The Student MURDER Aboard at Mu Beta Sigma Fraternity
A late night initiation at the Mu Beta Sigma fraternity on Locust street ends with Stuart Jordan collapsing during a ritual. Doctor Thompson calls Rankin and police to the campus as investigators determine the death is caused by poisoning that suppresses respiration. Captain Rankin and the university physician begin a formal inquiry with Ed Fletcher, Mr. Warwick, and others seeking the truth behind the mysterious fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Wilbur Thompson
Roberty
Ted Stanton
Central Detective Bureau
City Hall
Tommy Rankin
Thomas
Wainright
Philadelphia
Mu Beta Sigma
Locust Street
Rankin
Rittenhouse Square
Thii
Renae
Fis
Sevarcely
Tam Mr. Warwick
Thompson
University
Edward Fletcher
Fletcher
Civi
Afton Area Guests and Local Family Updates
Afton and vicinity notes report Mr and Mrs Walter Lynch and family of Ayrshire Iowa visiting the Fred Blake home while Mr Lynch recovers from injuries from an old wreck Ralph Ducummun is a patient at Sioux Valley hospital after an appendectomy Mrs and Mrs Eric Stark and daughter of Marcus spent Sunday with Isaac Clow Mildred Cave visits Claude Young at Alta Harold Anderson and Bill Good attended a sale at Fred Wheeler s in O Brien county A wood sized crowd attended Mrs Leon Sanborn s A C CG meeting Prize winners included Mesdames Leona Ammons Winnie Scott and E Ware
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lynch
Ayrshire
Iowa
Fred Blake
Mr. Lynch
Ralph Ducummun
Sioux Valley Hospital
Eric Stark
Marcus
Isaac Clow
Misa Mildred Cave
Claude Young
Alta
Harold Anderson
Bill Good
Fred Wheeler
O'Brien County
Leon Sanborn
A. C. CG
Mesdames Leona Ammons
Winnie Scott
E. Ware
Community Notes from Mt Olive on Dinners Visits and Gatherings
Mt Olive esta scene lists numerous social visits and events including dinners hosted for families in Galva Quimby LeMars Good Hope and Cherokee. Attendees range from the Samuelsons Johnsons and Hansens to Mrs Minor and the Swedish conference participants with Ladies Aid gatherings, Sunday school activities, and a large family birthday picnic.
Aurelia School Notes Sixth Week Activities and Reports
Senior and junior classes describe exams and projects from the first six weeks. Students read in Scribner's, study American Revolution, government, Latin, geometry, and literature. Freshmen initiation included decorations and pranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Parrott
Richardson
Scribner's Magazine
Margaret Johnson
United States
Becaus
Troup
Franklin
Bryant
Social Roundup in Aurelia and Surrounding Areas
East Afton and Elk residents Mr and Mrs Alfred Stieneke and Jim Mc Manus with Mrs Clayton Mitchell and Zelma Parrott of Aurelia spent Saturday in Sioux City. They returned with Dorothy Stieneke a St Vincent’s nurse. Several Aurelia residents visited Carl Ammons home Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Stieneke
Jim McManus
Mra. Clayton
Mitchell
Zelma Parrott
Aureelia
Sioux City
Dorothy Stieneke
St. Vincent's Hospital
O. B. East
Eileen Meisenhelder
Aurelia
Carl Ammons
Fred Kolpin
Bridge Club
Joyce Pepper
Quimby
Howard Haight
M. Hines
Ray Hines
Clayton Mitchell
W. M. Booth
Earl Waters
Mr. Waters
Looking Back Into the Past Ten Years Ago
Memorial services were held at the Congregational church for W. P. Miller who left a 4000 dollar bequest to the church. A. L. Neville and A. Hyzer will sell 82 Wisconsin dairy cows here Saturday. A K K cross was burned on Mulvaney hill near Cherokee. C. C. Jones will move to California with family. Mrs Mike Moore of Mt Olive died at Cherokee hospital. Henry Bischel to spend winter in Milwaukee. George Hansen returns to work in August Carlberg shop. Ray Wachter to move to Cherokee to run a grocery store. Twenty years ago Hugh Crippen sold farm west of town to move to California. Mae Sheldon to Dayton Oregon. Roy Leonard passed fireman exam to work for Illinois Central. Harry Lockin sold residence to Byron Reed who will move here. C C Hansen to Des Moines to manage Younker Bros. Frank Johns bought 160 acres north of Aurelia at 170 per acre. E H Simmers bought lot near Main and will build a new home. Bernard Paulson’s goods arrive Balto N C. family will locate here to work Wisconsin Lumber Co. yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger Samuelson
Emil Johnson
Galva
Oscar Johnson
Quimby
Robert Johnson
LeMars
August Hansen
Nina
Good Hope
Earl Smith
Edgar Johnson
Silver Farm Bureau Training School
Clarence Pennington
Lincoln Hahn
Anna
Gerald
Cherokee
Henry Mohr
Chas. Wolkers
Walker
Holstein
E. Johnson
Will Simmons
Walter Simmons
Gladys Gates
Minor
Diamond Center
George Schaffer
S. P. Bengtson
Louis Bengtson
Victor Frank
Paul Frank
Claude Jones
Earl Crippen
Good Hope Ladies Aid
Earl Bruce
Gus Hahn
Miss Swanson
Sheldon
Henry Walker
California
Frank
Montana
Tracy Porter
Lois Sellers
Pomeroy
Aurelia
Robert Lenz
Harve Allen
Congregational Church
W. P. Miller
A. L. Neville
A. Hyzer
Storm Lake
Wisconsin
K. K. K. Cross
Mulvaney Hill
C. C. Jones
Mike Moore
Mt. Olive
Cherokee Hospital
Henry Bischel
Milwaukee
George Hansen
Mummert Building
August Carlberg
Ray Wachter
Afton Township
Hugh Crippen
Miss Mae Sheldon
Dayton
Oregon
Bert Sheldon
Roy Leonard
Illinois Central
Harry Lockin
E. C. Lighter
Byron Reed
Arlington
S.C
C. C
N. C
Bernard
Ole Paulson
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Centenarian John Smith Denied Civil War Service
John Smith of Wampaville turned 100 in 1861 and celebrated with 57 relatives. He attempted to enlist in the Union army three times but was rejected each time due to poor health. He joked that he was the biggest kid present as he waved to younger relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wampaville
John Smith
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Milton Propper
Beta Sigma
al Il
Stuart
Chuck
George
Ned
Eric Larson
Earl, Zwick’s
Wim. Sleezer and Sons
McGafin
Dale McGaffin
Sleezer
Clarence Hill
Loren
Will Brady
Sutherland
Earl Zwick’s
Leo Higgins
Gilletts Grove
Menefee
Earl Bugh
Leat Cave
Weldmering
Rembrandt
George Zwick
Laurence
Alfred
Belle Sturdevant
Ada Ashenfelter
Meriden
Arthur Phipps
Mili
Afton and Vicinity
MT. Olive News
Will Hahn
Hahn
Martina Hahn
John Hahn
Dan, Hahn
Wesley Day
Near Quimby
Amos Hahn
Moneta
Irwin Hahn
Carl Herold
Will Thede
Near Holstein
Gus Roseen
Near Diamond Center
Berger Samuel
East Afton and Elk
Mrs. W. M. Booth
Sentinel
E. G. Bates
Aurelia, Iowa
A. H. Eddy
Winfred Moulton
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association
Cherokee County
Geo. E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
H. Hy, Lockin, Geo. E. Blanch
W. F. Hickey
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