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Emmetsburg Democrat

Location

Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1914

Page

7

Emmetsburg News Roundup Highlights Local Happenings

Multiple small-town notices from Emmetsburg and nearby areas list weekend travels and visits by residents and guests from Mallard, Des Moines, Ottawa, Eagle Grove, Ames, and Chicago. Weather, plants, church events, and local business updates appear with brief mentions of parades, dances, and farm incidents.

Labor Troubles Hit Kansas City Growth And Depot Delay

J. G. Hinkley reports Kansas City faces many labor troubles with frequent strikes hindering city growth and the completion of the new union depot. A labor shortage drives wages from $3 to $5 daily as vast grain warehouses rise. Hinkleys plan a trip to Oregon then California, expecting to return next spring.

J. G. Hinkley Kansas City Kansas Oklahoma Kanass City

County to act on new school book adoption plan

The county superintendent, auditor and supervisors will decide next Wednesday on adopting new school books for the next five years. A large number of school books are in town for consideration.

Sanbern Methodist Church Chicago

Fire damages office building of Frost and Woodard

Fire struck the Ors Frost and Woodard office building early Thursday morning as the hose company battled the flames. The blaze origin remains a mystery and the building is still owned by Mrs. Kidder.

J. E. Schooley J. EE. Schooley Farmers’ Insurance Company Gedar Rapids Ole Hanson Rodman Kulp Emmetsburg George Schlonicker O. P. Doyle Joseph Ray Joynt Nicholas Goeders Gylindor Eugene Mulroney Kidder Farmers’ Company of Cedar Rapids Ors. Frost and Woodard

Wrecked Sanborn Draws Sunday Spectators

Saw Ruins at Sanborn as Mr and Mrs Monroa Johnson Miss Virgio Cahill and William Ryan joined locals to view the cyclone wreckage on Sunday. Autos filled the town with sightseers while telegraph poles wires and debris blocked streets. Others from Emmetsburg included Howard Hughes Mark Irvine and the express agent.

Monroa Johnson Virgio Cahill William Ryan Sanborn Emmetsburg Howard Hughes Mark Irvine Mr. Johnson Express

Emmetsburg Visit By Mr and Mrs John Batner

Mr and Mrs John Batner of Rockwell City visited Emmetsburg last Saturday between trains after attending the state convention of abstractors in Mason City. Ten years have passed since he lived in Emmetsburg where he served two years as recorder of Calhoun county. He has since returned to abstracting and notes Emmetsburg’s growth and Rockwell City’s steady development into a substantial place.

John Batner Rockwell City Emmetsburg Mason City

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