Generous Offer Made to Ackley Electric Plant Gift
Ackley faces a formal ballot on John Rath’s proposed gift of an electric light plant valued at 10 000 to 12 000 dollars. The donor’s modest conditions include retaining some income and specific heat and supply arrangements while the city would own and control the plant to save costs and possibly pay dividends. A vote set for January 6 is expected to be unanimous.
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Ackley
Dee
John Rath
Ic Ja
Exchange Bank
Presbyterian Church
Carbonary
W. T
Bath
John Daly
Rath Hag
Ay Ebelion
Supreme Court rules one man cannot kill another in duels
Iowa Supreme Court upholds Venton Whitnah of Page County conviction for killing Lillo Charles Midateh after a drunken quarrel. Whitney is sentenced to five years in prison for the homicide.
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Supreme Court
St. Neg Moines
Towa
Venton Whitnuh
Page County
Lillo Charles Midateh
Tie Wen
Walte
Midlaugh
Whitney
Bristow Man Dead
J J Foote prominent retired farmer and stock buyer in Vatler county died suddenly Wednesday night at his Bristow home. Mrs Pontre awoke to find him on the floor in distress. A physician arrived too late. Heart disease caused his death. He was about sixty and father of the local bank cashier. He was related to the Wootes of Parkarsburgs bankers at that place.
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Briaten
J. J. Foote
Vatler County
Kr. Foote
Parkars
Burs
Mary Belew
Fairbank
PF. Campbell
Waterloo
Iva Troyer
Business College
Carlton Aiking
Rob, Nesbit
C. Brown
John Kapperman
Dalton
Bright
Barclay Township
Dakota
Bridgewater
Anna Nesbit
North Dakota
Nella Brown
Liebert
Doris Haskins
Jesup
Henry Gibson
Otten 7
Y. Campbell
J. Anderson
O. B. Gaffer
Jobin Gibson
Kia Sherman
Morencs
Robert Gibson
Liddel
Oplwell
Win
White
John Campbell
Dunkerton
Alex. Robertson
Des Moiner
Als
Forbes
Louis Hovey, Jr
Brandon
Emerson
Mn Amersop
P. H. Faulkner
Independence
Henry Sherman
M. Ww. A. Lodge
J. B. Ross
W. AR
W. Dickinson
S. Leigthet
Hawker
C. L. Bright
James Teft
Standish
Woodmen
Royal Webhbors
Coliing
Citizens' Lumber Go
C. W. Chapmen Limber Co
Jane Mr. Colllis
Hickey
Opera House
James H. Cogley
James Henry Cooley
Mulberry ‘Croat
Mr. Cooley
Janet Winter
Soplenher
Oliven
Agricultural College
Ames
Lease
Honeth Waterloo
Anna
Ases
New York
Vinton
Cooley
Apo
Canley
Russell Lamson Blue
Washington Second
Walnut Street Baptist Ehired
Panernaoyvicas
Cheb
He G. Beeman
J. M. Longfellow
Waterloos
John H. Binilen
Miles M. Williams
Theodore Dewitt
Littleton, IL
Leda DeWitt
Waterina
J. W. Wheat
George Adair
State Farmers Institute
Des Moines
Adair
Butler County Institute
Henry Nordman
B. L. VanVinck
Clarksville
Smithros
Nordman
Eam- Uy
Waverly
Carl Newman
Algona
Tew
Dolph Best
W. R. Strickler
Sir. Newman
Shell Rock
Lillian Mundinger
Deer Lodge
Montena
J. Conn
S$. P. Strong
Milton M. Corson
Strong
Russell D. Robertson
Doon
W. F. Marvin
S. Miesourt
J. T. Marvin
Boston
Navy
Prominent People Wed, Shell Rock
Willant S. Brown and Miss Lillian Carson were married in Shell Rock Iowa joining two prominent Butler county families. Brown leads the town’s grain and milling interests and is among the region’s heaviest hydraulic power operators. The couple celebrated with a honey moon trip and plan to reside in Shell Rock after their wedding in the county.
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Shell Rock
Specia
Willant S. Brown
Lillian Carson
Butler County
Hiro
Cilesgu
Fan
Waterloo Gains Full Post Office Substation
Special correspondent reports Waterloo will receive a full post office substation after recommendations by Senator Alison and Congressman Birdsall. Postmaster General Hitchcock announced the order, granting Waterloo facilities akin to the west side Station A in a $150,900 building plan, though no department order had arrived yet.
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F. J. Stillman
Washington, D.C
Sioux City Journal
Waterloo
Alison
Birdsall
Hitchcock
Sindlinger
Department
Division of Estate and Ration of Promissory Note
Heirs of John Osborn of Laporte seek division of estate including northwest fractional quarter and west 40 acres in Blackhawk county with a plan to share one fifth interests. court to decide between division or purchase of fifth by defendant. Also several actions to recover on judgments and notes involving Cedar Falls properties and Canfield Lumber Company cases against Delila Shott and others for lumber liens and promissory notes. Local notices: residents travel to California. horse incident. Poultry show upcoming in Bedford line with judge Shellenbarger.
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C. H. Rodenbach
Cedar Falls
L. S. Waller
Increst
Gare
Ila M. Ostorn
Nora Osborn
Etta Palmer
Amos B. Osborn
John Osborn
Blackhawk County
B. Venium
District Court
L. Wheeler
Chanmaign County
St. Lust
Canfield Lumber Company
Z. J. Duke
George Sitts, Jr
Sitts
Alod G
Delila Shott
Henry Shott
George MecNellig
W. EL Cloacon
Unkerton
Dunkerton
City battles Barber Asphalt over Waterloo paving contract
City of Waterloo seeks injunction against Barber Asphalt Paving Co and officials over alleged substandard cement and asphalt, thickness issues, and improper payments. Swisher seeks restraining order on collection of assessment certificates and waivers amid a growing legal battle. Local notices of residents and unrelated community updates follow.
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Waterloo
Barber Asphalt
RB. PF
Swisher
Rot
Fle
W. Flagworth
Blackhawk County
Exehter
Harbor Asphalt Paving Company
Barber Asphalt Paving Co
G. Speciman
W. Uingworth
Injunction filed over Barber Asphalt dispute in Jesup
The filing of the petition for an injunction signals a long legal fight as the asphalt company fights to maintain its claimed rights. Judge Platt issued a temporary writ to halt the Barber Asphalt Paving Company from collecting payments while the case proceeds, with the city protecting taxpayers’ interests.
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Asphalt
Enjeins Company
F. C. Platt
Barber Asphalt
Train Strikes Team at Paper Mill Crossing
A Rock Island passenger train struck a farmer John Murphy wagon at the paper mill crossing near the old mill, killing two sorrel horses and wrecking the wagon. Benser, driver, escaped injury, while eye witnesses traced the mishap to the team’s lead down in the cold wind as the south cattle guard tore away and the front of the engine was damaged. The incident echoes prior crashes at the same crossing, prompting questions on train speed within city limits.
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John Murphy
Benser
Rock Island
Benger
Murphy Farm
Ben de Jaeger
Murphy
Mr de Jaeger
Wit
Jim
Hava J Browgut
DeJseger
Bensér
South Cattle Guard
DeJaeger
Crosaing
Joe Hurley
Galinvaux
Tmne
Pare Tles
Comny
Death notice of Mrs Am W Warner at Shell Rock
Mrs Am W Warner wife of a Parkersburg dentist died last Saturday from a tubercular affection and heart trouble leaving three daughters. The sorrowful event concerns Shell Rock and nearby residents as relatives and visitors converge.
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Dee
AM. W. Warner
Parkersburg
Shell Rock
Warner
Minnie Réssler
Parkernburz
W. J. Berger
Minneapolis
George C. Hammonds
Frank Knee and the Conductor in a Small Town Tale
Manchester Press recounts a humorous piece about Frank Kiev a cigar drummer from Cotesbury weighing 355 pounds and rumored wealth. The story, filled with quirky local color, depicts his appetite and comical misadventures with a Milwaukee train conductor at Donnan Junction as he tries to reach Monticello and endears himself to the crowd with a wagging tongue and friendly mischief.
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Manchester
Frank Kiev
Cotesbury
Frank
Roy
Cooper Hengey
Water Works
Maiia
West Union
Monticelli
Donnan Junction
Milwaukee
Jack Higgins
Monticello
Jack
Rock Island
Mim
Wolves Raise Profits Prompt County Probe
Burlington reports a county probe into alleged wolf bounty fraud where farmers claim $2 per cub and $5 for old wolf scalps, with officials suspecting systematic wolf bounty farming. Local farmers, including Kosomel, say wolf raising is more profitable than hogs and may drive spring payouts.
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Burlington
Dob
Enra
Des Molines
Wudstor
Death to’cheat gallows in Buchanan County tale
Independence Bulletin Journal reports on the execution fate of inmate McWilliams at Anamosa. Sheriff Corlis and prison officials faced crowds at Manchester and Anamosa as the condemned man, ill with liver and kidney trouble, prepared for the death sentence. A minister visited, life on the line, and the public spectacle drew hundreds at each stop.
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Independence Bulletin
Tournal
Sherif Corlis
Mason
McWilliams
Anamosa
Wmuoff
Manchester
Oneida
Milwaukes
M. 0
Hin
Shelf Hennessey
McWilliams Wa
Milwaukee
AtcWilliams
Monticello
McWillams
Theauthan
Messrs
Corlis
Buchanan County
Prigas Sra
Ling
Penitenti Yey
Robert Seward
Henay
T. E. Taylor
Mathodist
Érima
Vislt McWilliams
Aji
McWilliamn
Iden
Ny Minteter
Dr. Taylor
Hig
Bin
Rev. Taylor
Blair
Lizzie Waston
Pat Finn
Fine cattle sale boosts Starkey herd in Blackhawk County
HW J Starkey, prominent Blackhawk County farmer, traveled to the city to purchase 49 registered Angus cattle. The herd, aged calves to over seven years, cost about $85 per head and will augment his southeast city-area farm. Local observers praise the acquisition as a potential top herd addition.
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HW. J. Starkey
Blackhawk County
Thavsdtyani
Ton
Addon
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H. Rodenbagh
W. &. Mether
Laporte
John Jacobs
California
Ehmma Jacobs
Caghter
Davis
Realtek
Willian Tisbey
Thurg
Sycamora Street
Water Street
Park Avenue
Forse
Taster County Poultry Aml Pet Lock Association
Bedford
Shellenbarger of Liberty
Barber Asphalt Ca
N. B. Hersch
Wanagan
Jeaup
Frank Brown Rand
Sionltt
Jaturday
Sete
Barclay
Bae
Aie Nesfield
Watertoo
John Hersch
Silas Sherman
Waterlooo
H. Oliver
George Frey
H. Rich
Iowa
Alvin Oliver
The
Highland
Castle No
M. H. Peak
B. Stoddard
N. J. Oliver
Seakies
Evangel
Brother Oliner
Dubwane
Megfriend
Mr. Kenneton
Kenaeton
Verdin County Farmes
Town Falls
George
Forestry
Insibtle and Wote
Carpenter Suereiacy
Misa Mabel
Chlouro
Christas
Thoma Hicks
M. J) Benser
Toohn Murphy
Shady Grove
Frank Knee
M’ Williams
Truchanan
Anamoba
H. J. Starkey
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