First Iowa Infantry Mobilized For Home Armories
One thousand one hundred enlisted men of the First Iowa infantry are ordered mobilized by President Wilson and may be sent to guard Rock Island Arsenal. The move, likely for police duties, follows orders to assemble at home stations with full equipment and to await further instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Infantry
Wilson
Iowa
Harding
Rock Island
Camp Dodge
John E. Bartley
Tipton
Fliat
E. C. Johnson
H. G. Utley
John F. Ready
Dubuque
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Cedar Falls
Manchester
Burlington
Washington
Keokuk
Fairfield
Medical Corps
E. L. Martindale
Clinton
Jacob Schmidt
War Department
National Guard
Logan
Brownsville
Fort Des Moines
Methodists Seek Irving School Site For Deaconess Home
Des Moines Iowa Methodists plan to buy Irving school property as a site for a deaconess home and Bible training school. A tentative offer of 35000 was made to the school board. The purchase would expand the churchs real estate holdings, already including the Iowa Methodist Hospital and the nurses home with a 500000 addition, plus the horses home nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Methodists
Irving
Methodist Church
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Nhorses
Prices Hit High Notes at Perry Horse Sale
Atlantic reports fifty head of farm horses and mules sold at Perry bringing strong prices. The top team brought 487.50 and the best single horse 247.50, with several matched teams over 4000 and an average around 185. Analysts link higher prices to scarcity from English government purchases for the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Perry
Hnglish
Wat. Oe
Chiropractors bill in senate defeated after amendments
In Des Moines the chiropractors bill failed in the senate by fifteen votes. Senator Henigbaum offered an amendment to grant chiropractors majority on the licensing board, which failed. Senator Thompson opposed the measure by striking a key admitting section and listing Palmer School ailments, influencing the defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Henigbaum
Thompson
Palmer School
Davenport
Iowa Prepares for War Say Iowa Will Supply Men and Money
Gen. J. R. Lincoln, at Iowa State College in Ames, declares Iowa ready for war in solidarity with the national government. He says the state will furnish troops and funds as needed to defend national honor and calls for strict guarding of arsenals at Rock Island and Davenport.
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Iowa
Ames
Spain
J. R. Lincoln
Iowa State College
Lincoln
Rock Island Arsenal
Island
Rock Island
Davenport
May Continue Liquor Shipments Under Iowa Ruling
Des Moines reports Judge Lawrence DeGraff ruled the law provides no nuisance injunction against railroads shipping liquor from other states into Iowa. The Barber versus M and St. L. case marks the first such ruling, part of nine antisaloon league suits to enforce bone dry measures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lawrence DeGraff
Milwaukee Road
DeGraff
Barber
M. & St. L. Railroad
Antisaloon League
Parents Day In Polk County Schools Bondurant
Friday March 30 observers in Polk county schools will join parents at the school to compare children’s abilities. Morning study continues while parents hear recitations. A noon dinner precedes an afternoon program and teacher conference on school needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondurant
Polk County
Grimes Seller Tops Chicago Market With Sheep Deal
George A. Findley of Grimes sold 358 head of 112 pound western ewes on the Chicago market at 12.50 per hundred, 30 cents above any other sheep of that size. The sale reflects strong demand for mutton ewes and highlights Findley’s successful pricing on a large lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimes
George A. Findley
Chicago
Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure With $100 Reward
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease claiming to cure all stages. It guarantees payment of $100 if it fails to cure and urges readers to mail for a sample and details, noting sales through druggists and a Toledo address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. Heenhy & CO
Toledo
O.goa
Teke
All
Grain Feed Story From January 1 Yard Activity
A fragment notes corn oilmeal and clay fed to ear livestock on January 1, with hay and a wagon or lot setup implied. The text references basic farm feeding practices and a yard scene, typical of rural reporting.
Cornell College President Honored in Canada
Mount Vernon based Cornell college President Charlee W. Flint was feted in Winnipeg by Manitoba's Lt. Gov Sir James A Atk ins at Government House. The event drew renowned province educators and marked Flint's singular recognition in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Charlee W. Flint
Cornell College
Canada
James A. Atkins
Manitoba
Government House
Winnipeg
Rank Foolishness About Colds and Remedies
Assertion denounces the idea that cold weather causes colds and explains the germs thrive in damp cold. Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective, trusted by long-time users, and offered for sale by all dealers.
Drainage District contracts approved by board
The Board of Supervisors met with most members present. Bids for labor and materials on Drainage Districts 6 30 21 14 89 were opened and contracts let to McHose Sand & Tile Co Lehigh Sewer Pipe Co Carey Kelleher Ditch Co C D Hobbs and others with specified amounts and authorized to enter into formal agreements. One district 89 bids were rejected for a requested change and referred back to engineer Yoder for recommendation. Meeting adjourned March 27 at Fonda Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Robert Klein
D. D. 14
McHose Sand & Tile Co
Same
D. C
McHose Land & ‘Tile Co
McHose Land & Ile Co
D. D
Rude & Wold
Chas. R. Lewis
Carey-Kelleher Ditch Co
D. D. No. 30
C. D. Hobbs
Lald
Lehigh Sewer Pipe Co
New No. 6
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Weg
A. C."hackley
Osteopathic
J. M. Boyce
Residenos Telephone
Rolfe
T.D. Jones
First National Bank
H. W. Lyon
Pocahontas Loan & Trust Company (Incorporated
Pocahontas
Buxbom
Hehphone
Rolfe, Iowa
W. 8. McEwen
Alwin G. Tietze
Brewster & Peterson
PRG
Kempley & Codner
Snell
Ft. Dodge
Stoge Buyer
Minnesota
Willmar
Oskatoosa
Iowa Artillery
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
A. M. Compton
THE
Thebes
Ean
Wilhelm Holst
C. M. Webb
Yellow Front
SORA
Universal Car
Rolfe Auto CO
Digienson See
Dickinson
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