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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
7
Weather report notes Emmetsburg area stayed dry with Wednesday cloudy and no moisture in the city while Palo Alto county saw light showers. A light rain pattern contrasts with the emphasis on dryness in the region. The excerpt also contains a humorous domestic exchange about life’s rough spots.
Notice in Palo Alto County Iowa states George Mienke has been appointed and qualified as Administrator with Will annexed of Emilie Mienke deceased. Creditors and claimants are urged to pay or file claims with the District Court Clerk duly authenticated for allowance. Burt & Davidson serve as counsel.
Rev George A Ingle directs a Children's Day program replacing the usual church school and service. A musical reading The Hope of the World will be presented with Allan Bailey reading and Mrs John McDonald directing. Primary and junior children sing. Services start at 23 oclock. Trinity Episcopal Church also has services at 22 m on Sunday June 11.
John Casper Krieg born December 25 1831 in Switzerland died recently. He journeyed to the United States at age three arriving by sailboat after a five day voyage with his parents, first settling in Cincinnati then moving to Ottawa Illinois and Cuba before relocating to Palo Alto county Iowa. The family homesteaded in Ellington Township in 1870, with few possessions and hard pioneer work including breaking virgin prairie, building a sod house, and planting crops. He married Cora Young in 1831 and helped establish a homestead of 24 acres with a timber claim residents recall the era’s rugged frontier life.
Graettinger day trips, Cylinder calls, and Mallard visits highlight civilian life. Local residents travel to Des Moines for a banking convention and to Calgary for family visits. Mrs Ausland returns from Los Angeles, and Miss Higgins resumes duties as head nurse. Families attend graduations and weddings while others visit Lake Okoboji for the summer.
Wilma Wrider of Spencer and Pred Stowell of Dunnell Minn wed last Thursday. Attendants included Mrs Russel Chilgren and Miss Darlene Cottington with bestmen Clayton Carr and Howard Stowell. Jane Easton sang during the ceremony. The couple hosted a six o clock dinner at Higgins Tea Room and a Spencer home reception.
Hatching of wall-eyed pike and yellow perch eggs is in progress at Spirit Lake and Clear Lake hatcheries. More than 900 quarts of wall-eye eggs and about 100 quarts of perch eggs are in hatching jars. Spirit Lake Hatchery jars are full with 500 quarts of wall-eye eggs and 80 to 85 quarts of perch eggs already hatching, marking an abundant supply compared with last year.
In Iowa City the University of Iowa held one of its largest commencements, with 1,200 graduates including Dorothy Ann Beebe, Margaret J. Cretzmeyer, Thomas R. Hughes, John B. Kelly, Mary Helen Morling, and William C. Mulry receiving degrees or certificates. President Eugene A. Gilmore conferred the awards as Prof. Sam B. Sloan delivered the commencement address, marking the final event of a six day program ushering out the class of 1939.
A fragment notes a darkened basement room on a farm described as the usual best place for sore eyes during the summer. Other specifics are unclear in the OCR fragment.
The Scottish Highlands of the U of Iowa will perform in New York City from June 19 to 25 with ten appearances including concerts parades and events. The 40 piece unit will dedicate the Iowa sports flag at the Court of Sports on June 23 in a ceremony attended by President E A Gilmore and notable alumni at the World’s Fair.
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