Reverend Perkins Named Fort Madison Penitentiary Warden
Iowa politics move on with Governor Harding's choice Rev. J. R. Perkins of Sioux City to head Fort Madison penitentiary. The column praises Perkins as a fair minister likely to reform inmates and notes farmers seek fair prices and broader policy changes.
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Harding
Iowa
J. R. Perkins
First Christian Church
Sioux City
Fort Madison
Perkins
Perking
Push the County Fairs as vital community institutions
The piece urges citizens to prioritize county and neighborhood fairs this fall over war distractions. It argues fairs drive industrial life, education, and production, urging collective effort to create a comprehensive exhibit of local products and encourage enthusiasm to excel.
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Tims
Pocahontas County Supervisors Meet in August 1917
Pocahontas County Iowa Board of Supervisors sessions show actions on deputy treasurer salary set at 100 dollars monthly, engineer reports approved, road petitions granted for establishment and vacation, contract reviews of Rude Wold and Edward Peterson work, and notice to L Webb on abandonment of District 84 contract with possible forfeiture and relet steps. The meetings list members M J Dooley, W P Hopkins, R Klein with adjournments to August 6 and August 24, 1917.
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State of Iowa
Pocahontas County
Board of Supervisors
Supervisors
Auditor's Office
Pocahontas
Iowa
M. J. Dooley
W. P. Hopkins
Robert Klein
Wm. Elsen
A. J. Sedlacek
A. L. Thornton
Plymouth Clay Products Co
D. C. No
Motion
Hopkins
Klein
Yoder
Nolan
Trick
Garlock
Malcolm
Rude & Wold
Edward Peterson Co
Sedlacek
L. Webb
D. D. No
Court House
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