Local social notes from Emmetsburg area and beyond
Ed Hanson returns from Wallingford. Miss Ennis Birkland visits Emmetsburg. H. E. Green calls on Emmetsburg. Victor Ingvold visits Estherville relatives. Katie Barnhart travels from Emmetsburg to visit her parents. Mrs Charlie Weir visits Emmetsburg friends. Minnie Duss and Ollie Bonstead visit from Estherville. A $1,000,000 delinquent tax suit filed in Council Bluffs against Greenville Dodge estate. Oldest tree in Humeston felled, yielding 48 cords of wood and 3000 posts. Jack Scott visits from Emmetsburg. Kossuth fair set for Sept 5 to 8. Mrs D. C. Tipp visits Emmetsburg. Gene Kane drives from Emmetsburg on business. Three Mexicans arrested for Eldora store theft. Hans Jensen and family visit Anton Christophersen in town. J J O Rourke and Mrs visit Estherville parents in this city. Swea City Herald to get a Linotype machine. Times praises the move. Des Moines woman commits suicide driven by auto accident fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Ingvold
Estherville
Katie Barnhart
Emmetsburg
Barnhart
Charlie Weir
Jack Scott
Kossuth
D. C. Tipp
Gene Kane
Eldora
Hans Jensen
Anton Christophersen
J. J. O'Rourke
P. Sherlock
Swea City Herald
Times
Des Moines
Multiple Iowa items span taxes, fires, and progress in 1910s style
Agent C A Vanney visited Chicago Thursday evening while Kossuth county reports over 19000 dollars from state auto tax. Clarion post office receipts enable free city delivery. Sac City to buy a motor fire truck like Emmetsburg's. A hospital for tubercular patients discussed at Council Bluffs. About 500 dollars worth of silks stolen at Britt. A 820 pound Poland China pig marketed at West Union. Cedar Rapids completed a 146000 dam on Cedar River. Fort Dodge Congregational church plans a 50000 church this summer. O B Anderson transacted business at the county seat. A Fort Madison boy paid 5 dollars for shooting a bluebird. Law prohibits shooting birds. A two year old in Viota burned to death from incubator fire. Auto accidents rise. old gun joke persists. Ralph Peters burned rescuing 15000 dollar sack from his burning home. Sioux City visitors warned away from Kelly pool and dice. police curb the sport. Painted toys caution and paint can dangers noted. Jefferson farmer lost eleven cattle from licking paint cans. Fort Dodge forms a new unionist political group, the Fort Dodge Industrial Economic society, aiming at united action and worker influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Vanney
Chicago
Kossuth County
Clarion Post Office
Free City
Sac City
Emmetsburg
Britt
Poland
West Union
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Church
Fort Dodge
O. B. Anderson
Ralph Peters
Alden
Sioux City
Estherville Area Social Notes and Local Events
Saturday visits and Monday returns mark the Estherville area courier items. Names include Miss Glayds Johnson Knute Iverson Ruth Osher Bertha Fudge Rich Aylward Father Kelly Dr Janssen Lillie Hilton Mildred Mahan Fred Simonson Mrs Joe Popewitch Mrs E S George Bessie Nellie Miljee Sam Briggs Clarence Cuthbert Rev Sande plus local business notes on envelope orders and a dry Bronx City reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glayds Johnson
Estherville
Knute Iverson
Ruthven
Ruth Osher
Bertha Fudge
Fvriends
Rich Aylward
Emmetsburg
Father Kelly
Dr. Janssen
Lillie Hilton
Fimmetsburg
Mildred Mahan
Fred Simonson
Joe Popewitch
Osgood
E. S. George
Bessie
Nellie Miljlea
Emmets
Burg
Sam Briggs
Clarence Cuthbert
Storm Lake
Lot Laughlin
Fr Neteburg
Martin
John Galleger
Sullivan
Sande
the Times
P. Montgomery
Josterville
Evelyn
Bronx
William Grimes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Graettinger
Ed Hanson
Wallingford
Ennis Birkland
H. E. Green
Minnie Duss
Ollie Bonstead
Greenville Dodge
Council Bluffs
Humeston
Nau Brothers
The
Clothiers
Ft. Madison Boy
Viota
Oaded
E. E. Ballheim
Mason City
Iowa
Windsor Hotel
Buick
Jacobson Motor Company
Wallingford, Iowa
Ford Universal Cars
Ford
Buicks
F.o.b. Flint
Mich
Ford Autos
Detroit
Graettinger Nursery
J. &. George, Prop
Charley Jensen
Lowa
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