Dankerton Bits Chronicle Local Doings and Notes
George Schmitt returned from South Dakota where he ran a sham thresher earning 212 dollars in 42 days. Dewar’s grain elevator is under Joe Holdimen for Follet Emert. O Conner Bros of Raymond hold 20 000 bushels of old corn. Several schools and fairs receive praise. barley and corn yield notes. Barclay and Lincoln township exhibit strong work at fairs.
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Dankerton
George Schmitt
South Dakota
Waterloo
Joe Holdimen
Dewar
Follet & Emert
O'Conner Bros
Raymond Nave
Joh Behmitt
I. P. Koster
Paull Nuebel
Ars
Barclay
Cold night leaves ice half an inch thick in places
Black Hawk notes a frigid Saturday with ice up to a half inch. George Huntington returns from a western trip through Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota and Kansas. Other items include visits, travel plans, and local social news.
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Black Hawk
George Huntington
Lowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
J. Fucss
New York State
Byron Heycel
Mr. Alexander
Waterloo
Black Hawk Creemery
Fred Rownd
Bert Miller
Dakota
Sam Middlehauf
J.C. Kelly
Laverne, Minn
Leahy
La Porte City News Briefs October Visit and Illness Updates
Mrs. Mary Lee, staying with daughter Mrs. H C Unger, is recovering after illness. Lynn Dennison of Mason City arrived to visit his father in law Mr. Dave Allison. Beastie Bell of Waterloo and Hazel Bell of Omaha are in town visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Moulton and child of Kansas are visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. Gimerich. Mrs. J R Skinner leaves for Avoca to attend to business. Mrs. Geo Clark travels to Winslow to help care for a sick mother.
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la Porte City
Mary Lee
H.C. Unger
Lynn Dennison
Mason City
Dave Allison
Beastie Bell
Waterloo
Hazel Bell
Omasha
Nebraska
Moulton and Child
Kansas
B. Gimerich
J. R. Skinner
Avoca
Iowa
Geo. Clark
Winslow
Local notes from Tripoli area reveal weddings sales and moves
Tripoli reports new homes for Redeman and Dr Dunkelberg. Social events include a Frauen Verein meeting with Mrs Hatterdorf and a Friday hotel dance. Real estate shifts: H I Low buys 110 acres from W H Tegtmeier. housing and barn construction activity near town. Several residents attend events in Chicago and Bekwyideré. funerals and cemetery planning noted.
Local Briefs From Bennington Iowa and Surrounds
Local notes report visits by H Hartman and John Kurtz residents, a resignation at Follett Emert elevator, a 10th anniversary for Carl Bielzman near Raymond, a near fire at a Lutheran parsonage, and a poor potato crop. Also reported are land sale at Waterfield farm for 88 per acre, travel news from John Sass, a surprise birthday party for Frank Mixdorf, a lost horse, teacher shortages in six county schools, two visits by Denver residents, church service at a north of Littleton Lutheran church, calls by four ministers, and Rev J Lorch visiting in Mason City.
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Bennington
H. Hartman
South Dakota
John Kurtz
John Tegtmeier
Follett & Emert Levator Comany
Dewar
G. F. Maile
Carl Bielzman
Raymond
C. Briezman
Waterfield
Reymond
John Sass
Linn County
Sass
Frank Mixdorf
Fred Notting
Charles Elliott
Tama County
W. Koenke
W. Tein
Denver
P. Breden
Lutheran Church
Littleton
J. Lorch
Mason City
P. Bredow
T. Therwin
Citizens’ Lumber Company
Dunkerton
Dakota
Local Notes From Dunkerton and Surrounding Towns
News from Dunkerton and nearby towns includes visits by Mrs. Drake and Maude to Oelwein, farm improvements by Dan Trumbauer, M. Warner leaving for Clinton, and various visits to and from Fairbank Waterloo and Dubuque areas. It mentions a 1907 corn crop prediction, a 20 pound banana squash, a 150 guest wedding, and local shufflings at stores, churches, and schools.
Community Movements and Home Openings in Cedar Falls
Residents report moving into new residences and homes across Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Kaylor settled into a new house once occupied by Dr. Blythe while Mr. Cunningham the barber moves into Mrs. Lily Robinson's former home. David Hoover and family visit Traer, Dyle spends time in Reinbeck, and John Ehlers along with others relocate to a new building as the prior occupants depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Kaylor
Blythe
Hoover
David
Traer
Dyle
Reinbeck
Cunningham
Lily Robinson
Gus Stange
John Ehlers
Sone
Drugsteve
Greene area notes and local movements excerpted
Greene residents report visits and returns from nearby towns. J Arnott visited friends in Greene. Miss Rose McDonald from Waterloo spent Sunday with relatives. Jamon McTaggart of Bristow attended to official business. The Sopers attended an M S C conference in Cedar Falls. A infant born October 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Ly Bumgartner. Wallace Lockwood returned from Minnesota for health. Millet seed yield on twenty acres noted. Bert Carter heads to Clarksville for blacksmithing. New cement sidewalls added to two homes. Brethren meeting attended in Harmony Minnesota. Andy Kingery's death at age shortly after October 14 from appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
J. Arnott
Rose McDonald
Waterloo
C. B. Mabee
Minneapolis
Jamon McTaggart
Bristow
Roy
B. W. Soper
M. Sc
Cedar Falls
Ly Bumgartner
Wallace Lockwood
Minnesota
A. W. Doore
Harriet Redline
Mason City
C. ME Greene
Bert Carter
Clarksville
A. T. Hill
Newt Wegand
I. F. Eikenberry
Jake Kingery
Eid. Hikenberry
Sadie
Jennie Dubois
Harmony
Mint
Andy Kingery
Ben Kingery
Local notices from Washburn residents and nearby towns
Mrs. John Flickinger and children left Washburn for Tracy Minnesota. Mr Eastman of Waterloo visited his farm. Mythaler Brothers shelled corn and delivered in Washburn. Mr Marks moved to Dakota to farm. Mr Poyner of Waterloo visited his son John and family. Matt Frost shipped hogs to Chicago. Bert and Charles Hammer returned from Dakota. John McQuilkin of La Porte checked county bridges. Mrs Beebe of Oelwein visiting her son Wesley. Mr Harvey Faulk spent time with his father. Miss Van Doyn nurse at Cedar Rapids home for a rest. Mrs Huppert and daughter Alice spent Sunday with her son Frank.
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Dunkerton
Anna Risso
William Sadler
Lita
Frank Linebell
Carroll County
Mary Below
Fairbank
John Risse
Margaret Robinson
Lena Ortner
Hannah Ortner
Waterloo
Henry Koester
Thomas Nesbit
Oon
Brookings
M. D
Nesbits
Tom
Standard Oil Company
B. F. Shiep
Num
Elmer Dickey
Dewar
Cunningham
Episcopal Church
Katy Minton
White
S. D
Lily Maar
Buckingham
Kittrell
Ray Houghton
Bart Minton
Edith Porter
Puffington
William Teets
Washburn
John Flickinger
Tracy
Mita
Eastman
Mythaler Brothers
Marks
Dakota
Poyner
John
Matt Frost
Chicago
Bert
Charles Hammer
John MecQuilkin
la Porte
Beebe
Oelwein
Wesley
Harvey Faulk
W. H. Paulk
Miss van Doyn
Cedar Rapids
Huppert
Alice
Prank
Elheron avenue car plunges down embankment killing one
An Elheron avenue street car derailed on a Mount Hope grade and plunged 25 feet into a roadside embankment near Cincinnati. One man died soon after, Attorney Harry H. Bausch, and six were seriously hurt while about twenty five others sustained injuries.
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Cincinnati
Elheron Avenue
Mount Howe
Harry H. Bausch
Morterman
Mount Hope
Ferry Company to Quit Brooklyn River Services
The Brooklyn Ferry Company announces it will abandon seven East River lines from Roosevelt to Forty-second streets. With $13 million in stock and bonds and a receiver appointed last year after bond default, the firm offered the city $13 million to purchase but was declined. Suspension could burden thousands of daily riders and may prompt the city to operate some ferries itself.
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New York
Brooklyn Ferry Company
East River
Roosevelt Street
Forty-second Street
Boy Stat Held In Smiley Case At Kansas City
Police detain George Smiley a seventeen year old for questioning after he killed his mother while defending her from a burglar. Investigators seek Leo Schulfer the dead woman’s second husband who had separated from her and allegedly threatened her.
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Smiley
Kansas City
George Smiley
Ta Sul
Leo Schulfer
Doomed Cedar Falls wedding ends in mystery
In Cedar Falls Cedar County the couple Jones and Grace Maxon vanished on the eve of marriage as guests prepared for a wedding supper. Reports say they planned to wed in Omaha, while local officials question license issuance and scrutiny over Jones’s divorce status. Marshal Enlow, unaware of the elopement, halted curious crowds as the pair reportedly sought vows in Omaha.
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Waterloo
Grace Maxon
Cfty
Jones
Mr. Jones
Maxon
Courier
Cedar Falls
Omaha
Marshal Enlow
Notich Change In Time For Train 41
Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Ry announces effective October 1 schedule change for train No 41 to Denver Junction and intermediate stops. The Waterloo city ticket office notes revised timetable with times listed for Waterloo Joder’s corner Broadway Jet and Denver Junction. The notice names Cheney as G P and FA.
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Waterloo
Cedar Fails
Northern Ry
Denver Junction
Points Intermediate
Joder
Waterloo City
Broadway Jet
Eys- Glaszow
Denver
Denver Jct
Cheney
P& FA
No Slot Machines Now in Butler County
Butler County residents faced enforcement of an injunction against slot machines after county attorney Robert F. Camp advised operators that these devices are gambling. Three Chelsea businesses defied the warning, were indicted, fined, and ordered to stop. Parsons of Aplington was indicted for conducting a nuisance.
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Chelsea
Parsons
Aplington
Murderous Bootlegger Murders Two in Iowa Province
Ed Cain an alleged bootlegger shot and fatally wounded Charles Marsh the Enterprise coal mine superintendent and Johnson storekeeper near Des Moines Oct 16. The men reportedly confronted Cain who drew a pistol and fired twice, Johnson hit in the back and Marsh in the side. Cain fled toward the city as officers pursued.
New Mexico Seeks Statehood With County League Formed
Boost Statehood in Santa Fe as Santa Fe county forms a statehood league after an enthusiastic mass meeting. A statehood convention is expected to be called next month.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Pitchfork Accident Injures Nashua Man
Nashua Indiana October 16 Special A bail accident befell John Klinehart who lives north of town Tuesday afternoon. He struck himself with a pitchfork he carried with tines pointing toward him. When the handle hit an obstacle the tines punctured the body, one entering the lower bowel deeply. A physician attended him and he may recover unless blood poisoning develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
John Klinehart
Supreme court rejection leaves Hall murder case unresolved
Leipsic Germany October 16 The supreme court has rejected counsel for Karl Hall of Washington’s appeal for a sentence revision to death for murdering his mother in law Frau Molitor. An appeal for a new trial may follow on non technical grounds not raised in the just concluded proceedings. MIE WATERWAY PROJECT Springfield October 16 State senate with unanimous vote adopts two joint resolutions to submit to voters a constitutional amendment for a $20 000 000 bond issue to fund a deep waterway project.
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Leipsic
Germany
Gupreme
Karl Hall
Washington
Frau Molitor
Springfield
Ill
State Senate
Claims Parents Stole Love Away in Iowa Suit
Parkersburg Iowa October 16 Special The Heislers face multiple actions after a wife beating incident at Will Heisler’s home four miles south of town. Mrs William Heisler sues for 20000 damages for alienation of affection against Will Heisler’s parents Conrad and Mrs. Heisler with Edwards Camp representing the plaintiff. She also seeks divorce and alimony citing cruel treatment. The cases await December district court term. Will Heisler and his father are charged in a separate criminal case for assault with intent to murder. Mrs Heisler’s condition has improved though she remains bedbound from injuries two to three weeks past.
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Parkersburg
Heislers
Will Heisler
Here
William Heisler
Conrad Heisler
Edwards & Camp
For Sale At a Bargain Water motors and farm machinery
Want ad column item listing used farm equipment in Waterton Town. Two water motors from W. H. Hartman Co. includes three portable elevators or grain dumps, several feed grinders, and two buck rakes. All standard makes, never used, purchased for comparing with company products from Litchfield Mre. Co. Waterloo Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield Mre. Co
Waterloo
Doctor promotes Violet Ray cabinet for chronic ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. L. H. Allen installing a Violet Ray and Electric Steam Vaporizer unit in Shelton, promising to revive paralyzed limbs, reduce goiter, and treat chronic diseases from kidney to deafness. It claims modern devices cure many ailments, offers free trial, and notes office hours by appointment.
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L. H. Allen
Hinde
Allen
Syndicate
Change of Venue Granted in Embezzlement Case
Webster City Iowa October 16 Special Judge Les grants George Mackown a change of venue in his embezzlement case amid general dissatisfaction with the ruling A humorous aside on appendicitis ends with a plug for Dr Kings New Life Pills at Wangler Bros drug store.
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Webster City
Geo. Mackown
Ar J
Fragmented Transit Timetable Snippet
A readable OCR fragment shows multiple times and locations for a transit or mail schedule. Entries reference St. Joe east side and west side, Kansas City, freight and express lines, with times spread across morning and afternoon hours. The text lacks complete context or proper headings.
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St. Joe
East Side
K. G. Limited
Mail
Express
Kansas City
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Frauen Verein
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