Local notes from Plover and nearby towns
Memorial Day in Fort Dodge guests Milton and A W Hess report silo sales to J M McKim and J B Jolliffe. Plover residents rally for Liberty Loan Bonds at People’s Savings Bank with denominations from fifty to one thousand dollars. Various town staff updates include street postings, new fire chief A G Heathman, and eight cement crossings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Hess
Fort Dodge
A. W. Hess
J. M. McKim
J. B. Jolliffe
Liberty Loan
People’s Savings Bank
Z. T. Carroll
Rolfe
J. S. Pirie
McEwen
A. G. Heathman
Tom Jones
Will Smith
Iowans Engage in Red Cross Drive and Army Training
Iowa towns report Red Cross chapters forming or expanding with goals ranging from 200 to 300 members. Tribesmen and volunteers drill for ten hours daily as campaigns raise funds for training camps. several towns plan bonds for schools, while activists push for a Cedar Rapids registration crackdown and a Wilson message on grain use. University of Chicago ambulance unit adds Grinnell seniors to France-bound service with early training in Allentown under the national mobilization effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Red Cross
Grand Lodge of
Towa
Waterloo
Trent
B. J. Carney
First Town Cavalry
Grinnell
Odebolt
Cedar Rapids
Columbus Junction
Dubuque
Ankeny
Polk County
Charles Edward Sargent
Adair
Iowa
Sac City
Wilson
Red Oak
Logan
Magnolia
Fort Snelling
France
Grinnell College
Allentown
Great Gilmore City Sale Opens Next Saturday
The big stock sale led by Clarence E. White at Gilmore City is advertised to begin next Saturday. The event features a large, complete stock with seven days of sale and widespread distribution of hand bills and announcements to draw in customers from near and far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Scully
Gilmore City
Auto
Clarence E. White
Registration Day Observed With Parades and Talks At Ottosen
The town held a patriotic Registration Day with a city hall start, a parade, and programs led by Rev. Robt. E. Lee Stuart and others. Seventy eight young men registered, no major exemptions noted, and nearby Gilmore City joined in the shared celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Turley Sr
Albert Hemmergon
Boy Scouts
Baptist Church
America
Hammond
Senator Henderson
F. H. Gaffey
Robt
E. Lee Stuart
Humboldt
Eva Tilton
Rev. Hammond
Town
Leone Malcolm
Nina Smith
Belva Wallace
Gilmore City
Pocahontas Boy Becomes County’s First War Hero
George William Lambertson of Pocahontas county died in El Paso Texas May 24 1917 from appendicitis while serving in the Great War He left Havelock December 30 1899 to enlist three weeks before his death His funeral in Havelock was led by Rev F E Leazer and Rev W A Winter Stein His family and town mourn his loss as a poignant early sacrifice in the nation’s service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lamabertson
el Paso
Texas
George
Havelock
Winter Stein
Methodist
George William Lambertson
Wm. Lambertson
Pocahontas County
Althout
Havelock Methodist
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatic Relief
An all day rain brings rheumatic and neuralgia pain and Sloan's Liniment offers quick relief without rubbing. It soothes sore joints and exhausted muscles from overwork and aids minor injuries in children. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Sloan’s
Joint Session of County Boards Meets in 1917
The Pocahontas and Calhoun county boards of supervisors met in a joint session at City Hall Pomeroy Iowa on May 29 1917 at 130 pm to hear petitions and a commissioners report to establish and construct improvements in Drainage District No 9 Calhoun and Drainage District No 13 Pocahontas to form a joint district Otto Helde and others filed the petition. Pocahontas members present M J Dooley Wm Elsen A J Sediacek and Robert Klein Calhoun members present J H Baker W H Lotspiech and W B Scott Absent W P Hopkins and none from Calhoun. M J Dooley was elected chairman with W C Wood Pocahontas auditor and R B Dixon Calhoun auditor elected secretaries of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Calhoun County
Posuant
Otto Helde
M. J. Dooley
Wm. Elsen
A. J. Sediacek
Robert Klein
W. P. Hopkins
J. H. Baker
W. H. Lotspiech
W. B. Scott
W. C. Wood
R. B. Dixon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Featured as Constitutional Remedy
A historic advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It claims the medicine works internally to affect the blood and mucous membranes, promising restoration of health and strong testimonials from users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Oomine Zee
Ae BY & CO
Tolege
Objections and Damage Claims in Pocahontas and Calhoun
Objections and damage claims totaling several hundred dollars were filed in Pocahontas county and Calhoun county. The joint drainage boards postponed further hearing until July 10 1917 to appoint appraisers and consider changes to Drain Nos 9 13 and 18, with Yoder Nolan Drummer named as appraisers and B A Yoder appointed engineer. Attest signatures from county auditors and chairmen accompany the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Boards
Pocahontas County
Calhoun County
B. A. Yoder
Cc. T. Nolan
C. L. Drummer
Iowa
Lee O'Clock P
Rockiwell City
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J. R. Dennis
Holstein
Plover
Dennis
C. E. Heathman
Mr. Dennis
Mrs. Ashton
Manson
A. M. Hoffert
H. H. Hoyt
Webster City
Okoboji
L. B. Garlock
Chas. Mueller
Detroit
M. Mueller
E. E. Grove
Farmers’ Elevator Co
Story City
Everett
Robert McEwen
Farmers’ Grain & Coal Co
N. LL Phillips
Des Moines
Mr. Phillips
C. A. Garlock
Pocahontas
Er. C. Hubbell
Menahga, Minn
J. B. Garlock
Hubbell
Fred Ehler
Liberty
Peoples’ Savings Bank
Plover, la
Bradgate
Juula Jogan
Ottosen Consolidated School
Mrs. O. Sheldon
QO. J
Roy Wax
Rutland
Floyd Reese
Linn Grove
Leonard Seaman
Hattie Spies
Rose Adams
Jane B. Brown
Nellie Bowen
Cedar Falls
Teaches' College
Alumni Association
Frank Carlton
Donald
Arthur K. Olgen
Baby
Steve Nelson
E. H. Avery
Eagle Grove
L. H. Dean
Lee
Eleanor and
Carroll
Floyd McCreary
Hawarden
Pocahontas Bay
Earl
Valley of the Shadows
Pocahontas Dem
Nicholas
Mr. Romanoff
Air County Board Proceedings
Vierra
Hugh Anderson
Basso
Ladies’ Orchestra
All Star Specialty Company
Clare Vaughn
Wales
Sarah Mildred
Willmar
Carl
Paul
Oberg & Barnaby
Mason
Jubilee Singers
Sunny Southland
H. A. Buchtel
Gwent
Welch
Wm. S
Lena K
Strickland
Gillilan
Congressman Victor
Murdock
Harriete Gunn
Roberson
George E
Colby
F. W. Bischoff
Julia Doyle Flaherty
Pearce & Lewis
Henry Els
Adolph Timen
Sophia Gutz
Illinois Central R. R
F. O. Johnson
H. R. Miller
Geo. W. Gehrt
Jack
Choice Goods
Conqueror
Napoleon
Glenwater
Breeders’ Association
G. C. Roapm
da Plata
Beaver Creek Farm
N. A. Lind
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