Ideal Week: Average Corn Crop Missing Fruitmen Report
The report notes an average corn crop with shortages for mising fruit and poor apple yields. K. of P's meet to discuss agricultural concerns and local distribution impacts.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
2
Grand Island-Rathbone Sisters Convene In Davenport
Des Moines reports an ideal week for crop growth across Iowa with oats in shock and above average threshing yields. Spring wheat harvest nearly finished northward. corn profits from heat and moisture. pastures hold well. apples show a third of normal yield. August 1 crop respondent table lists percentages for corn 94, spring wheat 95, oats 97, flax 78, potatoes 92, pastures 105, apples 40, grapes 1 versus last year values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Pythian Gathering Opens in Davenport with Races for Grand Offices
Davenport hosts the annual Pythian convention as the Uniform Rank of the Iowa Order camps on Grand Island and the Rath Bone Sisters open their auxiliary meeting. The grand lodge convenes on Suburban Island Wednesday led by Camp Merrill's General J. F. Kingsbury. Contests focus on grand chancellor with candidates James W. Hunter F E Duncan F L Ferris Rice H Bell and possible re election for Waud. Suprem e representative contenders include Ben J Sallinger T B Hanley Dr Frank Porter and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Lowa Order
Grand Island
Rathbone Sisters
Order
Grand Lodge
the Knights of L’ythias
J. F. Kingsbury
Des Moines
Merrill
James W. Hunter
Newton
F. E. Duncan
F. L. Ferris
Sioux City
Rice H. Bell
Keokuk
Waud
Supreme Representative
Ben J. Sallinger
Carroll
T. B. Hanley
Tipton
Frank Porterfield
Atlantic
Buffalo skeleton unearthed in Morgan township peat bed
In Morgan township Hlampton area Frank and Arthur Larson and Clifford Bangs unearthed a large buffalo skeleton seven feet underground while digging peat. The bones remained largely intact and the find locates near Dows in old buffalo rendezvous country. The peat land now supplies peat as a coal substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlampton
Iowa
Aug
Frank
Arthur Larson
Clifford Bangs
Morgan Township
Dows
Santa Fe Rail Sues Judge Over Five Cent Demurrage
A demurrage claim of five cents filed by Santa Fe Railroad against Pekin judge W R Curren will likely reach the supreme court. The judge ordered a new door for his safe days ago but did not learn of delivery until five cents had accrued and he refused to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Lil
Santa Fe Railroad Company
W. R. Curren
Pekin
Ill
Supreme Court
Judge Ferris withdraws from Knights of Pythias race in Iowa
Sioux City Iowa Aug 8 Judge L Ferris Saturday night announced his withdrawal from the race for grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Iowa This leaves in the field only J W Hunter of Newton Iowa who will likely be chosen unanimously at the grand lodge meeting in Davenport today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
L. Ferris
The
Knights of Pythias of
J. W. Hunter
Newton
Grand Lodge
Davenport
Spirit Lake to Transfer Water Works to Private Franchise
Spirit Lake Iowa plans a special August 19 election to grant a 25 year franchise for water works and electric lighting to private parties, signaling municipal ownership failure and a move to privatize essential utilities. The Missouri lid on Sunday saloons and a critique of race leaders Du Bois and Washington are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Musical Duo Kennedy Presents Prodigious Concert
Thursday evening August 10 1905 the up to date musical novelty concert by Madame M Silvars Kennedy and A H Kennedy featured dramatic vocal performance humorous elocution and musical artistry for an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Silvars Kennedy
A. H. Kennedy
Vacation excursion rates announced for 1905 rail travel
The Iowa Central lists low round trip fares from Brighton for summer 1905 to St Paul and Minneapolis 12 dollars Duluth 16 Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo 22.75 Salt Lake City and Ogden 35.75 Portland 49 California similar to Portland Hot Springs Arkansas one fare plus two dollars for round trip with 30 day limit tickets on sale after June 1st and August 30th respectively. Further details from A B Cutts G P and T A.
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Pacific Coast
Iowa Central
Brighton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Portland
Ore
California
Hot Springs Ark
A. B. Cutts
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