Iowa County Boards and State Government Reform Debate
A 191x discussion outlines the Iowa county boards system, its rising costs and uneven results. Supporters urge a commission form or centralized business handling to reduce waste and improve efficiency, with focus on county funds, printing, mileage, and farm operations. Also covered are upcoming legislative speakership rumors, public utilities reform, and a note on proposed federal quarantine policy changes.
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Dex Moines
Dun
Bewich
Sul
Rhru
Huudrend
Cowie
Fumla
Auto Curtains and More at Black Hawk Auto Top Co
A local ad notes items for sale including auto curtains radiator covers curtain lights and wind curtains at Black Hawk Auto Top Co 400 West Fifth Street plus a farm quarantine update allowing livestock shipments after inspection and certificate to prevent losses with farmer cooperation and federal rules. property rental and sale ads mention modern and semi-modern houses and contact Ralph A Dunkelberg 223% West Fourth Street.
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Wwe
Fourth Street
Warkington
West Side
Black Hawk Auto Top Co
West Fifth Etreet
Ralph A. Dunkelberg
West Fourth Street
Catter Quarantine On Again In Cedar County
West Liberty reports a renewed quarantine against hoof and mouth disease after a Cedar county shipment lacked state veterinarian sanction. Local stockyards close until fumigation. Despite restrictions, stock raisers push sales with care arrangements. farmers reconsider plans for the year as Muscatine County remains free of the disease. Cited Cedar outbreak affects nearby commerce and sale timing.
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Washington
West Liberty
Cedar County
Muscatine County
Cedar
Keokuk Bobsled Party Survival After Bridge Crash
In Keokuk on a January afternoon a bobsled run on a bridge nearly ended in disaster as a sled wrecked and railing broke. Thomas Real suffered serious injuries while others were hurt. fate or luck kept the sled from plunging 90 feet.
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Keokuk
Jan
Thomas Real
South Seventh Street
State asks dismissal of Ruth McCollough
Ottumwa January sixth. County Attorney Daugherty recommends Judge Anderson dismiss Ruth McCollough from custody for lack of evidence to convict. McCollough and Clarence McCormick were arrested in Chicago October fourteenth for the murder of I W Mellett near Hedrick. McCormick pled guilty to manslaughter after a week’s trial and received eight years at Anamosa prison. The trial date was set for this term.
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Ottumwa
Daugherty
Anderson
Ruth McCollough
McCollough
Clarence McCormick
Chicago
I. W. Mellett
Gllic
Hedrick
McCormick
Anamosa
State Serum Plant Profit From Education Board Report
Figures from the state board of education show the state serum plant at Iowa State College returning a nine thousand percent profit on the original investment of thirty five thousand dollars. The plant’s operations are estimated to have saved swine worth at least three million dollars and the plant has been self supporting from the start. if desired, the state could close the establishment and recover every dollar invested.
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Ames
State Board of Education
Iowa State College
Secum
Follar
Fort Dodge Jan 6 Former Duncombe janitor returns home after absence
Thure Strand, once employed at Duncombe school, is back with his wife and family after two months away. He admits his mistake and faces consequences as details remain unsettled.
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Fort Dodge
Thure Strand
Duncombe School
Man Returns to Family After Leaving Town Years Ago
Thure Strand confesses a serious mistake in abandoning his wife and daughter two months earlier. He returns with resolve to support his family and to face the consequences, hoping 1915 will be better than 1914 as his devoted wife and child welcome him home.
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Thure Strand
Goodby
Litle
Centenarian of Iowa Dies Near Blanchard
Blanchard and vicinity mourn the death of a man known as Grandpa Lee who passed away last Saturday at his son B Lee s home five miles southeast of Blanchard after a two year illness. He was a little over 100 years old though his exact age is not known.
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Gail Henry
Sampson
Legal Department of
Iowa
Lave
Nes Moines
Jit
Uius Tar
Justin Barry
Henry Braily
Hill Atkinson
Farmer
House
Repubblican
Democratic Farmer
Jamison
Hesleston
Railroad Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Qatrice
Little Ames
Smith Brockhart
Washington
Senate
Des Moines
Railyoad Commission
Utilities Commission
Unis
Blanchard
Lee
B. Lee
Here
Markets Fall Then Rally in Chicago Wheat Trade
Trading on the Chicago Board of Trade opened with selling in wheat as traders shifted to profit taking after a sharp advance. Liverpool price drops and a British breadstuffs price threat weighed, but a large buyer steered a brief rally. By session end, prices eased 1 1/4 to 1/2 cent, with oats and corn following weak patterns. Provisions and livestock faced mixed demand as receipts exceeded immediate needs for cattle while hogs remained strong.
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Chicago
Liverpool
London
Cattle Receipts and Prices at South Omaha Market
South Omaha Trivestock reports today’s receipts at 4,500 with steady opening. Native steers bring 7.00 to 9.00, cows and heifers 6.50 to 7.50, Western steers around 6.00 to 6.40, Texas steers 4.25 to 5.80, range cows and heifers 6.35 to 7.25.
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South Omaha
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Beeves
Texas
Livestock and market news from Chicago and Waterloo
Chicago market notes report light cattle demand and slight price softness with hogs steady to firm. Sheep and lambs show mixed to weak movement. various price ranges listed. Local Waterloo markets list grain, produce, and livestock prices for January 6, including futures-like hullabaloo on cattle and hog values across the midwest.
Grain Market Prices Reported for Wheat and Corn
The gra market listing shows bid and ask figures for various wheat grades and corn yellow varieties. Prices include No 2 red at around 1.323, No 2 white near 0.704, and No 2 yellow around 0.702 with adjacent mixed and other grades also quoted. The data reflects typical commodity market pricing with multiple grade distinctions and unit conventions.
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Witche Combines
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EL P Crandall
Cedir Pall
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Kean
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Credit Adjustment CO
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Fione
Deesemaking School
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4Th St
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Blum
Lawrence & Sona
Faruel Delaverx
R. J. Mallicoat CO
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Glas
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West Fourt Street
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Shores Fuel & Transfer Ce
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Lamson Brothers & Company
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Lucie
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