Decorah Co op Hit Over Hog Sale Rules
In Decorah Iowa Judge Hobson ruled that the Decorah Farmers' Co operative Society cannot enforce membership fees on hog or produce sales. The 1908 group required nonmembers to pay 5 to 10 cents extra per hundredweight, then bid in the open market, prompting Henry Reeves to file a restraint of trade action. The court permanently barred the society from such practices.
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Decorah
Iowa
Hobson
Farmers’ Company
Henry Reeves
Nineteen At One Table Marriage in Muscatine
Ira Holliday and Mrs. Liza Wilson wed in Muscatine Iowa after a rushed ceremony with Judge Carl just twenty minutes before a westbound train. Holliday from Polk County and Mrs. Wilson a longtime resident near the city completed the marriage before boarding the Rock Island train.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Ira Holliday
Liza Wilson
Carl
Rock Island
Holliday
Polk County
Two Families Grow as Wedding Adds to Large Household
Holliday stated the family now includes nineteen members with a new marriage. He is father to thirteen, Mrs. Wilson mother to four, plus the newlywed couple. He noted his eighty year old father is alive and would be glad to hear of the wedding.
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Holliday
Iowa monument on Shiloh battlefield ready for dedication
Des Moines reports the Iowa monument destroyed in a hurricane at Shiloh has been replaced and repaired. Dedication is expected late winter or early spring with Governor Carroll likely in attendance. The cost has been reduced to about eight thousand dollars from an earlier estimate of fifteen thousand. EB D Soper of Emmetsburg led the repair efforts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Monument
Shiloh Battlefield
Carroll
EB. D. Soper
Emmetsburg
New Warden Named for Anamosa Reformatory
Charles C. McLaughry will succeed Marquis Barr as warden January 1. He plans to seek higher appropriations from the next general assembly to advance reform efforts for Iowa's youthful wards. Senator John F. Wade cites Barr's unsuitability for reform work as a reason for the change.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chas. C. McLaughry
Marquis Barr
Anamosa Reformatory
General Assembly
John F. Wade
Board of Control
Warden Barr
Barr
Adam Genkinger 61-acre Farm Auction Near Washington
Estate sale of the 61 acre Genkinger farm four miles northwest of Washington on Wellman road. Public auction at 10 a m Saturday December 30 on the premises with house barn and outbuildings. Bulk of price to remain as a farm term of years. Administrators J W Teeter and Frank C Beatty notice dated November 15 1918.
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Adam Genkinger
Washington
Wellman Road
J. W. Teeter
Frank C. Beatty
Men and Religion Meeting in Washington Draws Heavy Attendance
The second Washington Men and Religion Forward meeting at First United Presbyterian drew about a hundred men. Devotional services opened with prayer and singing led by S. W. Livingston and a brief address by Rev. J. A. Boatman.
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Washington
First United Presbyterian Church
S. W. Livingston
J. A. Boatman
Muscatine
City Bus Line Order Hotline Details
City residents urged to call 589 for bus line orders and delivery. Frank Rogers promises prompt attention and requests street address and number to fulfill requests.
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Frank Rogers
Steet
Not a Chance to Beat the Marksman
A confident collector named Suremark brags he can hit the bull's-eye nine times out of ten while facing Faste Turner who bets on a difficult escape and a tough wager in a high tension exchange.
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Faste Turner
Iowa Horticultural Society Opens Forty Sixth Convention
Des Moines December 12 The forty sixth annual Iowa State Horticultural society convention opens at the state house with William Langham Cedar Rapids as president. Wesley Greene state horticulturist and F O Harrington Williamsburg present reports while committees are named. Exhibits include apples pears nuts and canned fruits with more than 400 in premiums. The display, largest ever, fills the rotunda and corridors.
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William Langham
Cedar Rapids
Association
Wesley Greene
F. O. Harrington
Wiliamsburg
Lawa Fruit
Laurent Greene
Ames
State House
Best on Earth Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Claim
R J Howell of Tracy Ohio praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for his wife. He says her severe cough and sore lungs suggested consumption but three bottles brought relief and a complete cure. Sold by all druggists.
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R. J. Howell
Tracy, O
Foley
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H. H. McCleery
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Winfield Smouse
W. H Hughes
W. Livingston
Bohumia Kayl
Graham Opera House
Ity
Bruce Cowden
Community Extension Committee
Eicher & Livingston
Conklin
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Capitol
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