Longtime resident Ruthven marks 90th birthday
John Ruthven of Ruthven celebrated turning 90 on January 25. The town noted other local happenings including visits by Wilfred McCarty and his wife to Emmetsburg, a Graettinger turnout cheering for the Graettinger girls in Emmetsburg, a fatal crash involving Joe Saunders near Highway 24, and various community events, legal notices, and illness updates. A Newton boy Mildred Failor died after a fall on ice in Newton.
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John Ruthvven
Ruthven
Wilfred McCarty
McCarty
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Joe Saunders
Creston
Highway 24
Hawkeye
Walter Nelson
Reagan
The
Times
Fay
Graettinger notices and local society items
W E Rogers a state tax man made business calls in Graettinger yesterday. Mr and Mrs Donald Jones move into the Mrs J P Conway residence on the south side. A dairy breeding school will be held at the courthouse in Emmetsburg on Feb 12 with Mr Earl N Schultz of the Dairy Extension Service demonstrating the herd i scope. Kenneth Swift, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Swift, travels for a book publisher and shows strong earnings. Lost a pair of brown kid gloves between home and Times office. Henry DeLawyer ill but improving. New train schedule on Rock Island went into effect last Sunday. Two days of warm weather described. Dairy event and local church finances noted. Mr and Mrs J A Spies and family travel to Rochester for medical treatment and clinic. Spies parents accompany him home. Adolph Spies and Elizabeth Spies attend Rochester clinic. Adolph advised rest. Families move and lease property changes noted. County tournament planned at Timmersburg.
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Hilmer Jasperson
Milwaukee
Leo McEvoy
Ruthven
Kelly
Euelah Nanamaker
Helvig
Plover
Charley Jensen
Des Moines
Iowa Hardware Dealers’ Association
Wm. Canham
Emmetsburg
Frank Hand
Spencer
Montgomery
T. I. Hendricksen
Graettinger
Fildred Failor
Newton
W. E. Rogers
Graet Tinger
Donald Jones
J. P. Conway
Ray Rosch
Iowa
Times
B. EB. Cappen
A. J. Johnson
Chicago Herald
EXAI
J. A. Spies
Elizabeth Spies
Adolph Spies
Genevieve Sands
Rochester
Minnesota
Spies
Elizabeth
Adolph Spices
Miss Sands
Father Kelly
Earl N. Schultz
Dairy Extension Service
Town State College
Schultz
Frances Aylward
Timmersburg
Mas. Roupe
West Bend
C. A. Jensen
Misa Vivian Norris
C. E. Norris
Iowa City
Iowa University
Joe Swift
Dallas Center
Tompkins
Kenneth
Dallag Center
Kenneth Swift
The
Nels Girres
Mallard
J. J. Sullivan
Bert Masters
Mr. Girres
Masters
Laubenthal
Girres
Oral Bonstead
C. H. Berdin
Berdin
Florence
First Ward
Central Savings Bank
Our Weekly Visitors The Furnace Explosion at A H Krause store basement
A furnace boiler top blew off Monday morning in the basement of the A H Krause store. No one was present. Only damage was to the furnace. Local papers note this incident and others in the region.
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A. H. Krause
Monay
Fenton
Dopey after meals blamed on poison gut fermentation
Fragmentary note describes a dopey tired feeling after meals as a sign of matter left too long in the bowels. It mentions fermentation forming gas, germs, and poisoning organs. Aimed at a simple remedy sold in a store, with garbled phrasing and unclear specifics.
Local notices and weather disrupt Emmetsburg train
Tuesday and Thursday posting for Emmetsburg and Pocahontas offices noted. Estherville records meanest man claim after hay theft from blind Watermans on West Emory street. Bank statements show cash and bonds. reader asked where to invest. Sioux Flyer schedule delayed due to engine pipe freeze, Emmetsburg.
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Milwaukee
Emmetsburg
Train held at Jackson Junction in deep cold delay
The Emmetsburg Democrat reports a train was held up at Jackson Junction for nearly five hours during repairs. Officials noted the temperature was 30 degrees below zero. Early Monday morning the first Section with a slow plow attachment passed through town on the return trip.
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Jackson Junction
Emmetsburg
Democrat
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