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Plaindealer Notes on Local Politics and Desert Camel Inquiry
In Dubuque and Polk County notes, the piece mentions a veteran voter and Iowa politicking including Senator Ed M. Smith and H. S. Van Alstine. It recounts a camel herd moved from Arizona to Nevada for desert work, with questions about their fate, and a call for beaver protection as beavers dwindle in the state. It covers women voting in a bond election, Roosevelt’s tribute to Harlin Garland, and local church fire at Grace Methodist with Drake University offering space. It also notes public salaries, costs of living, and legislative tensions in the Iowa General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed M. Smith
Winterset
Madisonian
Senate
Assembly
H. 8
VanAlstine
Clear Lake
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
van Alstines
Humboldt
Gilmore City
Grace M. E
Higley
Bell
Drake University
University
Cole Hall
Law