Neighborhood News from Dujkerton May 20
A long column of local notes reports wages in England, road work, farming insurance, dances, marriages, health, travel, and social visits. It mentions Miss Pauline Koester and Tom Lann iganm to wed, farm and creamery earnings, shipments to Chicago, dances in Dewar and Miller’s, and various residents visiting relatives, caring for the sick, or working in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dujkerton
England
Royal England
Ohn Schmitt
J. Kirby
Dewar
Ben Shimp
Reads
Dan Metcalf
Barclay Township
William May
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Mopany
Black Hawk County
Fred Willard
J. Ortner’s
Joe Raymond
Family of Water
Joe
Nick Wellner
Pauline Koester
Tom Lanniganm
Dad" Perry
Dinkerton
Irs
Helen
Paul Kress
Joan Keane
Chicago
Joe Schwartz
Bennington
Miller's
Bennington Township notices and local happenings
Bennington Township Iowa May 20 reports Herman Hesse injured when kicked by a mare breaking a leg above the knee and in poor condition. Local trades: Helfis prepare farm lard for planting corn for Mrs William Hein. August Frahboese of Sumner visits on business. John Kurtzer building a farmer kitchen. Sass family and Mrs Sass travel to Chicago. Mrs G Meier of Waterloo visits Clara Sass. Rev P Bredow attends funeral of Rev J Dindorffer former Iowa Synod president aged 78 with two sons and four daughters. Revs Ide and Weyrauch lead funeral. graveside addresses by M Fritschel Kranshaar Bergstrasser. Adam Reinhardt planning to travel to Texas seeking work. Rev and Mrs Bredow go to Waverly for Orphans’ Home festival. festival sermon by Rev Tstedian at 19:39 am. Due to illness Fugelberg Puchs sells farm to H H Great Waterloo for £75 per acre. Bert seeks warmer climate.
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Bennington Township
Herman Hesse
W. Hesse
Fred
Frank Helfi
Wiliam Hein
G. Meier
Waterloo
Clara Sass
P. Bredow
Iowa Synod
J. Dimdorfer
D. D
Waverly
CG. Ide
J. Weyrauch
M. Fritschel
Duxbugue
O. Kranshaar
Clinton
G. Bergstrasser
Adam Reinhardt
Texas
Tstedian
Fingelberg Puchs
Great Gt
Bert
Local Social News From Clarksville and Surrounding Towns
Clarksville Iowa May 21 ahir and Mr and Mrs Jurgenfritz visited their sons Joe and Fred in Ave Gale Thursday and returned Friday. Mr and Mrs Herman Schmadeke and children drove to Waverly Sunday. Mrs Fi o Peet Montgomery now in California for health is very low and is sister of Mrs Sam Vale Waterloo. Henny Nordman and Mrs Frank Worth, previously ill, are improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Porter
Chariie Angel
Celia Jepson
Rena Rant
Belle Tigenfrits
Minneapoli
Livale Kephart
Waterlon
Charity McKennis
Charles Hetts
Sophia Atkinson
Des Moines
Fred Hesse
Graham
Weed
Shell Rock
Wheeler
Bert Rodgers
Cedar Rapids
Mary Royer
Maggie Surface
Bristow
Peter Melenger
Lou Rogers
Laura Gushart
Larksville
Iowa
Mra
Jurgenfritz
Ave- Gale Thurssey
Jeo
Fred
Herman Schmadeke
Waverly
Fio Peet Montgomery
California
Sam Vale
Waterloo
Henny Nordman
Frank Worth
Will S Pitt to Close Jewelry Business at Auction
Delwein and Waterloo notes report Will S Pitt retiring after sixteen years in Dalwein with no vacation in twenty three, selling his entire stock at auction. Local social items mention Miss Neva Downing of Waterloo visiting, Mignet a guest at the Boyd home, and several Waterloo residents calling on friends in the city. An ad promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills with a quip about alimony and the appendix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will S. Pitt
Dalwein
Neva Downing
Waterloo
Second Street
Mignet
Boyd
South Frederick Street
Lon McAllister
Klynn
Land sale and transfer on East Fifth and Sycamore streets
John Muldoon sells his half interest in the corner lot at East Fifth and Sycamore to A. Marsh for 216000. The lot measures 81 by 84 feet, exchanging for a 160 acre Winnebago county farm listed at 8000. The Fifth street frontage averages 460 per running foot. William Watkins owns the other half, with future plans for the property uncertain though continued Fifth street building is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muldoon
East Fifth and
Sycamore Streets
A. Marsh
Wirth Street
Sycamore Street
Muldoom
Winnebago County
Fifth Street
William Watkins
Watkins
Four attackers of President Cabrera Die by Own Action
A Guatemalan dispatch reports that the four men who recently attempted to kill President Cabrera have died by their own actions. The incident follows a failed assassination bid and the ensuing political tension in Guatemala City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Guatemala
Cabrera
Public titles bill passes in Albany legislature
By Associated Press Albany May 22 the Senate and house this afternoon passed the public titles bill and it will be sent tonight to Mayor McClellan for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany, N. Y
Senate
House
McClellan
Great Western Abolishes Local Pax Train Amid Fare Changes
Des Moines May 22 official word notes the Great Western will abolish its Marshalltown Des Moines local passenger as fare changes take effect. A new time card is expected, with prior Oelwein service canceled after a revised plan failed profitability. Roads weigh 2 cent per mile rates. details remain unsettled as June changes loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Great Western
Marshalltown
Oelwein
Stickney
Dubuque
Wells at Eagle Point station near Dubuque planned
Dubuque board of waterworks trustees contracted with Dubuque Drilling Company and John S. Stover to sink ten wells at Eagle Point station to about 190 feet. Water comes from a gravel bed. old artesian wells failed. Drillers paid 1.00 per foot for first 100 feet and 1.25 for each additional foot. city provides pipes and tips while drillers supply the machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, Ia
Board of Waterworks Trustees
Dubuque Drilling Company
John S. Stover
Eagle Point
Bartle Denies Church Scandal In Mechanicsville
Rev. S D Bartle, pastor of the Meth odist church in Mechanicsville, faces a cloud over alleged private conduct. A heated quarterly conference examined rumors. no criminal conduct was found, and Bartle claimed he had not admitted indiscretion. He was given a three month leave of absence. Local reactions split among church members and supporters. The case may trigger a conference decision and possible transfer.
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Mechanicsville
D. Bartle
van Ness
Bartle
Methodist Church
Barile
Beierve
Stanwood
Hie
Pioneer Press
Bartle Bay
Crowe Freed By Jury In Council Bluffs Case
Pat Crowe was acquitted by a jury in Council Bluffs on a charge tied to a prior robbery of streetcars. The panel delivered verdict after about three hours of deliberation following a 6 PM trial start. Crowe accepted the decision, relieved to have the last criminal charge dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Pat Crowe
Pat
Omaha
Crowe
May Irwin to Wed New York Comedienne Plans Island Wedding
May Irwin, famed for her role with the coon gang, will marry Kurt Bisfelt, her manager for two seasons. She hinted the ceremony will be next Sunday evening at her home on Irwin Island in the St. Lawrence region, with details to follow.
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New York
May Irwin
Louisville election voided by court of appeals ruling
The court of appeals issued an opinion in the Louisville and Jefferson county election contests upholding fusionist contentions and voiding the election. The ruling reverses the Jefferson circuit court and effectively removes all local officials in Louisville and Jefferson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Louisville
Associated Press
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Jefferson County
Jefferson Circuit Court
Lawrence Plans Summer Ceremony With Family Witnesses
Lawrence and family will hold a summer ceremony with two sons, Harry and Walter, as the sole witnesses. The event will be performed by a local minister. Eisfelt, brother-in-law of Frank L. Perley, entered theater about ten years ago. He is 30, son of a University of Wisconsin language professor, and previously managed several western road companies before coming to New York.
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Lawrence
Harry
Walter
Eisfelt
Frank L. Perley
University of Wisconsin
New York
Wreck on Coast Limited Ties Suspected Wrecker Action
The Coast Limited train due at nine last night wrecked at West Glendale near Los Angeles. One dead and twenty two injured, three fatally, after saboteurs removed fishplates and rail ties on the Arroyo Seco trestle. Wire connected rails were pulled as the train neared the trestle, suggesting deliberate wrecking.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Southern Pacific
Coast Limited
West Glendale
Here
Arroyo Seco
Stevens Offered Northern Pacific Presidency
Washington May 28 John B Stevens former chief engineer of the Panama Canal has been offered the presidency of the Northern Pacific Railroad He has not decided whether to take it At present Stevens is appraising the physical value of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad The current NP president is Howard Elliot Stevens friends say little is known about Elliot with regard to the offer Stevens has had other railroad head offers He formerly was an official of the Great Northern under James J Hill who also controls the Northern Pacific
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Cedar Rapids
D. Bartle
Methodist Church of
Mechanicsville
Bartle i
First Street
Brooklyn
Holy Land
Washington
John B. Stevens
Panama Canal
Northern Pacific Railroad
Stevens
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Northleen Pacific
Howard Elliot
Northern Pacific
Elliot
Bir
Great Northern Railroad
James J. Hide
A Queer Courtship in Atlanta Promises Vows by June 6
An elderly man claiming to be Raymond Trustlow, a Chicago millionaire, vows to wed Miss Marie Love by June 6. Detectives, phone calls, love letters, and gunshots mark a troubling courtship. Mrs Love and Dr Love, of 237 Whitehall Street, report anonymous messages offering $100,000 upon marriage. Miss Love has never met the man. she says two masked men and later two others stalked her, leading to gunfire near her home.
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Atlanta
Ehired
Raymond Trustlow
Marie Love
Thomas D. Love
Whitehall Street
Pittsburg Moves to Oust Street Car Octopus
Pittsburg authorities act to file quo warranto against the Philadelphia Company of Pittsburgh, a United Railways holding, after a gas price dispute and street care tariff issues. City councils authorize Mayor Guthrie to seek state attorney general action. The drive targets street cleaning charges and calls for ending 10 cent night fares while seeking transit improvements.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia Company
United Railways Investment Company of
San Francisco
Guthrie
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Grafton
What Shippers Ask Joint rate on straight shipments petitioned
Des Moines May 22 representatives of shippers before the railroad commission ask that joint rate be the distance tariff on straight ones railroad officials again argue for the blanket rate.
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Des Moines
Railrord Commission
Six Killed in Georgia Lynch Mob Shootout at Padgett Home
Reidville Ga May 22 A lynching mob seeking Flem Padgett opened fire at the Padgett home. Six people died including John Paggett Guy Padgett Flem Padgett Jana Padgett Sarah Padgett. Four whites were wounded and the house shelled for over thirty minutes before all occupants were dead. Flem Padgett alone was armed.
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Reidville
Flem Padgett
Laura Moore
Moore
James Hare
John Paggett
Guy Padgett
Jana Padgett
Sarah Padgett
Harry Jones
Sam Archer
Felix Lovett
Gray Johnson
John Padgett
Padgett
Flem
Flem Pargett
Beare
Padgett Home
Larceny arrest over thirty dollars in Dubuque Indiana
Roy Pontus son of a former president of the Town Music Teachers association was arrested in Dubuque Indiana for the larceny of thirty dollars from a fellow boarder. He was sent to jail in default of bail.
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Evening Press
Dubuque, In
Roy Pontus
Town Music Teachers’ Association
Smith and Belle begin 660 mile walk to Jamestown Exposition
St Louis team William A. Smith and Richard Belle started a trek from St Louis toward the Jamestown Exposition covering about 660 miles.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
William A. Smith
Richard
Belle
Jamestown Exposition
Bank Statement of the National Bank
State of Iowa Black Hawk county bank report sworn by cashier Ira Rodamar on May 22 1907 outlines liabilities including deposits demand and time certificates and notes out standing with totals and certified by notary Carleton Stas and directors R E Sedgwick H Frank L Kingsley.
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U.S
U. S
United States
Wolals
State of
Iowa
Black Hawk
BB . T
Ira Rodamar
Carleton
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Dr. Shoop
Samy Cadue
Dr. Sheep’s
Wangler Bros
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Bil
Ufe
Spence
Spencer
Mary
C. M. Kupstrick
John Watts
M. M. Peesp
George C. Handlespire
O. Cuttell
W. T. Shafer
Royse
Godford
Western Passenger Association
Cedar Falls
Iowa Normal
H. P.lane
Upland
Cali
W. B. Stewart
Ontario
Cal
Sait
Polk County District
C. C. Pugh
Lane
Pugh
Iowa-Manhattan Mining and Development Company
Stewart
Sing
B. Seeley
Alabama, Land Development Company
Loveland
E. M. Keeney
Ora Jones
H. J. Moss
Y— Union of Des Moines Schools
West Des Moines
Bes Moines
T. O. Douglass
Grinnell
Congregational Church
Congregational Society
Douglass
A. L. F Prisble
Plymouth Congregational Church
Osage
Lev. Douglass
Congregational Association
Yw Crowe
Mia Ary
Youph Byotsky
Don
Cleveland
Detroit
Milo B
Stevens & CO
TH Street
Washington, P, C
Kurt Elsfelt
Presidency of
Georgia
Jamestown
Hane Daal
Total
L. Kingsley
Directors
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