Dysart Street Improvement Contracts Totals Forty Thousand
Dysart contracts for paving curbing and guttering amount to 40 845 dollars with projects to begin at once. Hahn Construction Cedar Rapids will install about six and a half miles of curb and gutter for 31 208 84 dollars and Larson Construction Albert Lea will lay reinforced concrete paving from the Roth Island tracks to the Boettcher Furniture store for 9 636 16 dollars.
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Dysart
Courier Special Service
Hahn Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Larson Construction Company
Albert Léa
Roth Island
Boettcher Furniture
For Sale Classified Advertisements Section
Various listings for animals plants and goods including dogs cats birds and puppies. horse pony and terrier offerings. baby and household items. instruments and furniture. plus notices of wills executors and bankruptcy with dates and contact details.
Injunction Sets Picket Limits at Ohio Coal Mines
Judge Benson W. Hough in federal court issued a preliminary injunction limiting union picketing at coal mines in eastern Ohio. The order becomes effective at 9 p.m. Monday.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Benson W. Hough
Preacher Not Press to Blame for Sparse Church News
Dr John T Brabner Smith of Chicago urged churches to publish more news and to fund space in newspapers. He said papers reach non believers without sect bias and urged a publicity committee to work with press. The lay electoral conference elected delegates and alternates to the general conference to meet in Kansas City in May 1928. The conference rejected expanding representation to every annual conference by a wide margin.
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Charles City
John T. Brabner Smith
Chicago
Charles Waterman
Hammond
Ind
H. R. Beese
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Gustave
Gelhaus
Rockford
5S. C
Melcher
Iowa Physician Talks in Chicago on influenza link
Dr. William H. Seymour of Charles City will speak in Chicago next Tuesday at the fourth annual convention of the American Electronic Research Association about meteorological conditions and the incidence of influenza. Dr. Jules Regnault of Paris also speaks.
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Courier
Charles City
Ww. H. Seymour
Chicago
American Electronic . Research Association
Jules Regnault
Paris
Lightning and Fire Hit Dysart Church
Damage to Peace Evangelical Church in Dysart Iowa from a Thursday storm will be partly covered by insurance and repaired immediately. The roof and front were damaged and the heat melted part of the bell. Total damage is not expected to be heavy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Dysart
Peace Evangelical Church
Heat Forces Early Close of Clarksville Canning Plant
Operations at the Clarksville canning plant shut down at 6 p.m. Friday due to extreme heat making fieldwork and hauling unsafe for workers. Officials report corn quality higher than expected despite the disruption.
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Clarksville
Ninth Birthday Party for Margaret Haven in La Porte City
In La Porte City Iowa on September 10 Mrs. M L Haven entertained nine children after school to celebrate her daughter Margaret Haven's ninth birthday. Supper was served. Local notes include a new filling station opened by Nelson Osborn on Commercial Street operated by Ernest Bingaman of Waterloo. Personal items report travel and visits by Webb Renn family, John Byerly, O E Miles, Wallace Stallman and Beverly Stallman, and Ogden Foss returning from Minneapolis.
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la Porte City
M.L. Haven
Margaret
Nelson Osborn
Jesse Fox
Ernest Bingaman
Waterloo
Webb Renn
Little Son
Rush City
Minn
Renn
Relef
John Byerly
Texas
Brainerd
Stallman
Hotel Terry
Ogden Foss
Minneapolis
Grand jury indicts ten in Floyd County Iowa
Charles City Iowa September 10 The Floyd County grand jury returned ten indictments after a three day session William Duval Nora Springs faces liquor nuisance and bootlegging charges Harold Tibbitts Hilbert Momberg illegal transport of liquor Joseph Cook and Charles Adams indicted for burglary tied to the Martin store robbery in Rockford Other named defendants include Ollie Smith C D Smith Martin Hansen Charles Wilson A M Rentz with several cases dismissed for lack of evidence Zeke Tierney faces burglary next Tuesday Marguerite Dorland fined 100 to leave town Bunny Purrington released then jailed again for unpaid city fine
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
William Duval
Nora Springs
Harold ‘Tibbitts
Hilbert Momberg
Joseph’ Cook
Charles Adamis
Wright County
Martin
Rockford
Ollie Smith
C.D. Smith
Martin Hansen
Charles ‘Wilson
A. M. Rentz
Eva Damro
Cleophus
Crawford
Carl Ferch
Herbert Gray
Zeke Tierney
Tierney
Mary Goodwin
George Weiss
E. L. Whitney
Hampton
Marguerite Dorland
Leo
Bunny) Purrington
Oelwein Property Trades for 700-A Missouri
Land Oelwein Iowa Sept 10 Gar busch has disposed of his ice house and residence property one and a half acres at 135 Seventh street Southeast for 700 acres of land near Salem Missouri Emil Zenft handled the deal. Persistent rumor has it the State highway commission may relocate highway No 11 eliminating the crossing north of Bryantburg and coming north on the east side of the Rock Island track as far as Hazleton.
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Courier Special Service
Oelwein
Garbusch
Seventh Street
Salem
Missouri
Emil Zenft
State Highway Commission
Bryantburg
Rock Island
Boy Falls From Spreader Near Nilesville
Vernon Jones four year old son of Mr and Mrs Bert Jones fell from a manure spreader while riding with his father. The spreader grazed his head and he was brought to Cedar Valley hospital kept overnight for fear of a blood clot. He was sent home the next day and is recovering nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Vernon Jones
Bert Jones
Nilesville
Cedar Valley Hospital
Pastor Leads Flock Remodeling First Baptist Church
Cedar Falls reports Rev. Thomas Anderson leading First Baptist Church members in interior remodeling. The balcony will add classroom space, and basement improvements expand social facilities. The article also notes church officials and local families, plus upcoming services and events.
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Courter
Cedar Falls
First Baptist Church
Thomas Anderson
First M. E. Church
H. C. Culver
Moses
George F. Barsalou
First Congregational Church
William G. Crowder
First Presbyterian Church
Cedar Falls Grid Player Breaks Nose Diving Accident
Cedar Falls Sept 10 Carl Markussen a Cedar Falls high backfield player broke his nose in a dive at the bathing beach and will miss at least four weeks. This is believed to be the first accident to a 1927 football player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Carl Markussen
Denton
Cedar Falls High ‘School
Mrs Louis Henke Dies at Greene Indiana
Mrs. Louis Henke 84 died at her Greene home at 5 a m from apoplexy after a second stroke Friday. Funeral plans awaiting word from distant relatives. Maiden name Augusta Siege. Husband and a son Fred preceded her in death. Survived by children Lil Man Ida Evelyn Greene Frank Aredale Louis Wray Colo Albert Minneapolis Minn Jennie Cutler Millsville S D and four grandchildren.
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Courier
Greene
Louis Henke
Aredale
Louis
Wray
Colo
Albert
Minneapolis
Minn
Jennie Cutler
Millsville
S. D
Expert to Probe Fever at Fairfield
Dr. A. V. Hardy of the State University of Iowa will send an epidemiologist to Fairfield Iowa to investigate the typhoid fever outbreak in the city. Local officials were notified of the imminent inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield, Is
A. V. Hardy
State University of Iowa
Fayette Grand Jury to Pass on Hawkeye Bank Case
The September term of district court in West Union opens with Judge Carl Reed presiding. Grand jury members listed include foreman Henry Lauer and others. Hawkeye State Bank officers B Eevins and M W Henderson waived challenge, and the jury will reconvene Monday for trial cases.
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Fayette
Hawkeye Bank
Courier
West Union
District Court
Carl Reed
Cresco
Henry Lauer
Eldorado
H. E. Hilscbeck
Oelwein
C. W. Stirk
T. J. Capper
Elgin
Maurice Dwyer
Clyra
Jake Fonsar
Maynard
W. W. Wright
Hawkeye State Bank
H. Bevins
M. W. Henderson
Charles City Couple to Be Married at Nashua Sunday
Albert Hart and Miss Pellina Harvey of Charles City will be married Sunday at 4 PM at the Little Brown Church in the Vale with Rev. J L Corrison officiating. The bride’s sister Miss Lucile Harvey and Clarence Erion attend. Dinner at the Harvey home precedes a honeymoon to Chicago. The bride works as secretary to Mayor C G Gray and the groom works for Harvey Grocery.
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Courier
Charles City
Albert Hart
Pellina Harvey
Little Brown
the Vale
J. L. Corrison
Lucile
Clarence Erion
George Harvey
Chicago
C. G. Gray
Harvey Grocery Company
Fridley and Leach Couple Wed at Little Brown Church
Miss Dorothy M. Fridley daughter of Mr and Mrs George Fridley Sumner and Lloyd C Leach son of Mrs Jack Leach near Fredericksburg were married at Little Brown church Thursday by Rev J L McCorrison Attendant was Ruth Leach sister of the bridegroom They will operate the Leach farm and be at home after a trip to Clear Lake
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North
Illinois Street
Charles City
Rockford
Clarence Malin
June Witzil
Clem Rentier
Gilbert
Swartzrock
A. Fuller
Sumner, Ja
Dorothy M. Fridley
George Fridley
Sumner
Lloyd C. Leach
Jack Leach
Fredericksburg
Little Brown Church
J. L. McCorrison
Ruth Leach
Charles Morgan
Leach Farm
Clear Lake
Earthquake Toll and Damage Across Historic Quakes
The 1923 Japan earthquake caused about 5 million dollars in damage and 400000 lives lost while the 1906 San Francisco quake inflicted roughly 350 million dollars in damage and 450 fatalities. New York state agricultural experiments test high nicotine tobacco as a potential insecticide.
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San Francisco
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Kerosene Drink Causes Death of Butler Co Baby
An 18 month old boy, James Merfeld, died after swallowing kerosene from a dish in the Greene Iowa home of Mr and Mrs George Merfeld. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon with immediate medical aid but death came about two and a half hours later. Survived by parents two brothers Louis and Paul and sister Ruth. Funeral held at St Marys Catholic church with burial in Rosehill cemetery.
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Greene
James
George Merfeld
Louis
Paul
Ruth
Buchanan County District Court Set to Convene Monday
Independence Iowa September 10 The Buchanan county district court for the September term will convene in Independence Monday September 19 with Judge George W Wood of Waterloo presiding Petitions filed include Rowley Savings Bank vs F L Chesmore et al equity Mary vs Verne Grooms equity divorce George Helms vs Fred Crow law and Charles A Rice et al vs C I Nelson et al equity injUNCTION
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Independence
Buchanan County District Court
George W. Wood
Waterloo
Rowley Savings Bank
FL W. Chesmore
Equity
Mary
Verne Grooms
George Helms
Fred Crow
Charles A. Rice
C.I. Nelson
National G A R encampment attendance announced
Commander A G Beatty seni or vice commander of the national G A R will leave Sunday for Grand Rapids Michigan to attend the national encampment to be held there next week. Others from this city attending include J M Smith John Barnett Fred Smith and J K Ennis Jesup.
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Ancil Walker
Grand Rapids
Mich
G. A R
Frederika Philpot Stiles
C. A. McKee
Women’s Relief Corps Assembly
Estella Plopper
Independence
A. G. Beatty
J. M. Smith
John Barnett
Fred Smith
J. K. Ennis
Jesup
Esher Reports Mixed Weather on Pacific to Prairie Trip
Frank W. Esher county auditor and his wife returned home after a five week trip from the Pacific coast. They endured near freezing in Vancouver and Moose Jaw then sweltering heat on arrival in Winnipeg. They saw varied wheat stages and a vast flax field with harvesters at work while noting southern California missions and a preference for level plains over mountains.
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Pacific Coast
Frank W. Esher
Edna
Esher
Los Angeles
Cal
Pathe Picture Organization
Vancouver
Moose Jaw
Can
Moose. Jaw
Winnipeg
California
Youth Exonerated in Fatal Shooting at Trinity College
Police ruled the Trinity college shooting a tragic accident involving Donald Farrell a 15 year old from Schuyler Nebraska who died after Lionel Dermari a Mexican classmate fired a gun that went off while they examined it Farrell’s close friends had known him for two years and Demjarri stated he took the gun from another student’s room and the weapon discharged unintentionally
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Sioux City
Trinity College
Donald Farrell
Schuyler
Nebd
Lionel
Démorari
Farrell
Demiorari
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Hahn Company
Larson, Albert, Lea
Baltimore
Boston
Sigorney King
Peters
James Clerk
Galloway
L. M. Kelley
Cedar ‘Falls
Logan Ave
Police
Pune
P. F. Ejein
de Goodwin
W. Meyers Nursery Co
Grant Highway
Towa
Plano
Dilley’s
Lafayette
Holton
Reeve
Ankeny St. W. Scheppele
W. B
Clemence
Krell
le Goss
Speldman's
Fifth St
Exchange
West Fifth
BATT
Grrocesy
Fix
Wor- Sens
Western Ave
B. Baum
Saps Frederick - Loan
Black
JSP
JS Shannon
B. Saylor
Mammond ‘Ave
Carload
J. B.hammermill’s
Mielke Mig
Bales Co
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Evan Hacker
J.W. Thompson
Bexecutrix
Black Hawk
Ghamies
W. Virden
Jennie Virden
Executriz
Arbucele
Arbuceele
J. W. Thompson
Clerk District Court
United States District “Court For
Rev S. Ludwig
Ludwig
Jaws
Hoy
S. Ludwig
James E. Jordan
Marsh-Place
City of
A. D
Jd. EB. Jordan
Jay
J. Nash
St. Paul
Co. EK
Minnesota
Hart- Parr. Company
E Street
D Street
Dysart Church
Floyd
Bernard Rice
Randalia
Biddy
al Werdel
C. A. Clingman
North Dakota
James Stewart
Fifth Avenue Southeast
Baptist Church
Boy
U.D
United Danish Lutheran Church
Lars Petersen
Washington Street
Thressa Wild
Alyce Cain
Macomb
Til
State Teachers College
Cain
Teachers College
Dorothy Charles
State University Library School
Madison
Wis
Helen Bergeman
Hilda Nuhn
Northcentral College
Naperville
St. Frederick
Edna Felton
Iowa State University
Harold Hartong
Richard Burns
Roy Peters
Ralph Schild
Martin Dayton
Harold Mesch
State College
Ames
Peul B. Santee
Urbana
Agnette Hostrop
W. N. Hostrop
University of Copenhagen
John Berg
Ida Berg
Savanna, Il
Hans C. Hansen
Franklin Street
Sartori Hospital
Elbert Hiskey
Winterset
Cedar Falls High
Nashua
Yale
Butler CO
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
M. J. Hogan
Rosehill Cemery
District Court For
Buchanan
National
Frank Esher
S. Sale
W. S. Marcus
Logan Avenue
Denver
Frank Marcus
Wm. Holland
Pioneer National Bank
Fisher
General Motors Research Laboratories
General Motors Proving Ground
All America
Landau
Pontiac
General Motors
Morris Motor Car CO
East
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