Local items note social gatherings and a runaway wagon
Hamilton county notes report a Pleasant Hill school sociable, a Moville preacher, a summer voice school, a successful Highview term ending with a Snow family picnic, and appeals for local correspondents. A Cass County team caused a runaway near Willson avenue but a four year old occupant escaped uninjured.
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Alexander Emslie
Simpson College, Conservatory of Music
Ed Snow
Highview
Snow
Sunday School Convention Postponed in Blairsburg Township
Due to bad roads the U S convention of Blairsburg township is postponed for one week. The program will be held at Mulberry Center on June 24. All are invited. C H Ronrxson Township President.
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Eviron
U. S
Blairsburg
Mulberry Center
Fort Dodge Sheriff Prepared for Webster County Prisoners
Sherif Dowd of Fort Dodge informs Sheriff Shaffer to take custody of two prisoners from Webster county jail. The move follows plans to build a new Webster County courthouse costing about 108000 with an eighteen month construction period. Hamilton county will house Webster inmates during the project. Also contains an old advertisement for Dr King's New Life Pills.
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Sherif Dowd
Fort Dodge
Shaffer
Webster County
Hamilton
Good Shooting by Sergt Frank A Bonebright at Cedar Rapids
Sergt Frank A Bonebright returned home decorated for top rifle shooting at Cedar Rapids last week. He led four regiments with a 48 of 50 at 200 yards and won 85 in cash across prizes, including second at all ranges and on the regimental team. The first prize went to Troop A Des Moines with a new Remington rifle. Lieut White also performed well though without prizes.
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N. P. Hyatt
Will F. Smith
Frank A. Bonebright
Cedar Rapids
Frank
Troop A
Des Moines
Remington
Lieut. White
Weather review and crop prospects for the week end June 1811
The week average temperature ran two to four degrees below normal with moderately warm days and unusually cool nights. Rainfall was uneven but widespread from the 9th to 17th, causing some floods but adding moisture where drought threatened. Small grains progress is fair with oats and wheat hurt by drought in the northwest. hay yields will be light, while potatoes and garden vegetables appear thrifty. Apples are not in good condition.
A Wealth of Beauty Promised by Bucklin Arnica Salve
An old advertisement touts Bucklin’s Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions pimples eczema tetter erysipelas salt rheum ulcers boils felons and worse condition described as piles It claims facial improvement and promises cure with a 25 cent price and sells through Keltz Little’s druggists.
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Bucklin
Keltz & Little
F-T
Business in Police Court in Freeman-Tribune
Police court in Bonner's jurisdiction handles a rush of cases over forty eight hours. Jackson pleaded guilty to assault and paid a fine. Swift, linked to a Sunday night melee at Duckett's home, hid after a concealed weapons charge. A group near Millard bridge faced lewdness charges with a $36 fine and two week lien on property. Spurling admitted larceny after a bicycle was found at Dalbey's shop. Two youths jailed for fast driving were fined ten dollars each plus costs.
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Freeman-Tribune
Jacob Duckett
Duckett
Swift
Jackson
Frank Gage
Rutledge
Millard Bridge
Securily
Council Bluffs
O. Spurling
Thompson
Dalbey
Spurling
Replica
Costa
Towa Lake Bed Dispute Decrees Issued by Judge Whitaker
Judge Whitaker issued decrees in two lake bed cases involving the former Iowa Lake in Rose Grove township. The court dismissed both petitions, holding no title to the disputed lake bed for the county purchasers or abutting landowners. Expect an appeal. about $20,000 at stake and future Supreme Court guidance anticipated. The abutting landowners were represented by J. H. Richard.
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Whitaker
Iowa Lake
Rose Grove Township
H. E. Long
Des Moines
Chamberlain & Benson
Jewell
John H. Moore
Supreme Court
J. H. Richard
Ladies Only Walk Revolution in Webster City Streets
Webster City tale details two streets reserved for women with patrolling ladies and a 50 dollar fine for tobacco littering. After a week the women reportedly agreed to extend walks to the men, who faced tobacco nonetheless. A maid lamented the week of gum cuds and caramel debris.
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Bens
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BBC
BC Pdair
California
Camrie
Valenciennes
John E. Young
Boone Valley Poultry Farm
Byron .J. ~ Clark
Moville, Tows
U. B
Pleasant Hill
Hamilton County
Daily Freeman- Tribune
H A. J. Barr
Jim” Welch
Oklahoma
Joseph Drake
Cass
Willson Avenue
Louis Frank’s
Willson
Des Moines Street
Seneca Street
Market Square
Eliza E. Hood
C. H. Ronrxson
Twp. Prest
Dr. King
Keltz & Little's
Heb
Police Court
Towa Lake
W. Hines
Manchester
DrgitStore
Congress
Webster City
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