Mayor of Harlan Quits Office in Ouster Fight
A resignation filed December 3 by Mayor W. L. Baughn aims to end ouster proceedings tied to an alleged intoxication on July 28, 1912. He argues no court decree has ousted him and asserts he remains mayor until officially resigning. Costs from trials may be contested. he disputes taxing them to the city. Dec 3 1913.
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Harlan, Ia
Baughn
W. L. Baughn
Harlan
William Hayes
City of
Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Evans
Neighborhood visitors and meetings in Webster City area
A. C. Bennett and W. C. Strouse were business callers in Webster City Friday. Flugstad Farmers' Grain Co. directors held their monthly meeting Monday. J. M. Johnson visited the county seat Saturday. John S. Heffiner of Duncombe was here Monday. Mrs. M. A. Harris visited her daughter Mrs. B. C. Hahne in Webster City last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cooter visited the county seat Friday.
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Max Stark
Hans C. Hanson
Jake Lenhart
Duncombe
Willie Hanrahan
George Moose
Jim Nelson
Jay Frayer
Mr. Nelson
Frank Mallinger
Guy Taylor
Ambrose Kelley
Vincent
Chas
Talen. Lee
Glenn Clifton
Oklahoma
A. C. Bennett
W. C. Strouse
Webster City
Flugstad Farmers’ Grain Co
J. M. Johnson
John S. Heffiner
M. A. Harris
B. C. Hahne
A. H. Cooter
Mino Hemmen
Grundy Center
Clifford Thompson
A. J. Olthoft
Will Koop
John H. King
Des Moines
Local residents return from Thanksgiving visits
J. E. Snyder rode to Sioux City Monday noon while H. E. Riley visited Des Moines on Wednesday. Leo and Shellie Dick came back to Iowa City after visiting G. H. Dick family. Ruby Kepler and Mildred Swanson returned to Ames after Thanksgiving visits to Kepler and Swanson homes. Mrs. G. H. Dick went to Webster City. Mrs. Ralph Brewer returned to Garwin from a brief stay with A. G. Brewer. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sorenson departed afterward.
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J. E. Snyder
Sioux City
H. E. Riley
Des Moines
Leo
Shellie Dick
Iowa City
G. H. Dick
Ruby Kepler
Mildred Swanson
Ames
Kepler and Swanson
Webster City
Ralph Brewer
Garwin
A. G. Brewer
Jacob Sorenson
W. A. Graham
Alexander
Graham
L. F. Houck
tLen Smith
Lincoln
Nebraska
R. W. Pete
W. J. Silvers
Bessie
Fort Dodge
George W. Smith
Pomeroy
J. E. Williams
Blanche Robinson
M. C. Meeks
Gilbert Station
J. H. Foust
Ruth
Woolstock
Worthington
Minnesota
Birth day party and local notices mix of events
Hazel celebrates her 14th birthday with friends and gifts as refreshments are served by Mrs A M Leksell and Mrs Boynton. December 4 notes illnesses visits, a funeral, travel, school changes, hog cholera impact, and local residents’ activities.
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A. M. Leksell
Community Notes From Liberty Center And Nearby Towns
Local reports from Liberty Center include teaching staff changes with Clarence Day at Northeast Liberty Schools and George Crandall starting a winter term in District No. 6. Thanksgiving gatherings, visits from Clear Lake residents, and a public sale planned for Dec. 9 are noted along with hog cholera concerns and recent farm improvements.
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Northeast Liberty
Liberty Center
Clarence Day
Prisoner Attacks Foreman at Fort Madison Penitentiary
Roy Maxson, 30, a foreman for a contractor at the Fort Madison state penitentiary, was fatally injured by John Meltzer, a life prisoner, after reprimanding him for loitering while making ax handles. Meltzer, from Des Moines, was jailed in 1909 for first degree murder and had no prior serious disciplinary record.
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Fort Madison
Roy Maxson
State Penitentiary
John Meltzer
Maxson
Jackson
Mich
Meltzer
Des Moines
Saloon battle moved to Iowa Falls for rehearing hearing
Des Moines court action shifts from Oskaloosa to Iowa Falls where Chief Justice Silas Weaver will hear drys request to advance the rehearing of the Des Moines saloon case. The filing and schedule terms seek rapid submission of arguments and resistance, with Dec. 20 set for final court consideration.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Iowa Falls
Silas M. Weaver
Weaver
Parker, Parrish & Miller
Supreme Court
Preston
Popham
Havner
W. J. Pilkington
Personal Briefs From Kamrar Des Moines Colfax
J N Iliff visited Kamrar on business while F A Huddleston departed for Des Moines for a brief business trip. Frank Beal and Earl Moore went to Colfax to visit relatives. W H Cook made a Kamrar business visit. B H Wyckoff the auctioneer returned from Unionville Missouri with several successful sales including a mer-
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John Boeye
Des Moines
J. N. Iliff
Kamrar
F. A. Huddleston
Frank Beal
Earl Moore
Colfax
W. H. Cook
B. H. Wyckoff
Unionville
Tuberculosis Day Prayer by Walter Rauschenbush
A prayer calling for strength for those with wasting illness and urging communal responsibility to fight tuberculosis. The text urges courage for patients, honoring faith and patience, and condemns indifference while seeking divine health and righteousness.
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Walter Rauschenbush
Department of Church History
Rochester
N. Y
Denver Struck by Heavy Snowbound Citywide Shutdown
Denver reported twenty to twenty four inches of snow with no end in sight. Streetcar service halted and downtown marooning affected thousands while rail traffic lagged with extensive delays and storied blockways.
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Denver
Colo
United States Weather Bureau
Official Chicago Markets Hog futures rise to peak
Hogs estimated 26 000 head with closes up 5 cents and top price 7 80. Cattle around 3000 head and steady. Sheep about 14 000 head and steady as well.
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