Miller charged with altering ballots in Mosalem township
Dubuque Iowa December reports John Miller prominent Mosalem township farmer and election judge arrested on a charge of altering ballots at the November election. County attorney says investigation began after a voter reported the manipulation. 120 ballots were cast in the Mosalem precinct.
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Dubuque
John Miller
Mosalem Township
Miller
Justice of the Peace
Thomas J. Barrett
Edgar Willging
Roehrig
Moselem
L. Miller
Mosalem
Winging
Sebastian Manders
Miss Manders
Bank Cashier Jacobson Missing After Land Purchases
Thornton, Ta. December 1. H P Jacobson cashier of the Farmers Savings Bank and heavy stockholder disappeared on Friday November 19. Bank funds are intact. He had recently invested heavily in farms at about 225 dollars per acre. His wife remains unaware of his destination. The drop in grain prices is believed to have unsettled him.
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Thornton
H. P. Jacobson
Farmers Savings Bank
Jacobson
Horticultural Convention Held in Des Moines Iowa
The Iowa State Horticultural society plans its fifty-fifth annual convention in the senate chamber at the state house Des Moines on December 7. A fruit show will not be held this year as the big Midwest show at Council Bluffs November 15 to 20 replaces it. Participating allied organizations include the Iowa Fruit Growers association Iowa Vegetable Growers Society of Iowa Florists Iowa Beekeepers Iowa Nurserymen Town Society of Landscape Architects and the Iowa Conservation Association.
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Iowa State Horticultural Society
Senate
State House
Council Bluffs
Horticultural Society
Iowa Fruit Growers’ Association
Iowa Vegetabily Growers
Society of Iowa’ Florists
Iowa Bee Keepers
Iowa Nurserymen
Tows Society of Landscape Architects
Towa Conservation Association
Girl of 15 Years Marries After 36 Hours Acquaintance
In Des Moines district court a mother testified that Sylvia Leonard Longstaff, 16, married John Longstaff after knowing him for a day and a half in Bethany Missouri. The couple faced lewdness charges. the judge dismissed after seeing the marriage certificate. Sylvia had previous marriage to John Brumagin for 15 months.
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Des Moines
Sylvia Leonard Longstaff
John Longstaff
Bethany
Lola Leonard
Hubert Utterback
Sylvia
John Brumagin
Brumagin
Woodward
Coellner
Carroll
Longstaff
Taj Béthapy
Election Contests and Missing Persons in Midwest News
Grundy County election contest over county treasurer results prompts recount request as George A Geerdes disputes 12 vote margin and McBroon holds cert of election. Also reports Hannah Falken missing since Nov 10 from Slater Des Moines California search ongoing. Griswold post office robbed, Massena and Anita offices previously hit. bloodhounds may track suspects.
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Geerdes
Ilegal
McBroon
Heis
Atlantic
Uass County
Anita
Massena
Donahoe
Grundy Center
Men in Manacles Plead Not Guilty to Killing Hermit Nevada
Jimmie Hamilton and Roy Cline appeared for arraignment on first degree murder and robbery charges in the killing of Andrew Jorgensen near Ione. Cline confessed a role in luring and restraining the victim. Hamilton admitted striking him. The judge appointed counsel for both. Langland prosecutes with Hansen assisting. An unrelated note mentions Margaret Landman’s seed farm success and a tobacco smoke absorbing lamp.
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Ricketts
Jimmie Hamilton
Roy Cline
Andrew Jorgensen
Cline
Hamilton
B. B. Welty
W. HH. Hall
W. KE. Fry
Harry Langland
Hansen
Margaret V. Landman
Prospect Plains
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Rainbow Hero Dies in Indianola Kite Maker Corp Yates
Corporal Edd Yates of the 168th Infantry, veteran of both world war and Spanish American war, died in a Indianola hospital after gas exposure. Known as the kite man, he gave 200 kites to Indianola children last May and had spent the winter making more. He was active in Odd Fellows and other orders.
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Des Moines
Edd Yates
Lndianola
Yates
Prante
Odd Fellows Lodge
Indianola
Mrs Henry Dickman Jr Dies Suddenly in Sumner
Mrs Henry Dickman Jr of Sumner Ta died Tuesday morning at home after an illness and recent operation. She was about 50. Survived by her mother Mrs Marlin, husband and daughter Mrs Zunita Murphy.
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Sumner, Ta
Henry Dickman, Jr
Dickman
Marlin
Zunita Murphy
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