Local News Items From Saturday Visits and Shopping
Miss Anna Weaver of Wilton and Mrs T Strouse of Fruitland visited this city Saturday to shop and meet friends. Fred Smith of Wilton also spent the day calling on friends and shopping. Mrs Frank Baker of Columbus Junction and Mike Gladys Johnston of Wilton were in town for visits and shopping. Dinner calendars advertised at Umschied Asthakter's.
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Ady
Anna, Weaver
Wilton
Umschied & Asthakter
Fred Smith
Frank Baker
Columbus Junction
Mike Gladys Johnston
Longest Petition on Record Filed in County Court
In a partition suit brought by Sarah A Mapes and others against Nellie F Nugent John P Nugent and Ed Hicklin executor of the late Senator C A Carpenter 237 typewritten pages describe the terms of the proceeding The petition asks sale of all real estate and division of proceeds among heirs with a referee appointed by the court It is estimated the petition contains about 60000 words and would require eight pages of type for a special supplement if published The plaintiffs contend the real estate is too fragmented for fair division and seek equitable distribution through sale of the property
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H. C. Madden
Sarah A. Mapes
Nalile F. Nugent
Lucy B. Kirchner
John Kirchner
Joseph D. Mapes
Fred M. Mapes
Arthur S.mapes
Ella Mapes
William F. Mapes
Hazel Mapes
Mary A. Mapes
Nellie F. Nugent
Ed. Hicklin
C. A. Carpenter
Hoy Aso
Burke Not Official In Panama Canal Inquiry
Washington reports indicate Attorney General Mc Reynolds will rule John Burke, manager of the commissary department at Panama Railroad, is a private employee and not a government official. If charges of gratuities from contractors are upheld, Burke could face action by the Panama abroad. Meanwhile Mrs Fisher of Cotter visits Isthmian canal city, shopping and calling on friends.
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Washington, D. C
Garrison
Mc‘Reynolds
John Burke
Department
Panama Railway
Burke
Panama
Burie
John Fisher
Cotter
Isthmian Canal
Christmas Day Parcel Delivery Plan Announced
Postmaster McNutt announces Christmas Day delivery changes. City carriers will not sort mail but will serve windows from dawn to noon or longer. Rural carriers will drive routes and all parcel post packages will be delivered by wagons during the day. Mails will be received and dispatched as usual.
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Robert S.mcnutt
McNutt
Beacom Becomes Rock Island General Manager in Des Moines
Thomas H Beacom assistant general manager will be promoted to general manager of the Rock Island third district to succeed W Jones who moves to Des Moines as general manager of the first district. F J Wasley returns to Des Moines as assistant to Mr Jones. Beacom’s promotion pleases his friends statewide.
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Thomas H. Beacon
Rock Island
W. Jones
Des Moines
Jones
F. J. Wasley
Des’ Moines
Easley
Texas
Beacom
Des
Moines
Ben
Towa
Jon
Al'such
Fire damages Grimm garage on Iowa Avenue and Fourth Street
A small fire caused light damage Sunday at the Grimm garage located at Iowa Avenue and Fourth Street. About 12 40 o clock the blaze threatened inner tubes but was quickly controlled by the garage force with a small chemical tank before the fire department arrived within minutes.
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Grimm
Iowa Avenue
Fourth Street
Four Men Serve Life Terms for Same Deed
In Common Pleas Court today Cleveland Lawrence and three others were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary Columbus for the same deed. The court handed down life terms to James Meaney and the co-defendants in the case authorities described as the same offense.
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Cleveland Lawrence
James Meaney
Ohio
Medical Office Expands with Rooms and Lab in Muscatine
An announcement from a local practitioner in Muscatine and vicinity describes adding three extra rooms to offices. A special operating room and a recuperation suite are open, along with a bacteriological laboratory and an anesthetic microscope for advanced lung disease care. An expensive new machine for incipient tuberculosis treatment is installed, with a call for public support.
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Algo
E.R. Halstead
Bartholdt Will Not Be Candidate Again
Representative Richard Bartholdt of Missouri's Tenth District, long in the U S House, declares he will not seek reelection. The news item notes his decision and hints at implications for party plans and the 19th century political landscape.
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Bartholdt
Washington,d.c
Richard ‘Bartholdts
Louis
Missouri
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