Vinegar scam in Grant township shocks local buyers
A Plymouth County report describes a smooth stranger who sold overpriced vinegar as whiskey samples, taking cash in advance and shipping vinegar instead. The incident left residents wary as officials review the hoax and warn others. Also noted is the burial arrival of Mrs. E. Grigsby from McCook Nebraska after an operation in early January 1917, with details of her life and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen Bell Enterprise
Grant Township
Venegar
Card of Thanks from Grigsby and Dowding
We thank friends for help and sympathy from Gene Grigsby Mrs Hattie Dowding and family. Five pound can Honey Moon coffee for 140 at Harris the people who save you money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Grigsby
Hattie Dowding
Harris
Peters Whereabouts of Earliest Hearse and Local Weddings
A Galva Tribune note reports R. J. Collins bought an auto hearse from a firm in Pigna Ohio for a dark gray luxury vehicle. Peterson Patriot and Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune cover weddings in Charter Oak and Belmond plus the marriage of Miss Lucille Thompson to J E Spooner amid Midwest travels. Marcus News notes Mrs. Wm T Wirt dies of cancer in Marcus after a year of poor health. Storm Lake reports job moves for R T Stivers and sales of a large Peterson heifer. Washta Journal cites hardware store changes and a new owner A N Hamilton. Ice making by A Peterson fills local ice houses though car shortages curb shipments. ice remains twenty inches thick.
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Galva Tribune
R. J. Collins
Sn Adto
Pigna
Ohio
Peterson
Charter Oak
Lloyd Williams
Elsie Thomson
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune
Nora Toohey
Washta Journal
R. T. Stivers
Illinois Central
Storm Lake
McMillan
Pilot-Tribune
A. Peterson
Maple Valley Insurance Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association held its thirty four annual meeting on January 13 at Secre tary Lockin s office. Officers elected for the year include F H Crepps president A W Baltimore vice president J C Lockin secretary and treasurer H H Lockin assistant secretary and new directors Wm Hickey Fred Blake G M Deiterich three years with Fred Radke filling the vacancy from August Specketer s resignation. The secretary reports a policy in force of 1 1 168 315 at year start 1916 with 281 345 written and 237 690 expired or cancelled leaving 1 211 970 in force at 1917 year start. Receipts include cash on hand 15 56 and receipts from assessments 2 822 16 total 2 837 70 with disbursements for re insurance losses and other expenses.
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Maple Valley Insurance Association
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Lockin
F. H. Crepps
A. W. Baltimore
J. C. Lockin
H. H. Lockin
Wm. Hickey
Fred Blake
G. M. Deiterich
Fred Radke
August Specketer
Riake
Local Cherokee County News Highlights Multiple Civic and Legal Updates
Miss Eva Fay Lockyer dies at her parents home in Cherokee aged two in Thur-city on November 11. Jim Elmore begins a 35 year Fort Madison penitentiary term for murder. Jake Lauer injures wrist cranking car. H D Wingert sells Variety Store and closes for invoicing. James Vogle pleads guilty to burglary and gets three years Fort Madison. County farmers form a hog cholera relief group at Grand Opera House but cold weather cuts attendance. W H Little to retire from family grocery. Armour & Co. position to be filled by John Arthur continuation of the old business.
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Cherokee
Eva Fay Lockyer
Joseph
Catherine Lockyer
Cherokee Thur-city
Tannacy
Sheri W. FP
Hober
Jim Elmore
Fort Madison
Joe Pruin
Jake Lauer
Granville Garrett
H. D. Wingert
West Main Street
James Vogle
Boies
Grand Opera House
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
W. H. Little
John Arthur
Armour & Co
Arthur
Little
Alta Hospital Resigns Nurse Miss Nelson Replaced
Miss Mary Nelson resigns as Alta hospital superintendent and is replaced by Miss Augusta Johnson of Sioux Rapids. A state of local marriages and relocations is noted with several couples wed or traveling, including Dorothy Cannon and George Isaakson and Lucile Greene Latta of Omaha.
Notice of Mandatory Departure
A fragmentary notice records a directive to depart, indicating an order received and imminent relocation. No clear authorities or dates are stated in the readable text.
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Kryptok
QO. A. Royer
Stranger
Plymouth County
Eugene Grigsby
McCook
Nebraska
M. E
C. H. Young
Pleasant Hill
Ethel M. Neville
Diamond Township
Cherokee County
Iowa
M. E. Church
Aurelia
Poultry Palace
Washta
C. G. Harrison
A. M. Murphey Hardware
A. N. Hamilton
Hamilton
Aes
Dlewttaine
Rene
ALTA
Advertiser
Mary Nelson
Alta Hospital
Augusta Johnson
Sioux Rapids
Robert Parker
J. Hl. O’ Donoghue
John Porter
Florida
Cuba
J. S. Bradfield
C. P. Anderson
Myrtle Nixon
Mra
Oscar Nixon
Henry Hultgren
Sioux City
Mr. Hultgren
C. A. Hultgren
Dorothy Cannon
George Isaakson
KR. T. Chipperfield
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Latta Greene
Lucile M. Greene
J. H. Adams
Omaha
Cleo J. Latta
A. J. Savage
W. 29Th St
Indianapolis
Indiana
Frye
St. Paul’s
Apcoun
Lewis
Clothing Department
Mr. Farmer
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