Fire Department praised for Tuesday blaze handling
In a letter to Ray Titter, chief, Rhey N Cowin lauds the Lafayette block fire crew for their efficient and courageous response to a fifth floor blaze on Tuesday. Cowin includes a 300 pension fund gift. W V Sibert also sends 16 for extinguishing a laundry fire Wednesday morn. Citizens praise the department while critics miss the danger faced by inside fighters.
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Ray Titter
Rhey N Cowin
Lafayette
Hao
Sibert
Institutes Start at First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church opened a six week series of church institutes with Rev RL BW Williamson teaching to a large group of adults and children. The night began with supper and a patriotic program, followed by devotional services and stereopticon images titled Here and There About the World With the Master. March 8 will be women’s night with Mrs Franklin Johnson Grinnell Jr secretary of Town Baptist Women’s societies as guest.
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First Baptist
RL B W. Williamson
Franklin Johnson, Grinnell, Jr
Town Baptist Women’s Societies
Witter to Deliver Address in Des Moines Religious Education
Victor N. Witter of Des Moines will deliver an address at a religious education event in town. The governor is referenced in connection with Baptista and a series concluded, with a forthcoming Water venue appearance.
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Victor N. Witter
Des Moines
Gurderor
Baptista
Walnut Street Baptist to Stage Evening Entertainment
Walnut Street Baptist church hosts an evening program by its senior and adult departments. The event features a one act play musical selections talks and other numbers tied to the mite box drive supporting the Woman's Society campaign.
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Walnut Street
Baptist Sunday School
Woman's Society
Joseph Turner Dies in Dewar After Long Iowa Life
Dewar Iowa February 23 Joseph Turner died at 10 45 pm in Dewar where he had lived since 1911 after moving from a local farm. Born in England in 1855 he came to the United States in 1879. Survived by widow four children William Devon Ta John Mrs Anna Chorpenning Dewar and Mrs Rose Weldman Dankerton four grandchildren and no brothers. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen camp of Dewar.
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Dewar
Joseph ‘Turner
England
William
Devon
John
Anna Chorpenning
Rose Weldman
Dankerton
Brandon
Jesse
Joplin
Mr.Turner
Modern Woodmen
Incomplete mineral arrangements delay final action
The notice notes mineral arrangements are not completed and will take a few more days. An invalid for years from rheumatism is mentioned, and a separate brief reports James Bolan, about 50, a West Point graduate, died of influenza after an illness in Nashua Iowa.
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Nashua
Grant
James Bolan
West Point
Market Sale Listing Note Stacks Canned Goods
A column of canned goods is listed with six cans of Van Camps Northfield six cans of Van Camp six cans Bordens and related quantities indicating a local sale or inventory note for groceries.
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Bordens
Northfield
van Camry
Bowman’s
van Camp’s
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Joseph Turner
Sinnard
Olympia Fruit. CO
North Dakota
Ben Davis
Rome
Entz Meat Market
East Fourth ST
E. 5Th St. BE. & D
E. 4Th St
National Fruit Co
Corney Wirth and Commercial Sts
Largo
Hamburg
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West Fourth Street
East Side
East 5Th Sts
la Porte
Wittick’s
Specia
Swift's Pride
del Monte
Farwest
Royal Ann
Silver Dale
Iowa
Waterloo
Wisconsin
Mata
Beery’s Self Serve Grocery
van Camp
United Fruit CO
NES
Grandmother's
Underwood's
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Ren Circle
A. & P. Spinach
Sra
Waters
Morgan’s Grocery
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