Bank sues Associated Packing for 263000 fraud claim
Des Moines filing alleges fraud in contract with Associated Packing company. Linden bank seeks priority over creditors, notes totaling 1863 68.40 endorsed to treasurer W G Melorgal. Contract dated Oct 25 191? and bank argues stock selling scheme. receiver Cavanagh to wind up firm. Salesmen Bentley and Woods absolved of fraud in Wayne county case.
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Associated Packing Company
W. G. Melorgal
Charles G., Park L
P. C. Cockerhill
Bentley and Woods
McCall
J. M. Parsons
Legion members lease club rooms in Charles City
Charles City Iowa November 22 Good news for the Marshall A Shannon post of the American Legion They will have new club rooms occupying the entire third story of the Ellis block on Blunt street above Blumenstiel jewelry store telegraph office and Jansick tailoring shop The current occupants Charles City Business College A lease for several years will be signed with possession at the start of the year The rooms are described as among the finest in the city with a large meeting room and smaller spaces for billiard and card tables They will be heated by steam
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Marshall A. Shannon
American Legion
Post
Ellis Block
Blunt Street
Blumenstiel
Jansick
Charles City Business College
Legion
Secretary of Elks Makes Extended Tour
Fred C. Robinson grand secretary of the Order of Elks begins a broad tour visiting lodges. The trip includes Omaha Cant on Columbus Cincinnati Huntington Knoxville and Bedford as well as a memorial service with President elect Warren G. Harding as orator. He plans to return about December 10.
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Grand Lodge
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Beekeepers to Convene in Waterloo for 1921 Meeting
Iowa Beekeepers' Association reelects A. F. Bonney of Buck Grove as president for a third term at the Council Bluffs convention. Officers chosen alongside him include rotation to Waterloo for the 1921 gathering. The 1920 honey crop is projected higher than 1919 with 20,000,000 pounds expected from 175,000 colonies. 1919 yielded 13,000,000 pounds from 38 colonies for Bonney. Iowa provides minimal state support compared with Texas and others.
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Navy
A. F. Bonney
Buck Grove
Iowa Beekeepers’ Association
Waterloo
Bonney
Iowa
Texas
New Trial Denied for William J. Yost in Butler County
William J. Yost was denied a new trial after being found guilty of criminal assault. Judge Ed wards upheld the 10 year penitentiary sentence though the case is appealing to the state supreme court. Yost bonded for appeal and may face trial in Des Moines next February. Also noted: Ida Reguelin, deputy county treasurer, ill with typhoid fever delaying auto registration duties. Courthouse vaults near capacity prompt county board action to fireproof and reorganize records.
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William J. Yost
Butler County
Alison
Uhlanhopp and Evans
Edwards
Yost
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Ida Reguelin
Why Have Catarrh and Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
Catarrh is described as constitutional and requires a constitutional remedy Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to purify and enrich the blood and reach all parts of the body In 46 years of use it is said to have relieved many cases via voluntary letters Keep Hood's Pills on hand as a family cathartic and for economy and efficiency.
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Hood
Dily Burglar Nabbed After Manhunt Near Cedar Rapids
Albert Conrad, a notorious burglar, was cornered by half the city’s police at his camp on the city edge. He had escaped from jail twice, robbed a Town City store, and later a nearby grocery near the police station before being captured. Bradford Academy claims oldest women’s college status in New England.
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Cedar Rapids
Albert Conrad
Conrad
Lion County
Town City
Fort Madison
Three constitutional conventions in Iowa history
Des Moines reports a summary of Iowa’s constitutional history noting three conventions. The 1844 Iowa City convention failed, the 1846 Town City convention produced a constitution adopted by Referendum, and the 1857 Iowa City convention produced another constitution just before Iowa’s statehood.
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Iowa
Des Moines
W. ©. Ramesay
Ilowa City
Jtlo
Town City
Congress
Union
Deer
Towa City
Iowa Constitution Amendments and Governor's Agenda
The document references the governor's actions dated Sept 3 1857 and notes that the Iowa Constitution has been amended six times since its adoption.
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Iowa
Farmer Howard Hanson Dies In Accidental Gun Incident
Howard P Hanson 32 of six miles north of Iowa Falls IA died in an accidental gun discharge while duck hunting around 3 to 4 a m Saturday. He was found by a man collecting cream near the road where a stick lay, with coroner’s jury noting instant death from a mishap rather than foul play or suicide.
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Howard P. Hanson
Iowa Falls
Hanson
Hampton
Peter Hanson
Suffragist Loses Furs at League of Nations Meeting
Miss Ruth Sweetzer, a representative of an American suffragist group, notified police that at a League of Nations gathering in Geneva on Saturday she was robbed of furs valued at 250 dollars.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Ruth Sweetzer
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