Jeffrey-Wallace sale postponed in town
John Olson of Minneapolis was in town yesterday for the Jeffrey-Wallace sale north of Haskins, postponed to Friday January 24 2912. The Journal notes Mrs. D J Palmer is very ill after a fall on West Washington Street, with several items from locals including auctions, crafts exhibits, and visits by Davenport and Santa Anna residents.
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John Olson
Minneapolis
Jeffrey-Wallace
Haskins
Journal
D. J. Palmer
D. F. Macon
M. Iowa
C. B. Dougherty
Jast
Altadena
Calif
Cecil Horton
E. M. Bridges & Co
Ptandard
Anes
Roy Finch
David Roy
Brighton
Finch
Harriett Barrett
Lyle Duncan
Cotter
Washington
George Klett
Beatrice Carris
Rubio
Maggie Foster
John McCall
Long Bach
Susie Johnson
Severe Iowa Cold Snap Grips State
A record cold wave hits Iowa with drivers urged to stay off roads. Temperatures plummet statewide with Emmetsburg at 86 below zero and forecasts calling for 35 below in northeast areas. Cities report 30 below in northwest and 25 below in southeast as highways freeze and snow drifts close routes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Emmettsburg
Weather Bureau
Vinton
Decorah
Marshalltown
Algona
Eldora
Waterloo
Mayor Lytle Urges Snow Shoveling Ordinance Compliance
Mayor Lloyd Lytle warns property owners to clear walks of snow or face municipal action. The city may hire workers to shovel and bill the cost to the property, citing dangers of icy sidewalks and pedestrians' safety.
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Lloyd Lytle
Lytle
First Paint in Utah Made by Brigham Young
Reports say Brigham Young produced Utahs first paint in the early 1880s after bringing a 100-pound keg of lead pigment by ox team across the plains. Joseph Pitt ground flaxseed to make the oil needed to create the paint used on the church leaders residence.
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Utah
Brigham Young
Plains
Joseph Pitt
Tomlonson Family Visit Rev Osborn Home in Wellman
The Tomlonson family from Salem spent the weekend with Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Osborn in Wellman. Funeral services for CG C Gingerich of Kalona were held at Timber Church. he and his wife were longtime Wellman residents. Holy Communion will be celebrated at St John Lutheran in February. Former resident Dr Wayne Foster of Cedar Rapids, a University of Iowa athletics appointee, is a local high school graduate and brother to Maplecrest hatchery officials.
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Cordeille Braden
Wellman
Ralph Tomlonson
Salem
Thomas Osborn
CG. C. Gingerich
Kalona
Timber
Maplecrest
Eva
Barbara Bauer
Pokrantz
St. John’s Luthern
Wayne Foster
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Henry
Hila) Foster
B. C. Foster
Br. N. Foster
Maple
Eight Birds Feed at Lloyd Grants Home Feeder
Lloyd Grant a 14 year old from Sun nyside avenue Burlington fed eight different kinds of birds this winter. The feeder helped birds during harsh weather. Birds noted include blue jays topknots redbirds sap suckers sparrows and chickadees. Lloyd is the son of Mr and Mrs Guy Grant.
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Burlington
Lloyd Grant
Sunnyside Avenue
Lloyd
Guy Grant
Old Mill Picture Wins State Award
A photograph of an 1849 old mill near Elkader won the University of Iowa camera club prize for best historical picture and the Grant Wood award for best Iowa architecture before 1850. Bertha Morey of Ottumwa earned second with a windlass well at Keokukowa. Professor Harold Williams of Iowa City placed third with an old barn near Dubuque.
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Iowa City
Elkader
Robert O. Bickel
Cedar Rapids
Bickel
University of Iowa Camera Club
Grant Wood
Iowa
Bertha Morey
Ottumwa
Keogauqua
Harold Williams
Dubuque
George Horner
R W. Scharf
Herb Schwartz
Des Moines Regier and Tribune
Fresh Water Clams Recalled as Mussels Not Oysters
Fresh water clams, relatives of oysters, are correctly called mussels not oysters. The term mussel applies to the 6 freshwater clams noted in the discussion.
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Harry Riggelman
Des ‘Othes
Bielen’s
Peanut Brittie
Colgate
Woodbury’s
Childe
Henry Trier Keota
al Ledger
Washington, D. C
J. M. Kelly
E. C. Eicher
White House
E. M. Bridges
Theodore Beenblossom
Lorena Donaldson
Tomlonson
Rev. Osborn
Klein Klothing Ko
OLD Mill
Hardroads
Kaynee Quality
Men's Suedehirts
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