Reunited After 45 Years Brothers Reconnect on Christmas Day
John and Peter Jurschak, brothers who lived within 70 miles of each other, reconvened after 45 years. They came from Austria in the 1880s on separate boats and lost English, each ending up near Defiance and Elliot respectively. A newspaper item about Joseph Jurschak led Peter to John's son, arranging a long overdue reunion.
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John
Peter Jurschak
Austria
Peter
Defiance
Elliot
Joseph Jurschak
Joseph
Woman’s deduction cracks chicken theft case in Iowa
In Reinbeck Grundy county a farmer Willian Wagoner reported missing chickens. A woman, noticing his birds fed on red corn, identified a suspect staying at her home. A young man paid room rent with chickens and confessed after the town marshal questioned him about the red corn crop.
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Sherlock Holmes
Reinbeck
Grundy County
Iowa
Willian Wagoner
Glen
Lost Homing Pigeon Claimed From Chicago World Fair Return
A pigeon owned by Charles Baughman of Knoxville was found with a leg band reading Chicago World's Fair August 33 No 1472. It is believed to be a carrier pigeon released at A Century of Progress and strayed for over four months. The bird is being cared for until claimed.
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Charles Baughman
Knoxville
Town
Baughman
Mysterious salty crust on Fort Madison china bowl
Mrs. Jack McClanahan of Fort Madison Iowa reports a china bowl sweats crystals after washing and drying within an hour formations appear nobody can explain the ingredient causing the effect Independence Iowa note tells of a driver returning a sweater to a thief who confessed by mail and warned against thumbing rides.
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Jack McClanahan
Fort Madison
Iowa
McClanahan
December 19 1899 to 1933 Wall Lake railroad foreman tale
On December 19 1899 M Quinlan arrived at Wall Gate Iowa to start as section foreman for the Northwestern railroad and lunch at the depot. By December 19 1933 at Wall Lake only two men remained on the job highlighting the decline of the railroad business since the century began.
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M. Quinlan
Wall Gate
Iowa
Northwestern Railroad
Wall Lake
Quinlan
Northwestern
Good Alibi Fails as Brinchheimer Tries Jail Sleep Ploy
Rudolph Brinheimer, a transient, planned a clever alibi by asking police in Cedar Rapids to sleep at the station. He left to steal tools from a blacksmith shop and break into an elevator office before returning to jail. Officers saw through the ruse, awakened him, and moved him to a safer cell.
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Rudolph Brinkheimer
Brinkheimer
Cedar Rapids
He-Man Myth Debunked by 434 Mile Sugar Sack Bet
Nels Patrick of Cherokee county carried a 100 pound sack of sugar home 434 miles to win a wager. Friends bet the sack price. Patrick started and stopped only briefly to remove his boots. He completed the journey in an hour and a half and claimed the prize.
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Nels Patrick
Cherokee County
Patrick
Ice cream brine blamed for hog deaths in Varina farm
Salted ice cream brine allegedly dumped over a fence at M. L. Hoye’s Varina Iowa farm. Nine hogs died first, with daily deaths rising to 27, as hogs continued to sicken and die after the episode. Detectives investigate possible poisoning by Chris tmas freezer contents.
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M. L. Hoye
Varina
Towa
Hoye
Real name sought for Knoxville prisoner with many aliases
Marshal J J Clark faces questions about a prisoner in Knoxville who was arrested on suspicion and found to hold a cranial record dating to 1915. The real name appears to be Harry Miller, with aliases listed by the Des Moines justice department including Harry L Nelson Harry Mason Clarence Westerfield Harry Johnson Harry McCarthy H Maller Harry McCartney and Jack OConnor. He has prior trouble with the law exceeding 15 times, though no charges have been filed at Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Naxion County
J. J. Clark
Harry Miller
State Department of Justice
Des Moines
Harry L. Nelson
Harry Mason
Clarence Westerfield
Harry Johnson
Harry McCarthy
H. Maller
Harry McCartney
Jack O'Connor
Executor appoints Van De Vegte executor of Hendrik estate
The court in Sioux County Iowa appoints Peter Van De Vegte as executor of the Hendrik Van De Vegte estate. Creditors are asked to present claims for allowance and debtors to pay promptly. A long lien of corn loan applications and amounts against various names follows with a total listed as 48,325.05.
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State OF
Iowa
Sioux County
Hendrik van. de Vegte
District Court
Peter van de Vegte
F. T. McGill
D. Wiersma
B. Vander Ziel
John A. Holster
Richard Dykstra
John and Garret Haupt
Sam Pott
Andrew Mellema
Herbert J. Peterson
Hemnan Holtkamp
G. J. Eilers
John Kreykes
George Kroese
Joe H. Heman
Joe Stientjees
August Heidbrink
Chas. P. Moeller
G. L. Vande Gardei
Freeman W. Austins
G. J. Rensink
Bernard Peters
Chaney B. Ruby
iAnstony Imanse
Rk. W. McFarland
Henry G. Witt
J. H. Tutte
Garvin H. Harris
John Schilt
John de Kam
Joe Koopsman
Elbers
Linsal
Peter de Graa
John Jasper
Joe Wiersman
Twl.og
Martha Heitrittar
Bastian Muldere
ABC
Ela
A. A. Stewart
Paul Ralston
Dorothea Averids
A. Boer
Corte Liebersman
George Murray
FLA. Peters
Adm
S.C. Green
Andrew Bosch
Jennie van Dorg
Henry Kuecker
MR. Richardson
Fritz Hillman
Thys L. Keele
Harry Johnson
Sebo James W. Harmilton
Ernest L Busch
Chas. Ez
Richmond
Henry
Wesselink
Tennis Hollander
Jake van Voorst
FE Pte
Othe
Dick van der Meer
Maggie. Bruins
Edge
Receiver seeks compromise of D Van Beek debt in 1934 Iowa case
In district court of Iowa, Sioux County, D. W. Bates as Receiver offers to accept a settlement of 2400 principal and 284.58 interest by paying 2000 and assigning deposit claim 575.62. Hearing set for January 25 at 10:00 A.M. at Orange City Courthouse. If no appearance, authority to accept the offer. Dated January 13, 1934. D. W. Bates, Receiver. By Klay & Klay, Attorneys.
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District Court
Sioux County
Iowa
D. van Beek
W. C. Garherson
Orange City
D. W. Bates
Klay & Klay
Popular Resort Restored Steamboat Rock To Welcome Summer Crowds
Steamboat Rock in Hardin county, once a favorite Iowa resort, will reopening next summer as a CWA project after flood waters ruined the old dam. The dam reconstruction aims to restore boating bathing and fishing on the Town river, attracting pleasure seekers once more.
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Steamboat Rock
Hardin
Ioma
Oljl
Iowa
First Laby in 52 Years at Delta House
In Delta Keokuk County Iowa a single house has rarely welcomed a baby in 52 years. Recently a girl named baby was born to Mr. and Mrs B G Richman who now occupy the place. The doctor who attended the birth was the last person born in that house 52 years ago.
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Delta
Keokuk County
Towa
Butinot
Wir
B. G. Richman
Pathway for corn hog control groups boosts buying power
Farmers can organize county corn-hog control associations to direct reduction contracts under the plan. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration oversees policy while sign-up and local administration rest with the contracting producers. Each county board of directors will be elected by contracting producers, with community committees of three to five members elected locally.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
County Corn-Hog Control Association
Flse
Hunter's Guarry Comes to Life at Estherville Hunt
In Estherville Iowa a hunting party pursued pheasants then bagged a mallard. A hunter slipped the duck into his coat pocket and later gave the bird to join the game on the sidewalk. The duck sprang to life, squawked, and flew off to its feeding grounds.
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Estherville
Iowa
Horned rabbit shot by Bancroft hunter Frank Odell
Frank Odell of Bancroft Iowa brought in a remarkable horned rabbit near his home. The animal had two and a half inch horns resembling longhorn steer horns, formed from a bony growth on the forehead, drawing wide interest in the town.
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Frank Odell
Bancroft
Towa
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