Hand car operator killed by Burlington mail train near Chariton
Samuel Lager, 56, a telegraph operator for 33 years at Harrison tower west of Chariton, died when his hand-car was struck from the rear by the northbound Burlington mail train No. 25. He lived in Chariton with his wife and three sons. The accident occurred about three and a half miles west of Chariton as Lager rode the hand-car to work on the usual line, while the train deviated from its track and collided.
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Monroe County
Samuel Lager
Harrison Tower
Chariton
Larger
Ben
Burlington
Iowa
Hedrick Woman Falls in Washing Machine Accident
Mrs J L Pollock near Hedrick suffered severe scalds after falling into a gasoline washing machine filled with hot water and fumes caused asphyxiation. She received burns on her arms and body parts from hot pipes while being treated by a Hedrick physician and is recovering.
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Keokuk County
J. L. Pollock
Hedrick
Forged Christmas Checks Bilk Chariton Stores
Chariton merchants suffered losses around sixteen dollars per incident after a well dressed woman used forged sixteen dollar checks to buy five dollar goods across eight stores on December 24. Checks bore the name Charles P. Brewer and were made out to Clyde Anderson with signatures marked Mrs Clyde Anderson or Clyde Anderson. The empty address 1360 Roland Avenue misled clerks. Lucas County investigators pursued leads Friday but identification gaps hampered the case.
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Chariton
Charles P. Brewer
Clyde Anderson
County Board of Supervisors
Third
Roland Avenue
Lucas County
Easy Way to Get Hold of Money
Chariton Leader reports Argyle Crane a Knoxville government hospital worker has killed eight red foxes in two weeks to earn extra money. He shot two foxes Wednesday morning near Knoxville, including a notable male pelt. Crane encountered two sleeping foxes. he shot one, while the other stood sixty feet away before being felled.
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Chariton
Argyle Crane
Government Hospital
Knoxville
Crane
Oskaloosa Farmer Carter Reaches 100 Birthday Milestone
M M Carter born December 26 1830, Ollie Iowa farmer, celebrated his 100th birthday last week. He is father to Mrs N M Coghlan of Delta, formerly of Oskaloosa, and now lives with a daughter in Ottumwa. In good health he says he is ready for an airplane ride.
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Oskaloosa
M. M. Carter
Ollie
Iowa
Chariton Businessman seriously injured in hay truck collision
D Earl Combs, a Chariton business man, sustained serious injuries after colliding head on with a heavily loaded hay truck on state road No 14 near the cemetery. He suffered broken knee caps and was treated at a Chariton hospital before returning home. the truck was driven by Ralph McCollough of Chariton.
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Chariton
D. Earl Combs
Combs
State Road No. 14
Chariton Hospital
Ralph McCollough
Christmas Fire Destroys Home Near White Pigeon
Sigourney Review reports that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pickett’s large home, about seven thousand dollars in value, burned to the ground Christmas morning while the owners were away visiting. Neighbors saved first floor furniture and cellar fruit. upstairs contents were lost. Insurance covered furniture at six hundred dollars, plus a community collection raising three hundred dollars.
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Sigourney Review
Frank Pickett
White Pigeon
Pickett
Eddyville Woman Injured In Christmas Eve Auto Crash
Miss Avis Templeton, 31, of Eddyville, is in Ottumwa hospital with a broken knee cap and facial bruises after an Eddyville Ottumwa road crash on Christmas Eve. The front seat passenger, en route to Ottumwa, swerved to avoid a lit hayrack, skidded in gravel, and struck a fence. Attending physician Dr. H A Spilman reports her condition favorable.
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Eddyville
Avis Templeton
Ottumwa Hospital
Eddyville-Ottumwa Road
H. A. Spilman
Man Dies Suddenly in Coal Mine at Red Rock
Dominic Loglo, about sixty, died suddenly in the wash house at the Red Rock mine last Thursday morning. He and his son Arthur descended to the bottom, started loading coal, then he became ill, rested, and tried to resume work around eight o'clock.
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Melcher Union
Dominic Loglo
Red Rock
Arthur
Hot Sandwiches Add Zest to Breakfast
Hot breakfast sandwiches shown with buttered toast sausage cheese bacon and tomato sauce. Recipes include Red Oyster Sandwiches Savory Sandwiches and Hot Biscuit Sandwiches with mayonnaise horseradish relish and bacon for a quick savory meal option.
Miner Dies in Mine After Brief Illness
The deceased, part of the Logli family long settled in Melcher, died after an apparent acute decline following a day of seemingly normal health. Coroner F. M. Roberts led the inquest with witnesses including Walter Jones and Harold Thompson. The jury ruled death from natural causes. he leaves a wife, three sons, seven daughters.
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Harold Thompson
F. M. Roberts
Knoxville
J. P. McNeill
W. L. Brasher
J. M. Crowe
Walter Jones
Arthur Logic
Nick Robinson
Hepolitti Antimora
Logli
Melcher
Former Knoxville Woman Is Killed
Maggie Cox, a former Knoxville resident now living in Des Moines, was struck by a car driven by 16 year old Charles Huff Tuesday night. Cox died from a fractured skull. H Coleman was also struck but survived with minor injuries. Huff was released by police. Cox was about eighty and had been married twice after leaving Knoxville.
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Knoxville Express
Maggie Cox
Knoxville
Des Moines
H. Coleman
Charles Huff
Huff
Theodore Cox
Bailey
Newton
Man Dies From Skull Fracture After Horse Crash
Louilia Press reported W. H. Lucas of Cedar township died December 24 from a skull fracture after a Monday horse ride near Weller. He was fatally struck by an unlit automobile. officials probe with coroner inquest planned, no arrests yet.
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Louilia Press
W. H. Lucas
Cedar Township
Minister named deputy sheriff in Lucas County
Lloyd Ellis, a longtime Church of Christ minister once based in Corydon, is named deputy sheriff of Lucas County by Sheriff-elect John Smith, who takes office tomorrow in the neighboring county. Ellis previously served as senator for the Appanoose and Davis County district and last fall ran as a Democrat for Lucas County state representative.
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Humeston
Lloyd Ellis
Lucas County
John Smith
Ellis
Church of Christ
Corydon
Appanoose
Davis County
W. Robb
Polk County
Fatal injuries in highway crash near Knoxville Express
Ossi But cher of Pleasantville was fatally injured and his son in law Oran Profit is in Newton hospital after a collision here Tuesday. Profit drove the car that struck an opposing vehicle driven by H J.
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Knoxville Express
Ossi Butcher
Pleasantville
Oran Profit
Newton
H. J
Sixth crash at U S 63 and 14 intersection reported
Freed, a Oskaloosa salesman, had minor injuries. Butcher died at Poly clinic hospital Des Moines from a fractured skull and severe wounds. Proffitt, initially thought gravely injured, is at Skiff Memorial Newton with brain concussion, fractured hip, scalp wounds, and bruises. Proffitt’s car northbound on No 14. Freed’s car westbound on No 68.
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Freed
Butcher
Des Moines
Proffitt
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Newton
Grinnell Worker Loses Finger In Oil Pipe Accident
Carl Peters at Grinnell city water plant lost the index finger of his left hand after he touched a crude oil leak at 500 pounds pressure in the Diesel engine piping. The finger became gangrenous and required amputation after intense pain and rapid arm swelling.
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Grinnell Herald
Carl Peters
Grinnell
Town of Tracy Now Has Gravel
Tracy residents united in a street graveling campaign after deciding to leave mud behind. Merchants professionals laborers and farmers volunteered. trucks and teams were donated. Gravel hauled from the Des Moines river two miles away and spread by volunteers.
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Knoxville Express
Tracy
Des Moines
Community coop builds Tracy on the map with gravel effort
Women served a bountiful dinner in the Methodist church basement and men appreciated it. The project required nearly four hundred truck loads of gravel for Tracy streets. Merchants professionals laborers and farmers showed cooperation and real work to put the town on the map of great achievements.
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Methodist
Tracy
Indianola Woman Killed by Auto Near Four Mile Corner
Mrs Sill 73 died when auto veered into a ditch south of Indianola while returning from White Oak township with her son Otis. Steering gear failure caused the rollover pinning her. son escaped injury. Longtime White Oak residents, the Sill family were well known in Warren County. funeral plans not yet announced.
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Indianola
Sill
Four Mile Corner
White Oak Township
Otis
van Canine
Stanley Whipple
Father Arrests Son In Liquor Raid
Grinnell Herald notes a large still found northeast of Ewart on the Milligan farm. John Burkhart and Ted Milligan were jailed after being taken from the scene by William Milligan, who and his wife had just returned from Missouri. A loaded shotgun and revolver were found. the sheriff seized the still and mash.
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Grinnell Herald
Ewart
John Burkhart
Ted Milligan
William Milligan
William
Missouri
Grinnell
Mr. Milligan
Burkhart
Passenger Bus Schedule Through Prairie City and Towns
Four round trips daily with connections at Monroe for Knoxville. Special round trip rates among all stations. Pella to Des Moines departures at 12:81 p m and 5:01 p m. Des Moines to Pella departures 1:00 a m, 12:00 p m, 4:80 p m. Pella to Oskaloosa departures 1:34 p m and 6:04 p m. Oskaloosa to Pella departures 8:00 a m, 12:00 m, 4:80 p m, 7:15 p m. All buses except late evening connect at Monroe with Knoxville line. Buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa.
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Prairie City
Monroe
Pella
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Des Moines
Par
A. m
Ottumwa
New Patent for Tree Wound Treatment in Iowa
Des Moines reports a new process for treating tree wounds using a fungicide to kill harmful growths and a chemical to heal the wound. Irving E. Melhus of Ames is credited with this invention among nine Iowa patent grants, with a list noting other patents from the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Irving E. Melhus
Ames
State
Mechanical parts listed by names in Turkey River catalog
A catalog-like list names Mathias J. Adams, P. P. Adams, Bert R. Heimendinger, Joseph Maurais, Merrill Moore, Walter R. Pinneo, Silas G. Reinhard, Floyd 8. Young and others from Britt, Muscatine, Creston, Marshalltown, Toledo, Shenandoah. Items include front-wheel guide brake, valve push rod, power-shaft connection for internal combustion engines, luggage carrier, tire boot, connecting rod bearing, tire or similar article.
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Mathias J. Adams
Turkey River
P. P. Adams
Peter P. Adama
Bert R. Heimendinger
Britt
Joseph Maurais
Muscatine
Merrill Moore
Creston
Walter R. Pinneo
Marshalltown
Silas G. Reinhard
Toledo
Floyd 8. Young
Shenandoah
Wisconsin Woman Loses 11 Lbs With Kruschen Salts
A Wisconsin woman reports losing 11 pounds in six weeks while using Kruschen Salts. The ad claims a bottle lasts four weeks and costs 85 cents, offering benefits for constipation headaches digestion nervousness and more with a money back guarantee.
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Ideal
America
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