Rees A Morling at Garner Court and local notices
Attorney E A Morling attended court at Garner this week. Poised events include a gathering at Assumption next Saturday and several local notices. Laurens resident Lindsey bought a Brook four acre farm near Laurens for $100 per acre, and Dickinson traveled from Osgood to attend James Conway’s funeral. Mrs Walter Allen and Miss Emma Adams visited Cylinder residents, while Rodan’s entertainment drew a humorous crowd. Many articles mention Br Conway’s funeral attendance and Crippen elevator readiness in August.
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E. A. Morling Wis
Garner
Pitnie
Assumption Duress
HH. M. Lindsey
Laurens
Walter Allen
Emma Adams
Matt Adams
Cylinder
R. Jackman
Conway
Gare
James
Iowa
Sioux City
Montague Hakes Sees Possible Independent GOP Challenge
Laurens resident Montague Hakes, a Democrat, toured the district seeking ground for a campaign. He notes widespread dissatisfaction with Woods nomination and says Republicans across counties plan support for Hakes, while an independent Republican run could shake the November race.
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Montague Hakes
Laurens
Vom
Ali, Woods
Mir Hakes
Woods
Palo Alto
Stakes
Hakes
Local visitants and labor notes highlight Emmetsburg news
Fred Hahn of Mallard and Montague Hakes were in town with optimistic outlooks on political opposition to Woods, while machine men rush to set up binders for a strong crop season. G W Strickland returned from St Cloud to find a submerged ditcher lifted by a pontoon, and Emmetsburg to send 50 Hibernians plus Ladies Auxiliary to Davenport convention with Rock Island chair car.
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Montague Hakes
Ewmetsburgs
Woods
Hakes
Granville
North Dakota
Herald
Laurens Sur Gays
G. W. Strickland
Cloud
Minnesota
Emmetsburg
Davenport
Ladies
Rock Island
Emmetsburg Democrat reports Senator Allison's death
The Whittemore news note details Senator Allison's death announced Tuesday evening, with the Democrat publishing the aged statesman's passing in the same issue. The report underscores the scoop style against other papers in the region.
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Branagan
Emmetsberg Democrat
Allison
Democrat
Statesimin
Whittemore
Whittemore Champ- 100
Estherville area items and notices from local papers
The Estherville Democrat notes the Algona Feenpie scoop on Senator Allison’s death and a day early report. Postmaster Geo C Allen announces extended hours for window service to accommodate lockbox patrons. Rev E J Bulgin, once Estherville evangelist, reportedly faces trouble in California over mining stock sales. An exchange quips about “cold tea” liquor in Minnesota towns. M P Carrigan suffers a rib injury from a binder incident, out of work two weeks. The Spirit Lake Beacon reports rising passenger traffic on lakes with 18,000 trip tickets issued by Okoboji Steamboat Co and related West Lake routes.
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Estherville
Geo. C. Allen
E. J. Bulgin
Esterville
California
Okoboji Steamboat Company
Beacon
Rock Island
West Lake
A. J. Hopkins
Spirit Lake Beacon
Brattailed Youth Sparks Concern Across Town Street
The Motherville Enterprise laments a boy under twelve seen smoking on principal street. It criticizes his parents for lack of awareness and warns of negative influence on peers, labeling negligent parenting as harmful to the community.
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Motherville Enterprise
Swindlers Peddling Inert Gasoline Powder Sought by Police
Police warn to watch for two strangers selling a powder claimed to stop gas and lamp fumes by showing a demonstration in a barrel of gasoline. Warnings come amid scattered reports from rural towns in the western state. Separately, Spencer rail travel figures suggest demand for better morning service on the Milwaukee Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Prisoner Walks Away After Arrest in Estherville
An Estherville man arrested by a Clear Lake officer on liquor selling charges reportedly vanished after showing the officer the route to the town telephone office. They ascended to the front office, the man guided the officer, then he slipped away via a back stair into an alley behind Christensen Grocery and disappeared. The officer searched Spirit Lake area afterward.
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Clear Lake
Estherville
Christensen Grocery
Spirit Lake
The Size of Great Men and Their Heights
The passage surveys conflicting claims about the heights of historical figures from Julius Caesar to Napoleon and Washington. It notes historians’ uncertainty and jokes about legendary leaders, suggesting many famous names varied in reported stature.
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Iron Duke
Julius Caesar
Hannibals
Alexander the Great
Solomon
George Washington
Napoleon
Jay Gould
Charlemagne
Erling the Bold
Frederick the Great
Robert Bruce
Sir William Wallace
Winheld Scott
Richard Coeur de Lien
New York Press
Fragmented Dialect Arguing Over Time and Technology
An Athinin Constitution excerpt blends rough speech about survivability of daily life and a Sun powered tale. Characters debate time, gas bills, and weather with humor and rural vernacular while noting the sun's role and the odd consequences of invention.
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Brother Wiliams
Joshua Livin
Telephone Sermon Brings Resting Wife to Services
An elder’s wife, 41, bedridden by illness, could not attend church. A physician suggested hearing the sermon by telephone from her room. At noon on Sabbath the doctor checked progress and the elder proudly reported it worked. within ten minutes the sermon began and she slept peacefully.
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Teria
Pigg
Pulladelphia Ledger
Critique of a piano recital at St Talore Hall London
Robert Louis Stevenson recalls an eccentric acquaintance hearing Sir Charles Halle play the piano at St Talore Hall in London. The German-born Halle is described as a correct and severe British musician. After the concert they reached Marble Arch and the friend commented that the pianist appeared austere and chilling.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Sir Charles Halle
St- Talore Hell
London
Sir Charles
Marble Arch
Farmer Keeps Cat After Pigs Refuse Neighbor’s Boar
A farmer who prided his fattening pigs chopped a pair from a neighbor. At eight weeks old the pigs grew lean and wary, prompting him to quip that he should keep the cat shut up for a few days.
Hard Stunt Mamma Good Gracious Georgia
A shortened playful exchange suggests a mother fretting over Freddie Jones as a stutterer. The dialogue references geographic location Georgia and a child named Freddie unable to say a long word before Hobbie completes two laps around the block.
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Georgia
Freddie Jones
Georgie
Freddie
Hobbie
Puck
Ponderous dialogue in Illustrated Bits
Evelyn praises a learned man while Natica agrees, finding him tiresome. The exchange underscores a comic clash of wit and personality in a brief Illustrated Bits moment.
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Evelyn
Natica
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Nolan
R. Kendall
Hobson
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U.S. Navy
England
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Dr. Powers
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Mallard
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Algona Upper
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Aver
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Saura
Ayer
Ayer Co
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Higgs
Lok
Algona Feenpie
Enmetsburg
Ruthver
Free Press
M.P. Carrigan
M. P. Carrigan
Ayrshire
Spencer
Jakes
Arnold’s Parl
Okoboji Station
Milwaukee Road
Lima
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V-Prea
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A.uash
HA Powers
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Mueller
Golden
ACC Gtler DA Jolnsen
IK Benda
H. G. Shadboly
Prise Right
PHONE
E.B. Soper
W. E.G. Saunders
J. H. Hinksey
Jas. Dunigan
Alex Peddie
P. V. Nolan
M. F. Kerwick
E. A. Morling
J. H. Godden
F. J. Watson
W. C. Stuckslager
Lisbon
First National Bank Emmetsburg
E. B. Soper
Jas
F. G. McMahon
State Fair
Ges Maines
Liberate
Cowberts
Sheridan
Towa
J. &. Simpson, Sec’y
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