Pension Granted To Sol Day And Local Updates
Sol Day receives an $8 monthly pension from the Washington pension department. Jewell deputies search Ben Millett's lunch counter for liquor. nothing found. F H Alexander buys W J Felt property at Broadway and Second for 1600. Teed leases Root property to be ready Sept 1. Dr J Jackson touring Iowa. critique of pay demands. Hamilton of Galesburg buys farms in Fremont township at 5150 per acre, via P W Lee. seven Hoyt farms sold since Sept 1 with a $5200 profit. bubonic plague fears rise among physicians. W C Willson monument arrives, weighing 36000 pounds. setting overseen by H R Dodge. Northwestern railroad adds track-laying machine on Peoria branch. six new engines planned. Jewell Record urges home paper value for families. Illinois Central stock for August at 145 per share to employees. stock bought on installments with optional refund. Rural telephone line from Jewell to Stanhope planned with lower rates than Bell. lines to serve Jewell business and farmers, enabling market and doctor access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Hamilton
Galesburg
Hamilton
Illinois
S. R. Hoyt
Ira BE. Perry
Fred Phillips
Fremont Township
P. W. Lee
Mr. Lee
Mr. Hoyt
New Clothing Store Opening in Webster City
Charles T. Smith of Pawnee City Nebraska has rented the double store room from Jacob M Funk and will stock clothing. He plans to open around mid September and is well recommended as a buyer for Webster City. A case State of Iowa vs J W Jacobs was tried before Justice Knowles Monday afternoon. Henry Fink had Jacobs arrested for a July 1900 board bill. The defense motioned to dismiss citing statute of limitations. the court granted the motion as such prosecutions have a one year limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Smith
Pawnee City
Nebraska
Jacob M. Funk
Keller & Stake
Mr. Smith
Webster City
State of
Iowa
J. W. Jacobs
Knowles
Henry Fink
Jacobs
Tucker
Prairie chickens crowd eastern county grain shocks says real estate man
A Breckinridge Minn Telegram story cites S T Dakin a Webster City boy and real estate man claiming prairie chickens are so thick in eastern county fields that they tumble onto grain shocks and wrap in binder reels. The tale is presented with a wink at Dakin's reputation for veracity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckinridge, Minn
Webster City
S.T. Dakin
Fine Samples of Corn by A France Near Prairie Queen
A France, living ten miles northwest of town, submitted a sample of this year’s corn. Planted early, it should be frost free in three weeks. ears ten to eleven inches long with about fourteen kernel rows and full. He expects 35 to 40 bushels per acre on ~75 acres. Local corn is variable but this area around the Prairie Queen creamery should yield a fair average and bring higher returns for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. France
Prairie Queen Creamery
Farmers Picnic and Harvest Festival at Jewel
The Jewell area plans a Farmers Picnic and Harvest Festival on August 22 with major donations to secure top attractions. Efforts target Hon. Wm. Beardshear of Iowa State to address attendees, along with an aerialist, balloon ascension, steam merry go round, ball game, athletics, and band. The event promises a full day of entertainment and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell
Wm. Beardshear
Agricultural College
Ames
United States
National Educational Association
Detroit
Fall from scaffold injures Eagle Grove worker
Jim Hamilton suffered a broken left leg Thursday afternoon while working on a school building under construction by C L Briggs in Eagle Grove. A heavy stone on the scaffold struck his leg as he attempted to descend eight feet, then he traveled to his daughter Mrs. D A Keyes home for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Hamilton
Eagle Grove
C.L. Briggs
D. A. Keyes
Keyes
Litchfield Grinders Ship to Odessa and Midwest
A carload of Litchfield Grain King Grinders left Webster City for Odessa Russia on orders from robbers in the city. The consignments will be sold to retail dealers nationwide. Three more carloads head to western Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota as Webster City promotes the growing firm’s expanding export business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litchfield Grain King
Webster City
Odessa
Russia
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Russian Empire
United States
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Crop Bulletin Shows Mixed Iowa Conditions and Prospects
Des Moines reports a week of near normal temperatures with higher humidity and widespread beneficial showers. Southeastern and east central counties face drought in places, but moisture improves pastures, late corn, potatoes, and gardens with potential for better yields if September stays fair. Corn conditions 55 percent, spring wheat 84, oats 75, barley 83, flax 74, millet 62, potatoes 34, pastures 45, apples 35, grapes 70 with oats earlier than expected. overall fodder quality good and harvesting up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jurors Listed for September Term Court in Webster City
A roster of jurors for the September term of the district court includes locales such as Webster City and Clear Lake with individuals named Scott and others from Webster City and Marion. The list details juror origins and associated towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Webster City
Liberty
Webster
Ar. Scott
Clear Lake
Marion
N. N. Medbery
G. Barkema Lyon
Owees
Brewer
R. B. Williams
L. J. Westberg
Clear Lake Winslow Schropfer
Fremont
F. R. Dalbey
Lincoln
W. Holstrom
Joe Hennebery
Mason Hill Hamilton
Geo. Knutson Scott
O. J. Johnson
Captured Leader With Revolver After Nightclub Clash
Nightwatchman Schell shadowed a gang of youthful toughs along Crooked Creek tracks. The group clashed with another squad, a brick struck Red Hanson, and Pat Murphy drew a 32 caliber revolver. Schell apprehended Murphy, the gang scattered, leaving a half full whiskey bottle. Murphy pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and paid five dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schell
Crooked Creek
Johnson House theft leaves watch and cash missing
Miss Ida Teufel, a dining room girl at the Johnson House, was robbed of her gold watch and a pocketbook containing $8. After she planned to hide them in a closet, both items disappeared when she and a roommate returned from town. A search of nearby rooms found nothing, and no suspect was identified. The Iowa City Republican notes a puzzle about calculating deaths from brothers and sisters using a multi-step arithmetic trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Teufel
Johnson House
A Young Lady's Life Saved by Remedy
Dr. Chas H Utter of Panama Colombia reports saving a sixteen year old girl with dysentery using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The patient weakened, unable to move, recovered in eight hours and was well within a week. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Utter
Panama
Columbia
Chamberlain
All Droggista
World Wide Reputation of Chamberlain Remedy
The ad touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a world wide reputation for cures. It promises it never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sol. Day
Washington
Sutton
Ben Millett
F. H. Alexander
Hamilton County State Bank
W. J. Felt
Broadway
Second Streets
G. M. Teed
Mr. Teed
J. Jackson
Crider
Ottumwa
America
W.C. Willson
Quincy
Massachusetts
Smith Brothers
Smith
H. R. Dodge
Northwestern Road
Peoria
Illinois Central
Hets
Stanhope
Boone
Bell Company
New Clothing Store
Justice Knowles Court
Minnesota
Madison Medicine Co
Keltz & Little
Fannie Houck
Fred Cragg
B.F. Snook
Geo. IE. Younkee
Scott
IT & Bowne
Pee Peart Treet
New York
J. £. Hamilton
Crop Bulletin
Wightwatch Shell
Smith Resort
Johnson
Saya
Iowa City
Republican
Panamse
Fuller & Johnson
Ralston
Ralston Health Care
Ralston Earley
Purina
Ralston Purina
H. A. Crandall & Co
Mott’s
DR. Mott’s Chemical Co
Cleveland
Ohio
J. C. Warner
Racine
Wis
Lydia Groves
Philadelphia
N.Y
M. Tilton
Temple
G. Edwards
Clarinda
W. A. Henderson CO
16Th Street
Hanech & Co
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