Old landmark removed as Bryce Pringle clears property
An old house in Clay township was torn down by Bryce Pringle, marking the loss of one of the area’s historic structures. The report notes busy farm activity with threshing machines audible nearby and several locality visits by residents including Hattie Prizer, Wayne Savage, Roman Borkoski, and the Marshall family visiting relatives in Crawfordsville and Wayland.
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Brighton
Bryce Pringle
Clay Township
Hattie Prizer
Robert Balderson
James Bender
Baby
Crawfordaville
L. B. Shidler
Wayne Savage
Iowa City
Roman Borkoski
Robert Scott
Wayland
George Marshall
Moses Hoskin
Keota Area Social Notes and Visiting Highlights
Sunday gatherings fill local homes as residents from Keota and nearby areas share visits. Edith Augustine stays with Hazel Stattler while families, including the Turnipseeds and Hotles, visit friends and attend events. Hog vaccination training and a Washington band concert are noted among ongoing activities.
Local notes from NIRA NIRA July 20
Myrtle Gurl visits brother Irvin at home. Clifford Curl and Jim Hanley attend vaccination school in Washington. Will Dorrance and family visit Howard in Ottumwa after his California return. Rosetta Miller dies of infantile paralysis, under quarantine. burial set for Thursday. Robert Davieson attends vaccination school in Washington and Friese hog sale at Kalona.
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Nira Nira
Myrtle Gurl
Irvin
Clifford Curl
Jim Hanley
Washington
Will Dorrance
Ottumwa
Howard
California
Ross Miller
Lee Davison
Rosetta
Arthur
Anna Miller
Robert Davieson
Kalona
Wanderings Across Iowa Highlighting Farmers And Adventurers
The Des Moines column recounts Pat O'Brien walking from New York to California, Erma Walker reporting an attempted robbery near Ames, and farmers shifting crops as potato regions fade. It notes M H Dowell and wife hiking to Yellowstone, Andrew Gault planning another river swim, and Waterloo sportsmen seeking a state park at Wall Lake. It also mentions Des Moines municipal market boosting truck farming and shifts in manure use and fertilizer needs.
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Des * Moinhs
Pat O’brien
New York
California
Oscar Larson
Hans Olsen
Boston
Seattle
Erma Walker
Spokane
Ames
Des Moines
Ankeny
M. H. Dowell
State University At
Iowa City
Yellowstone Park
Dowell
Iowa
Waterloo
Wall Lake
Conservation Board
Executive Council
Vail Lake
Sac County
Wellman Social Roundup From July Events
July 26 notes from Wellman report several residents traveling to Lake Okoboji and Boulder Colorado for visits and medical consultations. Families gather for dinners and share health updates while a local six year old dies from infantile paralysis at home.
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Rosalind
Perry Stephens
W. Shaw
I. Rothschild
Washington
Kabaker
J. J. Ward
Eli Swartzendrubidr
Elk Herd And Historic Grave Remains Unearthed In Iowa
An Iowa reminiscence recounts Jonah Neifert’s Idaho elk herd and a 1850s grave on the Harrell farm where a box elder marker once stood. In 1950s roads expansion orders the Waubonsie Trail to cross the site, prompting removal of the grave remains to a neighboring cemetery.
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Page County
John Reynolds
Bass Harrell
Reynolds
Harrell
Waubonsie
Board of Supervisors
State Board of Health
JEWELRY THIEVES MAKE A LARGE HAUL
Belle Plaine July 21 Dis covery was made yesterday that the R. W. Hemkin jewelry store on Twelfth street had been robbed of 600 dollars worth of jewelry including several watches. Entrance was made through a cellar window. It is thought the robbery was committed late Saturday night or Sunday night. Mr Hemkin did not visit his store Sunday and it was not until he opened for business yesterday that the loss was discovered. This gave the thieves a good start and the officers have no clue.
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Belle Plaine
R. W. Hemkin
Twelfth Street
Hemkin
Attendance Slump Worries Big League Owners
New York reports show major league attendance declining after a strong start to 1921. Crowds at the Polo Grounds are down to around ten thousand for daily games, with longer nine inning affairs blamed on the lively ball. Some say fans stay away due to economic strain and other entertainment options.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Giants
Yanks
Veterans to vote on bonus action at Eighty-eighth reunion
In Des Moines Iowa officers of the Eighty eighth division association plan a formal vote among veterans from Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Missouri and Illinois at the August 26 to 28 reunion. They will seek sentiment on future prosecution of the soldier bonus act with an expected 6000 to 10000 US Army men in attendance over three days.
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Eighty-Eighth
Des Moines
Mid-West
Congress
Eighty-eighth Divsion
Division Association
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Missouri
Imola
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R. R
H. P. Deal
Chas. Augustine
Valley
Edith Augustine
Hazel Stattler
Dave Turnipseed
Helen
Robert
W. C
Walter Hotle
Nick Tinnis
Nick Tinnie
Cecille Hotle
Homer Mayer
Dallas
Homer Hotle
Salem
Prairie City
Jasper County
Grundy Center
Reinbeck
Sioux City
Grundy County
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
America
Andrew C. Gault
Henry County
Mississippa
Burlington
Gault
Fort Madison
Keokuk
J. W. Coxsee
Monticello
Jones County
Europe
Scotland
Carlisle
Ayr
Caldwell
Perthshire
Henry Lauser
Tahiti
Jonah Neifert
Guthrie County
Idaho
Mr. Neifert
Keokuk County
Estherville
Royal Cleaners
GEO
Stamos
Mgr
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Omaha
Crawford County
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Peetness
Rickard
Sherman Brot
Kimberley
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