Coal rate changes spark Iowa rate conflict and hearings
Des Moines special reports that coal operators push back against low Iowa rates as the railroad commission rescinds a former low rate order. Illinois coal shipments via interstate rates skirt Iowa rates to expand reach, prompting a return to old rates. Courts and railroads discuss limited liability and livestock exemptions. A separate Sioux City area switching issue remains undecided. Foley Kidney Pills advertised.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Railroad Commission
State Commission
Northwestern
Great Western
Rock Island
James C. Davis
Sergeant Bluff
Sergeant Bluffs
Sioux City
Kenyon to Speak at Home Town Methodist Event
Fort Dodge Iowa June 6 The cornerstone for the new $85000 First Methodist church will be laid June 25 or 26 with Mrs Isaac Garmoe to place the cornerstone. Senator W S Kenyon will deliver the principal address and Rev W H Spence notes Kenyon’s acceptance.
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Fort Dodge
First Methodist
Isaac Garmoe
W.S. Kenyon
W. H. Spence
Senator Kenyon
Skin Health From Blood Purifier S S S and S B
An ad describing the Swift Specific Company cure for skin ailments. It claims skin problems arise from blood impurities carried through tiny vessels and promotes S. S. 8 as an antidotal blood purifier that clears eczema, acne, and similar conditions. It touts cellular stimulation and ongoing blood cleansing to prevent recurrence. The piece directs readers to Atlanta for S. S. 8 and mentions retailers.
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S. S
Atlanta
Adel Tragedy: Melva Hodson Drowns Near Mill Slough
In Adel Iowa on Wednesday two year old Melva Hodson, daughter of Mrs. Cora Hodson, wandered from home and drowned in the mill slough. Her body was found by Fred Macy in nine feet of water. Mrs Hodson is a widow whose husband Mark R Hodson died in November 1911, leaving eleven children.
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Adel
Melva Hodson
Cora Hodson
Fred Macy
Empress Disaster Recall Brings Sultana Shipwreck Memory
Mount Ayr resident George Hass recalls the 1865 Sultana disaster near Memphis in which about 1300 Union soldiers perished after exploding boilers and mass fire. Hass escaped by swimming to the Mississippi River and clinging to debris before rescue in Memphis and discharge at Camp Chase.
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Mount Ayr
George Hass
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
Mr. Hass
Vicksburg
Miss
Gafro
Mississippi
Camp Chess
U. of L Graduates to Gather at Alma Mater
Alumni from across the United States plan to attend the fifty fourth annual commencement at Iowa City June 12 to 17. Notables include A H Cole of Butte Montana a 1904 dentistry graduate and Charles W Startsman of East Orange New Jersey a 1899 graduate.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
United States
College of Bentistry
A. H. Cole
Butte, Mort
Atlantic Seaboard
Charles W. Startsman
East Orange
N. J
University of Iowa Alumnis Association
BE. G. Smith
South Dakota
Cyrus Beard
Wyoming
D. Clark
University of Iowa Alumni Association
Iowa Falls High School Holds Annual Commencement
At the Metropolitan opera house Iowa Falls last evening the district’s high school graduation ceremonies unfolded with an orchestra selection and a student acted playlet. The class performed The Colonel's Maid and graduates listed include Harrett Pemberton Hele Lyon Faye Spash Florence Leach Lovina Wood Velda Fox Helen Collins Ivy Walton Sybil Reece Devere Larkin Samuel Gehring Albert Trickey Ray Watt Henry Hoyt Vernon Young Homer Montgomery Laverne Thies Fern Sullivan Hugh Shuck Marion McCleod Grayce Blackstone Leone Hall Leona Morgan Tena Tjaden George Wiggins Meta Mason LeRoy McEwan Merle Stotzer.
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Iowa Falls
Metropolitan Opera House
Iowa Falls High School
Harrett Pemberton
Hele, Lyon
Faye Spash
Florence Leach
Lovina Wood
Velda Fox
Helen Collins
Ivy Walton
Sybil Reece
Devere Larkin
Samuel Gehring
Albert Trickey
Ray Watt
Henry Hoyt
Vernon Young
Homer Montgomery
Laverne Thies
Fern Sullivan
Hugh Shuck
Marion McCleod
Grayce Blackstone
Leone Hall
Leona Morgan
Tena Tjaden
George Wiggins
Meta Mason
LeRoy McEwan
Merle Stotzer
Dows Proves Dustless Streets With Crude Oil Binder
For three years the town of Dows has led Iowa towns by using crude oil as a binder to dustless streets. The effort began three years ago and the town reports success, noting it has applied eight thousand...
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Dows
Iowa
Primary expense records show varied campaign spending
Des Moines June 6 Sanford Kirkpatrick Ottumwa spent 312.05 to avoid defeat in the Democratic bid for Congress. Judge Withrow Mount Pleasant spent 118.92. Oliver Myer Newton spent 97.68. Parley Sheldon Ames 2 cents. Woods Estherville Republican for Congress spent 40.50. Scott Sioux City Republican for Congress spent 15.90. Cooper Davenport Progressive did not spend. Betty Davenport Progressive lieutenant governor spent 10. Whitaker Hillsboro Democratic candidate spent 1.0.
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Des Moines
Parley Sheldon
Ames
Frank P. Woods
Estherville
Geo. C. Scott
Sioux City
J. W. Cooper
Davenport
H. B. Betty
J. H. Wylie
FF. B. Whittaker
Hillsboro
Firat
Reviewing stirring races of old steamboat days
Muscatine June 6 opening of the resort season on the upper Mississippi rekindles stormy rivalries between the Streckfus and Wisherd steamboat lines. Two 2000 passenger steamers race Davenport to Muscatine over 30 miles with both keeping sight of each other amid dense smoke and cheering crowds.
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Muscatine
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Mark Twain
Streckfus
Wisherd
Davenport
Masonic Grand Lodge to Move Session Date
Des Moines reports the Masonic grand lodge may shift its annual session from June to May to avoid heat and conflicts with college commencements. The full delegation is not expected until Monday. The seventy-first annual communication opens with the school of instruction and ritual exemplification.
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Des Moines
Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Masonic Temple
Plumbers Ordered to Post Bonds by July 7
Des Moines report notes Judge Smith McPherson in federal court set July 7 as the bond deadline for all master plumbers indicted by the grand jury. Arraignments will occur that day. those failing to post bond face remand to jail.
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Des Moines
Smith McPherson
Grand
Be Informed On Page 2 Of This Issue
An advertisement note invites readers to visit page 2 for a four square deal and clear information. The small line hints at a promotional offer or ad feature labeled adversement, urging attention.
Tilford academy banquet in Vinton featured program
The Tilford academy banquet at the Presbyterian church in Vinton drew 53 attendees. Hugh Mossman hosted and responses came from Winifred Westover W S Harper Rev C J Fisher R M Harper and Chas Will. The Junior girls read Seven Times Mercy and Eleanor Houts Winifred Westover Katie Moon performed musical numbers. Carl Ake was found guilty of larceny for eggs stolen May 26 and received a $100 fine plus costs and 30 days in jail. Dr J H McCann will relocate to Allerton after a year here. A big furniture sale is advertised at Fifth street east Jon Raymond.
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Vinton
Tilford Academy
Presbyterian Church
Hugh Mossman
Winifred Westover
Harper
C. J. Fisher
R. M. Harper
Chas
Will
Mercy
Hazelton News Highlights Local Visits and Election Battle
Hazelton residents greet relatives from Lake Geneva Spokane and Monticello. long list of travelers and local events. Hazelton district plans June 15 vote on 17 thousand dollar bond for a new four year high school. women allowed to vote. Local figures attend graduations and family visits. typhoid recovery noted.
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Myrtle Bigelow
Fayette
Edward
Masonic Grand Lodge
den Moines
Stephen Shott
Greely
Hazelton
Munger
Oelweln High School
Frank
Oelweln School
Cedar Valley
State University
Oelwein
Edna
Hanpiton High School
Local Notes From Winslow and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Lalu Ward of Shell Rock visited her sister Mrs Chas Williams. W H Eickelberg and family spent Sunday at the Louis Bartling home in East Janesville. Mr and Mrs M H Noble of Waterloo were callers in the vicinity last week. Mrs Watson visits daughter Mrs Thos Jordan. Miss Mabel Bitterley at her home in La Porte City over Saturday. Mesdames Geo C Pashby and W Ti Eickelberg attended Cedar Falls high school alumni banquet last Friday. Farmers cultivate corn as county tasks grow. Winslow school pupils attended the township picnic last Wednesday.
Hinchford News Roundup Shows Local Social Ties
June 4 notes George joins auto family and Miss Louisa Pashby of Eldora visits relatives. F W Miller reports a horse struck by lightning. School closed last Friday with a big picnic attendance. Florence Holland of Shell Rock visited relatives over Sunday. Children's Day planned at the Christian church with evening exercises. Mrs Dorman remains in hospital but improving.
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Hinchford
B. T. George
Louisa Pashby
Eldora
F. W. Miller
Firence Holland
Shell Rock
Charles Dorman
Orchard Rural News Evening Gatherings and Local Commerce
Orchard Iowa notes June 4 1911 mention Herman Knudson visiting from Marshalltown for his sister's wedding Lillian Skelton of Osage visiting Alice Hatchery Chas Lewis horse valued at 200 struck by lightning street work along Spring Creek M M Blandin back from Minnesota to Dakota then home Mrs Lashbrook Osage visits Orchard for school picnic Russell Mowary to work for Chas Lewis summer Roe and Evans ship stock to Austin Dickson Viros ship stock to Chisago Mrs Franz Bilhara Stillwater hosts Orchard Ladies Aid.
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Orchard
Herman Knudson
Marshalltown
Friends
Herman
Lillian Skelton
Osage
Alice Hatchery
Lewis
Spring Creek
M. M. Blandin
Minnesota
Dakota
Leta Hell
Inez Millard
Rhea Sylvester
Orchard Consolidated School
Osage Wedding and Society Tea Weekend Events
Wednesday evening in Osage marked the wedding of Nellie Knudson to John G. Markham with about 35 relatives attending. Earlier, the Young People’s Christian Endeavor planned a cream and cake service on the Bond lawn Friday evening.
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Young People’s Christian Endeaver Society
Wapsie Golf Club Opens as County Club Fetes Planned
Independence notes a Friday opening for the Wapsie Golf Club and a Monday start for the County club with events and prizes for winners. The week features high school events including baccalaureate and commencement, alongside storms that caused damage from hail and lightning. Notables include the deaths of Edwin Cobb at ninety one and the illness of Col Jed Lake’s son Rush Lake visiting from Kansas City.
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Independence
Wapsie
Locke
Methodist Church
Dences
P. C. Heege
Europe
Edwin Cobb
Iowa
Ila
First National Bank
Rush Lake
Kansas City
Col
Jed Lake
Dan Walker
J.T. Winniger
Camp School for Iowa Infantrymen at Camp Dodge
Adjt. Guy E. Logan issues orders for an infantry officers camp of instruction at Camp Dodge from June 22 to 25. Between 150 and 200 men will attend. Earlier fears of abandonment due to August maneuvers eased as the military department arranged the schedule.
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Adjt
Guy E. Logan
Camp Dodge
Military Department
Two Farmers Divid Draine d Rat Lake
Des Moines reports the state executive council resolving a long standing Rat Lake drainage case. Two adjacent farmers claimed a 20 acre tract and after a one day trial they reached a division agreement and dismissed their suit. Ralph A. Duankerberg moved his law office to 408 West Fourth Street opposite Union Station.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Ratlake
Ralph A. Duankerberg
West Fourth Street
Union Station
The Classifieds Sell Profits for Courier
The Courier notes profitable outcomes from its classified advertising section as readers place ads for jobs, sales, and services. Advertisers report steady demand and strong returns, highlighting the section's central role in community commerce and daily listings.
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Lester Walker
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Ore
Fred Nelson
Oakland
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Charles Destival
Pacific Coast
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Winslow
Finchford
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Chas. Lewis
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