Muscatine Louisa Boards Organize in Joint Meeting
Louisa and Muscatine boards met in Muscatine to organize for the year. J Carson Duncan of Columbus Junction elected chairman of drainage district No 13 with C H Pitchfork as secretary. A contract with Iowa Southern Utilities Co. supplies power for the lower pumping plant. The Island levee board chose J Henry Schater as chairman and Pitchfork as secretary. A syphon at the levee was approved for federal review by U S engineers. A standing committee of F L Berk and Theodore Drake will supervise the two districts until the next quarterly meetings.
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Muscatine
J. Carson Duncan
Columbus Junction
U. S. Engineers’ Office
F. L. Berk
Wapello
Theodore Drake
Brookhart pushes farm rail rate reduction in Senate
Senator Brookhart introduces a joint resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to lower railroad rates on farm products. He cites a commission letter showing farmers pay 20.31 percent of freight charges while supplying 11.49 percent of tonnage, saying agricultural rates are 76.85 percent too high. The measure goes to the ICC committee for consideration.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Brookhart
Republican
Towa
Interstate Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commssion
Congress
Mrs Shellabarger Claimed by Death in Columbus Junction
Mrs J L Shellabarger longtime resident dies at home after weeks of illness. Survived by her husband former mayor of Columbus Junction, four sons including Ellmor and Noah, four daughters and many relatives across Iowa California and beyond. Funeral plans not announced.
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Columbus Junction
J. Lb. Shelbarger
Lfe
Shellabarger
Ellmor
Noah
Jacob Ard Scott
Callie
Joan Wilson
Lotta Paxton
Muscatine
George Edmondson Fairfeld
Esther Shellabarger
San Perdo
Calif
Charles Cre
Eva George
Long Beach
H. A. Utter
Colmmbus Junction
Robert Utter
Mark Shellabarger
Letts
Alice Farmer
Fullerton
McCormick Plans Handcar Ride for Illinois Senate Bid
Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of the late Mark Hanna, campaigns for the Republican nomination for U S senator in Illinois. She arrives in Lawrence and speaks at the courthouse then plans to reach Olney Newton flooded roads by a railroad handcar, arranging with railroad officials to have it ready.
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Lawrence
Mark Hanna
Ikiprés
Uth Hanna Mcformick
Ilinois
Newton
McCormick
United States
Olney
Sargon medicines sweep nation in carload sales
massive demand drives wholesale orders as Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills move in carloads across 27 states and California Texas and New York markets report staggering bottle counts druggists praise its remarkable sales and claimed results with millions using the products and spreading the word Sherman Bros Druggists and Arenis
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America
California
Saigon
Texas
New York
Sherman Bros. Druggists
Arenis
Senator Barkley Defends Sugar Duty in Senate Speech
In a Senate address Senator Barkley Democrat of Kentucky attacked a tax on 99 percent of farmers to aid 1 percent and urged passage of the Harrison amendment to retain the 1.76 cent per pound sugar duty.
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Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Rto
Harrison
Columbus Junction News and Traveling Couples Report
Mr and Mrs T F Johnstonson of Columbus City tour Kentucky Tennessee and Florida. They travel with Mr and Mrs James Clegg of Ainsworth who will stay in Havana Cuba. A F Hall recovering after surgery at Muscatine hospital. Davenport resident Carence Thorley, formerly of Columbus Junction, hospitalized at St Luke's in Davenport. 19th Century club meets Saturday at 2 30 with Mrs Carl Roberts hosting a book chat led by Misa Myrta Jeffry and a new J Marquis James work The Raben recited by Mrs Roberts. 285 3t
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Columbus Junction
T. F. Johnstson
Columbus City
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
James Clegg
Ainsworth
Havana
Cuba
A. F. Hall
Muscatine Hospital
Carence Thorley
Davenport
St. Luke's Hospital
Dav
19Th Century Club
Carl Roberts
J Marquis James
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Louisa and
Muscatine Countes
Ik Ns
Eh i Dal Ver
Wilson Coal Company
Eagle
Iowa
H.J. Ward & CO
Earle W. Corbin & CO
Lytle’s Grocery
Oriez & Speer
Carl’s
Washington Oil CO
Reister Creamery
Reister & Sons
H. & A. Baking Co
John Westphal
Coal and
COX Motor Co
Arnold's Barber Shop
Washington National Bank
Ruth
Doan
James A. McClard
Hobson Avenue
Hot Springs
Ark
Burlington
A. W. Clow
Bailey Ridg
Washington, Iowa
Eagle Discount Stamps
Martha But
Enport
ATURE
J. B. Pritchard
Reasner
Dana Sei
Ing
C. A. Co
Iowa Druggists Association
J. J. Ward
M. J. Wilkinson
Phillies & Hebner
Sherman Bros
J. E. Lemmon
Wellman
Kalona
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