News Reporters Send In Local Correspondents
Correspondents from Journal relay notes from Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Grace Chapman of Muscatine and James Wilson of Moline visited Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna, with Edwin Chrissinger off to Des Moines for the fair. Others attend Des Moines fair and Cone Lake camping as Chats.
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Crawfordsville
Grace Chapman
Muscatine
Iowa
James Wilson
Moline
Oxford Brehine
Conesville
John Hanna
Edwin Chrissinger
Des Moines
J. C. Huston
Hope
G. G. McElroy
Rubio Rubio and Nearby Outings Reported in Rubio Area
L B Luithly and wife returned from Chicago with a new Max wheel. many from Keota enjoy an outing at Martin’s summer resort near Skunk. Ransom Wallerick died after appendicitis surgery in Ottumwa. Asberry Singleton sent to Mt. Pleasant for treatment. Steinbeck party back from Missouri. several weighed at Steinbeck scales. Various local visits, births, and property moves noted. school set to begin with two teachers.
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Rubio
L. B. Luithly
Maxwell
Chicago
Keota
Martin's
Skunk
Sigourréy
Schipfer Brothers
Ransom Wallerick
Ottumwa
Asberry Singleton
Mt. Pleasant
Schipfer
Fayne
Steinbeck
Missouri
S. Dotts
Charley Forestec
Martin Morrow
William Morrow
Jim Gatten
William Derby
J. H. Steinbeck
William Gatten
Walter Matlock
Fairfield
L. B. Luithiy
Dale Leppert
Charley Leppert
Snider
Omer Long
Peter Rudolph
Edgar McClurg
Des Moines Fair
Helen Thrimmer
Bonnie Cassidy
Bert Collet
Kichland
Oscar Mauer
Howard Morrow
Wim. Morrow
J. B. McCaleb
James, Jr
Robert
Unday
John Henry Caled
F. R. Feltz
Hawkeye Apple Proves Delicious Then Popular Worldwide
A Quaker from Indiana planted an orchard near Peru Iowa with Bellflower apples from his Indiana home. A sprout grew into the tree later renamed Delicious by C M Stark, leading to over seven million trees shipped worldwide. The original tree still stands though decayed at its heart.
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Nes Moines
Jesse Hiatt
Indiana
Peru
Madison County
Old Home Place
Hiatt
Winterset
Mr. Hiatt
State Horticultural Society of
Iowa
The
Historical Society of
Historical Department of
Sassman Fights Back After Yearlong Grudge at Alta Fair
Storm Lake reports John Sassman and George Tutt, brothers-in-law by marriage, settled a long simmering feud when Sassman, ill a year earlier, confronted Tutt at the Alta fair and struck him. Tutt filed assault charges. Sassman paid the fine and was released by the justice.
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Storm Lake
Sassman
John Sassman
George Tutt
Alta
Tutt
Marathon
Alta Fair
Wild Life School ends at McGregor Clayton County
The Wild Life School concluded in McGregor Clayton County drawing attendees from several states and Town residents. It plans to become a permanent institution with a distinguished faculty of noted botanists zoologists and ornithologists including George Kay from Iowa State University Harry Overiser from Washington and Bohumil Stumek from Iowa State University.
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Wild Life
McGregor
Clayton County
America
Monse the Rost
Sr George
Kay
Iowa State University
Harry C. Overiser
Washington
D. C
Bohumil Stumek
H. Pamnel
Iowa
Iowa colleges host wildlife course and park health plan
A two week course led by professors from Morningside Cornell Coe and more costs five dollars tuition. It covers wildlife, plants, birds, fish, and silent animals with woodland excursions near McGregor Heights overlooking the Mississippi. A new state health board department will certify tourist camps on disposal, water, shelter, and caretaking. Protestant churches exchange in Drake Park with Rabbi Mannheimer preaching to a mixed congregation.
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T. C. Stephens
Morningside College
Iowa
C. R. Keyes
Cornell College
Leroy T. Weeks
Etomersbure
W. Stookey
Coe College, Laws
G. B. MacDonald
Iowa State College
Melvin Gilmore
Hismarck
N. D
W. ©. Curtis
University of Missouri
Columbia
George G. Miller
North Dakota State Agricultural
Hille
Wisconsin
Jouque
McGrever
Northwest
America
Sewice
Thevedore
Pars
University Place
Dea Moines
Drake Park
Heabbi Eucene Mannheimer
United Brethren
Mies Esther Cook Leaves for Great Falls Teaching Post
Esther Cook departed yesterday evening for Great Falls Montana to take a teaching position for the coming year.
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Mies
Esther Cook
Great Falls
Mont
Gollmar Bros and Yankee Robinson Circus Arrives
The Gollmar Bros and Yankee Robinson Combined Circus exhibits Tuesday September 5 featuring a large collection of wild and domestic beasts including twelve elephants and numerous trained animals. A grand free street parade starts at 11 am with two performances at 2 and 8 pm and extensive zoological displays opening an hour earlier.
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Gollmar Bros
Yankee Robinson
How God Helped Nehemiah Build a Wall
Lesson surveys Nehemiah’s led rebuilding of Jerusalem walls after securing leave and credentials from the Persian king. It covers preparation, division of labor, and overcoming hindrances, noting women’s help, earnestness, and unity as key factors. The wall's completion in fifty two days demonstrates divine support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehemiah
Jerusalem
Shallum
Sanballat
Tobiah
Crdft
Find the Rock Beneath in Whittier Faith Steps
A reflection on seeking stability in faith. The piece urges finding a solid foundation beneath shifting beliefs, referencing Whittier as a place of contemplation and resilience amid doubt. It emphasizes personal search, steady ground, and spiritual anchorage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith
Whittier
Empty Writs and Empty Heads Quote
A cryptic verse echoes about a head without brains a writ without judgment a heart without honesty and a purse without money. The line juxtaposes legal and moral emptiness as a sharp quip on folly and fraud.
Forbearance Cultivation Yields Noble Strength
Brief note urges patience and steady virtue as a pathway to moral growth and resilience. Emphasizes inner discipline and the value of calm response in difficult times.
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Woman's Relef Corps
Lewin
Pilcher
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Boston
Sue Browning
Nate E. Kendall
Frank Landt
Tama County
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House of Representatives
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Omaha
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State Board of Parole
L. W. Drennen
Fort Madison
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W.E. Albert
Fish and Game
Fish and Game Club
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She Reek River
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Laws City
Wood
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Johnson County
W. H. Launcelot
M. Lanestot
Lancelst
Smaler Schodls
Washington, Iowa
State Board of Health
Pp. B. Fitzwater
Moody Blue Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
U.S
Royal Cords
Royal Cord
U.S. Tire Co
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G. E. Mace
White Way Garage
T. Co
Kyle Brown
United States Tires
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X World
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W. Schlatter
Winfield
Ainsworth, Iowa
Eden Brothers
Olds, Towa Pollok Brothers
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