Notice of Administrator's Sale in Washington County
In the district court of Iowa Washington County the estate of Mary C. Hering deceased invites public auction on December 3 1908 at the late residence of Mary O Hering and James H Hering Marion Township. Property includes mares, colt, harness, wagons, furniture, farm implements, livestock, equipment, kitchen items, hay, poultry, tools and more. Sale begins 10:00 a.m. terms cash under 10 credit twelve months with notes 7 percent interest and 5 percent cash discount on bids over 10. Administrator Clifford Thorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
State of Iowa
Washington County
Mary C. Hering
District Court
Mary O. Hering
James H. Hering
Marion Township
Iowa
John Deere
Avery
Clifford Thorne
Public sale notice by Wenger Bros auctioneers
Wenger Bros auctioneers announce a public sale on their farm 234 miles west of Crawfordsville starting 10 o clock a m Friday November 27 1908. Ten head of horses include a black driving team five years old sound and well broke a bay driving horse seven years old family broke a bay draft horse three years old and three one year olds.
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Wenger Bros
Crawfordsville
Farm stock sale listing by Fishburn and Hillhouse
A historical notice advertises a sale of forty Hereford cattle including cows yearlings and calves, forty one hogs with a Duroc Jersey boar, twenty Shropshire ewes, and two dozen barred Plymouth Rock roosters. Terms include credit up to twelve months on sums over ten dollars with note security, cash under ten, and a six percent cash discount. Clerks are John Hillhouse and M Smylie. sale dates are listed as seventeen, twenty, and twenty four.
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W. D. Fishburn
Des Moines Oil Fight Ends with Crystal Oil Sale
A. L. Clinite testified in Judge Miller's court that Standard Oil demolished Crystal Oil in Des Moines within a year. Crystal's $15,000 plant and business sold to Standard Oil for $1,200 while Clinite claimed unfair competition led to the collapse of Crystal and other local oil firms.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Standard Oil Company
Crystal Oil Company
A. L. Clinite
Miller
John CD
Clinite
The Sleeping Sickness and a Cure by Vinci
The article explains sleeping sickness in Africa caused by the tsetse fly and contrasts it with healthy sleep. It cites Union City resident Mr. George Hayes who recovered after using Vinci, and claims Vinci aids nervous, run down individuals and improves sleep, sold in Washington by Cook & Sherman.
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Africa
Congo
Mr. George Hayes
Union City
Mr. Hayes
Vinci
Washington
Cook & Sherman
There May Be Trouble Yet Between Serbs and Austria
Reported scenes of Serb provocative acts toward Austria Hungary continue to raise tensions. A semi official Austrian note threatens decisive steps if provocations do not cease and signals a forthcoming government decision in a few days. In Bosnia and Herzegovina hostility grows amid warnings and troop reinforcements.
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Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Belgrade
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trebinje
Electric accident claims two at Brayton power station
At Brayton on the New York New Haven and Hartford line, high power lines fatally electrocuted William Quan of Fall River and Fred Foss of this town. Quan was instant, Foss died attempting to pull Quan clear.
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Warren, R. 1
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Brayton
William Quan
Fall River
Fred Foss
Quan
Foss
Lumber output dip forecast for Northwest mills
J. E. Rhodes secretary of the Northern Pine Manufacturers association says the Northwest lumber cut will be 10 to 15 percent below last season’s level as practically all mills are shut for the season. Last year’s total was 2.5 billion feet.
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Minneapolis
Navy
Northwest
J. E. Rhodes
Northern Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Name of the Jungfrau and its origin
M Hartmann of Interlaken reports in Feuilles d Histoire Bernoise that in the fifteenth century a nunnery at Interlaken owned the Wengern alp called the Jungfrauen berg or Mountain of the Young Women. The snow peak opposite took the name Jungfrauhorn, eventually shortened to Jungfrau.
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M. Hartmann of
Interlaken
Feuilles d'Histoire Bernoise
Wengern Alp
Jungfrauenberg
The Keenest Aesthetic Pleasure For Cats Lies In Smell
A London Spectator note contrasts cat and dog senses. Cats savor distinct scents from plants leaves and air, and even perfumes, reacting with pleasure to fragrance while avoiding strong smells like lavender water which distress them, unlike dogs.
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London Spectator
Local News Briefs From Davenport Area
Mrs. W. B. Simpson of Davenport spent Sunday at the Will McFarland home. Alice Atkinson left for Oskaloosa to resume duties at the Holiness university after three weeks at home. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. White left for Spencer to attend the wedding of their son William A. White and Miss Etta Stouffer tomorrow at 2 PM.
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Alice Atkinson
Oskaloosa
Holiness University
8. A. White
Spencer
Iowa
William A. White
Etta Stouffer
Mrs Meeker Visits Winfield Route Stopover
Mrs. Joseph Meeker of Letts changed cars here last evening en route for a visit at Winfield. The brief transit indicates travel plans through the area with no reported incidents.
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Joseph Meeker
Letts
Winfield
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Frank L. Wilson & Co
ADLER
Milwaukee
Dougherty Bros
Clothiers
Turkey
Baltimore
Connecticut
the People’s Market
Royal Market
Post Office Mutual
John Hillhouse
Smylie
New York
Austria
J. A. Harwood South Side
H. Knecht
Kansas City
Rice Brothers
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