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Local News Briefs and Notices From Mason City Area
A mixed local page reports Franklin county and nearby news items including mysterious cross references and street improvements. It notes Mrs. Turner near Lake Stills, Dr. Carner’s trip to Lala Dilla, a pheasant-raising proposal, a 20 acre tract for sale near the Iowa border, and industrial and wartime comments about Serbian soldiers led by Dr. Elsie Ingles. The item closes with corrections to council candidate names, reflections on Washington Crossing the Delaware, and Goldfield school election tensions over treasurer results, plus a note of apology from Pf. Bell and witnesses.
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Richardson's Hardware
R. Turner
Ti Lake Stills
Washington
Delaware
Emanuel Leulze
Rhine
Weechington
Goldfield
Goldfield Chronicle
B. W. McElhinney
F. Haugner