Spirit Lake line survey begins for 110 mile route
Fort Dodge Messenger reports civil engineers and assistants depart Fort Dodge to survey a Fort Dodge to Spirit Lake interurban line. The Fort Dodge Emmetsburg Spirit Lake Railway Co plans a dam on the Des Moines river to generate power and may cross near the Poldevaart farm seven miles above Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Spirit Lake
Fort Dodge, Emmetaburg
Emmetaburg
Messenger
Eatherville
W. S. Branagan
Emmetsburg
Atock
Branigan
Poldevaart
Des Moines
M.A. Miller
Clare
Pioneer
Pocahontas
Okoboji
Tt Ia
Estherville
Miller Baya
Miller
Newton
Northwestern
Clear Lake
Mason City
Conductor Frazell Severely Injured In Yard Accident
Conductor D C Frazell received a serious injury in Sioux Falls yards last Tuesday. A plank under him likely struck his head as he started to set a brake. He was stunned but later rode the afternoon train home, cheerful despite the wounds. Dan l Mott, formerly of this city, died after being struck by a train near Manford Oklahoma. He lived only three hours. He was hard of hearing. accident details are sparse. His hip and three ribs were broken and internal injuries occurred. Funeral at Keystone Oklahoma where his brother resides. He was a widower with three children living in the county with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazell
D. C. Frazell
Sioux Falls
Dan’l. Mott
Manford
Oklahoma
Key Atone
Okla
Wm. Maxwell
Goss Drawl and Imperial Motion Picture Co
Spectator interest grows in moving pictures with the Imperial Motion Picture Company presenting the Powers Cameograph, sixteen reels of recent films, and twelve illustrated songs. W Robert Goss manages and promotes the show with Mary Bartell as pianist and soloist. Two-night engagement at Chautauqua Wednesday and Thursday, season ticket priced at 1,560 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Motion Pure Company
Cameograph
W. Robert Goss
America
Mary ‘Bartell
New York City
Chautauqua
Weather-Crop Bulletin Aug 19 1907 Des Moines IA
A Des Moines Iowa weather crop bulletin notes a week with slightly higher average temperature sunshine and mean humidity. Early days were fair for field work, later storms hit central regions with heavy rains hail wind and lightning causing damage to corn oats and wheat. Threshing and harvest of small grain progressed in northern and western districts with storms limiting some work. Corn growth was good overall, though wind and hail created localized damage. Potatoes pastures and garden crops reported in extra good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Central
Southeast
East Central
Unclear Legacy: Bae Estate Details Reform Debated
Fragmentary OCR yields an unclear note about the Bae Estate and associated individuals. Key names appear malformed, with no coherent dates places or actions readable. Further verification required to produce a reliable summary.
August Nuptials Unite Fournier and Leona Day
Alfred J. Fournier and Misa Leona Day wed at St Anastasias church with a ring ceremony. The couple, both well known in Hutchinson, plan a honeymoon through Minneapolis Duluth Hancock and Fairmont before settling in Hutchinson on Hassan Street October first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anastasias Church
Alfred J. Fournier
Misa Leona Day
Burt W. Day
al Fournier
Hutchinson Produce Co
Hutchinson
Ian
Hancock
Michigan
Fairmont
Minn
Lawson Place
Hassan Street
Hutchingon Globe
Lightning destroys barn and stock on Weir farm
A large Geo. A. Weir farm barn burned after a Sunday night lightning strike. The loss includes five horses six calves and other livestock plus about fifteen tons of hay. Barn insured for 200 and horses for 400. A second barn on Amos Jen Ininga farm near Ceylon burned the same night from the same cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Weir
H. H. Weir
Amos Jen- Ininga
Ceylon
The Evolution of Society continued excerpt
A reflective piece argues progressive reforms face suspicion and motives of self interest. It cites banking, tariff, and policy changes as targets, notes public distrust can undermine cooperative efficiency, and urges ethical development. It highlights rising moral standards and growing concern for the weak, economically and physically.
Man's Evolution Toward Cooperative Business and Universal Progress
A broader sense of human brotherhood grows beyond law. Business life fosters altruism and shared interests, replacing warfare with honest service to the community. Citing 1778 to 1848 milestones, science and thinkers like Fiske and Tyndall support a gradual ascent toward a kinder, more orderly world guided by universal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
John Fiske
Earth
John Tyndall
Tyndall
Belfast
Lankestar
Oxford
Estherville Chautauqua Programme Highlights
The Estherville Chautauqua schedules morning lectures and afternoon concerts with evening talks and entertainments. Featured speakers include Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Dr. Peter MacQueen, Geo. L. McNutt, Rt. Rev. Monsignore J. Henry Tihen, and Winfield B. Gaylord. Musical acts include the Royal Hungarian Orchestra, the Sterling Jubilee Singers, and Hesperian Male Quartette along with illustrated travelogues and motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Hungarian Orchestra
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Mickey
Peter MacQueen
Panama
the Phillippines
Sterling Jubilee Singers
Monsignore
J. Henry Tihen
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Spirit Lake Line
Highlands
Scotland
Adrew Carnegie
Andrew
Philippines
MacQueen
Chicago
Sani River
Yorkshire
Dan’ Mott
Feeding
Pillsbury Mills
Pillsbury
F. K. Converse
Goss
Des Monnoes
Iowa
Bae Estate Trassiers
Wadetere
Jo Jon Pater
Woetera
Tee
James Pater
Leona Day
Emerson
Geo. L. McNutt, D. P. M
Geo. L. McNutt
W. Robi. Goss
Miss Bartell
Monroe Markley
Sterling Jubilee Singers Superior Motion Pictures
Plantat
Geo. E. Garresta
Hesperian Male Quartette
J. Adam Bede
Geo. KE. Garrenton
Winfield B. Gaylord
Hesperian
Carl D. ‘Thasapaon
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