Cattle Die in Low Pasture From Grass Poison
Assistant State Veterinarian D E Baughman investigated cattle losses tied to a low pasture in Clear Lake township. Adam Kepler reported fourteen head dead and Oscar Brewer loss of a Jersey cow. the cause is a grass born poison likely from wet conditions. The disease appeared only in Kepler’s herd and other local cattle remained unaffected.
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D . E. Baughman
Fort Dodge
Stanhope
Adam Kepler
Clear Lake Township
Kepler
Baughman
Hamilton County
Railroads Report Shrinking Iowa Earnings Ahead of Assessment
Chief railroads in Iowa submit annual reports to the executive council showing lower earnings for the latest year. Illinois Central reports gross earnings of 3,744,044 with net 898,280 and operating expenses of 3,346,704. Q line shows 8,725,206 gross and 2,660,000 net against expenses of 6,061,366. Officials weigh whether the council will raise the assessment as in prior years while noting Iowa per mile costs and national averages.
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Executive Council
Illinois Central Roads
Great Western
Cammina
United States Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Iowa
Crop Report Des Moines May 30 Corn Planting Progress
The week was cooler with widespread showers aiding field work and corn planting progress, though some fields remain wet. Replanting rose due to floods or seed issues. corn acreage may shrink versus plans. Grass and small grains benefit from rains. meadows, pastures, wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, and garden crops show good growth. Frost damage minimal. apples drop noted, strawberries expected to be heavy, cherries light.
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Des Moines
Freeman-Tribune
Ascension Service By Knights Templar In City
The Knights Templar held an Ascension service at the Masonic hall and cemetery Thursday afternoon. It was the first such service in this city though a yearly observance exists in other places. Members gathered at the hall at 3 pm, performed a ritualistic service, then went to the cemetery to decorate graves and conduct a further service. The event was described as beautiful and impressive and is expected to be held annually hereafter.
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Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
Order
Tie for First Honors at Local High School Graduation
The graduating class faces a tie for first honors as Herman Teget and Bernice Warren both score 91.17. Teget was absent when honors were awarded, so Warren gave the valedictory address, leaving the honors equal between the two.
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Claes
Herman Teget
Bernice Warren
Teget
Miss Warren
Mr. Teget
Memorial Day Honors From Webster Citizens Enduring Tribute
Webster citizens pay tribute on Memorial Day with the largest crowd in years. The afternoon parade linked schools and G A R ceremonies, graves were decorated, and speakers including Mayor Edwards and Hon John D Denison Jr. framed the day as a tribute to veterans and national unity.
American Gunners Helped Sink Russian Fleet in Sea Battle
Dispatches from the east confirm Admiral Togo used American made submarines in a Korean strait clash. The submarines built in eastern shipyards, shipped to the west, transported to Japan with American crews in high wage posts, aiding the near total destruction of the Russian fleet.
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Togo
Korean Strait
America
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
Japan
Sudden Heart Death Drops 17 Year Old Earl Collins
Earl Collins son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Collins died suddenly of heart trouble on May 22 near Emporia Kansas. He had shown no prior heart problems and collapsed while playing with his brother in the yard. A local doctor declared death due to heart failure after examinations. His mother, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bishop of this city, sought confirmation.
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Earl
A. H. Collins
W. W. Fank
Emporia
Kansas
Collins
Mrs. Collins
F. A. Bishop
Railroads Offer Unusually Low Milwaukee Chicago Excursion
The Illinois Central announces a Chicago round trip rate of $5 for the Modern Woodmen meeting in Milwaukee. A $1.50 steamboat leg Chicago Milwaukee, making total trip from Webster City about $6.50. Effective June 17 through June 26, the plan may attract many Woodmen and others for the Milwaukee lake excursion.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Ilinoia Central
Webster City
Windy City
Pupil of Hon J L Kamrar Recalls Savanna Double Tragedy
Hon J L Kamrar of this city received news of the Savanna double tragedy with force. Kamrar once led Savanna and Bothwell Pulford was among his pupils. The murder suicide tied to the Berry and Pulford families caused a terrible sensation in Savanna.
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Savanna
Ill
J. L. Kamrar
Kammrar
Bothwell Pulford
Dan S. Berry
Palford
Berry
Pulford
Soldiers Visit Schools Before Memorial Day
Col. G. W. Crosley Captain Jas Kep hart A. A. Cook BE N. Lee and J. R. White visited the school on Monday. The old veterans’ party aims to acquaint pupils especially in the lower grades with the true meaning of Memorial Day. They spoke to each room at the central and primary buildings, while east and west side schools were too far away.
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United States
England
Daniel Webster
North
South
Slame
New England
Virginia
Lincoln
Noill
Seward
New York
Stanton
Pennsylvania
McClellan
New Jersey
Grant
Logan
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Caesar
Vicksburg
Wilderness
Appomatox
Napoleon
Sherman
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Burgoyne
Thermopylae
Fredricksburg
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Old Joe Hooker
Bragg
Fair Oaks
Chickamaugaa
Mr. Denison
Sparta
Carthage
G. W. Crosley
Jas, Kephart
A. A. Cook
N. Lee
J. R. White
Veterana
Webster City postmaster salary cut sparks rumor on resignation
Washington dispatches report the Webster City postmaster's salary cut from 2400 to 2800 dollars a year due to a drop in receipts. The supposed resignation of Postmaster Clark lacks confirmation and is disputed by his friends.
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Washington Dispatches
Webster City
Clark
Carnival Scheduled for First Week in September
W B Kearns telegramed that Patterson and Brainard Carnival will not be in town during the week of July 4 and will instead hold the event in the first week of September. The management plans free street exhibitions on Second Street and promises new features farmers may find appealing as crops mature.
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W. B. Kearns
Patterson & Brainard Carnival Company
Kearns
Second Street
Sioux City Interview Clarifies Keltz Pharmacy Stand
Pharmacy Commissioner B F Keltz says he supports admitting state university graduates with no exam but favors a standard set at the university. He notes private schools deserve consideration and that exams are increasingly stringent to remove those unfit for the field.
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Sioux City
Keltz
Journal
State University School of Pharmacy
B. F. Keltz
Iowa Pharmacy Commission
Webster City
Kett
Pharmacy Board
State University Pharmacy Department
Hamilton County Medical Association Meeting Report
The Hamilton County Medical association met Thursday in Jewell with Dr. Pond of this city in attendance. Dr. Barkalow of Ellsworth was elected president. The session was routine with no major business on the agenda. The note ends with a playful line about cross street rivalry and urging the team.
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Hamilton County Medical Association
Jewell
Pond
Barkalow
Ellsworth
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Carpenter
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Crop Report
Ascension Service
Webster Citians
John D. Dennison
Clarion
Willson Avenue
Company C
Court House Park
Republic
Edwards
Denison
Edwarde
Cicero
Ginger
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