Aberdeen Angus display and local harvest notes from Maple Grove
Correspondents report at Maple Grove describe Clear Brook farm owned by BE. 8, Bishop of Cedar township sending eight Aberdeen Angus to Des Moines State Fair. Prices for steers and heifers are noted amid cattle market declines. local residents discuss finances, health, and school taxes, with community updates including a July school board slate and circus rain anecdotes.
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Maple Grove
Clear Brook Farm
Bishop
Cedar Township
Des Moines
Lee Sehnoblen
Homestead
Carl Marek
Anderson Charley Kolesick
Roscoe
Annie Kolosick
Frank Pryble
Joseph Kolosick
Washington Hospital
Joseph
Melack Marek
Lee Schnoeblen
Ober Neffenneger
Chas. Neydley
Milt Novey
Joe Neydley
Rural Route No Four News Release
The rural route page lists social visits among neighbors. Elmer and Amanda Kephart spent time with Fred Kephart. Ed Simmering visited John Simmering Sr. Oscar Gardner and Sigafoose homes were called on. Cal Beenblossom hosted Howard Beenblossom’s family from Rock Island Illinois.
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Elmer Kephart
Fred Kephart
Ed Simmering
John Simmering, Sr
Chas. Kephart
Oscar Gardner
Visits at John Simmering Sr. Home Highlight Simmering Family
Mr and Mrs Ed Simmering stopped by last Sunday at the John Simmering Sr residence. James Brooks is constructing a new house with Harry Shrader of Washington doing the carpentry work.
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Ed Simmering
John Simmering, Sr
James Brooks
Harry Shrader
Washington
University plans two new buildings on west side campus
Iowa City July 3 The grounds and buildings committee of the state board of education announces two new structures for the University of Iowa a library and a hall of chemistry to be built on the west side campus near existing dormitories hospitals and an armory construction to begin when funds are available. The project aims to free space on the main campus by relocating the current library from temporary quarters in the hall of natural science.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
State Board of Education
University
West Side
Old Capitol
Iowa River
Davenport Grocer Held as Profiteer
E. B. King proprietor of a Davenport grocery at Fifth and Brady streets was arrested for profiteering in sugar. He allegedly bought sugar wholesale at 23 cents a pound and sold at 33 cents, a 10 cent profit. This marks the first case with direct evidence of excessive profits in the tri cities. Federal agents say more arrests will follow.
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Davenport
Ita
Tri-Cities
E. B. King
Fifth and
Brady Streets
State May Build Its Own Printing Plant
Centerville reports a subcommittee led by Sen J M Wilson and Reps T P Harrington and Douglas Rogers to study the feasibility of a state printing plant. A Topeka visit will compare costs and experiences with other states. The piece also covers river protection works by Woods Brothers and a wool marketing boost, plus bequests to Cherokee Y M C A and a Iowa livestock and farm equipment summary.
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Centerville
J. M. Wilson
T. P. Harrington
Algona
Douglas Rogers
Manning
Iowa
Topeka
Kan
Egan Found Guilty Of False Insurance Claims
A jury in the state circuit court at Sioux Falls convicted Geo. W. Egan of making false statements on fire insurance for a building he owned that burned. The state contended the insured property was worth far less than the 27,500 policy. Egan, a former South Dakota gubernatorial candidate and twice barred lawyer, is an Iowa native from Harrison county with a colorful career.
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Sioux Falls
Geo. W. Egan
Egas
South Dakota
George W. Egan
Harrison County
Iowa
Buildings 62 by 142 Feet Planned for Storage Warehouses
Plans call for two new storage warehouse buildings each measuring 62 by 142 feet. The project aims to add warehousing space for local storage needs and could impact nearby traffic and zoning considerations.
Mount Vernon claims world record for high school attendance
Mount Vernon in Linn county with 1700 residents boasts the highest percentage of youths beyond eighth grade in any similar community. A father and son banquet survey found only five people 21 or younger not in school or college, while Cornelia College attracts many locals for higher studies alongside state colleges and universities.
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Mount Vernon
Linn County
Beyong
Cornel College
State Agricultural College
State University
State Normal School
Iowa Ranks Seventh in School Efficiency in Nation
The Russell Sage Foundation study on state school systems shows Iowa seventh in efficiency, with the West advancing while the East falls behind. Iowa far ahead of Illinois, which is listed at twenty fourth in the survey.
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Russel Sage Foundation
Iowa
Illinois
Levee Project Planned for Des Moines and Louisa Counties
A sweeping plan to raise the entire forty two miles of levee in Des Moines and Louisa counties began after the joint levee boards hired Engineer Harmon of Peoria Illinois. He will draft plans and supervise the elevated levee construction.
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Des Moines
Louisa County
Harmon
Peoria
Ill
Levee Upgrade Proposal Aims 3 Feet Higher
The plan proposes an investment of about $500,000 to raise the levee three feet above the high water mark if the Mississippi River Commission adopts the recommendations.
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Mississippi River Commission
Ex Iowa Governor Horace Boles Visits Iowa in Decline
Horace Boles former Iowa governor from 1890 to 1894 arrives in Waterloo from Long Beach with his son Judge U B Boice. At 93 he is nearly blind and hard of hearing though mentally clear and in fair health. This may be his last trip across the continent as seven former Iowa governors remain, with Boies as elder.
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Horace Boles
Iowa
Waterloo
Long Beach
Cal
U. B. Boise
Gov. Boies
Nestor
Jackson
Cummins
Garst
Carroll and Claire
Des Moines
Shaw
Washington
New York
Future of Camp Dodge unsettled amid army plans
The War Department says no permanency decision for Camp Dodge has been made. Officials expect weeks of Army reorganization talks before any closure or transfer decisions, with some camps likely abandoned but exact cuts unknown. H. H. Williamson leads the ag- department.
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Camp Dodge
War Department
Department
Texas Boys Club to Tour Iowa States in August Train Visit
A group of 150 Texas boys will travel by special train to Des Moines in early August to study agricultural interests across Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan. The trip aims to extend cooperative work by the state extension service and involve a Texas youth party visiting Des Moines and other Iowa points.
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Texas
Des Moines
Texas Boy Club
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Grimes Canning Company Formed by Merging Five Firms
Capital and surplus reach 1.5 million dollars as Grimes Can ning company of Grimes Polk county consolidates Grimes Canning and Preserving Altoona Canning Pella Canning Grimes Perry canning Rockwell City Packing. W J Stewart elected president general manager J W Hill Des Moines chairman treasurer H M Pattee Perry vice president Earl Stewart Grimes secretary. Company claims world leadership in corn canning with 12 600 000 to 15 000 000 cans yearly.
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Grimes Canning Company
Grimes
Polk County
Grimes Canning and Preserving Company
Altoona Canning Company
Pella Canning Company
Grimes-Perry Canning Company
Rockwell City Packing Company
W. J. Stewart
J. W. Hill
Des Moines
H. M. Pattee
Perry
Earl Stewart
Lancaster man plans new circus and menagerie tour
W. P. Hall of Lancaster Missouri intends to revive a large traveling show. He previously started a big circus years ago, kept it for one season, then sold the property and shifted to buying horses and dealing in wild animals.
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Ford
W. P. Hall
Lancaster
Mr. Hall
Wild animal dealer linked to Hall and Orton Brothers
The text recalls a man who captured and sold wild animals to circuses and shows nationwide. It notes his Iowa boyhood in Decatur County and says Orton Brothers of Dallas County bought his animals for their old time circus menagerie.
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Mr. Hall
Iowa
Decatur County
Orton Brothers
Dallas County
Iowa men join Chicago rail yards crew for training
F L Howard代理 J T Gillick general manager of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway took a Spencer Iowa crew to Chicago for a training stint. The men including A Gibson H N Peterson H J Lawrence A F Brothers N O Thompson A B Nollsch V Goyette L Goyette Elbert Miller E E Cox Joe Foy and George Melt er will learn railroading in yards and on trains with board room and 150 dollars monthly for eight hours a day.
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Chicago
Iowa
F. L. Howard
J. T. Gillick
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Spencer
Clay County
A. Gibson
H. N. Peterson
H. J. Lawrence
A. F. Brothers
N. O. Thompson
A. B. Nollsch
V. Goyette
L. Goyette
Elbert Miller
E. E. Cox
Joe Foy
George M"ler
After the Fiume question is settled D Annunzio faces verdict
After the Fiume question is settled D Annunzio will learn if he is a hero or a scapegoat. The remark frames a potential turning point for the Italian leader as the political episode concludes.
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Fiume
D'Annunzio
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John Pratt
Sigafoose
Howard Beenblossom
Rock Island, Ill
Cal Beenblossom
Mr. and
Charlie Kephart
Davenport Grocer
Woods Brothers
Lincoln
Neb
Lown
Missouri River
Fremont County
Daniel Linsey
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association
Fleece Wool Growers Association
Iowa State College
Ames
Harriett J. Prescott
Congregational Church of Cherokee
Kendall Upton
Town
Union
Lone Star
Minois
Missouri
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
State Highway Commission
Northwestern Railway
J. F. Duffy
H. H. Williamson
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