Miss Minerva and Billy's Big Excursion Plot
Chapter continues as Lina and Frances mock a strict teacher and yearn to be ladies. William and Jimmy defy rule, sneak on a negro excursion to Memphis, are found by Sam Lamb, and return home to anxious relatives. A Confederate veteran proposes marriage to Miss Minerva, who reluctantly consents as Billy labors to calm the家庭.
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Memphis
Jimmy
Httla
Sam Lamb
Sarah Jane
Tennie Dick
Bily
Desea Cara
Dia Woodstock
Sam
Billy
Marae
Jeema Garner
Delatform Neider
Miss Minerva
Dilly
Mr. Garner
Woodmen Suit Challenges New Insurance Rates
Dissatisfied members of the Modern Woodmen of America in Des Moines filed in district court seeking an injunction to halt the new insurance rates tied to a January Chicago meeting. They claim the meeting was not properly organized and the rate change is unlawful, affecting over 1,000,000 members and potentially yielding a vast reserve expected to reach about 235.1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Woodmen of America
M Westly
Samuel Bo Groven
J. F. Arhley
Lincoln Camys Des Moines
Chicago
CW. Lyon
Gas well near Bayard gains strong flow at nine seventy five feet
A second Bayard-Ato depth well of nine seventy five feet shows a robust gas column with pressure over three times that of the first well sunk four weeks earlier. Landowner Edward Sammon, owner of the tract, expresses optimism and plans further prospecting for higher gas pressure and oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard - Ato
Edward Sammon
Damages suit over fatal Rock Island crossing incident
Frank E. Fisher, superintendent of Hawkeye Peat Company in Keokuk, sues Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad for 20000 dollars. Fisher’s son Frank A. Fisher Jr was killed when attempting a crawl under a train blocking a crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Frank E. Fisher
Hawkeye Peat Bullion Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Railroad Company
Frank A. Fisher
Rock Island
Y M C A Boys to Camp in Cedar Rapids Plan
This city promises to be the Mecca of the Y M C A boys of Towa this summer with a ten day state camp here in June and Cedar Rapids and other Towa cities planning an outing rendezvous.
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Towa Walls
Towa
Association
Cedar Rapids
Cadets Engage Camp at West Liberty Fairgrounds
Cadets and their band will hold annual camp at West Liberty fair grounds on May 25 26 and 27. They will march part of the way from Iowa City and transport field equipment ahead by freight.
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West Liberty
S. UU. 1
West Liberty Fair Grounds
Iowa City
Freighe
Clear Lake Tee House Burned At Crystal Lake
Clear Lake residents report the Crystal Lake Tea company structure in Clear Lake destroyed by fire with an estimated loss of 10000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion is suspected. Ownership attributed to officers of the company and local residents. Rail line damage noted near Molsom as river Yarlington floods disrupts track and threatens more.
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Clear Lake Tee House
Mason City
Crystal Lake Tee Company
Clear Lake
To- Gerirban
Cornell Sofia
Yarlington Railroad
Molsom
Here
Bootlegger Jury Deadlock Near Ottumwa Trial
After three days of deliberation the Ottumwa bootlegging jury could not agree in the case against Matt Mier captain of police. Judge Hunter discharged the weary jurors and Mier will face a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
al- Most
Matt Mier
Hunter
Miler
Boy Scouts Baseball Team Formed in Manchester
Troop No 1 of the Boy Scouts of America organizes a baseball team and plans a summer schedule with other scout teams. Their first game is with the scout team from Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Tay Scouts of America
Lute
Winthrop
Ames Savings Bank to Erect Modern Building
The Ames Savings bank will construct a new banking building described as one of the most up-to-date in the state. The project aims to enhance local financial services with a modern facility in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Bank
Ames
Ames Savings Bank
Fire Truck is Purchased in Marshalltown
Marshalltown city council awarded a contract to Kissel Kar for a motor fire truck at 4950 dollars. The city will respond to fire calls with the new power machine and move toward reducing horse-drawn equipment where feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Kissel Kar Company
Prominent Clarion farmer dies by self-inflicted rifle shot
Clarion resident Charles Bubegk, a prominent farmer aged 45, died by self-inflicted shotgun? rifle shot through the heart. He had lived in the county for twenty years.
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Clarion
Charles Bubegk
Railroad expansion puts Anamosa on new railway map
New railroad work is progressing rapidly on the extension of the Chicago Anamhaa Northern line. It is assured the line will reach Waterlog this year. The project is expected to bring substantial business to Anamosa and attract new territory to the nearby region, establishing Anamosa as a hub for a real railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamoss
Chicago, Anamhaa & Northern Railway
Iaimega
Amth
Anamosa
Thomas C. Dawson Dead in Washington
Thomas Cleveland Dawson, a resident diplomatic officer of the state department and former ent of Tea Moines and Council Bluffs, died in Washington after a several week illness with complications. He was 46 and famed for handling Latin American issues, known in the region as the great poet floater.
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Thomas C. Dawson
Tea Moines
Thomas Cleveland Trawaon
State Department
Washington
Tea Moines and
Council Rhiffs
Dawson
Latin-America
Floater
Pioneer Circuit Rider Found Dead in Cedar River
Rev. Brian Skinner 88, longtime Upper Iowa Conference member and early circuit rider, wandered from home while ill and in a weakened condition of mind and was found dead in a foot of water near the Cedar River bank, less than a block from his Iowa home. He had lived in Iowa since 1839 and served the ministry for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Brian Skinner
Upper Iowa
Cedar River
Mr. Skinner
Iowa
Keokuk Builds $100,000 Gas Electric Substation
Keokuk will erect a new gas and electric substation at a cost of 100000 dollars. J A Trawick local manager of Stone Weber utilities company gives the information. Plans call for a highly equipped building as one of the world’s most complete facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIH
Keokuk
Keokuk Gas & Electric Company
J. A. Trawick
Stone & Weber Utilities Company
Fort Dodge Plant Lease Arranged With Sulzberger Firm
At the Corn Belt Packing Company stockholders meeting, it was decided to lease the Fort Dodge packing plant to Sulzberger and Sons of Chicago. The Chicago firm recently took over a Sioux Falls packing company under a similar arrangement and has expanded its business from that location.
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Fort Dodge
Corn Belt Packiing Company
Sulzberger & Sons of
Chicago
Sioux Falls
Delaware County Crop Report Shows Record Corn Yield
The 1911 crop report for Delaware County compiled by Auditor W. J. Davis records 89,553 acres planted in corn and a total production of 4,273,033 bushels. Grain production overall increased compared with previous years indicating a strong harvest season.
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Delaware County
Manchester
W. J. Davis
Three men drown at long City dam incident
Three men died and a fourth was nearly lost after a fall thirty feet below the state university dam on the Iowa River near Iowa City. The victims were Frank Hotz 32 Howard Connell 80 and Frank Ti OBrien. Frank Cannon 42 was rescued.
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Iowa City
State University
Iowa River
Frank Hotz
Howard Connell
Frank TI. O'Brien
Frank Cannon
Jerury
Heir to Fortune in Scotland Farm Split Likely $50,000
Sioux City grocer W. P. Jones stands to receive about 50 000 dollars as his share of a farm estate division in Scotland. He is among American heirs of the McCoy estate owner who recently died, leaving property valued at several millions.
Near Centenarian Dies in Cass Township Iowa
Boone Garden 8 Needham of near Hoone central Iowa's oldest citizen died this week. He was 98, buried from the church in Cass township near his home where he lived 60 years. One of the best known pioneers among the farmers.
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Boone
Needham
Hoone
Iowa
Cass Township
Railroad Detective Freed Oskaloosa
William Mehan of Minneapolis, detective for the M and St. Paul railroad, was freed of the charge of killing Howard Burton after Burton attempted to roll a freight car.
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Freed
Oskaloosa
William Mehan
Minneapolis
M. & St. Hb Railroad
Howard Burton
Burton
Funeral in Davenport For Dr Bargetty L Thompson
Burial took place in Davenport for Dr Bargetty L Thompson longtime general secretary of the Methodist Brotherhood of America. The service was conducted at the church where he previously served as pastor in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Bargetty L. Thompson
Methodist Brotherhood of America
Harness Men to Meet Sheldon
Northwestern Iowa harness dealers held a semi annual meeting titled big week EPL. Bighards of big city presided at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Big Week
EPL
Bighards
Big City
Drowned Child in Blockton Slop Barrel Incident
A fourteen month old child of Mr and Mrs Edward Forbeg of Blockton east area drowned in a slop barrel while playing in the backyard. Neighbors and local authorities investigated the accident. The family requests privacy as they mourn the tragedy.
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Blockton
Edward Forbeg
New church to be dedicated by Seventh Day Adventists
Mason City reports completion of a new concrete church building under construction for about a year. The Seventh Day Adventists will dedicate it on the first Sunday in May. The structure is expected to cost around $5,000 and will serve as a local place of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Farm land sale report shows higher price per acre
Creston notes a farm sold at 185 dollars per acre last Wednesday, a substantial rise over earlier bids of 135 dollars per acre. The buyer, identified as Mr Hoag, paid the higher price, reflecting a notable land-value increase in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
FR Berth of
Here
Hoag
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