Chase and Capture Plans in Davenport Murder Case
An Indiana journey follows staged pursuit of Davenport murderers. Adair warns secrecy while Reynolds, Johnson and Sheriff Gentry plot to trap William Fox, lure him from Centerville, and recover stolen horses and money on the Des Moines River. The narrative ends with a staged interview to gain Fox’s confidence and risk.
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Indianapolis
Mam
Adair
Kentucky
Terrebaut
George Davenport
Rock Island
Avery
Mr. Adair
Hilcox
Terrehaut
Fox
Long
Birch
Des Moines
Iowa
Col. Davenport
Hodges
Sheriff Gentry
Esquire Noble
Johnson
Centerville
John Fox
William Fox
Thomas Brown
Reynolds
Williamson
Bowling Green
Myers
Cincinnati
Brown
Pax
Mr. Brown
Benny
Tom Brown
St. Louis
Connersville
Lee
Rankin Meetings Close. Rankin Club Officers Elected
The Rankin temperance meetings closed Friday night with strong profits and growing interest. Officers named for the State Marshal club include President Win Smouse, Vice President Col. W. B. Belli, Secretary C. H. Keck, Treasurer H. McCollum, Press Correspondent H. A. Burrell. Membership exceeds 100.
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Rankin
State Marshal Club
Win Smouse
Col
W. B. Belli
C. H. Keck
H. &. McCollum
H. A. Burrell
Mrs A McCleery Suffered Stroke at 76 in City
Mrs A McCleery had a stroke Monday morning losing use of her left side. She is described as gradually weakening and unlikely to live many days. A longtime city resident, she has resided with her grandson Hugh McCleery of the Evening Journal since last spring.
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A. McCleery
McClearly
Hugh MecCleery
The
Evening Journal
Death in Well Tragedy On Imhoff Farm Near Wayland
Jacob Steffen aged about forty, unmarried, was lowering into a farm well to clean it when he requested to be pulled up. Gas overwhelmed him as the bucket rose, causing a fall about forty feet to the bottom. He died after the accident Monday.
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Jacob Steffen
Wayland
Imhoff Farm
Mr. Steffen
Wyman Residence Sold. Local Harvest Totals Noted
Clyde Matthews buys the Dunn residence in Wyman and will move in after March 1. Marcus McAtlin reports husking 3758 bushels in seven weeks for D Z Wonderly, totaling 4068 bushels this fall and winter. John Maxwell returns from Ames after winning first prize in a corn judging contest with ten ears, while Forrest of Miles Iowa takes second using Maxwell seed corn.
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Clyde Matthews
Wyman
Dunn
Marcus McAtlin
D. Z. Wonderly
Mr. Wonderly
John Maxwell
Ames
Mr. Forrest
Miles
Iowa
John Cunningham
Maxwell
House Fire Threatens Family Near Rock Island Station
A block north of the Rock Island station a house owned by Sol Rich burned Friday morning, all contents lost. Brakeman H D McDowell woke amid smoke and carried his invalid mother in law Mrs S M Bartlett and a girl Edna Holliway to safety. The boy escaped with only one suit and a money roll. Mrs Bartlett and Edna escaped in night clothing. McDowell had insurance on household goods. Rich held a $1000 policy on the house.
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Rock Island
Sol. Rich
H. D. McDowell
McDowell
Oskaloosa
Mr. McDowell
Mr. Rich
North Highland notes and town happenings mix with weather
Neighborhood news from North Highland reports duck weather and local goings on. Mentions include weddings, sickness, farming moves, church revival, deaths, moves to Wellman and Brighton, school events, and community social gatherings with many named residents and nearby towns.
Correction on Dublin correspondent’s Mormon note
A correction states H. A. McCoy was misrepresented by the Dublin correspondent. McCoy, a Mormon, is not a follower of Brigham Young and opposes polygamy. He belongs to a Lamoni Iowa based Latter Day Saints branch that adheres to the Book of Mormon but not polygamy, and holds newer revelations beyond the Bible.
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H. A. McCoy
Dublin
McCoy
Brigham Young
Latter Day Saints
Lamoni
Iowa
Utah
Church
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