Mad Bull Tramples Former Hudson Resident to Death
Hudson Ja April 9 R C Hollis a former Hudson resident now living near Northfield Minn was trampled by a bull Thursday and fatally injured The victim suffered collarbone shoulder blade broken several ribs and internal injuries There is no hope for recovery Relatives departed for Northfield while Hollis family remains under quarantine for scarlet fever with two of five children ill.
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Courier Special Service
Hudson, Ja
R. C. Hollis
Northfield
Minn
Hollis
Elizabeth Bightey
Grace Baldwin
Harlan Hollis
Hudson
Ed Tollis
Marengo
Minnesota
C. A. Hollis
Mr. Hollis
Zearing Man to Head Janesville School System
J H Schlenvogt will become superintendent of the Janesville consolidated school starting next school year. Chosen from over 100 applicants, he replaces EB Agee who will not seek re election. Schlenvogt is currently in Zearing Iowa. Establish Home Here W W Finch a Royer Manufacturing salesman and his family have moved to Janesville leasing the Boomer residence previously vacated. The Finchs came from Rowley Iowa. Farm Bureau to Meet The April meeting of the local Farm Bureau will be held April 18 at the J W Bennett home with Mr and Mrs Smalling assisting. Will Observe Easter Easter will be observed at the local M I church with morning service and a cantata led by Mervyn George at the evening service.
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Janesville
Royer Manufacturing Company
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Organization
First Baptist
Tivo
The
Baptist Church
Thomas Anderson
Christ
Zion Evangelical
George Ll. Bergeman
Zion Evangelical Church
Gethsemane
First Congregational Church
George S. Barsalou
Christian Church
Ralph Eller
Jesus
M.E
Woman's Missionary Society
H. C. Culver
T.C
Dan B. Brommitt
Northwestern
Christian. Advocate
Chicago
Middlewest
Teachers College
Jacobsen
Dahl Chanel
Otto Nielsen
Nazareth Church
Greenwood
W. F. Sarle
Freda I. Carpenter
Lincoln School
Opal Sweger
Marshall
J. H. Engel
Des Moines
Evangelical Church
Story City
J. A. Haehlen
H. J. Faust
Waterloo
Mrs Ralph Brown Bride Gift Shower At Home
Mrs Ralph Brown formerly Miss Mabel Hartz was honored at a miscellaneous shower with gifts for her new home. Attendees included Florence Abel and Idella Steward, with M E Aid Society members and husbands enjoying a two course dinner and social games. A Cleveland Symphony Orchestra concert was attended by several locals at Cedar Falls State Teachers College. Dr and Mrs L F Bailey attended the Jzal Watton league national convention in Chicago. Mrs Fred Cochran of Sheffield Ta visited. The Rainy Day party of Methodist Aid Division 17 was postponed indefinitely.
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W. IL. Conder
Cleveland Symphony
Mabel Brown
Roehlk
L. F. Bailey
Chicago
Jzaal Watton League
Bailey
Fred. Cochran
Sheffield
W. WW. Milne
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Division 17
Methodist Aid Society
7. W. Stewart
Former Iowan Is on Sixtieth Drummer Tour
Independence Iowa April 9 Col G Mason formerly of this place started his sixtieth annual tour as seed salesman for a Sioux City concern and is assigned to its southwestern territory. He is accompanied by James Mc Gee assistant salesman who drives their automobile. Mr Me ten has been with Col Mason the last two years.
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Independence
Ss. G. Mason
This Place
Sioux City
James McGee
Mr. Meten
Col. Mason
Fayette Re-Elects Superintendent Claude M Holmes
Claude M Holmes was re elected superintendent of Fayette public schools at a board meeting. All but two staff members received contracts, with the remaining positions to be filled being Second Assistant and the high school principal.
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Courier Special Service
Fayette, Ta
Claude M. Holmes
Fayette
St Ansgar Child Dies After Illness
St Ansgar Iowa April 9 special report Bernadine Hendrickson five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Norval Hendrickson died Thursday of nephritis that followed an attack of quinsy.
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ST. Ansgar
Bernadine Hendrickson
Busy Buchanan county court term opens April 11
The Buchanan county district court at Independence will convene on Monday April 11 with Judge J B Boies presiding. The docket includes 16 criminal cases and multiple chancery probate actions. Trials planned include Rosier et al versus McGuire et al Miller versus Bradley and others. Farmers in Otterville Littleton and Quasqueton report oat seeding finished or underway as warmth returns.
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Courier Special Service
Independence
Buchanan County District Court
J. B. Boies
Waterloo
Rosier
McGuire
Miller
Bradley
Wroten
Cowley
McDowell
Steve A. Dvorack
Josephine Dvorack
Elizabeth Nabholz
W.E
Sarah Miller
Traer to Reduce Operation Costs for City Schools
Traer Ta April 9 Several measures to curb rising costs of operating the Traer public schools are under consideration by the board of education. Class schedules and courses will be rearranged to save one teacher next year. A junior high teacher will not be replaced. The kindergarten will run half year, and school health work will be curtailed with nurse cost reduced from four months to one month unless neighboring towns join in funding a full year nurse. No salary reductions for existing teachers. new hires only. The district’s 10 year service bonus remains, as does the 5 year service bonus totaling $50 and $25 respectively.
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Courier Special Service
Traer
Traer Public Schools
Board of Education
Red Cross
Tracr
Ellsworth Junior College Proposal For Iowa
Des Moines April 9 The legislature weighs Ellsworth College at Allowa Falls as a state gift to ease college enrollment growth. The state board may accept if a clear program and purpose are set. Estimated annual aid of about 50 000. Senators Johnston Ulstad lead in the senate, Speaker Carter supports in the house.
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Des Moines
Ellsworth College
Towa Falls
E. O. Ellsworth
Board of Education
Iowa City
Ames
Cedar Falls
Elsworth
State Board of Education
Ellsworth
Johnston
Franklin County
Ulstad
Wright County
Senate
Carter
House
MAY QUEEN TO BE CHOSEN APRIL 21 BY T C VOTERS
May queen selections proceed at Teachers College with seniors from Gwendolyn Bailey Sac City Alice Flickinger Independence Clarine Hasselmann Esther Imlay Edith Johnson Florence Reed Cedar Falls Ruth Knittel Waterloo Maine Parks Sioux City Mildred Baker Dyersville Jo Wilder Humboldt as nominees. The event aims for May 5 with student vote on April 21 and related campus activities noted.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Gwendolyn Bailey
Sac City
Alice Flickinger
Independence
Clarine Hasselmann
Esther Imlay
Edith Johnson
Florence Reed
Ruth Knittel
Waterloo
Maine Parks
Sioux City
Mildred Baker
Dyersville
Jo Wilder
Fumboldt
Waldorf College
Forest City
Lutheran Students Association
Decorah
Birds Slaughtered by Night Lights in Reinbeck
Hundreds of juncos died after night lights on Main street drew them toward plate glass windows and street lamps. Marshal Debel ordered lights turned off for the rest of the night to stop the ongoing slaughter.
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Reinbeck
Main Street
Marshal Debel
Thomas Kelley Named City Clerk in Hampton
Hampton Ja April 9 Appoint ment of Thomas Kelley veteran civil engineer as city clerk to succeed S J Parker announced by city council Parker resigns to move to California in May Parker served as mayor during the Spanish American War and for years on the council and in Hampton civic life Parker will move to California due to poor health
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Courier Special Service
Hampton
Thomas Kelley
S.J. Parker
Parker
California
New Hampton City Finances Show Cash Balance
City finances for the year ending March 31 show all funds with cash balances except one. Total balances amount to 24,265.59, minus library overdraft yields 24,147.54. Indebtedness stands at 19,000, leaving a possible balance of 5,147.54. The city owns the light and water plant with equipment and distribution system. 14,000 was spent on new equipment this year. Light fund holds 8,427.35. general fund 3,892.56. water fund 2,444.46. Street lighting cost one-half cent per kilowatt. Gross income from light consumption dropped about 1,400 due to a rate cut. gross consumption increased.
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Courier Special Service
New Hampton
F. B
Try to Sell Lead to Man from Whom It Had Been Taken
Two youths in Reinbeck Iowa offered to sell John Vieth thirty pounds of lead stolen two days earlier from the Vieth warehouse. Vieth identified the metal as his own, noting it had come from old telephone cables discarded by the exchange and prepared for shipment.
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Reinbeck
John Vieth
Vieth
Births Reported in Manchester and Urbana Notices
Manchester births note Rudolph Reggentin Hopkinton daughter T E B Sands Hopkinton daughter Mildred Colson Dundee son Edwin McGrath Coffin's Grove daughter Link Mathison April 6 daughter Joe McCauley April 1 daughter Alvin Fringe April 6 son A W Murr Denver daughter April 4 former Margaret Williams Milwauke eight pound Pipcorn Milwaukee granddaughter J F Troutner Urbana Eugene Cross April 3 daughter Pred Witenbers April 5 son Carl Lampe Denver son
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Manchester
Rudolph Reggentin
Hopkinton
Mate
T. EB. Sands
Mildred Colson
Dundee
Edwin McGrath
Coffin’s Grove
Orchard
Link Mathison
Charles Cltr
Joe McCauley
Alvin Fringe
A. W. Murr
Denver
Colo
Murr
Margaret Williams
Gueile Pipcorn
Milwaukee
Pipcorn
J. F. Troutner
Urbana
Eugene Cross
Primary road work delayed by bridge plans near Traer
In Traer on April 9 officials said incomplete plans for a small bridge over Coon Creek on the east edge of Traer delay the letting of the grading contract for Primary No. 8 from the city units to two and a half miles east. The rest of No. 8 grading to the Benton county line was completed last year. The highway commission plans seven miles of graveling to connect Gladbrook with Primary No. 59 this summer and more work on No. 59 between Toledo, Traer and the Black Hawk county line. Graveling of No. 9 south from Tama to the Poweshiek county line began last fall and is to be finished this spring. The board of supervisors plans to let a county road grading contract between Elberon, Vining and Toledo, 11 1/2 miles. To date grading contracts for only 30 miles of the 208 miles in the six year program have been let.
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Courier
Traer. In
Coon Creek
Traer
State Highway Commission
Ames
Benton County
Highway Commission
Gladbrook
Toledo
Black Hawk
Tama
Poweshiek
Board of Supervisors
Elberon
Vining
Oelwein Plans Library Building Venture
A move to erect a library building in Oelwein Iowa gathers pace with about 15000 dollars in the library fund. Bonds may be issued to raise the balance without increasing current taxes and a near in site is sought by selling lots north of the Christian church. If approved the new building could rise this year replacing the over crowded city hall space. City officers salaries also up with street commissioner to 125 dollars monthly and marshal and deputy to 100 dollars. The plan follows a period of rising living costs and aims to boost city services.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Christian Church
Hazleton Bay
Alton TL. Smith
Great Western Railroad
Dixie
University of Town
Missouri
Mississippi
Washington University
University of Mississippi
Mississippi College
Mississippi A
St. Louis
Alton
John N. Smith
Hazleton
Town City
Arlington Hotel
W. W. Ernst
Arlington
Standard Oil Company
Clow
Melissa K. ‘Clow
Ilred
Fairbank
Effie, Scanlan
Gilman
Fayette Organizes Business and Professional Women Club
Fayette Iowa April 9 The business and professional women of Fayette organized a club this week with 45 members. The group named Business and Professional Women's club aims to mirror commercial clubs. Members include teachers stenographers and women in business houses. Officers chosen at Sugar Bowl cafe are Miss Janette Bender president Mrs C W Darey vice president Miss Marcia McNee secretary and Miss May Jones treasurer.
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Courier Special Service
Fayette
Business and Professional Women of
Business
Sugar Bowl Cafe
Janette Bender
C. W W. Darey
Marcia McNee
May Jones
Funeral of Truct Victim in Osage Iowa
The body of Charles Yoconi will be moved to Coneville tonight by his parents Mr and Mrs Francis Yoconi Myrtle Minnesota for burial. Services follow Sunday at 2 pm in the cemetery chapel. He was killed when a train struck the auto he and his brother Clarence were riding between Dundon and Myrtle Minnesota. Clarence is in Nissen hospital in Osage.
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Osage
Charles
Yoconi
Conevill
Francis Yoconi
Myrtie
Minn
Clarence
Dondon
Myrtle
Nissen Hospital
Traer Banker Martin Mee Recovering After Second Operation
Ja Traer April 9 Special The condition of Martin Mee Glad brook banker who underwent a surgical operation in a Marshalls town hospital Wednesday is reported to be favorable It was Mr Mee s second operation in two months His daughter Mrs Glenn Shortess wife of the Traer post master is with him.
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Traer, Ja
Martin Mee
Gladbrook
Marshallstown
Woman Dies Sudderly in Omaha Home
Mrs. Lee Pierce formerly of Marble Rock Iowa died suddenly in her Omaha residence on Sunday morning. Cause of death was heart disease. Burial took place in Fairfield Iowa. She is survived by her husband and a four year old daughter. Mr Pierce is a son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Pierce.
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Marble Rock
Lee Pierce
Omaha
Fairfield
Pierce
Thomas Pierce
Bible Study Groups and Real Estate Transfers In City
Bible study groups listed for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at various addresses. Real estate transfers include Alfreda Schafer to Philip Nelson, Beckman to Peek, and Cedar Valley Building & Loan Assn. plus several parcels in Normal add Gates Park Place and Linden Place areas. Names include Mrs A Lane Mrs Ferris Drew Mrs Eugene Van Duyn C Falls and C J Juel.
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Alfreda MM. Schafer
Philip Nelson
Whitney & Sedgewick
J. Beckman
Peek
Gates Park Place
Ruby J. Johnson
Cedar Valley T Building & Loan Assn
C. Falls
Normal
C. A. Marquart
Krapfel
W. H. Hammer
Jim Jorgensen
John Harnet
Addie A. LeValley
C. J. Juel
Smith
Fred H. Seger
F. W. Hardy
Linden Place
Had Win Gueasing at Miss Tryde's House Yesterday
A brief note questions whether Had Win Gueasing was at Miss Tryde's residence yesterday. The inquiry references a call observed at her home and seeks clarification on her presence in Boston.
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Win Gueasing
Airbrakes Demonstrated On Illinois Central Instruction Car
A Chicago reporter tours an Illinois Central air brake and steam heat instruction car led by HH Hinton. Demonstrations show how air lines and hoses control brakes, with warnings on leaks causing car damage such as a strawberry loss case.
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Waterloo
Ilinois Central
Illinois Central
Hinton
Chicago
Illinois
Central
Seal Man
Postmaster on 19 day vacation in Minnesota
Mrs Lydia Tesch postmaster here is spending a 19 day vacation at her daughter Mrs G Dearborn s home in St Paul Minnesota starting in April with a budget of nine dollars for the trip and expenses.
Albert Smith Recovery From Pneumonia Near Here
Albert Smith, a farmer west of town, who had been near death from pneumonia for several days, is much improved after his illness.
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Hudson
Albert Smith
Here
Half Year Spent on Job by Chickasaw County Supervisors
Chickasaw county supervisors logged 6 days in per diem meetings and 176 to 182 days in committee work in 1926. Total mileage billed at 10 cents a mile amounted to 2 055 dollars, with individuals ranging from 3 789 to 5 009 miles. Overall board expenses reached 6 653.10 dollars for the year.
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Courier
New Trampton
Board of Supervisors
Chickasaw County
R. F. Klatt
John Lynch
Nick Iloutsch
W. T. Hubanks
John Zipse
W. Triplett
Lynch
Leutsch
Hobanks
Zipse
Oldtime Hymns Sunday Service at St Ansgar Church
Oldtime hymns will be sung Sunday evening at St Ansgar M E church in a special service. Attendants are asked to bring old hymnals and songbooks with lists of favorites. Forty hymnals were used at a similar demonstration at Carpenter M E church last month. Singing will be by soloists duets quartets or choruses. Charles City notes report Mapes elected police officer to replace Earl Gaffney and city solicitor Larsoz appointed. Dr Matys named dairy inspector and Dr Kober re elected health physician. R J Smith elected to hospital board to fill vacancy from W H Fairbanks resignation.
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St. Ansgar
St. Ansgar M. E
Charles City
Charles Mapes
Earl, Gaffney
Larsoz
Matys
Kober
R.j.smith
W.H. Fairbanks
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Mad Bull
A. C. Holt
Zearing-Man
Janesville School System
Ralph Brown
Iowan Is
Otterville
Littleton
Quasqueton
Lutheran Choir
R. L. Mason
W. H. Whitford
Justice of the Peace
White Shrine of
Hampton Council
Pred” Witenbers
Carl Lampe
Coon
M. Lichty
Armmiond
Lane
State
Ferris P. Drew
Seventh West
Eugene van Duyn
T. J. Elles
Cutler
S. D. Kert
Mulberry
Harding
W. S. Harding
W.L. TV
Town
Great Lakes
J. C. Mien
Westinghouse
Burlington
St. Ansgar Church
Cai
Gow 6Th Ave
Teen
Eclipse
Kramer’s Hardware
West Fourth St
Waverly Granite Works
House of Quality Memorials
John F. Weath
Oat Ave
Waverly
Matt Gruben & Sons
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