Jasper County bond issue urged by farmer meeting
The Sunday Register reports a Newton meeting of about 200 farmers addressed by Senator A. H. Bergman urging Jasper County to approve a 1.4 million dollar road paving bond issue. He promised repeal of a 12% local assessment and possible refunds, with funding from federal aid and gasoline taxes, while critics question long term tax and funding guarantees.
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Sunday Register of
Des Moines
Newton
A. H. Bergman
Jasper County
The
Register
Bergman
Chronicle
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Road Improvement
Newton Police Shoot Suspected Bootlegger
Amos Bowie brother of James Bowie once resident of Monroe was fatally wounded by Newton police last Thursday evening during a traffic stop. Bowie in Newton hospital with a bullet through the right lung in critical condition. Verne Eaton Newton traffic officer and son in law of William McDaniel of Monroe fired after the car allegedly tried to ram Eaton during a liquor raid tip. The vehicle reportedly belonged to residents at Kellogg Monroe Mirror.
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Amos Bowie
James Bowie
Monroe
Newton
Bowie
Verne Eaton
William McDaniel
Eaton
Kellogg
Monroe Mirror
Knoxville Girl Attacked In Home
Joy Jones a Knox County high school senior, was assaulted in the Jones apartment above Elliott Bros. store shortly after noon on Tuesday. The attacker fled after forcibly restraining her, removing a cameo ring, blinding her with a substance, and leaving doors disturbed. She was treated by a physician and remained hospitalized but improving, while authorities seek the unknown assailant amid local rumors and calls to bolster police.
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Joy Jones
Forrest Jones
Jones
Elliott Bros
Miss Jones
Lena Parker
Miss Parker
Immigrant Family Builds Farm Wealth in Iowa History
The Willemsen family arrived in America March 7 1892 from Holland and settled in Jasper County Iowa. Starting as a day laborer at one dollar a day they later farmed on 80 acres for 43 per acre, paid off the mortgage, bought 150 more acres, and retired to Sully in 1913. The couple had eight children, six living, with sons Henry Case Evert Jeff Ira and daughter Mrs Lane Dunnick. All sons own land and farm. Ira works for the railroad.
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Willemsen
America
Holland
Jasper County
Case
Sully
Henry
Killduff
Reasnor
Evert
Lynnville
Jeff
Tainter
Ira
Albion
Iowa
Lane Dunnick
U. A
Lowa
Pioneer of Marion and Sioux County Dies
Anthony Muilenburg, oldest resident of northwest Iowa, died at his home in Orange City at 96 years old. Born January 12, 1830 in Gelderland, Netherlands, he emigrated in 1849. He and his wives Elizabeth De Heer and Gertrude Rempe raised eleven children, moved to Sioux County in 1888, and lived in town after 1905. Survived by eleven children, eighteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren.
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Anthony Muilenburg
Iowa
Vuren
Gelderland
Netherlands
America
St. Louis
Keokuk
Pella
Hubert
Peter
Anna Mak
Rock Rapids
J. F. Heem
Stra
Holland, Michigan
John
Funeral held at Rivet Reformed church in Orange City
Henry Cornelius and Peter of Sioux County and Miss Emma of this city with Mrs John Fopma and Miss Marie of this city and Day Garret Mullenburg of Rolla Mar and Mrs He Bruggers of Holland Michigan attended funeral services this afternoon in the Rivet Reformed church conducted by Rev Golenbrander per the Orange City Journal.
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Henry
Cornelius
Peter
Sioux County
Emma
Thie City
Mra
John Fopma
Marie
Garret Mullenburg
Rolla Mar
Holland
Michigan
Rivat Reformed Church
Rev. Golenbrander
Orange City
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Mament
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FBI
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Richard Barthelmess
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Ford
Detroit
Star Auto Company
Knoxville
Grandma Willemsen
Marion
M. Vander Linden
Pratt
Dodge Brothers. Inc
Dodge Brothers
Montana
Minneapolis
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co. Distributors
Dodge Brothers Motor Cars
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