FROM THE ARCHIVEJul 22, 1914·Decorah, Iowa

FOURTEENTH CHILD BORN

Scanned from Decorah Public Opinion, Jul 22, 1914

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Public inuM BY HARRY J GREEN DECORAH IOWA JULY 22 1014 A Record Family Knoxville July 20 A son born Saturday to.

Mr and Mrs Wesley Adams makes the fourteenth child of the family Six of the family are boys and eight are girls All were born within a period of seventeen and onehalf years.

The family re sides in Polk township seven miles northeast of Knoxville Farmer Rleeds to Heath Cedar Rapids la July 20Wil liam Happel a young farmer living near Newball fell in front of the cutter bar of a harvester while cut ting oats...

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Public inuM BY HARRY J GREEN DECORAH IOWA JULY 22 1014 A Record Family Knoxville July 20 A son born Saturday to. Mr and Mrs Wesley Adams makes the fourteenth child of the family Six of the family are boys and eight are girls All were born within a period of seventeen and onehalf years. The family re sides in Polk township seven miles northeast of Knoxville Farmer Rleeds to Heath Cedar Rapids la July 20Wil liam Happel a young farmer living near Newball fell in front of the cutter bar of a harvester while cut ting oats on his farm Friday after noon hnd was so badly injured he bled to death before assistance ar rived Dog Tax Pays. For Killed Sheep Centerville la July 20 A pack of marauding dogs broke into the sheepfold of George Felkner near here Wednesday night killed twen tyone sheep and seriously injured nineteen more.

The treasurer of Ap panoose county today agreed to pay ell the damage out of the money collected by dog taxes Fined. For Selling Rad Eggs Elmer Cousins a farmer residing between West Union and Fayette was on last Thursday fined S2O and costs for selling bad eggs.

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