Train Protects Boys and Girls at Lake Recreation
The Community Club runs supervised programs for local children with sessions for boys on Mondays and Wednesdays and girls on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ages 10 to 12 meet at 2, older children at 3, with Miss Marion Palmer and Miss Martha Atkinson leading the girls and plans to add college men as helpers for the boys. The effort now includes younger children for playground supervision, aims to teach swimming, first aid, and lifeguard skills, and notes the lake is not yet safe for small children due to holes near the bath house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Palmer
Martha Atkinson
Emmetsburg
Community Club
Palo Alto County Fair to Feature Horse Pull Contest
A horse pulling contest will be among the Palo Alto County Fair attractions with A. W. Clyde overseeing the dynamometer. Preliminary pulls test teams on fifty foot weights while finals measure maximum loads up to twenty seven feet. County residents with good pulling teams are urged to contact the Fair Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
A. W. Clyde
Marriage of Gilbert Benschoter and Mary Olsen in Nashua
Mr Gilbert Benschoter and Miss Mary Olsen of Sexton united in marriage at the Little Brown Church Nashua. After a short wedding trip they will reside in the O'Brien residence in the south side. The bride, a highly deserving Sexton young woman, and the groom, manager of the Farmers' Cooperative Elevator, have earned local approval. The Democrat offers congratulations. Jesse Brundage, formerly of this place, is reported in serious condition at St Luke's Hospital after a burn incident with a high power electric cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator Company
Heshag
Bimgel
Ihany
Democrat
Jes Brundage
Cedar’ Rapida
Jesse ‘Brundage
St. Luke's Methodist Hospital
Burne
Fordyce Ton Mach in Fort Dodge boxing clash
Fordyce Ton Mach overwhelmed his opponent Irish Stewart in a Fort Dodge Friday night bout as other four matches ended nearly even. Miss Hazel Clarke arrived from Britt to visit Mr and Mrs Henry Lee in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordyce Ton Mach
Fort Dodge
Harry Fordyce
Stewart
Dally Messenger
Hazel Clarke
Britt
Mrs. Henry Lee
Fatal and serious injuries after train collision near Sioux City
A private grade crossing crash near the Big Sioux River bridge in Union County South Dakota left two dead and several seriously injured. Victims from Sioux City include Lloyd M. Sleezer and Porterfield Sleezer. Mrs. Lloyd M. Sleezer later died. Mrs. N A Steil and John Steil were also hurt. Mrs Steil remains in serious condition at St Vincent's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siena City
Milwaukee Railroad
Big Sioux River Bridge
Here
Sioux City
Union County
S. D
Lydd M. Steezer
First Street
Roberts Dairy Company
Porterfield Sleezer
Lloyd M. Sleezer
N. A. Steil
West Horne Street
John Steil
Steil
Anna Steil
St. Vincent's Hospital
Scopies Bank at Humboldt Closes After Charter Lapse
The Scopies bank at Humboldt closed last Saturday with assets of 500000 dollars and liabilities of 700000 dollars. An assessment of fifty percent had been made months earlier to keep it open. The charter expired recently and renewal requirements led officials to abandon business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scopies
Humboldt
Two Conventions Meet Saturday in Des Moines County
Democrats and Republicans hold county conventions next Saturday July 8 in this city. Opening hour eleven o'clock with Republicans at the Court House and Democrats at City Hall. Delegates chosen for state conventions in Des Moines in about three weeks. Names listed include Emmetsburg, Fairfield, West Bend, Nevada, and numerous townships with multiple delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Des Moines
Democratic Booth
Curlew
Cylinder
Ellington
J. EB. Hart
Emmetsburg
Will Henry
Pj Jengey
City
S—John Steil
Thos. Nolan
H. J. Pfiffzer
Ba. McNally
John Dooley
West
J. P. Hand
Harvey Hibbard
Mrs
DG. McCarty
Geo. W. Downs
Paul Schendel
J. P. Carney
W. J. Branagan
Dan Burns
J.P. Grady
Fairfield
Freedom
Wern Valley
William Wert
Lester Debolt
Great Osk
James Mand
John Burns
Mike Conlon
Highland
aAndependence
Lost Island
J. C. Christiansen
Mallard
L. C. Hahn
Keeney
Silver Lake
Nevada
E. P. Downs
Eugene Carney
Vernon
Noda
Walnut
P. J. McCarty
J. B. Lambe
Chas Harrington
Mrs. Heiz‘ler
B. J. Mitchell
West Bend
Jas. Dorweiler
F. H. Fordyce
Ten Cattell
W. G. Middleton
John Cody
Bleckwenn
John Wegener
F. Place
E A. Harrison
Fern Valley
C. M. Barber
W. J. Breakenridge
Great Oak
Chris Johnson
J. A. Coon
Hedland
D. L. Modisett
P. Barringer
John A. Derg
J. Joy
Oscar Backstrom
Jane Anderson
J. F. Haalings
J. H. Thatcher
A. J. Bragg
F. BE
Smith
Gto. Jacobs
Frank
Mrs John Cullen Move to Emmetsburg Welcomed
Mrs John Cullen long time Curlew resident came to Emmetsburg the latter part of the week to keep house for Father McNerney. She is an estimable lady with many warm friends in this locality. Mr Cullen will be remembered and is welcomed by the community. Passed away a few weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sain Cullen
Curlew
Emprsbury
John Cullen
Emmetsburg
Father McNerney
Cullen
Will Visit British Isles Miss Amy Snowden To Europe
Miss Amy daughter of Rey and Mrs Joseph Snowden returns home from Shenandoah Tuesday morning after teaching at the state school. She will spend summer in England with Shenandoah friends and may tour the continent. A Mason City press report notes three auto crashes last night involving six cars including the mayor’s vehicle, injuring two people and causing injuries to Mel Handy and Alfred Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy
Rey
Joseph Snowden
Shenandoah
England
British Isles
Europe
Mason City
Forest City
Dubudue
Joico
W. W .Wheeter
Mel
Handy
Clear Lake
Alfred Anderson
Band Concert Program To Be Given In The City
A band concert program is set to be presented to residents this Thursday evening. The event features local musicians and is hosted by the city recreation department at the community hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thia City
Ringsted Co operative Livestock Shipping Meet Held
The Rings sted Co operative Livestock Shipping Association held its annual meeting in the Opera House basement on Friday. G W Giffin and Nels Christianson were elected for the coming year. A total of 105 cars valued at 183585.77 were shipped, consisting of hogs cattle and mixed stock. Markets used were Chicago Tama and Waterloo with switching freight and terminal costs dominating expenses. Speakers included County Agent Fred F Clark and W B G Saunbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringssted Co-operative Livestock Shipping Association
Opera House
G. W. Giffin
Nels Christianson
Fred F. Clark
Palo Alto
W. B. G. Saunbers
The
States Association
Chicago
Tama
Waterloo
Bruce and Marian Bruce Plan Pacific Coast Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Marian Bruce of the Rolfe Arrow will take a national editorial trip to California. Their itinerary includes San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver with return via the Canadian Pacific route. They have made several such excursions during the past few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Bruce
The
Rolfe Arrow
California
San Frantisco
Seattle
Vancouver
Auto wreck injures Mrs Douin and others near Armstrong
Late Sunday night the cars of Shorty Lowman and Donin of Swes City collided east of Armstrong. Mrs Douin sustained rib and forehead injuries and her daughter was bruised. Rupert Strid of Wallingford suffered a deep neck gash and chest injuries after being thrown through a shattered windshield. Ernest Rupert received facial cuts and other bruises. Lowman, driving a new Ford, was speeding and passed another car before striking Donin’s car which had no lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty Lowman
Donin
Swes City
Armstrong
Douin
Rupert Strid
Wallingford
Lowman
Ernest Rupert
Donin Auto
Roy Lowman
Farm Bureau event boosts Township club work in Independence
At the Independence Township Farm Bureau meeting held in the central schoolhouse last Friday evening, Boys and Girls Club work was highlighted. The program featured the play Farm Surean Wine by club members, a Ringsted Quartette performance, and a box supper raising slightly over 94 dollars. Olga Oskvig won most popular girl with 343 votes. Iris Ware and Ollie Reasoner followed. Proceeds fund prizes for club work and help send members to the Junior Short Course at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence ‘Township Farm Bureau
Ringsted Quartette
Olga Oskvig
Farm Bureau
Andred Gowams
Diga Osking
Iris Ware
Ollie Reasoner
Independence Township
Ames
Emmetsburg Market Quiet on Hog Quotations and Lake Visitors
Market reporters found no hog quotations in Emmetsburg while lake tourism lags with a cool June. Local businesspeople note unsatisfactory past years for resort trade and tight times. Mr. and Mrs. Chea Worley arrived in Emmetsburg from Hagestown to visit Mr. and Mrs. Joan Fino at the week's start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallapea
Chea
Worley
Emmetsburg
Hagestown
Joan Fino
Miss Ruth Whorley Weds Carl Sippel in Mason City
Miss Ruth Whorley daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Whorley formerly of the area, wed Carl Edward Sippel. They traveled to the Black Hills for a brief honeymoon and will reside in Mason City where Sippel serves as director of the local telephone exchange and Mrs. Sippel is a Park Hospital graduate nurse. Emmetsburg friends extend hearty congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Wm Whorlley
Mason City
Carl Edward Sippel
Emmetsburg
Black Hills
On City
Sippel
Bead Stand Item To Be Sold Next Saturday
A sale will be held next Saturday at two o'clock at the old band stand in the city for cash to the lowest responsible bidder. The item has considerable good value, though posts and railing are badly rotted and offered free with the sale.
Monday a Real Corn Day
Weather notes describe a warm Monday with a close night followed by fair rain on Tuesday morning. Toward the end the ascribed thermometer readings are said to be lower than in May and a couple of weeks earlier.
Local Names List Reflects Community Figures
A fragmented OCR list names residents and organizations across multiple places including Independence, Lest Island, Silver Lake, Walnut, and Vernon. Notable entries include Keech, Thatcher, Bel, Foley, Christian, Lande, Simonson, Luse, Cowman, Brownlee, Carmichael, Morrigan, and Frick among others. The page reads like a civic roster or standings sheet with initials and short identifiers attached to surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om Yo Coulagion
L. A. Hil
D. Smith
M. J. Coury
Vernon
Anderson
I. B. Drew
RB. Young
M. D. Grodland
Geo. Frick
P. J. Hession
Clarence Clemeson
A. B. Giltaugh
Mr and Mrs Jas Hardie Visit From Estherville
Mr and Mrs Jas Hardie of Estherville were visitors in town Saturday en route to Corwith to visit relatives. Mr Hardie has served with the Rock Island Company for years and previously ran a passenger train through Emmetsburg for thirteen years. He will receive a new slou next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Hardie
Estherville
Corwith
Hardie
Rock Island Company
Emmetsburg
Albert Lea
Contractors progress and local notes from Great Oak township
Brereton and Rain are completing roadwork from Confon to Ayrshire in four to five days and begin Curlew north to the Conlon schoolhouse. P Boles handles the M B E church spire removal with a temporary dome replacing a lightning damaged structure. Busy Bees of Great Oak plan a meeting. A daughter Marjory Jane born to Bert Beck and Fern Hutton of Kenosha. Emmetsburg stores close next Monday except groceries open till ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confon
Irs’ Corney
Ayrshire
Brereton & Ra
Silver Lake
Curlew
Conlon
Great Oak
Whe Hutton
Marjory Jane
Bert Beck
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Emmetsburg
Will Remove Carp From Our Lake
In early July local workers under the Emmetshire Community club will remove carp from Medium Lake by seining. About 7000 pounds have been shipped to the city. Some fish have only one inch mesh, and the haul will be sold to local buyers if possible. Work overseen by the Iowa State Fish and Game Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetshire Community Club
Medium Lake
Iowa State Fish & Game Warden
Neighbors Aid Ill Ayrshire Resident With Farm Work
Neighbors of John F. P. Joyce in the Ayrshire area gathered last Wednesday to aid the ill man by cultivating his corn. A list of workers includes Ralph and Robert Rouse Porter Parker Emmet Woods Holt Sidney Anty Austin Sam Dyer and others. Dinner was provided by local women. The piece praises neighborliness and Christian spirit in Palo Alto county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FP. Joyce
Ayrshire
Ralph
Robert Rouse
Porter Parker
Emmet Woods
Holt Sidney
Anty Austin
Sam Dyer
John
Eugene Bough
Frank Barber
Bob Dyer
Will Faust
Douglas Brennan
Joe
Teo Joyce
Chas, Kane
Austin Hoben
Otto Gommels
Florin
Derwood Moody
Dr McTigue Invites Jack Sipes After Supreme Court Ruling
In a ruling this week the state supreme court denies execution of Jack Sipes in November and orders a new trial to be set, likely in a nearby county. Attorney George Heald of Spencer praised the ruling, while Emmetsburg officials hope the retrial brings outside business. The piece notes local chautauqua losses and local job offers at the new hospital, with workers asking $3 a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lune
State Supreme Court
Jack Sipes
George Heald
Spencer
Sipes
Supreme Court
Hat
AK Emmetsburg
Dr. Jmo~ Tigue
Brookhart
Porter
Stetler
Jack
Emmetsburg
Exposition trip returns with Parks couple
W F Parks contractor for our new hotel returned from a three week Philadelphia trip with Mrs Parks. They joined the Shriners’ float from Sioux City and carried 209 passengers and 28 Arabian horses used in the parade. Parks notes grounds for the sesquicentennial not yet arranged and exhibits not placed. Exposition not ready for public until August and ends in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F. Parks
Philadelphia
Parks
Washington
Colonel Brookhart
New York City
Mrs. Parks
Iowa
Buffalo
Detroit
Chicago
Emmetsburg
Nutrition lesson given by Miss Swanson at Fairfield township
The fourth nutrition lesson by Miss Laie Swanson of the Iowa Extension Department was hosted at Mrs. Frank Wright's home in Fairfield township on Friday June 18. Twenty leaders from Freedom Independence Vernon and Fairfield attended and praised the program as helpful. The final lesson will be at Mrs. John Goeders in Freedom on August 13. The Home Project Chairman is Mr. and Mrs. Guy Carmichael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laie Swanson
Iowa Extension Department
Frank Wright
Fairfield Township
Inear
Pers
Fist
Freedom
Independence
Vernon
Fairfield
John Goeders
Woship
Ruthven Plans Large Community House Project
Ruthven residents near completing a subscription drive for a 108 by 80 foot two story community building. Plans include a 30 by 75 foot first floor community room and a second floor opera space that can convert to a dance hall or basketball court. A basement kitchen will complete the modern structure with $7,000 already pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
The
Democrat
Andre Bradley Nuptials At Grasttinger Catholic Church
John Andre and Bernice Bradley wed at Grasttinger Catholic Church with Rev J J Kelly officiating. Bride’s attendants were Evelyn Bradley. groom’s escort Joseph Bradley. Dinner at bride’s mother E J Bradley’s home. After a brief honeymoon at Arnolds Park they will start housekeeping on the groom’s farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Andre
Bernice Bradley
Grasttinger
J. J. Kelly
Evelyn Bradley
Joseph Bradley
E. J. Bradley
I Ris
Emmetsburg
Imiy
Kis
Andre
Stil Young and Handsome Mr and Ms Ches Siegele Visit
Mr Siegele, age 72, formerly of Charles City, returns with Mr and Mrs Bishop after visiting relatives. He notes Hart-Parr employs about 700 people and plans detail the company’s production. The Iowa State Fair will feature a new wildlife building with aquariums and pens for native fish and wild animals at the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ches. Siegele
Charles City
Bishop
Mr. Siegele
Drs. Siegele
Siegele
Charles Citv
Siceele
Iowa Fair
Lows Fish and Game Department
Iowa
Takestis Laborants Maratoxy Opens At Inwa Lakeside Lab
Several students have already located at the Inwa Lakeside Laboratory on West Okoboji lake shore. It is run by the faculty of the 3. U. I. The program lasts ten weeks this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Takestis Laborants Maratoxy
Inwa Lakeside
Okoboji Lake
Taught in Russian District Miss Laughlin Reports
Miss Marie Laughlin who recently returned from Tolstoy South Dakota says the early season was dry there but late rains benefited crops. She taught near Tolstoy last year as many farmers are Russians. The community is largely German and thrifty. crops did well last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Laughlin
Tolstoy
South
Dakota
Miss Laughlin
Haven
South Dakota
Deposits at Milford Bank Reported By State Auditor
TL. Sanders of Spencer, who recently examined the First National bank of Milford and ordered it closed, reports that the deposits amounted to about $180,008 with perhaps $40,000 in the bank at the time of inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TL. Sanders
Spencer
First National Bank of
Milford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phil Morning
Gilbert Benschoter
Miss Mary Olsen
Little Brown Church
Vale
Humbolt Bank
Amy Snowden
Lackawapan
Ringsted
Co-operative Shipping Association
Bruce
Shorty Lowman In
Emmetsburg Markets
Ruth Whorley
Emmetsbuy
Burns
H. E
P. Boles
M. BE
M. B
Ty John BP. Joyce
Father O'Brine
Father O’brine
Bancroft
Grotto
Father Davery
Algona
O'Brine
Davern
Cardinal O'Connell
George Sweet
Mr. Sweet
Frank Ansinger
Peoria
Ilinois
Mallate
Anginger
J. D. Moody
Great Oak Township
Dr. McTigue
Bro
Cookinham
Ayrshire Chronicle
Chautauqua
G. Brey
Dennis Shea
W. F. Parks
Mes. Frank Wright Home
Guy Carmichael Tome
Guy Carmichael
Colorado
Andre-Bradley
Joke Andre
Miss Bernice Bradley
Mike Marie Laughlin
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