Penitentiary at Ft. Madison Pays Over Half Its Cost
The Iowa state penitentiary at Fort Madison will cover more than half its annual cost via internal industries. Revenue comes from the chair factory, prison farm, and the shirt factory, with about 535 inmates housed. A new cell house project, to cost $200,000, is under construction by convict labor, joining the old cell block for 260 more cells. Visitor receipts in August exceeded $500 from 2,166 attendees at 25 cents each.
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State Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Associated Press
Fort Madison
Towa
T. ¥. Hollowell
Board of Control of
Fighty
New Double Track Bridge Planned for Fort Madison IA
Fort Madison engineers of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway survey a new double tracked bridge across the Mississippi River upriver from the present structure. The project includes a wagon and automobile road overhead and new approaches on filled land, with construction likely to begin next spring. The river here is over a mile wide and up to fifty or sixty feet deep. The new bridge will be near the state penitentiary gate and await congressional permission to alter right of way.
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Associated Press
Fort Madison
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Mississippi
Illinois
Keokuk
Ihs
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Davenport
Nouth
Burlington
State Penitentiary
Santa Fe
Congress
Prison labor program at the facility offers earnings and shop work
Inmates may earn wages through chair and shirt factories and other departments under Warden Heollowell. Earnings can be saved for release or spent on luxuries not provided by the institution such as tobacco. The program allows any prisoner who wishes to earn money to do so.
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Heollowell
No Abnormal Car Shortage Expected This Fall
Des Moines reports Iowa chief railroads foresee no abnormal car shortages this fall as business holds up and equipment is being replaced and repaired. Officials note good road conditions and urge shippers to load early to avoid congestion. grain car shortages remain the major concern, though movements remain near normal.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Social clubs and church groups meet on East Main street
Mrs. Joe Wright hosts the Navajo club with 14 members and 3 guests for an afternoon of fancy work and a two course luncheon. BE. O. W. Club dinner at Mrs. Roy Littrel features a full menu and a business meeting to rename the club. Rebekah and Ladies Aid events plan suppers and quilting. B. E. O. class holds a social at the Methodist hall with a 6:30 picnic supper and 75 attendees. Mrs. Harvey Young hosts a one o clock bridge luncheon with twelve tables. Friendly Bible class honors Rev and Mrs Kern with a delightful musical program and refreshments.
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Joe Wright
East Main Street
Wright
Roy Littrel
BE. O. W. Club
Lu Arthur
Ida Sweet
Alfred Johnson
St. Louis
Arthur McCormick
Muscatine
Hugh Arthur
Rebekah Club
L. E. Larson
F. L. Morgan
Larsen
Bates
Methodist Church
Wagner
Ralph Zeck
Leslie Eicher
D. L. Carbaugh
Jesse Busby
Owen Hayes
John Wagner
Harvey Young
Mrs. Young
W. W. Wilson
Maude Hott
Kern
Arthur Yard
Ox Team Tourists Reach Rock Springs in Historic Trip
A Rock Springs Mirror recounts an unusual tourist party led by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Berrang, former Hartford residents, driving an ox-team across the country. They began after a Hartford fire in 1920, spent winters in New York City and Denver, and plan to reach Oregon within four years. The trip, funded by postcard sales and advertising contracts, covered over 4000 miles with daily averages around ten miles.
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J. C. Boice
Harry Boice
Rock Springs
Wyo
J. C. Berrang
Hartford
Conn
Berrang
Oregon
Birthday Social for Ladies Missionary Society at Ainsworth
The U P church women of Ainsworth held a September birthday social at the Acheson home Thursday afternoon. The event featured sewing and conversation with late afternoon souffle wafers and coffee served.
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Ladies Missionary Society of the
U. P. Church of
Ainsworth
Acheson Home
Church League Postponed and Rummage Sale Notice
The Intermediate League social is postponed. The D A R plans a rummage sale Saturday at Warren's Seed Store on West Side Square with member donations due by eight o'clock. Phi Beta Kappa opening meeting for the 1924 season set at Dave Elder home Saturday at two.
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Warren
West Side Square
Phi Beta Ki
Dave Elder
Important meeting notice for members Monday evening
Notice states an important meeting on Monday evening September 17 at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. Signed by Ralph Minick, C. , 813.
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K.P
Ralph Minick
Presbyterian Ladies Rummage Sale Set for Saturday
Notice states Presbyterian ladies will hold their annual rummage sale on Saturday September 22 at 18113 second door south of Klein Klothing Ko. Proceeds support church activities.
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Presbyterian
Klein Klothing Ko
Travelogue of Fort Scott Family Heading to Oregon in Wagon
C Young of Ft. Scott Kansas travels with a team toward Oregon to establish a home in a new country. Mr and Mrs Young own four horses and a wagon and plan to average thirty miles a day to reach their destination before winter. Their livestock is in splendid condition and includes four head of horses.
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C. Young
Ft. Scott
Kans
Oregon
Mrs. Young
Young
Surface comparison of Sun and Earth
The statement asserts the Sun’s surface area is 12,000 times that of the Earth. It notes a dramatic size difference between the two celestial bodies based on surface area.
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Sun
Earth
Small and Great in Death and Depravity
A compact reflection on mortality and moral corruption referencing Llorace. The passage contrasts the ease of dying with the seriousness of moral depravity, suggesting public regard shifts with virtue or vice.
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Rothschild’s Editorials
Baldwin
Miss Baldwin
Mus
Rothschild’s
Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Ed Jackson
Henry Wall
A. L. Griffith
R. G. Cherry
Ab Anderson
W. E. Acheson
J. L. Colthurst
Washington Oil Co
Rosemary Club
del Walker
Cme
Arnold
Intermediate League of the Methodist Church
Llorace
Sheffield
HALA
East Side Square
Hallmark
New Jersey
Essex County
Washis Faust
Washington, Iowa
Frank H. Gamel
Will
Gamel
Gam
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