Emmetsburg Bank Hogs Case Collapses in Court
In Emmetsburg the ongoing bankruptcy trial of H S Pain drew a packed courtroom as trustees and bankers questioned the hog operation and mortgage details. Attorneys Morling and McCarty pressed for records while Fain appeared evasive, with examinations revealing loans, purchases of Duroc hogs, and notes about a mortgage on the farm assets.
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Emmetsburg- Democrat
H. S. Pain
Yas‘terday
E. A. Morl
Ing
D. G. McCarty
George Heald
Spencer
Fain
Emmetsburg National Bank
Obe
Manning
Bilegs
Harry
McCarty
Rosa
Morling
Mr. Kruse
Limaelf
Durocs
Merling
Hmmetsbure.National Bank
Ben G. Studer
Weale
Saya
Fred DeVors
Krude
Mra. Faln
Tam
Henry. Wasstra
Hall, Town
Fula Saya
Reeves to Wrestle Parcaut in Calliver Gaturlay Bout
Reeves of this place will wrestle Ralph Parcaut at Calliver Gaturlay evening this week. Parcaut is world champion in 158 pounds but Reeves may challenge him if in condition. Also scheduled to wrestle Schaffer at Estherville on the 28th of August. Schaffer is strong in 170 pounds.
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Ben. Reeves
Ralph Parcautt
Pay Telephone Rentals At Central Office
Thompson, manager of the Graettinger Telephone Company, becomes collector as pay volume grows. Graettinger exchange has 500 telephones. notices of subscription deadlines and debt settlements accompany a sprawling, disjointed account of repayments, lawsuits, and local disputes referenced to April 1921 and ongoing.
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T.,c. Thompson
Graettinger Telepone Company
Baumgartner
Graattinger Exchange
Gr. City Nine Beats Dickens With Paulsen Pitching
Graettinger wins 3 0 behind Paulsen superb pitching allowing only one hit. Conway and Hote well contribute two and one safeties as Dickens club falters. Umpiring blamed at times. attendance good with receipts near 150. Next Sunday Gractinger plays Estherville. Council bills listed: street work, night watch, rent, gas, street lights, marshal salary, and mowing costs.
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Paulsen
Ptick
John Conway
B. H. Hote
Dickens
Taland
Estherville
Ernest Wixart
John Paulsen
P. J. McCarty
Northern Town Gas & Electric Co
A. B. Gilbaugh
W. C. Poster
United States Rubber Co
Frank Brown
Methodist Camp Meeting Opens Near Spirit Lake
Methodist church notes announce no Sunday School or preaching for two Sundays while a camp meeting runs Thursday evening to Sunday the 14th at the Okoboji camp ground on the east shore of West Okoboji Lake, three miles west of Spirit Lake. Local Lutherans schedule German language service August 7 at 2:15 PM at the Methodist church. P Sherlock, a capable sexton at the Catholic cemetery north of town, praised for keeping grounds in first class condition. Labor Day planning meeting Friday evening invites Graettinger business people and residents to plan the biggest Labor Day celebration yet, at eight o clock.
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Methodist Church
Okoboji
Ie Lake
Spirit Lake
Jiotel
J. A. E. Cunningham
Sherlock
Town
Cemetcy
Graettinger
Graattinger
Ing
Bradley Champions Local Oat Yield Record
E J Bradley is hailed as the local champion oat raiser with a reported forty bushels per acre. The crop reportedly ran sixty bulls to the acre, per threshman Duhn and assistant Thomas Boer who supplied the tale.
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J. Bradley
Thia
Acre
Duhn
Thomas Boer
Bradley
Head Wan Crushed By Bridge Beam
A Wright county bridge crew incident near Clarion left a young man named Wellscon dead when a shifting bridge shell struck his head. He was under nineteen, unidentified origin, with a Des Moines brother later located. Insurance will cover contractors and the county. Also, Otto Metzger of Kossuth county, visiting Germany, was robbed of $400 in Hamburg and seeks funds to return to the United States, noting he could not save $200 in ten years.
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Wellscon
Wright County
Clarion
Well- Echon
Des Moines
Workman's Insurance
Humboldt Republican
Germany
Otto Metzger
Kossuth
Het
Hamburg
United States
Humboldt
Maxen and Schooley Wed at Lake Park Parkside Ceremony
Miss Ethel Maxen and Mr. Walter Schooley married on Saturday at Lake Park at high noon. The ceremony was by the groom’s uncle, with the bride’s mother and relatives from Emmetsburg and Graettinger present. They departed for a honeymoon in St. Joseph, Missouri and will reside here after returning.
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Maxen-Schooley
Ethel Maxen
Walter Schooley
Lake Park
Emmetshburg
Graettinger
St. Joseph
Missouri
Vindicator & Republican
Sibley Gas Station Robbery Ends in Gunfire
A Hudson driver stopped at a Sibley Standard Oil station and paid 2.48 with a 68 dollar check. When refused, the driver fled and the attendant fired a gun, sending the suspect fleeing after getting his money. Estherville Democrat reports.
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Sibley
Standard Oil
Esther
Ville Demotrat
Potato Crop A Failure In Iowa Regions
The hot dry weather and bugs ruin the potato crop in this Iowa area. Prices may rise as tubers run scarce for immediate use, contrasting with other regions where crops fare better. Reporter notes widespread local hardship and anticipates higher costs for potatoes.
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Iowa
Palo Alto
Lutheran Church Notices Lost Island and Graettinger Services
Lutheran services to be held in Lost Island next Sunday at 10 30 in the forenoon and in Graettinger at 3 in the afternoon both in Norwegian language Rev 8 0 Sando pastor M E Mahan returns as night watchman at team shovel Mahan held position years Mrs H L Cooper Rita Carroll and Wilson Carpenter of Cedar Rapids guests at Mr and Mrs W J Cven last week Mr and Mrs BE J Mitchell and family visiting lakes Mrs Donlon entertained Afternoon Card club at home Friday cards and refreshments enjoyed many present report a delightful time
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Lutheran Church
Lost Island
Graettinger
Sando
M. E. Mahan
Ateam Shoval
Mr. Mahan
Mra
H. L. Cooper
Rita Carroll
Wilson Carpenter
Cedar Rapids
Ande Mra
J. Mitchell
Inventor Claims Popcorn Container Will Boost Sales
Bruninsburg reports a new pop corn theater container by L C Olesen and L H Ruehle. Ruehle secured US and Canadian patents in May 1920 and May 24, 1920 respectively. The device preserves popped corn’s crisp freshness for days, enabling shipment to distant points and serving without waste.
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Bruninsburg
L. C. Olesen
L. H. Ruehle
Ruehle
United States
Canada
Rushle
Milwaukee
C. Quinn
Ruehne
Palo Alto
Death notice for Andrew Roseland of St. James Minnesota
Readable fragment reports the death of Mrs Andrew Roseland of St. James Minnesota amid limited details. The note mentions the family’s long residence and ties to Palo Alto and regrets from friends and community.
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Mra
Andrew Roseland
St. James
Minnesota
Palo
Alto
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Emmetsburg
Ita
Falnig
Reeves
Ralph Parcaut
Faln
Thora
DeVore
DeVoro
Mr. Fain
Mr. DeVere
Yain
Tlso
Algana Bank
Yertias
Hig Canvayanoa
Main
Ey. Luth
Dy. Lutheran Zion
J. EB. Andyene
Graettinger Market Report
Wzl
James
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