Retirement marks end of 52 years with Rock Island lines
Cedar Falls Oct 29 6 o'clock Saturday John McCoy will switch and wave the stop sign at Pifah and Main streets for the last time in 52 years with the Rock Island railway system He retires on monthly pension after 32 years in maintenance and 33 years as watchman A banquet is planned Monday with division officials possibly attending Election details for Cedar Falls next Tuesday are set voting booths four precincts First ward city hall Second West school gym Third residence of William W Coombs Fourth College Hill Studio Voters in Cedar Falls township will vote at city hall and polling boards are named with judges clerks and counting boards in Cedar Falls city and precincts
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Cedar Falls
John McCoy
Pifah
Main Streets
Hock Island
McCoy
Heth
Aml
Wegh School
William W. Coombs
Town Street
College Hill
College Street
Cedar Falls Township
Cedar Pals
Cedar Falls City
Reesjvings
Jon Lemamer
John Aye
Elizabeth Bicknell
Lucile Ford
M. B. Santee
J. I. Morkussen
John Marner
Helen Dahl
Julia Corsaut
Marie Carney
Thecelvings Board
Local notices and farming life from Cedar Falls area
The Cedar Falls section reports revolving boards and clerks for local judges across townships, plus a feature on Japanese farmer Shamati and his large squash and seed harvest. It notes golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Owens, a Spokane return for George Bemler, and two Cedar Falls teachers attending the Des Moines meeting.
Harvest yields and quality reported across fields
Farmers report yields around 60 bushels per acre with some fields higher. Quality is variable and several areas show lower storage quality than in the best years.
Wife Seeks End to Habitual Drunkard Husbands
In Iona City Indiana on October 29 1907 Mrs. Frank E Prooks files charges against her husband alleging habitual drunkenness and abuse and asks for relief under local laws. The case highlights domestic disputes involving a habitual drinker and the seeking of legal remedies.
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Iona City
Frank E. Prooks
Brooks v Brooks Seeks Child Support and Alimony
Stella Brooks files suit in John Johnson County Court seeking ten dollars weekly for two children and twenty dollars monthly for her own support. The couple, married in 1919, have two children. case concerns divorce and maintenance. A separate note mentions the New York Historical Society receiving a vast collection of world war clippings from John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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Stella Brooks
Johnsson
Brooks
New York Historical Society
John D. Rockfetler
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W. Twaddle
Cedar Falla
Waterloo Evening Courier
West Fourth
John McCoy Sr
Albert Woll
Shaimati
Cedars Alla
Janesville
Shamati
T Hubbard
Farkel
Genne Seed House
J. S. Qwens
Spokane
George S. Bemler
C. A. Bemler
Sixth Street
Wash
Association of
State Association of Teachers
Des Moines
F. L. Mahannah
Elva Mehurray
W. F. Searte
Titus
Burkehardt
Mt. Vernon Township
John Silver
Waterloo Township
West 4Th St
Margadant
H. Krensky
Crry
Libby
van Dam
K. C
Sander
Pecal
Steet
Blackstone
State House
Nereo
Boe
Japan
Earl Nivered
Broomie
Chase & Sanborn
Chase &Sanborns
Seal Brand Coffee
N. Wells St
Chicago
Slim Saunders
Slim
Awakery
wNaceroni
Spaghert
Rath Packing Co. Distributors
Sanitary
Sycamore St
National Fruit Co
West Fifth and Commercial Sts
Red River
Florida
Jonathan
Grimes
Pendent Meat and Grocery Co
Aokise
Stele
Prunes
Lic
Tommy
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