Notes on Oskaloosa settler and Polk County figures
In Mahaska County history the son of Chief Mahaska is linked to the county seat naming. James Depew Edmundson, a Des Moines figure born 1838, helped locate county seats and funded local institutions. The piece also covers Oelwein tree shipments to Norfolk, a Des Moines river ferry near Bona Partes, a fatal Des Moines streetcar crash involving P M Hawk, and settlement of a related estate claim.
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What
Pealoosa
Mahaska County
Mahaska A Ee
Oskaloosa
James Depew Edmundson
Des Moines
Mahaska
Poweshiek
Jasper
Jennie Way Hart
Edmundson
Commonwealth
van Buren County
Bonaparte
Newton Iowa Emerges as Global Washing Machine Center
In Jasper county Newton becomes a world washing machine hub with four manufacturers shipping to the globe. The Maytag plant, led by a former Iowa senator, spans 600 feet and four stories, employing about 10 men to produce 350 machines daily from aluminum. The Newton Foundry Co with Dr O N Green as president supplies aluminum castings to Chicago, Detroit, and others, using sand from hills near Skunk River. Nearby Camp Dodge area hosts the state’s largest coal mine, with 210 foot shafts, 2000 ton daily capacity, and 500 workers, featuring modern electrical mining gear while the government holds long term coal leases on Camp Dodge land.
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Newton
Jasper County
Maytag
Iowa Senate
Newton Foundry Co
O. N. Green
Chicago
Detroit
Skunk River
Reasnor
Newton Foundry
United States
Camp Dodge
Iowa buttermakers win big at national dairy contest
Prof. M Mortenson of Ames notes Iowa’s rise as 23 states plus Canada and Ireland competed. He backs expanding the dairy industry and says no danger in growth amid rising dairy use. America imports butter from Europe as 25 million Christmas seals go on sale across Iowa to fund tuberculosis fight.
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Iowa
M. Mortenson
Ames
National Association of Buttermakers
Canada
Ireland
Mortenson
America
Europe
Two Salem men born in 1897 die same day in November
Clarence Ackley and Dewey M. Anderson were born November 11, 1897 in Gilman Marshall County. They later settled in Salem Oregon and both died the same day in November, a coincidence deemed newsworthy by the press.
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Gilman
Marshall County
Clarence Ackley
Dewey M. Anderson
Salem
Oregon
Birds Darken Skies Behind Crow and Blackbird Flights
In Madison County, Arthur Goshorn of Winterset notes vast annual migrations of crows and redwinged blackbirds along the Missouri river bottom near Mono Na county with millions present each day. Other notes report Clay County’s fair profits and debt status, plus a record buffalo fish haul of 20,000 pounds at Troy Mills on the Wapsipinicon river.
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Arthur Goshorn
Winterset
Madison
Blue Lakes
Missouri River
Monona
Beach & Haney
Iowa
Troy Mills
Linn County
Sein
Wapsipinicon
Peanuts Rise in Bloomfield as Profitable Crop
K. D. Melcher of Bloomfield in Davis county notes growing peanuts has gained importance. He cites high yields and simple cultivation, with several local growers planning larger scale production next year.
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K. D. Melcher
Bloomfield
Davis County
Hospital Patient in Burlington Suffers Rat Bite Complications
Roy Eagle is in a Burlington hospital in critical condition after a rat bite on his hand two months earlier. He treated the wound with iodine, but swelling and severe fevers followed, prompting medical care. Physicians across the region monitor the alarming case.
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Roy Eagle
Burlington
Treasury bonus warrants progress reported by bonus board
More than 90 450 bonus warrants mailed by the state auditor announced by Law Morgans head of the bonus board up to Nov 15. About 103 450 applications on file. more than 500 disapproved leaving 12 500 claims to be handled.
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Law Morgans
Earl Caddock Leaves Business for Evangelical Mission
W R Orchard of Council Bluffs reports that Earl Caddock former world wrestling champion has disposed of his Walnut Iowa business in Pottawattamie County and begun an evangelical mission. Caddock served in World War I and was gassed in the trenches.
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W. R. Orchard
Council Buffs
Earl Caddock
Walnut
Pottawattamie County
Caddock
Evangelist Helped Him Then Left Man In Gospel Work
A former boxing champion, once hostile to an evangelist, later joined the man on the road to preach and gave away nearly all his possessions. He reportedly traveled west with the evangelist to aid in God’s work, accompanied by his wife from France. Separately, Iowa officials aim to recruit more than 100,000 Red Cross members, with county and town drives ongoing through Thanksgiving. current state membership is 62,100 and local efforts will proceed nationwide.
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E. H. Gwinn
Victor
Iowa County
P. M. Hawk
Mohr
Des Moines
East
P. H. Hawk
Gwinn
Iowa
Marengo
Hawk
Elmer H. Gwinn
Jar
Caddock
American Red Cross
Premium list of short course items for grades five to eight
A historical listing describes premium papers and illustrated materials for grades five to eight. It details best spelling papers, Palmer penmanship sets, number papers, health posters, maps, arithmetic papers, essays on Good Citizenship, physiology drawings, useful knots, and manual training projects, assigned per grade with varying quantities.
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Palmer
Primary School Freehand and Craft Competition Catalog
Class 2 Premium List for Graded Schools outlines projects for Primary Departments Grades 1 to 3 including sewing stockinet, buttonholes, aprons towels bags patches and handkerchiefs. It lists best work categories across math, art, poster, freehand and Palmer penmanship with grade levels 1 2 and 3.
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Palmer
Set of spelling and penmanship papers for primary grades
Includes spelling papers or booklets for grades 4 5 and 6. Contains illustrated number papers. Features Best Palmer penmanship papers and best posters for special days for each grade. Also includes best paper or project in health work for each grade.
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Palmer
U. S
School Premium List Highlights Health, Agriculture and Craft
A historical premium list outlines awards for students across grades 7 and 8 in health, sanitation, manual training, geography, penmanship, and woodworking. Top entries include best health posters, best arithmetic projects, best English themes, and best collections of canned fruits and vegetables, plus notable agricultural and physics notebooks.
Rural Schools Poster Contest Winners Revealed
Event showcases top entries across categories including Best health poster Best fire prevention poster Best bird house and Best map of Emmet county, with prizes for geography notes and plans for rural schools.
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Bird House
Emmet County
Iowa
Collective Exhibits Highlight Rural and Town Schools
Town and rural schools showcase best collective exhibits with wins across categories. Consolidated and standard rural schools lead in display quality, reflecting strong community education efforts and regional competition.
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Consolidated School
Town School
Consolidated
Standard
Rural School
Damp Weather Spurs Kidney Ailments In Esthville
Estherville residents report damp chilly conditions worsen kidney health with colds grip and pneumonia. A local testimonial from Mrs W R Rost urges Dean's Kidney Pills from Johnston & Co's Drug Store as a remedy, priced 60 cents. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Estherville
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo, N.Y
Goodbye to Lincoln for a spell, western coast call
A poem from the Lincoln Journal laments leaving for a distant coast seeking milder climes and cheaper living while praising Nebraska as a loyal home. The speaker imagines a brief roaming with Mollie to enjoy warmth and cheer before returning, noting climate, rents, and the hope of a fairer life for the poor.
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Jn. Lincon Journal
Lincoln
Woman's Statement Will Help Estherville
A testimonial claims Adlerika relieves severe constipation and gas by acting on both upper and lower bowel. The speaker says she avoided cooking due to sour tastes and gas, and that Adlerika emptied gas and poisons, with results in ten minutes.
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Estherville
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State News
Oelwein
Fayette County
Norfolk
Virginia
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Edmonds
Clay County
Spencer
Dean
Ares
Mollie
Nebraska
J. A. Cummings
Rexall
Estherville, Iowa
Vindicator & Republican
South Sixth Street
Black
Silver Fox
F. G. Coats
Igi
Grocers
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