Christmas Weather Brightens Iowa Holiday Mood
A heavy snow, sleet, and ten to twelve below temperatures greet Christmas in Emmetsburg and northern Iowa. Bright sun returning, sleighing good though side roads uneven. Churches filled, holidays festive. community spirit strong, financial strains modest. Local groups led by E Ey Foy and others organized charitable efforts, while Emmetsburg proclaims itself the best northern Iowa town to settle in. The Happy Hour Farm Bureau group invites all Fairfield township residents to a January 4 meeting at Mrs. N J Norland’s home.
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Fuere
Ft. Dodge
E. Ey Foy
Marion Sanderlin
Brereton
Rav
Wm. Kiine
Java
Narcs Aeadiness Newplas
Emmetsbug
Iowa
Happy Hour Club
Fair_field township
How $585 Purse Was Distributed in Emmetsburg
A list details citizens from Emmetsburg and surrounding towns who traveled December 11, 18, and 24 to Emmetsburg, carrying cash winnings totaling $585. Names include Myrtle McKee, Mrs John McNamara, L A Halstead, Fred F Clark, J L Galloway, G E Oleson, Evelyn Lawhorn, Melvin Church, Pat Miller, Keith Slater, Esther Simonsen, Mrs V L Adrian, George Bull, Frances Fude, Merle Davidson, T Jubs, and many others with amounts ranging from $5 to $70 and a final total of $585 distributed among participants.
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Emmeteburg
Myrtle McKee
Emmetsburg
John McNamara
Irs
L. A. Halstead
Fred F Clark
J. L. Galloway
Curlew Lyle Gile
Osgood
G. E. Oleson
Laurens
Keith Slater
Mimmeteburg
Martha Brereton
Esther Simonsen
Graettinger
V. L. Adrian
George Bull
Curlew
Roy't. Powers
Frank Movrin
Bianche
Merle Davidson
Maurice Nrew
Paton
Ardy Grace
Kenneteberg
T. E van Dyke
West Bend
Wm. Blanchard
Eimes
Losey Couple To Take Extended California Trip
W D Losey, a longtime Milwaukee railroad employee, and his wife plan a lengthy three month trip starting next Saturday. They will travel via Wimmetsburg Kansas City Sante We to Los Angeles with several stops including Long Beach and San Francisco before returning through Portland Seattle to Emmeteburg. The trip aims to improve Mrs Losey’s health after years of poor health and will restore him after 26 years of continuous service.
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W. D. Losey
Mrs. Losey
Rock Island
California
Wimmetsburg
Kansas City
Sante We
Los Angeles
San Diego
Losey
Milwaukee
The
Democrat
Palo Alto Leads At Short Course
A telegram from Pred Clark reports Palo Alto has the largest representation of borg at the 4 H clubs short course in Ames. The county joins in praise as Forrest Kooker and Misa Grace Sharp broadcast from the Ames radio station tomorrow from one to two.
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Meta Joypeson
Pred Clark
Palo Alto
Borg
Ames
Forrest Kooker
Misa Grace Sharp
Ail
Dickens Man Injured By Car While Inspecting Vehicle
Harold Strickler, injured when a truck struck his car between Spencer and Dickens on Monday night, suffered a badly shattered leg after being thrown about forty feet. The tail light was out. the driver said headlamps from another car blinded him. Strickler was taken to Iowa City for treatment.
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Harold Strickler
Spencer
Dickens
Cleima
Mr. Strickler
Iowa City
Markes for Mt St Joseph Endowment Fund Market
The Catholic ladies plan a market Friday in Kerwicks hardware store with proceeds supporting the Mt St Josephs Endowment fund. Orders can be placed by phone HE. A list of marriage licenses issued includes Verton Whitebouss and Leone Maiden, among others, in Missouri.
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Markes
Mt. St. Joseph
Kerwicks
Mt St. Joseph's Endowment Fund
Verton
Whitebouss
Miro Matte Doty
Redman
A. Uirthgaton
Mixcelelor Springs
Mtesouri
Hotel Kermore Opens With Grand Opening Dinner
Hotel Kermore is nearly complete and will formally open on Saturday January 1 with a 7 16 dinner and hours of dancing. The Palais Royale Orchestra will provide the music as stockholders, professionals, and young folk attend. Tickets for dinner and dancing are $2 per plate. The article details lavish furnishings, room layouts, lobby and dining room design, and amenities including private baths, telephones, and a large mezzanine writing area.
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Hotel Kermore
Coyera
Palais Royale Orchestra
Moore
Motre
Broadway
Atory
Iowa
Des Moines
Enat
Man Killed Near Dickens Found On Milwaukee Track
The body of an unknown man was found on the Milwaukee track near Dickens on Monday. He was about forty, six feet tall, 180 pounds, with brown hair streaked with gray. He wore poor clothes and carried little money. Remains unclaimed.
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Milwaukee Track
Dickens
Elsow
St. L
Spencer
Ruthven
Carl J Berger Opens New Rooms In Hotel Kermere
Carl J Berger will be ready for business in his new chartersy in Hotel Kermere on Friday December 21. Painters and carpenters prepared the new tenant space in the past week. His father Charles J Berger occupied the old stand for years before retiring. Miss Lorine Carney returned to Dubuque to resume nursing at St Josephs hospital, accompanied by her brother William who has been away for weeks.
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The
Democrat
Carl J. Berger
Chartersy
Hotel Kermere
Charles J. Berger
Carl
Carl J
Lorine Carney
Dubuque
St. Joseph's Hospital
William
New Implement House Opens Soon by Montag Brothers
Montag Brothers, long at West Bend, announce a January 1 1927 opening in the first building west of the Emmetsburg Creamery. They will offer a full line of McCormick Deering machinery and repairs with Howard and Lao Will in charge. Edward Montag plans to move his family to town as they establish the new business network.
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Montag Brothers
West Bend
Emmetsburg
McCormick-Deering
Howard
Lao
Edward
Palo Alto Sends Seventy Juniors To Short Course
Palo Alto Junior Club leaders and members attend the Junior Short Course at Amen this week. A special car will wait at Fort Dodge for the group to Ames, with a return Friday. Participants include H. E. Barringer, M. W. Brennan, E. C. Matthiessen, and many others from Palo Alto County.
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Palo Alto
Amen
Ames
Steele
Fort Dodge, Dea Moines & Southern Railroad
Farm Bureau
Port Dodge
Faso Alto County
Pt. Dodge
H. E. Bar Tinger
M. W. Brennan
C. Matthiesen
H. E. Barringer
John Rife
Kenneth Barringer
Kermit Iverson
Forest Kooker
Paul Hughes
Howard Fox
James Brown
John Brown
William Currans
Joe Currans
Lawrence Currans
Raymond Smith
Lester McMillin
Harold Ny~ Porg
Curtiss Thoreson
Goodwie Thoreson
Arthur Bonstead
Rudolph Christianson
Gerald Bonstead
Francis Currans
Buford Henry
Edward Brennan
Maurice Brennan
Arnold Maiden
John W. Reagan
John ‘Wiliams
J. J. Keane
Lawrence Korleski
Silk shipment bound for New York passes Fort Dodge
Early Monday a train on the Illinois Central road carried eleven silk cars and passed Fort Dodge en route to New York. The heavily guarded shipment from China was given right of way and traveled at speed.
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Taraert Dodge
Tiiois Centra Road
New York
Ching
Russell Fordyce Linked to Edson Finance Corporation
Buddy Fordyce reports from Iowa City during Christmas vacation that his brother Russell Fordyce works for Edson Finance Corporation in New York City. He is a department manager and has been with the firm since September.
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Buddy Fordyce
Iowa City
Russell
Edson Finance Corporation
New York City
Court Dates for 1927 Court Calendar Districtwide
The 1927 court calendar for the Fourteenth Judicial District lists dates across Iowa counties with judges presiding. Buena Vista Storm Lake Feb 14 and Apr 18 and Sept 18. others include Spencer Jan 3, Mar 7, May 9, Oct 10. Spirit Lake Feb 14 and Apr 10s. Emmetsburg Jan 3 and Mar 7 and Aug 28 and Oct 31. Haethville Jan 4 and Mar 28 and Aug 25 and Oct 30. Dakota City Jan 3 and Mar 7 and May 9 and Oct 40. Akzona Jan 24 and Mar 28 and Sept 19 and Nov 21. Emmetsburg and Pocahontas dates. Kossuth Jan 24, Mar 28 and Sept 19 and Nov 21. Palo Alto Jan 3 and Mar 7 and Aug 28 and Oct 31. Pocahontas Jan 24 and Mar 28 and Aug 89 and Oct H.
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Buena Vista County
Storm Lake
F. ©. Davison
James Deland
LD. F. Coyle
Humboldt
F. Davidson
Clay County
Spencer
F. C. Davidson
James Delan
D. F. Coyle
Davidson
Dickinson
Spirit Lake
Tudga Deland
Judge Coyle
Judge Deland
Emmet
Haetheville
Deland
Humboldt County
Dakota City
Jodge Deland
Kossuth
Akzona
Janary
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Inds Deland
Coyle
Pocahon
Daboque County Treasurer Resigns Amid School Order Alert
C B Kully, treasurer of Daboque County, resigned yesterday amid a dispute over school order funding. Officials say the ashore of funds was raised to address the issue, though details remain unclear and a formal audit is expected.
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C. B. Kully
Daboque
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Rodman
T. E., van Dyke
Mrs
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W. E. Losey
John Neary
Harrings
Kermore
Lowell Axminster
Grand Nicollet Hotel
Minneapolis
Palmer House
Chicago
Sanith
Ain de To Oeardols
Walla
Super Park
Medium Lake
Peddie Fark
South Broadway
Reon
Joan J. Steil
Emmetsburg Hotel, Co
Ti Sauruers
Wi Lunkeisimer Batel Coe
W. F. Fark
Hotel
Thomas O'Connor
Emuicsburg Wotel Co
Moore Wire Sirge
Kersiore
Tix City West
Towa
Montag Brothers of
Geo. W. Egan
George W. Egan
South Dakota
U. 8
Gertrude
Winifred
Cor Tine Jackman
W. FA. Jackman
Wm. Mulroney
James Nolan
Som Corpelias
Emmetshare
Sik
Fort Dodge
Russell Fordyce
Palo Alto County
Daboque County
Trasere Realgus
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