Emmetsburg Hotel Contract Awarded to W F Parks
In Emmetsburg the hotel project award went to W F Parks of Storm Lake for 367 841 with plumbing and heating to Chas Mollart of Decorah for 35 087 86. Total project cost near 55 928 86. Parks plans a three story 72 by 112 foot hotel with fireproof brick and extensive detailing, aiming basement and main floor completion in early winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Coltract
W. F. Parks
Storm Lake
Chas, Mollart of
Decorah
Parks
Buena Vista College
Iowa
Ledyard
Kossuth County
Bailey
Moliart
Fenton
The
Democrat
Twin City Brick Company
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Broadway
Rolfe Woman Dies After Jump From Hospital Window
Mrs. C A Grant of Rolfe age 73 died instantly after leaping from a sixth story window at Des Moines Methodist Hospital. In poor health for months she left a son J T Grant a Rolfe lumberman and Pocahontas County Credit Bureau president. Her husband a former Rolfe banker died years ago. Grandson Rolland Grant played trombone with Emmetsburg American Legion band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Grant
Holfe
Almdat
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Convention in Chicago reviews agricultural conditions
Yesterday Secretary Jardine led a convention in Chicago with Banker McCord of Spencer Banker Van Alstine of Gilmore City Paul Talbot publisher of the Iowa Farmer Des Moines and O H Richeson president of the Iowa Corn Belt Association. All attended to review current agricultural conditions and devise methods to benefit tillers of the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jardine
Chicago
McCord
Spencer
van Alstine
Gilmore City
Paul Talbot
The
Iowa Farmer of
Des Moines
0. H. Richeson
Iowa Corn Belt Association
Hyve Installed Shoe Repair Equipment at Hammes & Sons
Hammes & Sons recently installed a fine shoe repair system and report a busy week. The new machinery is described as modern and efficient and will support prompt expert service in all repair work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyve
Hammes & Sons
Waldron to Travel Territory Duty for Central Auto Supply
Mr and Mrs Chas Waldron and their daughter traveled to Des Moines on Saturday with Mr and Mrs Corley. Waldron will cover a territory for Central Auto Supply in that section of the state using his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Waldron
In- Maat
Des Moines
Doctors attend clinics at Estherville week end
Dr. P. J. Hession of Graettinger attended clinics at Estherville along with several doctors from nearby areas. He lost about $20 in Groves bank failure last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
P. J. Hession
Graettinger
Heassion
Groves
Pioneer Resident John McNally Ill In City
John McNally, a long time city resident, has been very ill this past week and shows no improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John. McNally
John McNally
Florida Land Deal Near St. Petersburg Promises Cash Today
The parties who made a deal with H. M. Meigen and Jirg. Watson Mulroney for 330000 dollars in Florida land are expected to pay 9500 dollars soon. A 150 acre parcel lies near Charlotte Bay, not far from St. Petersburg, with more land nearby. Mrs Mulrone r holds a large tract near Jacksonville bought years ago when prices were low.
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H. M. Meigen
Jirg
Watson Mulroney
Lworth
Florida Land
St. Petersburg
Charolette Bay
Watson
Bazaar Report Shows Father Smith Earns About Fifteen Dollars
In Ayrshire the neighborhood bazaar last Wednesday and Thursday yielded around 15 dollars for Father Smith. The event was very successful and he is more than pleased with the results of his efforts.
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Ayrshire
New Head Nurse Named at Palo Alto Hospital
Mies Ernest of wes afoines accepted head nurse role at Palo Alto Hospital. Misa White traveled to the Twin Cities sometime recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Ernest
Wes Afoines
Palo Alto
Misa White
Twin Cities
Be Nears Compliments For Emmetsburg Judge Davidson
Be Nears Many Compliments for Emmetsburg Judge F C Davidson who visits eight counties in his district and hears praise for Emmetsburg. The town is described as beautiful with many splendid citizens. Episcopal Young People Elect Officers Forty people attended a meeting at the Witlte home on November 33 to elect officers. President Mrs Marty Pfifner Vice President Miss Margey Gibson Secretary Treasurer Miss Pauline Schendel. Dainty refreshments followed a pleasant evening. Bay Oil Equipment Sinclair buys equipment for a local oil station in front of Thacker DeHarty garage and will handle business for the garage going forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T ’ Be
Emmetsburg
F.C. Davidson
Emmeteburg
Episcopal
Episcopal Church
EB. E. Witlte
Marty Pfifner
Margey J. Gibson
Pauline Schendel
Bay Oil
Sinclair People
Thacker-DeHarty
Son Dick Lawless wins new territory in Northeast Iowa
Yesterday Mrs Lawless learned that her son Dick, long with Hamilton Shoe in St Louis, has been assigned a new territory in Northeast Iowa. Local friends greet the news. Hat Good Yield of Corn County Agent Fred Clark reports Herman Norland of Fairfield township husked corn at 67 bushels per acre with 26 percent moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lawless
Hamilton Shoe
St. Louis
Fred Clark
Herman Norland
Fairfield Township
Emmetsburg High Declams Contest Winners Named
Emmetsburg High held a home declamatory contest with oratorical dramatic and humorous classes. Olani Bergen won oratorical, Grace Jamison dramatic, Ira Allex humorous, and eight more qualifiers earned spots for state and Big Four preliminaries in February and December 11 respectively. Des Moines judge Della Sayres Gray officiated before a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olani Bergen
Hamilton
Grace Jamieson
Ira Allex
Ivory Leap
Emmetsburg’ High School
Ausland
Euphemia Gusland
Mob
Law
Richard Taeile
Audrey Goranson
Laddie
Helen Hall
Robi, Laubliz
Tom
Pearl Peterson
the Alien
Herbert Middleton
Mersham
Milton Morling
John Soper
Orphas
Eunice Vedder
Betty
Della Sayres Gray
Des Moines
Schoool
Boy Hit by Elevator Incident Leaves 19-Year-Old Injured
Ringsted informant reports Harold Lund of Halfa seriously hurt Saturday while grain delivery near an elevator. He suffered both legs and a shoulder broken, was treated at Estherville hospital, then sent home. The 19-year-old is described as a deserving youth. Also notes Thanksgiving visits by Nellie Steen and family and Mrs Donahue's Chicago trip.
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Peterson
Ringsted
Harold Lund
Hans J
Land of
Halfa
Estherville
Nellie Steen
Volwma
Adrian
Organize Banks For Loans On Iowa Corn And Cattle
At a Chicago convention yesterday two national agricultural credit corporations were formed by Secretary Jar dite and bankers from Illinois and Iowa. One will be Des Moines, the other Fort Dodge, with capital stock of 250001 dollars. They may take collateral farm paper up to 5000050 dollars for corn in the crib or livestock in pens. The interest rate is not stated. The piece argues for government loans to farmers at low rates to aid banks and broader business interests.
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Jardite
Illinois
Iowa
Chicago
Bavh
Des Moines
Fort Dolge
Piling saves lives after car over Des Moines river bridge
Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Ro man Verschevied of Hospers Sioux county along with Mrs Ed Sullivan and her four year old grandson faced a dangerous crash near Emmetsburg. Their car skidded on the Des Moines river bridge, turned, and hung on a piling that kept it from plunging into the river. All occupants remained uninjured and the car was not badly damaged. The Verschovieds returned to Hospers while Mrs Sullivan and child continued by train to West Liberty.
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Ro- Man Verschevied
Hospers
Sioux County
Des Moines River
Emmetsburg
West Bend
Ed Sullivan
West Liberty
Women Rob Bank Near Sioux Falls
Two women Mrs. Catherine Rogers and her daughter Zerg aged 19 robbed a bank in Renner near Sioux Falls, getting 290 dollars. They were later arrested at home in Sioux Falls. Their husband claiming illness aided the defense, while he pursued a lawyer. Reports note family property and assets. A separate Whittemore event raised funds with 306 tickets sold.
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Catherine Rogers
Zerg
Renner
Sioux Falls
Rogers
Robbers Hit Hakes & Son Store in Havelock
Sunday night thieves broke into Hakes & Son clothing store in Havelock through a window and stole about 1400 dollars in goods, mostly oats, with 250 dollars in silk goods also missing. No trace of the robbers. Mr and Mrs M M Rogers and their son Roy, former settlers in Black Hawk and Grundy counties, left for Waterloo Friday.
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Hakes & Son
Havelock
M.M. Rogers
Waterloo
Lye
Roy
Black Hawk
Grundy
Sweetheart Town rehearsals shift to Roult Island work
Vivian O Halloran of this city left Monday evening for Roult Island Nanois to conduct a rehearsal for Sweetheart Town the musical comedy staged recently by local talent. Friends wish her success in her field. Also noted are a family bereavement near seven miles south of town due to diphtheria and a funeral at Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian O'Halloran
Roult Island
Nanois
Sheffield
Uvois
Ihiptitherla
Nance
Tye
Evergreen Cemetery
Pesday
Mr. Nance
Robert Ttrich
Nevadi
The Club Ladies Enjoy Shakespearean Musical Program
The Woman's Club hosted a Monday afternoon event at Mrs. W. E. G. Saunders home with a Shakespearean musical program. Performers included six to seven male quartets, mixed quartet, duets, and solos, praised for high class music and artistic presentation. Light refreshments followed the performance. Leo M. Bull, son of Mrs. Alice L. Bull, returned home from three years with the U S Army in Honolulu, Hawaii, accompanied by William J. Lane, after traveling from Oakland to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E.G. Saunders
Messrs
Palmer
Larson
McTigue
Clifford Mayne
Peddie
Earl Beebe
Guy Campbell
Sanderlin
B. H. Seper
Harl Beebe
Bert Frost
B. H. Soper
Honotus
Leo M. Bull
Alice L. Bull
U. S
Hon ‘Olulu
Hawaii
William J. Lane
St. Paul
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Davidson Hears $250,000 Drainage Case in Algona
Judge Davidson heard a $250,000 drainage assessment case in Algona near the northern Kossuth county line by the Blue Earth River. Assessments of 10 to 20 dollars per acre risk confiscation. experts from Fort Dodge Webster City Mason City and Algona testified. Compromise is unlikely amid contractor graft and incompetent engineers. six or seven law firms participated. Wm O’Brien and two daughters, with Mr and Mrs Mayne, moved to Mason City. Mayne to undergo Park hospital operation.
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Davidson
Algona
Kossuth County
Minnesota
Blue Earth
Fort Dodge
Webster Mason City
Wm. O'Brien Ant
Mayne
Mason City
Mr. Mayne
the Park Hospital
Tune In Early On Next Friday Evening Broadcast
Entertainers from Station WOAW Omaha will leave Emmetsburg by bus at 6 am and reach Omaha between 1 and 2 pm. The show runs until 10 pm with a high powered radio at the Iowa Theatre to entertain the audience. Emmetsburg’s Broadcaster staff, supervised by Miss Finch, won eighth place in a Town City contest among 75 high school papers. Burlington won first.
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WOAW
Omaha
Emmetsburg
Swanton
Iowa Theatre
Western Union
Emmetsburg High School
Emmetsburg Farm Bureau to Broadcast Program
The Emmetsburg township Farm Bureau will meet at Williams school house on Friday December 4 with a school program. Manager Roberts of Emmetsburg Battery Station will install a radio so all present can enjoy the Emmetsburg program broadcast from Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg Township
Williams
Mgr. Roberts
Emmetsburg Battery
Emmetsburg
Omaha
Spencer Credit Bureau Banquet Hears Dave Darrow Speech
A Spencer gathering of the credit bureau featured Dave Darrow of Charles City as main speaker. He argued private competition waned and inter town competition matters more, outlining methods to build and staff a large business field with a Spencer radius of 25 to 50 miles. Also noted are Thanksgiving visits by Mrs. Luln Whirry to Ayrshire and Ray Jackson's Montana visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridar
Dr. McTigue
Maulvin Hand
Win. Young
W. T. Branagah
Spencer
Credit Bureau
Dave Darrow
Charles City
Har Parr Tractor Company
Darrow
R. Darrah
Emmetsburg High Tramps Estherville Boys in 42 to 0 Victory
Emmetsburg High trampled Estherville 42 to 0 as Monk Jenswold starred at back. The team dominated the line and backfield with strong interference and scoring runs. Coach Bailey’s squad finished seven wins in eight, besting Algona 10 to 7 earlier. Leo Jenswold lauded as top backfield talent.
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Estherville
Emmetsburg
Algona
Bailey
Emmetsbburg
Leo “Monk” Jenswold
Little Annie Rooney and Stop Thief in Local Showings
Mary Pickford stars in Little Annie Rooney praised nationwide for realism and entertainment value. Town Theatre schedules three day run beginning Sunday with strong audience praise from critics and pastors. Stop Thief staged by St Marys Academy Dramatic Club at Iowa’s Theatre to well attended performances praised for humor and solid performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Rooney
Mary Pickford
New York
Mary
Crics
Los Angeles
Roy. Campbell
Kyown
Pacific Coast
Sioux City Journal
Town Theatre
Bt. Mary's Academy Dramatic Club
Iowas Theatre
Kennedy
Miss Mary Dooley
Aliss Loretta Miller
Brengan and Miller Attend International Live Stock Show
M. W. Brengan and his son-in-law T. J. Miller accompanied a livestock shipment to Chicago Saturday evening for the International Live Stock show this week. They will visit the hospital where Mrs. Miller is receiving treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Brengan
T. J. Miller
Chicago
Mrs. Miller
Buttermaker A P Anderson Heads New Co operative Creamery
A P Anderson, seven years buttermaker at Lost Island creamery, now runs the new cooperative creamery opened with ceremony Tuesday evening of last week. He gave a speech, while Hon W B Barringer of Ruthven attended business in Emmetsburg Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
A. P. Anderson
Lost Island
W. B. Barringer
Ruthven
Emmetsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A.parks
Mollart of
Miami
Florida
Ammetsburg
Rolfe
Arville Grant
M. E. Hospital
Chas, Waldron
James Steinburg
West Main Street
Mallard
John Ruppert
Nels Girres
Thomas Trickle
Arthur B. Gedye
Whittemore
Cylinder M. E
Helgen-Mulroney
Olani Helgen
Ira Allen
Harold Land
Ft. Dodge
Academy
I. L. Wate
Neibauer
Alice Currans
Post Office Department
L. D. McShane
Mrs. W. E. G. Saunders
North
Kossuth
Farm Bureau To
Wm. Harvey
Jim Williamson
Federated Club
County Federation of Women's Clubs
Chicago Hospital
Earl Young
Jol Donahue
John Donahue, Sr
Palo Alto Hospital
Emmetsbore
Luln Whirry
F. A. Lewis
Ray Jackson
Glendive
Montana
Emmetsburg High
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