Family falls and injuries as county scenes unfold
Mrs Dunker breaks her wrist on county home steps after a picnic with friends expressing sympathy and wishes for recovery. Nearby, Barney Reiling and family escape disaster when lightning strikes a horse tied to a corn plow near Wheatland. Farmers in Goose Lake rumored to have given medicine to legs causing mass livestock deaths. Bryant locality farmers form a mutual shipping association. County records show 291 highway accidents in February and March with 36 dead and 201 injured, horse drawn vehicles involved in 33 incidents. Board of Supervisors votes to grade ridge road near Lyons to Ma gug keta though locals question the benefit and compare it with other roads in need of work.
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Charlotte
Bryant
Board of Supervisors
Lyons
Ma‘gugkéta
Lost Nation auction raises 45.25 for Hearthstone Legion
Lost Nation Presslets report the Hearthstone Legion sale last Saturday raised 45.25 for the group. G. W. Ryan of Maquoketa visited with his son Dr. G C Ryan on Thursday evening. Ryan is a Milwaukee station agent with many Lost Nation friends.
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G. W. Ryan
Maquoketa
G. C. Ryan
Ryan
Milwaukee
Lost Nation
Doc
Fishermen weigh two big catfish at Grundmeier contest
W C Butenbeck and M E Laush drew crowds Friday as they weighed two large catfish at Grundmeier Bros hardware. C W Zastrow led before the duo entered, while Harvey Paulsen suffered elbow injuries after a pony fall. Herb Mills, returning from Waterloo Grand Lodge, recalled a near accident when lightning struck the car en route home.
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W. C. Butenbeck
M. E. Laush
Grondmeier Bros
Earlly
Grundmeier
C. W. Zastrow
Rutenbeck
Laush
Harvey
Emil Paulsen
Herb Mills
Waterloo
Grand Lodge
Herb
LaPort City
Lighhning
An't It A Fact About Dempsey Title Fight Belt
A reflective piece notes Americans’ mixed views on prizefighting yet asserts most favor keeping the blue ribbon belt in the United States as Jack Dempsey nears the next bout. It laments the sport’s brutal image while asserting national pride in boxing success.
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America
Jack Dempsey
Bogay's Choice at the Barnyard
A three year old girl named Kitty visits the barn and watches a well-fed cow chewing cud. She asks her father what favor the cow does best, reflecting a rural snippet from Country Gentleman.
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Bogay
Kitty
Sims Publicly Reprimanded in London Speech
Washington June 24 Read Admiral William S Sims was publicly reprimanded by Secretary Denby for speaking before the English Speaking Union in London on June 8 about Irish sympathizers in America. The department deplores the need to rebuke a flag officer but says the action was unavoidable and disapproves of the conduct.
Wettest Spot in Hawaii Mount Walateate Peak Records Rainfall
The summit of Mount Walateate on Krunt Island reports 580 inches of rain in thirteen months. The peak rises 6,080 feet and is exposed to prevailing trade winds.
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Hawaii
Walateate '2
Krunt
Futeallan Islands
Monticello Hotel Man Faces Assault Charge
J. E. Staff a Monticello resident and hotel proprietor appeared in Justice Lawrence's court bound over to the grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily injury. Hogan, refused a room at 1:30 am, returned, pushed the door, and Staff struck him with a blunt instrument, leaving two head wounds. Staff offered no defense, claiming self defense of his castle.
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Monticello
J. E. Staff
Hogan
Lovell
Lost Nation Spares Fourth Celebration for Maquoketa
Lost Nation will not mark the Fourth this year as Maquoketa plans a large celebration. Residents are urged to join the sister town for an extensive fireworks display and an excellent program of speeches street sports band concerts and dancing.
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Lost Nation
Maquoketa
Legion Boys
Maquokets
Fifty Manchester residents charged with coal theft
The Illinois Central Railway filed information against fifty Manchester citizens charging them with stealing coal from the company during the year or more. The company detective force had worked here for months, and one agent posed as a typical bum to uncover the offenders.
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Manchester
Ilinois Central Raiway Company
Kicked By Horse Leaves Man with Broken Jaw
Florian Warner was kicked in the face by a horse while harnessing it. Will Higgins received no injuries. Dr. Wheeler treated the wounds and an X-ray on Tuesday showed a broken jaw bone. Zwingle Cor
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Florian Warner
Will Higgins
Wheeler
Zwingle Cor
New German Substitute for Glass Invented Called Retien
A German invention named retien serves as a substitute for glass or oz lacquer. It can be cut with shears or a knife and tested to exceed judges Centigrade. It restores its original appearance and state after bending.
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Germany
Judestors Centigrade
Experiment with Air Demonstrates Sap Rise in Trees
Aman and Ne conduct a crude experiment to measure the force that drives sap upward in trees. A bladder used in the test expands rapidly and bursts within three hours, illustrating the powerful ascent force in plant sap.
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Aman
Where Beautiful Ma-Ko-Ke-Ta Died at Bellevue Iowa
In 19th century Bellevue Jackson county a high Mississippi river bank sheltered the Winnebago tribe. Refugees led by Mish Uningo and his daughter Ma-Ke-Ke-Ta rebuilt a community near Bellevue after a massacre at Tete des Morts. Ma-Ke-Ke-Ta died of fever and was buried on the riverbank, her grave a revered waypoint as the Maquoketa river still honors her name nearby.
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Des Moines Register
Ma-Ko
Ke-Ta
Bellevue
Jackson County
Tete Des Morts
Ma-Ke-Ke-Te
Maquoketa
Mississippi
Lightning Strike Kills Horse and Injures Three Men Near Wheatland
During a severe storm last Tuesday afternoon near Wheatland, Barney Reiling, his son George, and Milo Wiese narrowly escaped serious harm after lightning struck a horse in their plowing team. The horse was killed, other horses collapsed, Milo was thrown about 20 feet, and George and Milo suffered injuries delaying use of an arm. The group recalled few details amid shock and memory gaps. Insurance covers the loss of the horse, per local report.
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Barmey Reiling
George
Milo ‘Wiese
Reiling
Wheatland
Milo Wiese
Milo
Genrea
Barney
Boston
Gazette
Young Men Plan Picnic and Fishing Trip at Church
Nic is planned for Tuesday this week. Assemble at the church to leave at 10:00 a.m. on June 27. A picnic dinner games and a general good time are at the fair grounds. The Young Men's class has planned a fishing trip for Wednesday. The pastor and superintendent are included through the kindness of this splendid company of young men. A church business meeting is set for Wednesday evening. All members and friends of the church and Sunday school are cordially invited.
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Nic
Parish and church events scheduled this week
The Ladies Guild meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Lynn. Thursday afternoon parish Picnic will be held in Mrs Beaton s woods. All meet at the church at four and proceed to the woods. Men will be called for supper at six. Rev W M Purce went to Madison Wisconsin Monday as a witness in a stock lawsuit involving 130 shares in the First National Bank of Madison.
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Ladies’ Guild
Bears Watch Kept on Poles in Norwayzhag Districts
Authorities monitor every telephone and telegraph pole in the renin districts of Norwayzhag due to bears that climb poles and sit on cross bars, swaying them until they fall.
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Sears
Renin
Norwayzhag
Methodist Episcopal Church Service and School Event
Edward A Lang serves as minister at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m followed by morning worship with Sacraments the Lord s Supper and Baptism at 11 00 a m Epworth League meets at 7 00 p m and an evening service titled Lessons for the World Today at 8 00 p m The annual school and church picnic is noted.
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Edward A. Lang
Epworth League
Blindness Result From Three Years Dark Goldfish Care
Naturalist Ogneff kept goldfish in complete darkness for three years feeding them robinlike illenity and ample food resulting in total blindness with rods and cones of the retina disappearing.
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Ogneff
Robin
The Everiarting Reminder Humor Edition
A compact clash over a man’s lingering quip and the irritation it causes, focusing on a sharp retort about his lingering afterword and the effect on the speaker.
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