Interesting Events Of Iowa News Highlights
A collage of Iowa items notes Davenport’s large French & Hecht wheel works begun in 1888 producing 3000 wheel types for farming and other uses. It covers seven and a half acres. Also covered are a missing veteran, Iowa Legion trips to France, gas ignition accidents, RS-1 airship at Camp Dodge, highway progress and road funding, large tree burning in Lee County, penny slot machines crackdown, and lightning rod guidance reducing fire losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
French & Hecht
Cuba
W. E. Burtrem
William E. Burtrem
Lincoln
Neb
Harry N. Mansfield
Hamburg
Iowa
American Legion
France
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Angel Baa
Belleview
Ilinois
Gang of Bank Robbers Hit Vinton Bank in Broad Daylight
Five unmasked bandits robbed Farmers National Bank at Vinton on Friday afternoon stealing about $15,000 in cash. They overpowered cashier George D. McElroy and bookkeeper Hays Main, forced Main to open the vault, then fled in a Buick toward the north as state agents and county officers pursued. Citizens reported the robbers as young men. Rural vigilantes guarded bridges and highways in Jones and Benton counties but interception failed. The gang’s Minnesota Rochester daylight robbery link is noted as a historical parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers National Bank
Vinton
George D. McElroy
Carl Schmitz
Schmitz
McElroy
Hays Main
Main
Hi Yackey
Benton County
Jones County
Central City
Rochester
Minnesota
Fight Rose Diseases and Pests in Iowa Gardens
E C Volz of Iowa State College outlines a dusting mix for roses using one part lead arsenate, one part powdered tobacco dust, and nine parts sulfur. Apply early morning every two weeks to combat rose mildew leaf spot and pests like plant lice and rose worms. sulfur cures diseases, arsenate kills worms, tobacco controls lice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
E. C. Volz
Iowa State College
Towa
Davenport to Stage Labor Day Auto and Motorcycle Races
The Mississippi Valley Racing Association plans a Labor Day program at Davenport fair grounds featuring auto and motorcycle events. After July 4 races drawing about 6 000 spectators, the track will be dust free with calcium chloride and a 24 foot scoreboard raised higher for visibility. The group expects Davenport to become a major venue for auto racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Racing Association
Davenport Fair Grounds
Labor Day
Davenport
Dempsey Tunney Bout Set for Chicago September
The Dempsey Tunney bout will be fought in Chicago September 22. Photo shows Gene Tunney heavyweight champion and Jack Dempsey the contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey-Tunney
Chicago
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Contender
Burdette’s Life and a Fantastical Panoramic Show
A biographical sketch of Robert Jones Burdette born in Greensborough Pennsylvania in 1844 and later a Burlington Hawk Eye editor and LA minister. The piece then advertises a traveling show with fantastical exhibits and satire of politics and finance, urging audiences to attend and promising daily performances for a quatavadollah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jones Burdette
Greenesborough
Illinois
Peoria
Burlington Hawkeye
Los Angeles
Notice of Admeasurement Petition in Jones County Iowa
In the district court of Jones county Iowa the estate of Sarah E Young Rieger deceased seeks to set off one third of lot 431 Railroad addition Monticello Iowa to Joseph Rieger estate and directs hearing September 26 1927 at 10 a.m. Parties named include H M Carpenter Edna Young Miller Dora Young Hosford Ethel Young Wiegand Earl Young Ruth Young Metcalf Inez Young Janet Young Charles Bacon Murray Bacon Andrew Bacon Clara Houston Julia Shepherd Jennie McBride Warren Winch Henry Winch Ina Winch Jennie Winch Gretchen Winch Ethel Marugg Lucy Winch guardian of Jennie and Gretchen Winch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Sarah E. Young Rieger
H. M. Carpenter
Edna Young Miller
Dora Young Hosford
Ethel Young Wiegand
Earl Young
Ruth Young Metcalf
Inez Young
Janet Young
Charles Bacon
Murray Bacon
Andrew Bacon
Clara Houston
Julia Shepherd
Jennie McBride
Warren Winch
Henry Winch
Ina Winch
Jennie Winch
Gretchen Winch
Ethel Marugg
Lucy Winch
District Court
J. J. Locher
Joseph Rieger
Monticello
Sarah E. Young
District Court of
Ray E. Johnson
County of
Jones
Town
Executor Locher Seeks Estate Request in Reed Letter
J J Locher named executor of the Joseph Rieger estate with RE Reed as attorney. The note indicates action on the matter and references the date 7 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Locher
Joseph Rieger
RE. E. Reed
Notice of Appraisal Time for Inheritance Tax
Probate court announces appraisal of Sarah E. Young Rieger estate for inheritance tax. Appraisers J. W. Conmey, R. A. Cartano, A. O. Sones schedule the session for September 19, 1927 at 1 p.m. in Jones County clerk's office and invite interested parties to attend and be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Conmey
R. A. Cartano
A. O. Sones
Probate No 4125 In the matter of the estate
Probate No 4125 outlines proceedings in the estate matter. The notice signals actions by executors and potential claims by heirs and creditors under applicable law. The filing identifies parties and dates guiding future steps in the administration.
Appraisal Hearing Named for Moore Estate in Jones County
The estate of Julia A. Moore is to be appraised in Jones County Iowa with executors listed as Patrick J. Moore D D Moore J Leslie Moore Victoria Moore Vivian Moore Joseph Carroll Moore and Cascade State Bank. The clerk's office sets the date and invites parties to be heard on the appraisement of all real property or portions as of August 16 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Rann
Manchester
Iowa
Strawberry Point
Elkader
Chicago
Freeport
Dubuques
McGregor
Colesburg
Guttenberg
Backbone State Park
T.B. Tieton
Tiime
Intel—Ie
Julia A. Moore
Ray E. Johnson
State of
Patrick J. Moore
D. D. Moore
J. Leslie Moore
Victoria Moore
Vivian Moore
Joseph Carroll Moore
Cascade State Bank
District Court
County of
Jones
Notice of Petition to Sell Real Estate 1927
Notice of petition to sell real estate for estate of Anna Steinkopf deceased filed by E. E. Reed administrator. Hearing set for September 26 1927 at 10 am before Jones County Iowa district court to approve private sale of lots 6 and 9 Lightfoot addition Monticello Iowa to pay debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the State of
Iowa
Jones County
Anna Steinkopf
Otto Steinkopf
Fred Steinkopf
Arend Steinkopf
Paul Steinkopf
District Court
E. E. Reed
Lightfoot
Monticello
EB. E, Reed
Notice of Appraisement for Collateral Inheritance Tax
In the district court of Jones county Iowa the estate of Patrick J. Moore is subject to collateral inheritance tax. Appraisers will meet at 1 pm September 19 1927 in Anamosa to appraise the decedent estate for taxation. Notify the state treasurer and listed heirs and organizations named. Dated August 13 1927. inheritance tax appraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Rhorer Divorce Petition Filed in Jones County Court
In the Iowa district court for Jones County during the September term 1927 Marjorie Rhorer files for divorce from Robert Rhorer on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The petition will be on file by September 14 1927 with the clerk and a default judgment may be entered if the defendant fails to appear by September 26 1927 at Anamosa Iowa. Attorney I V Dautremont represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Jones County
Marjorie Rhorer
Robert Rhorer
District Court
Anamosa
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J. W. Jarnagin
Monahan Post
Fort Dodge
New York
Newport News
Maten
Story County
Solon
Johnson County
Ernest Fiala
Ralph Pritchard
Sioux City Kiwanis Club
Texas
Missouri
State Board of Equalization
Lee County
Frank Orton
State Department
Department of Agriculture
Spirit Lake
Fred Gilbert
Gilbert
England
Peter Postma
Joseph Bohlen
Sioux County
Justice’s Court
Orange City
Supreme Court
Butt” Mossman
Eldora
Mossman
Tom O'Hare
Allamakee County
Tom
Mr. O'Hare
Mississippi River
Inland Waterways Corporation
St. Louis
St. Paul
Burlington
Muscatine
Clinton
Dubuque
George Schee
Primghar
O’brien
Mahaska
Marion
Keokuk
Bchee
New Orleans
Winnipeg
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Poweshiek County
Newburg
Grinnell
Southland
Northland
Iowa Line
Bloomfield
Fort Madison
Carl Nelson
State Department of Education
Lightning Red
Dempsey
Borneo
America
Canada
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Americanus
Jameneen
Tom Paine
Smartweed
Moses
Isaiah
Jonah
Robinson Crusoe
Prince of Peace
Sprnbess Aso 2
BNE
Cardinal Moffi
Dover
State of Iowa
Ray EB. Johnson
James Leslie Moore
Mary A. Evers
Columbia College
Catholic Indian Missions
Society Propagation of Faith
St. Martin's Church
Cascade
Cascade State Bank of
Henry M. McCullough
I. V. Dautremont
Plaintiff
Delaware County
Martha Randall
Rosebud Revue
Ishikaka
Veronica
Hurl
Pallenbergs
Mann Brothers
Samaroff
Sonia
Kam
Base
Earlville
Hopkinton
Ryan
Winthrop
Walker
Greeley
Biddinger’s
Dance Orchestra
E. W. Williams
Iowa Electric Company
Securities Department
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Merchants National Bank
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