Keokuk County Farmers Demand Tax Reductions
Petitions with more than 2300 names were presented to the Keokuk County board last week urging tax reductions. Farmers praised the present officials but attacked the system, opposing road bonds and county-funded offices for the engineer, agent, and nurse. A large crowd filled Sigourney’s court room as signatures were collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Board of Supervisors
Keokuk County
State Highway Commission
W. A. Harper
Farmers Union
Amicus club plans annual bazaar in Wapello
In Wapello Iowa on December 5 the Amicus club of the Harrison neighborhood met at the Leyda home to finalize plans for the bazaar set for December 10. The Home Benefit society will hold an all day meeting December 7 at Myrtle Brown ing home to present yearly reports and elect officers. Royal Neighbors will hold a social at Woodman hall next Friday with guest limits, and members are urged to attend. Mrs Lee Mishler and Hulda return from Mansfield Illinois and plan California winter visit. Myrtle Fitzsimmons visits Burlington with Willa Darnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Amicus Club
Harrison
H. M. Leyda
Home Benefit Society
Myrtle Browning
Woodman Hall
Lee Mishler
Hulda
Mansfield
California
Myrtle Fitzsimmons
Burlington
Willa Darnell
Ames
Iowa Beekeepers’ Association
F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Iowa
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Dyeing For Any Fabric
The advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes with simple directions for dyeing or tinting worn dresses, skirts, waists, coats, stockings, and more. It guarantees no spotting or fading and instructs buyers to tell the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
Iowa Branch Establishes Social Service Fellowship at UI
The Iowa branch of the Order of King's Daughters funds a $200 annual fellowship and a generous loan program at the University of Iowa Graduate College. Eligible applicants must be college graduates with strong scholarship and social work interest. Applications go to the Dean, UI, Iowa City, with county chair Mrs. Propst handling Muscatine info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Order of King’s Daughters
Graduate College
State University of Iowa
State University of
Muscatine County
Eugene Propst
West Liberty
Oganization
Wilton Pythian Sisters Elect Officers in December Meeting
Wilton Temple No 110 Pythian Sisters elected officers at K P Hall with Mrs Hattie Harris as Past Chief and Mrs Lola Dunker as Most Excellent Chief. Other posts filled by Mrs Oniska Harris, Mrs Myrtle Kelley, Miss Frances Kelley, Miss Vallie Hudler, Mrs Olive, Mrs Stella Fulton, Mrs Adna Leuthye, Mrs Emma Holzhauer, and Mrs Esther Kossack. Installing Officer Mrs Hattie Harris. Grand Rep Mrs Hattie Harris. District Rep Mrs Lola Class Holds Meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wilton Temple
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
Hattie Harris
Lola Dunker
M_iss
Olive Kelley
Stella Fulton
Adna Leuthye
Emma Holzhauer
Esther Kossack
Edith Nicolaus
Maud Sherberger
Local tonic SUSTO touted to combat undernourishment
Dr. Hawk’s tests on SUSTO claim to restore weight and vitality in undernourished children and adults. Muscatine’s Havercamp offers the product with a money back guarantee after a month at ten cents a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Hawk
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Boston
Hawk
Havercamp
SUSTO
Muscatine
Adv
Texan Named Rhodes Scholar from San Benito
Charles Caldwell Bowie of San Benito Texas and Cincinnati Iowa has been selected Iowa's Rhodes scholar for 1922 1923 and 1924 at Oxford University England He is a 1921 liberal arts graduate of S U I and a Harvard law student The award comes after 28 candidates were eliminated Bowie will receive about 5000 annually as expense money and shares in Cecil Rhodes trust He stood out for scholarship athletics and character and has been active in Phi Beta Kappa Sigma Phi Epsilon drama Y M C A and U S Navy Reserve forces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Charles Caldwell Bowie
San Benito
Tex
Cincinnati
Iowa
Iowa State
Oxford University
England
Harvard
Bowie
Alsd
Committee For
Walter A. Jessup
Iowa University
Jacob van der Zee
M. J. Hoffman
Central College
Pella
J. W. Woodrow
Ames
J. H. St. John
Arlington
Muscatine
Philomathean Literary Society
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
University Players
Drama League
Congregational Church
Y. M
Reference Library of the University
Iowa Memorial Union
U. S. Navy Reserve Force
Saturday Visit With Sister and Family Plans
Mrs. H. E. Nicolaus will extend her visit with her sister Mrs. George Straub this Saturday. She departed Sunday evening for Sioux City and Cherokee to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Straub
H. E. Nicolaus
Sioux City
Cherokee
Tom Thumb Wedding Brightens Lone Tree Church Event
In Lone Tree Iowa on December 5 the Tom Thumb Wedding staged by seventh and eighth grade pupils under Miss Bertha McCurdy delighted attendees. The groom Harris Buell and bride Iola Petry led a pink and white scene with ushers Lloyd Yakish and Donald Musser noted. An annual bazaar followed and a gym banquet honored Supt. B N Prentice and the football team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Tom Thumb
Reformed Church
Bertha McCurdy
Reformed Missionary and Aid Society
Supt
B. N. Prentice
Clarence Kranz
Katherine Kranz
Michael Schuessler
Bertha
Johannes Joens
Nicholas Stemm
Muscatine
Need of Better Homes Stressed
Ames Iowa December 5 R K Bliss director of the agricultural extension service at Iowa State College outlines the program toward “A prosperous and successful family on every Iowa farm.” He says success comes through farmers organizations legislation schools and colleges. He warns extension workers against political activity and stresses teaching youth on farms to sustain farm bureau and agriculture in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
R. K. Bliss
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Atalissa Co op Store Sells Out to Schmidt
Atalissa Iowa December 5 The cooperative company sold its store building to Lou Schmidt who also bought E L Speers stock. Bertram Shafit operates the store currently. Mr Speers will move to Minnesota to live with his son. Lena Schmidt is ill at her home in south town. The bazaar for the Christian church raised 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atalissa
Co-operative Company
Lou Schmidt
E. L. Speers
Bertram Shafit
Speers
Minnesota
Lena Schmidt
The
Christian Church
Lizzie Whitehead
Manly
J. M. McLaughlin
Miss Guthrie
Ethel Guthrie
County Home
Mis
Clara van Gent
Muscatine
Guthrie
Cheese Club
L. A. S. of the Christian Church
E.V. Vanhorn
Alice Barkalow
Willard Watters
West Liberty
Frank Federlein
Caroline Lewis
Pittsburgh
Kan
Charles
Presbyterian Church
Chris Schmidt
Victor
Cambridge physics professor salary in 1626
The annual salary of the Cambridge professor of physics in 1626 was about 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Local Leader Comments on State Organization Stability
A local official remarks that in this state there should be little trouble maintaining their organization, implying steady leadership and cohesion amid current conditions.
New Era School Remains Closed Over Scarlet Fever Case
Sweet land school known as Pine Bluff or New Era will stay closed through the week due to scarlet fever in two local families. Seven Dusenberry children were struck and one died. no new community cases in over a week. Nearby Fairport students with tonsillitis and quinsy show improvement and will return to class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland School
No. 4
Pine Bluff
New Era School
Oscar Dusenberry
Max Kretchmar
Nichols Society Bazaar to Be Held December 10
Nichols Iowa December 5 The Methodist ladies society will hold its annual bazaar and chicken pie supper Saturday December 10 Supper served from 5 o'clock at the church Miss Beatrice King is visiting the George Richter home Mrs Bertha Bailey attended the Rebekah meeting and reported on the grand lodge assembly Mrs Charles Pruess will undergo appendicitis surgery in Town City born December 3 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ralph Renshaw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Renshaw
Musserville Pastor Speaks at Service on God's Power to Save
Rev. P. S. Apfel of Musserville Methodist Ep worth preaches on God's Power to Save at the county farm Sunday afternoon. Music by Mrs. Laura Fisher and the Misses Alberta Latham Elda James Clarissa Hintermeister. A second service is set for Sunday December 18 with a Christmas entertainment later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S. Apfel
Musserville
County Farm
Laura Fisher
Alberta Latham
Elda James
Clarissa Hintermeister
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Anita Stewart
John Spaulding
Tipton
Charles C. Bowie
State University
Palace Pictures
WM. Fox
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Hiram Percy Maxim
Hero Pro
Katherine McDonald
Freckles
Wesley Barry
Palace Orchestra
Atalissa Co-Op
New Era
Nichols Society
HE Ltd
Bebe Daniels
Agnes Ayres
Monte Blue
Tol
Cecil B. DE Milles
Reatest
Avivid
Orth Cay Achebader Cee
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Wanda Hawley
Wallace Reid
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Fat Johns
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