Dunkerton Neighborhood News Update Highlights Local Life
Aug 19 notes Mrs Feed Robinson visiting Wisconsin relatives. Ai Trebon the veterinarian offers attending calls for stock. New cars tied to colic risk. careful feeding urged. J B Lynn of Barclay to move near Reinbeck next spring. George McNellis ill. Mrs Otto Buhner in Dubuque for treatment, mind not balanced yet. John Keane celebrated subscriber gains for Commissioner Bryan’s paper. Republicans reported. brisk subscription uptake. Grain stacks praised on John Risse farm Harelay. Ed Hess oats 23 acres yielded 400 bushels. barley 16 bushels per acre. 50 returned. John Schmitt 16 bushels per acre. Fall term school starts Aug 18, 26, and Sept 2. Local papers listed. politics queried. Jesup crowd expected Sept 4. Tony shocks in Bremer without caps. Otto Buhner threshing. Stock and grain prices seen as fair or rising. oats harvest in two days. L J Buhner retires to Jesup. two farms sold. Mike Flanagan 70 acres timothy. George Wellner oats 28 bu/acre. Lightning damages noted by W Rogers. Mr and Mrs Miller of Crawford, Neb., visiting H L Hazel two weeks. Adam and Frank Hoffman and others visited by automobile. Sult Trumbauer substituting rural nail carrier.
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Dunkerton
Feed Robinson
Wisconsin
Ai Trebon
J.B. Lynn
Barclay
Reinbeck
George McNellis
Otto Buhner
Dubuque
John Keane
Bryan
John Risse
Harelay
Ed. Hess
John Schmitt
Courier
Times-Tribune
Deutsch- Amerikener
New Commonwealth
the Commoner
Appeal To Reason
Catholic Tribune
Telegraph-Herald
Ohio Wasserfraund
Missouri Valley Farmer
Kimball's Dairy Farmer
the Investigator
Orange Judd
Cosmopolitan
Catholic Lawman
Jesup
Bremer
Tony
Ed. Schwartz
Charles Bell‘mer
George Wellner
L. J. Buhner
W. L. Chaplin
Mike Flanagan
W. Rogers
Mrs. Miller
Crawford
Neb
H. L. Hazel
Adam
Frank Hoffman
Frank Geyer
J. Wood
New Hartford
Trumbauer
Hazel
Washburn News and Local Notes From Des Moines to Waterloo
Washburn notes describe visits by Joe Rickert and family from Des Moines to aunt Mrs. A R Mariele, weather delaying threshing, and local farm activity. Reports of stock shipments to Chicago, oat yields below normal, and a rain curtailing attendance at Eagle Center harvest picnic. A threshing incident near John Murphy place injures Peter Haring. arm injuries hinder J W Douglass, who previously lost a arm in a shredder. Wedding bells anticipated. Woman's Home Missionary Society shifts August meetings to accommodate music and later school schedules.
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Chicago
Frosts
A. R. Martele
Joe Rickert
Tom Morrison
Eagle Center
Peter Haring
John Murphy
Waterloo
William Waterfield
Woman's Home Missionary Society
John Busey
Local Notes From Webster City Area Visitations
Raymond Hamood along with Mrs. Mary Baker and her young son visit Mrs. George Arthur Sr. in Webster City. Mrs. Hodges and Pitt sburg guests surprise Mrs. A Burt with a home visit. Maude Waterfield returns from a brief sojourn with her sister Mrs. Marble. Joseph King house, recently purchased by Mr. Thomy, is under modernization. Glen Parker and daughter visit Janeaville friends. Lifta Hawn starts teaching in Fox township this week. Prof. Hamm and Mrs. Hamm from Waterloo spend weekend with Dr. and Mrs. Philips. Weather unsettled with heat, winds, and electrical storms. residents hope no further storms predicted by Mr. Bushy of Independence. Josephine Jordan of Waterloo mentioned.
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Glen Parker
Janeaville
Lifta Hawn
Fox Township
Hamm
Waterloo
Philips
Bushy
Bennington Township News Some Guests and Harvest Notes
Aug 18 Bennington Township Rev A Moench of Ariington Minn visited Pastor P bredow and preached at the Lutheran church. Favorable weather aided stacking and threshing with oats improving. Bolte threshed 450 bushels from 35 acres. A party including Rev and Mrs H Bredow of Sumner visited parsonage guests Bromhilde Moench and others. Joe Schenk sold a 40 acre farm for 3400 to Ernest Sage.
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Bennington Township
A. Moench
Ariington
Minn
P. Bredow
Lutheran Church
Messrs
Herm, Katz
Frank Hein
Herm
Buss
George
John Falk
John Sass
Wapsie
Dewar News Roundup at August 19 Highlights Local Events
The Panama Medicine and Concert Company draws large crowds with nightly entertainments. Lightning damaged Geo Turner’s house after striking a tree and a clothesline. Threshing advances but corn yield is light. August Kurtz reportedly bought the Reed farm. Cap Bubner recovered from heat exhaustion while threshing. Eid Hess builds a double corn crib. Hal Heiple visits from Waterloo. Announcement: Kathryn Adame to wed Gilbert Shoulis on September 4.
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Cap
Bubner
Hess
Hal Heiple
Waterloo
Heiple
Card
Kathryn Adame
Gilbert Shoulis
Russian sues over marriage by deceit in Minot case
Minot North Dakota Aug 24. A Russian immigrant named Balisski allegedly deceived Teressa into accepting a marriage as a pretense for obtaining a wife and funds. The girl, penniless, agreed to repay travel costs and was married by a county judge under mistaken American formalities. She escaped with help, later meeting the first picture’s origin, while Balisski sought to bind the matter with a contract and pursue annulment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
N. Dy
Stephen Iski
AleLean
Teressa
Ivmely
Jim
Ares
Balisski
McLean County
Trussia
Aurland
Serplage
Rich Haul by Robbers in Omaha Denver Rail Heist
A massive robbery targets Burlington fast mail on a line from Denver to Omaha Chicago and Lincoln. Three registered pouches with about 250000 in cash vanish after the train reaches McCook Nebraska. Secret Service and inspectors hunt for professional thieves with few clues as authorities check crew and shipments.
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Omaha
Neb
United States
Bas
Denver
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
McCook
Neb.i
Chicago
Lincoln
Secret Service
The Limit of Life Delayed by Care in Middle Age
Eminent medical scientists cite life span limitations beneath potential from advanced knowledge. The critical period appears between 50 and 60, requiring careful body care to avoid shortening longevity. Electric Bitters is touted as Nature's best helper after 50, a scientific tonic revitalizing every organ, guaranteed by Wangler Bros. druggists for 50 cents.
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Nature
Wangler Bros
Attorney charges wax image in grave exhumation case
James Donovan a Chicago attorney who has long attacked Senator Thomas C. Platt won a court order to exhume La Fora Ss Baker's grave in Big Rapids Michigan claiming the lumberman fled to Europe to dodge financial failures. Officials found a skeleton and coffin consistent with a standard grave.
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Chicago
James Donovan
Ashland Block
Thomas C. Platt
Baker
Donovan
Barton
Big Rapids
Saloon Ship Brings Drinks Across River on Sunday
In Dubuque Iowa a saloon owner, using a United States liquor license, launched a gasoline launch to ferry beer between both shores during Sunday closures. The midstream operation ferried passengers and goods, claiming equal rights with river steamers, and has drawn local attention as Sundays passed without interference.
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Dubuque
Wisconsin
Iowa
United States
Dubuue
School Master to Wed in Waterloo Bride’s Home
Aug 21 Cedar Falls Iowa Special Prof Franklin Reynolds Waterloo N Y superintendent and Miss Evelyn M Brier of Cedar Falls will wed at 8 pm at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs John Brier. The couple, former teachers at Fairville N Y, will move to Waterloo after the ceremony.
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Waterloo
N. Y
Iowa
Cedar Falls
F. R. Reynolds
Evelyn M. Brier
John Brier
Fairville
Blydenburgh Case Seethes With Accusations Amid Feud
Ackley Aug 21 A sensational legal fight over Blydenburgh unfolds as he faces a wife murder trial anew while his former and current attorneys clash over fees and alleged professional misdeeds. The filing includes claims of theft, liens, and forged or unsettled deeds connected to 140 acres, plus cross allegations against Wade Dutcher Scales and Hoelscher.
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Ackley
Blydenburgh
Eldora
Wade
Dutcher
Scales
Blydenburgh Vs
Scales and Hoelscher
Wade & Dutcher
Iowa City
Huff
J. H. Seales
H. L. Huff
Carrie Smith
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. A. Hoelscher
Supreme Court
Wade and
Rodgers
Hidera
Lfe
Rogers
Blydenburgh Tuns
Carrie Smidt
Franklin County
Iowa
Blydenburch
Jaye Fers
Relapsing Fever Reported at Beth Israel Hospital
Two cases of a rare relapsing fever have appeared at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, affecting a mother and daughter. This marks the second U.S. occurrence in twenty years. The illness, also called famine fever or seven day fever, has historical roots dating to the eighteenth century with periodic outbreaks in England and Ireland.
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New York Hospital
New York
Beth Israel Hospital
United States
England
Ireland
Father Operates at Beloit on Twin Appendectomies
Beloit Wis Aug 21 The two sons of Dr B R Connell Arthur aged 12 and John aged 4 were attacked with appendicitis and promptly operated on by their father Both boys are recovering well This is the fourth case in the family with the doctor and his wife previously affected with the disease
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Beloit
Wis
B. R. Connell
Arthur
John
Bath
Thousands of Birds Drowned in Severe Iowa Storm
Le Porte City August 20 Special reports a violent storm caused mass bird drownings and electrocution across town and surrounding farms. Horses injured by flooding and fences, crops damaged, and thunderstorms knocked a telephone post. River flood reached Big Creek, and rainfall measured eight inches in three hours.
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le Porte City
Dallas Husman
Oscar Multen
Eagle Township
Big Creek
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Vinton
Jerisha
Milwaukee
Joe Snyder
Non
Joe
Herring
Snyder
McMillan
la Porte
Waterloo
Washburn
Mt. Auburn
Averymen
Can Summons Be Served On An Unborn Babe
The Peoria County Probate court weighs whether a summons may legally be served on an unborn child in the Samuel K. Witherell estate. Judge TL O Eagleton confronts a guardian’s objection after the sheriff served the widow, arguing the child’s future interest may render the summons invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
TL. O. Eagleton
Peoria County Probate Court
Samuel K. Witherell
Indebtedness ruling caps special district costs in Burlington
Attorney General Byers rules that warrants for special improvements in districts financed by anticipated taxes are not counted as city indebtedness under the constitution. Burlington and Cedar Rapids reviews show debates on whether certificates and loan warrants should be included in legal debt limits.
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Cedar Rapids
Byers
Auditor of State
Burington
Burlington
Pennell
Frank Norton
Supreme Court
Children Bitten By Rat In Muscatine Attack Ends In Death
Aug 20 Muscatine report details Della Potter aged four at 215 Clinton street bitten by a rat while sleeping. in hours blood poisoning feared as her sister Marie also shows bites. Mrs Potter alarms neighbors, a physician attends, convulsions follow and the child dies.
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Muscatine
Della
George Potter
Clinton Street
Marie
Wild Berries Prove Fatal In Hamiston Family
In Mazon City on August 20 a seven year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Hamilton, east Ninth street, died after eating wild berries found in the woods. The child had visited a neighbor’s wood with others the day before and ate the berries, suffering fatal agony. Police held the case as a likely poisoning while investigators sought the exact cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazon City
Chester
Mra
Hamiston
East Ninth Street
Des Moines Doctor Faces Criticism Over Recalled Practices
A Masen chusetta physician is accused of continuing harmful treatments, with patients reporting deteriorating health over years. The piece notes ongoing concerns about medical safety and patient harm in the community.
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