Local Notices and Portraits of Community Ties
Lawrence Brennan visited Spencer Saturday. Miss Mary Barnett returned home from Dubuque Tuesday. Pearl Iverson helps at the Her Old Barringer home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Pisquist hosted Sunday at the Iverson home. John McDonald of Minnesota was a weekend guest at the Eulp home. Rev L G Wigdahl marked 45 years in ministry last Sunday at Ruthven. Mrs. Earl Beebe hosted Contract Bridge players in this city. Mrs. F C Davidson hosted a Tuesday gathering of ladies. Arthur Bowles and Irvin Osterhus drove to Ames with 4-H members. Lost Island Aid Society met at Mrs. Clarence Christenson’s. large attendance. Thelma and Marie Tinteen leased a Graettinger building for an ice cream parlor. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Nelson returned from Iowa City for medical advice. Clarence Christenson visited South Dakota last week. Knute Sorenson’s wife returned from Nevada, Iowa for funeral of her mother. Dr. and Mrs. J F O’Neill returned to St Louis after visiting his mother. Lost Island Lutheran Aid serving 10 and 20 cent picnic lunches July 4 at Gerald Ronsted home. Mrs. Wade Sullivan and Mrs. John Kenefick visited Mrs. Daniel Kelly. A. A. Clark family and Cecile Brennan at Boyd River fishing trip. Tom Kelly of Minneapolis visited his mother, Mrs. Daniel Kelly, returning same day. Edith Bowles left for Des Moines to visit Miss Lucille Brennan. Mrs. Paul Schaney and Miss Alice Jackman visited Estherville Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. GO. Wigdahl
Ruthven
Eoees
Earl Beebe
Cease
F. C.davidson
Psaee
Lost Island Aid Society
Clarence Christenson
Peaee
Thelma
Marie Tinteen
Graettinger
Eusee
Tom Kelly
Minneapolis
Emmetsburg
Daniel Kelly
Jones
Edith Bowles
Des Moines
Misa Lucille Brennan
Josephine Louise O'Brien
Peter O'Brien
St. Mary’s Academy
Mankato Business College
Mankato
Minnesota
Sioux City
Fred Thacker
Oklahoma City
Bancroft
Thacker
O'Brien
St. John's Cemetery
Len McDonald
Len Dejpeen
William McCoy
Robert Burns
Gerald Ryan
Francis McNally
Bert ‘Thacker
Glenn Thacker
Sind
William Thacker
Lorin'Skinner
E.N. Hanson
George Widner
Claude Thacker
Wayne Dermit
Marvin Dermit
Clara Thacker
Harold Ansenus
W. J. O’brien
Shas. Casey
Harold O'Brien
Emmetsburg Social Roundup Ties Weekend Visits
Lea Fitzpatrick of Dunlap spent the weekend with Emmetsburg relatives. Mrs Jas Dunigan enjoys a visit from her daughter Mrs Charles Freeman. LorettaDryzelmnski returns from Bay City Michigan. The page notes multiple local visitors and hospital admission for appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Fitzpatrick
Dunlap
Emmetsburg
Sees
Jas. Dunigan
Charles Freeman
Graettinger News Roundup and Local Visits
Graettinger Ia June 29. Victor Henningson will leave in July for Milwaukee to join Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. Mrs Burt Shaver starts a sewing class at home aiming for ten girls. Rev J M Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy visited in Graettinger. The Graettinger Birks play ball here Tuesday against Gylinder. 52 relatives attended the Young family reunion at Lewis Larson home. Nan McCarty from Chicago visits for nursing course. Several local funerals and visits noted plus multiple family travels and trips through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Henningson
N. W. Mutual
Miwaukee
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Prudential Life
Surance Company
Newark
N. J
Burt Shaver
Rev L O Wigdahl Completes 45 Years as Ruthven Pastor
Rev L O Wigdahl pastor of Zion Lutheran church at Ruthven marked 45 years of service last Sunday after arriving in 1887. He delivered a special sermon as friends and parishioners offered greetings. Local attendees included Sporda Bargstrum Engebretsen Christianson Imsland Sandvig Gaard Nelson Hanson and Williamson among others wishing him health and strength for years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Wigdahl
Zion Lutheran Church
Ruthven
Sporda
Oscar Bargstrum
Lars Bargstrum
Mes. Engebretsen
Anna Christianson
Imsland
Sandvig
O. G. Gaard
Engle Nelson
W Williamson
Hans Hanson
Nels Hanson
We. Bilge
Providence
Mayne Named Junior Vice Commander at S A War Veterans Meet
At the annual Spanish American War Veterans convention in Sioux City on Wednesday L H Mayne was chosen junior vice commander. L H Stephenson of Sioux City was selected state commander Chas H Brown of Waterloo senior vice commander and Rev J H Hampshire of Dubuque chaplain F M Rosenberry surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Mayne
Sioux City
Oe L. Stephenson
Chas. H. Brown
Waterloo
Rev
J. H. Hampshire
Dubuque
F. M. Rosenberry
Algona Farm Hand Shoots Self Near Algona
Gordon Jorgensen a 35 year old farm hand employed by Schipul Byos living six miles northeast of Algona shot and killed himself Tuesday amid financial difficulties in a quiet rural death that shocked the local farming community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon. Jorgensen
Schipul “Byos
Algona
Fort Dodge Man Gets 20 Year Term for Murder
William Webster, 58, a Fort Dodge resident, pled guilty to the murder of Joe Bailey, both African American, and received a twenty year sentence in the penitentiary from Judge H. H. Frye. Webster had earlier been convicted of a murder in Des Moines 24 years ago and served 15 years of a life sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Webster
Fort Dodge
Joe ‘Bailey
Hh.e. Frye
Webster
Des Moines
Bank Secretes July Fourth Dividends In Estherville
Today residents of Estherville and nearby areas will receive substantial cash as First Trust & Savings Bank and Provident Trust issue final dividend checks. The First Trust & Savings pays out 22,144 dollars, while Provident Trust distributes 24,822 dollars to depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
First Trust & Savings Bank
Provident Trust Company
First Trust & Savings
Provident Trust
Estherville M E Folks Hold Picnic at Fort Defiance Park
The Estherville M E congregation hosts a picnic at Fort Defiance park today with Dr. W H Lease of Algona on the program for an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
M. E
Fort Defiance Park
W. H. Lease
Algona
Tragic drowning shadowfalls Emmetsburg widow and child
The community mourns Mrs. Fred Thacker who died in an accidental drowning at a sandpit while her husband and young daughter Marion Louise survive. A solemn requiem mass was held with Father Leo Berger of Sioux City officiating, and many relatives from Sioux City Bancroft Mason City and Estherville attended the funeral.
Bank Closings in Chicago Prompt Delegates on Financial Issue
The First National of Riverside in Chicago closed with $220 000 in deposits and The Congress Trust & Savings on Wabash Avenue closed with $1 300 000 in deposits. The article argues these closures during convention month highlight the need for timely attention to financial matters by delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Chicago
Congress Trust & Savings
Wabash Avenue
Few Tractors in Fields This Summer
In many countryside areas tractors are scarce this summer with horses still widely used for farming. The piece notes the horse has long been the farmer’s true ally and dominant method on the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Com
Miss Jeannette Jamieson Wins District Bible Contest
Jeannette Jamieson won first place in the dramatic section of the district Bible story contest held in Buffalo Center on June 21 earning a silver medal. She advances to the Epworth League Institute final at the Methodist camp grounds from July 11 to 18 where the winner will receive a gold medal and a half year scholarship at Morningside College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Jamieson
Jeanette Jamieson
Buffalo Center
Epworth League Institute
Methodist Camp Grounds
Morningside College
Ellington 4-H Girls Club Meets At Grethen Home
The Ellington 4-H Girls Club met June 23 with 14 members present. The teacher spoke on Plans for Achievement Day and Deona and Liberty Grethen demonstrated Approved Shoes. Alice Speer discussed Correct Seams for Different Weights of Wool. Adjournment followed a nice lunch. next meeting is July 14 at Marjorie Piries' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellington “4-H
Grethen
Deona
Liberty Grethen
Alice’ Speer
Marjorie Piries
Miss June Miles Takes School Census May Be Completed Soon
Miss June Miles a junior college student is collecting the Emmetsburg school census and hopes to finish quickly. The task has been completed in nearby areas and few changes are expected in the current figures. The Emmetsburg Rotary club sponsored a weiner roast at Schroeder Point for local Boy Scouts Tuesday evening. Mrs W H Hood and family of Clare visited early this week with Mr and Mrs E J Foy. Mrs Hood is Mrs Foy's sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Miles
Emmetsburg
Shorter Retail Hours Reported in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge stores adopt a new daily schedule with department stores and dry goods shops opening 10:00 a.m. and closing 5:30 p.m. On Saturdays hours extend to 9:00 p.m. Grocery stores run 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The change aims at economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Dodge
Fort Dodge
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Allan
Beebe
Iowa
Lawrence Brennan
Spencer
Mary Barnett
Aneee Pearl Iverson
Barringer
Leonard Pisquist
Iverson
Sae
John McDonald
Minnespolis
D. E. Eulphone
Arthur Bowles
Irvin Osterhus
Ames
Onces
Ana
Hans Nelson
Iowa City
Nelson
South Dakota
Knute Sorenson
Nevada
Enese
J. F. O'Neill
St. Lowis
E. M. O'Neill
Eaane the
Lost Island Lutheran Aid Society
Gerald Ronsted
Wade Sullivan
John Kenefick
A. A. Clark
Cecile Brennan
Boyd River
Paul Schaney
This City
Alice Jackman
Woolstock
Loretta Dryzelmnski
Bay City
Michigan
PL Bradigan
Hanrahan
M. P. Crowe
Gail
New Fort Dorge
Mary Carney
Mason City
Wees Edward Cullen
Will Higgins
Whittemore
Joe McTigue
Margaret Lavehlin
Hester Thompson
N. W. Clark
Helen
Thomasville
Ilinois
W. A. Clark
Beverly Trotter
Hazel Richardson
Alma Nelson
Clyde Richardson
Seree
Jas. Donahue
Josephine
Elizabeth Burns
Sioux Falls
Jeese
Jack Flannagan
Grachtinger
W. S. Doty
Coeex
Peter Collins
Santry
Sence
Dave Joynt
Milwaukee
Miss Mary
Itme
Erry
Ray Neary
Omaha
Duhigg-McMahon
Negley
C. ©. Adams
South Carolina
Adams
Eesee
Ed Kane
Hetty Bob
Sheila Hand
Lansing
Carl Bechtel
Betty Bob
Leo Corley
Miss Jiretta
James Dubigg
Cleveland
Ohio
William McElroy
Dubigg-McMahon
Wm. Doerr
J. W. Doerr
Graettinger Amhede
North Carolina
J. M. Kennedy
Farm Schools
Kennedy
Alfred Cameron
Cola
J. M. Robinson
Cole
Town
Margaret Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Cambridge
Graettinger Birks
Gylinder
Lewis Larson
High Lake
Nan McCarty
D. G. McCarty
Mercy Hospital
Berber
G. C. Carter
Luesinger
Graham Bell
West Bend
Bell
T. J. Caligen
Immersburg
Lowell Young
Darin
Edna Anderson
Ross Clayton
Earl Lehigh
Council Bluffl
Constance
Lillan
Gertrude Halverson
Syvert
Hendrick Rierson
Algona Farm
Ryan & Severson
Eagle Grove
F. Elsenbast
Peymouta
Kerwick
O’brien Bros
Lard, Ib
Creamy Pudding
Wanda Beauty
Ellington 4-H Girls
Coleman Instant Gas
Interlaken Park
Fairmont
Minn
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