Iowa Items of Interest Summarized for Easy Readers
A survey of Iowa notes covers crop prospects, public notices, and local developments. Ernest R. Moore becomes grand master of the Iowa grand lodge, Des Moines merchants face short change risks, and preparations begin for Odd Fellows council in Clear Lake. Billboards near highways in Page county are removed. Des Moines Golf Club plans a $70,000 clubhouse. A Britt raid sees a woman fend off agents with a pitchfork. The Mickels chicken firm buys Iowa land with profits from poultry. Sixty-eight Des Moines girls attend Camp Dunlap. two ex spouses remarry after a divorce in Council Bluffs. Street car battles with Iowa City end as buses stay. A 5 cent loaf reappears in Des Moines amid rising costs. Iowa farmers face soil and seed concerns, limestone trials in Page county boost sweet clover, and road paving voices gain support. The state fair marks its seventieth jubilee with a Shrine mosque project near Des Moines. Government costs rise sharply in 1923. County demonstrations on sow selection expand, hog shipments to major markets rise, and Iowa leads in rural telephone development. Historical notes recount early Iowa settlement hardships and Abraham Lincoln’s ties to Denison. Injury and fatality data for 1916–1923 highlight rising accidents, with 1923 topping prior years. A Guthrie county shift toward dairying gains momentum as dairy cattle grow.
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Tae Nemboat
Dureau
Poweshiek
Atine and Daven
Burlington
Iowa
Ernest R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
Des Moines
Department Council of the Odd Fellows
Clear Lake
Page County
Golf and Country Club of
Whiteway No. 7
Britt
Mickels Chicken Corporation
Eldon
Acrs
Camp Dunlap
Public Welfare Bureau
Council Bluffs
Earl Cochran
Town Anti-Saloon League
Secretary of State
Jensen Creamery
Coon Rapids
West Okoboji
Nebraska
Farm Bureau
Omaha
Producers Commission
Pla
State Highway Commission
M. L. Hutton
Marshall County
United States
Canada
University of Iowa
William Cutter
Coin
Cutter
France
Iowa Good Roads Association
United Commercial Travelers
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Pleasant
Towa
United States Department of Commerce
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Sioux City
St. Louis
Buffalo
U. S. Department of Commerce
Mississippi
George F. Robeson
State Historical Society of
Abraham Linco
Daughters of the American Revolution
Denison
Crawford County
Abraham Lincoln
Efe
Earth
Guthrie County
Dear Ole Iowa Farm Land Worth More Than Values
A brief note comments that farmland in Iowa is capitalized at high figures while the ratio of sales to property values remains low, reflecting a market with inflated land prices relative to traded values.
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Dear
Ole
Iowa
Vacation and College Notes at Pella College
Harold Vander Muelen of Monroe spends three weeks with his aunt Chris in Vacation School and piano study under Mr. Sadler. Dr Hoffman family leaves for cottage on the lake for the summer. Ladies Auxiliary budget meeting at the Dormitory reports enthusiastic attendance. F L H Sunday school class enjoys business meeting and an indoor picnic. Pedro De Jong of Hespers enjoys vacation while preparing music for local affairs. Central music students in demand. Arie Vander Stoep expected Friday. Fern Smith, class 1919 Central Conservatory, arrives from Grand Junction, Colorado. to spend summer in Pella at Sunnyside. Prof Heemstra named Bible teacher at the College. to appear often in First Church pulpit. George Francis Lee in California, then to Brooklyn. Wm. Van Baren moves to Monroe. hope for permanent return. Sara and Ella study piano with Mr Sadler. Band Concert draws full seating. praise for concert and children. Peanut and popcorn boys promote big business at event. Centerpiece was the "Poet and Peasant" overture and "Grandfather's Clock." Hugo Kuyper shines with bass solo. earns rousing encore. Children’s Day at Second Church. first summer recital in Sadler studio features Waltz Geise, Sonatina Iris Hesselink, Bernice Gezel, Wooden Shoe Dance, Roeder Hospers Kuyper Indian Dance. Kreuger, Harold Vander Maelen, Melody No. 2. Kohler Ivan il Trovatore Fantasie. Mae Plette Ritter.
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Hugo Kuyper
Sioux County canvassers and school notes shared
Scotch Fantasie Freda Pixley and Frank Brower with George Grooters enjoy life doing canvassing work in Sioux County. Mrs Halbert busy at the dormitory. She canned 90 quarts of preserves this week as the store-room improves daily. Eight women helped at times to handle the fruit. Verna Aalbert will teach English at Pella High School next year. We congratulate the High school and Verna on the good combination.
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Frank Brower
George Grooters
Sioux County
Verna Aalbert
Pella
Verna
Purpose of Plumber's License Questioned by Council
A Pella city council member questioned the authority to license plumbers. The custom has been to issue licenses with a small bond at no cost. Alderman Douw Stra urged requiring proof of proficiency before granting a license to prevent incompetent workers from causing property damage.
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Pella
Douwstra
Plumber Licenses Urged for Pella Contractors
A writer recalls a Pella plumbing job where radiators were installed upside down and hung near the ceiling, later fixed by a capable janitor. The piece urges licensing exams or apprentice proofs for master plumbers to protect valuable property and ensure proper workmanship. It argues licenses should not be granted blindly.
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Pella
Workman Licensed Hurts Business By Poor Public Judgment
A licensed workman faces business losses as the public struggles to distinguish skilled tradespeople from untrustworthy rivals. The issue underscores the need for reliable qualifications and visible credentials to protect consumers and legitimate builders. The article notes a rising concern over trust and market fairness for professionals.
Vacation trip to lakes delights Roy Andeweg and aunt
Roy Andeweg and his aunt Mrs. John Weyers returned Saturday from a vacation trip to Lake Okoboji Sioux City and other northwestern points. Roy says he had a fine time and likes the lakes well enough to go back again.
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Roy Andeweg
John Weyers
Lake Okoboji
Sioux City
Roy
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Iowa News
Harold Vander Muelen
Monroe
Chris
Mr. Sadler
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the College
Second Church
Sunnyde
Pedro de Jong
Hespers
Central
Arie Vander Stoep
Fern Smith
Central Conservatory of Music
Grand Junction
Colorado
Wabash
Miss Smith
Sunnyside
Heemstra
Mr. Heemstra
George Francis Lee
California
Pacific Ocean
Mr. Lee
Brooklyn
New York
Wm. van Baren
Mr. van Baren
Sara
Ella
Sadler
Marjorie Baron
Iris Hesselink
Bernice Gezel
Roeder Hospers Kuyper
Kreuger
Harold Vander Maelen
Kohler
Ivan Il Trovatore
Verdi-Dorn Mae Plette
Ritter
Websters
NEW International Dictionary
Bron Agrim
Ast Cyper Sippio Sterol
Tor
Mathis Storehouse of Information
College
Fascista Riksdag Red Star Paravane Megabar
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Freda Pixley
Pape
Rock Island
Yellowstone
Golden Star
Rocky Mountain
C. F. Dykstra
AGT
C.c.gardner
G.A.P.D
Royal Union LifeRidg
Des Moines, Towa
Hupmobile
Pete van Zante
Beman Auto Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Creen Telsons Investment Company
Udell L. Hendricks
Columbus Street
House of Greenebaum
Flret Mortgage
Greenebaum
Greenebaum Sons Investment_Company
Greenebaum Bondstoox
Columbus St
FO. B
Detroit
Ford
Star Auto Co
Lance
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