Lineville Tribune Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa April 05, 1917 Another Fire At Garden Grove Garden Grove suffered another bad fire at an early hour Tuesday morning, when the big livery barn of J. J. McClung, Charles Fisher's barn and a number of small outbuildings were destroyed. Earl Wagner lost four head of fine horses, which he had in the Fisher barn and an auto owned by George Roberts stored in the barn was burned. The total loss amounts to about $7,000, only partially insured. Garden Grove has no fire protection and the citizens are considerably agitated over their many fire losses. - Leon Reporter. Transcription by Sharon R. Becker

Lineville Tribune Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa April 05, 1917 Sold Store at Garden Grove "Chick" Varney, who traded for the large general store of Northrup Bros. at Garden Grove a few weeks ago, swapped it off last week. We did not learn the name of the parties to whom he sold the stock, but understand that he secured a fine 200 acre farm near Tingley, Iowa, in the deal "Chick" is some pumpkin when it comes to swapping. Transcription by Sharon R. Becker

Lineville Tribune Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa April 05, 1917 Ice Took Davis City Mill Dam With It On last Friday the ice in the river went out and with it also went about 70 feet of the Frazier Bros. Mill dam. The ice gorged above the dam and there was not water enough to carry the ice over and it crushed the dam down and after that it was short work for the ice and water to tear out about half the dam. The going out of the dam is to be regretted by all as the pleasures of boating and fishing will be of little good until the dam is rebuilt. Frazier Bros. will run the mill just as they are now running it by steam power. They don't know whether they will repair the dam or not and if they do the work will not begin until late in August. -- Leon Reporter. Transcription by Sharon R. Becker

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