Local notes from Ruthven Emmetsburg and surrounding towns
West from Ruthven and nearby towns report visits from W A Brown J W Hughes Rev L O Wigdahl T F McGovern and Auditor Sim R Stedman. News mentions Nurse training Agnes Kinsley, Whittemore elevator manager G Green, and multiple visits among families in Ruthven Sioux Falls Denver Chicago and Des Moines. Also notes about St Mary Academy commencement June 16 and local sewer case updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
Algona
E. G. Kelly
Agnes Kinsley
Chicago
G. Green
Rodman
Farmers
Whittemore
T. S. Hamilton
C. F. Dayton
Ruthven
Casson
Audubon County
Emmetsburg
Nellie Atkinson
Wells
Minnesota
Alica Wilcox
Denver
Colorado
Oliver Wigdahl
St. Paul
Dimmicks to occupy U S Thompson residence
News from twenty years ago notes Mr. and Mrs. Dimmick will reside in the U S Thompson residence. Mrs. Charles Flyoo visits relatives at Waterco. Twin babies reported at Knudsen home in Rodman. PF Mulroney sells 23 cattle for 1207.50. Fritz returns from Pacific coast. Dan Kelly becomes book-keeper at Ryan packing in St Anagar. Memorial Day injuries to daughters of Chrischilles and Munch in a runaway. Hoagland builds an addition. Dickingon county votes to build 15000 court house. Shaw Kent add rear store. Gilchrist becomes Sioux City Normal principal. Sim Robinson census enumerator for West Bend Ellington. Major Darrah for Emmetsburg. Utter and Mabel visit Postville. Banquet at Waverly hotel. Estherville Milwaukee branch track to be torn up. Wilson bill on original packages passes senate. Keenan resigns as Rock Island section foreman after 41 years. successor T Sullivan. Robt Drybrough to open veteranary business in Nevada township. Walnut township Memorial exercises held. Anna Donovan teaches. P F Littleton and Lizzie Bradley marry. will live at Graettinger. A O H band members head to Sioux City for convention. John Walsh leaves Joho T Laughlin job. J G Gallagher and RB McFarland visit West Bend. H F Jones visits Montrose SD. J L Martin painting home. Mrs R McJ McFarland and Jennie visit Emmetsburg. John Doran and Maggie Doran move to Seattle.
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John Walsh
Joho T. Laughlin’s
J. G. Gallagher
RB. M
McFarland
West Bend
H.F. Jones
Montrose
South Dakota
L. Martin
Ars
R.mcj. McFarland
Miss Jennie
Emmetsburg
Ohn Doran
Miss Maggie
Seattle
Washington
Stanley Nelson Injures Shoulder Releasing Wagon Gate
Terril Tribune reports Stanley Nelson broke his collar bone yesterday while alighting from a wagon to open a gate near Chas. Rande's. He tripped on his feet and fell on his shoulder.
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Stanley Nelson
Chas. Rande’s
Terril Tribune
Merchant firm asked to settle death claim in mail order poison case
A Chicago firm, A Montgomery Ward & Co, was in Pomeroy seeking details about a death linked to ptomaine poisoning from dried herring bought via mail order. The widow and widower Barger claim their son died in March, prompting the inquiry and potential settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Pomeroy
Herald
Barger
Pocahontas
Systematic tuberculosis lectures by Dr Keptord in township programs
Dr A E Keptord state tuberculo sis lecturer has been making addresses at township school programs run by Superintendent Season Cuppner. A local column notes the cleanliness and order of the town, the mayor ordering out loiterers, and special church services marking anniversaries. A Whittemore circus visit sparked mixed reviews, while county fair plans stir local anticipation for a big home-coming feature.
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A. E.keptord
Cuppner
Geo. Boyle
Changes in street transport self description
Rolfe Reveille notes a shift in mobility as 187 rigs and only two lumber wagons crowded a street on a Monday afternoon. Cars and other autos appeared in large numbers replacing older teams, marking a transition in local transit habits.
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Rolfe Reveille
Will Equip Armory With Stage Fixtures
Manager Cox arranged to save the plank stage in the armory and install a new up to date stage with a full set of fixtures. The building will be wired for sound, enabling clear audio from any part of the house as reported by Essherville Vindicator and Republican. Editor Tom Larsen of West Bend Journal and West Bend Buttermaker traveled from the Bend by auto in 55 minutes, noting the feat. He called on the Courier during a brief visit and spoke of the newspaper business fair at Rend.
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Cox
Essherville Vindicator
Tom Larsen
West Bend Journal
West Bend
Tom the Bend
Bro. Larsen
Courier
the Rend
Algona Couriar
Grandma Witter Celebrates 92nd Birthday In Cheerful Health
Hale and Hearty notes Grandma Witter's ninety second birthday. She is in good health and able to keep her house, bright and cheerful mentally, a lively conversationalist who recalls Haley's comet from her youth when teaching her first term of school.
Child dies after cedar oil poisoning incident
A baby girl, Edith Emerson, drank cedar oil from a bottle while playing at home. She showed pain and convulsions later the evening, died Sunday morning after hours of agony. The body was taken to Sutherland for burial. A letter from Regina, Sask., describes a trip across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Canada with updates on arms, crops, and travel, ending with Rae planning to locate land.
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Wile
Edith
Albert Emerson
Sutherland
Spirit Lake
Goff
Regina
Sask
Minneapolia
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canada
Frank Anderson
Chas. Stephens
Montevideo
Fargo
Sherwood
Melita
Manitoba
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Peace River
Rae
Rathyeu Free Press
Too Much Love By Oscar Cox in Java Jungle
A surgeon in Manila receives a leave to visit an old friend Dick Thurston on a coffee plantation in Batavia. Thurston falls ill with intermittent dysentery, supposedly caused by his Javanese nurse whom the doctor suspects of poisoning him. Using a pocket microscope on food, the physician detects bamboo poison hairs in the meals, revealing the nurse’s lethal intent. They escape Java with Thurston recovering after avoiding further poisoning.
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Manila
Dick Thurston
Batavia
Java
Leed
Mears
Thurston
Ng Toeans
Goodby
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W. A. Brown
W. J. Hughes
L. O. Wigdshl
T. F. McGovern
Woaittemore
Sim R. Stedman
Estherville
A. D-Grow
Frio
J . EF. Nedderman
Little Son
Ire
Lohrville
C. A. Hoffman
Charles City
J. C. Bennett
B. O
Des Moines
Merriman
Graettinger
Father Carroll
Fama
St. Mary Academy
Towa
Partment
Rom P. T. Rubaris
Des ‘Moines
Gove
McComber, Bailey and Harrison
Davis
Supreme Court
Hartley
Emmettsburg
Peter Metz
F. Crouch
Lacomb
Alberta
Hig
Western Canada
W. F. Conley
Avoca
Murray
The
Democrat
Mr. and
Mra. Dimmick
U.S. Thompson Residence
Charles Flyoo
Waterco
Mra. Knudsen
Mulroney
BM. L. Fritz
Pacific Coast
Dan Kelly
Ryan
St. Anagaar
Chrischilles
Munch
Hult Hoagland
Dickingon County
Shaw & Kent
Gilchrist
Sioux City
Sim Robinson
Ellington
Major Darrah
Freedom
A. W. Utter
Little Mabel
Postville
Sur
Milwaukee Road
Wilson
Senate
Patrick Keenan
Rock Island Road
T. Sullivan
Humboldt County
Robt. Drybrough
Nevada
Walnut Township
Anna Donovan
P. F. Littleton
Lizzie Bradley
P. BR. Stockslager
Boone
Hartman
Spirit Gake
Clarion
Mousel
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Alton
Sioux County
Sheldon Mail
Ourself
Auto
Too Much Love
Oscar Cox
Hese
Jessen
Foy & Wilcox
Iowa Realty Company
Joan
T. J. Duffy
Pees
Iowa
Royal Lumber Company
H. C. Shadbolt
W. G. Middleton
Farmers’ Savings Bank
D. A .Johnson
M. C. Grist
J. W. Neary
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