NEWS NOTES OF TWENTY YEARS AGO
News notes recount scattered local life events from Vernon to Emmetsburg. Mentions residents moving, marriages in Minneapolis and Ruthven area, a football game result, injuries from a wagon accident, a sheriff incident, cattle purchasers from Independence, and a hairpin found in Emmetsburg. Multiple names and places appear with fragmentary details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benia
Emmet Moore
D. BP
Roberts
Yes-O
Texas
Indece
Neh
Sheen
Lex Gowans
Independence Town
Emmetsburg
Earl Miller
Estherville
Sioux City Hospital Patient Hurt in Friday Accident
A local man suffered chest injuries including a broken hip and several ribs when a trip ended in a collision on a windy day. Henry Shertock underwent surgery at a Sioux City hospital while his father Patrick Sher plock and sister Mrs. John Bough traveled there on Monday to be with him as friends hope for a swift recovery.
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Pati Yetrned
Ty Hhode Tso
Bachan
West Bend
Hag Dee
Usthervilla
Actior Mahan
Walnut Township
Spencer
Eltinger Dink Sob-T Ape
White
Tay
Amosa
Edward Garrison
Aa. W. Utter
Minneapolis
W. T. Jones
Sioux City
Henry Shertock
Patrick Sherplock
John Bough
Mosdus
Jos
Curlew Weekly Notes Merry Christmas Play Review
The Week's News for Curlew reports the Dec 44 1920 village pageant All a Mistake drew praise for cast and wits with over $80 raised and a re-show planned for Wednesday. Local readers note guests at Vedder home Marri t sburg and visitors at Curley. A Christmas program is slated for Baptist church with farmers shelling corn and residents sharing well wishes amid community updates.
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Ir Setinol Pumls
Hay
Overvons
Wente Fort
The
Chiss
Amnita
Aveena Wilay
Harriet Easton
Vedder
Marritsburg
John Wallen
Whs
Mildred
Edwick Taylor
Curley
Mabel Gustiffoy
Position &S
Monson
Bie
Muriel Turner
Bhule
Sanday
Pacuversy
AkiNard
Ayrshire
Emmetsburge
Frank Staver
Chicago
Staturdau
Ju Huger
Br. Powenia
Catletdl
Jim Crown
Alvert Easton
Hartley
Nels Anvistiansen
Baptist Church
Hulse
Niga
Cleak Wright
Suntay
Winter Electric Fan Usage at Farm and Safety Tips
The article advises keeping an electric fan for winter use to distribute warm air or aid the furnace, and to consider placing it in living areas or basement. It notes potential health benefits for spreading disinfectants in sickrooms and warns to store in attic with a dust cover, oil moving parts, avoid piling items, and not bend blades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering Department
Twit State College
Fishers Report Two More In Storm Lake Catch
Storm Lake diary notes John Peterson of Topeka fished on Lake Ave and netted two more fish beyond his usual catch as reports of the day are tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
John Peterson
Monument to Bishop Garrigan to stand in Mt Calvary cemetery
The monument for late Bishop Garrigan will be cut from granite or Bedford stone, ten feet high and twelve square on the ground. Wyde Steels, artist, designed it. bids to construct open December 23. The inscription honors the bishop with a simple layout and religious motto, noting consecration as bishop in 1909 and dedication by Epiphany Council No. 744, Knights of Columbus Sioux City II.
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Daily Journal
Linp Garrigan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Wy de Steels
Mmmnmnet
Dts
Uesign Reymesents
Primitiva Chron
Wistop
Garrigan
Kuights
Gohlumbus
Lanbevriplion
Aris
Jesus Christ
Christ
Epiphany Council
Knights of Columbus
Sioux City
Paving Plans for Iowa Towns Rocked by Big Outlay
Preparations are in place for 2,000,000 yards of paving in Iowa towns next year with an estimated 8 million dollars for city and town paving and 1 million dollars monthly for tissue work, gouging, and hard surfacing on primary goals. Towns listed include Extra Osceola Harlin Lake Cliffs Sibley Anila Bedford Boon Ames Maclontas Wapello Port Madison Northwood Nashua Clear Lake Lamoni Anamosa Lohrville Belle Plaine Algona. The Highway Commission mapped 5,500 miles of road improvements and 279 projects are agreed upon with the federal bureau and county supervisors. Plans for 7 miles of paving on state routes are finished, but financing and cementing material pose challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onichils
Iowa
Alre
Extra
Osceola
Harlin
Lake Clifs
Sibley
Anila
Bedford
Boon
Ames
Maculontas
Wapello
Port Madison
Northwood
Nashua
Clear Lake
Lamoni
Anamosa
Lohrville
Belle Plane
Algona
Tower Highway Commission
Commission
Federal Bureau
Foal Government Appointment Noted for Emmetsburg Kin
Dennett reports W. Le jiIoffman, son of Andrew Mainien from Emmetsburg, received a foal government appointment recently. Misses Eilén Higgins and Mildred Noxrut visited Spencer on Saturday as local notes mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. . Dennett
W. le jiIoffman
Andraw Mainien
Appointment and estate notice from 1920
Robt Langilin as administrator announces appointment and qualification as executrix of John J. Siecermn Ygent Pats Alto County. He requests all debtors to pay promptly and mentions a safeguard or executor. Dated December 7 1920 and November 22 1620.
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Palo Alto
Ley Kirby
Robt. Langilin
Tosa
Pato Alto County
Istac
John J
SieCermn
Ygent
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