MORE EXAMINATIONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE POSTS
Notices list examinations by January dates for roles in Commerce and Labor Agriculture and Indian Service with salaries from 80 dollars monthly to 2 000 dollars yearly. Age limits mostly 20 or over, some ranges to 50. Apply to Frank S. Stone or Frank N. Cowan at Oskaloosa Iowa post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Indian’ Service
Carlisle
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Department, of Com
Merce and Labor
Frank S. Stone
Frank N. Cowan
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Annual Dead Letter Sale in Washington DC
The post office reported 7,391 catalogue items sold for 9846.80 in the recent dead letter sale, averaging 1.33 per parcel. Revenue of 8739.75 will go to the treasury. The sale covered undelivered, salable mail from the year ending June 3, 1909, found in 130,495 parcels and letters. misaddressed or improperly wrapped items caused nonreturn to owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Postal Service
Water famine grips State Center as mains cut off
State Center residents face the town’s most serious water shortage. After January 1 the electric plant will be shut to conserve the limited supply. Water comes from a deep well west of town, historically dependable, and officials plan to invest in chemical apparatus to protect against fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Center State Center
State Center
Legal Notice Proof of Will for Hurbert De He deceased
Notice is hereby given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Hurbert De He de ceased is on file in the clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa. It will come for hearing in February term 1911 on February 6 at the court, where all interested may be heard. Knoxville December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Hurbert de
B. Kersbergen
Cieve District Court
Aver Langerak
Knoxvile
Tie
Notice of James Sheehy will hearing in district court
Notice from Knoxville Iowa district court clerk of court B Kausbergen announces a new will on file for James Sheehy to come for hearing on the first day of the term. Interested parties may be heard at that time. Deputy Meyer Langgrak records. December 19, 1911.
Marion County Medical Society Meets At Court House
The 28th regular annual session convened in the Marion County Medical Society assembled at the courthouse with 11:30 am start, brief address by President Dr E C McClure, luncheon at the Commercial hotel attended by about twenty physicians spouses and friends. Afternoon papers by J W Cokenower Des Moines and Dr A M Merritt Pleasantville on serum treatment for typhoid and laryngitis methods. New officers: President C E James Durham Vice President A M Merritt Pleasantville Secretary Treasurer C W Cornell Knoxville. Dr J M Weiss newly located in Knoxville elected to Board of Censors. Organized in 1872 by Cornell Scoles Wetherell and Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Medical Society
Court House
E. C. McClure
Commercial Hotel
Premiums for Boys and Girls at Ames Junior Contest
Over 5000 dollars in premiums will be awarded for best corn cuts potatoes bread sewing and other exhibits at the Second Annual Junior Contest in Ames Iowa January 2 14 1911. All youths urged to enter. The Town State College short course runs concurrently with special classes for interested boys and girls. For premium list and details contact P C Tarr Manager Junior Contest Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Town State College
Suburban home loan payments questioned by doctor
A terse exchange questions a physician about progress on payments for a suburban home. The reply mentions Sam facing an appendicitis as the final issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Prosperity Follows Good Roads Convention Message
A garbled excerpt promotes roads progress linking prosperity to infrastructure. The text asserts communities with good roads avoid decay in buildings and decline, implying economic growth from better transportation. The fragment references speakers and conventions but remains unclear and incomplete.
Hints for Farmers on Water, Veal, and Silage Use
Farmers learn animals vary water needs by size and diet. Cattle may drink 80–100 lb daily per herd, horses 30–80 lb for 1200 lb animals, pigs about 12–14 lb daily per 200 lb pig. Water sources include springs, side-hill streams, or windmills with storage. silage aids stock, fattening, and winter feed. Calf care favors whole milk for 2–3 weeks before skimmilk, with gradual grain and blood meal. Silos improve stock health, beef, milk, and pasture efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dietrich
Illinois
J. J. Skinner
Indiana
Iit
Orange Judd
Advice on Tar Macadam Roads From Good Roads Magazine
An expert warns that selecting tar macadam road materials and methods requires a highway engineer with on site data. Local topography climate and traffic determine the best choice, balancing cost and quality, and stressing the value of service tests and similar project precedents for reliability.
Mud Tax Burden and Spring Road Preparations
Remove the Mud Tax Burden. No spring work is complete without proper road planning. Attending to road needs at the right time ensures good roads for the season and cuts the mud tax. Towns, cities and farmers share the stake and cooperation is essential for broad benefits. Road dragging requires concerted effort to spread advantages.
Man accuses woman of driving him to death act
A magistrate probes a defendant about a self harm confession, noting the claim that a woman drove him to it. The court questions whether the woman refused him or married him, exploring motive and accountability in a dramatic exchange.
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the Bankers Life
Des ‘Moines
Iowa Insurance
Total Ledger Assets
Reserve Fund
E. E. Clark
H. S. Nollen
I. M. Earle
Simon Casady
J. M. Bachtell
F. J. Will
W. E. Smock
F. B. Alldredge
Equitable
Des Moines
George Kans
George Fowler
Uncle Sam
Awnew Dreamer
Webster’s New International Dictionary
C. Merriam Co
Mas
Good Daily
Evening Herald
Oakal
James Sheehy
B. Kausbergen
Meyer Langgrak
Knoxville
the Medical Society
P. C. Tarr
Rand
Asylum
London
Idual Struton
Madadan
Good Roads Magazine
New York
Neo .Uons
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