Eldora to Form Lake by Dam and Bridge on Pine Creek
Eldora Iowa July 24 plans approved to form a lake by building a combined dam and bridge at Pine Creek mouth east of Eldora. The 65 acre lake will cover a 15 square mile watershed and be stocked with game fish with cooperation from Wardin county and local citizens. Bid adverts will follow for a 40x24 reinforced deck girder bridge and spillway and a 23 foot high structure. A new county road will connect east of the river bridge to Steamboat Rock five miles away to provide park access.
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Eldora
Pine Creek
Towa
Wardin County
Beek
County Board of Supervisors
Mud and Flood Strain Littleport Iowa Residents
Travelers Chauncey Heckman and Robert Hardy observed a Saturday cloudburst in Littleport Iowa leaving about two feet of mud in homes. A farmer lost two wagons. one blocked by trees, the other swept downstream. A man in a henhouse escaped by breathing through a window as floodwaters rose. Bridges were out and roads were dusty beyond Littleport.
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Littleport
Chauncey Heckman
Robert B. Hardy
McGregor
West High Contract Is Second Largest
The West High School board awarded a miscellaneous furniture contract totaling over 13000 dollars to EB H Sheldon Co of Muskegon Michigan. It ranks as the second largest contract behind a steel lockers deal exceeding it by about three thousand dollars. Items include laboratory tables, display cases, blackboards, mirrors, trophy cases, office furniture and equipment for science, arts and typewriting rooms. Ranges from the old high school will be reused at the new building and installation will begin soon under supervising architect L Fay Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. H. Sheldon Company
Muskegon
Mich
Commercial
Fiy
Herrick
L. Fay Gamble
President Honors Waterloo Couple on Birth of Daughter
A note of congratulations from President and Mrs. Harding reached Mr and Mrs G D Terpany of 607 Wellington Court on the birth of a daughter named Joan Owens. Terpany, originally from Marion, Ohio, once worked for the president's newspaper. The baby was born in July. Motorists Fined in Police Court. Three motorists were fined for speeding, one for riding on a sidewalk, and another for drunken driving while a road posted by a drunk was forfeited.
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Waterloo
Joan Owens
G.D. Terpany
Wellington Court
Harding
Mr. Terpany
Im Marvion
O. B. Courtright
Lost Dog Slink Could Be Next Syncopated Hit
Paris July 29. Music notes say the phrase lost dog link may title the next syncopated hit. Irvine Berlin, departing Paris for the United States, lost a police dog he had brought from Germany, inspiring the songwriter to craft a new jazz tune.
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Paris
Link
Irvine Berlin
United States
Germany
Mian Whee Shot Gun Scufffle Mexico Man?
Mrs Clarence Yeager is in St Francis hospital with a leg wound from a .45 bullet that entered above the knee and exited the thigh. Her husband, with a flesh wound in the left hand, says a bedroom play with his army automatic led to the accidental shooting at about 12 30 yesterday. Neighbors confirm the accident and no bones were broken.
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Clarence Yeager
Commercial Street
St. Francis Hospital
Yeager
Army Automatic
Naional Guard
Pioneer Tama farmer Harrison dies in Michigan
William J. Harrison a Tama county pioneer and cattle dealer near Reinbeck died of paralysis at his daughter’s home in Muskegon Michigan His birth place was Peterborough Ontario born September 25 1845 He settled near Reinbeck in 1887 later ran livestock business He married Eliza Jane Barker November 24 1870 Survived by three daughters Mrs Fothergills Armstrong IA Mrs Parsons Muskegon MI and Mrs Hamilton Baumclaw WA The body was brought to Reinbeck for funeral by Masons and burial at Amity cemetery
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William J. Harrison
Tama County
Reinbeck
S. R Parsons
Muskegon
Mich
Harrison
Canada
Peterborough
Ont
Eliza Jane Barker
George Fothergills
Armstrong
S. H. Parsons
George BE. Hamilton
Baumclaw
Wash
Grundy Center
Airs
Michigan
Decedent
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Coin Judge
A. FL
A. M
Parsons
Hamilten
Amity Cemetery
Local obituary notes several Waterloo residents
A simple death notice lists Mary, Thomas, Alfred, Mandy and others from Waterloo and Orange township as residents. the body rests at Petersen Bros. mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Mary
Waterloo
Thomas
Hudson
Alfred
Orange Township
Mandy
Petersen Bros
Waterloo Druggist Frederick Robertson Dies at 7:30 A M
Frederick Robertson of Waterloo died at his home 1150 Independence avenue at 7:30 a m after a prolonged illness. Born March 16 1853 at Perrysburg he moved to Waterloo at 16 with his mother Euphemia Robertson. He later partnered in Robertson & Goodsell and later sold wallpaper as a traveling salesman. He is survived by his widow Ana Walker a daughter Dr Clarence W Robertson and two grandchildren. The body rests at O Keefe Torne mortuary pending funeral plans.
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Frederick Wi. Robertson
Waterloo
Independence Avenue
Robertson
Mr. Robertson
Perrysburg
Euphemia Robertson
George W. Harbin
Robertson & Goodsell
O’keefe & Torne Mortuary
Three Services Held at Little Brown Church Nashua
Sunday attendance at the historic Little Brown Church in the Vale reached new heights with three services. Rev Staig of Hansen led morning rites. an extra afternoon service followed with Rev Emerson preaching. Waverly and Mrs Holloway contributed music as congregants from nearly all counties gathered.
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Nashua
the Vale
LotteMinmedar
Staig
Hansen
Emerson
Waverly
Opportunity Knocks At The Door Of Sage Or Aunee
Poetic text warns of missed chances and urging hustle to seize a rare call. The speaker mocks misread warnings and urges action, referencing a note about a wolf and an agent selling books. The passage appears as a fragmented literary excerpt with archaic spellings and altered words.
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Sage
Aunee
oMcLanteh Wilson
New York
Pickpocket Trio Takes $120 From Victim on Streetcar
Adolph Brand reports three young men crowded him on a Fourth and Water streetcar at 6 p.m. They jostled him into the vestibule and stole his wallet containing five $20 bills, one $10 and two $5 bills, totaling $120. The thieves fled before discovery.
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Adolph Brand
Willigton Avenue
Fourth and Water Streets
Contempt Charged In Liquor Case Against Fritz
District court injunction against Fritz at 615 Water Street cited. Walter R. French files contempt charge. affidavit notes July 16 purchase of half pint liquor for $2 and prior days of 30 cent drinks. Premises locked and Fritz absent.
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A. G. Fritz
Walter R. French
Water Street
Fritz
R. L. McShain
McShain
Ohio farmer 18 owner of five legged duck
Powhatan Ohio farmer 18 Paul Ramsey owner of a five legged duck hatched on Rawsey's farm. The duck is healthy and walks on both extra legs as easily as on two proper legs despite the deformity.
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Ohio Farmer
Powhatan
Paul Ramsey
Rawsey
Three Cars and Bicycle Involved in Waterloo Crash
A bike rider A P Golinvaux of Mulberry suffered broken ribs and a broken hand after a collision at Lafayette and Mullan. Three cars were wrecked and one overturned trapping him beneath it. Uhl and Dr Henderson’s chauffeur offered conflicting accounts of speed and fault. Golinvaux was taken to St Francis hospital with serious but non fatal injuries.
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Lafayette
Mullan Avenue
A. P. Golinvaux
Mulberry
St. Francis Hospital
Golinvaux
Waterloo
Goliivans
S. L. Uhl
Berth Avenueo
Fred Talley
Berry S. Henderson
George Physter
Saxon Street
Richard O’conner
Lafayetta Street
Mr. Golinvaux
O'Conner
Henderson
Gol Jnvaux
Uhi
Millllan Avenue
Gideons Conduct Services at La Porte in Three Churches
Gideons held worship at La Porte in Evangelical Methodist and Presbyterian churches yesterday featuring the Gideon quartet C C Stotis W J French Frank Bagwell and W M Robe F W Jenks reported good attendance and hearty support from pastors Bible distributions occurred at the La Porte hotel Next Sunday Gideons from Waterloo and Cedar Falls will serve Dysart churches
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Waterloo and
Cedar Falls
Gideons
la Porte
Gideon Quartet
C. C. Stotis
W. J French
Frank Bagwell
W. M .Robe
F. W. Jenks
la Forte
Waterloo
Dysart
City in Brief: Waterloo Roundup of Visits and Travel
Local notes list visitors and travelers including Mr and Mrs Waller Delaney in Clermont visits. Miss Lyeds Dawson and many others journey to Clinton and Chicago while families return from Osage and Craig Nebraska. A rain gauge reports .23 inch from Saturday shower as residents plan trips to Des Moines and Denmark.
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P. J. Jungen
Osage
Mitchell County
Novak
Newark
N. J
Mey
Dewey
Vans and Son
Tar
Nave
Craig
Neb
John C. McGlade
Chicago
S. I. Burkholder
Los Angeles
Cal
BE. H. Allen
Ballou Street
James Tracey
Platteville
Wis
En Mnt Palmatier
Western Avent
G. A. Beil
Third Avenue West
Des Moines
Bell
George M. Bechtel & Co
Davenport
Sherwood Park
John Knox
Fred Northey
Jenkins, Minn
Waterloo
Twin Cities
Northey
Local Earlier Rain Affected Saturday Morning Activities
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Saturday morning event in Iowa with the Ladies' Industrial Society at Union Congregational church hosting a tea cream sale in an outdoors setting on a lawn. The text mentions a Lowell owned lawn and tugsing awaiting evening.
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Iowa
Ladies’ Industrial
Society of Union Congregational Church
Aunt Molly Finds Steam and Spirit at a Church Fair
Aunt Molly drives the church fundraiser with shrewd sales, selling aprons and vanity bags while Mrs. Symmes struggles to keep the kitchen running. By nightfall Aunt Molly is sold out and counting money as villagers crowd the booths and plan more sales.
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Mr. Conroy
Mrs. Symmes
Aunt Molly
Auction chaos at Aunt Molly’s fruit sale in kitchen scene
Millie Burke bursts in to news that Aunt Molly plans a sale for the old rose bag and canned fruit. A crowd gathers as Dr Arnister Judge Peterson and others arrive. auctioneering sparks chaos with costumes and makeup on guests and a joke laden bid for peaches.
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Tor Arnister
Millie Burke
Molly
Doctor Arnister
Judge Peterson
Dandy Smith
Aow
Mally
Little red schools doomed in California
Sacramento reports that tests by the state department of education show rural one room schools lag urban children by two to three years in mental development. Bam Cohn, assistant state superintendent, says rural schools are inefficient and not a success as teaching institutions and soon will be gone.
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Sacramento
Bam’ H. Cohn
State Department of Education
Cohn
Akron youths weed in city to trim costs
Akron children volunteer to cut and remove weeds from city lanes to help cope with finances that prevent city labor. The city shows pride as youths take on the task across Akron, Ohio, with multiple districts participating in the effort.
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Akron
Centenary Sassafras Tree Receives Medical Aid
In Atlanta on July 26 a centuries old sassafras tree at First Methodist church lawn received first aid from a tree specialist after signs of age appeared. The tree, about nine feet in circumference, is described as the oldest and largest of its kind.
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Atlanta
First Methodist Church
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