Banquet and school events highlight autumn schedule
The school will host a banquet for the football team in the Domestic Science rooms with a six o clock dinner and toast program. A supplementary shorthand readers project and glee club progress are noted along with an upcoming Christmas program and a January 1 debate with Boone on swine disease bills and hog serum plant funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Mark Twain
Wm. James
Henry van Dyke
Elbert Hubbard
Kelly
Greece
Giants
Lincoln
Charlie
Miss Lyon
Louise Swanson
Louisa Holaday
Clarence Veatch
Lila Neel
Schubert
Boys’ Glee Club
Boone
Larrabee Will Ask For $100 000 In Aid For Cholera Fight
Farmers in Hamilton county face severe hog cholera losses and support Senators Kenyon and Larrabee in seeking federal help. Kenyon pushes for a national appropriation of $1,000,000 for cholera research and experimentation to find effective remedies and reduce damage.
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Larrabee
Fort Dodge Messenger
Ames
Frederic Larrabee
Hamilton County
Kenyon
National Congress
One Indictment Found by Grand Jury
The grand jury adjourned after returning one indictment against Chas Cessna. Otto Nichols escaped indictment for forgery due to insufficient evidence. A divorce suit Phéiase of Belle against Osking was dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice. Mary E Richardson was given a default against John T Richardson. W N Stearns suit against H S Bourne was settled. Default day yielded no judgments, a rare preterm event.
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Chas. Cessna
Otto Nichols
Phéiase of
Belle
O. Osking
Mary E. Richardson
John T. Richardson
W. N. Stearns
H. S. Bourne
Delinquent school buildings go unsold at tax sale
Hamilton County exceeds 100000 in property value with three central school buildings offered for 1343.14 but drew no bids. The district cites unpaid paying curbing and guttering assessments. Sale resumes next Monday with possible tax deed to the buyer if the district does not redeem in three years.
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Hamilton
Hamilton County
Independent School District
Cleaning Main Streets Action Report
Street Commissioner Cunningham has a crew cleaning the main streets today to remove dirt and mud from pavements. Over the past week substantial dirt has been tracked onto sidewalks, requiring significant cleanup work.
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Cunningham
Reception for Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Jones
A wedding reception at the J. M. Jones home on Willson avenue honored Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmons Jones who arrived from the east. About 200 guests attended in two divided groups with Eppel's Orchestra providing music. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smallpage and Max Hemingway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Jones
Willson Avenue
Robert Emmons Jones
W. J. Cavil
Herbert A. Eames
R. M. Smallpage
Eagle Grove
Robert E. Jones
Eppel
Boone
Hagle Grove
Max Hemmingway
Ft. Dodge
Examination for Naval Academy in Fort Dodge
In the Tenth district a competitive Naval Academy examination will be held at Fort Dodge on December 29 1913 for appointments to Annapolis. Applicants must be 15 to 20 years old and best performers will enter final tests on April 21 1914 focusing on algebra and geometry. Major S B Philpot will supervise. details from Fort Dodge. Frank P Woods Congressman 10th District. Arthur Crandall has moved from Paris Illinois to Des Moines Selz store. Mae Perry recently ill with pleurisy was seen about town.
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Fort Dodge
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
S. B. Philpot
Frank P. Woods
Contracts Under Engineer's Estimate
The board of supervisors let two drainage ditch contracts under the engineer's estimate. The Classon ditch went to R C Kaling for 7577.23 while the estimate was about 9000. The Anfin Mortvedt ditch went to Fardal Bros for 6905 with an 8300 estimate. The contractors stated that bids were consistently under the engineer's estimate.
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Board of Supervisors
Classon
R. C. Kaling
Fardal Bros
Bids Opened for North Side Sewer Contract
City council opened bids Tuesday night for sewer construction but did not award. Officials doubt property readiness on affected streets to bear the cost and will reconvene Friday evening to decide on accepting or rejecting all bids. Zitterell & Sullivan submitted the low bid of 39464.39 for all work, exceeding the engineer estimate by 9464.39.
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North Side
M. Tschirgi & Sons
Cedar Rapids
Midwest Engineering Co
Omaha
Prospect Street
Hawkeye Construction Company
Zitterell & Sullivan
Fanning Turpin Recital Delights Methodist Audience
Cecil Fanning baritone and accompanist Harry B. Turpin returned to the Methodist church drawing a large audience. The program spanned twenty numbers from Loewe to Beethoven and featured new songs and a vibrant Kerry Dances encore. Critics praised their cooperative interpretation and the artist’s refined stage presence, urging renewed season engagements and ticket sales.
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Methodist
Cecil Fanning
Harry B. Turpin
Erlking
Loewe
Edward
Dame Durden
Jack
Jim
John
Humphrey
Kitty
Fanning
America
Webster City
Adelaide
Edwin Markham
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Tolstoi
Tom Moore
Kerry
Berlin
London
Freeman- Tribune
Cook Course
Freeman-Tribune
Royal Gwent
Barrere
W. H. Cook
How to Detect the Alum Baking Powder
A housekeeper asks which powders contain alum and how to avoid them. Read the back label for ingredients. if alum or aluminum sulfate is listed the powder is an alum baking powder under the law.
Juvenile Band Assured In City As Practice Begins
The juvenile band is assured with twenty instruments ordered and a possible forty members. Prof. Lamos of Eagle Grove, a noted band instructor, leads an existing forty piece group there. Ages nine to fourteen may join, with local boys urged to study, buy instruments, and public uniforms when affordable. The first city hall practice is scheduled for Saturday.
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Lamos
Eagle Grove
Sharon Chapter Elects Officers For Coming Year
Tuesday evening Sharon Chapter 8 elected officers for the coming year. Worthy Matron Mrs. M J Mattice. Worthy Patron H O Cutler. Associate Matron Miss Ida Reed. Secretary Miss Florence Baxter. Treasurer Mrs. Jennie Ainslie. Conductress Mrs. Ray Miller. Associate Conductress Mrs. S S Parkhurst. Retiring Worthy Matron Mrs. J M Blake received a handpainted china plate as a remembrance from members.
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Sharon
O. I
J. Mattice
H. O. Cutler
Ida Reed
Florence Baxter
Jennie Ainslie
Ray Miller
S. S. Parkhurst
W. J. Zitterell
J. M. Blake
Emma Schoenberg to wed Paul Newbauer in Waterloo
Marriage announced for Emma Schoenberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Harman Schoenberg of Waterloo to Paul Newbauer of Waterloo. The Schoenbergs are former residents of this city who moved to Waterloo several years ago. wedding planned for December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Schoenberg
Harman Schoenberg
Waterloo
Paul Newbauer
Schoenberg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Melville Gilmore
Ruth Maxon
Fern Riley
Otto
Nelson
Mrs
R. E. Jones
Eppel’s Orchestra
Williams Enterprise
Otto Anderson
Aarm
Arthur Crandall
Paris
Selz
Des Moines
Mae Perry
Fanning Turpin
Cook
Mer. Cook
Turpin
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