Interesting Events From Iowa News and Notes
William Larrabee of Fayette County cites gravel road damage last spring with three impassable stretches between his farm and Postville. The Iowa State Fire Prevention association plans rural campaigns with a committee of Des Moines insurers and Iowa State College engineers to cut farm fire hazards. The vigilance committee program spreads across counties with deputy sheriff powers in bank robbery cases. Rev. James T. Nichols, pastor in Des Moines, prepares a Pacific voyage via San Francisco to New Zealand and Australia. The Des Moines congress hosts Mrs. S. N. M. Marrs, Texas educator, as guest at a Des Moines luncheon. A Decorah relic flag from Civil War days is exhibited with 38 stars. Profs discuss cornstalk fuel crops as future motor fuel, while a Cedar Rapids plant scales furfural production. The Rosefield peony farm ships thousands of blooms. ants aid bud opening. Northeastern Iowa scenery features historic sites along the Yellow River and early government education efforts. A Civil War veteran, D. H. Hall, logs extensive travels with his Wisconsin unit. Tama reservation hosts highway compensation for Native lands. A German visitor tours Grundy County live stock farms. Ford ramps up Des Moines plant. Iowa State College cites auto operation costs around 10.27 cents per mile. Birds of paradise specimens arrive at Wartburg College museum. Hawk predation discussed as farm ally in rodent control. Monticello Poultry Association sets a June 23 meeting. Jones County Democratic Convention scheduled for June 30 at Anamosa.
Justice of the Peace Fines Youth Over Roadside Snake
A Page county justice fined a young man $25 for shooting a snake on a public road. The incident, linked to discharging firearms on a public highway, involved a bull-snake thought valuable. Iowa State College experts value a bull-snake at $15 per season in Iowa.
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Page County
Timal
Iowa State College
Iowa
Depends on the Woman by Robert Quillen
The column suggests chivalry is contextual as offering a seat to a woman depends on the individual and the situation. It hints at varying social etiquette rather than a fixed rule, leaving interpretation to each encounter.
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Robert Quillen
Wayne No 6 Schoolhouse Sale in Wayne Township Iowa
The Wayne township school board of Jones county Iowa votes to sell the old school house due to a new building. The Wayne No 6 structure will be offered Monday July 2 at 1 PM in a public auction for cash to the highest bidder.
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Wayne
Jones County
Iowa
Wayne No. 6
Executor's Notice in Jones County Iowa 1928
Public notice announces the appointment of L W Lovell as executor of the Samuel Sulzener estate in Jones County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the clerk of the district court sworn and within legal time. Debtors should promptly pay the estate to avoid costs. Anamosa Iowa dated June 1928.
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Jones County
State of
Iowa
Samuel Sulzener
Anamosa
Tawa
A. D
L. W. Lovell
Doxsee
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Bremer County
New Guinea
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