Dilliner Death Is Declared Natural Causes
Will Dilliner of a farm near town died in the night of September 11 and was found by a neighbor. Dr. C. C. Heady pronounced natural causes with possible air attack complications. Funeral by Rev. James Akeosaqua, IOOF rites at the grave, C. E. Wagier funeral director, burial in IOOF cemetery. Russell son was not in danger.
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Will Diliiner
Dilliner
George Henderson
C. C. Heady
Dean
George Hencerkon
Cour
James Au Keosaqua
C. F. Lodge
C. E. Wagier
Farrar Man Hurt in Stump Blast Near Prairie City
A Prairie City News report details a farm blasting accident injuring Mr Hurst, a Farrar area resident, when a stump charge exploded. He suffered chest injuries, eye damage, and the right arm was amputated at the elbow. Medical treatment followed the blast.
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Prairie City
Des Moines
Hurst
Indianola Woman Celebrates 99th Birthday
An Indianola resident marked her ninety ninth birthday with friends sending blessings and kind wishes as her family and neighbors joined in a warm celebration portrayed in the Indianola Tribune.
Washington lad killed by train near Island depot
A Washington boy was fatally struck by a train at an Island depot location described as crowded with hundreds of mourners. The engine reportedly pinned the victim beneath its wheels for about forty five minutes before the body could be freed. The boy, identified as the son of Mrs El Swift, was mourned by his mother and brother who assisted in the aftermath.
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United Pref Rch
el Swift
Not Optimistic About The Thirteenth Day Marriage
The Indianola Tribune reports a quirky note on a Saturday night into Sunday involving Jackson of Des Moines aged 20 and O L Cook Jr aged 22. They decided to wed amid superstition around the thirteenth day of the month. The piece notes the couple planned a quiet ceremony and mentions Peace G W Speer involved in the aftermath.
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Indianola Tribune
Jackson
Dez Moines
O. L Cook. Jr
G. W. Speer
Golfer Celebrates Birthday With Five Nine-Hole Rounds
A Newton County Club member marked his birthday by playing five rounds of nine holes starting at 7 30 this morning. He scored 41 45 46 46 47 for a total of 224 over the 15 holes, with a lunch break and resumed play in the afternoon for the $5 holes.
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Newton Country Club
Thought Robber Found On Building hoax misled chase
Kraftka of Ottumwa, exhausted after a long day chasing Ottumwa Savings robbers, sees a cut-out figure on the Kelly Cafe building mistaken for a robber. Night Captain Crisewell shines a light as crowds gather, but the supposed threat proves to be a theater prop.
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Mission- Kraftka
Ottumwa
Hon Jomed
Kratka
Iowa National Bank
Crisewell
Kelly Cafe
Krafka
New Sharon Lad Kicked by Horse
Maurice Adkisson, a fifteen year old resident of New Sharon, was kicked in the face by a horse at his home on Sunday. He suffered a broken nose and lacerations around the left eye with significant facial bruising. He is under medical care and his eye injury outcome remains uncertain.
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New
Sharon
Maurice Adkisson
Earl Adkisson
Barber Shop Parking Fines Highlight Monroe Lesson
A man paid two bits for a haircut and later found a parking notice on his car in Des Moines. He paid a four dollar and seventy five cent fine at police court. He calculates car costs and concludes the moral that you can always do better in Monroe.
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Des Moines
Monroe
Nurse at Newton Electrocuted In Hospital Accident
Newton Iowa reports Bernice Chadwick 22 of Marshalltown a Skiff Memorial Hospital graduate nurse was electrocuted while demonstrating hospital equipment. She planned to leave tomorrow. Margaret Stoddard superintendent said the accident unavoidable. Coroner's inquest will be held.
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Newton
Iowa
Bernice Chadwick
Marshalttown
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Margaret Stoddard
Gasoline Stove Fire Destroys Jasper County Property
A blaze at G. Frank Wilson’s property on 23 South began on the back porch while a gasoline stove was being filled. An effort to fight the fire with water spread flames, and the Jasper County Fire Department contained it after about 20 minutes. The smoke was dense, and the roof and several upstairs rooms suffered severe damage, with substantial water damage as well.
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Jasper County
G. Frank Wilson
South Gine
Fire department responses to store explosion in Newton
A second call to the Newton fire department came in about 7 30 p m when a store exploded at Leo Braldence at 405 West Seventh street North. Little damage resulted, the fire being extinguished before the department arrived.
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Newton Fire Department
Leo Braldence
West Seventh Street
Milking Machine Fire Destroys Barn Near Hartford
A large cow barn owned by Arias Richards, northeast of Hartford, caught fire Tuesday between 5 and 6 P.M. The blaze, caused by a gasoline engine running the milking machine, consumed hay-filled areas while head milk cows were saved. Richards lacked a telephone and could not summon help. other buildings on the property were saved, though a straw stack and nearby scales burned.
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Indianola
Arias Richards
Hartford
Quire Richards
Girls Sent to Reformatory by Iowa Judge
In Oskaloosa a report states Margaret Stout 14 and Bernes Bickford 13 of Fremont along with Arnold Harkins 18 Cecil De Witt 26 and Hadley Waltman 21 were taken by Dixon Illinois authorities on September 6. They appeared before Judge J G Patterson and were sentenced to the girls reformatory at Mitchellville after laughing during the lecture prior to parole.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Margaret Stout
Bernes Bickford
Fremont
Arnold Harkins
Cecil de Witt
Hadley Waltman
Brighton
Amboy
Dixon
Mitchellville
J. G. Patterson
Patterson
Girls Sentenced to Reform School and Placed on Further Questioning
The five girls were taken to Ottumwa this afternoon by Sheriff and Mrs. Gochee to testify in the three boys grand jury trial on Mann Act violations. They may be held for further questioning before being moved to Mitchell tomorrow. The quintet vanished from Fremont on August 30 and were located in Illinois.
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Reformatory
Ottumwa
Fall care of asparagus beds questioned in freezing regions
Growers cut and burn dead tops to destroy disease and pests but this may not suit regions with frequent freezes. Old tops protect snow and reduce deep soil freezing and wind shear. Some harrow or ridge beds in fall, yet on sloped ground cultivation and ridging can cause wash issues.
Thieves Break Into Rose Hill Hardware Store
Fremont Gazette reports that thieves entered Frank Anderson hardware store in Rose Hill Iowa Sunday night and stole knives shotgun shells and cash from the till. Sheriff W J Gochee investigated finding a pryed rear door entry and fingerprints as clues while noting a prior similar robbery during the Southern Iowa Fair.
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Fremont Gazette
Rose Hill
Frank Anderson Hardware
Anderson
Iowa
W. J. Gochee
Gochee
Montezuma Farmer Predicts High Corn Yield Per Acre
Fred Tish of Montezuma shows a seven acre plot yielding about 80 bushels per acre based on a 26 inch wagon box harvest of 26 bushels from twelve rows twenty rods long. Planted May 26 on ground unused for 17 years, corn fed to Duroc hogs may net profit amid rising corn prices.
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Montezuma
Fred Tish
Tish
Monroe Man Ha Expensive Shave Des Moines Visit
A Monroe man traveled to Des Moines for a shave and haircut. He parked his car in an area described in the readable section of the Monroe Mirror as part of the narrative about an unusual expense.
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Monroe Man HA
Monroe Mirror
Des Moines
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