Des Moines Check Swindler Dies After Suicide Attempt
J L Davis a Knoxville area farmer arrested for passing worthless checks in Des Moines confessed to officers then shot himself in the backyard. He died within hours, aged about 50, unmarried, after the coroner took charge. Detectives Brunnemer and Cronkhite arrested him at the Knoxville farm, where he lived with his sister.
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Des Moines
J L Davis
Knoxville
Brunnemer
Cronkhite
Marion County
Davis
Churchill Saloon
J. L. Davis
Johnston
City
Hawkeye Transfer Company
C. H. Davis
Marriage License Issued for Pettyjohn Stephens Pair
Marriage licenses issued since the last report name James L. Pettyjohn and Mary Oma Stephens as the couple.
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James L. Pettyjohn
Mary Oma Stephens
Parole recommendation for Peter Vande Lune noted by county commissioners
Monday the Commissioners at Insanity of Marion County recommended parole for Peter Vande Lune. The Board of Control likely to grant parole as Supt Applegate reports he is progressing well and would not object. Knoxville Co Dsgth Int I NG unit camp to begin August 5 at Chariton Town for nine days under Captain W H Lyon.
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Insanity
Marion County
Peter Vande Lune
Board of Control
Applegate
Mr. Pleasant
Knoxville Boys
Co D.sgth
Int. I
N. G
W. H. Lyon
Chariton
Town
Train Outran The Storm Milbank Tornado Fatality
Milbank South Dakota July 12 one more fatality was reported from the Sunday tornado that injured many and caused property losses of 150000 John Detrees a hack driver at Big Stone Lake Minnesota was killed by a flying missile a boy on the seat with him was blown 150 feet into the lake but unharmed Passenger train No 1 on the St Paul road bound west pulled out ten minutes before the storm struck Engineer Starr stopped the train on the bluff then sped to Milbank to avoid the storm
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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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Bow River Valley Reservation
Alberta
Canada
South Dakota
Weyers
Kuyper Pella
Iowa
Vander Linden
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
Recorder's Office
F. B. den Burger
G. H Gosselink
W. D
Pella
John L. Eysink
George W Ramsey
Block 25
Manterra
Nenu
A. D. SS
Keables Stubenrauch
Langerak
Sthenrenne
Gedhood's
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