Emmetsburg Gossip And Local Notes From Dickinson County
Emmetsburg letters detail visits from Garner and Ruthven residents, teachers at Dickinson County institute, weddings in Hawarden and Bancroft, Simultaneous travel to New Hampton and Medina, plus road and real estate chatter. Reports cover school staff moves, church events, sales, property improvements, and upcoming county institutes and chautauqua events.
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Kossuth County
Teachers’ Institute
Algona
Free Press
Huston
Ruthven
Local Farm Goods For Sale This Week
For sale three milking cows due to freshen soon, several tons of hay available, and a 500 lb separator offered cheap. Also two listings for farm rental inquiries and eight registered Shorthorn bulls aged 15 to 22 months, red in color and weighing 700 to 1,200 pounds. Contact Wm Palmer or W. E. for details.
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J. D. Higgins
Palmer
W. E
Local sports and notices from Rolfe to Terril
Near By News Mallard Won From Plover in a social game with the home team the visitors 17 to 15. Emmetsburg baseball team beat Estherville three games into two after two wins in the first three. John Rice and others arrived for H. H. Rice funeral in Balm Missouri. A new 105 foot dock with a square foot canopy was built at Lake Street. A fatal shooting occurred near Forest City when Carl Brockey was killed by Oscar Bowers after a chicken dispute. Neighbors aided Jim Lenox’s farm work with 27 people and 89 horses to plant about twenty acres.
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Mallard
Plover
Mallard Hall
Rolfe Reveille
Emmetsburg
Estherville
John Rice
Dows
Orve Rice
Sanborn
Will Rice
Popajoy
H. H. Rice
Balm
Missouri
Rice
Ruthven
Carl Brockey
S. CG. Brockey
Forest City
Oscar Bowers
Brockey Yard
Bowers
Brockey
Garner
Jim Lenox
Here
Terril Tribune
School board buys Masonic block lots for 6700 dollars
The school board purchased four lots and houses on the North side of the Masonic block for 6700. The John Barker lot house sold for 410 to J T Johnston, Mrs Barker lot house sold for 375 to Chas Bixby, John Barker coal house sold for 20. A west hose valued at 1000 was not sold. Plans for the new school house will be let after completion.
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John Barker
J. T. Johnston
Judge Quarton Coat Thefts Alarm Skat Congress
Chicago report notes post tournament excitement led players to discard garments causing mix ups as coats were worn by others amid crowding. The incident followed the national skat congress, with confusion over clothing and ownership during the event.
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Chicago
Judge Quarton
Algona
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Dickinson County
W. L. Fitkin
W. H. Christy
Curlew
Colorado
Anna Leivestead
This City
Richard Yonnie
Hawarden
Iowa
Cora Wilcox
Pleasant Grove
Utah
EF. W. Converse
Manhattan Hotel
West Okoboji
Chas. Tripp
Warren County
New York
Jos Early
Sioux City
Harry McVaigh
Mary Higgins
Bancroft
Herbert Clage
Thomas Young
Ames
Ed Donovan
A. D. Bratt
Miss Hazel
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Joseph McClelland
Spirit Lake
Congregational Church
Wm. Young
Bliss Ruby Kelly
Medina
North Dakota
St. Mary Academy
Ethel Putnam
Eva Rowe
Bates City
Democrat Rgularly
Frank, Gunsaulus
Gearhart
Joy Crose
Cornell College
St. Vernon
Chautaugue Company
Tennessee
Crose
Mme Schumann-Heink
J. H. Godden
Percy
Hayward’s Bay
Harry
North Omaha
Cornwallis
Mr. Godden
Hayward's Beach
W.S. Palmer
Dr. Ashley
New Hampton
S. Grange of
Martha Schendel
Whittemore
Frank P. Woods
Geo. Osgerby
Marshalltown
Rorabough
Manson
John T. Wait
Fenton
David Wait
Emmetssburg
Alva
W. J. O'Brien
Minnesota
The
Ruthven Free Press
5. A. Smith
Linton
Lost Island Township
A. Schwing
Miss Grisell
Rock Rapids
W. EL. Losey
Blanche Meehan
Victor Murray
Algona Advance
Seiler-Mountford Company
Ford
Luiss Beebe
Waverly
Peter Henderson
Hart Mishler
Havelock
Lowery
Pocahontas County
John Higley
Ivana Whittemore
R. F. Bliner
Keystone
Wm. Sullivan
Graattinger
Ruby
Nina Stone
Wr. Smith
Great Oak Township
Kelowna
E. B. Soper, Jr
Minneapolis
O. H. Holmes
Arm Strong
Richard Theile
Buffalo Center
L. N. Sprout
Duluth
Amy Bargstrom
Miss Schmalsmire
Greencastle
Indiana
Estherville High School
Charles Nolan
Brookings
South Dakota
Fein Valley
Robert Smylie, Jr
Robert Smylie
Morningside College
Central Heights
Season City
Epworth League
Leslie E. Francis
Men's Brotherhood
Harbor Bells
Everett Church of
Lola Oliver
Emmetsburg High School
George Herrick, Sr
England
Miss Roberts
Jeff Sunday
Princeton
Illinois
Aliss Theresa Fitzgerald
Our Lady of Angales Seminary
Lyons
Des Moines
Spencer
Schumann-Heink
Wm. Connor
Mortis
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I. J. Dooley
Mason City
Frank Abley
al Gloyd
Young Gloyd
J. B. Williams
Arthur
Mr. Williams
C. P. Conway
St.Mary Academy
Garrigan
Josie Mcvoy
W. I. Branagan
Wesley
Father Jungblut
G. S
A J. R. Wedoo
Wm. Verdoo
Lake Street
Bailey
Ole Aiken
Nels Nelson
Hell
Panama
Aigona Courier
Rock Island
Graettinger
Ed Dee
Joan McQuaid
John Hawkins
R. T
L. Lough
Ther
Red River
Nichols & Shepard CO
Battle Creek
Mich
Thresherman
Peerless
Cruet
Emmetsburg Coal & Supply Co
Canada
Canadian Pacific By. Co
F. T. Hastings
Canadian Pacific
Emmetsburtg
Iowa Realty Company
T. J. Buffy
Pres
J. G. McNaimara
J. G. McNamara
Em- Taetsbirg
Wm.Ruehle
Watson & Helgen Land Co
MeCormick Bank
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E. Ul, Schager
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