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safe and sane Fourth of July.
Michael Ryan died at Nashua lack
ing but few days of 100 years.
Knoxville's asphalt pavement will
be repaired to the extent Of $1,000.
Knoxville sold it's new $4,000
school bonds. at a premium of $1,000.
The first Session of the new Oelwein
city council was opened with prayer.
Traer will pave nearly mile OF
streets this year at a cost of about
$4,000.
The estate of former Congressman
Hepburn, of Clarinda, is valued at
$25O,00O.
Gypsum mill employees at Fl. Dodge
have had their pay increased 21a cents
per hour.
Four men were severely injured at
Essex when the front of building
collapsed.
A three-year-old son of Howard T.
Meier, of Perry, was kicked to death
by colt.
The cattle barns of William Bear,
near Cedar Rapids, burned with loss
of $4,000.
Altos Reinsch, of Boone, died Of
heart trouble while kneeling in morn
ing prayer.
Ten tires on different automobiles
were slashed at Waterloo, causing a
damage of $500.
1t is estimated that the primaries
and elections held in Iowa this year
will cost 100000.
Mr. and Mrs. William Avet, Of AL
bion, celebrated the 62d anniversary
of their marriage.
Frank P. Porter, publisher Of the
Mt. Pleasant Republican, died after an
illness of one day.
A $1.400 power pressure street
flusher has been purchased by the
Sheldon city council.
A Shenandoah grocer was fined 5000
and costs for selling lemon extract to
an habitual drunkard.
Harold Swanson fell down well
As feet and then plunged into 20 feet
OF water. He was rescued.
The total enrolment at the State
university at Iowa City is 3,2S9, of
WHICH, Oi1c-lullu ak WOulSA.
A three ton hosting machine at
Burlington fell upon and killed
Thomas X. Young, aged 60.
Former Alderman Joseph Schultz,
aged 80 years, died at Iowa City. He
was struck by an automobile.
Miss Anna Henselman, aged As, died
from carbolic acid taken with suicidal
intent on account Of i'll health.
An infant child Of James Poster at
Denison was fatally injured by being
run over by delivery wagon.
Two hundred editors attended the
short course at Ames under the aus
pieces of the Iowa State college.
Josiah Wilson, Of Milton, "a years
old, and his six brothers and sisters,
have a combined age Of $50 years.
Pulling the trigger of shot gun
with stick, Pearl Johnson, aged 10.
committed suicide at Charles City.
J. D. Caldwell, for five years sheriff
of Black Hawk county, has been ap-
pointed chief Of police at Waterloo.
John L. Brown, of Clinton, was one
Of the American soldiers killed in the
I
A victrola has been provided to
furnish music for Fl. Madison peni-
Tertiary convicts during their meals.
Amos Trebel, Of What Cheer, awoke
to find that his father who was sleep
ing with him. had died during the
night.
A vulcanizer in the office of Mason
City dentist exploded and was blown
through the ceiling but no one was |
injured.
The three year old son of Herman
Schroeder Of Fl. Madison had one eye |
pecked out when attacked by a !
rooster.
Woodbury. county during the past
year paid wolf bounties amounting to
1892 and gopher bounties amounting
to 1881.
Iowa farmers are investing heavily
in automobiles this year, which is
taken as an indication Of prosperity !
in the state.
A wagon loaded with sand passed !
over the stomach Of Frank Metzger at
Dedham. The spleen was ruptured
and removed.
Frank Neuroth purchased 24O acres
two miles south of Haverhill near
for 1928 per acre, Q to-
tai Of $4,000.
A tornado swept north central Iowa
and southern Minnesota, destroying a
number Of farm houses and injuring
a score Of persons.
Six members of Battery B at Daven-
port were arrested as deserters, be-
cause they had not attended drill ex-
ercises for several weeks.
c. F. McNeal, of Lamont, was seri-
ously injured by being thrown under
l wagon when team of colts ran
away. His chest was crushed.
Mrs. James NJ. Clark, aged 20, of
Boone, died from the result of burns
received when her clothing caught