Favors Good Roads but Opposes Bonded Cement Paving
Editor proposes a cautious plan for rural road improvement in Kossuth and Cresco areas. He critiques the idea of bonding counties for cement roads, estimating costs and advocating locally funded gravel roads with individual property owner participation. The piece compares funding sources, argues for resource-based planning, and calls for state highway commission approval for bid ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Brown
Cresco
Long
Road Bureau
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Poard of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Eard Improvement
State Commission For
Tobal
Kossuth
Cosames Echoes In Old Highway Silence
A fragmentary line recalls a scene where voices ride along Route 4109 Old 70 as men speak of a cosames moment. The terse text preserves a sense of memory and roadside talk without clear names or dates.
The Harm of Gossip and the Chance for Kindness
The piece warns against prying and spreading tales as gossip harms communities. It urges choosing kind words over scandal and suggests speaking well of others to improve personal happiness and communal welfare.
Washington spirit questioned in closing hours of Congress
The article laments the political climate as the American public and Congress nudge toward a more cooperative spirit, noting friction between branches during the final hours of the legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Soldier Letters Home From France Describe Travel and Weather
Private Clifford Eisenmann writes from Savony France recounting rain and homesickness. He lists towns visited including Bordeaux Joinville Vichy Nevers Tours and Savenay and notes wounded comrades and a hospital stay. He mentions family stock, fellow soldiers and hopes to return home soon.
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Savony
France
Kay Jensen
Coral
Uim
Miller
John Gerdes
Herman Markworth
Tony Buns
Frank Haupty
Will Eden
Vichy
Summit
Wilmot
Ralph
Bordeaux
Joimville
Chatellerault
Poitlera
Angouline
Tours
Bollis
Orleans
Troyes
St. Dijan
Joinville
Vichey
Chaumont
Nevers
Moulines
Vickey
Jargs
States
Savenay
St. Nelzero
Clifford J. ‘Bisenman
Influenza Epidemic Relief Notes at Buffalo Center
The temporary hospital at the school house operates successfully with 16 to 20 patients and capacity to grow. Five nurses assist under Dr. Thompson of Forest City, with Miss Nichols handling kitchen duties. Local housewives supply cooked foods and B. D. Sterling coordinates supplies and nursing needs. The notice also reports several influenza related deaths in the area, including Mrs. Ben Bruhns and Mrs. Evert Wessels, with funeral details and church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Forest City
Miss Nichols
B. D. Sterling
Funeral Obituary for Jutting at 34 in Local Neighborhood
Mr Jutting died at 34 years 5 months 10 days leaving a bereaved wife and two children his mother Mrs A W Jutting one brother and five sisters with his father and one sister dead earlier. A farmer and neighbor loyal loving husband father deeply attached to home. Funeral from home by Rev Schoon and Rev Hii with grave at Graceland cemetery followed by a long procession. Tribune
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Ben
Ben LB
Bruhns
Wessles Julling
Evert Wessels
Mggelworf
Eastfriesland
Germany
Buffalo Center
Peter Burma
Avert Wessels
Jasper Burma
Peter DeGroat
Lfe
German Reformed Church
1. H Schoon
Graceland Cemetery
Schoon
Hii
Tribune
Sheriff Moulds Nabs Wife Deserter at Highmore
Sheriff R E Moulds arrested Carl J Anderson of Weetey at Highmore last Thursday for desertion of his wife and five children. Anderson appeared before Justice Crowell and was bound over to the April grand jury with $200 bond. He left home January 1 and was found working on a ranch.
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Moulds
Highmore
R. E. Moulds
Carl J. Anderson
Weetey
Anderson
Justice Crowell
State to Honor Dead Heroes in Des Moines
The Kossuth county list of war dead is to be kept on an honor roll at the state historical building in Des Moines. Curator E T Harlan asks for corrections and additions and urges anyone with missing names or next of kin details to write him with full names and addresses. The list includes Algona Carl T. Hagg Howard Hodges Chris Kain Bancroft Julius C. Orlen Frank Nemitmors Burt G. McKinnon Germania Clarence E. Scott Ledyard Walter Looft August Frammersmeier LaVerne Ernest F. Merke St Benedict Bernard Witte Anton G. Fehr Titonka Len J. Breen R B Heitner Forest Johns Edward S. Gross Henry J. Harrenga William Huisman Wesley Ed Richie Fay J. Andrews.
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Historical Department of Town
State Historical Building
Des Moines
Harrington
E. Tt. Harlan
Historical Department
Mavlan
Kogsulh County
Harlan
Kossuth
Algona
Carl T. Hagg
Howard Hodges
Chris Kain
Bancroft
Julius C. Orlen
Frank Nemitmors
Burt Gien B. McKinnon
Germania
Clarence E. Scott
Ledyard
Walter Looft
August F \ramersmei
German universities call for renewal of ties with France
The University of Bordeaux rejects renewed relations with German institutions calling for a generation to pass before any contact. It condemns German professors and their influence while warning against propaganda that aided wartime destruction. Des Moines Capital notes this stance amid postwar tensions.
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Madeaus University
Leipsic
Heiselberg
University of Bordeaux
France
Thie Country
United States
Des Moines
Unimproved 40 Acre Tract Sells Near Whittemore
Cashier Tom Carmody of Whittemore State Bank reports John True sold a 40 acre unimproved tract adjoining Whittemore to W F Daw for 200 dollars per acre. The piece connects with a 70 acre farm. Mr Brue holds 20 acres improved and had refused 300 dollars per acre for the whole tract.
Dairy Business Praised For Years Of Success
A notice notes that he has for several years conducted a very successful dairy business, highlighting longstanding enterprise and stable operations within the community.
Farewell Party For Local Creamery Staff Held
The Eastern Star hosted a farewell at the Masonic Hall Friday night for Mr and Mrs S Hudson and Mrs W T Pish. Hudson resigns after 10 years at Ti tonia creamery to join Burt Monitor as a salesman for a creamery supply firm.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
5. S. Hudson
W. Vt. Pish
Wesley Independent School District election results
The election held Monday for the Wesley Independent School District produced seventeen votes with Emil Woster winning a two year term and a director elected for three years. Officials praised as good men who will work to improve the school.
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Scoor
Wesley Independent School District
Scoop
Emil Woster
News-World
To Mamma's Boy Poem From Camp Soldiers
A wartime poem defends enlisted soldiers against civilian doubters. It contrasts "rough necks" who fight for the Red White and Blue with those who stay home. The verse presses mothers and girlfriends to support their sons who enlist and endure hardship.
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Tom
Jim
Belgium
Daugher
Ava
Darling
Survivor of 14 Battles Henry Stoddard Returns Home
Corporal Henry Stoddard arrived in Burt after receiving a discharge from Camp Dodge. Enlisting in 1917, he served with the 28th Infantry in the 2nd Division. He fought in Verdun Chateau Thierry Soissons and the St Michel drive before training in Lyons and awaiting embarkation when the armistice arrived. He survived heavy losses as his company dwindled, and he plans civilian life after war. His brother Roy remained stateside at Camp Dix. Burt Monitor notes community pride in their returning serviceman.
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Henry Stoddard
Burt
Camp Dodge
Henry
Germania
Camp Logan
28Rd Inf
Verdun
Chateau Thierry
Stoddard
Lyons
France
Roy
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Burt Monitor
Card of Thanks to Titania Friends
The Kulest family thanks friends in Titania for aid during bereavement. C. C. Kulest and family, Yests, Mian.
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Titania
C. C. Kulest
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Senate
Europe
League of Nations
Clifford Eisenmann
Parthii
Mrs. Avert. Wessels
J. C. Koppen
Koppen
Herman Boelts
Terman Yoelts
Wessel Dutting
Wessel Jutting
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Grundy County
Iowe
Ackley
Roseuth
Jessie Albers
Theo. Albers
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Abbe
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