Missing Daughter of Local Farmer Vanishes After Altoona Ticket
Kate Van de Keift, 16, daughter of H. Van de Keift east of Pella, left for Altoona October 16 but likely went to Des Moines. She was traced from Pella to Rock Island depot in Des Moines before clues ran dry, with a thorough search by father and police continuing. Public sale notice follows: Mrs. H. M. McCully will auction household items on November 7 at 2 30 p.m.
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Kate van de Keift
H. van de Keift
Pella
Altoona
Kate
Des Moines
Rock Island
H. M. McCully
Square
M. Porter
Dowie's Father Denounces Son's Rejection in New York
Essex Iowa resident John Murray Dowie declares he is the lawful father of John Alexander Dowie in a New York clash over paternity. He cites Edinburgh records and laments disownment as Zion City hosts return from a failed fundraising and conversion effort.
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Zion Megder
John Murray Dowie
Essex
Iowa
John Alexander Dowie
New York City
Princess Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
Zion City
Dowie
New York
Zion Host
Chicago
Sioux Indians on War Path in Wyoming Battle
Sioux in Wyoming threaten renewed hostilities after a large group left Pine Ridge Agency South Dakota. Ten Indians and two white men killed in the first clash. Sheriff of Weston County died, marking the third sheriff killed there in five years. Governor asked Interior for aid.
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Wyoming
Pine Ridge Agency
South Dakota
Black Hills
Weston County
Pine Ridge
Wounded Knee
Department of the Interior
Washington
Darius Clark Sentenced Five Years In Horse Stealing Case
Darius Clark was found guilty of horse stealing at Newton and sentenced by Judge Scott to a five year term in the penitentiary. The article also promotes the Pella Opera House engagement of two Married Men beginning Friday November 6, detailing plot elements and the Broadway cafe misadventures.
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Darius Clark
Newton
Scott
Pella Opera House
Geo. R. Edeson
Brooklyn
Olympia
Quondam
Halloween Prank Turns Fatal in Eddyville Shootout
A young coal miner William Bell of Eddyville was shot in the head during Halloween pranks Saturday night by an unknown miner while near a building. Dr. F E Vance treated him. police have taken no action yet. The notice also includes a classified ad seeking Dutch-speaking workers in Pella.
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Eddyville
William Bell
Hallowe’en
Young Bell
F. E. Vance
Twin Sisters Both Suffer Arm Breaks in Nearby Accidents
Grace Kaye broke her left arm while playing at home on North First Street in Oskaloosa last week. Two weeks earlier her twin Gladys, in a gym class, broke her right arm in the same place.
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North First Street
Oskaloosa
Grace Kaye
Gladys
Grand jury indicts Des Moines police and officials in graft probe
The grand jury has returned about sixteen indictments against local officials accused of blackmailing gambling house and saloon operators. Over sixty subpoenas are issued as the police force’s conduct is investigated. Justice of the peace L. J. Livingstone is indicted for receiving a bribe, along with four constables and an ex-policeman. The probe continues with promises of accountability.
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Des Moines
Grand Jury Judicial
L. J. Livingstone
McClure 16-Year-Old Faces Forgery Hearing
Eldon residents deliver their 16-year-old son to authorities after a grand jury hearing is set on forgery charges. The youth admits repeated check forgeries including a $122 pass with a relative’s name. Separate notices report a block and tackle with 600 feet of large rope missing and a sale of Gordon caps by Green & Son.
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McClure
Eldon
H. F. Bousquet
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Bartlett Stallings
Holland
Gordon
Green & Son
H. J. GREEN @ SON'S
Marion County
Pena City
People’s Pocketbook
Supreme Court
Public Instruction
Supt. of Schools
Board of Supervisors
Green
H.j.green & Son
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