Local news notes travel plans and community updates
Miss Ina McDowell plans a two to three week Colorado vacation departing tomorrow with Miss Elizabeth Henke and then to Denver. Miss Dorothy Sands returns to Burlington next year for a higher salary after teaching there this year. Amos N. Alberson heads to Spirit Lake for the State Conclave at Templar Park. Mrs. H F Steck visits Iowa City at the Jay Sproatt home.
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Ina McDowell
Colorado
Kansas
Elizabeth Henke
Denver
Dorothy Sands
Ainsworth
Burlington
Amos N. Alberson
Des Moines
Spirit, Lake
Templar Park
H. F. Steck
Iowa City
Jay Sproatt
Mrs Bain returns from Burlington and family travels noted
Mrs Nettie Bain came home from Burlington where she visited at the home of her daughter Mrs George S McClellan. Mrs Harry Dickerson leaves for Des Moines to Boone for corner stone laying of the Eastern Star Home. Mrs Nelile Wolfe departs for Denver to spend months with her daughters. Mrs Lloyd Morrigan and John head to Oskaloosa to visit relatives for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Bain
Burlington
George 8. McClellan
Harry Dickerson
Des Moines
Boone
Eastern Star
Dickerson
Nelile Wolfe
Denver
Colorado
Alberta
Anna
Fairfield
L. A. Etter
Lloyd Morrigan
John
Oskaloosa
Emma le. White
Chicago
Mrs
the, Hofmeester
Sadie Oxley
Martha
Emma Bennett
S.T. Bereman
Anna Knottner
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Pauline Schafnit
Local happenings mix travel, births and sales in Washington area
Miss Myra Shaffer attends summer session at State University Iowa City after a trip last week. A baby girl is born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ashby near Wellman, with Rosetta Mapel noted as her mother. Conner's Grocery advertises canned peaches at 25 and 30 cents. P G Ahrens travels to Oskaloosa to join Mrs. Ahrens. Richard McCleery returns from Muskingum College in New Concord Ohio. P J H Denison heads to Oskaloosa for business. J A Hyink and sons Clyde Robert visit Washington from Des Moines, staying with Frank Sage, then plan to Muscatine. The June Sale begins tomorrow at Graham's.
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Myra Shaffer
the State University At
Iowa City
Charles Ashby
Wellman
Ashby
Rosetta Mapel
Roy Mapel
Washington
J. A. Hyink
Clyde
Robert
Des Moines
Frank Sage
Muscatine
Caillaux Threatens Resignation Over 1925 Budget Tax Plan
Paris June 17 Finance Minister Caillaux told the finance committee he would resign if the chamber did not vote the 1925 budget by month end and approve three billion francs in additional taxation. He warned parliament will not adjourn until these measures are dealt with.
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Paris
Caillaux
Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Parlianent
Crail's Corset Sale Highlights Marked Prices
The paper notes a large reduction on Nemo corsets for stout figures, plus Warne Bros corsets at deeper discounts. It lists price cuts from six to four fifty dollars and three dollars for select models, with various local residents and visitors mentioned alongside the sale items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warne
Bros
Crail’s
Storms Cause Severe Flooding and Damage Across Northern Iowa
Storms swept northern sections causing widespread damage to farms and buildings near New Hampton and Onawa branch rail lines. Maquoketa river flooded, killing two, with about 150000 dollars in damage. Dubuque reported 1.48 inches of rain and rising waters. Rescue efforts continued for a drowned woman near Colesburg as floodwaters devastated McGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Cascade
Maquoketa
Tampake
Dubuque
Remodelling Nears Completion at Crail’s West Washington House
John Yockey, confined since winter, was brought up town yesterday to see friends. Builders work on the John Skipton house on West Washington St purchased by Mrs. J. B. Crail. The house will be repapered, new bathrooms, paint, and a modern duplex planned. Almon Dewey heads to Iowa City for Scouts camp. C. R. Stearns of Ainsworth visits the county seat. Frances Minick enjoys a hospital vacation. Mrs J D Dayton and son Daryl visit the city. Notice No hunting or trespassing on our farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yockey
John Skipton
West
Washington Street
J. B. Crail
Swaney Records Hole in One at Local Club
W Jr Swaney made a hole in one at the country club links in Fort Dodge yesterday. He achieved the feat on a 16% yard hold with a spoon brassie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
W. Jr. Swaney
Judge Faville to address attorneys at Iowa convention
Judge E. F. Faville will deliver the principal address to the County Attorneys Association of Iowa as their convention opens in Dubuque Iowa The event precedes the Iowa Bar Association meeting with Senator J B Weaver and Maxwell A O Brien assistant attorney general of Des Moines among the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dubuque
E. F. Faville
County Attorneys Association of Iowa
Towa Bar Association
J. B. Weaver
Maxwell A O'Brien
Des Moines
Guilt and Chance It Is the Inevitable End
A reflective line by L. EB Landon contemplates guilt as fate driven by a destined punishment, suggesting that chance itself bears the consequence of wrongdoing. The aphorism links moral consequence to inevitability and personal accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L, EB Landon
Fraud in Blackhawk County signature list questioned
In Des Moines on June 17 the Iowa supreme court heard arguments in the tuberculosis eradication case over Blackhawk county. Plaintiff contends fraudulent signatories were added to qualify as an accredited area without consent while Attorney General Gibson argued for the state to overturn the lower court injunction blocking the county supervisors from enforcing the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Blackhawk County
Iowa Supreme Court
Gibson
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