Extra! Won’t pave Clara Barton Street
A council meeting failed to pass the necessary paving resolution for Clara Barton street between South Iowa avenue and the county hospital grounds. Five votes were needed. four councilmen supported the measure but Dodder and Libe opposed due to an estimated cost near 700 dollars per lot. A sewer contract from EB Mason residence south was awarded at 24 dollars a rod for 770 feet. The Iowa league for municipalities annual meeting will be in Des Moines August 17 to 19 with some locals likely to attend.
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Clara Barton
Iowa Avenue
County Hospital
Work
McCleery
Maxwell
Squire
Dodder
Libe
Wilbur Wolary
EB. G. Mason
William Little
Iowa League For Municipalities
Des Moines
Net 100 per acre on wheat reported in Clarinda area
Reports from Clarinda and Harrison county note multiple farmers earning about 100 dollars net per acre from their wheat crop this year. Roy Harris near Coin sold ninety acres at about forty bushels per acre, grossing about 9000 dollars from wheat delivered. Andrew Coulthard near California Junction yielded wheat testing 63 pounds per bushel, enough to reach the 100 dollar per acre mark.
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Clarinda
Roy Harris
Coin
Andrew Coulthard
California Junction
Harrison County
Volunteer Slum Army Here Report For City Relief
The organization calls for clothing and furniture to aid the needy and lists jail hospital street house to house and mission work. Major and Mrs Sneath lead activities at 101% N Marion Ave and can be reached by phone 417 Green.
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Sneath
Marion Ave
Verdun to mark annual commemoration of 1916 battle
Verdun will hold an annual celebration recalling the June 28 1916 clash when German forces were halted, honoring the defenders and the historic turning point in World War I. The event emphasizes regional memory and military heritage without graphic details.
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Verdun
Local residents in movement and vacations noted
Miss Vera Wolfe left this morning for Chicago for a two week vacation with relatives and friends. M W Karman and family are moving this week to Decorah Iowa after selling his share in the Globe barber shop to John Waymack. Miss Minnie Wolfe, manager of Smiths Emporium, is enjoying her vacation and will leave for a stamping trip at the end of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missa Vera Wolfe
Chicago
M. W. Karman
Decorah
Globe Barber Shop
John Waymack
Minnie Wolfe
Smith's Emporium
Local society and business notices dash through Fairfield
Daily reads describe farm exchanges in Washington and travel to visit relatives in Newton Winfield Fairfield and Crawfordsville. People aboard include Mrs C M Sabin Miss Mary Rickey J C Purvis Della Neal Aaron Hise Bert Dixon Ollie Dix on Mrs Siberts and Bert Dixon's business ties in Los Angeles. Local ads urge tires pipes and piano sales with routes and addresses.
Local notices and social updates from a early 20th century page
Miss Helen Snelson of Ainsworth visits Washington. Miss Helen Mayhew departs for Los Angeles for a year. Mrs. Will Mayhew and Mrs. W. B. Mayhew accompany her to West Chester. Chandler Six famous for its motor. Mrs. Frank Barnoske returns to Ottumwa. Gladys Barnoske staying longer. Mrs. George Reister visits. T. S. Patton goes to Albia on business. Mrs. R. F. Hancher visits sister Mrs. James Cherwinker. Miss Alice Hemmings visiting relatives near Burlington for about two weeks. Peter Ruben sells his dwelling to G. C. Ebner. Ruben buys Patton residence at 420 South Ave D. Both transactions through Lemley, Root & Littlefield. Mr. and Mrs. Patton return to Albia, Iowa, where their children live.
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Helen Mayhew
Los Angeles
Cal
Will Mayhew
W. B. Mayhew
West Chester
Frank Barnoske
Ottumwa
Gladys
George Reister
Barnoske
Peter Ruben
East
Washington Street
G. C. Ebner
Ruben
T. S. Patton
South Ave
Lemley, Root & Littlefield
Albia
Iowa
Washington
Special-tea spoons on sale at Stephen's store
This week special-tea spoons priced at $4.50 are offered at $3.60 per set at Stephen's on the north side. Miss Rose Norwood arrived in Davenport last evening after visiting Col. D. J. Palmer's home.
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Stephen's
North Side
Rose Norwood
Davenport
Col
D. J. Palmer
Johnson Grumbles Over His Quarters
Chicago Aug 2 Former heavyweight champion Jacek Johnson, confined in a Geneva jail cell with private bath, criticized jail living conditions. He complained Joliet sheriff allowed car rides and ice cream sodas and said Geneva police do not let him live as he is accustomed. He also expressed dissatisfaction with his lawyers and planned to hire another.
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Chicago
Jacek Johnson
Geneva
Joliet
Johnson
Coal mine planned southwest of town near Fetters land
Washington County considers a coal mine seven miles southwest of the city on G. L. Fetters land along the Brighton road. Fetters notes a vein about eighteen inches thick near the surface that deepens back from the outcrop, with reports of four feet of coal in drilling. He plans thorough investigation and potential full operation if results meet expectations.
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Washington County
G. L. Fetters
Brighton Road
Fetters
Ais Land
Rock Island
Davenport Plans Big Fair Aug 16 21
Davenport announces the Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition with new grounds and buildings valued at over 300000 ready for an August 16 start. The event aims for 200000 visitors, offers 15000 in cash premiums and a 15000 race purse, and features a 6000 seat amphitheatre, 2500 bleachers, four swine barns, cattle barns, a horse barn, and a large floral and domestic art hall.
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Davenport
Iowa
Illinois
Scott County
M. H. Calderwood
Iowa Bankers Association
Fair Association
M. E. Bacon
Lords reject crown prerogative claim on property rights
In a landmark law ruling the House of Lords dismissed the Crown's assertion that the government has prerogative power to seize a man's property for an indefinite period without compensation. The decision curtails royal authority in property disputes and affirms individual property protections.
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House of Lords
Crown
Tickets On Sale For Washington Chautauqua
Season tickets priced at two dollars are available via banks after delivery to the association treasurer. Dr J M Wishart and A R Miller urge last year’s pledgees to buy promptly as about 1,000 tickets were pledged last year and 1,100 to 1,200 are typical. Program booklets are being printed and the year’s lineup is praised as the best yet.
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Washington
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OMAS
Sivan
Pertis
Harold Lloyd
Broadway
McHamara Undertaking Co
Sekervich
Tors
Harry D. Smith
Washington, Iowa
John Shields & Sons
Lytle Bros
Grahamw
Jerry
Globe Barber Skop
Clara Barton ST
Mannhardt
Dempsey Land Company
Chandler
Chas. Critz
Alice
Sumner
Theisinger
New Hampton
Capps
Alice Critz
Mrs. Critz
Sioux City
Mage
Mildred Rice
Nellie Reister
Golda Schulty
Gladys Sigler
Nita Belle McKeon
Mathew Morton
Edith Cannon
Crawfordsville
Clear Lake
Epworth League Annual Institute
Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Good
Cable Nelson
Belknap
Music House
West Side Square
Mary Rickey
Winfield
J. C. Purvis
Della Neal
Aaron Hise
Albert Lea
Minn
Beounty
Cloyce Dougherty
Dougherty
Harriett
Hise
B. F. Dixon
Bert Dixon
F. L. Siberts
Esther
Howard Automobile Company
Calif
Pasadena
Hollywood
Flint
Mich
Siberts
Ollie Dixon
Fox & Dewey
Skipton
Crail’s
Miss Bee Benson
la Crosse, Wis
Bevins
Helen Duke
Esther Brindley
Oskaloosa
Alex DeBord
Effie Dawson
Clark & Enslin
Manchester
Rennie Dawson
Alex Deford
Earl Salterbury
Epworth League
Eva Vanable
Richland
Paxton
Mark Pratt
Henry
Blue Grass
Chas. Atkinson
Vandaline N@iswanger
Edison
Ray Lemley
Virginia
Linby
Jacob Wonderlich
Goodyear
Kelly-Springfield
Federal Cord
Bevins Motor Co
Jessie Martin
Lexington
Howard Gardner
Wellman
Fairfield
Stephens
Carl Metz
Burlington
W. S. Mayo
D. F. Macon
Claire Brook
Galesburg
Mrs. McClenahan
A. L. Griffith
Virgie
Lois
Bessie Grolnich
Eva Smeltzer
E. Morris
Una
Cotter
Ralph Morris
Mannstardt
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Helen Snelson
Ainsworth
Chandler Six
R. F. Hancher
Gladwin
James Cherwinker
Alice Hemmings
Meg
Featuring
Margarita Fisher
Tyler Cole
Lelia
Madame Mignon
S.W
Will Havel
Baker’s Six Orchestra
W. H. Stephen Jeweler
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