Unusual Iowa Items From Dust Storms To Indian Day
Iowa reporting spans weather ruin of corn in Alden and La Porte City cattle losses from a lightning strike. A boy’s alfalfa nap ends in minor injury, a horse returns home after five years away, and jockey Ea Bales maims a leg at Fonda fair. A 57 year old 1877 Wisconsin paper reappears, Titonka Indian day marks 30th annual event, and Ruthven tax ruling targets fishworms as taxed bait.
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Iowa
Alden
Hardin County
Lee Horn
Ida Grove
Ida County
Arthur
Mr. Horn
Ea Bales
America
Fonda Fair
Pocahontas County
Bales
Leon Bye
Spencer
Clay County
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Dye
Towa
Titonka
Kossuth
T. A. Way
Falkenhainer
Titania Bank
Ruthven
Palo Alto
Sales Tax Commission
Prehistoric Buffalo Head Found Near Lansing and Harpers Ferry
Archaeologist Dr. Charles R. Keyes of Mount Vernon reports uncovering the head of a prehistoric animal in the Lansing Harpers Ferry area. He estimates the head, resembling an American bison, to be about 20 000 years old.
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Lansing
Harpers Ferry
Charles R. Keyes
Mount Vernon
Farm Bureau Leader Builds Family Pool on Benton Farm
Allan Kline, Benton county farm bureau president, blends farming with recreation by constructing a 20 by 30 foot pool on his farm. Depth ranges nine to four feet, water supplied by windmill, siphonable for draining. The family swims daily and a tennis court completes the yard sports setup. Farming provides outdoor activity long neglected.
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Farmers Bald
Allan Kline
Benton County
Farm Bureau
Kline
Klines
Opussums Raised By Iowa Farmer After Dog Kills Mother
Henry Haight of Buena Vista county rescues three baby opossums after a dog kills their mother and several relatives on the Herman Caboth farm. He feeds them cow’s milk from a medicine dropper, builds a shelter, and reports they are thriving with hope for full growth.
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Henry Haight
Buena Vista County
Herman Caboth
Mr. Haight
Prisoners Use Knife to Saw Jail Bars at Algona
In Kossuth county jail at Algona a couple of inmates attempted a jail break using a sharpened knife as a saw to notch and cut bars. The sheriff arrived unexpectedly while they were at work, returned with a gun, and foiled the escape as one man tentou to crawl through the opening.
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Kossuth
Algona
Clergyman Reciprocates with Father in Marriage Ceremony
Rev. Amos Heide of Maquoketa conducted the marriage of his father Rev. John Heide of Fulton to Mrs. May Ruddy of Council Bluffs. The gesture mirrored a 1901 ceremony when John Heide united his son and Edna Campbell, 33 years earlier.
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Amos Heide
Maquoketa
May Ruddy
Council Bluffs
John Heide
Fulton
Edna Campbell
Rail line sues motorist in Storm Lake for damages
In Storm Lake Buena Vista county a railroad sues motorist A B C Dexter for 1189 dollars over a January collision between Dexter’s car and a Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha train at Sibley Osceola county. The unusual action reverses typical fault cases.
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Buena Vista County
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha
A. B. C. Dexter
Storm Lake
Dexter
Sibley
Osceola County
New Teachers Selected For Public Schools
The district announces new staff and classroom upgrades including twenty double lockers ten movable desks and twenty new chairs for junior English. New dictionaries World Books and scientific materials will aid high school students. An athletic field south of town is nearly ready with fall games uncertain. school reopens with teachers and scholars ready to begin.
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Monticello
Society And Club News: Teutken Family Dinner Hosts
Mr and Mrs W E Tuetken hosted a Sunday family dinner at their home with out of town guests including Mrs Tuetken s parents Mr and Mrs A D Flockhart of Anamosa and their daughter Mrs William Ketelsen with her husband and two children Betty and Billy of Sand Spring. Mrs Tom Hamilton hosted Delta Dek bridge club with progressive auction bridge and high score to Mrs Meyer Slioken. Mrs Grant Etters hosted Pinochle club with four tables and high score to Mrs Lillian Adams and travelling prize to Mrs Arsti Hein.
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William E. Tuetken
Tom Hamilton
Delta Dek
Meyer Slioken
Boyd Shannon
F. R. Carter
Arthur Madsen
Grant Etters
Lillian Adams
Arsti Hein
George Rickels
Prenuptial Shower Honors Miss Lydia Adix and Rev Niederwimmer
Miss Lydia Adix and Rev. Robert Niederwimmer were guests of honor at a Sunday prenuptial shower in Luther Hall hosted by St Matthew's Lutheran Church Luther League and Sunday school teachers. The evening featured indoor baseball and a plate lunch, with more than forty guests attending and presenting many gifts for the couple.
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Lydia Adix
Robert Niederwimmer
Luther Hall
Luther League
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Mrs Stuhler Hosts Bridge Party for Miss McLaughlin Bride
Mrs Frederick P Stuhler acted as hostess at a Tuesday afternoon bridge party at her home honoring Miss Blanche McLaughlin who will wed next month. Progressive auction bridge was played followed by refreshments. guests included out of town attendees.
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Frederick P. Stuhler
Blanche McLaughlin
Monticello Guests Gather for Picnic and Wedding Anniversary
Miss Vera Mattocks of Wadena and James Carter of Cincinnati joined 24 guests at a city park picnic honoring Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Slauson of St. Helens Ore. The event followed by the Jones County Fair. Mr and Mrs Henry Rink celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary at their Monticello area farm with 60 relatives and friends enjoying dinner games and supper. The Rinks have ten children and nine grandchildren. Additional local gatherings included a luncheon hosted by Mrs Fred McLaughlin with Blanche McLaughlin announced as engaged to James Lamee of Dallas Texas with out of town guests Miss Lucile Molison Miss Vera Mattocks Miss Inez Young and others.
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Raymond K. Slason
St. Helens
Ore
Joel Starks
City Park
Slauson
Monticello
Henry Rink
Rink
Ernest Ortgies
Myr
Herman Hubbard
Carl Himebaugh
Herman Rink
Henry Rink Jr
Clara
Elizabeth
Mary
Edward
Fred McLaughlin
Blanche
James Lamee
Dallas
Texas
Lucile Molison
Malcom
James Carter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paul Smith
Center Junction
Vera Mattocks
Wadena
Inez Young
Chicago
Miss Lydia Adix Married Last Tuesday in Tripoli
Miss Lydia Adix wed last Tuesday in Tripoli during a two year period in Muscatine. Rev. Niederwimmer, son of William Niederwimmer of Lohman Missouri, earned degrees at Wartburg and Missouri and a Wartburg Theological seminary diploma. He will pastor St John’s Lutheran in Grinnell. Out-of-town guests included clergy and families from Lohman Dubuque Strawberry Point Guttenberg Sumner Bellevue Jesup Belmond Manchester Farmersburg and other communities.
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Tripoli
Muscatine
Niederwimmer
William Niederwimmer
Lohman
Wartburg Academy
Wartburg Junior College
Waverly
University of Missouri
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
St. John's Lutheran Church
Grinnell
Mgr
Albert Fisher
Pauline
Laura
Bertha Niederwimmer
M. Jahr
Helen
Arnold
Edgar
Strawberry Point
W. J. Adix
Erna
Guttenberg
Louise Defries
Helena Daug
Monona
W. A. Adix
Manchester
Harold Adix
Farmersburg
Shower Breakfast for Miss Blanche McLaughlin at Metcalf Home
Hostesses at Mrs. Metcalf's Anamosa residence hosted a Monday morning shower breakfast for Miss Blanche McLaughlin. The table featured blue delphiniums and gifts for the bride to be. Attendees included Mrs. Earl DeShaw, Mrs. Donald Sutherland, Miss Vera Mattocks, Mrs. Ashley Elliott, Mrs. James Carter, and others from Monticello Wadena Central City and Cincinnati.
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Monticello
Vera Mattocks
Wadena
Ashley Elliott
Central City
James Carter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Local church services listed for Wayne and surrounding parishes
Wayne Zion Lutheran and St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Prairieburg publish Sunday English services at 10 30 a m and Mass times 7 and 9 08 a m with confessions Saturday. St Johns Evangelical Lutheran German services at 10 followed by Trinity English at 8 a m. Congregational Church morning worship 11 with Life's Supreme Needs sermon. St Matthew's Lutheran 945 Sunday school 1045 service. Methodist Episcopal adjusts start times as summer ends.
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Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
J. Willis
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Trinity
Congregational Church
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Faith community church spring schedule and notices
Sunday school at 10 and morning service at 11 with Epworth League at 7 announced. Sacred Heart Catholic Masses 8 and 10, 2 pm devotional, confessions Saturday 3:30 6:00 and 7 00 8 00, Holy Days 6 15 and 9 00, First Friday 7 00 am. Reformed Church Tendick Sunday 2 Sept services 10 am 11 am and 7 30 pm. Presbyterian Wim J Grossheim text John 10 9 sermon Open Door. Christian Endeavor 6 45 pm with study Honesty. evening portrait of Jesus 7 30 pm.
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Epworth League
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
the Reformed Church
Armin YW
Tendick
Presbyterian Church
Wim
J. Grossheim
Christian Endeavor
C. E
Jesus
Specials at Home Town Bakery for Friday and Saturday
Sugared and frosted Bismarcks filled with pure jelly cost 11 cents per dozen. Cracked wheat bread priced at 10 cents per loaf. Advertisement for Home Town Bakery.
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Home Town Bakery
Adv
Interesting Westward Auto Trip Joys A. F. Walker Family
D E Walker and family visited the A F Walker household on their route home from a seven week 8000 mile trip through the West. Highlights included Estes Park Bryce Lion Farm Wee Kirk of the Heather Deep Sea fishing Cactus Gardens and Chinatown. Mr Walker has long served as Evanston Illinois schools superintendent.
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A. F. Walker
D. E. Walker
West
Estes Park
Bryce
Lion Farm
Wee Kirk
Cactus Gardens
Chinatown
Walker
Evanston
Tlinois
Modesto and Shellsburg Women Visit Cousin Home
Mrs. Margaret Pieper of Modesto California Mrs. Margaret Freeman and daughter Inez and Miss Ruth Eldridge of Shellsburg were guests in the home of their cousin Mrs. Fred Matthiessen on Wednesday.
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Margaret Pieper
Modesto
Calif
Margaret Freeman
Inez
Ruth Eldridge
Shellsburg
Fred Matthiessen
Cedar Rapids Couple Wed in Galena Illinois
Hagel Hogan of Cedar Rapids married John Proctor Wilkens in Galena Illinois on August 22. The bride is daughter of the late W. W. Hogan longtime Monticello residents. Mr. Wilkens is son of George Wilkens of Monticello. Judge C I Cook officiated.
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Hagel Hogan
Cedar Rapids
John Proctor Wilkens
W. W. Hogan
Monticello
Mr. Wilkens
George Wilkens
Galena
Ill
C. I. Cook
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