Local News Briefs From Ainsworth Clipper
Local notes report 250 pies at Vienna. Royal offers prime rib roast. Mary Flynn visited Cotter. Minnie Conner and Ella Proudtit visit Tren ton, Mo. Nat Childs returned from Fairfield. Sue Donaldson returned from Ainsworth and Edgington. David Crawford improving after illness, previously cared for by Clara Pearson. July 10 Ainsworth Clipper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Flynn
Cotter
Minnie R. Conner
Ella Proudtit
Merle
Trenton
Local Notes From Washington and Surrounding Towns
A collection of brief items records travel and visits by residents. Emma Wilson visited the R M Wilson camp near Columbus Junction while W S Brookhart and George H Paul went to Des Moines on business. Soren Helwick left for Rockwell to visit relatives. H M Shellabarger spent a day at Columbus Junction. G A Smith traveled to Oskaloosa to advance Standard Land Co interests. Mrs Jayne departed for West Liberty. Miss Margaret Morrow and wards returned to Ainsworth after a stay in Crawfordsville. Mame and Dade Shearer headed to Lake Okoboji for a few weeks. Frank Brinton unveiled a summer theater in Washington called the Airdome with 5 to 15 cents admission. G A Smith and family visited from Washington. Smith returned home the same day, family remaining for an extended visit. Martin White and wife visited from Washington, staying with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Shellabarger
Columbus Junction
G. A. Smith
Oskaloosa
Standard Land Co
Frank Brinton
Washington
Airdome
Road philosophy from Michigan highway leader on good roads
Observations by Horatio Earle, Michigan Highway Commissioner, outline a farming analogy for road policy. He favors the good roads district system, allowing towns to participate in county roads to spur growth, arguing that better roads attract traffic and development like a well developed cow yields more milk. A supervisor resists the district idea citing uneven contributions, but the overall message promotes phased expansion and shared funding to improve road networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Earle
Michigan
Loratio Earle
The
Motor News
Dusty Road Preventive New Road Binding in Saxony
Consul T H Norton reports a Saxon firm has tested a new road binding composition on macadam streets in Leipsic and other cities. The material, a heavy residual oil mix with phenol, is heated in iron caldrons then sprayed onto the surface under high pressure to penetrate the top layer. It forms a lustrous black coating impervious to dust, offers better performance under heavy traffic and heat, and has the advantage of no odor after application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Norton
Chemnitz
Leipsic
Rural Delivery Notes and New County Routes in Adair Mo
The piece notes the S7 507 rural free delivery routes in Adair County Missouri, with 21 routes total and three new. It cites publishing of complete country rural delivery service effective Jan 2 1908, mentions four times as many substitute carriers, and quotes officials on expanding the system to relieve farmer isolation and curb insanity, reflecting growth and impact on local mail patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lloyd
Missouri
Adair County
Meyer
Marblehead
Fuss
Essex Republican Club
John Smith
Vienna Bakery offers largest assortment in southeastern Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. George Reister traveled to Columbus Junction to join a camping party for the day. Miss Gertie Lewis, collector for Johnson County Telephone Company, departs for a two week vacation tomorrow, with time in Washington Iowa. Iowa City Republican July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Vienna
George Reister
Columbus Junction
Gertie Lewis
Johnson County Telephone Company
Washington
Iowa City Republican
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the Royal
Nat Childs
Fairfield
Carson
Sue Donaldson
Edgington
Ainsworth
Rock Island
David Crawford
Clara
Pearson
Ainsworth Clipper
Fox & Dewey
Frey
Emma Wilson
R. M. Wilson
W. S Brookhart
George H. Paul
Des Moines
Soren Helwick
Rockwell
Jayne
West Liberty
Margaret Morrow and Wards
Crawfordsville
Mame
Dade Shearer
Lake Okoboji
ON Earths
All New York
Madison Square Garden
A . Death
Europe
Italy
Fredianis
Austria
the Petrof
France
America
Lemmon’s
Saxony
Buckle Oxfords
Work & Meek
Eaton-Huribut
Nicola & Harmon
North Side Square
the Wise One
Washington Co. Savings Bank
Sarah J. Hoskins
Cary
Cardui
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