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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1925
Page
6
J W Johnson of Mallard in town Sunday and many Emmetsburg visitors welcomed over the weekend. Numerous residents from Ayrshire Whittemore Ruthven and Algona stopped by, with several relatives returning from Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and limestone trips. Continuous social and hospital news reflected a busy regional community network.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carney on Sunday. Editor Sullivan and family of Crayt linger were Emmestburg visitors Sunday. Vincent Kelly and family of Grwet- Unger spent Sunday with relatives. Miss Mary Maguire came from Jtuthy on Sunday for a short stay with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ben anal chile dru of West Benn spent Monday in Emmetsburg. Mrs. Frank Wood came down from Estherville Monday to spend the day with Mrs. Leo Shea. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Myers and son Keith went to Remsen Sunday for a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Louis Jennison and son Ralph of Fortedge spent the weekend at the James Fisher home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ganley, Misses Katherine and Alice, and Leo Ganley were weekend visitors in Des Moines. Thomas Kelly arrived home from Town City to spend time with his parents. Willian and James Shea arrived from Sioux City Friday to visit local relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Couktin and son and Mr. and Mrs. Win Thompson and daughter were from Ayrshire.
Workers at Orleans Watchery begin pond enlargements and cementing to create two larger ponds if water levels permit. A ten inch main will feed Spirit Lake as Mish Culturist Bauer and Harry Tenant oversee seining for eggs. Clear Lake and Silver Lake will be seined for pike to seed the hatchery, aiming to hatch 150 million pike this year.
Allan Gowans former football star and Cornell College graduate will take over as athletic coach at Ottawa University succeeding Everett Colwell. He will begin duties August 15 after resigning from Emmetsburg High School where his teams won 30 of 34 games.
W H Stevenson and P B D Brown of Iowa State College agricultural experiment station publish Circular No 97 debunking the belief that fertilizers injure soil and must always be used once started. Copies available from Ames bulletin section.
A Chester White broad sow owned by Hankey near Osgood produced 11 piglets in March 1924, 14 in September, 18 in April 1925, and 12 from a daughter born March 19, 1924. The text notes rapid piglet production to boost Iowa pork stock.
The average pasture condition statewide stood at about 89 percent of normal, two points lower than a year earlier. Green growth appeared ten days earlier than usual, but moisture shortages in winter and early spring delayed grazing until near the normal season.
Verlin Shipman, a young traveler from Fort Dodge, is visiting states across the U.S. and Alaska. He has already toured 41 states with only $6.30 of his own money, and he continues moving from place to place.
Peter Johnston, longtime Estherville resident and Democrat editor, died April 8 at his son George H Johnston's home in Kelliher Minnesota at age 89. Born January 25 in Ogdensburg New York, he served in Civil War units Illinois 11th and 36th Ohio, moved to Estherville in 1883 and ran the Democrat weekly, later selling it in 1896. He was survived by two children, Mrs John W Randolph of Minneapolis and George H Johnston of Kelliher, with many Estherville friends attending his funeral at the Presbyterian church and burial at Oak Hill.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a fast relief for backache and sore joints, claiming immediate tingling heat within minutes and complete relief from pain. It urges customers to buy from any druggist and notes a product label with Ruches on each package. Also reports a forecast of freezing temperatures in northeastern Iowa through April 20.
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