Curlew Social Roundup Sees Memorial and Visits
In Curlew, Tlattie Baston spent Sunday at the Shellman home in Ayrehire. Misses Sickford Jane and Edna Rolfe were visitors, Miss Mary present. Drown hosted, J P Hunter, Mr and Mrs J P Hunter visited Eumetsburg, O B Fisk visited Boone. Dick Armstrong 4 Fs Dodge, Anna Roth returned to Wisconsin after visiting Geo Tressler.Jonnie Fisk visited Ft Dodge. Mesdames Wright and Blzine returned to Wisconsin after an extended visit with their father, their first since their mother’s death seventeen years ago.
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Geo. Tressler
Wisconsin
Butler
EO. Clark
Edgar Easton
Jonnie Fisk
Ft. Dodge
Mesdames Wright
Blzine
Curlew
Graettinger Social Notes and Woodmen Picnic Planned
Local residents visit lakes towns Graettinger Emmetsburg Spirit Lake Cedar Rapids and West Bend with several names listed. A Woodmen picnic is announced for June 3 at Graettinger with a concert and readings. Dr Osher travels to Chicago for dental studies. program notes praise Miss Farley and Varley for readings and entertainments with admission set at 25 and 35 cents.
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Charles VacNoy
C. G. Dalen
the Lakes
Bf. Osher
Estherville
Mr. Welch
Emmetsburg
Tom Latsim
West Bend Munday
H. L. Wildey
New Orleans
L. E. Francis
Spirit Lake
Anna Tarson
Cedar Rapids
M. Aylward
The
Democrat
Graettinger
Osher
Chicago
Jane
Modern Woodmen Fest in Graettinger on June 3
The Modern Woodmen of America plans a Graettinger celebration on Wednesday June 3 with Kon F Q VanGolder of Rock Island as speaker on Woodcraft. A street parade at 1 30 p m precedes baseball between Graettinger and Wallingford, a Ruthven Graettinger tug of war, multiple foot and horse races, and various contests. The Graettinger Military band will perform. A separate note promises medical treatment claims from Dr Shailenberger and a rail special train from Aberdeen at 1 p m June 2 to Marmarth for homeseekers, with depot details provided by LL Losey.
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Modern Woodmen of
America
Juite
Kon
F. Q. VanGolder
Rock Island
The
Modern Woodman
Woodcraft
Graettinger
Wallingford
Ruthven
Aberdeen
Marmarth
North Dakota
Depot
W. LL. Losey
Agt
Lightning wrecks barns and livestock losses hit county
A large barn valued at 1200 on Adam Domek’s Packfield farm burned from lightning along with a nearby barn north of Cylinder. Several cattle and a horse were lost to storms, and a school house was damaged. All property reportedly insured with County Mutual. Tornado losses include a chicken house and a machine shed. Community notices praise The Des Moines Register and Leader’s liberal reader offer and outline Memorial Day programs and local civic events.
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Adam Domek
Packfield Township
B.S. Benson
Cylinder
James Weir
Edward Werren
Jorgen Adderson
Stephen Olsup
Wanted 100 washings and low price per pound
Advertisement fragment lists Uneeda Laundry offering rough dry flat work ironing and included services except white shirt waists shirts collars and cufts. Also a land sale listing by H M Henery and a lost gold watch notice from Enunetsburg with a broken crystal and Chatelaine pin finder reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uneeda Laundry
Emametsburg
Carter files to run for county supervisor first district
A. B. Carter announces his candidacy for county supervisor in the first district subject to Democratic primaries on June 2 208. Carter seeks the party’s nomination and plans to campaign across the district. He urges voters to consider his experience in local governance and public service.
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A. B. Carter
Maudlin courtship ends in unexpected marriage
Margaret Parke, described as refined and intellectual, attracts Falkner through shared literary tastes and formal courtship. He wooed with lectures and essays, then proposed softly. She delayed, but after a summer apart the engagement persisted until he discovers his sentimental letters she burned, and Parke later becomes his wife. LOUISE PARNELL
Killed in the House Remarks Spark Westland Clash
In Washington on May 25 the House debated the conference report on enlarged homesteads. Mendell of Wyoming and Gates of Tennessee urged adoption while Reed of Kansas bitterly opposed it. A misread remark about Western landowners sparked a clash. Mendell called Reed to order. The bill was defeated 9? to 148 and the report failed 202 to 138 after strong opposition claiming benefit to cattlemen rather than homesteaders.
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Washington
House
Messrs. Mendell
Wyoming
Gates
Tennessee
Mie Reader
Kansas
Wade
West
Mendell
Reeder
Canton
Mandell
Western Manufacturers Testify On Paper Pricing After Dissolution
Washington May 23 Western Manufacturers of newsprint paper testified before a House special committee investigating wood pulp and paper issues. They said no price agreement exists since the General Paper company dissolved by court order, with Northwest Paper’s Clarence I McNair noting an omnibus contract with the Scripps McRea league for 32.10 per 100 pounds delivered, omitting Pacific coast papers, and that General Paper remained a party to the old contract. Mill owners of General Paper panel mills joined the new agreement prior to dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
General Paper Company
Clarense I. McNair
Northwest Paper Company
Scripps-McRea League of Papers
Pactic Coast
General Caper Company
Helena Woman Swindle By Life Reader Tied to 316000
Helena residents report a smooth faker posing as a life reader swindled women of about 316 000 over several weeks. Victims from society dames to charwomen handed over savings sealed in envelopes worn as talismans. The suspect vanished six days ago. police search continues. The swindler allegedly swapped money with brown paper, warning of disaster if opened in his presence. highest single loss noted was 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mort
Conference Report Agreed To In Omnibus Pension Bill
Washington may 35 without a roll call the house approved the conference report on the omnibus pension claims bill. the measure provides pensions to several hundred persons. mr williams said he would not insist on yeas and nays and his statement was greeted with applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Williams
Sinking of Fille de Bruges on Upper Congo
Dispatches report the steamer Fille de Bruges sunk by lorinda on the Upper Congo. Fifty four persons drowned including six Europeans and forty eight Africans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Africa
Morrell airship collapses during trial at Oakland
The Morrell airship, the largest built, collapsed on its trial trip about 360 feet up near Oakland California on May 25. Sixteen men in the car were seriously injured though none killed. The gas bag burst releasing 500000 cubic feet of illuminating gas and the machine fell with a thunderous impact.
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Oakland
Cal
Herkeley
Mrs Gunness Indicted in Seven More Bills
Laporte Ind May 25 grand jury returned seven true bills against Ray Lamphere and indicted Mrs Bella Gunness for the murder of Andrew Helgelein of Mansfield S D No warrant issued for Mrs Gunness as she was declared dead by the coroner but the Gunness bill was needed to indict Lamphere as principal Separate bills also named Lamphere for murder in the first degree of Mrs Gunness and her three children Lamphere charged with killing Helgelein on Jan 14 1908 He was not arraigned yet and warrants have been served in jail Prosecution expects Lamphere cases to be set in June and no arraignment date is fixed yet
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Falkner
Walkuer
Palkner Peyer
Beethoven
Wasner
Walkner
Dons
Wis Forte
Miss Hurke
Miss Parke
Mandlin
Parke
Falmer
Ray Lamphere
Laporte
Ind
Laporte County
Bella Gunness
Andrew Helgelein
Mansfield
S. D
Gunness
Mack
Lamphere
Helgelein
Smith
Mystery deepens in Hortonville murder case
Appleton Wisconsin May 25 district attorney Hobney says he is more convinced Mrs Shaw was murdered and will reveal new developments at the Hortonville inquest. The sheriff notes a surprise element likely involving a name not yet linked to the Toystery. Postmortem finds water in lungs but not in stomach support a knockout before body was thrown into the millpond. Charles Abrams remains jailed as investigators await inquest to identify the unknown suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton, Wis
Injunction Sought Against Iowa Central Strikebreakers
Judge McPherson of the U S court in Des Moines issued a citation ordering strikebreakers on the Iowa Central line from Marshalltown to appear and show cause why an injunction should not restrain them from interfering with employees who filled shifts after going on strike. Immediate injunction was denied. The Marshalltown strike, ongoing for weeks, is alleged to involve terrorizing nonunion workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des
Fire destroys Dayton Manufacturing plant and homes
A blaze destroyed the Dayton Manufacturing plant and several structures on Clinton Street in Dayton Ohio. Estimated damage reached $260000 as flames threatened the wider district. About twenty four families were rendered homeless by the fire as it continued to burn in the May 25 incident.
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Dayton, O
Dayton Manufacturing At Lumber Company
Clinton Street
French Poet and Dramatist Dead in Paris 1885
Francois Cappee, noted French poet and dramatist born in 1812, died in Paris on May 85. He was elected to the French Academy in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Francois Cappee
Arl
Notice-Proof of Will and City Notices in Emmetsburg
Notice states a will-like instrument for David Finn deceased was opened for proof in Palo Alto County District Court. Also public notices invite bids for cement sidewalks and street work in Emmetsburg. calls for bids by June 1 145 with right to reject. notices announce a candidate for county supervisor and a piano tuning visit May 20 in Emmetsburg. Includes appointment of Jennie A. Kelly as administratrix of B E Kelly estate and payment guidance.
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David Finn
Wee Tay
Cannel
Emmershure
Jung
Jennie A. Kelly
B. E. Kelly
State OF Laws
Palo Alto
Soautyy
B. Ekelty
Snch
A. Kelly
Dina
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