Details Of The Shooting Of Ralph Ward
Fort Dodge police officer Mericle fatally shot Ralph Ward after Ward looted a hamburger shop. Ward, from Algona, had confessed to multiple burglaries that evening. an accomplice was suspected as police found much plunder. A chase ended when Ward leaped from a window as Mericle fired. Ward lay fatally wounded.
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Ralph Ward
Fort Dodger
Independent
Young Ward
Fort Dodge
Mericle
Algona
M. C
Hamburger Place
Ward
Mertele
Young Khan’s escape ends in fatal wounds in Algona
A Humboldt Republican excerpt recounts Young Khan’s leg a through his peti tion and abdomen causing his death. Ward fled and later fired a revolver from a rooftop to attract attention. The article notes Khan’s popularity in Algona and his churchgoing, schooling, and trusted character, while lamenting his lapse.
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Young Khan
Ward
The
Independent
Algona
Humboldt Republican
Grand Jurors And Trial Jurors Drawn
The list of grand jurors for 1930 requires their appearance at the Court House at nine o’clock on January 7, 1930. Names include M Newgard Ruthven Henry Klieg Emmetsburg A G John Emmetsburg O B Drown Curlew C B Thatcher West Bend Joe Mahan Emmetsburg L A Hendrickson Cylinder W A Thayer Emmetsburg Chas Richardson Osgood Huskamp Lines Ringsted D Cottington Curlew A J Studor Rolfe.
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M. Newgard
Ruthven Henry Klieg
Emmetsburg A
G. John
Emmetsburg O. B. Drown
Curlew C. B. Thatcher
West Bend
Joe Mahan
Emmetsburg
L. A. Hendrickson
Cylinder
W. A. Thayer
Emmetsburg Chas. Richardson
Osgood
H. Huskamp
Ringsted
D, Cottington
Curlew
A. J. Studor
Ees Ceeveeeyes Rolfe
Avan Beott
Visssess
Vieevsee
M. d. Moran
Ruthven
W. J. Ryan Viese
Ses, Extmetsburg
Peter Coukker
Joe Nyborg
Fred Trong
Mallard
Carl Larson
Matt Quinn
Graettinger Geo, Cherry
Karl Mortland
Elmer Frederick
Ospood Agron Garrelis
Groettinger
Standard Oil Boss Introduces Broad Vacation Plan
Boward G Seubert president of Standard Oil Company announces a new vacation program extending benefits to hourly workers after five years and two weeks after ten years. The plan covers 6 000 staff across ten states, raising total beneficiaries to 11 000, and aims to boost loyalty despite previous denials.
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Boward G. Seubert
Standard Ol Company
Indiana
Col. Tt. W. Stewart
Companios
Middle West
Plor
Frar
Me. Seubert
Trial jurors listed for January 1930 term
The document lists names of jurors drawn for the January 1930 term and instructions to report at the courthouse at nine o'clock on January 11. A second item notes actor William H Taylor advising not to marry, claiming it shortens life, with a humorous jab at women.
Bancroft Improves Through Cooperation Against Rowdyism
An observer notes that Bancroft has seen a year of improved conduct as old style rowdyism fades. Former grudges are settled less violently after tighter marshal control and greater cooperation from the mayor and other officials.
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Bancroft
Swea City Goose Car Load Sparks Local Feathery Feat
Swea City Herald reports a poultry firm arranged a full carload of geese for a Missouri grower. The shipment totaled 1469 birds weighing 19 750 pounds, costing about three thousand dollars. A first for the local firm, the effort drew regional attention and an SOS call across the countryside. The Rock Island railroad finally wired their Swea City station for electric lights after years without them.
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Swea City
Missouri
Swea City Poultry Company
Peese
Swea City Herald
Rock Island
Rock Island Railroad Company
Lighted building sparked action by station agent
A historical note recalls a station agent lighting a building with electricity on his own initiative before being ordered to remove it by the company. The passage, written in a terse, fragmentary style, mentions era curiosities and a Sw ea City Herald reference amid a jumble of unrelated items.
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Mitechet
Swea
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Columbia Phonographs
Conway Yisessecuee
Joe Martini
Joss Coburn
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Gle Peterson
Sages
Ringsted Jas
Mecham
Cox
Ayrshire
Geo. Staver
Sage Curlew
Tom Conway
Franke Kuhn
Rodman
John Kingdom
Mallard JH . Moore Caer
L&e
Drew As
de Cylinder
A. A. Anderson
Phillip J. Bough
Mmetsburg
John Seburg
Fred Reinders
Tereeeees
B. P. Warnke
Emmetsbure
Peter Quam
Meeyeee
Charles Parker
Ween
Mart Thompson
Geo. Kliegle
R. Grady
Seereee Ruthven
Albert Suss
Sae Graettinger
Owen Donohue Soy
Will Hallowell
Ruthven H. Q. Myre
Eae Sas
Ruthven I PG
Staver
Peter O’brien
L. H. Banek
Lee Torwilliger
Curlew Id Grange
William H. Tylor
Hollywood
Paramount
Taylor
William
Bancroft Register
Anna Jorgensen
Graettinger, Iowa
Ohers
Ericson Hardware
Minnesota
Emre
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