State News on Bounties for Destructive Animals and Officials
Auditor of state reports show extensive bounty activity over two years across Iowa. Wolves drew $14,372 in total bounties, Woodbury county $1,216, wolf pay by state law. Rattlesnakes, foxes, crows and gophers also attracted payments, with county variations and quota limits noted. The record lists several officials and secretaries from various Sino-American groups.
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Woodbury
Iowa
Ida County
Clayton County
Monroe County
Rare monkey-faced owls sighted in Iowa farm silo
A Muscatine county farmer reports capturing three rare monkey-faced owls near Conesyville. The birds are nearly as large as a hoot owl, with pale golden plumage and light brown stripes. They rest roosting on one leg and show no ear tufts.
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Madison County
Conesyville
Muscatine County
Football admissions fund Iowa college athletics
At a Drake Stadium football contest in Ames and Drake, over 12000 dollars were taken at the gate priced at 2.50 each. The article notes Iowa charged 8 dollars in Iowa City, implying football finances the athletic program as the only profitable sport. It argues many field meets fail to cover expenses, leaving football as the main revenue driver for the season.
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Ames
Drake
Drake Stadium
Iowas City
Minnesota
Stillman laments eagle shooting as unpatriotic crime
Waterloo resident Frank Stillman criticizes a garage display showing an American eagle shot by a so-called sportsman. He argues the eagle, national emblem, should be protected by law and condemns the act as illegal and unworthy of patriotism. He also suggests criticizing another shooter near Winterset, Madison County, who killed a protected pelican.
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Frank Stillman
Waterloo
Clarinda
America
My. Stillman
Winterset
Madison
Iowa district court seeks relief on crowded feeble minded wards
Iowa officials led by OW Strief announce that future commitments to Glenwood and related state facilities cannot be accepted while crowding persists. Nearly 290 new applicants recorded in two years strain Glenwood, Woodward, and Iowa State institutions for the morally feeble. County judges are urged to expand housing for these wards as boards push for action. Grinnell College faces student departures to Iowa City as Chinese students thin out.
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Iowa
Or. OW. Strief
Board of Control
Glenwood
State Hospital
Woodward
Dallas County
Glenwood School
Strief
Funieretes
Recertification Gift Tied to Seal Sale Campaign in Iowa
Gov. Kendall signs a recertificate to be given to any Iowa school pupil who sells two dollars worth of Christmas seals in the statewide drive to fight tuberculosis. The program is a joint effort of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association and county and city health groups. Kendall, honorary vice president, backs the effort saying the seal sale supports the crucial battle against disease.
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N. E. Kendall
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Gov. Kendall
Fire sweeps 100 acre corn field in Calhoun county
A severe blaze in Calhoun county destroyed a 100 acre corn field with much of the crop charred or ruined, while a separate 35 acre field near Manning in Carroll county also burned through the corn. Manning fire company arrived after neighbors had gained control of the flames.
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Calhoun County
Manning
Carroll County
Manning Fire Company
Dayton rescuer of girl offered job by saved widow
In Dayton, Webster county, twenty years ago Jessé K. Scott saved a girl from a team of horses and was thanked by the family. John Bowers, her father, later left Scott $1,800. After a search, Scott was found in Minneapolis without a job. a check was sent, and the rescued girl now a widow offered him a manager position, which he accepted.
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Dayton
Webster County
Jessé K. Scott
John Bowers
Scott
Minneapolis
Davis county farmer Dickson loses $100000 suit
G H Dickson a Davis county farmer and one of two bachelor brothers failed to win damages from ten prominent county citizens who he alleged used violent language and threats around wartime. Judge Anderson directed the jury which returned a verdict for all defendants and taxed costs against Dickson.
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Hh. G. Dickson
Davis County
Anderson
Bloomfield
Phantiff
FE. G. Dickson
Public Health Nursing Reports From Iowa Tuberculosis Group
Reports received from Iowa public health nurses supervised by Miss Anna rake in her role with the Iowa Tuberculosis Association and as director of the Bureau of Public Health Nursing, State Board of Health.
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Public Health Nurses of Iowa
Anna Rake
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
State Board of Health
Public health nurses lift Iowa school child health
Improvement spans three years in Iowa where public health nurses served. Records show 127376 children examined with notable declines in defective teeth from 60 to 35 percent, vision from 12 to 9 percent, hearing from 5 to 3 percent, nose and throat obstructions from 55 to 18 percent, and underweight from 60 to 31 percent. Miss Drake credits nursing and the Modern Health Crusade for stronger children and money savings.
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Iowa
City
Miss Drake
Klan Initiation At North Des Moines Wooded Rally
About 2,000 men gathered in a Des Moines area woods for a Ku Klux Klan initiation. Some 600 candidates took a secret oath amid flares and a blazing cross as cars lined the highway. Attendees came from Mason City Boone Marshalltown Ames Ottumwa Osceola and other points. Plans called for Iowa enrollment rising to 5 000 in six months and 15 000 in a year with Klan members from Texas and Oregon present.
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Hallowe’en
Des Moines
Polk City
Ankeny
Ku Klux Klan
America
Mason City
Boone
Marshalltown
Ames
Ottumwa
Osceola
Adel
Iowa
Texas
Oregon
West’s large kennel breeder Bert Davidson profile
Bert Davidson near Clarinda in Page County runs a major kennel with 200 pedigreed thoroughbred dogs. The setup features eleven breeds including English Setter Chesapeake Airedales Spaniels Collies Fox Hound Fox Terriers Black and Tan Terriers Boston Bulls and Pitt Bulls.
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Bert Davidson
Clarinda
Page County
West
Boston
Pitt
Seerley Reaches 50th Enrollment at Cedar Falls College
Homer H. Seerley president of the State Teachers College at Cedar Falls enrolled for the 50th time at the state teachers association meeting in Des Moines. He has headed the Cedar Falls institution for 36 years after serving as Osceola superintendent and beginning his career teaching rural Keokuk county schools.
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State Teachers Association
Des Moines
Homer H. Seerley
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Seerley
Oskaloosa
South English
Keokuk County
Red Cross Aids 3000 Iowa World War Veterans
Over the past year the Red Cross assisted 3000 disabled veterans or their families in Iowa. Dozens of new cases are found monthly across 31 state hospitals as veterans struggle to regain health and strength. The report lists hospitals in various Iowa towns where disabled veterans are treated.
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Red Cross
Iowa
Self feeders for hogs praised by Iowa State College experts
Agricultural engineers and animal husbandry specialists at Iowa State College tout self feeders as simple, movable, and inexpensive for farms. They prevent waste and keep feed clean, promoting steady gains, but risk neglect of hogs and reduced exercise and roughage unless managed with good alfalfa hay and proper feeding practices. The article mentions broad national support for Red Cross budget and lists many Iowa cities.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Buy Lambs Carefully Learn to vet feeders and avoid bad buys
John Evvard of Iowa State College advises beginners to hire a buyer in the yards to select lambs and avoid crooked sellers. Do not rush purchases. study offerings, observe buyers, and choose sheep from the same flock for even weight gain. Cars often carry sorted groupings, some yards let buyers sort at a premium.
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John “T. Evward
Iowa State College
Mr. Evvard
Evvard
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