Storm losses top two million as insurers tally pay outs
Storms this season have caused property and crop losses estimated at two million dollars. Des Moines company issued checks totaling 117000 dollars in early September for wind damage. One farmer received 11000 dollars for tornado insurance with a policy costing 22 dollars. Insurance adjusters are active. First Settler of Grundy County Dies Jacob L. Conard, born 1837 in Harrison county Indiana, died in Grundy County. He helped establish the area in 1883 near Black Hawk.
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Dés Moines
Grundy County
Jacob L. Conard
Harrison County
Indiana
Conrades
Black Hawk
Grindy
Ownership declaration for Rock Valley Bee October 1928
Notarized statement lists A L Halstead as publisher editor and owner of Rock Valley Bee Iowa Sioux County for October 1928. Bonds or other securities none. Sworn before Notary Frank A Large on September 29 1928.
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The
Rock Valley Bee
Congress
Iowa
Sioux
A. L. Halstead
Rock Valley
Mortenzees
Frank A. Large
Labor Gets the Big End in Highway Expenditures
Estimates by State Engineer Pred White break down the cost of one mile of pavement at 26 184 dollars. Labor comprises 52.34 percent of costs for grading, hauling, mining, and cement and steel manufacture. Cement material cost is 4 956 dollars with 2 196 dollars labor in mills and quarries and 290 in coal mining, totaling 5 116 dollars for labor in cement production. Cement maker's labor share is 2 740 dollars or 10.46 percent of the mile cost.
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Pred White
Automobiles Ferryed Across Mississippi at McGregor
On Labor Day and the preceding Sunday hundreds of cars crossed the river by two ferries each carrying 15 autos. McGregor and Prairie du Chien streets were jammed while many drove to LaCrosse and Dubuque to avoid waits. August saw 6 140 cars ferried between the towns, averaging about 200 daily.
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Mippi
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
LaCrosse
Dubuque
Marion County Fair Faces Deficit After Free Admission
The Marion county fair at Konzx Ville offered free admissions to grand stand and concessions to boost funds but ran a deficit that consumed the prior year’s 1500 surplus. Observers say more appealing attractions may be needed to sustain free entertainment in the future.
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Marion County
Marion County Fair
Konzx- Ville
Farmer Rutgers reports corn yield and silo filling method
T D Rutgers, a prominent farmer near Dallas Center, claims 100 tons of dodder were cut from 5 acres planted on sweet clover sod. He asserts the safe silo filling method is to keep contents well tramped during the filling process.
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Dallas County
T. D. Rutgers
Dallas Center
Bangaroos to Give Strangers a Lift
Husel of Gladhrook Tama county recounts a farmer near town who picked up a stranger on the road, who turned out to be a highwayman. The story notes New Jersey traffic law forbidding pedestrians from soliciting rides from private vehicle operators and suggests Iowa adopt a similar rule.
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Bangaroos
Husel
Gladhbrook
Tama
New Jersey
Towa
Monkey Found On Highway Near Clear Lake
An automobile traveling between Kensett and Clear Lake found a baby monkey on the road. The group placed the creature in the car where it seemed content. At Clear Lake J C Davenport secured the animal and housed it in his newspaper office. Tim weighs less than three pounds and feeds well. no growth to full monkey stature observed. Nobody knows its origin.
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Kensett
Clear Lake
J. C. Davenport
Tim
Jess Flan
Large rise in Iowa new car sales across months
The report shows Iowa new car sales for May through August doubling compared with the same months last year. By September 1st sales were 7,601 higher than the prior year, with a steadily increasing margin in September. August posted one of the largest monthly gains, up 9,457 from July versus 5,925 a year earlier.
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Rew Autombiles
Iowa
Segvey
Money order presented after 33 years
Gid Money Order presented by S E Tennant of Colfax claims a local post office issued money order for fifty cents 33 years ago. It was payable to C W Hawes at Fulton MI but is now requested from Rock Island IL. The order related to Woodman Insurance and, per policy, after more than one year the holder must apply for a warrant and the order is returned to its original post office.
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S.E. Tennant
Colfax
Lgcal
C. W. Hawes
Fulton
Rock Island
Woodman Insurance
Reward Offered for Capture of Bank Robbers
The Polk County bankers association offers a $1000 reward for the capture of four masked men who robbed the University State Bank in Des Moines in daylight. About $7000 was taken and no clues were left to aid officers in tracing the band, which fled in a Cadillac.
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Polk County Bankers Association
University State Bank
Des Moines
Cadillac
Honey Shipments Highlight Hardin County Beekeeping
R A Fuller of Gilford ships 3 000 pounds of honey to Duluth Minnesota in 1 000 five pound pails. He estimates this year output at 7 000 pounds of extracted honey and 1 200 pounds of comb honey with 55 colonies. Fred H Peterson near Alden has 135 stands of bees and projects 20 000 pounds of honey this season, with much sold in St Louis and Movida. A favorable rains and full clover blooms boosted production.
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Hardin County
R. A. Fuller
Gilford
Bardia
Duluth
Minn
Fred H. Peterson
Alden
St. Louis
Movida
Deeeper
German immigrant buys 320 acre Iowa farm near Fontanelle
Six years after landing in Fontanelle Adiax county from Germany Joseph Ehm has purchased a 320 acre farm midway between Greenfield and Fontanelle. He will pay 340000 on March 1 for land valued at 125 per acre. Ehm is a successful stock raiser and grain marketer poised to take possession soon.
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Germany
Joseph Ehm
Fontanelle
Adiax
Germmany
Greenfield
Ehm
Proposed Oil Pipe Line Announced at St Paul
A new corporation capitalized at 16 000 000 announces formation to build a pipe line from oil fields in Oklahoma to Des Moines with a large pumping station there. Oil tanks will be shipped by rail to St Paul and other northern points. Another pipe line crosses the southeastern state along the Santa Fe route to Tadiana with a Chicago branch.
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St. Paul
Oil Felds
Oklahoma
Des Rivines
Que
Santa Fe
Tadiana
Chicago
Laws
Mississippi River
Fort, Madison
White Squirrels Capture Report From Chickasaw County
George E. Ellison of Nashua reports two white female squirrels of grey variety were captured by Henry Gayther near Carrville last winter. Gayther saw them in 1927 and trapped them alive by reaching into a hollow tree nest with a mittened hand. He kept them in his orchard in a large wire cage during the past summer.
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Chickasaw County
George E. Ellison
Nashua
Henry Gayther
Carrville
Eldera Woman Honored in India for Mission Work
Mrs. Mary C. Hardin of Eldera is honored for twenty five years of mission leadership. A woman's college industrial building in Madura, Indiana, is named in her honor with an inscription crediting the Churches of Iowa.
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Eldera
India
J. F. Wardin
Cause of Missions
Industral
Open Season Plea Faces State Warden Over Pheasants
Petitioners push for an open season for pheasants while recalling last year's requests from thirteen counties for a slaughter. The text notes debates over trespass or the birds’ behavior, highlighting local petitions and the struggle to define a pheasant season policy.
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Albert
Houdini and a Ghost Message at a Fraud Suspect Show
Houdini's early act with wife used mind reading to hint at two armed locals blamed for a murder. He claimed a message from Benny Carter warned the men to lay down razors or face consequences, provoking fear and a quick exit from the gallery.
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Houdini
Bill Doakes
Jim Saunders
Benny’ Carter
Dre Bil Doakes
Corn Crops Estimate A Great Record Breaker
The 1928 Iowa corn crop estimate from the United States Department of Agriculture shows 493,611,000 bushels, about 4 million more than the 1925 record. Iowa prospects improved by 5,307,000 bushels while the nation’s estimate fell by 100,000,000. The Iowa outlook predicts a crop 110,000,000 bushels larger than last year’s 380,004,671, with 1926 at 435,000,000.
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Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa
Iowa Missionary Returns to China
Kev Carl B Wahl of Patou Greene county reports safe arrival in Tungjen Kweichow China after leaving Vancouver April 8 and crossing Changsha Human province by sedan chair for twelve days. He traveled with another missionary, avoided a military risk, and has spent eleven years in China educational work under the Evangelistic church. His family left their station a year ago due to political petitions, while interior Civna currently restricts women and children.
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Kev
Carl B. Wahl
Patou
Greene County
Tungjen
Kweichow
China
Vancouver
Changsha
Human
Evangelistic Church
Civna
Keystone area farm owners form rural fire protection plan
In Benton county near Keystone about 215 farm owners within a 16 mile radius joined to purchase a communal fire fighting, alarm response service. The new scheme aims to protect homes and property of members with alarms answered within the district as highway improvements support such investments.
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Iowa
Keystone
Benton County
Ifif Basting
Glacier Discovery at Bixby State Park Caves
Alt Ferguson of Edgeworth Clayton county finds a glacier at the cave entrance in Bixby state park. The ice sheet, six feet across, runs back into the cave. No explanation for its beauty. State improving the area with convict labor.
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Alt. Ferguson
Edgeworth
Clayton County
Bixby State Park
Doon Social News Highlights Visits and Birthdays
Doon residents report weekend visits from Madison South Dakota and Rock Rapids Iowa. Norma Kook of Rock Rapids spent Sunday with the Paul Triggs home. Madeline Mann celebrated a birthday with a dainty lunch and two good times. Families in Doon hosted relatives from Lake Park Melvin Hawarden Primghar LeMars and Rock Rapids.
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I’a Thompson and Family
Madison,s. D
L. Thompson
H. Stueven
Norma Kook
Rock Rapids
Paul ‘Triggs
Madeline Mann
Jake Brinkhous
Mike Gerdes
Lake Park
John Greeley
Dick van Ginkel
Melvin
Iowa
de Boer
Arthur Freese
Baby
Charles
Joe Kleespies
Mayme
John Dreier
Hele Kennedy
Hawarden
Doon
Arthur de Boer
Lois Miller
Primghar
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Jack Sprat
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Rock Valley Grain CO
John Coert
Jay Bee
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