Rural free mail delivery debate in Winona county sparks talk
Recounts mixed local items including 600 smallpox cases and quarantine in Winona, a post office fight victory in Britt, Iowa not exhibiting at Buffalo Pan American, and discussions on rural free mail delivery. Mentions Titus, Funk, Herriott, Hull as possible governor candidates, Blue Mound timber selloff, Congressman Thomas hip injury, and opera house seat auctions in Spencer with prices from five to sixty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Seata
Dr. Woodcock
Frank Fleete
Ackley Hubbard
Geo. B. Bender
Frank Felt
Charley Johnson
Cennis
Sioux City
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Man Confesses Grisly Double Murder After Fire
In Estherville early Tuesday a northeast town house fire gutted John Freeman’s residence. Ellen Freeman lay dead on a bed, burned beyond recognition. Freeman confessed at the coroner’s inquest to murdering his wife after a dispute over money and property, detailing a plan to stage a theft and fatal blaze. The story covers their courtship, church life, mortgage manipulation, and the grisly sequence ending with police interviews and a quarantine update on local health matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Freeman
Ellen Freeman
Freeman
Estherville
Chicago
Minneapolis
Alabama
Abe
Mr. Severson
Batherville Purniture Co
E. B. Myriele
E.R. Littell
J. M. Barker
J. S. Mitchell
Freemin
Gossip and notices from Earlham and Marshall
Neighborhood gossip notes a home in Earlham on Monday evening. Mr. T. B. Fawcett will spend a brief time at Marshall. A Christmas tree event is planned, with Mesers Cook and Craven leaving their home for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Nissen
R. R. Gallion
D. E. Collins
Earlham
T. EB. Fawcett
Marshall Minn
Cook
Craven
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Retherville
Jenkins & Nichols
Winona
Brother Bailey
Britt, Tribune
The
Denver Tribune
Iowa
Buffalo
Titus H
Cedar Rapids
Titus
Lafe Young
Senator Funk
John Herriott
Congressman Hull
Blue Mound
Wisconsin
Alleghenies
Rockies
Congressman Thomas
Washington
Dulliver
Gov. Shaw
Senator Davis
Minnesota
Iris
Miss Knudtson
Helen Knudtson
Emmet
Hood
M. E. Church
Weat Bros
Fiseh
Santa Claus
Williams & Anderson
Dolliver
H. Oransky & Co
Our
Bissel
Oransky
South Side Square
Estherville, Iowa
China
H. KH. Tfosdal
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