Des Moines Check Debtor Commits Suicide Near Knoxville Farm
J L Davis a Knoxville area farmer jailed on worth less check charges confessed to captors then shot himself in the yard behind his birth home. He died about noon after officers waited outside the residence and coroner McLaughlin of Knoxville took charge. Davis, about 50, unnamed unmarried, had a history of trouble with checks in Knoxville and Des Moines. Detective Brunnemer and Deputy Sheriff Cronkhite arrested him at the farm around 10 am. ten minutes later he died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
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Des Moines
J L Davis
Knoxville
Brupnemer
Crontkhite
Marion County
Davis
Brunnemer
Churchill Saloon
J. L. Davis
Johnston
City
Hawkeye Transfer Company
C. H Davis
Cronkhite
Marriage Licenses Reported James Pettyjohn and Mary Stephens
A marriage license was issued since the last report for James L. Pettyjohn and Mary Oma Stephens.
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James L. Pettyjohn
Mary Oma Stephens
Parole recommended for Peter Vande Lune by Marion County Commissioners
The Commissioners of Insanity in Marion County urged parole for Peter Vande Lune. Board of Control likely to approve as Supt Applegate reports steady progress and no objection. Knoxville Co D ssth Int 1 N G, led by Captain Lyon, to camp at Chariton Town for nine days starting August 7.
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Commissioners of Insanity
Marion County
Peter Vande Lune
Board of Control
Applegate
Mr. Pleasant
Knoxville Boys
Co D
N. G
W. H. Lyon
Chariton
Town
Real Estate Transfers in Pella Records
Real estate transfers include F B Don Burger et ux to G H Gosselink W D the S 20x92 ft of E 4 of Lot 1 Block 42 Pella and John L Eysink et ux to George W Ramsey W D the N 80 ft and N 37 ft of S 82 ft of E 33 ft All of Lot 1 Block 25 Pella.
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Recorder's Office
F. B
Don Burger
G. H Gosselink
W. D
Pella
John L. Eysink
George W. Ramsey
Block 25
Train Outran The Storm At Milbank Tornado Toll Rises
Milbank South Dakota July 12 One more death is reported from the Sunday tornado that tore through the area injuring scores and causing about 150000 in property damage. Hack driver John Detrees of Big Stone Lake Minnesota was killed when struck by a flying missile. A boy aboard the cart seat survived after being cast 150 feet into the lake. Train No on the St Paul line westbound pulled out ten minutes before the storm, Engineer Starr steered to Milbank to escape the path as the storm veered east.
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Milbank
S. D
John Detrees
Ahack
Big Stone Lake
Minn
St. Paul Road
Big Stone
Bluff
Starr
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URES
Bow River Valley Reservation
Alberta
Canada
South Dakota
Weyers
Kuyper Pella
Iowa
Vander Linden
NUS
B. W. Crossley
Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
Kellogg's
P. G. Holden
Holden
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Wil Waechter
Allen
New York
Sandy
Sk CN
A. D. Ss
Keables
Stubenrauch
Langerak
M.heenne
Geelhoed
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