Disappointment for Harvesters in Iowa Labor Talks
Des Moines reports reveal Iowa has no work for harvesters despite new inquiries from Oklahoma officials. Commissioner Trick and US Bureau of Labor contact Oklahoma to slow migrant labor, while Kansas City agents seek to place workers. Iowa cautions travelers to seek work further west as Oklahoma crops pull in ahead of schedule.
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Des Moines
Trick
Ashton
Oklahoma
Iowa
Oklaoma City
Towa
Urick
Collinis
Ioner Green
United States Bureau of Labor
Kansas City
Mr. Green
Fashton
Exes
Texas
Aberdeen
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
One JowS editor owns private railroad coach
Traer June 5 Elmer EF Taylor of the Traer Star-Clipper owns a private railroad car with Pullman like features. He invited former Star-Clipper employees as guests for a Panama-Pacific expo trip, covering only regular fare. The group plans to leave Traer June 23 via Cedar Rapids to join the National Editorial association’s west bound Santa Fe train.
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Traer
Iowa
Elmer EF ‘Taylor
Traer Star-Clipper
Texas
Heo
Star-Clipper
Tracr
Gating
Cedar Rapids
National Editorial Association
Santa Fe
Convict to Appeal Case Over Damages From Fort Madison Chair
M R Raymond, a Fort Madison inmate, will appeal a $10,000 verdict against Fort Madison Chair Co. He claimed injuries during 1918 prison contract labor that left him with missing fingertip ends after an accident. Trial testimony leaned on convict witnesses with defense contending labor violated prison rules.
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Fort Madison
M. R. Raymond
Raymond
M. J. Wade
Iowa City
Muscatine
Masonville Drug Store Also Under Injunction
Manchester June 5 E F Mulvehill of Masonville a defendant in numerous suits by the Delaware County Temperance association lost his case and the court issued a permanent injunction against him and a writ of abatement against the building housing A M Selvie’s drug store. Mulvehill owned the building and helped Selvie as a clerk. all local druggists surrendered permits and permanent injunctions were issued against all except Gearhart of Hopkinton. The court taxed the action and awarded $25 attorneys fees to the association’s attorney.
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Manchester
E. F. Mulvehilt
Masonville
Delaware County Temperance Association
A. M. Selvie
Mulvehill
Selvie
Wn. A. Gearhart
Hopkinton
Real estate transfers reported by Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Leslie G Hodglin transfers to John Osgood part lot 13 Overman Brown rail Tead Add and adjoining tract in Cedar Falls for 1 dollar Susan A Sweitzer and others to Lars Nielsen multiple lots in Faulkner Add Hudson for 2500 dollars G H Cheever to L C Akin part of 28 Auditor Linwood Ave plat Waterloo for 1 dollar Waterloo Cedar Falls Union Mill Co to Nettie D McCutcheon lot 2 Foxs Sab La Porte for 1248 dollars John Blitote to W P Ewing lot 6 block 1 Rosewood Add Waterloo for 1 dollar Hope C Martin to Elizabeth Dillon lot 6 block 8 Logan Dale Heights Waterloo for 290 dollars Christian Elisgaard to JL F Larigen part NW ¼ NW ¼ 24-89-14 W PB Ewing to John Elliott lot 8 block 8 Litchfield Add Waterloo
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Leslie G. Hodglin
John Osgood
Overman & Brown’s
Rail
Tead
Cedar Falls
Susan A. Sweitzer
Auditor
Linwood Ave
Waterloo
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co
Nettie D. McCutcheon
Fox
Sab
la Porte
John Blitote
W. P. Ewing
Rosewood Add
Hope C. Martin
Elizabeth Dillon
Logan Dale Thights
Christian Elisgaard
JL. F. Larigen
Bristow Notes and Memorials From Decoration Day Week
Bristow residents recount visits from John Felin- Jey of Waterton and many friends, with church services and a baccalaureate address by Rev. B A Roadman. Obituary notices honor Garrett Henry Minert and Mrs. Geo Wells. Alumni reception at the opera house, rain delaying Decoration Day events, and a large crowd in attendance.
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Bristow
John Felin- Jey
Waterton
Wm. Parks
B.A. Roadman
Allison
Christian Church
Bayard Laverich
Albert ‘Len
Minn
John Williams
T. M. Neal
Santa Ana
Cal
Garrett Henry Minert
Ki. D. Rose
Bright
Ed Graham
Oscar
Aredate
Frank
Gar
Dumont
Rose
Paul A. Willard
Scranton
Wells
G. Walker
Worthington
Oscar Wells
Maude
Yukon
Wesley Frick
Cornwell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Opera House
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
United Brethren Church
Pearl Fisher
Tama
C. V. Surtees
Valeria Secor
Rhangean
Burma
M. EM
G. OV. Aman
Woo Patriots
Surfus
Er Newbury
McCleland
Irene Juoykyuns
Avis Newbury
Walter L Barney Dies After Auto Crash Near Charles City
Walter L Barney of Floyd dies at twenty two after his car rolled near Charles City while returning from New Hampton. His companion Clarence Elwood of Floyd was thrown clear and bruised. Barney, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Darney, grew up in Floyd moving from erton at age seven. He worked as a traveling salesman for Fowler in Waterloo and with his brother C N Bar ney in the auto business this summer. Also noted are school programs and community meetings in Floyd including a large choir and revival services led by Mr Wiles with twenty to thirty voices participating.
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Floyd
Jane
Walter Leo Barney
Walter
Clarence Elwood
New Hampton
Charles City
Wmloya
Erton
Henry Darney
Dereaped
Flayvd
Waterloo
Rollese
Sinnard Bros
Fowler O
C. N. Bareney
Mattie Stewarts
Clare Belville
Thomas Edison
Maud Beat
Theron Jacobson
Mabal
Elms Scofield
Howard Anderson
Ward Gage
Not For Men Only Women Suffer As Much As Men Do
Indigestion constipation afflict women as well as men and require the same scientific remedy. Foley's Cathartic Tablets are wholesome cleansing and do not gripe or nausea. Used by stout people to relieve the over-full clogged feeling. Sold by all druggists. Hear the talk on Agpatia Corsets fat Woods Millinery Saturday June 5.
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Foley
Driggista
Byways Continued Notes on Prohibition and Cattle Health
In the Byways column the discussion covers a proposed pale ale, Prohibition enforcement in dairies, and opinions on tuberculosis in cattle. It notes that malt extracts may be restricted yet certain drinks appeal to "tastes" at soda fountains. Also reported are cattle breeder insights from Barney on tuberculosis, dairy cleanliness, and a senator or governor hopeful’s political chatter. A wartime border note mentions Canadian stamps and the state historical department's Daniel Boone rifle relic from Des Moines.
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Aunyane
Teel
Bevernse
State Historical Department
Danial Boone
Shru Ihe Polk
Des Moines
Kentucky
Interurban Battle Sparks Towns Fight in Waterloo Area
Debate over the Tracr Star Clipper interurban line pits La Porte City against Waterloo, with pessimists warning the route would ruin towns and drain trade while optimists argue benefits to region. The dispute centers on distance and commuter impact as communities weigh the line’s fate.
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Tracr
la Porte City
Waterloo
Mista
Fulunt
La Porte’s growth fueled by trolley era and industry
La Porte has experienced rapid growth since its early development with new residences and several factories. The latest census shows a population of 1,025, up about twenty percent in five years, driven largely by the arrival of trolley services and the spreading interurban network that boosts nearby rural communities.
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la Porte
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Rockwell City
J. C. Lewis
Kiata
Hancock County
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Sioux City
Sioux City Brewing Company
George Randolph Chester
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B. H. Kingsbury
Mr. Kingsbury
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W. PB. Ewing
John Elliott
Lot
Litchfield Add
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Diamond Tire Distributors
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Siam
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