Woman with large liquor cargo held at Hampton
A 32 year old woman named Ethel Caper and her 34 year old companion George Barkley were arrested on Highway 65 south of Sheffield with 36 gallons of alcohol in a new Chevrolet. The car was halted on a closed highway by road work. both suspects were jailed without bond as investigators pursue further liquor law violations.
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Hampton
Snefeld
Ethel Caper
Faribault
Minn
George Barkley
Sheffield
Lee McNames
Charles Harrison
Gareth Leming
Barkley
Barkleveld
Uquor
Polk Sues Town Railway For 20000 Damages
Glenn E. Polk files a district court suit against Town Railway and Light seeking 20000 in damages for injuries suffered repairing lines after an electric shock. He claims jaw fractures burns cuts and nervous system effects from the incident and lists hospital and lost earnings as part of the claim.
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Courier Special Service Independence
Buchanan County
Glenn E. Polk
Town Railway & Light, Corporation
Polk
Quasqueton Co-operative Telephone Company
Arthur Jennings
Bruce FE. McFarland
McFarland
Jennings
Wapsic Valley Hatchery
P. C. Heexe
East Moline
Wilma Chambers
Henry Hilberg
Hilbergs
Cheney Sweet Shop
East Maline
Mrs J A Laurie III Stricken With Pneumonia
Cedar Heights, Jan. 19 Mrs J A Laurie wife of Cedar Heights Community church minister was seriously ill with pneumonia. She was stricken four days ago and the illness progressed rapidly. Her 11 year old daughter had previously been dangerously ill from pneumonia. The mother was recovering when she contracted the disease while caring for the ailing parent who is making a good recovery.
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Erter Snresel Servint
Cedar Heights
J. A. Laurie
Cedar Heights Community
Roca
Ackley News Briefs From Ackley And New Hampton
Ackley woman very ill at Hampton. Mrs George Newberger seriously ill in Hampton Hospital after birth of daughter on Tuesday. Child cared for in Indhator. The Newbergers live on Joe Homan farm north of Ackley. Mrs Henry Heitland ill with pneumonia south of Ackley. New Hampton library board welcomes A O Vila as new member succeeding the late Mrs Landon. Vila seated at last regular meeting after routine business.
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Ackley
George Newberger
Hampton Mospltal
Indhator
Newberger
Joe Homan
Henry Heitland
New Hampton
Myr
A. O. Vila
MS. Landon
Janesville High Schedule Public Programs
Janesville Iowa plans a week of programs at the high school with a district declamatory contest on Tuesday Jan 24 featuring Carl Coates in oratorio class Ve netia Shepard in dramatic and Gordon Sanders in humorous readings by David Riley Hart known as the Riley man will offer readings and impressions on Thursday Jan 26 under the P T A auspices New Hartford high visits Janesville for a basketball game Friday Jan 27.
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Courier
Janesville
Cedar Heights
Finchford
Carl Coates
Venetia Shepard
Gorder Sanders
David Riley Hart
Riley Man
Faci
James Whitcomb Riley
P.T. A. New Hartford
Huge still taken in Mitchell county raid
One of the largest stills was captured in Mitchell county ten miles north of Charles City. Deputy Sheriff Davis and three federal agents raided Carl Reetz premises yesterday afternoon, seizing six barrels of mash three gallons of alcohol the still and apparatus. The equipment was in a barn room beneath stored hay. Reetz was away. loot transported to town with orders to appear this morning.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Kan
Mitchell County
Davis
Carl Reetz
Reetz
Jim
Charles City P T A plans improvements at Washington school
The Charles City Washington school Parent-Teacher association called a mass meeting for inspection of the building to consider finishing the upper floor amid crowded conditions. A series of local notices also reports legal actions, social events, and club finances in the community.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Parent-Teacher Association of Washington School
Julius Valeska
M. & St. Paul Railway Company
K. C. Collis
R. H. Koenig
Rockford
Koenig
Collis
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Beet Sugar Factory to Reopen After Idle Year
A beet sugar plant in Belmond plans to resume operation after a year long idleness. Purchased at a U S marshal sale by an eastern corporation, the decision to restart surprised locals. Solicitors will seek beet acreage to ensure profitable production. Tom Kelly was arrested in Osage on a statutory offense charge, held for Cerro Gordo county trial.
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Tore Belmond
United Statees Marshal
Eastern Corporation
Osage
Tom Kelly
Art Hungerford
Mitchell County
Cerro Gordo County
Cedar Valley Baptist conference on home and foreign missions
Cedar Falls Cedar Valley Baptist association held a conference at First Baptist to discuss home and foreign mission work led by Dr Floyd L Carr of New York City and assistants. Speakers arrive from Humboldt and will travel to Oelwein with district sections conducting similar meetings across the state.
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Courter &Pedal Service
Cedar Falls
Cedar Valley Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Floyd L. Carr
New York City
Hemboldt
Oelwein
Waterloo
Rhed Rock
Waverly
Allison
Women's Relief Corps
Americary Legion Hall
Brinkley Pierce
Howard Pierce
Shell Rock
California
Oregon
Glarksville Club Makes Gift Quilt for Dubuque Babyfold
The Social Circle club in Clarksville Iowa sent a quilt to the Babyfold in Dubuque. Thirteen members and two guests met with Mrs Idella Wood and discussed What does the club mean to me followed by a social hour. Dr Harry Lodge attends the State Veterinarians association session in Des Moines. Mrs Abe Seitz visited her cousin Mrs Robert Watts in Oelwein. Mrs L Porter was called to Al is by illness of her daughter Mrs Ross Cheever. Miner Wamsley has been ill for a week.
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Clarksville
Dubuque
Idella Wood
Mer
Harry Lodge
State Veterinarians Association
Des Moines
Abe Seitz
Robert Watts
Oelwein
L. ©. Porter
Ross. Cheever
Miner Wamsley
Short Talks by Thoughtful Stothera
A Wisconsin mother notes modern mothers are well informed about medicines. She says few would buy preparations with opiates or chloroform. She highlights Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as reliable, pure, and quickly effective for coughs colds croup and throat irritations.
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Stothera
Wisconsin
Foley
Chickasaw School Men to Meet in New Hampton February 13
New Hampton Iowa reports the Chickasaw School Men's Club will meet February 13 in New Hampton tied to the county declamatory contest sponsored by the club. A county field day is planned for spring involving rural and high schools. Examinations for normal training, eighth grade, and grammar are slated across the county with venues at New Hampton and Nashua.
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Courier
New Hampton
Nashua
Court House
Tama Road Bonds Sell At Par With 4 P. O. Interest
Tama county officials sold 150000 dollars worth of road bonds to Carlton D. Beh of Des Moines at par and 4 percent. Bechtel & Co. of Davenport bid aggressively with over 60 offers. an alternate bid from White-Phillip Co. came in higher. The sale saves the county about 375 dollars yearly versus primary bonds and adds roughly 1000 dollars in overall gain.
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Toledo
BE. Elston
Tama County Board of Supervisors
Carlton D. Beh
Des Moines
George M. Bechtel & Co
Davenport
Bechtel Company
White- Phillip Company
Elston
Indict Two More in Bremer County Hog Theft Case
Waverly Iowa January 19 indictments for larceny were returned by the Bremer county grand jury against Victor Johnson and Harold Jordan for theft of hogs from the James Callendar farm in Pelk township last week. Bonds were set at 500 dollars each. Jordan waived preliminary examination earlier before Judge M F Kepler. Harry Johnson and Lawrence Payton and three Smith boys had pleas of guilty and were released on font behavior.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Victor Johnson
Harold Jordan
Bremer County Grand Jury
James Callendar
Pelk
Jordan
M. F. Kepler
Johanson
Harry Johnson
E. A. Schiefelbein
Smith Boys
Lawrence Payton
Free man acquitted of signing false name affidavit
Tom Holeyn, a farmer near Oelwein, was found not guilty by a district court jury of signing a false name on a marriage license affidavit involving a minor. Eight witnesses testified for the state and four for the defense, with handwriting the main issue.
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Carrier Speciid Saevice
Waverly
Tom Holeyn
Oclwein
Boleyn
Farmers Savings Bank at La Porte Elects Officers
La Porte Iowa January 19 The Farmers Savings bank annual meeting elected W W Milne to replace D P McQuilkin as director. Board re elected A A Robertson president and T D Teeter vice president. Jesse O Kober re elected cashier with Glenn Teeter first assistant cashier and George Gill second assistant cashier. Good Cheer Guild gathered at M E church with a large turnout.]]>
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iMourher
la Porte City
Farmers Savings Bank
W.W. W. Milne
DP. K. McQuilkin
A. A. Robertson
T. D.teeter
Jesse O. Kober
Glenn Teeter
George Gill
T. C. Orchestra Concert Set For Sunday
Cedar Falls Va Jan 19 The orchestra of Town State Teachers college under Prof Edward Kurtz will perform a concert in the college auditorium Sunday at 4 o clock. The group has 56 musicians this year and soloist Miss Olive Barker contralto from the college music faculty will be featured.
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Rourier
Edward von Dorhen Named New Fredericksburg Yard Manager
Edward von Dorhen was appointed manager of Eclipse Lumber yard in Fredericksburg on January 19, succeeding William Douglass who resigned to take a position in Mort garage. H S Kerssen became vice president of the Town Implement Dealers association after being elected at the Ames convention. A Fayette college gospel team led Sunday services at the M E church with Florence Blison Mildred Wilkins Theron Ashby and Ronald Prescott among participants. William Hartson is convalescing at St Francis hospital Waterloo after goitre operation. About 25 Masons hosted a surprise dinner for James Whitcomb who cannot attend lodge.
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Fredericksburg
Edward von Dorhen
Eclipse Lumber Yard
William Douglass
Mort Garage
H. S. Kerssen
Town Implement Dealers Association
Ames
College At
Fayette
M. E
Florence Blison
Mildred Wilkins
Theron Ashby
Delweth
Ronald Prescott
Plymouth
William Hartson
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Masonic Order
James Whitcomb
Wright Co Mutual Fire Insurance Elects Officers
Clarion Iowa January 19 The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance association of Wright county held its annual meeting in Clarion last week Officers elected for 1928 were G J Mack president P Morton vice president H Sumners treasurer and J L Sullivan secretary The past year was strong with over a quarter of a million dollars in insurance written bringing total in force to six and a half million dollars
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Courier Special Service
Clarion
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Associaion of
Wright County
G. J. Mack
P. Morton
H. Sumners
J. L. Sullivan
Tama county tax hike set for 1928 totals rise over 1927
Tama county will pay 18483.73 more in taxes in 1928 than in 1927, reaching 1077574.91 compared with 1059091.18. In 66 districts and 10 towns taxes rise while 26 districts and two towns see decreases. Increases mainly stem from higher school levies. Toledo again posts the highest tax mills, while Richland township No. 7 records the lowest at 41.6 mills.
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Courier Special Service
Toledo
Tama County
J. E. Elston
Altho
Richland Township
Fire damages Jesup residence in Iowa incident
Jesup Iowa January 19 extensive damage to Elmer Fuller residence from a Wednesday fire started by an overheated stove. Also notes Silas Sherman bought bay horses, plans to move to a Fayette area farm next month. Other items include Glen Baughman renting a Chesebro farm, A M Felts death in Missouri, basketball game vs Independence, Leland Fisher's hospital return, Martin Carson renting a nearby farm, Mrs James McSparren confined after a fall, and Presbyterian church cafeteria proceeds of 25 dollars.
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Jesup
Elmer Fuller
Silas Sherman
Charles E. Emerson
Sherman
Fayette
Glen Baughman
Chesebro
Grant Highway
A. M. Felts
J. CG. Felts
Buller
Independence
Leland Fisher
St. Prancis Hospital
Martin Carson
Clrr
Roberts
James McSparren
The
Presbyterian Church
Floyd Gd Gets 870 400 Refund for Road Work
Chartes City Jan 19 A E Regel county treasurer has received 170 460 50 from the state highway commission to pay off the last half of the paying cost in district No 1. The refund ranges from 1 348 to 50 cents with no interest. District 2 refunds come next year and district 3 the year after. All property owners have received half the refund.
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Courier Special Service
Chartes City
A. E. Regel
State Highway Commission
Funeral services for J. C. Krider at Parkersburg
Courier Special Service Parkersburg Iowa January 19 funeral services for J. C. Krider to be held at the Congregational church this afternoon. Krider had been in failing health for some time and died Tuesday of pneumonia.
Ackley Band to entertain for uniform fund
Ackley municipal band will present a Friday evening program at the high school auditorium starting at 8 o'clock. The 30 minute jazz and novelty set will be followed by two one act plays including Hans von Smash featuring Heine Janssen Matilda Janssen Marian Asche Mrs Carl Neumeyer Ted Zacharias and Carl
Adlerika shown to aid digestion and cleanse bowels
An advertisement claims Adlerika relieves gas and stomach trouble by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. It cites testimonials from doctors and users, promotes one spoonful for chronic constipation and bloating, and lists Waterloo druggists selling the product.
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Adlerika
Mia
M. Gunn
Adhcrika
H. L. Shoub
New York
J. Weaver
A. E. Puckett
Adlerka
Waterloo
Robert. Drug Co
J. Miller
The Hicksville Bungler in Neymeyer Schwinger Cast
The second play features Onno Ryken as George Alt House with cast including Letha Van Eschen Loretta Hanig Helen Schwinger Pete Ryken Bert Neymeyer Charles Ryken and Rusty Weber Proceeds go to the Pure Aee of uniforms for hand members.
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Neymeyer
Lowell Schwinger
Hicksville
Allenrhu No 2 capsules promise fast relief from rheumatism
Druggists urge sufferers to try Allenrhu Number 2 capsules for five days with a money back guarantee if pain persists. The ad claims rapid relief even after years of torment and offers a fair refund if results are not achieved.
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Robert
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