School and city elections loom this year across the state
The piece notes two local elections, one on the second Monday in March and another the following week. It reports on a pending two cent fare bill stalled in the senate, Mills County Republican paper debut in Pacific Junction, and editor W. H. Ma Master. It also mentions postmaster general policy debate, Thaw trial coverage, and public sentiment on pardoning Thomas W. Watson for the 1884 Shelly murder, with Miles Phillips circulating opposition.
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Mills County Republican
Pacific Junction
W. H. MaMaster
Junction
Here
Thomas W. Watson
Shelley
Miles Phillips
Ita
Probate of Dexter B Goodrich will set for proof
Mills County District Court fixed February 18 and April 16 1907 as times to prove the purported last will and testament of Dexter B Goodrich deceased at the Glenwood court house. Clerk Rich B Davis notes the dates for filing and proving the instrument and directs all proper parties to appear for the proceeding. The notice also includes an unrelated advert for Mandan tube refund offered by O S Boyes.
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Mills County District Court
Dexter B. Goodrich
Mills County
Iowa
Glenwood
Rich ¥. B. Davis
Iowa Legislators Weigh Early Adjournment and Prohibition Measures
Des Moines dispatch notes looming adjournment of the Iowa legislature by early April, with a Senate plan to adjourn Feb 28 to March 1. It details radical temperance bills by Sen Gilliland targeting COD liquor shipments, proposed taxes on agents and carriers, and a push to shield Iowa manufacturers while debating a constitutional amendment and two-cent railroad fare.
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Des Moines
Lec
Assembly
Senate
Shirley Gilliland
Mills County
Iowa
McManus
Fort Madison
Smith
Congress
United States
Dunham
Delaware County
Secretary of the
PROM ALL OVER IOWA W. S. Worthing Is Dead
W S Worthing a capitalist and banker is dead after a stroke of paralysis a few days ago. The report notes his prominence in Webst City Iowa and reflects on his financial influence and local standing.
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Iowa
Webst
Worthing
Chorus Girls Invade Skating Rink In Des Moines
A party of chorus girls caused a stir at a Des Moines skating rink on February 15. Led by Elizabeth Millership they skated and sang The Parisian Model, prompting the management to ask them to quiet down or leave. The group vacated the hall after the request.
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Hall
Des Moines
Elizabeth Millership
Death of Eugene S. Ellsworth Expert Iowa investor
Eugene S. Ellsworth of Eugene Falls Iowa died aged fifty nine from heart trouble. Survived by wife and two children E O Ellsworth and Mrs L B Morton. He amassed a fortune from Iowa wild land investments, built the Des Moines Short Line and the Metropolitan Opera House, Ellsworth Hospital, funded Carnegie Ellsworth library and Ellsworth College. He was a long time Republican leader and delegate at large to the last national convention.
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Town Falls
Eugene
Ellsworth
Iowa
E. O. Ellsworth
L. B. Morton
Chicago
Iowa Wild Land
Des Moines
Metropolitan Opera House
Ellsworth Hospital
Carnegie-Ellsworth Library
Ellsworth College
Agriculture in High Schools Aims to Feed State Farm Youth
Des Moines reports a plan to teach agriculture in all high schools as feeders to the State College of Agriculture at Ames. Judge Horace E Deemer proposes supervising certain high schools under the college with a special farm life curriculum. Red Oak residents pledge a $30,000 farm to support the scheme, aiming to shift youth education toward farming rather than city life.0
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Des Moines
State College of Agriculture At
Ames
Horace E Deemer
Supreme Court
Red Oak
Thirty-Second General Assembly
Judge Deemer
State Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Deemer
Fire races through Wichita forests in Lawton reserve
A feral fire sweeps a 100000 acre federal forest reserve in the Wichita mountains near Lawton Oklahoma threatening to devastate the tract. High winds drive flames eastward as officials, assistants and nearby residents combat the blaze amid damaged trees grass and livestock worth thousands of dollars. A $19000 fence is under construction within the reserve.
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Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Okla
Wichita
Buffalo
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McAllister
Linn County
General Elections Committee
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W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Holmes
Waterloo
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B. B. Flint
Creston
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Schleswig
Alex Klingberg
Lincoln
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Warren Beckwith
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith
Abraham Lincoln
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H. A. Quinn Lumber Co
Poland
China
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Coles
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Ien
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