Davenport visitors and town social events noted
Correspondents report visits by Mrs A J Peterson and daughter in Davenport, a grandson’s marriage in Oakdale California, a birthday dinner for Mr Sands, and a Washington trip by Mrs T W Rowan. Orient Lodge hosted a large Masonic Woodmen banquet with games, talks, musical numbers, and a substantial banquet, drawing guests from Washington and Rock Island.
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George Ebner
Washington
Joe McCreedy
Haskins
R. E. Acheson
Eiven
Cueste
Victor Stone
Chicago
J. A. Marsh
Fres Moines
T. W. Rowan
Cames
Everette Shearer
Miles Stearns
Jack Trotter
Homer Vanhorn
Mies Enid Annas
Mise Delia Grubb
A. Stephens
A. E. Sands
W. W Moore
Woodmen Hall
FR. Coffman
Fol
Nethine
Wm. Reaney
Melinda van Horn
Grayson
C. R. Gray
Warden Folk
Rock Island
Riverside Town Notes Comprise Arrivals Marriages and Local Games
Riverside items report the Turner family moving from Chicago to manage Farmers Lumber yard and reside at W. H. Cress home. Albert Tansey visits from Pawnee. A baby boy born to Lyle and wife. Robert Thor weds Bernice Smith in Alliance. Sherman Blaker and Beulah Beatty marry in Town City. Riverside teams win three games including a Kalona clash. The Critz family buys a farm near Syracuse New York. Frank Rummelhart’s family visits Mercy hospital. Catherine Hawthorn guests. Goose Schnoebelen welcome a daughter born December 9.
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Alliance
Nebr
al Wiker
New Castle
Wyo Sherman Blaker
Beulah Beatty
Terra Alta
W Va
Town City
Riverside
St. Mary's
Riverside High School
Kalona
V. B. Critz
Syracuse
Frank Rummerhart
Rupert
Vic
Sophia Rummelhart
Mercy Hospital
William Griffin
Chicago
Charles Hawthorn
New Meadows
Idaho
Steve Fouchek
The Fight at Conway Leads to Manslaughter Charge
A brutal rural fight between two farm boys over a girl in Conway ends with one death days later. The survivor likely faces grand jury indictment, while a mob blocked separation and urged the combatants on. Ringleaders across the crowd are blamed for worse wrongdoing than the charged youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Jerkwater
Public Provocation Refers to Conway Disorderly Mob
The Marshalltown Times-Republican denounces a crowd of loafers and toughs who sought a murderous fight between two boys. It calls for indictments and punishment for the mob, hoping many flee or face hard labor for the state’s benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loafers
Conway
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Legion Lobbyists Draft Four Bills for Iowa Veterans
Des Moines reports four American Legion proposed bills for Iowa ex service men being drafted by Casp er Schenk Rex Fowler and Raymond McConologue. The most important would pay a bonus of 15 dollars per month served May 1917 to August 1919 to veterans and eligible women. Other measures seek exemption and preference for veterans, legalization of boxing with a state boxing commission, and making it a misdemeanor not to wear the legion button. The group aims to present these bills to the Thirty ninth General Assembly, with decisions pending on which members will carry them.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Casper Schenk
Rex Fowler
Raymond McConologue
State Organization of the American Legion
McNider
Thirtyninth General Assembly
Iowa American Legion
Towa
Legion
American Legion
The Way of a Man Verse on Punctual Car Service
A brief quip from the Teledo Blade contrasts daily on time car service with a single ten minute delay triggering a full fit of dissatisfaction. The observation highlights tolerance for consistency versus reacting to a rare lapse.
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Teledo Blade
Mutilation of a Coin Penalty Details
The text notes no penalty for mutilating a coin but specifies a penalty for restoring a fraudulently reduced coin to circulation.
No lion or tiger matches danger of a young woman racing car
Jud Tunkins claims a young woman showing off in a new car may pose greater risk to bystanders than any wild animal. He cites her speed and reckless display as a danger to people, including a wealthy uncle observing.
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Jud Tunkins
Ucle
Iowa Names and Debates Over Secretary of Agriculture
Des Moines reports on potential Iowa appointees for the next secretary of agriculture. Harry C. Wallace leads as likely choice with support from senators. J R Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation is touted. Dean Curtiss and EB T Meredith also figure in the debate. The piece notes competing interests from Breeders Gazette and Country Gentleman and mentions Harding’s long candidate list. It also covers army surplus sales affecting Iowa merchants, beekeeping figures at Council Bluffs, and a cattle judging visit by John Phillip in Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry C. Wallace
Wallace
United States
Kenyon
Breeders’ Gazette
America
Dean Curtiss
Ames
Philadelphia
EB. T. Meredith
Dan Wallace
Harry C
Farm Bureau
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Howard
Clemons
Marshall County
Penn College
Oskaloosa
University of Chicago
Harding
John Phillip
Scotland
Chicago
Marshalltown
Mr. Phillip
Iowa Farm Show Guests Travel To Ames For Awards
Ninety boers and girls from various clubs visited the International Live Stock show in Chicago and traveled by special coaches from Ames under state college chaperones. Cash prizes funded the trip, led by the Iowa Bankers Association and Successful Farming. State winners include James H. Carter, Clark Bull, Harold E. Pace, Joseph Caputo, Marjorie McKay, Ralph Lee, and Martin Pepper for corn, baby beef, market pig, sheep, and poultry respectively.
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Chicago
Ames
State College
Iowa Bankers Association
James H. Carter
Lawn Hill
Clark Bull
Coon Rapids
Harold E. Pace
Muscatine
Joseph Caputo
Marshalltown
Marjorie McKay
Moravia
Ralph Lee
Mt. Pleasant
Martin Pepper
Ottumwa
Timber Operation Near Elkader Moves to Joliet Factory
A crew of 14 W006 choppers near Elkader Clayton county cut wood and poplar for the National Mateh Company's Joliet Illinois factory. Plans call for shipping 100 carloads of timber from the area. The Diamond Mateh Co of Peoria Illinois operates cutting forty acres of bass wood near Luther Boone county.
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Elkader
Clayton County
National Mateh Company
Joliet
Illinois
Diamond Mateh Co
Peoria
Luther
Boone Coun
Iowa Dairy Output Tops 150 Million in 1920
The state’s dairy sector generated over 150 million dollars last year with 86 million pounds of creamery butter and 2 million pounds of cheese. Market milk led receipts at about 28 million dollars, while total cheese production and other dairy products contributed substantial sums.
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Lowa
Iowa
W. B. Barney State Dairy and Food Commer
Aberdeen Angus sale at Toledo features Mesquakie dancers
John Kelley of Tama county held a sale at the Toledo fair grounds for boroved breda cattle. Buyers came from out of county. Mesquakie Indians from the Tama reservation entertained visitors with dances and a free dinner. Forty nine cows and two bulls sold for 77395, average 1517 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelley
Tama County
Toledo
Kelley
Tama Reservation
Conference to discuss veterans aid and speaker bureau effort
F W Galbraith Gen Leonard Wood and Hanford McNider will attend a regional conference. The meeting will set up a state speakers bureau and women’s auxiliaries and discuss legislation for the next session. Casper Schenk Rex Fowler and Ray McConologue were named to draft bills including a $15 monthly bonus and extending benefits to former war veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go. F. W. Galbraith
Leonard Wood
Hanford McNider
Iowa
Casper Schenk
Rex Fowler
Ray McConologue
Commander McNider
Pomerantz Takes On Family Repatriation From Poland
Abe Pomerantz of Carroll assumes financial responsibility for relocating eleven relatives from Poland. The group includes his mother two sisters one sister’s four children and two brothers with their wives and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Pomerantz
Carroll
Poland
Thef
Wartime Hardship Strains Warsaw Families and Labor
Transportation costs hit Mr Pomerantz at 2400 dollars while Warsaw suffers no work for men. Food is scarce with bread selling at four dollars a pound. One sister arriving loses her husband in the recent war between Poland and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomerantz
Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Iowa Seeks 8.1 Million Back From War Spends
Iowa asks the federal government to reimburse 8.1 million dollars spent on war preparations. Adj. Gen. Louis G. Lasher says a ledger transcript and vouchers must pass through the militia bureau to secure payment. similar Civil War and Spanish War debts were paid after long delays.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Adj
Louis G. Lasher
Washington
Lowg
Lasher
Army
Militia
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Jasper County
Don Yh
Gardite
Bruns Seed Store
Fort Madison
T. P. Hollowell
New Hampton
Chas. J. Spiker
Biological Survey Department
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Choice
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