Large Fish Planting in Iowa Lakes Prominent Official Says
State fish culturist Mr Bauer reports 64,000,000 pike handled around Spirit Lake and the Okobojis in spring. About 53,000,000 placed in Dickinson county lakes. Over 500,000 pike 4 to 10 inches inserted in Spirit Lake and West Okoboji. 30,000 shipped elsewhere. Tomato Juice Will Make You Thin touts College Inn Tomato Juice Cocktail as a flesh reducer. a wine glass at hotels costs ten cents. Sauerkraut juice fad noted as faded in past years.
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Iowa
Bauer
Atate
Spirit Lake
Okobojis
Dickinson County
West
Okoboji
College Inn
Immense crowd attends Camp Harlan dedication near Mount Pleasant
An immense crowd witnessed a patriotic ceremony at Camp Harlan near Mount Pleasant in Henry County. Governor Hamill gave an address as bands played, honoring the Fourth Iowa Cavalry and Twenty-fifth Iowa Infantry trained there in Civil War days. The Belle Coddington Tent of the Daughters of Union Veterans led the dedicatory exercises.
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Henry County
Hammill
Camp Harlan
Mount Pleasant
Fourth
Towa Cavalry
Twenty-fifth
Towa Infantry
James Harlan
Iowa
United States Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
Haran
Belle Coddington
Daughters of Union Veterans
Improved Highways Boost Iowa Gasoline Tax Receipts
Ray Johnson state treasurer reports five months of the year show a $1,000,000 rise in gasoline tax revenue compared with last year. At 3 cents per gallon, this suggests about 33,333,333 more gallons used since January 1, aided by improved highways. Vehicles from other states now frequent Iowa roads and help fund the new system.
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Ray Johnson
Iowa
New Order of Things
Waverly Senior Jeanette Jay tops class of 43
From Waverly Iowa comes the report that Jeanette Jay is announced as having a senior year average of 96.11 and a four year average of 92.96 to lead the class of forty three seniors. She carried nine subjects, edited the Waverly Hi-Times, belonged to the band, and pursued other extracurricular work. She also holds the state rifle target record for women.
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Waverly
Iowa
Jeanette Jay
Waverly High School
Waverly Hi-Times
Bremer County Leads in Low Farm Tenant Rates
Bremer County has the smallest farm tenancy in Iowa at 46 percent, per government crop service statistics. Lyon and Osceola counties show 72 percent tenancy, a 26 point gap, with Black Hawk at 65 percent and Butler at 63 percent compared with Bremer.
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Bremer County
Iowa
Government Crop Service Department
Bremer
Lyon
Osceola
Black Hawk
Butler
Local timetable for C M & St P Ry through Rock Valley
Eastward schedules list Passenger No. 4 to Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton at 3 42 A M. The Sioux Flyer No. 22 runs 5 16 P M with stops including Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago. Westward Passenger No. 11 The Sioux Flyer 8 53 A M to Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell and Black Hills. Passenger No. 3 to Mitchell north 7 24 P M. Buy tickets and check baggage for Train No 4 East ahead of time. coupon tickets to any destination. sleeping car reservations day of two in advance. W Jacobs Agent.
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ST. P. RY
Rock Valley
Spencer
Des Moines
Mason City
Marquette
Savanna
Clinton
Canton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Black Hills
W. Jacobs
Ford car raised from Fernam Lake after twelve days submerged
A Ford drifting into Fernam Lake was underwater for twelve days before being recovered. After installing a new battery and carburetor bowl, the car ran to Spokane under its own power. Officials praise Ford for quick response, economy, and controllability amid heavy traffic and racing success in Finland and Argentina.
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New York
United States
Lake
Spokane
Germany
France
Italy
Finland
Argentina
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Rock Valley, Iowa
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