Common Law Marriages in Five Mile Bayou Florida 1914
The piece notes a free love community near Five Mile Bayou, Florida, with a critical view of common law unions and marriage fraud. It discusses social trends, politics, and climate, lamenting turpentine industry effects and urging scientific farming and a Florida experiment station to guide land use and protect settlers. It also reports lodge events and lists numerous visiting Masonic members.
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Florida
Aharkea
South
Tbhia
City votes for larger west side well in Estherville
At a Monday city council meeting Estherville approves building a larger deeper well on the West Side. The new well will be 26 feet deeper and 14 feet in diameter, connecting with existing wells, with brick walls eight inches thick. Work begins when frost ends. Also: Mr and Mrs Adams and Mr and Mrs Ingraham Pease return from Florida where Adams caught a 7.5 foot shark weighing about 800 pounds using a red horsefish bait and rope tackle.
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Anderson
D. H. Adams
Ingraham Pease
Florida
Mr. Adams
Adams
Chas Lyon Mourns Mother in Des Moines Death
The death of Charles Lyon's mother occurred Sunday afternoon in Des Moines after a hospital stay of nearly a week. She underwent a delicate stomach operation Saturday but did not recover from the shock. Charles left for Dow Moises Sunday evening and his wife went to Pleasantville to attend the funeral. Sympathy is extended to the Lyon family.
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Chas, Lyon
Des Moines
Charles
Dow Moises
Pleasantville
Boy Has Eye Removed In Rochester
Chas Wald took his son Hex to Rochester last week to remove the lad's sightless eye. The boy had been blind in that eye since about eight years old after being struck by an ale gun. Doctors deemed removal advisable to save the remaining eye.
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Chas. Wald
Rochester
Twenty Years Ago Local Notes and Births
A whirlwind of brief items from Spirit Lake region notes births, house building, property sales, and local movements. Families welcome new babies, moving plans include J J Jensen land purchase near Mr Bradley, and school housing is debated. Names include Lannon, Peters, Ristrim, Schafer, Hastings, Tonnyson, Bid. The scene cites railway agent turned banker Elemenway and local weather tidings.
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J. Jensen
Minneapolis
I. EK. Hartung and Company
Andrew Bradley
Bradley
Jonsen
Hilsworth Ranch
Lingoli Township
Coulter
Mieworth
Married at Ottumwa Denn vegetation of two locals
Ludwig Jensen manager of Harper and Wardoffi and Milas Jeno daughter of W Wolf Perry secretly wed on March 4 in Ottumwa. Friends leaked the news causing surprise as the couple had kept quiet. Jensen longtime city athlete and former Hopkins Brothers ball team manager. Jeno formerly employed by Harp Ward at Perry, daughter of prominent local citizen. The couple returned to Perry, with reports of chaperones and a Des Moines trip, and now press coverage.
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Ludwig Jensen
Harper and Wardoffi
Ville
Milas Jeno
W. Wolf
Perry
Hopkins Brothers
Des Moines
Ions, College
Ames
Harp Ward
Jevaen
Jensen
Chum
Bet Densen
Ottumwa
Jenson
Marchiage
Muinea Capitol
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J. L. Muttle
H. H. DeBuis
Keinbeck
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Chicago
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Glenwood
C. KB. Sullivan
Dolliver
P. Sullvan
H. MM. Ely
Mazon
Illinois
HH. Herrick
Harrison Valley
Pennsylvania
W. J. Beaumyer
Lake City
Iowa
V. A. Combs
Blainstown
Lows
Estherville
Florida Fish Story
Chas
Lyon
The
the House of
Kuppenheimer
Oyright
Emmet County
Republican
Binford
Jack Lannon
Jegiin
Bert Miller
Otto Brown
Dr. Anderson
T. T. Peters
Emily Ristrim
Apeller
Tonyyson
Roxy Gaylord
J. A. Schafer
Horest McGuy
Schafer
Williams
Spirit Lake Beacons
Tleemenway
KH. O. i. & N. Railway
First National Bank
Leon Elemenway
Iany
Ars
George Lotulitard
Twleggun Keiday
Winneshirk Guary
Ull
Evunlugral
Esthervills
Aru Birung
George F. Hastings
Charles Bartlett
Tennessee
Emmoetsburg
J. J. Klopp
Swratuc Funk
Wealington
Washington
March Y
A. BK. Bunk
Spirit Lake
Heo
Mer
Hunk
Snd
Dev
Harry Brown
Mason City
Mrs
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Estharville
Swan Olson
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