Iowa and Missouri boundary and state issues highlighted
The piece surveys Iowa politics, the 26th General Assembly set for Des Moines January 26, and a crowded speakership race among W B H Byers W S Allen H J Griswold and Geo Van Houten. It notes county assessors reform, a 1027 page revision of the Iowa code, and state tax costs from criminal proceedings. It comments on the Great Reeds mislabeling, a planned Omaha St Louis railroad sale at Corner Bluffs to satisfy a New York trust judgment, and a call for re submission on prohibition while praising Iowa and national leadership amid interstate disputes.
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General Assembly
Des Moines
W. B H. Byers
Shelby County
W. 3. Allen
van Buren
H. J. Griswold
Buchanan
Geo. van Houten
Taylor
Omaha & St. Louis Railroad
Corner Bluffs
New York Trust Company
New York
Council Bluffs
Pattensburg
Malvern
All Around the County News Briefs and Local Notes
A Henderson merchant proposes twenty cents a bushel in trade for corn. Scarlet fever claims a victim at Glenwood. Mitchener, formerly of Malvern, thriving in Henderson. Platteville reports a mild scarlet fever outbreak. I. M. Adkins hailed as champion sheep player in the county. Random acts of vandalism by youths in Randolph noted. Mrs. Ira Good and family visiting near town. Dr. Powell listed for a State Teachers' Association talk on feeble minded children. Jacob Coppock receives a pension increase to $22 monthly. total back pay $560. Arthur Heft, orchestra leader in Andrews Opera, visits Glenwood. A Henderson farmer finds a watch after thirteen months. Mills County district court dates announced. Rumors about cheap wood purchases prove false. Allen & Campbell sold 10,000 barrels of apples. price rise noted before New Year. Tabor College denies pardoning Hendrie and Woods for reward reasons. Des Moines reporter lists legislators by stance on re-submission and a manufacturing bill. Local papers urged to trade with home merchants, yet advertise for Galala and Omaha stores. Descriptions of peddler news coverage praised by The Leader. From North, Tabor reports a new correspondent, promising regular updates.
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Randolph
Ira
Monona County
John West
The
Beacon
Powell
State Teachers’ Association
Jacob Coppock
Henderson
Andrews’ Opera Company
Arthur Heft
A. B. Thornell
W. J. Smith
W.N. Macy
Allen & Campbell
Tabor College
Jackson
Hendrie and Woods
Teo
Petty thefts, hog disease, and notable local notes in Red Oak
The Red Oak Sun reports broad local news including a Montgomery county farm sale at 86265 per acre, a Carson hog shipment of 104 head weighing average 384 pounds, and a cholera outbreak affecting three Pottawattamie townships with 400s reported dead. It notes deaths from heart disease, a Jasper Otto spoplexy incident, a new cattle disease in Avoca, a low fines case at Red Oak opera house, and a series of sermons exchanged among ministers in Union and Page counties.
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Creaton
Red Oak Sun
Montgomery County
Carson
E. E. Adams
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Swine
Tittle Conrad Kline
Sidney
Booker T. Washington
Red Oak
I. W. Evans
Des Moines
Macedonia
F. C. Watkins
Harlan
Jasper Otto
Avoca
Red Oak Opera House
Andrews Opera Company
John Gilmore
Pottawattamie County
Farmers
Union County
E. W. Brown
Malvern
T. C. Smith
Clarinda
T. K. Hunter
Willisea
Page County
Valind Deal
Conetestaunt
Red Oak Suture Day Mail
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Mary Byang
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