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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
1
A garbled notice mentions Exmmere berg and a post office context as a second class matter. Details are unreadable. the fragment hints at an official mailing or publication designation without clear actions, dates, or entities.
In a speech at the Rate ofinker Hill anniversary, former Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes warned the cure for democracy’s ills lies in knowledge and moral responsibility. He cautioned that even intelligent citizens lack honor, noting a rise in grasping men in key positions and worsening conditions.
A Springfield Dispatch reports Smith broadens his push for city safety and new parks, while national figures clash over red tape and public lands. Governor Smith blasts opponents as serving wealth on Long Island, vows early park and recreation funding and sewered opposition strategies. Local figures praise his leadership and call for bold, unapologetic action to improve urban life.
Rochester, Minnesota endured a severe tornado with no fatalities in the recent visit, while half a century earlier the state faced one of its worst cyclones. The Mayo family figure, joined by sisters running a small hospital, organized relief that boosted Dr. Mayo’s rising reputation as a surgeon.
Emmetsburg editor reflects on community boosters and farmer welfare, praising cooperative creamery management and the need for efficient leaders. He stresses that faithful service by managers and staff sustains co operatives, warns against relying on private institutions, and urges truth about business success and caution against gambling and speculation. A local family reunion at the Deneen home draws 21 relatives for a long overdue gathering.
In Sac county a district court rules school buses may only haul pupils from homes to school houses and not for any other purpose. The decision limits bus use to student transport and blocks private or noneducational uses by the district.
The article notes Sheldon’s population at 8,038 with a five year earlier count of 3.4 thousand and highlights a large Pikes incident in Storm Lake. It also reports a 39 inch catch weighing 44 pounds and mentions a new $85,000 dormitory for girls to be built at Morningside College in Sioux City area.
Jas Conlon announces an auction of real estate on Tuesday June 30 at 2 30 pm. The property lies in Palo Alto county near Empetsburg and Ayrshire, West of NW 22 Township 45 Range 38, 65 acres under water crop with excellent black soil. The 0 entire parcel is well fenced. See Mr Conlon’s ad in this Democrat issue for details.
Catholic community mourns Father J Doueher a Jesuit missionary born in Chicago who died of pneumonia in Detroit at 64. He entered the order in 1877 taught across multiple cities including Detroit Omaha St Louis Chicago and Prairie du Chien and was noted for scholarship eloquence humility and zeal.
The Fort Dodge Daily Messenger reports a barber shaved the hair of ten women in one morning as the town grapples with a fad for short hairstyles. The piece notes growing converts including some obstinate women and a couple of grandmothers, signaling a shift away from long hair.
Des Moines Capital reports Ida B. Smith state head of the Women’s Temperance Union may seek the United States Senate seat long held by Cummins. The paper notes the run was discussed at the state central committee’s last meeting, especially among women members.
Crips in Nebraska and Good Iowa delegates report a long 1 800 mile tour noting corn in western Nebraska as an excellent stand. Oats and barley in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska are below ideal, while wheat in Kansas and Nebraska is expected to yield a large crop.
Whittemore residents are urged to attend a town picnic tomorrow hosted by the Farm Bureau, the cooperative elevator company, and the cooperative creamery company. An advertisement in this week’s Democrat notes the event promises a grand time for all attendees.
SMM James Gowans states his son works for the Pennsylvania highway commission and is overseeing the four mile highway project at Pittsburg costing about $200,000. The state is building many fine roads.
State Fire Marshal Tracy spent about an hour in Emmetsburg Friday evening examining two city buildings that Chief Fred McCarty says will likely be condemned as fire traps.
Reorganization efforts at the First National Bank of Algona have failed and the receiver will shut down the bank. The closure ends the bank's operations and conveys the end of its business activities under receivership.
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