dramatic flair. The bold moment ends with the editor noting the encounter in the upcoming personal column, naming John Haines as a leading Roaring Prairie citizen.
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Gamar
Uncle Sam
Merkly
John Haines
Roaring Prairie Township
Dangers of a Cold and How to Avoid Them
A Philadelphia North American style notice warns that many deaths arise from neglecting a cold. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as prompt and effective, aiding nature by easing coughs, clearing lungs, and restoring health. Sold by J. M. Nix with allergy notes on cures and century-old remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Gough
Leoves
J. M. Nix
Wagner the Jeweler and Town Gossip Roundup
Local notes report Wagner the jeweler selling cars and repairing watches while residents like Mrs. N Kearney Inatwaelk entertain guests. Various visits, travels, a library gift vote, a barber shop opening, a millinery business, a debate on January 19, and multiple social happenings populate the community round up with names and places across Faulkner Hampton and Mason City.
Three Weeks Revival to End Friday Evening
Funeral for Chester Road, aged 19, held at the Christian church on Wednesday at noon. Informant recorded at Hazel Green cemetery. Mrs Bertha Wickham attended the funeral of Mrs Elia Higerodt at Hidora on Monday. she died at the Soldiara Home. Miss Libbie Wilson traveled to Iowa Falls on Tuesday for a few days. Mr and Mrs Kamberling returned from Missouri on Monday. Geo Orr and family and Claude Kamberling and wife visited Will Moyle on Sunday. Tomas Hogan and wife spent Sunday at Mrs Carrie Guamert's. Job Windseksr and Ed Croga are courting at Eldora this week. Destitution case reported by the Globs. A man in Arlington is described as friendless with no one to give him a calendar.
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Ed. Fiscus
Mampton
Wagner's
Cemetery Society
J. Kuipfola
J.B. Holt
Maxburg
Frank Sedricks
Steffen
Ed, Fiscug
Chester Road
The
Christian Church
Hazel Green Cemetery
Bertha Wickham
Elia Higerodt
Hidora
Soldiara
Libbie Wilson
Iowa Falls
Snd
Kamberling
Missouri
Geo. Orr
Claude Kamberling
Will Moyle
Tomas Hogan
Wiy
Carrie Guamert
S. Jobo Windseksr
Croga
Eldora
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Moot
H.N. Hazett
Silke
Christina
Ghana
Dors
Allergy Wan
Philadelphia
North Avericny
Faulkner
Wagner
Frank Lane
Huff's
Madison Greer
Valparsigo
Ind
FP. S. Whitney
William Kearney
Mo.Servey
District No. 3
Carl Diamond
Henry Hottman
Alexander
Main Street
Ernest Laiple
Mason City
Milwaukee Railroad
Will Diamond
Matt Pattee
Misa Ida French
Miss Wave Wagner
Chas. Franch
California
Lulu Bangasser
Susie O'Loughlin
Marie Kearney
Mary Allison
Hampton
Laura Steffen
Dist. No. 2
Addis de Gunther
Mary E. Bangasser
Peters
Chas
Bauer
Robertson
Thera
Arlington
Bostoi Globe
S$ Bloch
B. L. Trey’s
Bank of Ackley
Lusch
Martin & Eggert
Iowa
Europe
G. Bakker
Ackley, Iowa
Aferican Field
Andrew Rath
Cumberman
Propristor
W. A. Young
J. S. Rath
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