Beaver presence in Rock Valley prompts local boom
The Rock Valley Bee reports beaver sightings in the area Bailey claims a colony on Bear Creek in Waiterloo Township building a dam on William Duffy’s farm. Other notes mention a Sioux City workers compensation case, and a Forest City county farm with 160 acres yielding alfalfa.
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Bailey
Bee Tounty
Beav
Bear Creek
Waiterloo
William Duffy
Jameiér
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Perwitt
Forest City
Win- Frehage
Tehomipson
Mount- Dias Aetahet
Religious training for children and segregation idea debated
Seven Rabbis and Rivlin discuss religious instruction amid calls for definite group time and separate worship. The Iowa State Traveling Men's association annual report notes the automobile as a leading danger, with 51 percent of death claims and 37 percent of paid out engaged amounts from auto accidents.
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Rivlin
Rive Coordine
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Mary Haga
Financial Statement for Rock Valley School District
Financial statement of the Independent School District of Rock Valley Sioux County Iowa dated February 20 1925 shows General Fund balance of 2989523 Reed from District Tax 24888.64 Received from Semi Annual Apportionment 132248 Received from Interest 359.92 Reed from State of Iowa 71740 Reed from other sources 33.37 Retained from Tuition SHB-00 Schoolhouse Fund balance on hand 22600.00 2000.00 Aid interest on Bonds 25.50 Secretary FT
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Independent School
District of Rock Valley
Sioux County
Iowa
Jreed
State of Iowa
Schoolhouse’ Fund
Reed
Dismvet
Alunee
School House
FT. Dison
Counties Bonding For Road Building In Iowa
County bond issues for permanent roads in Iowa grow as several counties vote on highway programs along the Lincoln Highway. Cedar, Benton, and others consider paving and graveling projects totaling miles and funds near 2 million dollars, aiming to improve the Trans Town Lincoln route from the Mississippi to Carroll.
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Iowa
Chinton
Juba
Pama
Cedar County
Benton County
Mississippi River
Carroll
Iowa Poultry Business Aims Big Returns in 1925
Estimates from the Tews Department of Agriculture show Iowa poultry production in 1925 bringing about 875 million dollars to producers, a quarter of hog returns and three quarters the income of dairy or beef. If all 150 million dozen eggs laid by 50 hens last year could be distributed end to end they would circle the globe more than twice.
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Iowa
Tews Department of Agriculture
Towa
A Mild Winter Temperatures Compare with Past Decades
The report notes December was colder than normal while January and February ran mild, mirroring conditions a year earlier. It cites the Weather and Crop Bulletin from the Department of Agriculture, referencing historic state averages, noting 1880 as warmest January and 1912 as coldest January, and concludes no clear trend toward warmer Januarys despite forecasts.
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Department of Agriculture
Warther
Methodist Church Notes Urge March 1 Meeting on Prohibition
The pastor calls all church members to a midweek service Thursday at 7 30 and lobbies both wets and drys to attend a March 1 meeting at the Methodist Church. District Superintendent A P Arrasmith and Dr McBeth of Des Moines will speak on temperance and Prohibition with word and pictures to inform and persuade attendees. Farmers Lumber Company notes cement sacks must be in by March 15 for credit.
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Methodist Church
A. P. Arrasmith
Bir
Mc Beth
Des Moines
Towa
Taust
Sarac— Farmers Lamber Company
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Tescher
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Vander Bok
Johnnie Sunshine
Sunshine Biscuits
Merida
Hunting Elevator Company
WM. Schouten
OWA
Santos
Musgat
P. C
Peter’s
Joe Peters
Ford
JOH Wexelman
Wm. Éwaan
Peter DE Smet
Willery Farm
Hudson
South Dakota
Holland
J. Rasmussen
Gage
California
A, &Vander Meer
Proprieter
An Yi
John Kersbergen
Stoeing
Watley
Vance ‘Steeg ‘Attorneys At Law
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