Father Bigouette Comes Temporary Pastor at Catholic Church
Sioux City welcomed Father Bigouette arriving Thursday night to serve as temporary pastor of the Catholic church. Local residents and visitors departed and traveled, with Mrs. James Fredrickson heading to Lincoln Nebraska and Miss Kate Donlon visiting relatives in Medina North Dakota for the summer. The Cylnder vs Ruthven game ended with Ruthven winning, while Abel Belvig visited from Plover and Dr Tripp planned a Montana trip. Community mourned the death of 8. J. Hubbard and praised Father Fowler for his steady church work and dedication to Ruthven parish as he prepared for missionary duties in St. Louis and beyond.
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Father Bigouette
Sioux City
Catholic Church
Kate Donlon
Medina
North Dakota
Pathfinder Visit and Local Notices in 1910 Iowa
A travel note recalls a royal reception for Pathfinders and a trip to Ruthven before Spirit Lake. Notices include a probate summons for John F. Smith in Palo Alto County, Iowa, with proof of will proceedings scheduled for October. Court actions include the Gatoway-Johnson rent case under advisement. Local market prices list hogs at 8.50, corn 40–45 cents, butter 26, eggs 16. A death, Miss Bertha Peterson, is reported in the home of Reade Clarke. A trespass warning covers a 4th of section 1 with fence-damage penalties. A red year-old heifer is claimed. owner must prove ownership and pay costs.
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State of Iowa
Palo Alto
John F. Smith
Sui Court
E. M. Carsey
Clerk District Court
Gatoway-Johnson
George Beatty
Hedges
Montana
Bertha Peterson
Reade Clarke
Michael Healy of Ft. Dodge Dies at About 85
Michael Healy of Fort Dodge died Saturday at about 85. A lifelong abstainer, he was considered a grand old Iowa citizen, wealthy and generous to his children. His wife died last summer and his son Senator Healy passed away about a year ago. The family receives much sympathy from local citizens. The clipping also notes Rose McNally’s return from Garner and features a short fiction excerpt about Alfred and Rose, followed by a health column extolling morning walks as a tonic, citing the St Joseph Gazette.
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Michael Healy
Ft. Dodge
M. F. Healy
Iowa
Meredith Cocoanuts and the Milk That Proved Sweet
The London Tatler recalls a quip about Meredith novels likening them to a cocoanut with hard shell but sweet milk inside. A country customer wrote to buy a few after hearing of a large sale, reflecting readers seeking quick sensation and sharper wit.
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Meredith
George Meredith
Sherlock Golmes
Captain Kettle Meredith
Traiterers
London Tatler
Editor William Alen White and the readers’ creed
An anecdote from White’s early career as a country paper editor recounts a confrontational contributor upset at delayed publication. White's calm reply praises the contributor’s material for keeping his paper from being worse, and asks not to take it away as it serves him well.
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William Alen White
Laws
White
Cleveland
The Settlement Carded by Sultor Dialogue
A fragment from a St Louis Times item centers on a dialog about family plans and marriage. The girl questions what her father will settle on a man who marries her while the sultan character probes the family, hinting at arranged arrangements.
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Sultor
St. Louia
A Sleepy Headed Man
A geologist and prospector uncover oil beneath Widow Carson's farm in a vast basin. Moses Perkins, employed by a Sunshine company, is duped by a disguised lawyer and the widow, but he grows wiser, discovers oil, and becomes a millionaire, while the project cuts a path through debt and deceit. The Carson basin becomes the state’s greatest find as Perkins' perseverance turns luck into wealth.
An Interposition by Sarah G. Riker
A first person tale of a bachelor narrator who travels by rail and experiences a spectral vision. He recounts seeing a mysterious woman on a parallel train who warns him to abandon his trip, then learns of a wreck on the bridge ahead. The event spurs reflections on time, fate, and a possible reincarnated or spiritual connection to a lost child.
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Rene Asssitig
Local notes from Curlew and surrounding towns
Miss Gen Tisk and Mrs J Williams visited at Fort Dodge last week. Cowlevy people attended commencement at Mallard Thursday. Miss Jennie Tressler returned from Mallard. her school closed Friday. Miss Mary Young closed her Armstrong district school Friday. Mr and Mrs Art Brown left for Colorado to visit their son Ben. Melvin Fisk came from Emmetsburg for Mrs Brebkier's funeral. Mrs Ora Morgan returned to Hock Valley Saturday. Edgar Easton was ill with measles last week. Mr and Mrs Gus Thompson and Rev Arthur were Emmetsburg visitors Friday. Bessis, Nels and John Anderson were Laurens visitors Sunday. Mrs Arthur Wilcox is sick. Ferguson left for Des Moines with her three children. There will be an excursion to Spirit Lake June 19 over the M and St L Rey ArcBride was a Des Moines visitor last week. Misses Jennie and Winnie Tressier were Rolfe visitors Saturday. School closed Friday and teachers returned home. A party at A A Whitmer's Friday for Prof Miller and Miss Yates. All report a pleasant time. St Breckler's relatives returned home last week. his daughter Mrs Butcher will keep house for him. Mr and Mrs Frank Snyder were over Sunday visitors with Spencer relatives. Vivian O Halloran returned Sunday evening from Emmetsburg. Airs Littleton visited Emmetsburg Saturday. Miss Imelda McGovern of Whittemore spent Sunday at the Callen home. Miss Mary Rafferty went to Emmetsburg Saturday evening. Miss Kate Sherlock of Graettinger spent a few days at the L M Johnson home.
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Cylinder
Ruthven
M. E. Church
Father Fowler
St. Louis
Carson
Shotbey Lusin
Moses Perkins
Sunshine Company
Moses
Idiot
Perkins
Chin
Nesters
Self
Jess
Joses
Afoses Perkins
Afoses
Carson Basin
Ora Morgan
Hock Valley
Edgar Easton
Gus Thompson
Arthur
Emmetsburg
St. Breckler
Mrs. Butcher
Littleton
Imelda McGovern
Whitte- Toore
Callen
Mary Rafferty
Kate Sherlock
Graettinger
L. M. Johnson
Local social notes and activity from Emmetsburg area
Mrs Ed Gohr visited her parents Mr and Mrs W Georders in Emmetsburg Monday evening Gus Gordon visited Emmetsburg Friday afternoon Mrs Myers and daughter Constance visited Sheldon for several days Cylinder ball team traveled to Ruthven and lost 12 to 0 H O Halloran paused in Emmetsburg between trains Supt Overmeyer Fueling and Gerber among instructors for the Kossuth county institute for teachers running Jan 27 to July 2 Josie Patton will lead grammar and physiology classes Corinth Supt Backus praised as an excellent schoolman
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Ed Gohr
Emmetsburg
W. Georders
Gus Gordon
Kossuth County Institute For
Josie Patton
Overmeyer
Gerber
Corinth
Backus
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Joyce
James Fredrickson
Lincoln, Neb
Mrs. Wilson
Royal
Michael Flemming
Miss Letta Mansell
Wisconsin
Thureda
Spirit Lake
James Burns
Rose McNally
Garner
Alfred
Talia
Ihr
Boston Herald
Mao Yhoo
Esaresse
St Joseph Gazette
Man By
M. Quad
Sarah G. Riker
Chalmers
Detroit
Flanders
Maxwell
America
Curbstone
Algona Auto
MCH. CO
Algona and
Bessis, Nels and
John Anderson
Laurens
Arthur Wilcox
Frank Snyder
Spencer
Vivian O’halloran
Thyle
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