Emmetsburg Notes and Local Movements Report
Emmetsburg locals and visitors fill the week with social and business activity. Residents travel to Cedar Rapids for bankers meeting while others attend state events in Waterloo Cedar Falls and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bourett
West Bend
Bankers
Cedar Rapids
M. L. Murphy
Margaret Dinan
Grachtinger
Emmetsburg
Robert Laughlin
D. A. Johnson
State Bankers’ Convention
Wim. Maguire
Lincoln
Nabraska
Opal Pender
Waterloo
Genevieve Daily
Val Fisk
Carlew
E. P. Barringer
Mr. Bales
Ruthven
L. P. Stillman
Deliver
Mr. Down
Armstrong
Local items recount Titanic losses and regional curiosities
Spencer News notes Mrs J V Anderson learning of two distant cousins drowned in the Titanic disaster. John Baumeister returns from Hartsville after appendicitis operation, with unusual appendix finding. Grastninger Times reports a banker offering free interest loans to farmers for silos. Ida Grove reports Mrs Geo Sanders killed by lightning at a telephone, no others harmed. Whittemore and Algona items cover civic incidents and a speed ordinance donation for town improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Anderson
Our City
John Baumeister
Hartisy
Spencer News
Spencer
Iowa
Grasttinger
Ida Grove
Geo. Sanders
Algona
Des Moines-Republican
Narrow Escape as Dynamite Found in Tile Ditching Machine
Report from Laurens describes a loader preparing a large tile ditching machine for shipment. A Workman discovered sticks of dynamite stored inside a wheel during removal, but no detonation occurred. The incident prompted safety concerns at the work site.
Elmore Minger Joins Shipley Mercantile Firm
West Bend businessman Elmore Minger has bought an interest in the W V Shipley company in Iowa Falls. The firm will operate under the name Shipley Minger Company in the future, marking a major local business change reported by the Register and Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Register and Leader
Elmore Minger
West Bend
Man Crushed Under Building Near Manhattan Hotel
A Spirit Lake man, W. A. Spice, was killed when a building being moved near the Manhattan hotel at Lake Okoboji collapsed after a cam broke. He was working under the structure at the time and perished instantly, leaving a wife and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Lake Okoboji
W. A. Spice
Spirit Lake
Former West Bend Girl Weds May Williams and Pete Bangert
Former Ashton teacher May Williams married Pete Bangert of Ashton in a secret ceremony in Melvin on Sunday. The couple left for an extended honeymoon touring West Bend, Iowa, to visit the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Hippert
West Bend
Montana
Oregon
Canada
Faeth
Kedrowski
Twin Cities
Smithson
May Williams
Pete Bangert
Ashton
Melvin
Iowa
Ashton Public
Sihley Gazette
He Returns Home Pleased After Washington Visit
M. L. Kidsness came back to Graettinger Tuesday evening after aiding local progressive leaders and lining up Kenyon forces across Story Humboldt and Webster counties. He remains a keen, energetic worker with strong district familiarity. He left with gratitude from those he guided and plans to meet Palo Alto residents in Washington again. His youngest son recently married and will reside in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Kidsness
Washington
Graettinger
Kenyon
Story
Humboldt
Webster
Palo Alto
Circuses Feed 2500 Daily As Capt Hundley Heads Crew
The Yankee Robinson and Tesas Bill Wild West company provide 2500 meals daily under Capt. W. A. Hundley with seven am breakfast and 7 pm dinner. The troupe tours 100 miles each day, resuming meals at each stop. Emmetsburg hosts three nights starting June 13 with National Stock Co. performances including The Silent Partner and Lena Rivers, plus Bish class vaudeville and 45 and 25 cent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emametsburg
St. Elmo
Lena Rivers
National Stock Co
Emmetsburg
Grundy Center Wrestler Ross Tops Hoosier Rival in Exhibition
Local grappler Ross from Indiana defeated Waterloo Brown in two straight falls in Grundy Center exhibitions. The episode drew praise from Farmer Burns who lauded Ross and stirred hopes for a future champion in the town. A note at the end offers a 240 acre farm for rent through the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Mr. Ross
Indiana
Hoosier
Ross
Farmer Burns
Humboldt
Waterloo
Brown
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Miss Persons
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J. A. Duffy
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Earl Brown
Columbus Junction
Will O'Connor
Ayrshire
Fort Dodge
Dennis Martin
Fish & Neilson
Thomas Carmody
Whittemore
Alen
Minnesota
Gorman
McBride
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W. H. Gaylord
J. J. Dooley
J. A. Kennedy
H. W. Beeberg
Mrs. Pfeiffer
Frank Muehlfecht
Wheaton
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Augusta Gartner
Glen
Wade Egan
Colnque
St. Joseph's , College
Postal Savings Bank
W. W. Frost and Son
Town City
Dr. Fagan
D. J. Marrow
Leo Burk
Laurens
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Knights of Columbus
Eagle Grove
WE. G. Saunders
Ithaca
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Cornall College
George
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Hoel
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Theo, Mueller
Simon Weber
Valentins Reimuth
Germany
Cedric
Mars. O. A. Schrisher
Cole van Gorden
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J. J. Watson
Peoria
Mildred Mahan
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Charles Dubigg
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Nina Stone
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Fred Voorsees
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C. O. Harrison
Manchester
Wm. Lang
Bucky
Carthage
Lh- Bois
Fred Engler
Puckwana
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H. W. Beebe
Colorado
Enmetsburg
F. G. Davidson
Newcastle
Pennsylvania
M. Driscoll
Rochester
Drs. Mayo
St. Mary’s Academy
Tyson
Mildred Ell
Ames
Harry
Laurens Aval
Redpath
Gov. Hock
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Elman Myers
Brick” Leef
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Spencer Banker
Rock Island
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Russel Saunders
Express
Russell
Workman
Home of Good Shepherd
Margaret Welsh
Bro. Patterson
Robinson Circus
Red River
Nichols & Shepard CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Cals
N.S. Co
Emmetsburg Coal & Supply Co
Canadian Pacific By. Co
F. T. Hastings
Colonization Dept
1St & Sra
OWA Realty Company
T. J. Duffy
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J. G. McNamara
Wm. Ruel
Watson & Heigen Lard Co
MoCormick Bank
J. BD. Higgins
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