Emmetsburg News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Algona visitors Christmas and Miss Myrtle Early’s homecoming frame a roundup of social calls. O'Brien county sends 17 students to Iowa State University. A popular Emmetsburg young lady to be married found. Forester dance at Armory with Harmonia orchestra. Various locals return from travels, births, skating, and holiday plans noted amid short society items and town chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Early
Rock Rapids
Dr. Powers
Graettinger
O’brien County
Iowa State University
Emmetsburg
Western Texas letters note Orient Rail link and fortunes
A Sweetwater reader describes a warm December in Texas, subscription renewals, and plans tied to the Orient Railway connecting Sweetwater to Wichita and Kansas City. He touts opportunities for small farmers, praises the region’s future, and wishes Town friends season’s greetings as winter approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Railway
Sweetwater
Wichita
Kansas
Texas
America
Iowa
E. Dooley
Who Wants Edwards Pig Named Farm Contest
A county wide name contest for a farm proposes a prize of one thoroughbred pig. Entries must be sealed and submitted to C H Cookinham Ayrshire Town by January 25 190%. If multiple names tie the earliest received is counted. Winners will be notified. Also reports good sleighing in Sibley Spirit Lake Estherville and Armstrong with no snow cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrshire
C. H. Cookinham
Sibley
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Armstrong
Year By Yews DOR Only A Suggestion For Emimetsburo Post
A fragment list shows political maneuvering for the Emimetsburo post office with candidates debating Geo Edwards. A winner, if chosen, would be sent to Congress in an election. Nearby items note a Montana death, a girl passing as a boy in Estherville, and various local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emimetsburo Post Office
Geo. Edwards
Woods
By the Sea. A Moonlit Encounter with a Ghostly Girl
On a remote seaside night a lone camper observes a pale veiled woman rise from the surf. She queries the boat’s presence, warns of approaching danger, and vanishes as a storm cloud masks the moon. The next morning he questions a fisherman’s family about the vision and imagines a wreck with a possible lover aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disherman
Nebula
F. A. Mitchel
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the Armory
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Allerta
Magpie Nolan
Chester Brage
Madison
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Rolfe
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Minnesota
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Ackley
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Mildred Powers
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Altona
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Mass
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Helena
George Hollenbeck
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Rock Island Railway
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Ed McDonnell Sr
Hot Springs
Ed McDonald, Sr
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Stelden Roasich
Mfail
Dekia
Law
Roba? Ss
Santa Claus
Gilbride
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36Th Infantry
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Penitentiary and Reform School
Archie Hemstock
Joe Anderson
George Dunn
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Alex Peddie
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M. F. Kerwick
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J. H. Godden
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Lisbon
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E. B. Soper
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Laucuir
Competence
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Our Savings Department
Jounses
Alcgiteer
J Ww Neary
Cash
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H. G. Shadboly
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ST Paul
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