W orksford tax refunds sought by rail line over road paving charges
The Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway Co seeks a 582.55 refund from Jack Hawk county claiming payments on special road paving assessments lacked legal authority. Dates cited include 1923 to 1925 for WaterlooJesup pavement and Waterloo to Cedar Falls routes. Court rulings and highway commission notes support refunds. counties face no further taxpayer burden as funds return from primary road.
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Waterloo, Cedaralles & Northern Railway Co
Jack Hawk County
Jake
WaterlooJesup
Waterloo
Cedar Fanls
Waterloo-L Porte City Road
Supreme Court
Iowa State Highway Commission
D A R Society to push conservation history sites
The Town Society of Daughters of the American Revolution in Des Moines announced at its annual board meeting that it will continue conservation efforts in the remaining months and seek to mark additional history spots, broadening the project’s reach.
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Stress Conservation
Des Moines
Town Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Home and Education opens Cedar Falls club year
The Cedar Falls Woman's club resumes activities after a three month recess with a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the Teachers College training school. Mrs. Fred J. Crain presided as Miss Ion M. Luse spoke. a brief program and refreshments followed. Child Welfare meets Sept 21 at Mrs. George R. Mach's home. Rotary leader Bruce Gites addressed Cedar Falls Rotarians at Hotel Black Hawk. Cedar Falls band plans fall rehearsals and a band school start Oct. 11 with free instrument classes for low pitch wind players. Churches plan student receptions this Friday. The Cedar Falls Commercial Club picnic at Island Park is postponed. Personal notes include visitors from Jamestown and Seattle and local hospital updates. Rural mail routes in seven towns were cut by the postmaster general, and veterans leader Toward Smith of the Rainbow division will attend a veterans banquet. Moderator-elect Rev. S. C. Walker was named for the Cornell Bluffs presbytery.
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Cedar Falls
Felteway
George R. Mach
A. A. Ritondt
Rotary
Bruce Gites
Waterloo
Black Hawk
R.ol. McCreary
Wilbur Keidel
Robert Fulter
FL & W
Janesville High Cans 8&2 Quarts Vegetables
At Janesville High in Kansas Sept 11 girls from the home economics class canned eighty-two quarts of vegetables for use in hot lunches. The school orchestra is organizing a designers' preparatory class for the high school ensemble. Tennis tournaments begin next week as the boys athletic instructor and students finish court prep. Nine graduates of the school returned yesterday from the commercial course.
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Janesville
Janesville High
Unis
Urbana Woman Dies After Auto Crash Near Willamstown
Mrs. K. Hunt, 60, of Urbana, died in a local hospital from a fractured skull suffered in a Sept. 6 automobile wreck near Willamstown. George Sheets of Cedar Rapids, driving an open Dodge, and Albert Kruger of Interstate? were involved. Sheets also had a fractured skull and remained unconscious through Sunday and beyond.
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New Hampton
K. ‘Ty, Hunt
Urbana
Willamstown
Here
George Sheets
Cedar Rapids
Iby Ao Nash
Albert Kruger
Hunt
M Sheets
Barn Burned On Adam Decker Farm In Taunton Township
Osage Iowa September date 1910 tenants on the Adam Decker farm in Tinion township learned of a barn fire after neighbors informed them at a friend’s house where they spent the night. Decker had insured the barn two weeks earlier while tenant McPhail carried no insurance. A hog perished in the blaze.
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Osage, Ta
Adam Decker
Tinion Township
House of Friends
Deeteer
McPhail
Helmet Lodge Honors Ellis Klingaman Farewell Party
Helmet lodge Knights of Pything members honored Ralph Ellis and Ray Klingaman at a farewell party held last evening. The event acknowledged their years of service with the lodge and community.
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Helmet Lodge
Ellis, Klingaman
Knights of Pything
Ralph Ellis
Ray Klingaman
Members Bid Fond Farewell at Iowa Chapter Gathering
Freshments were served as the group enjoyed fellowship and short talks by members including ss and Klingaman who expressed regret at parting from fellow members. Grand Chancellor R. R. Hibbs of Marengo and Ward Ferguson of Des Moines, grand keeper of records and seal, spoke.
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California
Klingaman
R. R. Hibbs
Marengo
Ward Ferguson
Des Moines
Records and Seal
Elma Man Wounded in Peculiar Shotgun Accident
New Hampton Iowa September 16 William Kurtenbach was critically injured when his son Clarence accidentally discharged a shotgun while aiming at an owl. The full load passed through a window and struck him in the back as he sat playing cards, at his home near Elna.
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New Hampton
Wiliam Kurtenbach
Elna
Clarence
Kurtenbachs
Mr. Kurtenbach
Trial Set Monday in Mason City for Bare Sette Murder Case
Mason City Iowa September 1 The trial of Isdwin and Iverette Bare Sette charged with the murder of farmer Morris Van Note is to begin Monday Self defense is expected to be their plea Pauls Work secretary of the YMCA here resigns to take similar work in San Jose California leaving September 26 A three year old son of Charles Smith drowns after falling into an open well in Fairfield Iowa September 16
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Aurshlre
Mason City
Isdwin and
Iverette
Baresette
Morris van Note
Farmer
Paul
San Jose
Cal
Fairfield
Charles
Smith
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Chicago Great Western
Uburue H. Twaddle
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Wateriog Evening Courier
Anid Daily
West Fourth Wrest
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Teachers College
H. W. Sletken
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Iowa Street
de. Weliingtones Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian
Congrega- Viena
Lutherie Fall
Christian
Destat
We 'P. Ocenner
College HN
Clifton Ahrens
Cadar Falls
Pra- Bession
Louis Slaw
Louis Show
Sartori Hospital
Seattle
J. W. Groth
Wash
Siefkes
New York City
Columbia University
Wyth
Cedarlalla
Ife Hame
Aberdien
Grac
Franklin Street
Will Priday
van Dyke
Louie Beck
George Albright
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls Township
Waterton
Charles Imons
Okmulger
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Simons
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Blockton
Cherokee
Enmetsburg
Montezuma
Oakville
Ostaloosa
Webster City
Nes Maines
Nieage
Veterans of the Famous Rainbow Division
Iowa
Council Bluffs
C. Walker
Guthrie Center
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Janesville High School
Davis
Wilton
America
Rug
Elma
J Whicas RA
A. Leath & CO
Booth Joseph CO
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First National Bank
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