Ames Set To Host Big Live Stock Short Course
Famous prize winners from the International and major American shows will appear in the judging rings as Iowa State College hosts the annual short course for farmers December 29 to January 2. Highlights include the Union Stock Yards six horse team of Chicago and Belgian Shire and Percheron stallions from William Crownover’s stable, plus notable Shorthorns from Avondale and a heifer selling for 1275 at the International. Fat steers and the college breeding herd will aid beef judging with strong swine entries, including fat barrows from the International.
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Ames
Farmers of Iowa
Iowa State College
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company of
Chicago
William Crownover
Hudson
Avondale
International
The
Collector Has Varied Career at Dubuque
Norman E. Winnie is named collector of customs at Dubuque. He has ten years in the customs service including six years at the port of New York and over three years in the Panama Canal Zone. He earned a gold medal from President Roosevelt for services during the bubonic plague outbreak in the canal zone.
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Dubuque
Norman E. Winnie
Customs Department
Port of
New York
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
Walsh estate sells 80 acre tract near market for 190 an acre
Ida Grove reports an 80 acre Walsh estate tract sold for 190 per acre. The land, fenced with no improvements, lies six miles from market and was bought by Theodore Wellendorf of Grant township. Robert Hall previously purchased it for 150 an acre, earning $3,200 in profit plus two years rent from that deal.
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Ida Grove
Market
Walsh
Robert Hall
Theodore Wellendorf
Grant Township
S U 1 Graduate Killed in New York City
Elmer Wallin, a State University of Town graduate in electrical engineering, was killed in New York City by an electrical wire. He studied at Western Normal College in Shenandoah a year before entering the university.
Farmer Hedrick Sets Uncommon Corn Gathering Record
Rockwell City farmer Jack Hedrick completed 35.5 days in the field to harvest 3,848 bushels of corn. His best day yielded 163 bushels in 9.5 hours as he packed corn into the crib.
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Rockwell City
Jack Hedrick
Funeral services for August Miller held in Manchester
More than 100 Modern Woodmen attended the funeral for August Miller who served as local camp clerk for eighteen years. Miller did scout duty with Buffalo Bill at one time.
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Buffalo Bill
Manchester
Miller
Bones of Indians Unearthed in Mills County Grave
Sam H. Godsey, of western Mills County, uncovered a grave near his home containing eight skeletons. The coroner identified them as Indian remains, six adults and two children, most likely buried together.
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Glenwood
Sam H. Godsey
Mills County
Carbon residents D L Boham and Mary Routh wed
D L Boham of Carbon aged 82 and Mrs Mary Routh formerly of Carbon aged 52 were married. Both have long been residents of Carbon.
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Council Bluffs
D. L. Boham
Carbon
Mary Routh
Centerville Man Indicted for First Degree Murder
Centerville grand jury indicted railroad brakeman John Mosley on a first degree murder charge for allegedly killing John Schrumm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mosley
Centerville
John Schrumm
Plans for two fireproof business blocks in Fort Dodge
Richard Snell of Clinton Tl announces two modern fireproof blocks in Fort Dodge. One will be six stories, the other seven, with a combined ground footprint of 120 by 140 feet and an estimated cost of 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Richard Snell
Clinton
Pioneer Killed by Train in Franklin County
Hampton W. A. Brooks, 88, pioneer settler of Franklin county, was killed by a passenger engine of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad here. He was stone deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
W. A. Brooks
Franklin County
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Cosmopolitan Clubs Convention Bid Sought by Ames Students
Ames foreign students plan a strong bid to host the 1914 American Student Cosmopolitan Clubs convention during the Iowa University gathering December 26 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
University of Iowa
Deep Well Contractor Plans Iowa Hospital Drilling
D W Shaw, the contractor who finished a deep well at Osceola, is in Knoxville and will start a new deep well at the Iowa Inebriate hospital. The project aims to sink the well to about 2 200 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
Knoxville
D. W. Shaw
Osceola
Iowa
Three Escape Death At Keokuk Dam Incident
Keokuk, Iowa. Ira J. Spangler, Charles A. Halback, and J. Will Huiskamp escaped death when Huiskamp’s boat, with a dead engine, drifted into the water flowing over the spillway between the lock and power house. Huiskamp and Halback swam to safety with life preservers. Spangler could not swim and was carried to a rock where he was rescued after being submerged. The spot has claimed two lives before in the prior spring.
Six damage suits filed over fatal Northwestern train crash
Carroll R M Dudley of Nashville plans six separate damage actions in district court against the Northwestern railway for the June crossing disaster near Glidden that killed two of his daughters Louise and Rebecca and injured his wife, himself, and the chauffeur Ike Bass during a northward trip to the west coast.
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Dudley
Fort heirs to receive 980 acres under Supreme Court ruling
In Marshalltown the Fort heirs gain 980 acres valued at 41000 dollars following the Supreme Court decision in Fort against Colby. The dispute centered on whether a mortgage Fort gave to the Colbys on land in Wright and Marshall counties was in fact a mortgage or a deed. The Colbys argued it was a deed.
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Marshalltown
William J. Fort
Supreme Court
Fort
Colby
Colbys
Wright County
Marshall County
Blaze damages Mason City business block on North Main
A basement fire at Sanders cafe gutted floors and endangered property in the North Main street block. Smith Thompson Dean grocery Woodruff shoe stores suffered heavy damage as the blaze burned through several levels. Estimated loss around 18000 dollars.
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Mason City
Main Street
Sanders Cafe
Smith & Thompson
Dean
Woodruff
St Louis Pastor Chosen To Lead Iowa Church
Mount Pleasant church members vote to call Rev. C. M. Rauch of St. Louis as regular pastor after twelve years at Cote Brilliante Church in St. Louis. The position has been vacant since last May.
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Mount Pleasant
First Presbyterian Church
C. M. Rauch
St. Louis
Rauch
Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church
Honor Club Officers Re-Elected In New Hampton
New Hampton club members vote unanimously to retain officers for another year. The honored officers are President Cc. A. Larson, Vice-President C. C. Sheakley, Secretary F. A. O Connor, and Treasurer W. L. Turner.
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New Hampton
New Hampton Club
Cc. A. Larson
C. C. Sheakley
F. A. O’connor
W. L. Turner
Beam Kills Bridge Builder at Manchester
Hubert Stone, a member of an Illinois Central railroad bridge crew, died from injuries after a beam slipped from chains while driving piles and struck him, knocking him twelve feet onto the frozen ground.
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Manchester
Hubert Stone
Illinois Central Railroad
Stone
Change School Districting In Coon Valley Subdistricts
Voters in nine sub districts of the Coon Valley school township southeast of Sac City will decide on December 20 whether to dissolve the township organization and make each subdistrict independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac City
Coon Valley
Students Gospel Teams from Iowa City to Tour State
Four gospel teams from the University of Iowa under the YMCA supervision will tour the state during the Christmas holidays. Each six man team will travel to spread gospel messages during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Young Men's Christian Association
Carrigan Family Receives 5000 In Damages
Mrs. M. P. Carrigan wins 5000 dollars in a damage suit against the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad. Her daughter Miss Theresa Carrigan, a school teacher, was killed by a freight train at Ayrshire a year ago.
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Emmetsburg
M. P. Carrigan
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Carrigan
Theresa Carrigan
Ayrshire
Methodists Hold Bazaar in Riverton
The Riverton Methodist church held its annual bazaar with strong attendance and receipts totaling $200. The 1913 event was the most successful ever held by the Riverton church.
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Riverton
Methodist Church
Celebrate Church Anniversary Observed at Webster City
Webster City congregation marks first dedication week starting Sunday December 28 to honor the new $40,000 Methodist church. The church was dedicated about a year ago during the same week.
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Webster City
The
Methodist Church
Trains Collide injure Keokuk switchman in fog
In Keokuk a work train and a switch engine collided in the yards. I. E. Trecht, a trackman, was seriously injured in the crash which occurred in dense fog overhanging the yards.
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Keokuk
I. E
Trecht
Trakeman
Grange Chooses Grinnell for 1920 Conference
The Iowa State Grange adopts resolutions favoring consolidation of country schools with better instructors. The organization plans to meet next year in Grinnell.
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Grange
Grinell
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Grange
Grinnell
38 Miners Perish in Colo Mine Blast
An explosion of black damp at the Vulcan mine near New Castle Colorado entombed mine foreman L L Crawford and fire boss L Walker and 38 miners. Only two workers escaped, as rescuers retrieved bodies amid a grim scene with frantic relatives and aircraft-like air passages.
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New Castle
Colo
Vulcan
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
Here
L. L. Crawford
L. Walker
W. J. Finley
John Dawson
Villa advances as Mexican rebel fortunes surge
Reports from Mexico and the United States detail Villa’s seizure of Terrazas and Creel properties including banks and mines in Chihuahua. Refugees flee to the U S as confiscation and bank suspensions ripple through Mexico. General Carranza warns railways over munitions shipments to Huerta.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Washington
General Carranza
New York
Carranza
Huerta
Juarez
Mex
Luis Terrazas
Enrique Creel
Juan Creel
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Villa
Creel
Enrique
Terranzas
City of Mexico
Banco Central
el Paso
Tex
Marion Letcher
Tampico
Collision injures two as fog halts two trains
In Council Bluffs Iowa a motorman and a passenger were badly hurt in a fog bound collision of two street cars. four others were seriously injured while a fifth suffered minor injuries. In Washington the house committee cut most proposed postal bill expenditures including a 2 million rural carrier pay raise from the post office appropriation bill totaling about 300 million. In Glasgow the unionist candidate W Watson won the bye election for the South Lanarkshire seat after the death of Sir Walter Menzies liberal home ruler.
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Council Bluffs
Wyant
Grover Smith
Washington
Post Office
House Committee
Glasgow
W. Watson
South Lanarkshire
Walter Menzies
Mona Lisa Recovered in Florence After 1911 Theft
The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's famed painting, stolen from the Louvre in August 1911, has been found in Florence on Friday. The thief, an Italian man, has been arrested, ending a century of mystery for the art world.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Florence
Italy
Mona Lisa
Louvre
Wisconsin Bars McFarland, Milwaukee Boxers
Packey McFarland of Chicago is suspended for one year by the boxing commission for failing to provide a satisfactory bout with Jack Britton. The ban prevents participation in any boxing contest during the period.
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Milwaukee
Packey McFarland
Chicago
Boxing Commission
Jack Britton
Bank Officials Convicted Over Insolvent Choctaw Bank
E L Fannin and K Hickman officials of the Choctaw Commercial Bank at Spiro pleaded guilty to accepting deposits while insolvent. Each was fined 1000 dollars.
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Shea Ome
K. . Hickman
Choctaw Ammercial Bank
Spiro
Cox Indictments Unsealed in Cincinnati Trust Case
Cincinnati December 17 Judge Cushing, on the request of Prosecutor Pogue, neils three indictments against G. B. Cox and eight other defendants tied to the Cincinnati Trust company affair.
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Cox
Nelled
Cincinnati
Cushing
Pogue
G. B. Cox
Cincinnati Trust Company
President Wilson Pardons J C Roberts for Counterfeiting
Washington December 17 President Wilson pardons J C Roberts who was sentenced September 3 1909 for counterfeiting Mexican bank notes. The pardon reflects Roberts serious physical condition while he faced his fate.
Wilson orders investigation into Carabao banquet satire
President Wilson directed a joint inquiry by the war and navy departments into a Manila policy satire at the Order of Carabao banquet. Rear Admiral Howard and Quartermaster General Aleshire were asked for explanations after a song deriding insurrectos and three large ship models drew White House ire.
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Washington
Wilson
War and Navy Departments
Order of Carabao
Army
Howard
Bryan
Daniels, Redfield
Burleson
Vandeventer and McKenna
United States Supreme Court
Death Calls Noted Prelate Rampolla Dies in Rome
Cardinal Rampolla former papal secretary of state and a leading candidate to succeed Pope Leo XIII died in Rome on Tuesday. An Italian nobleman and Marquis del Tindaro, he aided Leo XIII in diplomacy over Cuba urging Spain to recall Weyler and grant Cuban autonomy.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
Leo XIII
Marquis del Tindaro
United States
Spain
Cuba
Weyler
Cardinal
Senators Recommend Dailey for Indiana U S District Attorney
Senators Kern and Shively recommended F. C. Dailey of Bluffton as U S district attorney for Indiana. They said District Attorney Miller wished to resign and Miller was seeking a successor.
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Miller
Washington
Kern
Shively
F. C. Dailey
Bluffton
U. S
Indiana
Two Die in Family Feud Near Frederic
In Crawford County near Frederic Michigan on Tuesday Romney Courney and his wife were shot and killed while another man named Damos was wounded in the shoulder in a shooting incident.
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Bay City
Mich
Romney Courney
Damos
Frederic
Crawford County
Williams Brothers Lynched in Blanchard Over Plantation Killing
Ernest and Frank Williams two Black brothers were hanged by a mob in Blanchard Louisiana for the murder of planter Calvin Ballard. Both suspects reportedly confessed to the killing.
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Shreveport
Ernest and
Frank Williams
Blanchard
Calvin Ballard
Feudists’ Homes Razed in Springfield Riot
Fifty men burned the Collins family homes after a feud spanning 25 years. Several men and women were horsewhipped during the attack in Springfield Missouri on December 17.
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Springfield
Collins
Theatrical Manager G M Todd Dies by Suicide
The body of G M Todd theatrical manager was found at the grave of his only son in a Morenci Michigan cemetery. Physicians say Todd swallowed poison and then shot himself in an apparent suicide.
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Cleveland
G. M. Todd
Morenci
Mich
Todd
Army Major Wanted After Salvation Army Fire Tragedy
A warrant was issued for Maj. J. L. Sprake for violating a city ordinance after a fire at the Salvation Army hotel in Cincinnati. Five men perished in the blaze and authorities blamed the Army head.
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Army
Cincinnati
J. L. Sprake
Salvation Army
North Dakota Man Lynched by Mob in Williston
Cleve Culbertson, convicted of murdering three members of the Dillon family, was taken from Williston jail by a mob and hanged to a wagon bridge on Tuesday as the case sparked outrage in early December.
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North Dakota
Williston
N. D
Cleve Culbertson
Dillon
Holland Agrees to Peace Pact with United States
Secretary Bryan announced Holland has agreed to enter a peace treaty with the United States similar to the six already in force with Latin American republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Washington
Dec
Bryan
United States
U. S
Sun Cult Chief Sentenced in Obscene Literature Case
Hamish, called the little master of the Mazdazan sun cult, was sentenced in Chicago to six months in jail and a $2500 fine for violating federal laws prohibiting sending obscene literature by express.
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Sun Cult
Chicago
Hamish
Mazdazan Sun Cult
Express
Michigan court hit by labor chief charges peonage in copper strike
C H Mahoney vice president of the Western Federation of Miners testified before a Washington House committee that Michigan supreme court judges are allegedly biased and tied to copper mine interests. He described courts as prejudiced, juries packed, and workers subjected to peonage amid federal inquiry pressure. Seizures of arms at Calumet augment tension.
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Washington
Michigan
Chicago
New York
Mahoney
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Lansing
Calumet
Mich
Ahmeek
Western Federation of Miners
Houghton County
Graft Charges Repudiated by U S Committee
Washington reports an investigative panel under Secretary McAdoo has repudiated wholesale graft charges in government purchases worth millions. The treasury says the probe followed bidder disappointment and will note minor errors in contract awards by no purchasing committee, with few mistakes given vast business.
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Washington
McAdoo
Treasury Department
No Purchasing Committee
Republicans reject call for special convention
In Washington on December 18 the Republican National Committee voted 35 to 14 against holding a special national convention to reorganize the party. The states voting for a convention included Indiana Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Mexico New York North Dakota South Dakota Oklahoma Pennsylvania Washington and West Virginia.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Mexico
New York
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Mrs Pankhurst Freed After Cat and Mouse Hoax
London December 19 Mrs Pankhurst rearrested under the cat and mouse law freed from Holloway jail. The militant refused nourishment and was in a collapse state as she regained liberty.
Mrs Mary Rinehart Quarantined With Diphtheria
Mary Rinehart novelist playwright and former Pittsburgh nurse is quarantined at her home with diphtheria. Doctor Rinehart is in charge of her case in Pittsburgh.
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Mary R. Rhinehart
Pittsburgh
Mary Robert Rinehart
Doctor Rinehart
Carabao Inquiry Opens After Dinner Investigation
Secretary of War Garrison said a conference with Secretary of the Navy Daniels would discuss the presidential ordered investigation into the Carabao dinner. The remark sets the stage for a joint review of the inquiry’s scope and findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garrison
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
New Revolution Reported In Hayti Washington
Unofficial advices to the state department indicate a new revolution has broken out in Hayti. The extent of its influence remains unclear, Bryan wired for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Washington
State Department
Bryan
Mitchellville show features top Thoroughbreds in institute event
The Mitchellville Farmers Institute opened with a Thoroughbred day showcasing horses judged by Prof. W. J. Kennedy of Iowa State College. He deemed the entries superior to many statewide shows this year, with local animals outranking rivals from London and other areas. A large crowd attended despite lighter than expected turnout, filling streets with autos and carriages.
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Mitchellville
London
England
Kennedy
Double Weddings Shock Waterloo Social Circles
Margaret Smith Cowin divorced from real estate dealer Rhey N. Cowin wed Leon ard Brown of California in Los Angeles while Cowin married Miss Macorette Hallowell, Waterloo society editor, in St. Paul. Both couples, unaware of the other’s plans, left for Vancouver separately.
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Waterloo
Margaret Smith Cowin
Rhey N. Cowin
Leonard Brown
California
Los Angeles
Mr. Cowin
Macorette Hallowell
St. Paul
Minn
Vancouver
Railroad Settles Injuries in Ida Grove District Court
Northwestern Railroad settled two damage suits for injuries to children and death of another. The Cameron boy, 5, struck by a passenger train near home. parents received 400 and medical costs. he recovered. Stolley children, Battle Creek, 12, crossed a cattle guard. one killed, the other crippled for life. settlement totaled 6,000 plus hospital and funeral expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Northwestern Railroad Company
Fred Cameron
Stolley
Battle Creek
Cattle Thieves Nabbed in Iowa Indictment
Walter Simpson Jr. and Ray McKeen were brought from Kansas by Sheriff J O Hyans and jailed in Creston Iowa. They face indictment for stealing thirty one cattle from the pasture of Robert McGinniss near Foretanelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Walter Simpson, Jr
Ray McKeen
Iowa
Kansas
J. O. Hyans
Creston
Robert
McGinniss
Foretanelle
Weisner Secures Twenty Five Year Light Franchise
Elkader Oscar Weisner receives a twenty five year electric light and power franchise from Volga City. The grant allows construction of transmission lines to nearby cities expanding regional electricity service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grants Light
Elkader
Oscar Weisner
Volga City
Weisner
LeMars Council Raises Saloon Licenses by 500
LeMars city council at its last meeting increased saloon licenses by 500 dollars. The four operating establishments will pay 2,500 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
Fort Dodge Search For Slain Wife Mrs Sing
No trace of residence for Mrs Alice Davis Sing white wife of Charles Sing Chinese merchant alleged slaying found in Fort Dodge dispatches note she formerly lived here Mrs Sing is on trial in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Alice Davis Sing
Charles Sing
Foxes Trapped Near Chickasaw River In Iowa
Three red foxes have been caught near the Little Cedar river at Chickasaw twelve miles west of here within the last two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatch
New Hampton
Little Cedar River
Chickasaw
Here
Iowa Lawyer Disbarred After Review in Iowa City
Attorney Frank B. Kimball was barred from practicing law in Iowa by Judge R. P. Howell after a lengthy review linked to the case of Sarah Walker versus Anna B. Clark. The ruling emphasizes ethical findings and the attorney's suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
Frank B. Kimball
R. P. Howell
Sarah Walker
Anna B. Clark
Corn Cribs in Clayton County Molding in Warm Weather
Farmers in Clayton County report corn in cribs molding due to continued heat and still air. The delay worries farmers as conditions worsen and harvest prospects darken.
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Clayton
Elkader
Clayton County
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McFarland
Long
Army and Navy
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Owa
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