48 Years with United States Express Company Highlighted
R A Mc Chesney, longtime agent of the United States Express Company in this city, is noted as the second oldest employee by service. He began over forty eight years ago when the company had no local office and worked as messenger, mail clerk and coach conductor between here and Des Moines. He recalls the early pony express days, with riders under 150 pounds covering 120 miles to deliver pouches, changing ponies at stations, and recalls few men staying in the service beyond two years due to the harsh pace. His Des Moines colleague is nearby and has served slightly longer. Miss Marcella Hotz has returned from Michell Iowa visiting Mrs H F Blowers. Phil Machride and Clyde Hotz traveled to Charles City to plan Floyd county maps.
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R. A. McChesney
United States Express Company
Des Moines
Pony Express
McChesney
McC
Marcella Hotz
Michell
Iowa
H. FP. Blowers
Phil Machride
Clyde Hotz
Charles City
Floyd County
Mrs Bradley Resigns From Johnson County Fair Post
Mrs George Bradley of the West Side resigns as superintendent of fine arts and manufactures for the Johnson county fair. The search for a successor is underway. The role covers a major portion of the arts hall and the effort seeks a capable replacement.
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George Bradley
West Side
Johnson County Fair
W. D. Lichty
Bradley
Mrs Lincoln Hess Returns From Milwaukee Visit
Mrs. Lincoln Hess returns Saturday from a four weeks stay in Milwaukee to visit her sister and relatives. Percy Hess, after a three day business trip in Chicago, joins her in Milwaukee and accompanies her home.
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Mrs Lincoln Hess
Percy Hess
Lincoln Hess
Milwaukee
Chicago
Iowa City Electric Light Company seeks dismissal in fishway suit
The Iowa City Electric Light Company moved to dismiss a suit to compel installation of a fishway at the Coralville dam and filed a demurrer contending the plaintiff lacks legal authority. The motion argues improper parties and insufficient facts to sustain the action.
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Iowa City Electric Light Company
Coralville Dam
66.4 Mills Tax Levy Approved by County Board
The county board last Saturday approved a 66.4 mill tax levy for Iowa City schools 24 mills for schools 14.9 for state and county and 27.5 for Town City. The bridge fund rises to 3 mills up from 2.5 to bolster the bridge fund and reduce borrowing.
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Board of Supervisors
Iowa City
Town City
University
Agricultural College
State Normal
County
Bridge
Court House
Soldiers’ Relief
Iowa City General
Towa City
Teachers Program For Johnson County Teachers Association
The fall meeting at Sharon Center high school on October 11 features lectures and papers on education including The Hand Book and Arithmetic by Miss Euphemia Stover and Miss Winifred Starteman. Officers include President Mrs. Alice R. Davies and Secretary Miss Agnes Rankin with a full executive committee. The Stiver family plans to move to a new home on East Court Street and Miss Lillian Young departs for Denver to teach for the coming year.
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Johnson County
Sharon Center
Teachers’ Association
Association
Alice R. Davies
Jews City
Agnes Rankin
Oxford
Frank McKray
East Court Street
Lillian Young
Denver
Freight Car Off Track Delays Westbound Train Near Kellogg
A Kellogg area freight car ran off the track last Saturday night as a train moved east about a mile east of Kellogg. No injuries were reported but west to east traffic was delayed for hours, causing many passengers to miss connections into Chicago.
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Kellogg
Chicago
Swanser Farm Sold at Auction Near City
The Swanser farm northeast of the city, owned by A. J. Swanser, was bought by Lewis Kessler of Solon. The sale price was 49 dollars per acre.
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Lewis Kessler
Near
Solon
Swaner Farm
A. J. Swanser
Ninety Five New Cases Open in District Court Session
A count shows ninety five new cases in the current term of the district court that opens today. Judge Byington and the courtroom staff along with Clerk Koser and Deputy Clerk Volkringer are pressed with the workload.
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Byington
Koser
Volkringer
Eagles and Cedar Rapids Eagles Meet in Ball Game
About 150 Eagles and friends traveled to Cedar Rapids for a friendly ball game at the athletic park. The contest remained tied four to four through six innings, but Cedar Rapids pulled ahead to finish 10 to 4. Iowa City’s Casick Woods Hotz Shooley Carlton Smith Waumbachker Fairchild Lumsden, subs Lumsden and Eppel starred as Cedar Rapids hosted guests with hospitality after the game.
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Cedar Rapids
Athletic Park
Iowa City Boys
Iowa City
Casick
Woods
Guy Hotz
W. Shooley
Carlton
P. Smith
W. Waumbachker
Fairchild
G. Lumsden
M. Lumsden
L. Eppel
Cedar Rapids Eagles
Funeral Held for Mrs. Adam Schuessler of Scott Township
Yesterday at 2 p m the funeral service for Mrs. Adam Schuessler of Scott township was held at the family home. She died Friday night after a long illness from a complication of diseases at age seventy eight. She is survived by her husband and six children including Michael and Adam Jr in Lone Tree, Stephen and Conrad in Scott township, a daughter Miss Kate Schuessler, and eldest daughter Mrs. John Emdy of Wellman. Interment followed in the Scott township cemetery.
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Adam Schuessler
Scott Township
Michael
Adam
Lone Tree
Stephen
Conrad
Kate Schuessler
John Emdy
Wellman
Refuse to Give Up Cash Refusal Ties Auditor Case
During Hogan era in Tiffin August Amish warned County Auditor about paying a bridge hand indebted to Amish. A bank cashed time checks of the hand at Oxford, which the auditor refused to honor. The board of supervisors, urged by Auditor Baschnagel, decided not to cash the checks and a court suit may follow. Mrs I B Lee and daughter return from Colorado visit.
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Hogan
Baschnagel
Ten Wills Filed for Present Term of Court
County clerk's office records show ten wills to be acted upon before Judge Byington at the current term. The unusually large number underscores the heavy workload facing the court.
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Byington
County Delinquent Tax Collector Warrant Effects
The board of supervisors orders that the delinquent tax collector will not be paid commissions on back taxes collected by the new warrant. This saves the county money by deducting from bills against the county and back taxes due.
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Board of Supervisors
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Johnson
Edwin Hummer
Jas. Mahoney
JOS. Slavata
Rock Island
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
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Portland
Seattle
Arizona
Nevada
North Dakota
California
New Mexico
Colorado
St. Louis
el Paso
H. D, Breene
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Forenson
Eupheimia Stover
Capt. Hail
Winifred Starteman
Motley F. Palmer
E. R. Collins
I. Grout
Cora Ressler
L. H. Langenberg
Prof
Shimek
John M. Kadlee
W. A. Willis
Euphemia Stover
J. H. Langenberg
Swanser Farm
Iowa City Order
Eagles
Schuessler
Scott ‘Township
New Home
I. B. Lee
Saves Commission
Perrod
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