West Liberty Fair Closes Fourth Annual Union District Meeting
The West Liberty Union District Agricultural Society ends its 4th annual fair after a strong showing despite poor weather. Thursday drew a large crowd with fast races, a record in the free for all trot, and a successful Children’s Day with 2,000 youngsters admitted free. Officials praise the grounds, track, and management as the fair posts a planned financial recovery and officials are listed.
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Union District Agricultural Society
West Liberty
Grove
Mayor Swift
Maude Marie
Frequent
Eliah
N. P. Anderson
Philip Weisse
Sweetland Notes and Local Happenings
Miss Hattie Miller from Muscatine visits cousin Miss Eva Haifleigh. Joe Hampton ships hogs to Chicago. J. E. Van Camp attends West Liberty fair. Sherfey timber site of a murder. Emma Taylor visits Detroit relatives. Henry Harris visits son J. H. Harris. Harker cemetery association to elect officers August 29. Theo Gettert builds a barn. Mrs. Boydston returns from Newton. M B A lodge delegates chosen for Davenport convention.
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Sweetland
Hattie Miller
Muscatine
Eva Haifleigh
Joe Hampton
Chicago
J. E. van Camp
West Liberty Fair
Sherfey Timber
Emma Taylor
Detroit
Mich
Henry Harris
J. H. Harris
Harker Cemetery Association
Sweetland School House
Theo. Gettert
L. L. Lane
Resignation of Montezuma Iowa school superintendent arouses concern
Prof S C Dickenson, re elected last spring, quit this Tuesday leaving the Montezuma schools without a leader as neighbors note two years of progress. Rumor ties his move to Grinnell while the board seeks a competent replacement before the two week school start. The Malcom fair drew crowds amid wet weather and farmers report oats damaged by rains with some fields sprouting in the shocks. threshers yield 20 to 50 bushels per field with fair quality.
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Montezuma
S. C. Dickenson
Dickenson
Malcom
Storms Cause Damage and School Plans At Oak Grove
Oak Grove Iowa reports storms damaged barns grain and animals. The community holds Sunday school and league events with many attendees caught in heavy rain. Dorcas society meets at Mrs Guy Olds in Sweetland next Wednesday for an all day session. Mr and Mrs Will Brenner move to 508 East Fifth Street. Horton Smith holds contract for new TeStrake barn. School resumes Tuesday September 2 with Miss Siders again in charge.
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Oak Grove
Dorcas Society
Guy Olds
Sweetland
Will Brenner
East Fifth Street
New Sleeping Car Service to St. Paul and Minneapolis
Iowa Central Railway adds a Limited sleeping car and coach train leaving Elrick Junction at 7 39 p m daily and arriving Minneapolis at 8 00 a m Travelers to the Twin Cities and Northwest are offered fast service and low rates See local ticket agent for details
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Twin Cities
Northwest
Iowa Central Railway
Elrick Junction
Minneapolis
Atalissa Fair Draws Crowds. Local Notes
The West Liberty fair drew many visitors to the town as residents and families, including Mrs. Nyemaster and two children visiting Ray Nyemaster. Clints Clinton convention attendees C C Croxen and J R Nyemaster. Andrew Heberling recovering from a fall. Oscar Stucker returned from Janesville Wisconsin. Mrs Rider of Davenport visited Frank Barnes and attended the Stevens Osborn wedding. Nan Fitzpatrick of Northwestern Iowa visits her parents Mr and Mrs Daugherty. W J Daugherty in ill health, friends wish for recovery.
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Rider
Davenport
Frank Barnes
West Liberty
Stevens-Osborn
Nan Fitzpatrick
Northwestern Iowa
Daugherty
W. J. Daugherty
Riverside News Roundup From Davenport Game To River Floods
Riverside Iowa notes a Davenport loss in a Friday ball game and a German obituary for John Veggey. Local editor McElroy moves to West Union for a printing venture. Weather brings heavy rain and high English River water. Several short items include a runaway engine ride, a 22 year old foreman resignation, oil spill incident, a Muscatine excursion delay, ill health, and crop damage from floods.
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Riverside
Davenport
Ball Park
Germany
John Veggey
Vegey
Old Country
McElroy
West Union
Fayette County
Frank Russ
Frank
Iowa Junction
Frank Busek
Joe Chihak
Muscatine
George Nicola
Geneva News Sketches Ties Between Old Friends
Jacob Wackerlin Jr returns home to Geneva after four years in Chicago visiting parents and friends. Mrs G H Stiles hosted Baptist excursion and found her old schoolmate Mrs Geo King at the bedside of her sick grandson, the second child of Maud. Stiles praises Davenport as bigger than Muscatine but notes Geneva’s business streets stay tidier.
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Geneva
Jacob Wackerlin, Jr
Chicago
G. H. Stiles
Geo. King
Maud
Davenport
Muscatine
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J. L Nichols
S. G. Hogue
W. H. Shipman
F. E. Thomas
P. N. Gibson
J. I. Nichols
W. M. McFadden
R. C. Wagner
Geo. Cornwall
W. G. Mosher
Joseph Albin
West Branch
Iowa
F. F. Carl
Nichols
Tom McclIntyre
Downey
H. T. Swart
F. D. Steen
E. Fogg
Springdale
Albert Whitacre
C. S. Barclay
O. E. Hogue
Malcom Fair
St. Paul
Atalissa
Geo.wy
United States
United States Internal Revenue Department
Severns Department of the
Florodora Tag Company
Jersey City
N. J
Fiorodora
J. T
Piper Meidsieck
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