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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
6
Community notes list residents and visitors including Joseph Moran, Miss Anna Donovan, Dr Davies, and Captain E B Soper. Officials form a new Palo Alto board of trade while local businesses, telephones and a Chinese laundry fire are mentioned along with Christmas events, school news, and regional civic notes.
Four men robbed the Bank of Quimby in Iowa, taking 3000 dollars and papers. Two were captured within hours after a farm-country chase led by Sheriff Price and a farmers’ posse six miles southeast of Sheldon. One robber possibly located at Paulina, with more than 1300 in plunder found. Post office in Paulina also robbed for about 15 in money and stamps.
Local notices and items report on education debates with strong discipline views, road work and new time cards, a Rock Island line timetable change, a rail wreck near Lester with no injuries, a clothing theft wave, a hotel fire at the Durdall, and business changes in Wigwams and adjacent properties.
Mrs. John Shimer of Forest City filed a claim with the city council seeking damages of 2000 dollars after injuring herself by a defective sidewalk. The item notes Estherville sidewalks are improving but remain poor in spots with injuries still possible.
John Williams and Henry Sherrill of Sioux Rapids were arrested for a Linn Grove jewelry store and post office robbery weeks ago. They used about 20 stamps from Chicago mail order houses to pay for their cheap goods, drawing government attention. Officials searched their homes and found most of the loot hidden there.
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