Interesting Events Of Iowa News
Iowa tales of tobacco harvests and quirky 1905 horseless carriage shows unfold. Emer son Pullen grows five acres of tobacco on light sandy soil promising up to 300 dollars per acre, while Alvin Sharbondy and John Sieman parade a two cylinder friction drive car at 20 mph, and Clifford Welling discovers a missing cold chisel inside a tire during tire replacement.
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Iowa
Emerson Pullen
McGregor
Clayton County
Pullen
Alvin Sharbondy
Sibley
Osceola County
John Sieman
Clifford Welling
Des Moines
Welling
Monument of First Creston Locomotive Draws Strangers
In Creston Union County visitors focus on a parking lot monument in front of the Russell Weider home. It marks the first locomotive to reach Creston in 1869, with sculpted figures on each side and many nicks from years of westward service and cowboys shooting at it as they rode beside the train.
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Creston
Union County
Russell Weider
Milford man nets 27 inch pickerel with 11 inch pike inside
Oscar Meyerdirk of Milford pulls a 27 inch pickerel weighing six pounds from Lake Okoboji at W H Jones resort. Home prep reveals an 11 inch northern pike swallowed whole. Other items note Nestor Irwin’s crash near Lytton after a friendly wave and a group of 4 H club selling magazine scholarships in New Providence.
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Oscar Meyerdirk
Milford
Dickinson County
W. H. Jones
Okoboji
Meyerdirk
Hardin County
New Providence
Eldora
Iowa State College
Ames
Farm Bureau
J. E. Davidson
EightYearOld Harting Struck by Sleepwalking Fall
Little Donald Harting of LaPorte City in Black Hawk county walked from a second story window in his sleep and landed on the sidewalk. He suffered fractures in both feet.
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Donald Harting
LaPorte City
Black Hawk County
Opal Jacobs Injured In Car Crash In Correctionville
Opal Jacobs lost control of her car in Correctionville Woodbury county when it mounted a curb and struck the corner of a store building. Police reported the incident occurred recently and caused damage to the storefront.
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Opal Jacobs
Correctionville
Woodbury County
Structure Slides Off Foundation In Severe Impact
A 65 foot structure was carried off its foundation by the impact as four men reported feeling the force. Local responders secured the area and assessed structural stability. Additional details were not provided in the fragment.
Artemisia’s Curse Found on Ancient Greek Papyrus in Vienna
The Fourth century B C artifact known as Artemisia’s Curse was uncovered in Memphis and stored in Vienna’s National Collection of Manuscripts. Artemisia allegedly cursed her estranged husband after his abandonment, depositing the writing in the temple of Serapis. The Vienna holdings also include the oldest Latin military document and a fragment of Matthew’s Gospel.
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Artemisia
Vienna
Memphis
Alexander the Great
Egypt
Hapsburgs
Cairo
New paving blocks Rolfe traffic. walkers use planks
In Rolfe Iowa a long state highway stretch is blocked for curing creating a one mile detour for motorists to cross the town. Pedestrians traverse the new surface via planks across the pavement. Ray Kohl near Lisbon Linn county shows a pioneer style six sided corn crib built with six foot fence posts in log cabin fashion holding 300 bushels last fall.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Ray Kohl
Lisbon
Linn County
Water served iced in Oelwein water rationing tale
Mrs. George C. Jurkin of Smithfield Nebraska widow of a former Nebraska secretary of state visited Oelwein Fayette county and stopped for water on a trip to Manchester Delaware county for a family reunion. She found the water iced and refreshing though she paid five cents for two glasses.
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Oecelwein
Fayette County
George C. Jurkin
Smithfield
Neb
Nebraska
Jurkin
Oelwein
Manchester
Delaware County
Buffalo Wallow once used as baseball diamond near Albia
In Monroe county southwest of Albia the Buffalo Wallow wallow, a vast swampy mud area once used as a baseball diamond, remains visible. The deepest part has been banked to create a pond, preserving the old site’s memory of buffalo wallowing.
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Albia
Monroe County
Truck Driver Sees Open Freight Doors Causes Train Collision
Perry Moore of Toledo Tama county narrowly escaped injury when his truck struck a freight train at a crossing. He thought the train was split into two sections, glimpsed through the open doors on both sides of a freight car, before realizing the train was intact. He was not hurt.
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Perry Moore
Toledo
Tama County
Moore
Man from Rolfe suffers severe burns from thistle spray ignition
Tom McCullum of Rolfe in Pocahontas county sprayed Canada thistle with a sodium chloride solution on a farm. Flames engulfed his trousers when he lit his pipe, causing painful burns from feet to waist. he is recovering. The chemical on his pants ignited by sparks.
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Tom McCullum
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
MecCullum
Skeleton of Indian Found by CCC Boys on Farm
Workers on the Raymond Hilger farm near Sidney Fremont County unearthed a nearly complete human skeleton with skull intact. The bones were identified as those of an Indian, prompting a startling discovery by the CCC crew.
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CCC
Raymond Hilger
Sidney
Fremont County
Denison Janitor Registers Horned Toad at Local Church
Tom Clarey, a church janitor in Denison, Crawford county, found a horned toad near the city. The reptile, common in Texas, may have escaped from a carnival that recently toured Denison. Burr Jones of Newton in Jasper county notes 13 as his lucky number, with a birthday, marriage date, and wedding anniversary all on the 13th.
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Tom Clarey
Denison
Crawford County
Texas
Clarey
Burr Jones
Newton
Jasper County
Jones
Thrifty Leftover Meat Ideas For Spring Meals
Leftover meats are economical options for multiple meals. Roast, pot roast, baked ham and half hams provide ample leftovers. Dice or mince any cooked meat to mix with foods for meat pies casseroles salads or creamed meats. A recipe uses cooked pork with white sauce celery and paprika baked with buttered crumbs.
Outlying U S Territories and Their Acquisitions
The article lists U S outlying territories and how acquired: Alaska purchased from Russia in 1867 for 7 2 million dollars Hawaii annexed in 1998 at local demand Puerto Rico ceded after the Spanish American War Virgin Islands purchased from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars Philippines taken from Spain during the Spanish American War with 20 million paid Guam ceded by Spain in 1898 American Samoa formed by four Samoa islands with a joint protectorate from 1889 to 1900 and division between the U S and Germany in 1900 following the overthrow of the native king
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Puerto Rico
Spain
Virgin Islands
United States
Virgin Island
West Indies
British West Indies
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Guam
Mariana Archipelago
Pacific
American Samoa
Samoa
South Pacific
Germany
Great Britain
Calcio Fiorentino: An Aristocratic Florentine Carnival Game
An unusual form of football blending association and rugby, traced to Greece and Rome origins. Revived in Florence for carnival feasts and public rejoicing, it remained an aristocratic pastime favored by the Medici and cited by Popes Clement VII and Leo XI in youth.
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Calcio Fiorentino
Greece
Florence
Clement VII
Leo XI
Cleaveland Buried at Canterbury in Founder Memorial
Moses Cleaveland founder of Cleveland is buried in a Canterbury Connecticut cemetery with a monument raised by local citizens. The inscription notes his birth January 29 1754 and death November 16 1806 and marks the 1905 Cleveland Chamber of Commerce memorial.
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Cleaveland
Moses Cleaveland
City of
Cleveland
Canterbury
Conn
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Bancy
Prophecies Through Time From Ancient Dream to Clairvoyance
The piece surveys prophecies from ancient dreams and star readings to clairvoyance and spiritual foresight. It notes many prophecies fail yet some prove startlingly accurate, captivating listeners across eras and cultures.
Real Estate Transfers Narrated Across Several Parcels
A long list of transfers and corrections records from multiple parties including K L Johnston Alma F to Marguerite Moore U S A to Otto Schrader and Lizzie Sharp to Albert and Jennie Hutton. Various parcels in sections 9 10 3 84 3 and 21 86 3, Monticello Anamosa Wyoming and Ol in, with sums of $1.00 and other valuable considerations plus notes of corrections to prior deeds and mortgage details.
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K. L. Johnston
Alma F
Marguerite F. Moore
Otto V. Schrader
Lizzie Sharp
Albert Hutton
Jennie Hutton
Monticello
Charles A. Coxsee
Susan Sharp
Timothy Connolly
Minnie Izer
Lot
Tim Connolly
Farm Land Company
Frank Starks
First Farm Land Company
H. M. Carpenter Jr
Chas
M. Luett
Secy
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
L. H. Lowry
Exec
Phyllis Pendergraft
C. Lazio
Keller
J. H. Fisher
J H Fisher
Minnie Holland
William
Helga H. Madsenge
Wyoming
Vera Owen
C. W
Helga H. Madsen
Delbert E. McVay
Minnie
John Strosahl
Vera Strosahl
Fed Land Bank
Ursula Hein
George B. Hein
Jackson Yousee
Stephen Grover
Recorder Book
Frank E. Hein
Jones County Doctors Start European Clinic Tour
Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Dolan of Anamosa and Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Hoegen of Wyoming sailed for France aboard the S. S. Europa to attend clinics in Paris Berlin Frankfurt and London. They expect to return October 23.
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Anamosa
J. A. Hoegen
Wyoming
France
S. S. Europa
Paris
Berlin
Frankfurt
London
Notice of final reports in Jones county estates
Final reports and applications for discharge of executors administrators guardians and trustees in the estates named in the annexed list have been filed in Jones county district court. A final hearing is set for October 11, 1937 at the court to approve the reports including the final report of Paul T. Schuetz executor of Angeline M. Hanken. Dated Anamosa Iowa September 28 1938. Lee Byerly Clerk.
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District Court
Jones County
Paul T. Schuetz
Angeline M. Hanken
Anamosa
Iowa
For Sale Beery home on West First street
A for sale notice provides contact F. D. McLaughlin for the Beery home on West First street and invites inquiries. A separate Farm Bureau notice announces a meeting at Monticello’s new school building on October 7 encouraging all farmers to attend and outlining a good program.
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Beery
West First Street
F. D. McLaughlin
Lovell Farm Bureau
New School
Monticello
Notice of Probate of Will for Michael Leytem
District court of Jones county Iowa notifies interested parties that the will of Michael Leytem, deceased, filed Sept 14 1937, will be probated Sept term at 10 a.m. final proof and probate will be heard, Locher & Locher attorneys listed for estate.
Notice of Probate of Will for James A Howie
A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of James A Howie, deceased, was filed in Jones County Iowa court. The court fixes October 25, 1937 at 10 am for final proof and probate at the September term. All interested may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
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State of
Iowa
Jones County
Michael Leytem
A. D
James A. Howie
James A. Howle
Federal Building Site Sought for Monticello Iowa
The Treasury Department Procurement Division seeks proposals for a site for a Federal Building at Monticello Iowa. Bids opened 9:00 a.m. October 4, 1937 in the Postmaster’s office. Corner lot 120 by 170 feet or interior lots 145 by 170 feet considered, owners should bid in person where possible.
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Treasury Department
Public Buildings Branch
Washington, D. C
Monticello
Iowa
U. S
Same
C. H. Peoples
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