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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
6
Marl Murphy of Sherville and many families from Ayrshire and Spirit Lake visited Emmetsburg relatives and attended funerals. Residents like Lena Sehendel, Veronica Morciszes, and others returned home after visits. several townsmen traveled to Ruthven, Des Moines, and Des Moines events. Milwaukee train delays due to locomotive issues affected Friday travel.
Teenigold rode as a passenger to Eagle Grove on Monday. Agnes Walsh of Minnesota visits her Bliss Margaret Walsh and other friends. Wingworthy traveled from Wa Dina Minnesota to visit relatives. G J McNatly from Des Moines spent time with his father Edward and locals. Florence Morrissey, who attends the high school, visited Morrissey family members last Saturday.
The article discusses buckwheat as a reliable late crop in rotations, noting sowing times from June to early July, frost risk, and soil preferences. It highlights Silver Hull and Japanese as the two common varieties, with Silver Hull favored for uniform growth and earlier maturity, and advises seed quality from reputable seedhouses.
Estherville Iowa bids for its Fourth Annual Homecoming on June 22 with Wes therville Chamber of Commerce presiding. H. M. Lambert named chairman and superintendent of the event. Last year’s celebration drew praise for entertainment and high caliber concessions and free acts. The Service Star Legion and American Legion join the Chamber and Corvette in planning and cooperation for the day.
About fifty people attended sessions in Uninesburg on Friday to secure permits for vaccinating their hog herds. Dr S. Creat spoke on hog diseases and prevention while thirty three took examinations for permits.
The piece notes Al Gowans, a famed Cornell athlete from the class of ’22, honored on campus with Grave Voss. Gowans starred in four varsity football seasons, served as captain for one year, and gained statewide athletic renown. He belongs to the Adelphi Society.
Matthew G. Wilson died in California after a long illness and was buried in Santa Clara near San Jose. The service at Curry and Gripenstraw chapel followed Masonic rites led by Edwin H. Kocher. Born in Warwick Ontario in 1859 he was a pharmacist by trade and had lived in Iowa and Illinois before moving to California. He was survived by his widow Amelia and several siblings in Iowa Canada.
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