Citizens Talk Improved Streets in LeGrand Plan
A community meeting in LeGrand gathered over thirty citizens to discuss gravelling or macadamizing main streets and funding. They appointed committees to approach county supervisors for aid and to organize a petition for a town council street-improvement election while noting inequities in highway funding for incorporated towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montour
LeGrand
John Manship
Highway Commission
Dilton
Dunbar
Green Mountain
John Rylander
Jos. Smaha
County Board of Supervisors
Wisconsin lads' crash at viaduct prompts damage claims
Two Milwaukee youths suffered a serious crash at a viaduct south of town when a loose plank caught their motorcycle and wrecked it. They blamed the bridge condition on the town county or railroad and, after lodging complaints, were given transport to Milwaukee as damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Northwestern Railroad
Davis
Boone
Record Log Production Boosts British Columbia Logs in 1924
British Columbia saw a record log production in 1924, surpassing the previous high by 28,000,000 feet. The 1924 total reached 1,549,700,181 feet, including 1,808,817,000 feet of sawlogs, 23,000,000 feet of poles and piling, 914,628 cords of various bolting and pulpwood, and 3,736,619 railway ties, per minister of lands figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Uncle Samuel Inman Birthday Remembrance in Darke County
Uncle Samuel Inman celebrated his birthday Monday August 31 praising a long life. A Darke County Ohio native born in a log cabin near Gettysburg he moved to Iowa in 1853 as a boy of twelve witnessing prairie to autos and flight. He showed a flint spearhead from the Devil's Anvil to the Reporter editor as a keepsake and recalled Indian life with chief Johnny Green noting his father Eli Inman’s friendship with Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Inman
Bath
Gettysburg
Darke County
Ohio
Eli
Elizabeth Inman
Towa
Sam
Johnny
Green
Old Indiantown
Eli Inman
Blackberries Ripen Early Says Kellogg Visitor
C W Kellogg brought blackberry samples to the newspaper office on Wednesday noting ripe fruit in September is unusual. He said the berries would have ripened if his hens had not deterred them, unsure of the variety though Kellogg’s Best is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ww. Kellogg
Kellogg
Fall Winter Hats and Jowana Frocks Featured
Mrs. E. E. Wade invites readers to preview a fine line of fall and winter hats in new shades and shapes. The Pirate late styles lead the collection at reasonable prices, alongside a new Jowana frocks line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Wade
Masonic Picnic Invitation For Ames Event
The Polar Star Lodge of LeGrand invites Masons to a September 7 picnic on Ames college campus rain or shine. It is a basket affair with free coffee and ice cream, sponsored by Za-Ga-Zig Temple of Des Moines for members and their associates. Percy Hook, Potentate, conveys the invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polar Star Lodge
LeGrand
Ames
Za- Ga-Zig Temple
Des Moines
Percy Hook
Za-Ga- Zig Temple
Loat Report: Finder Leaves Plate at Reporter Office
Jerome Tow returned home last week from Gary Indiana where he had been employed for several weeks. Company H Kabuda and family and I F Rylander drove to Des Moines on Tuesday to patronize the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Beane
Marvin Tow
Elmo Beane
Des Moines
Harold Rasmus
Gary
Ind
Bertram
Anna Keimper
Chicago
L. E. Follausbee
Colorado City
John Haggin
Richland
Lucille Winter
Marshalltown
St. Thomas ‘Hospital
Tha ‘Chemical Engineering Department of
Iowa
State College At
Amos
Jerome Tow
CO. H. Kabuda and Family
I. F. Rylander
Friends Church Plans Christmas Box for Jamaica Mission
Rev. Ostar Bropiecomus leads 10 a.m. Sunday School with Wm. E. Hoover as superintendent and 11 a.m. morning service. Junior and Senior Endeavor groups meet, plus 8 p.m. Evening Worship and 8 p.m. Wednesday Prayer. Missionary Society plans a Christmas box for Jamaica, to ship by September 24. contributors urged to contact Mrs. Mattie Pemberton or Cora Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Hoover
Hattie Hibbs
Addie Adair
the Missionary Society
Jennie Hoover
Jamaica
Mattie Pemberton
Cora Hoover
Christian Church Bulletin Highlights and Plans
The Christian Church held a 10:00 a m church school with Anna Herbert as superintendent and an 11 a m worship service. Evening activities included Christian Endeavor at 7 p m led by Opal Billick on the topic Learning How to Pray. A Wednesday prayer circle met at 8 p m led by Della Richards. The Mission Circle, hosted by Mrs. Ella Hogan, featured a program on general mission work and refreshments. Anna Helfenstein and Mrs. C F Wise attended as guests. The Central Iowa Conference closed its session at the local church despite sickness and deaths. Dr W P Fletcher from Toronto spoke on Christian education, and the village sister church joined the Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Herbert
Christian Endeavor
Opal Billick
Della Richards
Ella Hogan
Anna Helfenstein
Miles City
Mont
C._ F. Wise
Toledo
Nellie Kellogg
Central Iowa
W. P. Fletcher
Toronto
Quarry Chapel Sunday and midweek services schedule
The Quarry Chapel lists Sunday School at 10 p m with Mrs Lafe Dougherty as Superintendent and morning service at 8 p m. A midweek service is announced with a cordial welcome. An ice cream social occurred last Thursday evening. The Ladies Aid Society will meet at Mrs Jerome Lunde’s home on Friday Sept 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Dougherty
Quarry Chapel
Ladies? Aid Society
Jerome Lunde
Paving Crew Moves East of LeGrand on Long-Delayed Road
Anderson & Empie lead a large paving operation southeast of town with twenty two truckmen and a materials plant near the crusher. Detours, dust, and water- bucket volunteers mark the busy scene as the second mile nears Dillon crossroads and the third mile was finished last Friday. The crew shifts from west to east and hopes to reopen the road closed almost a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand
Chicago
Anderson & Empie
Dillon
Timber Creek
Bere’s
Mixed with buzz saw ends Manship’s thumb
John Manship, while helping Cleo Leech operate a buzz saw last Friday, almost severed his left thumb when it contacted the spinning disc. He kept the severed part steady with his other hand until a doctor dressed the wound, and doctors say he should keep five fingers. The injury will limit his carpentry work but is not expected to end his trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Leech
John Manship
Card of Thanks for LeGrand Friends
Rey and Mrs. Gay W Harvey express sincere appreciation for four years with LeGrand neighbors. They thank everyone for kindness and help packing and moving household goods to the depot and extend best wishes and blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey
Old Settlers Reunion at Dunbar
An Old Settlers Reunion will be held at Dunbar next Monday at Roseland's grove featuring public speaking base ball games and horseshoe contests Local speakers include Attorney B Wick of Cedar Rapids and Supt Karl Hanson of Tams A basket luncheon will be served at noon The organizing committee consists of J Wigen Roy Shayer and Jonas Olson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Roseland’s Grove
Attorney B
Wick
Cedar Rapids
Karl Hanson
Tams
J. Wigen
Roy Shayer
Jonas
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Dunhams
Andrew Wolfrie
Omer Manship
Carl Rylander
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
Herman Wolk
Alica Reiterman
Los Angeles
Calif
Ethel
James A. Garfield
Lewis
Lincoln High
Mabel
Hollywood High School
Chas
G. Johnson
Myron Sawyer
Manson
Luther G. Pemberton
Maurine and
Louise
A. H. Pemberton
Roy Grimes
Dr.e. M. Mills
Maedt
Marjorie Mills
Marie Dougherty
Verla Young
Lake View
Dougherty
Lake ‘View
Miss Young
Ray Young
North
KE. A. Shelton
T. J. ‘Thompson
Sor
Jows Park
Tex
Harry "Moore
Marshall County
Nettie Tow
Nevada
Jesse Tow
Canada
Town Yearly Meeting of Friends
Oskaloosa
Guy Harvey
Chas. Johnson
L. C.kendson
J. L. Harrisoh
H. D. Hoovar
Wisconsin
Lewis Boone
Greenwood
Nebr
Dan Glidewell
Vancleve
M.T. Nodland
G. B. Adair
St. Anthony
Wayne “Humphreys
New Providence
J. W. Piper
B.adair
Max, T
Ruth
Waterloo
F. L. Richards
Glen Stafford
Margaret
Gale
Marengo, IH
Mr. Stafford
Yankton, S. Dak
Will McCord
Ainsworth, Neb
Rochester, Minn
Bille| Smith
Mihi
Anni
Friends Church
Ostar Bropiecomus
Christian Church
L. T. Hieas
Pastor
Old Seittlers
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