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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
5
Publisher's Democrat urges Emmetsburg to back a municipally owned electric light plant to cut living and business costs. The piece cites Cedar Falls as an example with net profits reducing local taxes and highlights growing expenses for households and enterprises. (Continued on Page 1)
Attendees from Emmetsbury included Ellen Foy R C Wegrur Aylward L F Tutro Frank Gulli gan Harry Brown Robert McNally Coakley J Meyers Floyd McCain Murray and Broadwell. The event drew a modest crowd with next convention likely at Swea City. Also reported intoxicated driving arrests in Estherville Bancroft leggers sentencing and a Des Moines bus crash killing Geo Babcock and injuring three others.
Jeppesen, son of Mrs. Emomtetsturs, enters officers training camp at Snells. He is described as a bright, capable young man preparing for medical studies in the city. He will return home briefly before entering the reserve as he lines up to make good in service.
Mya C J Miller of Hytug east of Emmetsburg is nominated by local friends for the annual Champion Farm Woman of Iowa award. Iowa State Fair officials, in cooperation with the Farm Bureau and others, seek the farm woman who has given the most constructive service to home family and community. Citizens are urged to back the nomination of Mrs Miller, a leading county figure worthy of recognition.
Barry Fordyce is booked for a boxing match at Puyt Dodge tomorrow Friday evening. His opponent is White. Harry wins. He is clever and a hard puncher.
Gl McFarland lo buked reports from Long Beach with plans to rebuild after a fire destroyed his barn and granary, insured for 2000 dollars. Meanwhile Lawrence M. Anderson and Mrs Ruthven visited University Hospital for medical treatment, with Mr Anderson returning home Thursday.
Memorial day in Brametabury was marked by lighter attendance at the parade and smaller Opera House audience than in prior years. Exercises at the lake and Morrison Park were modest but praised, with remarks urging citizens to value patriotic traditions and civic responsibility. Local dignitaries included W. B. Ge Saunders and Rev. M. C. Thompson.
Margaret Henry of Emmetsburg Margaret Lambe of Graettinger and Alma Robinson of Vernon left for Shelton to attend the Iowa State Teachers College extension school opened there yesterday. Northwest Iowa has offered a school of this kind during vacations for years with the same credits earned at Cedar Falls. Many Palo Alto young ladies will attend summer schools at various places.
Iowa air trip described in Democrat notes plans for June 24 to 29 with 35 to 40 planes. Governor Hammill to join. a Ford tri-motor and a three-plane circus will attend at all stops. Pilots include Jos Livingston J Harwood and F L Marshall. event limited to Iowa routes and counties.
County Treasurer Martin announced a new trucking license tax effective May 1. The owner of a truck must pay a license fee based on capacity load and penalties will apply for violations. Call the treasurer's office for full ruling details.
Josh Kibbie his son Justin and daughter Veronica with Mr and Mrs James Kibbie of New York City travel from this place to Omaha for the graduation of Charles Kibbie from a dentistry course. Mr Kibbie plans to join Dr G A Hageman in his Omaha dental office. Local friends extend congratulations and best wishes for success.
The Democrat reports the May 4 wedding at St. Raphael Rectory in Dubuque officiated by Father Miller. Miss Leota Hand and Carl Bechtal of Lansing Iowa plan to live in Des Moines. The bride, a longtime teacher, earned praise for her career in Laurens Sibley Emmetsburg and Lansing. Bechtal, once cashier at Lansing State Bank, is viewed as a promising young man. Local relatives welcomed the union and wished them happiness.
Storm Tuesday evening last week caused damage several miles south of Laurens. Along the Join Lewis and the Geo Carpenter Tarms, several small buildings were destroyed or moved from their foundations. Fortunate that damage was not worse.
Public Service trades all electric plants and lines in Dickinson and Clay counties to Cedar Rapids based Iowa Railway & Light for a similar set near Correctionville to concentrate business at Carroll and Sioux City. Iowa Public Service absorbs Cedar Rapids system while Town Hallway & Light operates Clay and Dickinson county lines. Ruthven and other small plants remain with the old company pending transfer.
The Iowa Union Telepone company moved its office headquarters from Maga leity to Emmetsburg. The force includes five young ladies two locals Misses Louwise Leun an and Dorothy Dahl of Mason City assisted with office work. The crew grows with a line foreman for construction a canable explainer and a sleeper and an engineer with assistants. Supervisory work will be handled from Emmetsburg and Tehu Shea the general manager will be busy arranging details.
Fire destroyed the CG.L. McFarland farm buildings on the west side, including the large barn, granary, and corn crib. Losses totaled to the homestead and equipment, with several head cattle and hay burned. Neighbors fought the blaze for hours, saving some structures, while the owner, McFarland, aided by Harry Brown and others, faced a heavy financial setback despite partial insurance and community support.
Algona resident Harry Godden accompanied by Wan an Wmmetabure visited Eximetsharg Markets last evening seeking goods and information.
Mrs. EB Hall announces the engagement of daughter Mary Louise Hall to Rex Gibson of Newton. Mary Louise is an Iowa State Teachers College alumna. Rex Gibson studied at the state university. Rodman Rodman opens season beating Mallard seven to five in eleven innings with Bargmann homering and collecting three singles. Barnes on Rodman pitcher struck out fourteen. Mallard’s Connelly and Huffman fanned five each. Estherville Memorial Day events attract large crowds with two bands a fife and drum corps.
The Instore production Who Wouldnt Be Crazy presented by St Marys senior class at the Lowa Thursday evening drew a large audience and offered many humorous moments. Cast members Miss Alice Neary Inmate No 1 and Miss Mary Conway as Pluribus stood out, with strong turns from Miss Avis Haben as the colored maid and James Clark as the superintendent. Receipts topped about $225 as Frank Measte earned praise for directing the rehearsals.
McDonald, representing the Emmetsburg club, traveled with sixty four Rotarians from Des Moines to Dallas for the international Rotary meeting. He praised Dallas hospitality and noted rain flooded northern Texas, mired cars, and widespread travel disruptions. The Dallas fairgrounds hosted the world class convention with free rides and theatre access for attendees, and a Mardi Gras parade featured a band of 100 negroes with banjos. McDonald voted for Clyde Hulsiter for national director and enjoyed meetings with diverse members, observing a shared democratic spirit.
Rev Brereton and Rev Barker returned from a large national Congregational churchmen convention in Detroit. The weeklong gathering featured notable speakers and addressed church welfare. On the way home they visited Chicago briefly and met former local residents Mr and Mrs Larson, now employed in Detroit.
The Iowa Trust and Savings bank opened in the corner building once occupied by T. H. Tobin and later Farmers Trust. Directors room is in the west end. J. A. Spies serves as president with Charles Spies as cashier and S. P. Bpies, Jr. as assistant cashier. Miss Taura Anderson is bookkeeper and stenographer. Capital stock and surplus total 347 500, with dividends only after reaching 100 000. The bank is praised for financial responsibility and local support. exterior will be cemented and durable brick tested at Ames.
Russell Fordyce of this place traveled to Town City late last week for his brother Raymond Fordyce graduation from the dental department at S. U.4. Fordyce has indicated where he will locate and returns home to many warm friends glad to learn of the success.
A reflection on how memorial day observances are reported and the constraints of weekly coverage. The piece notes space limits force editors to trim articles, prioritizing major events and essential affairs while acknowledging reporters face similar constraints as the public.
Valley Transportation of Algona and Omaha plans a daily Twin Cities to Omaha bus service with departures from Omaha at 8 30 PM arriving Emmetsburg 2 45 AM and from Minneapolis at 7 AM arriving Emmetsburg 4 50 PM. After July 1 an extra trip will depart Omaha at 6 00 PM via Emmetsburg at 4 48 PM and return from Minneapolis at 7 PM arriving Emmetsburg 2 45 AM. route runs north from Algona and south through Mallard Pocahontas Rockwell City Carroll and Denison.
The east and wear on the Milwaukee One will reach Emmetsburg five minutes earlier than the current schedule. The change, due to Pacific Coast-Chicago timetable reductions, saves about two hours to Mitchell, South Dakota. From Emmetsburg to Mitchell the trip gains 20 minutes. The Olympian and the Sioux are noted as eighty fine trains.
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