Changes in Automobile Law and Fees Effective 1919
The secretary of state outlines 1919 changes for automobile registration and fees. Fees vary by vehicle type and capacity, with plates issued annually and registrations handled by county treasurers. The plan doubles many fees, but remains lower than Massachusetts and Michigan figures, aiming to boost motor vehicle revenue significantly. A second major item reports a dead man found near the Wm. Aitchison place, identified as an unknown Chicago-born traveler, died of heart disease. an inquest and postmortem occurred, with the body sent to Iowa City for potential identification and used for medical study.
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Secretary of State
State Highway Commission
Massachustts
Michigam
Ttig
Wm. Aitchison Place
Aitchison Place
Monticello
Dubuque
A. S. Samuels
Brettbach
Cascade
Chicago
Syracuse
New York
Watertown
South Dekota
T. M. Redmond
Iows City
The
State University
Medical School
Monticcllo Express
Probate Notice for Frederick R. Marwitz Will
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Frederick R. Marwitz, late of Jackson County Iowa, has been opened and read and October 11 1919 has been set for proving the will before the District Court at Maquoketa Iowa. Eugene Mohr Clerk of the District Court WL Keck Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick R. Marwitz
Jackson County
Iowa
District Court
Maquoketa
Federal Bakery Installs Third Sanitary Oven
The Dubuque Daily News reports the Federal bakery system expands with the installation of its third sanitary oven at 856 Main Street under manager Hugh Lovelee and foreman Hanselman. The plant employs fourteen staff, outputs thousands of loaves daily, and plans wholesale growth in Dubuque and surrounding towns in Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Evert
Main Street
Hugh Lovelee
Hanselman
Minton Feder
Oakland
Cal
Mr. Feder
Feder
Pacific Coast
United States
Dubuque
Lovelee
Federal
Sawa May Be Permanent Site for National Swine Show
Des Moines could host the National Swine Show and Expo from Sept 29 to Oct 4 with a decision on permanence to be announced after this year’s event. Other bids come from Omaha Kansas City and Peoria. Des Moines favored by its central hog belt and corn belt location.
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Des Moines
Tan-Sept
Sosawa
Omaha
Kansas City
Peaais
Atten
Dance Toc 1919 Promises Bigger Exhibit Than Before
The 1919 dance Toc will be larger with more exhibits and improved accommodations, surpassing all previous Expositions in the Association's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Champion Wrestling Match at National Swine Show
A championship wrestling bout in Des Moines features Nebraska welterweight Dave Danielson versus Iowa title claimant Orvil Miller in a best two of three falls inter state contest at the National Swine Exposition Oct 1. Also on card are Danielson’s brother vs Sid Barrachmen, a boxing kangaroo exhibition, and a pig catching contest with advance attendance seen near 80 000.
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Dave” Danielson
Nebraska
Orvil Miller
Iowa
Des Moines
Corn Belt
Danielson
Sid” ‘Barrachmen
Mullen
Neb
Towa
Miller
Sioux City
Middle West
Potatoes in Iowa See Half Crop This Year
A. T. Ervin of the Iowa State College reports Iowa's potato crop will be half normal. The short supply will force imports and push prices higher. He urges early storage to cover winter, noting most harvests fall in late September or early October and that the Upper Mississippi Valley crop is about one-fourth below normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A. T. Ervin
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Erwin
Mississippi Valley
American Legion membership drive urges veterans to join
Wartime veterans are urged to join the American Legion for protection and aid. The civilian, non political group promotes 100 percent Americanism and cooperative effort, targeting soldiers sailors and marines discharged or awaiting discharge from April 1917 to November 11 1918. More than 4 000 000 eligible with 600 000 already enrolled. Send form with one dollar to the nearest post or Deputy County Attorney John Jonas Maquoketa Iowa Timber City Post 75.
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American Legion
Abroa
Maquoketa
John Jonas
Tor
Timber City Post
Meanest Mar in the World Tales of a Trickster
A garbled note depicts a caricatured figure described as the meanest man, with glimpses of mischief and misfortune tied to a shoeless incident and a curious change pocket. Names and places are unclear, but the item reads as a sensational vignette.
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Beaver Board
hand-Fischer Lumber Company
Motor Vehicle Department
Bilis
Hoffmann Bros
North Main Street
Maquoketa, Iowa
Eugene Mohr
WL. Keck
Attomey
Federal Bakery
Dry Goons Company
Des Moines, In
Benj. P. Lambe
Bellevue
Mira
A. L. Simpson
Kenilworth Ave
A.W. Nickel
Long Beach
California
L. M. Ray
Oakdale
Lambertson
Bellavue
Lawrence
Kansas
Leambertson
Presbyterian Church
Bellevue Lesder
Missippi
Castoria
Chiropractic
McGinnis
Doctors OF Chiropractic
Maquokeia
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