Polk County Divorces Lead May Term In Iowa Courts
Polk County shows the largest share of divorce filings in the May term with nearly 250 cases to be adjusted among about 265 couples. Prominent locals appear among applicants as defense of Polk County is noted, while some seek to curb gossip through court action. Nearby reports cite Secretary of War Good setting aside Missouri River improvement funds, Iowa coal use at Fort Des Moines, and growing enrollments at the State University of Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Courh
James W. Good
Washington
Good
Missouri River
Kansas
Sioux City
Missouri
Fort Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
War Department
Ft. Des Moines
Brookhillar
Quatermater's Department
Fort Dea Maines
Speec
Horseradish Shipments Rise in Allamakee County
O S Bailey of I Aare says horseradish growing as an industry in the locality with tons shipped from Allamakee County. Crews feverishly dig and prepare roots for shipment to markets like Waukea as buyers pay up to nine cents per pound, signaling strong demand.
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Allamakee
Allamakee Couty
O. S. Bailey
I Aare
Waukea
Cedar Falls Heating Plant Expansion Prompts Board Action
The article notes strong demand for local roots with diggers earning four cents per pound and morning truck harvests. It highlights a $350,000 heating plant at Cedar Falls State Teachers College as part of a four year building program. The legislature authorized the Board of Control to spend $1,193,350 on buildings, repairs, and equipment with $998,750 from the general fund and $194,600 from penal institution earnings for Allamosa and Fort Madison improvements.
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Express
Chicago
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Board of Coutrol
Penal Institution
Allamosa
Fort Madison
Theft of records and Victrola hits rural schools
A Red Oak dispatch reports thefts from school buildings across Tama and Benton counties. In Montgomery County Hawthorne School near Red Oak lost forty records stolen Saturday night. A local director was previously shot while protecting a Victrola.
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Mase City
Tama
Bentel
Red Oak
Montgomery
Hawthorne
Scarlet fever leads Iowa communicable disease counts
Scarlet fever dominated Iowa disease reports for the week ending May 1 with 118 cases, per the state health department bulletin. The bulletin also recorded 65 mumps and 57 smallpox cases in Iowa.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Airplane service links Kansas City Des Moines and Minneapolis
A seven passenger Fairchild transport starts daily service among Kansas City Des Moines and Minneapolis with scheduled departures 8 a m from Kansas City and 2 p m return. Fares 22 80 between KC and Des Moines 28 80 between Des Moines and the Twin Cities or 51 60 for north to south terminals. Baggage limit 25 pounds per passenger with 25 pounds extra per additional pound. The article also notes Civil War era Sultana disaster survivor George Hass living in Mount Ayr and recalls a 1863 Indian attack involving James A Hayden, a Civil War veteran, among other regional notes.
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Kansas City
Des Moine
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Fairchild Transport
Sam Spurrier
Mount Ayr
Ringgold County
Sultana
George Hass
Memphis
Hass
Elk herd driven to Sabinas Texas and seed corn test notes
The article recounts Mr. Neiffert's elk herd moved to Sabinas Texas near Austin after sixteen years with 24 females and 4 males yielding 501 each or 1400 for the herd while the state paid 825 freight. It also notes attempts to sell to Iowa and parks, and a seed corn test by R P Strauch calculating pounds per bushel and kernel yields. Cigarette tax receipts for April totaled 104127.90 with a 19662.05 increase from last year.
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Sabinas
Texas
Austin
Neffert
Idaho
Neifert
Iowa
This Man Seeks to Hold the Speed Record
Lyons canny, that driving a strictly stock Model A Ford roadster, Bernie Bere of Rock Rapids, set a record Sunday that will likely stand for years. Berg, with BIE Coombs of the EF. Watson Co., left at 4 02 Sunday morning. After seven hours and 20 miles they were checked by Western Union officials at Rapid City, SD, 421 miles from the start. The pair stopped for gasolie, and with stops deducted their average was more than 60 miles an hour.
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Rock Rapids
Lyons Canally
Bernie Bere
Junior College Players Start Tour
Junior College Players under Miss Dorothy Latchem began their annual publicity tour on Thursday. Short programs are planned at Superior Split Lake Arnolds Park Milford and Spencer.
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Tétthaville Junior College
Dorothy Latchem
Superior
Split Lake
Arnolds Park
Milford and
Spencer
State Dental Meeting Attended by Local Dentists
Dra J M Fredericksen BLT Osher HR G Johnston and No J Elsworth traveled to Cedar Rapids Tuesday for the state dental meeting held May 7 8 9. Dr and Mrs A Ive ery stayed over Sunday for the conference. Their daughter Miss Mildred had a position in the city. One popular song at the event is "Mi Get By" and the crowd seemed content with that.
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J. M. Fredericksen
Osher
HR. G. Johnston
No J. Elsworth
Cedar Rapids
A. Iveery
Mildred
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Woodbury County
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College of Medicine
Iowa Savings Bank
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Forp MoTor Company
Mississippi River
Town Falls
H. E. Moffet
Eldora
Hardin County
James A. Hayden
Falls
G. A. R. Post
Kausig
Hayden
Buffalo Bill
Reich
Shermach
Jonah
Cuisey
Guthrie County
R. P. Strauch
Blea
Payette County
Frank Gehring
Reid
R. EB. Johnson
Junior College
Tour
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