Six Slot Machines Taken in Spencer Raid
Sheriff and deputies raided Spencer locations recovering six slot machines used for cash. Machines were found at three bedrooms, city cafe, Roy Lipps residence, Nelson billiard parlor, Bell's recreation parlor, Rosen kraitz pool hall, Russel's cafe on South Main. Four crates held pennies, one held nickels, one contained brass chips.
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Fred £. Erickson
Henry Wilsey
Roy Frad
Williamson and
Perry
Spencer
City Cafe
Roy Lipps
East Railway Street
Nelson Billiard Parlor
Bell's Recreation
Rosenkraitz
Russel's Cafe
South Main
Open Furnace Door to Maximize Coal Heat in Cold Weather
Heating engineers at State College advise opening the furnace door in cold days to burn gases released from green coal. Left shut, gases escape up the chimney. opened, the draft helps them burn. Rake the bed and load new coal front to ensure gases pass over live coals.
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Down State College
Birney Car Located Near Omaha After Abandoned Theft
A telegram from Omaha’s auto theft bureau chief to Sheriff W G Gordon reports a Ford V-8 coupe stolen from Dr. Birney near Estherville on December 2 found on Omaha outskirts. Detectives watched it as it moved, driver fled after fueling and oil request, Palo Alto county plates stolen from Emmetburg, suspect Wm Dailey tied to depot robberies near Huntington and Dunnell. The car’s movement suggests it headed toward Omaha.
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Estherville Yo & Ri
Auto Theft Bureau of
Omaha
W. G. Gordon
Dr. Co. Pa. Birney
Wm. Dailey
Huntington
Dunnell
Storm Lake
Palo Alito County
Brookhart Dies in Idaho at 50
George W. Brookhart of Nampa Idaho died in a Pocatello hospital after a major operation on December 5. He was foreman for the Oregon Short Line railroad and is survived by his widow two daughters four brothers including Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa and Otis Brookhart of Des Moines and four sisters in Idaho Illinois and Washington.
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Pocatello
Idaho
George W. Brookhart
Nampa
Idc
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Brookhart
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Senator Brookhart
N. D. Brookhart
Potatello
T. L. Brookhart
Washington
Iown
Otis Brookhart
Dickinson County to Reduce Salaries or School Terms
Dickinson County authorities consider drastic budget cuts with a 15 percent general reduction across all departments after January 1 or a shortened next school term. The highway wage cuts, 20 percent in the engineer’s office, and a salary reduction for the county farm supervisor are outlined, plus a cut to the supervisors’ pay. The measure follows a statement from the board of supervisors. The article also notes marriages and clothing advice for winter wear from Miss Rosalie Rathbone of Town State College.
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Buena Vista Farm Bureau
Fund For
G._L. Gunnerson
Elsie Sorbe
Gunnerson
Storm Lake
Spirit Lake
Rosalie V. Rathbone
Town State College
Miss Rathbone
Should Fight Bot Flies At This Time of Year
Men discuss the seasonal risk of bot flies and the need to treat horses for parasitic infestations as warm months approach and horses gear up for turnout. Experts emphasize timely deworming and preventive care to protect equine health.
Fire Strikes Foley Store in Rockwell City Iowa
Fire gutted the Foley Store stock and caused extensive damage to the building on the east side of the city square. Firemen reported the blaze started shortly after midnight and damaged the shop area with the cause and total loss to be determined.
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Rockwell City
Iowa
L. W. Jommson
Fae Peteysteinas
The
Local notes on travel and political visits
A. L. Sprout of Cylinder will spend a couple of months at Spencer and visit the H. C. Schneller home there. Sheriff elect Bert Montgomery of Graettinger visited Emmetsburg recently. Representative FP. H. Donlon of Ruthven spent Sunday in Fort Dodge for a Knights of Columbus district meeting and met Representative-elect John Mitchell.
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A. L. Sprout
Cylinder
Spencer
H. C. Schneller
Bert Montgomery
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
FP. H. Donlon
Ruthven
Fort Dodge
Knights of Columbus
John Mitchell
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Michigan
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Lewis Stuehmer
Justice OF the Peace
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