Memorial day visitors and local social notes
Local interest items list Memorial day attendance and visits. Webb teacher Cleo Wallace returned home. Mrs. L Henry of West Bend and others attended exercises in the city. Ralph Joynt of Mason City spent Memorial day with his parents. The Collens of Whittemore and McCain relatives visited. C L Beck came from Chicago to see Mary Beck and sister Mrs. W J McCarty. Mitchell figures attended. Ford course in Des Moines announced. Thacker party from Sioux City visited Emmetsburg, with Esther Thacker noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mises Cleo Wallace
Webb
L. Henry
West Bend
Ralph Joynt
Mason City
T. P. Soynt
Phil Collen
Whittemore
J. B. McCain
Newell
Floyd McCain
Thos, Andrews
Mia
McComich
L. Sloan
Mitchell
South Dakota
P. W. Thacker
Des Moines
Piano store offer highlights enduring value and service
The advertisement extols buying a piano as a lasting educational and household pleasure. It emphasizes uprights, players, grands, and accessories, plus twenty five years of fair dealing and service at the store, inviting readers to visit.
Local births and visits brighten Emmetsburg scene
A daughter was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Stalph Sprout. Miss Alela Vedder returned from Estherville, and Miss Lena Sehondel visited her mother in Emmetsburg. Juine ville and Webster City visitors were noted. Numerous locals hosted relatives from Des Moines to Wisconsin, with May 31 reports of cattle shipments, auto numbers record changes, and Memorial Day events. Cato’s Imps orchestra drew a large crowd at Interlaken Park with plans for regular dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalph Sprout
Alela Vedder
Estherville
Lena Sehondel
Webster City
B. &Frost
Juineville
Town
Emmettsburg
Mira Irma Sykes
Lone Hock
Cajoyjn
Lakota
Fieul
Yon
Tom Twajten
Hve
Northwest
Depew
C. Adams
Manson
D.C. Barringer
Graettinger
Des Moiney
Elizabeth Soper
Iowa Falls
W. P. Reindera
Ellington Township
Emme‘sbore
Edna Martini
Cherokee
Esther Randall
Silver Lake
Wisconsin
Kathryn Andre
Grayitinger
Evelyn Bradley
Emmetsburg
M. F. Kerwick
Hugh McLaughlin
Mason City
Arthur Peterson
Fairmont
Minnesota
Frank
A. Perowsky
Sylvia
Des Moines
Harry Kushner
J. H. Godden
Howard Seeley
Lakes
Imps
Interlaken Park’ Orchestra
Ruby Sandanger
Graetlinger
Bertel Naig
Cylinder
C. Oneson
Woodbridge
Herman Blaas
J. Jongvold
Skely Olt Company
Glensvold
Dell Morrison
Henry
Leo
Verne Adram
John Jonsvold, Jr
Grinnell
J. ©. Miller
Charles City
Ole Berkland
Grover and Rubel Wed in City May First
Mr Charles Grover of Havelock and Miss Gladys Rubel of Emmetsburg wed in this city May 1 with Rev M McNerney officiating. Bride’s parents are Mr and Mrs Jake Rubel, groom’s parents Mr and Mrs Henry Grover. They will reside here until fall when they move to California. Congratulations extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Grover
Havelock
Gladys Rubel
Emmetsburg
M. McNerney
Jake Rubel
Henry Grover
California
Raid Near Graettinger Leads to Seizure of Liquor
A raid near Graettinger at two o'clock this morning led to the seizure of considerable liquor after state officers apprehended a vendor named O'Neill. Further details were not available, but multiple additional raids are reportedly planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasttinger
O'Neill
Regina Steil obituary notes Palo Alto pioneer dies
Regina Steil born in Germany December 13 1841 dies in Dubuque at 84 after a long life in Ellington township and Palo Alto. Survived by five sons three daughters 44 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren. Funeral at Assumption church with burial in St Johns cemetery. Many relatives attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regisa Steil
Our County
Joe J. Steil
Dubuqu
John J. Steil
Assumption Church
J. G. Murtagh
St. John’s Cemetery
M. F. Brennan
David Bradigan
Charles Nolan
Ed McNally
Thos, Higsies
Joe Mulroney
Regina Flesch
Germany
United States
Lancaster
Wisconsin
Nicholas Steil
Joe J
Dubuque
John J
Ommersburg
Matt
Tulse
Oklahoma
N. A
Sioux City
A. H
Mallard
P. J. Martini
Sauk Rapids
Minnesota
B. F. Sullivan
Muskogee
Jas. Daily
Parsons
Kansas
Nicholas Flesch
Minesota
John
Steil
Ellington Township
Emmetsburg
Ice
Providence
Palo Alto
Fiddlers Contest Returns to Palo Alto County Picnic
The old fiddlers contest is back as an annual event at the Palo Alto County Farm Bureau picnic on June 15 and 16 with preliminaries and finals on the 16th. Old time dancing accompanies the event on the bowery platform under the big tent. Prizes total 15 dollars with 8 for first, 4 for second, and 3 for third, using Iowa State Fair rules. County Agent Clark invites entries and urges early submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau
Clark
Memorial Sermon in M. E. Church
A large crowd attended a union memorial service in the M. B. church with Rev. Marion Supderlin delivering a sermon linking biblical sacrifice to national sacrifice. The piece notes soldiers’ bloodshed in multiple wars and asks if war is necessary, urging service beyond the battlefield and reflecting on national history. Also reports on local movements including Ruby Sandanger leaving for Graetlinger, Bertel Naig returning to Cyl inder, and a birth in the Blaas family, with various residents mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
M. B
Patriotic Organizations
Marion Supderlin
Israel
Pharoah
Jordan
Jesus
Jerusalem
God
Father
Valley Worge
Bod
C M Henry Named By the President
Redfield man Claude M Henry has been named a member of the federal board of vocational education by President Calvin Coolidge. Born November 19 1871 at West Bend Iowa he rose from banking in Hitchcock South Dakota to chair the state tax commission and rural credit work. A Spanish American War veteran he is active in Masonic Elks Woodmen Pythias Kiwanis and is daughter attends the University of Vermilion. Immetsburg Palo Alto county residents praise his appointment and wish him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redfield
M. D
Claude M. Henry
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Henry
West Bend
William G. Henry
Emmetsburg
Laura Jane Showen
South Dakota
Hitchcock
Redfield National Bank
State Tax Commission
Rural Credit Commission
Henry
Graveling County Highway Surfacing Report and Work
P H Donlon reports active gravel testing for county roads as Wilder Wilder of Iowa Falls clears 400 yards per mile for resurfacing. A 1500 yard per mile rate will be used on the Fallow Cresmery to Crippen Om netsburg road. Three miles will be lightly surfaced west from J 4 Spies home with plans to begin two more miles west of Ruthven. Wilder & Wilder will later resurface southeast secondary roads. Mr Donlon praises the ongoing work. HL Steil left for Dubuque after his mother’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Donlon
Fallow
Wilder & Wilder
Iowa Falls
Fallow Cresmery
Crippen-Ommnetsburg
J. 4
Emmeteburg Farm Bureau Meets at Ryan School Friday
The Emmeteburg township Farm Bureau holds its next regular meeting in the Ryan school house on Friday evening June 3. Chairman W H Harvey states the agenda includes planning the township picnic and urges a good turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmeteburg Township Farm Bureau
Ryan School
W. H. Harvey
Frigidaire Advertising Sees Surging Sales Power
Frigidaire, a young GM member, ranks second in unit sales and third in annual volume. It took six years to sell 90,000 units, now seen as less than three months of business aided by wide newspaper advertising begun in 1925 with 2,000 papers. In 1924 21,084 Frigidaires were sold, and March last year sales reached 38,556 as advertising expanded. Theo DeMouth attended from Cylinder for the day’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frigidaire
General Motors Corporation
Poultry Culling Plan to Run in July in Palo Alto
FE W Wesco, specialist for the Town Poultry Improvement Association, will coordinate with the Palo Alto Farm Bureau in July to cull and dip county flocks at a three cent per fowl rate. Owners receive guidance on care and feeding. requests should be filed at the Farm Bureau office. Harley Fortune visits Osceola for a few days. J B McAlster notes a pail filling after a Thursday emptying. Mr and Mrs BE Comer and family spent Sunday at Humboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm ‘Bureau
Harley Fortune
Osceola
J. B. McAlster
BE. L. Comer
Humboldt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. C. L. Beck
Chicago
Mary Beck
Mrs. Beck
W. J. McCarty
Colorado Daily
Yellowstone
Rocky Mountain Limited
Colorado Express
Colorado
Penver
Colorado Springs
Golden State Limited
Apache
Tock Iand
Boren
Nac
Dex Moines
Iowa
Coloesdy
Raw
Sudan
H. W. Beebe
Troapt Service
Regina Steil
St. John’s
Gusland
Forest City
Genevieve
Waldorf College
James Clark
Platteville
Lake Park
Clyde Hendricks
Misa Bonita
Sheldon
Wm. H. J. Steiner
Lester Grace
B. J. White
Fox
Gilmore City
Martin Smith
Ayrehire
Mary Howe
Miga Mary Wallace
Lillian Zimmerman
Cedar Falls
J. B. Schooley
P. H. Stedman
S. R
J. B. Duffy
T. J. Duffy
Latter Day Saints Church
Grant Nelson
Ugh Hobbs
Fort Dodge
C. D. Halls
Margaret O'Connor
Mrs. Graf
Emmeteburg
Otto Jensen
Clarion
Carl Larson
Garver
Independence
Ron Arron
Interlaken Park
Cato’n Imps
Inters Laken Park
Oef
M. E. Church
Marion Sanderlin
C. M. Henry
Federal Board of Education
Immetsburg
Palo Alto County
Ruthven
Frigidaire Advertising
Theo. DeMouth
Montag Implement Co
Silver Lake Park
Ayrshire
Spencer
Hewitt
Dange
al Menke
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