Dooley v Hughes case ends in gift verdict for daughter
In the Jennie Dooley vs Hughes case the jury found for the defendant. Mrs Dooley, aged over eighty, claimed a 500 loan to her daughter May Hughes, but the jury accepted the daughter's gift explanation. Attorney for plaintiff was W J Rogers. defense by W H Antes. The Oct term jury planned more trial work. Judge Carl W Reed may return for equity cases. Other docket items include State of Iowa vs A A Allison for selling unregistered securities and State of Iowa vs Bill Fink for driving while intoxicated.
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Fry
Jennie Dooley
District Court
Carl W. Reed
New Hampton
State of
Iowa
A.A. Allison
Towa Va
Bill Fink
Allison
Fink
Couunty
M. M. Cooney
Local court actions and grand jury notes
The October grand jury will report for duty Thursday. It is likely that the work for the jury will be completed for the term at that time, they having returned a number of indictments earlier in the term. Harold Larson was sentenced to 30 days in Fayette County jail after pleading guilty to petty larceny. Boice was fined 300 dollars for driving while intoxicated and barred from driving for three months except for his work truck. The Iowa corn crop is estimated at 389,208,000 bushels, down from last year’s 848,994,009 as conditions declined since October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Boha
Waterloo
Boice
J. E. Jordan
W. H. Antes
Harold Larson
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Fitch
Fayette County
Larson
Volga City
Iowa
Drivers License Applications Climb Amid County Rush
Drivers license applications totalled 4008 by Deputy Sheriff H A Eilis as of last Monday, with about 20 000 drivers in the county. Officials warn of a last minute rush and long waits for those seeking licenses after the new year, while unlicensed driving will be illegal. Angeline Wiltsie returned last Thursday to Jar Bong in Le Crops 2 Tebirned.
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Peputy
H. A. Eilis
Angeline
Wiltsie
Car Beats Dinky Then Dinky Strikes Back
Gottfred Frieden and his Chevrolet raced a dinky toward the depot crossing last Thursday morning. Frieden’s car won by a nose, but the dinky retaliated by ramming the Chevrolet, smashing both, badly injuring the driver who vows not to race trains again after the heated chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottfred Frieden
Chevrolet
Frieden
Farmers argue over fox chase dog liability in Echo office
Two farmers debated whether a farmer may shoot a dog worrying stock. The boss argued shooting is allowed if dogs threaten livestock. They plan to refer the question to Mr Metcalf, official information bureau for the state Game Department, for a decision.
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Echo Office Segiitiinn
Metcalf
State Game Department
Decorah Youth Dies After Auto Accident
Ernest Arveson aged 28 died in a Wadena Minnesota hospital Sunday from injuries received in an automobile crash last week when the steering gear failed and his car overturned into a ditch. He was the son of the late Rev. N Arveson of Decorah Iowa and a Luther College graduate three years ago. He had taught at Verndale Minnesota since.
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Ernest Arveson
Wadena
Minnesota
Rev. N. Arveson
Decorah
Luther College
Verndale
Minn
Kohls to prosecute trespass after horse injured
William Kohls reports his best horse was severely cut in a wire fence after frightened by dogs on his farm. He says this is the second incident in two years and will prosecute anyone found trespassing for any purpose. The notice appears in this week’s Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kohls
Mr. Kohls
Ladies Aid to Serve Chicken Luncheon at City Hall
The Division No. 1 M. E. Ladies Aid Society will serve chicken soup pie sandwiches and coffee at City Hall on Saturday November 21 starting 11 50. Usual prices apply and a turkey will be given away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Paving Push Moves To Link Strawberry Point Luxemburg
A group in Oelwein met to promote paving or gravelling highway No. 10 from Strawberry Point to Luxemburg to connect Dubuque and the Twin Cities. A committee was appointed to present the proposal to the highway commission.
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Oelwein
Strawberry Point
Luxemburg
Dubuque
Twin Cities
Highway Commission
Fayatte
Fragmentary notice on investigation of Jesse matters
A damaged OCR fragment notes an investigation involving an individual named Jesse. Details are unclear, with partial phrasing mentioning sequencing of actions and a possible reference to a county or agency but lacking concrete names, dates, or outcomes.
COW TEST REPORT Hails High Milk Yields and Flows
Fresh cows tested show strong production led by Leis Pontiac May Betts owned by Arhe Schroeder of Postville with 1828 lbs milk and 74.2 lbs fat from a three milking day. Other top performers include Victor Williams and Max Grafenberg among eleven cows over 50 lbs fat, across twenty five herds with 810 cows milking and 186 dry. Pasture and silage feeding cited as boosting winter economy.
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Arhe Schroeder
Postville
West Union
Waterloo
Victor Williams
Max.Grafenberg
R. F. Learn
Max Grafenberg
C. H. Schroeder
PB & Gr H
Kenneth Kerr
John Drewes
Grant Lauer
Karl Miller
PB & Gr
Cream Routes to Let Elgin Farmers Dairy Co
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co invites sealed bids for cream routes for one year starting January 1, 1932. Bids due by November 28 at 1 p.m. at the company office. Routes 7 and 10 considered one route. The board may reject all bids.
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The
Elgin
Farmers’ Dairy Co
Fred Reichert
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Co
Blue Sky Artists Face Trial in Davenport Case
A. A. Allison, C. E. Thune, and A. T. Speder of Davenport must go to trial this week on blue sky law charges. Judge Carl W. Reed denied a defense motion for a continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Allison
C. E. Thune
A. T. Speder
Davenport
Carl W. Reed
West Union
Decorah bootlegger fined five hundred dollars
Arnold Haugen of Decorah was fined 500 dollars and costs and sentenced to three months in Cresco county jail by Judge Carl W Reed for transporting intoxicating liquor. The sentence followed a late Saturday afternoon hearing in Cresco.
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Arnold Haugen
Decorah
Chickasaw County
Carl W. Reed
Cresco
Farm Bureau Session Opens Third Year Nutrition Course
Dorothy Tachantz and Mrs Will Frey hosted a farm bureau meeting at Frey home on Thursday November 12. It marked the first lesson of the third year nutrition course focusing on home canning for wood nutrition. The group canned chicken pumpkin baked apples and sliced apples for the session. Dinner followed.
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Farm Bureau
Dorothy Tachantz
Will Frey
Eliza
Community Club Hosts Victorious Football Squad Dinner
The Elgin Community Club honored the Whitney led football squad at a Friday dinner at the Elgin hotel. Sixty-three attendees included 41 club members and 22 players. Club officials praised the team’s season showing, noting many players came from outside town, and entertainment followed with piano duets and performances by squad members.
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Whitney
Elgin Hotel
Elgin
Zurbfiggen
Hans Keiser
William Weibel
Olafi Olson
Robert Steele
George Snyder
George Anderson
Forest Shaffer
Salvation Army Drive Raises Funds In Elgin
A representative of the Oelwein Salvation Army visited Elgin on Thursday to conduct the annual fund drive. About $40 was subscribed and remitted through local chairman Samuel Mosby. The Oelwein corps serves the county, and the money funds relief for needy cases anywhere in the area when notified.
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Oelwein Salvation Army
Elgin
Samuel Mosby
Oelwein Corps
Oelwein
Salvation Army
Cates
Mrs Josephine Spurbeck Dies in Minnesota Funeral Held
Mrs Josephine Bucher Spurbeck of Manterville Minnesota died on Sunday night funeral held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock. She was sister of Ed Bucher former Echo publisher and cousin of the late Mrs Chris Lehman, well known by early residents.
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F. R. Berg
Josephine (Bucher) Spurbeck
Manterville
Minn
Miller Couple Begin Honeymoon in Pipin Wisconsin
Louis Miller of Maiden Rock Wisconsin arrived Saturday with his bride for a week's honeymoon visiting relatives. They wed last Thursday at Pipin Wisconsin at the home of the bride's parents. Louis is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs George L Miller and has been helping on the family farm. He plans to settle near Maiden Rock if a rental is found. Five Miller children are married with three sons and two daughters, leaving five at home.
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Louis Miller
Maiden Rock
Wis
Pipin
Louis
George L. Miller
Decorah Journal Sold to St Paul and Minneapolis partners
The Decorah Journal, established in 1864 and claimed as Winneshiek county’s oldest paper, was sold to J. C. Hammond of St. Paul and C. W. Brown of Minneapolis. Former owner Fred Biermann had held it since 1908 and may relocate to northeast Iowa.
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Daily Press
DecOrah
Organize to Promote East Side Scenic Highway
The First National Bank of Elka der and Elkader State Bank merged last Wednesday to form Central State and Trust Company with capital of 75000 and total assets about 1800000. Officers elected include H Pahlas president and A J Johnson cashier. East Side Highway Association organized at Wadena Tuesday to push a state highway linking Clermont Elgin Wadena and Arlington. The plan would extend to connect with 172 at Elgin and run via Wadena to Arlington and then to 154, adding about 17 miles to Fay ette county’s system with minimal expense. Aimed to mark and maintain the road rather than pave, and to improve access between major routes and towns. A permanent advisory board was formed with Wadena’s W E Anderson Arlington’s W Anderson and others guiding future actions.
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First National Bank of Elkader
Elkader State Bank
New Central State and Trust Company
H. ©. Pahlas
A. J. Johnson
C. L. Murphy
Harold J. Kriebs
Wadena
East Side Highway Association
Clermont
Elgin
Arlington
Fayette County
Weath
Edgewood
Luxemburg
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Highway Commission
Hans Keiser
W. E. Anderson
R. P. Strauch
W. R. Blake
J. A. Erickson
John Falk
G. J
Samuel Mosby
R. Pe Strauch
Fayette County Football League standings and results
Arlington defeated Wadena 12 to 0 in the last conference game while Fayette beat West Union 31 to 0 in a non conference match. Final standings show Fayette 2 0 0 and Arlington 2 2 1 with Maynard 1 4 0 and Wadena 0 4 0 and Elgin Clermont and Oelwein listed with 0 1 0 or 0 2 0 records. The final ranking is to be submitted at the next School Masters meeting.
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Arlington
Wadena
Fayette
West Union
ELGIN
Clermont
Maynard
Oelwein
Prominent Farmer Dies Sudden by Illness
A well respected 45 year old farmer, Mr Leahy, fell ill Friday while doing carpentry and died Sunday at 6:30 AM. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Volga City with many county attendees. He leaves five sisters and three brothers. one sister died a week earlier. An obituary from Wadena will appear next week.
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Volga City
Leahy
Wadena
Paving Hit About 560 Miles Over Past Season
About 560 miles of paving were laid this season, raising total paved mileage to around 3,830 miles. June saw the most progress with over 151 miles, while October had the lightest output at roughly 13 miles.
Baptist Thanksgiving Dinner Served by Tabitha Society
The Tabitha Society of the Baptist church will serve a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday November 26 from noon until finished. Menu includes potatoes vy chicken stuffing baked beans cranberries pickles carrot salad bread butter pumpkin pie and coffee. Admission 40 cents for adults 20 cents for children. Everyone invited.
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Tabitha Society of the Baptist Church
Program and Basket Social at Highland Township School
A program and basket social will be held at the school in district No 2 of Highland township on Tuesday evening November 24. Ladies are asked to bring baskets. Dorothy Hermen, teacher.
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Highland Township
Dorothy Hermen
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Meeting At Elgin Gym
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau schedules a meeting at the Elgin school gym Tuesday evening November 24 to elect officers for the coming year. Officers urge all members to attend. Fullers Hardware West Elgin advertises heating stoves and heating units at cut prices with potash savings. 5-1-32-18¢
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Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Elgin School
Fullers Hardware
West Eigin
Beads on a String at Brainard School House
A three act comedy Beads on a String will be presented at Brainard school house Pleasant Valley town ship district No 4 Tuesday evening November 24. Specialties between acts. Admission 10 and 20 cents. Axalia Nutting, teacher, is praised for business efficiency and timely rebuke of laxness.
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Brainard
Pleasant Valley
Wwnship
Acta
Axalia Nutting
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J. B. Foley
Dyszkiewiz
Cooney
Foley
Dinky
Pr Cine
Farm Bureau Meeting
Ncemunity Club
Ictorious
Granny
Josephine (Bucher
Spurbeck
Decorah Journal
Carol
Manchester
Elizabeth Moser
Gmall.cos
Elkader
Fayette County Football League
Braefnard School
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