Interesting News From Far and Near
A collage of notes from Galva to Cherokee county reports a completed county bridge at multi county corners, local dairy ventures earning profits, obituaries for James Dalton and Cyrus Snyder, crop successes in Amherst, and obituaries and accidents including Mrs. Clarence Bugh. It also notes the Cherokee Farmers Institute planning dates and a Dollar Campaign to fund the 1914 institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galva Tribune
Sac
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Ida Counties
Hustedt
Washta Journal
Robert
Ed Flisher
Campbell
Correctionville
Grand Meadow
Marcus News
James Dalton
Long
Marcus
le Mars
Iowa
Harry S. Snyder
Thirteenth Street
Snyder
Board of Supervisors
Holstein
D.O. Crum
Crum
Storm Lake
Spirit ‘Lake High
Spirit Lake
Spirit - Lake
Frank Harrington
Battle Township
Ida
Battle ‘Creek
South Road
Geo. Ferguson
Cherokee Times
Farmers’ Institute
Court House
Cherokee County
San Francisco
Halloween Party at Congregational Parsonage
Miss Janette Stark and Earl Fraser hosted a mask Halloween party for Sunday school classes at the Congregational parsonage. Guests met ghost hosts, received oysters and vegetables, enjoyed attic games, a fortune teller, and late refreshments before departing delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janette Stark
Earl Fraser
Bear in mind Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and appetite
For sale by J. C. Nelson. Claims to move the bowels improve appetite and strengthen digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. C. Nelson
Coal Beat Grades Phone Update
For the beat grades of hard and soft coal call phone 27. tf.
I Trade In Aurelia To Support Local Trade
A local resident explains why buying in Aurelia supports community prosperity. The speaker cites buying from neighbors, keeping dollars local, and ensuring goods are shown and sold by home dealers who back the town. The message emphasizes mutual benefit and town loyalty.
Local notes from Cherokee and surrounding towns
Accounts from Cherokee county include W E Wright in Chicago to inspect Aurelia service equipment, Lew McDonald to Des Moines for a Normal Training address, W O Bill Striker seen in Sioux Falls, and the death of Washington J Tilton in Spring township. Also mentions Mr Revel leaving the Cherokee express office for Fort Dodge, J District Court opening in Cherokee, high school football’s Thanksgiving game at LeMars, the death of Mahlon N Brookfield in Colorado Springs, funeral in Cherokee, and Cherokee beating Hawarden 36 to 14 on the Hawarden grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Wright
Chicago
Aurelia Service
Lew McDonald
Des Moines
State Teachers’ Association
W.O
Bill’’ Striker
Sioux Falls
Billi
Washington J. Tilton
Spring Township
Revel
Fort Dodge
Norton Webb
J. District Court
Cherokee
LeMars
Mahlon N. Brookfield
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Jas. Warren
Brookfield
West Main Street
Democrat
Hawarden
Cherokee County Election Returns Show Republicans Win Key Posts
County results reflect Republicans gaining five county offices while Democrats captured sheriff and county attorney. George Wilson (R) defeated Thomas Liffring (D) for state representative 1313 to 1255, with other races listing winners such as W E Dailey (D) for county auditor and J. W. Stevens (R) for recorder. Across offices and districts, votes varied by race with Cummins and Hamilton leading for U.S. senator and governor respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilson
Thomas Liffring
W. O. Dailey
F. J. Carpenter
L. A. Wescott
Ray Adsit
Jethrow Stowater
FE. Huber
L. P. Nelson
John W. Stevens
Howard H. Lucas
J. D. F. Smith
C. J. Maher
Corn pickers flood northern Iowa as fall demand climbs
The fall labor market shows a surplus of corn pickers with many strangers arriving by train seeking farming work. While southern corn crops are light and cities offer little work, farmers in northern Iowa attract workers to harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Udell
Kelley-Hains
Jens Miller
Elk Township
Rochester
Perry Clark
Cherokee
L. P. Clark
H. H. Hanson
Clyde Zeilman
Lake View
Farmers Store Burglarized at Marcus
The Farmers store in Marcus was broken into Sunday night and over $100 of goods stolen. Sheriff Huber learned of the burglary Monday and went to Manning Iowa for bloodhounds. Tuesday morning F W Billick arrived with dogs and traced a trail from the store to two west Marcus houses and toward the stock yards, but the goods could not be recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
Huber
Manning
Iowa
F. W. Billick
Cummins and Clarke Win by Good Margos
Iowa returns show Cummins leading with 92 914 votes to Connolly 73 421 across 1 042 precincts in 44 counties. Clarke trails Clark 93 791 Hamilton 77 911 with Harding forecast for about 80 000 lieutenant governor plurality and other statewide offices uphill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Specia
Iowa
Harding
Myera
Allen
Som
State Brown
Frank S. Shaw
Genera Cosson
Clifford Thorne
James Wilson
Thorne
T. J. Steele
George C. Scott
Republica
Lucia Gilmore Weds Guy Johnson In Storm Lake Ceremony
Miss Lucia Gilmore and Guy Johnson were married on October 31 1914 at the bride’s mother's home in Storm Lake. The bride wore a white serge suit with hat and gloves. the groom in navy blue. The couple will live in Milford Iowa after a short visit to Dodge before moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Lucia Gilmore
Guy Johnson
Johnson
M. E.church
G. Gilmore
A. H. Holmes
Aurelia
Andrew Johnson
Fo Dodge
Milford
Ient
Roofing Work Changes Livery Barn Roofing Plans
A. H. Loucks removes iron roofing from the livery barn purchased from R. W. Morrill. John All and Frank Frear install rubber roofing. W. H. Prescott buys the iron for farm buildings. Cyr Mahoney rents the barn from Loucks and will operate the livery and feed business starting January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Loucks
R. W. Morrill
John All
Frank Frear
W. H. Prescott
Cyr Mahoney
Loucks
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. Bugh
Clarence Bugh
Bugh
Neil Bushlow
Banister Farm
Hallowe’en Party
Nelson
Cream of
Coun
County Seat News
Noveltise
M. Mummert
A. W. Kludas
Lew Porter
H. L. Phipps
Chas. E. Reinlein
Harvey Allen
United States
Cummins
Connelly
Schenk
Clark
Hamilton
White
Representative Scott
Steele
Pitcher Township
Spurgeon
Myers
Betty
Alth
Scott
George Wilgon
Thomas Sigring
Lo Ae Ally
No Oppo
ALTA
J. W. Wagtaff
Ora Baker
Murray County
Minnesota
Aurelia School
Iayette Bailey
Floyd Clymens
Martha Howell
Walter’ Peterson
Martha Bischel
Walter Bischel
Harry Crepps
Clyde Mummert
Agnes Russell
Floyd Glawe
Albert Grashoff
John Holderness
Read Mahoney
Glenn Nelson
Mildred Stark
Pearl Waddell
Helmer Carlberg
Dewey Dyloff
Eugenia Dyslin
Clayton Holderness
Margaret Howell
Freda Jacobson
Orphaess Johnson
Hazel Lamm
Lola Leonard
Mamie Miller
Harold Nelson
Helen Nelson
George Nelson
Edith Peterson
Ruby Robinson
Clifford Simmers
Claire Stutz
Leota Waddell
Clarence Diercks
Alma _ Bischel
Rosalie Garber
Don Johns
Opal Poulson
Maurice Eddy
Clara Poulson
Lurline Coombs
Garland Mahoney
Delia Miller
Nellie Swanson
Howard Dyloff
Harry Howell
Raymond Nelson
Helmer Baumann
Edwin Mummert
Lewis Miller
Edward Brummer
Guy Bell
Harry Baltimore
Wesley Nelson
Percy Russell
Wesley Stutz
Ella Bischel
Helen Carlberg
Marvel Dyslin
Margaret Eddy
Pearl Hines
Estella Wieland
Phoebe Wolford
Wendell Dawson
Charles Dyslin
Willie Johns
Ellis Lewis
Wayne Mahoney
Lloyd Wilson
Inez Olmstead
Mary Pheeapanl
Clementine Waddell
Muriel Welch
Margaret Wathen
Kermit Bischel
Helen Bates
Harold Custis
Mary Dyslin
Anie DeVries
Florence DeVries
Lewis Daniels
Arleen Dingman
Hazel Holmes
Laura Hansen
Albert Hansen
Raymond Johnson
George Lamm
Harold Poulson
Florence Robinson
Hazel Royer
Joy Royer
Ruby Simmers
Nina Swisher
Ronald Wilson
Orville Baltimore
Ernest Baumann
Dorothy Dieterich
Chester Dyslin
Paul Mahn
Charles Morrill
Pearl Miller
Byron Poulson
Leslie Poulson
Albert Stutz
Henry Stutz
Pauline Stutz
Hattie Wathen
Lydia Golnitz
Katie Hansen
George Garber
Walter Golnitz
Herbert Harold
Leo Johnson
Walter Johnson
Ronald Lewis
Conley McLaughlin
Earl Mahoney
Galen Royer
George Russell
Ronald Stiencke
Norma Lewis
Elois Nelson
Gena Poulson
Bessie Royer
Elsie Tuttle
Henry Butler
Glenn Bell
Harold DeVries
Joseph Lockin
Lloyd Lamm
Monrad Poulson
Glenn Stutz
William Whitney
Peoples Store
Cummins and Clarke
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