Drowned teens and fatal shootings in Iowa headlines
June reports from Iowa towns recount two high school juniors aged seventeen and nineteen drowning in the Iowa River, a Des Moines paper collector fatally wounded, and a string of incidents including theft and arson. Other items note a gun club trophy win, political nominations, river flood cleanups, and a penitentiary suicide.
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Boya
Iowa City
Qrfady
Philip Walker
Iowa River
Marshalltown
H. Fisher
Des Moines
W. L. Staves
Barger
Bronx City
R. R. Barger
Pauline
Porter shoots wife then kills himself in jealous fit
In Denison Texas W A Porter in a jealous rage seized a rifle and tried to shoot his son in law at his south Denison home. The gun discharged during a scuffle with the wife wounding her in the mouth. Porter then shot himself twice in the head. The wife will recover though Porter's prospects are doubtful. He is a Civil War veteran.
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Denison
W. A. Porter
Porter
Condition of Iowa crops shows better than expected June report
Des Moines reports from June 1 crop survey by the Iowa weather and crop service indicate conditions are improving despite floods. Directors note acreage figures are being revised, with corn status to be updated in the July 4 release. Winter wheat 88 percent, spring wheat 85, oats 90, barley 90, rye 88, potatoes 94, hay 101, flax 87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Iowa
Sage
Bankrupt Declared for Ida Grove Firm Jamieson Smith
Judge Shiras ruled in the United States court that Jamieson & Smith of Ida Grove is bankrupt after creditors including Chicago, St Paul, Omaha, and Sioux City firms challenged a stock mortgage claimed to defeat creditor collection. The May term case was moved to federal court.
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Ida Grove
Sioux City
Shiras
United States
Jamieson & Smith
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
Rioting at Dubuque Attacks Power Plant and Cars Stopped
In Dubuque on June 17 a mob of about 2000 attacked the state militia guarding a street railway plant after a five week shutdown due to a strike. rioters smashed windows at the power plant and car barn before troops arrived and ordered a dispersal after issuing a warning to fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Street
Thrift
Thryft
Mills County Board Minutes 1903 Adopts Tax Orders and Roads
Mills County Iowa boards notes from June 4 and 6 1903 show approval of school functions and various bills including Ridgeway Lumber Co and Ned Wilson. Resignations and appointments of justices of the peace, tax refunds, and road petitions including Carter road and Williams road denial are recorded along with railroad location viewings and final road establishment actions.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Iowa
Ridgeway Limber Co
Bridge Lumber
Ridgeway Lumber Co
Lumber Gatlies Hanes Peste Leteets
Mdse Court House
Crossings Court House
Ned Wilson
Sisters of Mercy
Cure County
C L McKnight
Amos Dean
Glenwood City
CH Jackson
P C Carter
M I Beckwith
Malvern
Wm Bonnell
Hastings
Lowa
J W Carter
J H Anthony
J P Williams
Glenwood Township
Rawles Township
H H Rist
U F Williams
Geo Kemp
CB & Q
Geo. H. Listes
B. T. Agan
Mills County approves CB&Q rail road crosssings and road widenings
Mills County Iowa Board of Supervisors orders multiple highway changes tied to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway Company. The crossings at Ranne, South Ranue, Norris and 120 are established or altered with sidewalks subways under tracks and cost borne by the petitioner. Roads run along railroad rights of way with widths from 20 to 66 feet and need bridges and grade adjustments. Adjourned to June 6 1903 while property assessments are reviewed in county board of review.
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Mills County
Glenwood
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Anderson Township
JH Wise
Mills Station
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Company
Section 22
Township 172
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Company
Ranne Crossing
Township
Section
Range
Utes
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad Company
Norris Crossing
B. T. Agan
G. H. Estes
Cairman
Glenwoop
County Board of Review
Ingraham Township
Silver Creek
Indian Creek
White Cloud Township
Rawles
Indian Creek Township
Deer Creek Township
Graham Township
Oak Township
Plattevilla
Steers
Rawls Township
St. Marya
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GROM
Edward B. Corbett
Columbia Typographical Union of Washington
Missouri River
Nelson & Whitehill
State Center
Council Bluffs
Jane Sayles
Illinois Central
Avenue B
Sayles
Mount
Agr
Dsther Snyder
Miss Snyder
Grinnell
Baker
Brooklyn
Upseta
Crown
Waterloo
Seldon McNamee
Bossie Graves
Cedar River
Miss Graves
Ed Brown
Harmet County
Schaefer & West
Creston
J. Hefftinger
Grundy Center
Red Oak
Afton Junction
Hefflinger
Ottumwa
United Commmercial Travelers
M. A. Stubble
M. J. Brassell
Sheldon
HE. J. Treynor
Mason City
R. Olmstead
C. ©. Porter
H. H. Smith
Committee On
The
Iowa State Bar Association
Sunday School Association
Iowa State Sabbath School Association
Alfred Day
Detroit
Michigan Association
Jean Hobart
Minnesota Association
Florence Benn-Oliel
J. Wood Hidges Barnes
P. P. Bilhorn
Jerusalem
Yanga
Anamosa
Christina Behrens
Scott County
Wife
Grops
State University
State Agri
College Faeee
State Normal School
Iar
Snes County School
A. Soldiers Relief
Wee Insane Hospital
Sneveens
Dane
Game Protection Fund
Eascace
Farmers Institute
Tes Ee Nye
St. Mary Ditch
Peeve Wesenlst Genie
Dees
OL Kroon
Ditch
Reese
Watkins Ditch
Deedreee As
Bees Tee
Sep Eipiesine
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