Iowa state highway paving contracts in Worth and surrounding counties
Iowa state highway commission awarded road work including 2.906 miles of paving on U.S. 65 in Worth county to Bryant paving of Waterloo at 1.91 per square yard. Projects cover 4.196 miles of paving totaling 101,735.37 and grading for 37.994 miles in six counties at 192,854.77. Gravel work in eight counties costs 115,451.60 with 11 bridges and 120 culverts totaling 139,144.65. Bryant now employs about 700 men on projects in Bremer, Butler, and Delaware counties, costing about 1.8 million, with routes including from Denver in Bremer and Alison in Butler and two Delaware county sites. If Delaware paving completes by September, Waterloo to Dubuque county line will be paved except Hartville strip under legal action. If Dubuque work finishes as planned, hard surfacing will extend to Chicago. Janesville to Waverly paving has opened to traffic, laid by Bryant workers.
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Ames
Iowa State Highway Commission
Worth
Bryant Paving Company
Waterloo
Bryant Company
Bremer
Butler
Delaware
Denver
Butler County
Alison
Delaware County
Petersburg
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Jine
Hartville
Chicago
Janesville-Waterly
Janesville
Waverly
Bryant
Two Floyd County Farmers Hurt in Separate Accidents
Courier Special Services reports Will Swart of Colwell broke a collar bone and several ribs after falling from a granary when a ladder slipped. Glen Tetzloff of Colwell pierced his wrist by a piece of iron while helping his father fix a fence, requiring medical removal of the iron.
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Floyd County
Courier Special
Charles City
Will Swart
Colwell
Glen Tetzloff
Denver Woman's Birthday Observed in Iowa
Mrs. Christ Moeller celebrated her seventy third birthday at home in Denver Iowa. About 30 family members friends and neighbors joined the afternoon and evening observance with a 6 o clock supper. A Sassmann reunion was held in woods near Alwin Sassmann farm south of Denver. Wilbert Kehe is convalescing at home after hospital time in Waterloo. Mrs. William Launer returned to California after visiting relatives. Mrs. BR Meyer and sons Orlo and Shirley plus Bernadine Kruc ker remained for a visit with Kruckers.
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Denver
Christ Moeller
Ruby Summers
McIntyre
BE. W. Steege
Erwin Mobling
J. L. Heideman
BR. W. Meyer
Orlo
Shirley
Bernadine
Osage
Girl's Arm Broken in Fall from Wagon
Six year old Copal Howard daughter of Mr and Mrs George Howard near Elgin sustained a fracture of her left arm above the elbow after falling from a load of hay Monday in Copia Howard West Union. Public notices mention political addresses by Re publican candidate William F Byers at Fairbank and Buchanan county farms with repeats of his talks. Martin Cooney and Don Hiinkel plan a 10 day outing to northern Minnesota and Canada ending in Winnipeg. Harold Traeger to become clerk of courts after Aug 1 with E A Traeger as clerk and A E Johnson a county recorder veteran of World War I returning this week from Fort Riley reserve officers school.
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Courier Special Service
West Union
Copal Howard
George Howard
Elgin
William F. Byers
Sanborn
Fairbank
Sumner Township Farm Bureau
Buchanan County
Ducket Farm
Stanley
Martin Cooney
Don Hiinkel
Minnesota
Canada
Winnipeg
Cooney
Harold Traeger
Rather
E. A. Traeger
A. E. Johnson
Army
Fort Riley
Wannamaker Kin Reunion at Little Brown Church
Forty two members of the Wannamaker family gathered for a reunion at Little Brown church on Saturday in Nashua Iowa. The Martin families of Arthur and Howard attended a William Martin family reunion in Cedar Falls on Sunday. Dr KE J Lockwood of Waterloo visited on church business, and Mrs Ellison sold her residence to Dwight Grawe. Calvin Thompson and family of Waterloo visited relatives in town recently.
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Courier
Nashua
Wannamaker
Little Brown Church
Arthur
Howard Martin
William Martin
Cedar Falls
J. Lockwood
Waterloo
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. ©. Ellison
Dwight Grawe
Otis Sprague
Calvin Thompson
Real estate activity heats Chad City district
Real estate in Charles City grows briskly with several high profile sales. W D Lindaman buys Eugene Holbrook residence on West Ferguson street set for Sept 1 move. W L Almquist sells to R L Malmston, J Penney manager. M W Ellis buys Irving Smith residence on West Clark street, gaining river frontage. Mayor Gray repurposes upper floor into two apartments. Elsie Calvert buys Barry Doore home. Doore family takes over Edson Brown home at 701 North Fown. Fred Spear purchases Gold Pickett place along the river for remodeling. Pilot Knob Park draws large weekend crowds with 4000 visitors reported at Pilot Knob Sun day. 5000 on July 15 with autos from 21 counties. A northern Iowa southern Minnesota camp meeting opens at the Foursquare gospel tabernacle led by Rev C P Hoberts and party from Des Moines. Elsa Ruste earns Iowa City MA in commerce with thesis Training of Retail Store Employes.
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Courier
Charles City
W. D. Lindaman
Eugene Holbrook
West Ferguson Street
W. L. Almquist
R. L. Malmston
J. Penney
M. W. Ellis
Irving Smith
West Clark Street
Boulder Point
Kelley Street
C. G. Gray
North Grand Avenue
Elsie Calvert
Barry Doore
Harry Doore
Edson Brown
North Fown Street
Fred Spear
Pickett Place
Pilot Knob Park
Pilot Knob
H. L. Taylor
Iowa
Minnesota
Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle
C. P. Hoberts
Des Moines
Arthur Errington
John Richey
Allison Picnic And Bridge Game In Allison Ia
Allison Iowa on July 25 records a community picnic held at the camp grounds to honor the birthdays of Dr. McWhirter and O L Whidateh. After supper guests gathered for a bridge session at Dr and Mrs C C Kepler's home with a long list of attendees including Spengler Speedy Dailey Richards Whitlatch Reid Burma n Pals Kepler Freeing and Halloran among others.
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Tom Halloran
Sioux City, Ie
Kepler's
Yount Funeral Held in Independence
Services for Wilbert Yount, who died suddenly at his home on Sixth Avenue Southwest, were held at the family home Tuesday afternoon with Rev. J. K. Hawkins presiding. The body was taken to Winton for burial. Yount had long suffered heart trouble and was 60 years old, born June 4, 1868 near Brandon. He married Jessie Hilliard in 1885 and is survived by his widow, daughter Mrs. Raymond Townsend of Eagle Rock, California, son Marion, a state extension employee, and sister Mrs. W. A. Bender of the city.
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Courier
Independence
Wilbert
Yount
Sixth Avenue Southwest
J. K. Hawkins
Clinton
Methodist Church
Winton
Brandon
Frederick
Marian Yount
Jessie Hilliard
Hilliard
Urbana
Raymond Townsend
Eagle Rock
Gal
Marion
State Extension Department
W. A. Bender
Littleton Aid to Promote Sociable and Light Plant Work
The article notes the Ladies' Aid Society hosting a cream and cake sociable on the lawn of Mr and Mrs Jamies Mailkins with oblique local social updates. It reports Frank Mack of Storm Lake completing a $65,000 municipal light and power plant overhaul switching to alternating current and his future role overseeing a $15,000 waterworks project for Vanesville.
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Littleton Aid
Ackley
Littleton
Ladies' Aid Society
Jamies Mailkins
A. H. Hoffman
Milo Kizer
Wwo
Long Beach
Cal
Fanny McKenzie
Kearney
Ned
Kizer
Welle Parks
Brooklyn
Men of Church at Cedar Falls Have Work Bee
Cedar Falls July 28 The men of the First Congregational church will remove seats from the auditorium and take up the carpet this evening to lay a new floor or carpet. Former ISU teachers college graduates visited the campus yesterday renewing acquaintances. Aubrey C. Grubb heads Saskatchewan university chemistry dept at Saskatoon Canada. R Gaylin of Fairbank a leading horseshoe pitcher visited Cedar Falls. Isaac Edward Short praised Cedar Falls gardens as best in 16 years. Mr. Short and relatives plan to visit Wheatley Arkansas. last season 45000 bushels rice harvested. Farm Bureau men will host an ice cream sociable on Main Street. 4-H Girls will present a short program. New son born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Palmer of Cedar Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bauer of Parkersburg welcome a daughter born at Sartori hospital. Lucien Wright and daughter Joy Louise, Iowa City, weekend guests of Mrs. Wrights mother Mrs. Almeda Harmon. Harmon to spend days in Iowa City and Washington.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
First Congregational Church
T. C
Iow State Teachers College
John Arends
The
Guaranty Company of New York
Chicago
Ahrens
Edward Short
Major Lo Arkansas
Kenneth Starbuck
Wheatley
Ark
Romeo C. Short
A. L. Kreger
Main Street
Charles Hammill
Edward H. Refshauge
Ora Howerd
Fred Muncey
Grinnell
Harold G. Palmer
Manual Arts
Teachers College
Rte
Emil Bauer
Parkersburg
Sartori Hospital
Iowa City
Lucien Wright
Joy Louise
Wrights
Almeda Harmon
Merner Avenue
Harmon
Washington
Bomhoff Funeral Services Conducted at Independence
Independence Te July 25 The funeral for Herman F Bomhoff was held at Immanuel Lutheran church at 230 pm conducted by Rev A H Zeilinger Burial followed at Mt Hope south of Independence Bomhoff born March 5 1865 in Hanveld Hanover Germany to Herman Henry and Sophia Grauer holz Bomhoff He came to America in 1891 lived in Nebraska and Kansas before settling near Littleton and later Index He married Amelia Fenner on Oct 20 1898 and the couple moved to Index where they remained He worked as a tinsmith for Gates Hardware and later ran a radiator repair shop He is survived by a daughter Mrs George H Jones three sons Howard Harold Mer Titt three brothers Henry William Karl two sisters Alina in Germany and other relatives.
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Courier
Independence
Herman F. Bomhoff
Immanuel Lutheran Church
A. H. Zeilinger
Mt. Hope
Herman Frederick William Bomhoff
Hanveld
Hanover
Germany
Herman Henry
Sophia Grauerholz Bomhoff
Hamfeld
America
Nebraska
Kansas
Littleton
Amelia Fenner
Index
K. Bomhoff
Gates Hardware Company
George H. Jones
Howard
Harold
Mer. Titt
City
Henry
William
Karl
Alina
Ackley Residents Oppose Belt Telephone Rate Hike
Ackley and nearby villages resist a Belt Telephone rate increase as Bell officials cite 16000 dollars in wiring and conduit upgrades for the Ackley exchange. Farmers at a recent meeting questioned the wisdom of starting a new local telephone company amid the proposed changes.
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Ackley. Ta
Belt Telephone Company
Ackley Exchange
Bell Company
Benefit sociable at Gresham raises $17 for cemetery
About $17 was realized at the sociable given for benefit of the cemetery association. Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Bogen left Monday for a three weeks trip in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.
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Gresham
Mounier Speed Seerey Gresham
Cemetery Association
Mra
A. E. Bogen
Ilinois
Michigan
Ohio
Woman Visitor in La Porte City Is Luncheon Honoree
Mrs. A. Van Valkenburg hosted a 1 o clock luncheon at her home to compliment Mrs. Mary Herd of Long Beach California who is visiting relatives and old friends in La Porte City. A 12 pound son named Dick Manly was born Monday morning to Mrs. Manly Freeman of Indianapolis who is staying with her grandmother Mrs. Fannie Longaker. Miss Martha Brust visiting Des Moines on two week nursing-training vacation returns home. W R club and friends held a city park picnic with noon dinner and an afternoon of social activities.
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la Porte City
A. van Valkenburg
Mary Herd
Long Beach
Cal
Manly Freeman
Indianapolis
Ind
Fannie Longaker
Dick Manly
Martha Brust
Iowa Methodisc
Des Moines
W. R
Nashua Woman's Death and Local Notices
Elizabeth Sophia Hagen 83 died suddenly and funeral set for Thursday at German Lutheran church in Nashua. She was born November 10 1844 in Mecklenburg Germany and was the last surviving of five siblings. Survived by two children Anna and William, former farmers who moved to Nashua after her husband John Hagen died in 1897. Burial in Pleasant Grove family plot. Also notes two local incidents and marriages including William Reiff injured by tin shears at Ellison home, Mrs Elizabeth Flint ill with kidney trouble, weddings at Little Brown Church for Clarence B Johnson Lucila R Kramer and Wayne H Cleverley Evelyn Bergerson. Dwight Grawe purchased E Ellison residence and Milton Norman the J A Yarger place.
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Courier
Nashua
Elizabeth Sophia Hagen
German Lutheran Church
Albert Guetzlaf
Waverly
Wis
Pleasant Grove
Hagen
Mecklenburg
Germany
John Hagen
America
William Reiff
Ellison
Flint
Elizabeth Flint
Elizabeth Bonzer
Brown Church
Little Brown Church
J. L. McComson
Clarence B. Johnson
Lucila R.kramer
Wheaton
Minn
Wayne H. Cleverley
Maxwell
Evelyn
Bergerson
Colo
Dwight Grawe
E. ©. Ellison
Milton
Norman
J. A. Yarger
Enlarge Capacity of Oelwein Gas Plant
Oelwein July 25 The Gas company of Oelwein has men at work at the plant installing filter boxes and boosting service capacity. Former resident dies Mrs James Spencer 56 of St Paul died last week. Survived by two sisters and two brothers. Garden party Oelwein Women’s club rose garden 412 East Charles July 26 3 to 6 pm. Born a son to Mr and Mrs L S Bush First avenue southeast on Sunday July 22. Herbert Birchard moved to Waterloo from Hazleton works for John Deere. Mrs Norman Smith visiting sister Mrs Harold Oakes Bedford Ind.
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Oelwein
Gas Company of
James Spencer
St. Paul
Great Western Railroad
Will Burns
Rose Burns
John Hand
Waukon
Will Hand
Oelwein Women’s Club
Dae Cannady
East Charles Street
L. S. Bush
First Avenue
Southeast
Herbert Birchard
Oclwein
Hazleton
Waterloo
Joan Deere Company
Norman Smith
Harold Oakes
Bedford
Ind
Traer Chautauqua Faces Large deficit This Week
Traer Ta July 25 The chautauqua in Traer has one of its largest deficits. Eighty guarantors contributed ten dollars each, totaling about eight hundred dollars. A chautauqua for next year is doubtful.
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Courier Spaniel Service
Traer
Census Notes Decline in Traer School Population
The annual Traer school census shows fewer school age children, with an 11 percent two year decline. In 1928 there were 123 males and 8 females ages 7 to 16, plus 181 males and 144 females ages 1 to 22. Overall total this year is 212, down from 223 in 1927 and 228 in 1926.
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Fe 'Aurier Kpresal Service
Tracey
Traer
Han
Tracer
Fema
Anniversary and Mission Festival Noted by Church
Clarksville July 25 The fortieth anniversary celebration and mission festival of St. John's Evangelical church in Fremont township drew a here delegation with Rev. Mr. Graeber and 13 other ministers. Dinner and supper were served in the church basement. Also noted: former resident Mrs. Sarah Burkholder, 82, died in Pasadena, California. Gladys Ritaman and William J. Schmadeke wed July 18. the couple tours the Minnesota lake region and will visit Wahpeton, North Dakota. Ed Wilkenson and wife observed their 55th anniversary at a family dinner in Lake Preston, South Dakota. Clarksville defeated Wilmer 5 to 1 in a Sunday baseball game. Clarksville golf team beat Nashua 14 1 2 to 9 1 2 on Nashua links.
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Minnie Slattery
Pasadena
P. C. Miner
Greene
Henry Love
Allison
Ed Wilkenson
Bert
Lake Preston
Couple Married in Mason City and Guests at Marble Rock
In July 25 Lloyd Benson of Mason City and Miss Mac Guage of Webster City were married at Marble Rock last week. They are now guests of his stepfather and mother Mr and Mrs James Ritter. George Miller of Pawnee City Neb visits his brother J F Milet who is in his ninetieth year. Mrs Katie Sours will visit daughter Fern Sours Lindsey in St Joseph Missouri Thursday. Mr and Mrs W C Wilson motor trip in Minnesota to visit son Clarence Wilson and family at Mara.
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Courier
Marble Rock
Lloyd Benson
Mac Guage
Webster City
James Ritter
George Miller
Pawnee City
Neb
J. F. Milet
Katie Sours
Fern Sours Lindsey
St. Joseph
W. C. Wilson
Kane
Minnesota
Clarence Wilson
Mara
Osage Man Sentenced for Farm Poultry Theft
Osage Iowa July 25 40 J Shep ley appeared before Judge Kelly in Charles City and was fined 100 dollars with a suspended year in jail for stealing chickens from the Clinton Sparks farm north of town. He admitted taking the poultry July 4 and selling them to St Ansgar Produce Co.
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Courier Special Service
Osage
J. Shepley
Charles City
Kelly
Clinton -Sparks
St. Ansgar Produce Company
Manchester Boys Realize Ambition in Boat Launching
Manchester Iowa July 25 An ambition of three years duration was gratified Monday with the launching of a 16 foot motor boat in the Maquoketa river by Jack and Thad Strathmann aged 17 and 12. The boys who live by the river began planning years ago to earn the money for the launch. They cared for a garden and did odd jobs to raise the necessary $400, which they used to purchase the boat.
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Courier Special Service
Manchester
Maquoketa River
Jack
Thad Strathmann
Former Hudson resident Will Wood dies in Oklahoma
Hudson Ia July 25 Will Wood formerly of Hudson died in Elida Oklahoma Monday resided here yesterday through notice lacking details death appears sudden His son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Frank Wood living northwest of town left for Oklahoma Also local items report United Brethren choir meets Friday and Clover Leaf club gathering Friday Picnic supper and social time at Mrs C E B McDowell home Five miles northeast on Hudson road a large plate glass window replaced at Ed Arter residence after last Thursday storm Arter shipped a carload of cattle from Lincoln Kansas to Chicago
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Hudson
Will Wood
Elida
Okla
Frank Wood
Oklahoma
Cottvine
Clover Leaf Club
Four Hardin County Land Sales Bring 96000 Total
In Eldora on July 25, four Hardin county land deals closed totaling 96000 dollars. The 120 acre George Smith farm northeast of Hubbard sold for 240 dollars an acre to Claus Faust. Ernest Heiebel bought the 180 acre William Hartung farm southeast of Hubbard at 165 per acre. William Eller acquired the Insane Moe 120 acre near Buckeye at 160 per acre. Ernest Gellhaus purchased the Louis Bender 120 acre parcel for 185 per acre. Local real estate men anticipate more sales and a county boom.
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Courier
Ernest Gell‘haus
Louis Bender
Mrs Mary Hess Hosts Entre Nous Club at Jesup
In Jesup on July 25 Mrs Mary Hess will host the Entre Nous club with 500 games and refreshments to follow. The Eleventh division of the Mrs Ladies Aid plans an ice cream sociable in the city park this evening. Epworth League members from the M E church attended the state conference in Clear Lake. Relatives gathered Sunday at Mrs Mary Haskins home to honor her son and daughter in law James Haskins and grandson James Jr. of Cleveland.
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Jesup. Ta
Mary Hess
Nous
Mr. Ladies’ Aid Society
King’s Heralds
James Zahn
Epworth League
M. E. Shured
Clear Lake
Dorothy Brown
Gwendolyn Leary
Marjorie Brown
Ruth
Francis Gomfort
Viola Patten
Delbert Miller
Harald
Leon Fisher
Blanche Burrell
Mary Haskins
James Haskins
James, Jr
Sleveland
Fire at Frederika Damages Hazlett Residence
Early Sunday fire discovered around 1 a m damaged the Hazlett residence in Frederika. A bucket brigade contained the flames. Everett Wellman received ivy poisoning treatment at Tripal hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Richmond welcomed a daughter born July 22.
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Courier Special Services
Frederika
Hazlett
Everett Wellman
Tripal Hospital
Picnic at Oelwein to honor visitor Mary Reed Streeter
A July picnic at Oelwein park will honor Mrs. Mary Reed Streeter of California visiting relatives. Attendees bring a china dish and sandwiches. coffee provided. Also noted: funeral of Walter W. Halstead at Strawberry Point and a dinner in honor of Mrs. Reed Streeter with local guests.
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Courier
Servier
Blantey
Oelwein Park
Mary Reed
Streeter
California
Beveral
Walter W. Halstead
Strawberry Point
Newton
Woodmen Lodge
James Rathbun
Mary Reed Streeter
H. H. Stebbins
F. B. Brownell
Qelwein
Noel Rathbun
Baby
Burlington
George
Ackley Girl Weds Odebolt Man At Little Brown Church
Announcement from Ackley notes the marriage of Miss Abbie De Neui to Joe Feldhamm of Odebolt on July 19 at the Little Brown Church. After a Canada and eastern states tour they will live in Odebolt where Feldhamm manages a theatre. The note also lists church group meeting updates and postponed events.
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Courier
Ackley. In
Little Brown
Abbie de Neui
John de Neui
Ackley
Joe Feldhamm
Odebdoll
Orebolt
Canada
Feldhamm
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Women's Missionary Society of
First Evangelical Church
Maggie Johns
Young People's Missionary Society of
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence Austin
Tripoli Tour and Local News from July
Tripoli residents report travel as Mr and Mrs F C Schultz leave for Albany to join relatives and plan a Niagara Falls and Washington DC tour. F W Hale takes a week off from Merchants store, visiting Britt and Cedar Falls with family. Alfred D Anderson and Theresa Ebers wed at Nashua with Anderson noted as Illinois Central station operator and Ebers a Des Moines teacher and noted tennis figure.
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Gourier
Tripoli
F. C. Schultz
New York
Lorenz
Albany
Niagara Falls
Washinton
DU. C
F. W. Hale
Mercantile Store
Britt
Cedar Falls
Nashua
Alfred D. Anderson
Illinois Central Station
Theresa Ebers
Des Moines
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Anderson
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Worth County
Wannamaker Kin
Yale
Chad
Congregational
Bomhoff
Sophia Hagen
Traer Chautauqua
Butler Co
Clarksville
Wilmer
Mason City
UL B. Church
United Brethren Choir
R. D. Baldwin
Hudgon
OG. W. Arter
Lincoln
Four Hardin CO
Jesup
Charles Richmond
Odebolt
East
Georgia
Arkansas
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co
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