Council Raises Rate On Lights And Raises Salaries
Local council meeting Tuesday approved a one cent per kilowatt hour increase and a higher monthly minimum, citing lowered summer sales and the need for revenue. The fire department received new hose and equipment, a road drag was approved for purchase, and park maintenance shifted to day labor. A water main extension petition from North Main residents was referred for investigation, while two salary ordinances were passed.
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A. T. Boot
North Main Street
Committee On Fire Department
Electric Department
K. W
Soldiering in the Philippines Letter to John Heerema
Otto Petho ven, among the first Central College fellows to enlist, writes from the Philippines about his experiences. The brief note reflects early deployment and the personal perspective of a returning soldier.
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John Heerema
Otto Pethoven
Central College
Hurt by Train near Depot Leaves Man with Head Injury
Fred Calhoun was injured Wednesday afternoon when a west bound passenger train backed to a switch and failed to stop at the depot. He attempted to ride the train with his dog, jumped when it did not stop, struck his head on a tie, and suffered a scalp wound. He was knocked unconscious briefly and received care at home from a doctor.
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Ft. Mills
Philippine Islands
John
Ft. Frank
Siberia
Orient
Fred Calhoun
Mr. Calhoun
Bia
Jasper county council fines tardy bond buyers
The Jasper county council of defense confronted several men who balked at Liberty Loan subscriptions. D A Van Zante bought a $1000 bond then sold it for $800, admitted fault, and agreed to buy 1500 more in good faith plus two $200 checks to Red Cross and Y M C A. William Rubbernus paid 300 of 1000 and faced fines totaling 100. Korsmeier refused 250 and paid 500 with 25 to Red Cross and 50 to Y M C A.
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Jasper County Council of Defense
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Defense Council
D. A. van Zante
Sully
County Council of Defense
van Zante
Newton
Defense Council Patriotic Jury
Army Y. M.C. A
William Rubbernus
Council
Army Y
M. C
Kubbernus
Council of Defense
William Korsmeier
Laurel
So-Lciting
Army Y. M. C. A
H. B. Allfree
BE. J. Salmon
America
Newton News
Pella Forms New Summer Concert Band
About twenty musicians in Pella met to organize a new summer concert band. Tunis Kempkes chosen bandmaster, Rube Brand elected manager with out of town engagements planned. First rehearsal Monday April 22 1918 at 7:45. All interested urged to try out and support the group.
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Tunis Kempkes
Rube Brand
College Gymnasium Assured at Central College
President M J Hoffman announced a generous $25 000 gift to fund a new gymnasium for Central College. The plan includes a central heating plant and a dormitory, with construction set to finish before Thanksgiving and the building placed on the main campus near the library.
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M. J. Hoffman
Northwest
Central College
Central Hall
Draft proposals reach beyond England to Knoxville farms
The Knoxville plan mirrors wartime talk from England with calls to draft men up to 65 on farms if needed. The piece notes England may act while Knoxville merely discusses readiness, highlighting a contrast in bold wartime rhetoric between the two places.
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England
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Knoxville
Central College Announces Two Summer Sessions Plans
Central College will hold two summer sessions starting Monday June 3 Ten week Normal Training session runs six days a week and targets teachers examinations grades salary credits and certificate upgrades A nine week Summer Session offers courses for academy college and high school students with units credits and a range of subjects including literature tests home economics and piano and voice instruction
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Central College
al- Bebra
Graham
Miss Williama
Sadler
M. J. Hoffman
Cotton Hall
Nesta L. Williams
Young Men Called to Colors In Marion County
Marion county registrants faced a new draft call after a Washington requisition for 35 men within Culbertson exemption district. Iowa's total 3,412 mobilized includes Marion’s 35, with selections to Camp Dodge from a list of 51 names in chronological order. The latest list features farmers, miners, laborers, and professionals, with announcements noting 19 more Marion county men may be called on May 10.
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Knoxville Journal
Marion County
Culbertson
Washington
Des Moines
Culberts
Iowa
Exemption Board
Pearl West
Dana W. Miner
Erastus B. Summy
Plasantville
Rarin
Harry DeReus
Pella
Camp Dodge
Solomon C. Rogers
Ed L. Vander Linden
William ©. Rogers
Arza Y. Godfrey
M. Belknap
Jacob DeBruin
William Barbour
John Matthews
Pierce Metz
W. M. Parker
John L. Vander Linden
Fred L. Sparks
Carl B. Welsher
William J. Mason
Jacob Bogaard
William E. Courtney
Malcomb McKinzie
Tunis DeBont
Lincoln P. Talley
Henry Shurer
W. van Zante
Anne DeGeert
Wm. J. Rumbaugh
Chester M. Comer
Earl V. Smith
Henry Nichols
Fremont Shipman
Harvey C. Overton
Oliver 8
Hyslope
Bernard W. Johnston
Cornelius Schimmel
Walter FP. Bruere
Henry Maassen
Cliff Lyons
Ora Luther
Arthur J. Donal
Bart T. Brown
Edward A. Donal
Thomas Mall
Chris Rus
Andrew W. van Zante
Charles Dooley
Jule D. Maitre
Albert Nelson
Rudolph A. Sonnenberg
Walter Johnson
Lionel W. D. Saunders
Samuel B. McCreary
Pearl Bingeman
Levi R. Anderson
Mike Angelo
Lee Newman
N. Lucas
Harry E. DeReus
Maasdam Wheeler Firm Ends Partnership at Fairfield
Maasdam and Wheeler dissolve their stock rates firm with the Fairfield office retained by Maasdam. Wheeler relocates to Sibley to pursue the same line of business. Mrs. Wheeler plans a visit in Pelle before joining him at the new home.
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Maasdam & Wheeler
Fairfield
Maasdam
Wheeler
Sibley
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