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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
3
An organized summer program involves several individuals including Sauty Sr Mason Uir Strucker and Mabel Luk McLoughtin. The group, aiming to support Red Cross efforts near Carrill a m1 and related areas, schedules activities through July and coordinates with Delia Diehl and Gregg and other volunteers.
A cryptic Storm Lake gossip item notes a man jailed for a brief period amid county guard activity. The fragment mentions Buena Vista and a sum of 50 dollars, with unclear context about actions or charges.
Fragmentary text describes a 19th century meeting about tobacco provision for soldiers, noting a government figure and a church group fastened to a plan. Details are obscured by garbled OCR, but the gist involves distribution of tobacco and a vote.
Fragmented OCR yields a court setting with mentions of a jury, a bank, and a period of five years. Names and specifics are garbled, but references to a court, a jury, and a long proceeding suggest a legal matter in Illinois.
A letter from Guy Logue of Lake View, serving with Company K of the Eighteenth Infantry in France, to his wife in Sac City, describes a high-excitement engagement in which three companions were killed and Logue was wounded. He remains in the hospital with a painful but not serious wound. Additional notes reference brigades at Portage, Port Dodge, Iowa, dated June 24.
Judge Henry T. Reed of Fort Dodge presided as a federal court session opened on June 21. The case centers on liquor traffic enforcement and involves SBE federal sports. The proceedings focus on regulatory actions and potential penalties.
Sac City will host the Sac County Chantangua Assembly from July 7 to 23 with former Iowa governor Leslie A. Shaw among principal speakers. Also listed are Dr Henry C Hisnec Dr Robert O Matthews and Strickland Gillilan as other participants. Alta Indiana June 23 Theiss quarter section south of Rembrandt sold to George Bower of Solon Lake for 250 per acre and Rudolph Er’s 1 acre farm near Alta sold to C H Isakson of Cherokee County for 265 per acre.
Senator Hammill greeted by a large audience as he delivered a scholarly and engaging address. The piece lauds the talk as among the best heard in West Bend and calls for printing as a public document. Rev J G Orth set to speak next Sunday afternoon at the same venue. The column notes no West Bend candidate for this year’s election and emphasizes war support over politics. Additional local notes include health updates, farm sales, and service members reporting locations abroad.
Graettinger residents Thos Ren and family visited Pocahontas friends last week. Auctioneer Grodl and colleagues attended a Minneapolis business meeting. Miss Anna Skow rode to Estherville Monday. Mr and Mrs Wim Sullivan of St Paul visit Graettinger. N Matson was a forth bound passenger Monday morning. Mrs John Jackman and Miss Elizabeth Spies arrived from Chicago Monday. Mrs Joe Bigley and Mrs J B Lambe traveled to Chicago Sunday night. TH Wildey returned Friday from the Twin Cities driving his car. M Weinholzer and W L O Connor attended the K C initiation and banquet at Algona last Sunday. Mrs Germann and Emmet Lambe went to Eimoere Minn Monday. Clarence Axleton visited from Camp Dodge Saturday.
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