Notice of Admiralstratrix's Sale in Polk County Iowa
Adminstratrix MAY E GILMAN of the estate of J J Gilman will auction real estate in Black Hawk County Iowa on April 30 1914 at 2 pm. The property includes specified sections and rail right of way totaling about 117 acres. Cash sale with option to cooperate with mortgage holders if written agreement is reported within five days. Des Moines Iowa March 21 1914. MAY E GILMAN Administratrix
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Hame Park
3Rd Ave
Marsh St
Iit
James Gardiner Company
Admiralstratrix
District Court of Iowa
Polk County
J. J. Gilman
Iowa
Towit
Algo
Black Hawk County
Dale
Des Moines
May E
Gilman
Fire rips through Colo theatre wiping out business block
A fire at a moving picture theatre in Colo Iowa destroyed an entire block of business properties on Main Street. Nearly 100 people mostly women and children escaped from one exit with no injuries. Loss estimated at 150000 covered by insurance. theatre owned by Eugene Hemping. Other damaged buildings include a livery stable a tailor shop a poultry house and a blacksmith shop. The fire began from the moving picture machine and rapidly spread through the block.
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Colo
Busiess
Masonic Hall
Main Street
Hames
Eugene Hemping
Hvery
John Byers
Charles Worrell
Frank Pierce
E. Ginter
Farmers Elevator Company
Kelso to Lead Connolly Campaign Headquarters
Dubuque reports state Representative Joseph Kelso of Bellevue will manage the Connolly senatorial campaign from Des Moines with operations run from Dubuque and the state capitol. The Telegraph-Herald urges EH T Meredith to withdraw to preserve party harmony amid the Wilson administration.
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Dubuque
Joseph Kelso
Bellevue
Jackson County
Connolly
Des Moines
Telegraph-Herald Today
EH. T. Meredith
Wilson
Meredith
Gravity Boys Arrested on White Slave Charge
Radford April 20 Roy Brand and Clyde Brand of Gravity face charges of enticing girls from their parents for immoral purposes. They are jailed awaiting grand jury presentation after a justice of the peace bound them over. Clyde is son of Ed Brand whose death earlier led to a conviction of former Marshal Henry Nott of Gravity. Injured in Elevator Marshalltown April 20 J. A. Anderson a 71 year old night watchman at Western Grocer mills was pulled into an elevator. His legs were broken and badly bruised when the car floor and building floor trapped him on the second floor.
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Radford
Roy Brand
Clyde Brand
Gravity
Justice of the Peace
A. D. Nevills
Ed Brand
Henry Nott
Marshalltown
J. A. Anderson
Western Grocer
Anderson
Claims Superintendent Assaults Boy in Boone
Boone Iowa April 20 Superintendent of Schools F E C Meredith was arrested for assault on Loren Abel after charges by Fred Abel former school board president and father of the boy. In Davenport Sterling Richards won the gold medal at the D A R oratorical contest with world peace thème and will represent Davenport in Galesburg in May.
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Boone, Ia
FE. C. Meredith
Loren Abel
Fred Abel
Richsayt
Davenport
Sterling Richards
Hannah Caldwell
Galesburg
Spend Honeymoon Under Quarantine in Sioux City
In Sioux City on April 20 Mr. and Mrs. William McBurney of Tyndall South Dakota wed after Adell Merrill, a Morningside College graduate, felt feverish during the ceremony and soon developed smallpox. The newlyweds now quarantine at home as their honeymoon plans take an unexpected turn.
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Sioux City
Quist
William McBurney
Tyndall
M. D
Mc Burney
Adell Merrill
Morningside College
Many Carloads of Carp Shipped from Clear Lake
April 20 report from Clear Lake notes a surge in carp fishing with nets in a dozen upper lake spots. Catches include fish from five to forty pounds and occasional game fish released unharmed. Good weather and roads draw crowds as cars packed into refrigerator cars ship east, New York market leading demand.
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Clear Lake
New York
Poisoned bread left for Carlson family
Davenport headlines recount arsenic poisoning scare at 2016 Iowa Street where father, mother, and two children fell ill after consuming bread found on the back porch. Pinkerton detectives investigate with bread sent to Des Moines chemist. no motive yet. Separately, prominent Des Moines insurer leader Mrs. Charles E. Rawson dies in Nevada Missouri after a storied Iowa career.
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Davenport
Pinkerton
John Carlson
Iowa Street
Carlson
Des Moines
Charles E. Rawson
Des Moines Life Insurance Company
Chicago
Nevada
Rawson
Iowa
Louise Benson
Storm Lake
Two New Savings Banks Organized In Des Moines Area
Two state savings banks have been organized with articles filed in the secretary of state office. The Citizens Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids lists a $50,000 capital and named incorporators including George L. Benesh and J. A. Viktor. The Slifer Savings Bank of Slifer was formed with a $10,000 capital and incorporators from Calender Gowrie Farnhamville and Gowrie plus others. Humboldt plans a new Minneapolis and St. Louis depot brick and fireproof, to commence within thirty days. Sans Souci Association holds its annual meeting April 21 at H. M. Reed's office. Three Waterloo youths at Great Lakes naval training await orders to report for service near Mexico.
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Des Moines
Citizens Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
George L. Benesh
J. A. Viktor
L. J. Pochobosky
John N. Kucere
Anton Teusty
Frank W. Barta
Charles Tichy
W. H. Dempsey
W. J. Dvorak
Humboldt
Minneapolis & St. . Louis
Waterloo
Ralph Olekon
Glenn House
Roy Clemens
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Mexico
Clemens
Defergen Street
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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W. H. Hartan Company
West Side
Courier
Ree Ward
Ircing Hotel
6Th St
Minnesota
Dakota
J. T. Muldoon
May King
Black Hawk St
Kent
Bingle
East Side
Atocha Hostetler
Jefferson
Ll. L. Huck
Hopkins’ Sanitary: Cleaning Co
Sarsotis
Century Bldg
Jequire Lore Alford
Court House
Parsons
Music Tee
Belle Plaine Cay Hospital
A-2
Care Courier
Wasterloo, Ia
Bright Young
Wan
IL. C. S
Tri-City Barber College
Wisner & Litz
Sumner, Ia
L. F
Handolph
Red
Westord
Lafayette St
Black
Franklin St
Saleo—s
D. White Leghorn
J. E. Odell
West 9Th
Julius Schroeder
Oelwein
Buick
Rao
Ford
Corner Eighth
Sycamore
Hileman & Gindt
J. Sid St
Summit Ave
Commercial St
Rumely
Rusmely
Advance
Lafayette
Phong
Gaar-Scott
Ballou & Smart
Duryea
Hook Island Ave
Ofice
Park Avenue
Independence Ave
High St
3Rd St
Dawson St
Trent—S&room Modern House
East 4Th St
Hammond Ave
L. D. Hill
W. 6Th St
Falls Ave
Chautauqua Park
South St
Sycamore St
the Elms
West Third
West Fourth
Walnut St
West First
M. Beekly
W. Parks Ave
W. Barber
Moler Barber College
Addraas N
Bath
S. A. Asquith & Bros
Wyeth
Ensquire
Washington St
Rechtiertig & Sparle
Broadway
Leland Ava
Son St. Inquire
F. H. Stewart
Farniquire
W. Std
Loan & Trust Co
E. Thompson Ave
Logan Ave
Riehl St
Lathmer’s Cash Grocery
R. J. Mallicoat Co
We. Smith
Dewar
Chas. Sherwood Co
Eastith St
Berteh Ave
Ran‘dail 3
L. Peterson
Ranaul
West Seventh
Jefferson St
Union
Rhode Island
Call
East Park Ave
Inquire
California St
Gnetha St
Shilliam
Calumet
M. H. Hill
Allen St
Fisher Tent & Awing Co
Ents
Qone
West Mullan Ave
Vermont St. A
Linden Ave
Richardage
Conger St
Loweet
Ith
Randolph
Fisher New Sacred Heart School
Williston Ave
Home Park
Bown & Bown
W. Mullan Ave
Island 2Nd Streets
The
James Gardiner
Riehl Street
School
Roseau Co
W. A. Gentaler
West
Grand View
Burton Ave
R. C. Pedi Syieg
Hast Park Place
Arthur C. Cole
Conger Park
Brelance
Pine County
Minn
Fred Clark
West Lake St
Minneapolis
4Th St
Wilsell
A. B. Switzer
Chiros Practic
Riehl
Tel
Fred C. Sage
P. H. Shannon
Lafayette Bldg
Iowa Securities Co
Com'l
H. E. Tullar
George T. Meggitt
Charles City
W. M. Sherret
Main St
Cedar Falls
Security Storage Co
Tal
Pacific Coast
Boyd Transfer Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Ste
Rhey St
6Th St. West
B. A. Resor
Col
Agey
Harriett VanHoozer
Dennis VanHoozer
Cedar Township
J. C. Kemp
W. S. Winchell
Iowa News
Kelso
Des Moines Life
Arthur Reynolds
American Bankers Association
Sans Souci Assn
H. M. Reed
GEO. B. Rowell, Secy
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