Heirs Fight For $180 Million Wertz Estate In Holland
Emmet County heirs claim a vast Wertz estate valued at 180 million dollars held in the Dutch government. Wm Wertz of Dolliver died two years ago leaving two sons and a daughter among about two hundred potential heirs. A Wertz family reunion in Rock Island planned legal action with an attorney to pursue rights to the fortune, with heirs in Iowa and Cedar Rapids.
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Holland
Paul Wertz
Wm. Wertz
Dolliver
Ray
Iowa City
Mise Retta Werts
Kil Gee
Cedar Rapids
Wertz
Dd. Tee
South First Street West
Lee
Rock Island
Illinois
General Wertz
Marper Hotel
Ray Wertz
Town City
Grand Royal Arch Mason Elect Officers In Cedar Rapids
Grand Lodge of the Royal Arch Masons elects officers in Cedar Rapids with G. A. Rimeke as grand high priest and Crom Bowen as deputy grand high priest. Other posts include A. E. Willard as grand king John W. Cory as grand scribe and Alf Wingate as grand secretary. Installing officer 4. Weld of Cedar Rapids. grand marshal W. F. Cleveland. Next meeting in Davenport October 10, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of the Royal Arch Masons
Cedar Rapids
G. A. Riemeke
Muscatine
Crom Bowen
Des Moines
A. EK
M. Willard
Atlantic
John W. Cory
Spencer
M. R. Ansbach
Clarinda
Alf Wingate
N. Fowler
Nevada
Eugenne Schafter
Hagle Grove
Royal Arch
W. Metcalf
Anamosa
F. K B. Parker
Rock Rapids
T. J. Davidson
Hamburg
Adam Brown
Harlan
A. N. Alberson
Washington
Joseph Fort
Newton
Cedar
Invalid claim bonds spark Algona tax vote doubt
Algona residents face a funding dilemma after an examiner ruled that an $18,000 tax approved last summer to improve the light plant was illegally voted and the election improperly published. A second vote appears likely as the city weighs its options.
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Algona
Children to Guard Birds Rally Seen Across Nation
A New York conference launches a national effort to enlist millions of boys and girls as young bird guards. An advance guard of 10,000 children in the southern states leads the drive with hundreds of teachers backing the plan to educate youth in nature study and bird protection.
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New York
National Association of Audubon Societies
Audubon Workers
United States
Andubon
Texas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Maryland
Carolinas
Audubon Army
Audubon
Little Army
Quartermaster's Department
Gilbert Pearson
Broadway
County Supervisor H A Jehu Ill With Blood Poisoning
H A Jehu county board chairman lies at the city hospital in precarious condition from a carbuncle on his neck blood poisoning doctors hold out hope for recovery Frank Ferguson of Spirit Lake was a business visitor in Estherville Friday
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H. A. Jehu
County Board of Supervisors
Frank Ferguson
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Central to Build into Des Moines Track Plan Reemerges
Iowa Central seeks Des Moines access via a revived plan first proposed by Col. L. M. Martin. The route would extend from Lacey to Cordova, linking with the Wabash, and allow Central traffic to reach Des Moines, northwest Iowa, and South Dakota, potentially bypassing Burlington tolls. President Newman Erb, aided by R. G. Kenly, visits sites and discusses traffic operations with Wabash officials while eyeing a larger project connecting to the Canadian Northwest.
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State Register and Leader
Iowa Central
Des Moines
L. M. Martin
Russell Sage
Kimball
Martin
Central
Lacey
Wabash
Cordova
Hawley
Newman Erb
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Northwest Iowa
South Dakota
St. Louis
Peoria
Northwest Points
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Erb
Marshalltown
Auto
R. G. Kenly
Leola
Minneapolis
Standing Rock
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Northwest
North Pacific Coast
Day
Kenly
Kennedy Buys Implement Business in Ledyard
W A Kennedy, who recently endured a gale, has purchased an implement business at Ledyard and will move there to take charge. The Ringsted Dispatch commends him as a desirable citizen and wishes him success in the venture. Ben Parks was arrested for break in and beer theft from a Rock Island refrigerator car. He implicated Bill Houseman and Levi Perres, warrants were issued, and both men were fined after their premises were searched. Parks was also fined and released after naming his accomplices.
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W. A. Kennedy
Ledyard
Kennedy
Ringsted Dispatch
Ben Parks
Rock Island
Jay Duanham
Dunham
Bob Grant
Hock Island Detective Forces
Grant
Bill Houseman
Levi Perres
Houseman
Perres
Justice Coon
Fied
Costa
Young Parks
Worms in hog lungs threaten Clear Lake herds
In Clear Lake a post mortem by Dr. Jay of Mason City revealed worms in hogs’ lungs as the cause of many deaths. The Copley brothers lost about half their herd and plan heroic measures to stamp out the problem in the locality.
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Clear Lake
Copley Brothers
Jay
Decker & Sons Packing
Mason City
Destroy Grasshopper Eggs After fall soil stirring urged
Professor H G C Severin of Dakota State valleys Brook ings urges destroying grasshopper eggs this fall by harrowing disk ing cultivation and plowing the soil where eggs lie. Eggs hatch next summer if not attacked.
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H. G C. Severin
Dakota State
Brookings
Severin
New Passenger Train Introduced After Depot Upgrade
The new service adds two Fort Dodge to Winthrop trains, one north in the morning for mail from the south, and one south in the evening. Existing trains reroute from Fort Dodge to Des Moines via Tara, restoring direct service to the Capital City. The Gilmore City Globe notes growth warrants better service after thirty years. Mrs. Lloyd Anderson arrives to spend winter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fergus, in Spirit Lake.
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Fort Dodge
Winthrop
Minnesota
Tara
Des Moines
Glongous
Gilmore City Globe
Lloyd Anderson
Frank Fergus
Spirit Lake Herald
Improved Train Service On St. L Road For Gilmore City
The St. Louis road announces improvements to train service benefiting Gilmore City by building a depot between the main line and cast uses to eliminate Fort Dodge trains backing to the transfer track. The report also cites Iowa law provisions on disease control for swine and dogs with penalties for violations.
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St. L
Gilmore City
Tara
I. C
Fort Dodge
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Grand Royal Arch Mason
Algona Jn
H. A. Jehu Seriously II
Col. L. MW
Palla
Canada
Beymer Fende
Teac EL ES
The
C.J. Anderson
Lenora Sutton
University Hospital
Marion
Stoker
Towa City
Palo
Cecar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Homieopathic Hospital
Iwan
Garner
M. & St. L. Railway Company
Nashua
Geome Wise
Towa
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