Wertz Murder Mystery Shocks Iowa City Community
Roy C Wertz a former resident was found shot dead at his Iowa City home just after midnight. Authorities believe he was murdered as two bullets perforated his temple and no powder marks were found. Minnie Wertz wife of the deceased and daughter-in-law Mrs Robert Leeper are q marked as witnesses as investigators probe a theater of possible motives amid recent marital complications and earlier separations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py. C. Wertz
Iowa
Tairty
R. Wertz
Em County
Ms. Wertz
Sam Reed
Dolliver
Fred Dowden
It Lake
Ava
City
Roy C. Wertz
Minnie Wertz
Robert Leeper
Itz
Wertz
Leeper
Miller
Irs
Frank Messer
Ryer
A. Wanet
Harmon
Werth
Ertz
Irtz
Otto Kunze Ainst
Tor
Johnson County
Iowa City
Skating to Jackson Minnesota Tests Young Spirits
In mild icy weather four Iowa City youths Charley Keeler Selmer Amdahl John Osgood and Donald Miller skated from the river north end to Jackson Minnesota reporting good ice to Petersburg with rough sections beyond. The journey underscores the appeal and challenge of winter skating as a community pastime amid fluctuating river conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Keeler
Selmer Amdahl
John Osgood
Donald Miller
Jackson
Minn
Petersburg
Di Giorgios to Headline Estherville Lyceum Night
Estherville will host the Di Giorgios sextet on Saturday Jan 20 as the next high class attraction in the Lyceum course endorsed by the Committee of Twenty eight. The group brings strong orchestra and vocal talent and organizers urge broad community support including shop closures at 9 pm for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Lyceum
Chautauqua
di Giorgios
Middle West
Esthervile
Charles Hager Dies at Parents Home in Winona
Charles Theodore Hager died Monday morning January 1 at six twenty at his parents home on South Tenth street after nearly two years of illness including dropsy and heart trouble. Born October 24 1874 in Vardita Illinois he studied locally and graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island in 1898. He worked in mercantile trade at Winona and later did office work before moving to this county in 1913 to farm. He married Enwin Gustafson of Maywood Illinois in 1906 and they had three sons. He is survived by his wife three sons his parents two sisters Mrs Herman Hall of Rockford and Mrs Raymond Whiting and Miss Anna Hager of this city. Funeral at 1:30 pm from the home and 2:00 pm at the Norwegian Lutheran church with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Theodore Hager
South Tenth Street
Mr. Hager
Vardita
Ill
Augustina College
Rock Island
Ir. Winona
Enwin Gustafson
Maywood
Herman Hall
Rockford
Raymond Whiting
Anna. Hager
G Kind
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Otto Hoffman Married Recently in Germany
Emil Hoffman received a letter from his brother Otto, formerly of Estherville, now back in Germany, claiming marriage and a plan to stay there. Otto says work exists but pay is low, with prices quoted in marks. He notes butter costing about 1800 marks per pound and daily earnings near 900 marks. Otto Hoffman is the father of Mrs. Chas. Martinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Hoffman
Otto
Estherville
Germany
Otto Hoffman
Chas. Martinson
Death of Mrs Susan Blanchette Mother of Mrs D H Adams
Mrs Susan Blanchette age about seventy died suddenly Sunday afternoon at 3:30 from a paralytic stroke. She had lived with her daughter Mrs D H Adams in the city for two years after moving from Clark South Dakota. Burial will be in Clark South Dakota after a Catholic church service. She was a woman of character and had many friends during her residence here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Blanchette
D. H. Adams
Widow Vera Jeffres and cousin die in Nishua river crash
Miss Vera Jeffres Swea City domestic science teacher and her cousin Oscar A. Clark drowned Christmas night when their heavy car plunged from a river bank one and a half miles west of Randolph into the Nishua river. Everett Ames saw the tail light in the ice and the car turned over locking the couple beneath the icy water. Jeffres had planned to marry soon and to become missionaries in China. her body was taken to Grand Island Nebraska for burial.
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Wear City
Vera Jeffres
Swea City
Oscar A. Clark
Nishua River
Randolph
Des Moines
Glenwood
Adance
Everett Ames
China
Baptist Church
Grand Isind
Licenses Issued Surpass Year End Totals in County
Retiring County Treasurer W. F. Wood and staff finish the year busy with licensing. By Saturday night 1381 cars had been licensed along with 68 trucks, nearly half of the year’s total. The volume and required summaries will keep the office occupied for about two more weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Wood
Farmers' Union Annual Meeting at Estherville Hall
The Farmers Union announces its annual meeting at K P hall 103 South 8th Street Estherville on Wednesday January 10 1923 with a morning session at 10 a m for committee work and ballot counting followed by a noon dinner and an afternoon session at 1 30 p m for committee reports officer initiation and other business The union invites all locals to attend to help shape county policy and urges cooperative effort led by OHNUTZ president and L E SWARTZ secretary treasurer.
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Farmers’ Union
K. P. Hall
South 8Th St
Estherville
Board of Directors
Ohnutz
Sec
Treas
Webs GAME Law Violator Jailed in Baltimore Case
William T. J. Lewis of Hopkins Virginia was sentenced to five months in jail by Judge Rose in federal court Baltimore for selling wild ducks and shipping them unlabeled. The case marks one of the severest migratory bird treaty act penalties, uncovered when a game warden seized ducks and letters offering sales. The act is enforced by the Biological Survey, U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. J. Lewis
Hopkins
Rose
Baltimore
Lewis
Mtail
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Library Opens Thursday At Two O Clock
The library will open at 2 PM Thursday after installation of a new heating plant. Regular hours resume and no fines accrue on overdue books until January 15. An idle book is of no use and the year starts with all volumes back in circulation.
Defiance State Park moves toward establishment in Estherville
State Board of Conservation favors taking up to fifty acres for a new state park in Estherville Creek Ravine. Proposal calls for forty acres funded by a mix of county school land option purchases and private donations, with the state covering half the cost. Local groups expect state purchase and future expansion, highlighting park’s scenic, scientific and recreational value.
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State Board of Conservation
Defiance State Park
Sethian
Cedar ‘Rapids
Board of Conservation
Est
Pany
State
W.C. ‘Ramsey
Estherville
W. G. Haskell
Conservation Board
Pommel
Savory
Gordon
Beidermann
Park Committee
Chamber of Commerce
School Section Creek
Oak Hill Cemetery
Littell
Go Read
Iowa
Gift of 2,250,000 to Iowa College of Medicine
President Jessup announced a 2,250,000 gift from the General Education Board and Rockefeller Foundation to finish a new hospital and teaching laboratories at the College of Medicine. The project, atop the Iowa River bluff near Old Capitol, is urged by the Iowa State Board of Education and Governor Kendall.
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Iowa City
W. A. Jessup
College of Medicine
United States
Children’s
Iowa River
Old Capitol
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Iowa State Board of Education
Kendall
C. H. Post Receives Merited Promotion
Clair Post, formerly with Midland Mortgage Company in Cedar Rapids, was elected assistant secretary at a recent meeting of the Midland Mortgage Company board. The promotion is described as merited, recognizing Post as a young man of integrity and strong qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Post
Midland Mortgage Company
Cedar Rapids
Post
Evangelist Chester Birch To Hold Gruver Meetings
Rev Chester Birch, with 32 years in evangelistic work, comes to Gruver for meetings January 11 to 24. He has led Bible conferences twenty years and lectured on the Chautauqua platform. Hear him first night for a promising series with nightly sessions at 745 p m except Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Birch
Gruver
Birch
Foundations Offer Major Gift To Iowa University Hospital
Dr Flexner and Dr Vincent recommend a $2 250 000 gift from the General Education Board and the Rockefeller Foundation to complete a new Iowa University Hospital plant at an estimated cost of 4 600 000. The state would provide 450 000 annually for five years, allowing immediate construction once the General Assembly approves. The project frees space for dormitories and other university needs.
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University Hospital
Abraham Flexner
General Education Board
George E. Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
Iowa City
Jessup
State Board of Education
State of
Iowa
General Assembly
Board of Education
Universty
Thei University
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romer’s _Jury
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Charles Hager
Citty
Ewea
Gar
Farmers’ Union Annual Meeting
Jas
Torrens
Nicketers
John Kirby
Ordit
Haug
Emmet
V.R
State OF Iowa
C. H. Post
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