Star Auto Co list of car buyers 1916
A historical notice lists numerous individuals and firms who purchased cars from Star Auto Co in 1916, including DeVries Richardson VanDisseldorp Aalbers Jelsma Hollebrands DeReus Price Bogaard DeJong Crew Hartog Winn Overberger VanderLinden VanderKeift VanZee Wormhoudt VanderPloeg VanderMeulen Carpenter VerPloeg VanderHaar VanGorp VanVeen VanderWall Shilling Ustermarkt Slykoord Veenstra Nieburg Gambell VanWyke DeGeus VanHemert DeBruyn Fennema Lake Prairie Creamery Co VerPloeg Jno VanVliet Wormhoudt Co Geus Langerak Stuursma VanderMelen Rietveld Egg tickets paid two cents extra per dozen in trade by D Wormhoudt.
Many Iowa items in state notes from 1916 fair to servicemen
State institutions plan a mammoth 1916 Iowa State Fair exhibit under the board of control. Capital extension project will cost Iowa $1.5 million. Grinnell post office contract set at $60,500 to be finished in 14 months. Iowa Wesleyan ends a $300,000 endowment drive. A. E. Kepford returns as tuberculosis lecturer at $2,000 yearly after brief evangelistic stint. Waterloo county jail empties. Des Moines area drownings rise. Camp Dodge reports on guard oath issues and deployment to Mexico. Absent voters law applies to Iowa soldiers regardless of location. C. D. Ellett nominated for governor by Prohibition Party. Cement paving in Traer let at about $33,300. Rumors of murder of ex Iowa State professor in Texas. Secretary of state to receive corporate reports by Sept 1. Numerous other local items and military mobilization updates from Camp Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
State of Iowa
Grinnell Post Office
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
A. E. Kepford
Camp Dodge
National Guard
United States
Des Moines
Raccoon
Iowa
Soldier Boys
George K. Hunter
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa State College
Minnesota
Ohio
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
China
Philippine Islands
New York
State Board of Health
State House
Q. A. Willis
State Board of Control
Woodward
Women’s’ Reformatory
Rockwell
Mexico
C. D. Ellett
Marshalltown
Prohibition Party
Oskaloosa
Traer
D. A. Kent
Ames
Texas
B. O. Brownlee
Kanawha Creamery Company
Secretary of State
Penn College
Company G
Ottumwa
Linnie Fielder
Fremont
C. J. Freeman
Automobile Department
Secretary of State’s Office
Clarke
Hay-Chamberlain
Freeman
Company F
Sixth Cavalry
Company K
John A. Bartemeyer
Muscatine
Iowa Cavalry
First Cavalry
Army
Chicago
H. R. Allen
Morgan Township
Franklin County
Sion
Perating
Iowa National Guard
United States Army
A Little Slave Boy Aesop Story of Freedom
Aesop, a hump-backed slave boy in a distant land, kept cheerful company with animals and birds. He befriended cats and dogs, told lively fables to children, and won his freedom after captivating his master with his bright tales. He then traveled widely and lived adventurously until his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aesop
Aesop Tale Reimagined In Odd Fable Fragment
A fragment from a book titled Aesop's Fables narrates a hare boasting of speed and a tortoise challenging a race. The tone hints at biblical influences and includes garbled bits about headquartering in Oskaloosa for automobile parties at the Jet Doll restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aesop
Oskaloosa
Jet Doll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dhaene
Star ‘Auto Co
J. H. DeVries Clark Richardson
CG. VanDisseldorp
M. Aalbers Jelsma & Hollebrands
M. M. DeReus
A. C. Price
Jake Bogaard
Peter J. DeJong
Dr. W. F. Crew
C. den Hartog Wilson Winn
Henry Overberger
W. Doedyne
A. N. VanderLinden
H. VanderKeift
Fred VanZee
H. Wormhoudt
W. H. VanderPloeg
H. P. VanderMeulen
Dr. F. F. Carpenter
A. B. VerPloeg
Arie VanderHaar
P. H. VanGorp
John VanVeen
VanderWall Bros
J. L. Shilling
Julius Ustermarkt
Joe Slykoord
Jacob VanWyke
Wm. DeGeus
J. H. Veenstra
D. DePringer
Sam VanHemert
B. DeBruyn
Jake Fennema
Lake Prairie Creamery Co
Henry VerPloeg
Lester the
Harry Schakel
Mrs
Jno. VanVliet
G. H. Wormhoudt & Co
Andrew Langerak Stuursma
VanderMelen
Jno
Rietveld
D.wormhoudt
John Hospers
C. VerDught
Jake Swank
G. B. VerSteeg
M. A. VanHaaften
Vege Jno
A. Groeneboom
A. N. DeReus
H. S. Keables
Wm. Brand
A. Rosendal
Pete VanGenderen
DeCook
Barney Brom
VanderBeek
G. B. DeBruyn
Isaac Niewendorp
J. DeBruin
H. J. VandenBerg
Marsh Grant
Adam Terpstra
John Vogelaar
Tysseling
John TerLouw
Neal Burgraff
Harry Williamson
Frank VanEssen
R. McIntire
A. VanderWaal
L. Wielaard
F. Sjaardema
J. R. McGraw
Wm. Beintema
N, van Maanen
J. H. Doan
Iowa News
New Edison
Wander Linden
Firestone
White Way Auto CO
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