Notable James bandit era tales package at funeral and raids
The obituary describes James and Frank James lingering as a quiet farmer for decades. It recalls the James Younger gang's crimes including the 1873 banka heist of 40,000 and the 1873 wrecking of a Chicago Rock Island train near Council Bluffs with fatalities and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saliday
John Phillips
Federeal
James
Gallatin
Ict Prani
Ben Old
James Biys
Frank James
Bee T Ai
James-Younger
Carly
Fink James
Cole Younger
Lees Summit
Cangdon
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Council Bluffs
Emmet county weddings featured at home ceremony
Two local marriages mark a busy week in Emmet County. Miss Relia DeWall and Mr. Glenn Rauhauser wed yesterday at the bride’s parent home in Twelve Mile Lake township with Rev. Thompson officiating. The couple will farm south of Wallingford. Another nuptial paired Myriva Irland and Leda Hird were married February 10 at the Mather ville Christian parsonage with Rev. J. St. Cale presiding. The brides are daughters of local families and plans call for residence with the bride’s parents this year.
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Relia*DeWall
R. DeWall
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Glenn Rauhauser
Wallingford
Myriva Unland
Leda Hird
Sramet County
Watnesday
Christian Parsonage
Mstherville
Myr
Wm. Jiland
Coneltinger
Times
Irland
Some Good Milkers Oakdale Queen Wins Local Honor
Dana Thomas owns Oakdale Queen a two year old Holstein dairy cow at the Oakdale dairy in Dodge County. Queen produces about twenty one quarts daily and is noted as the top milker in Webster County though unregistered. She is milked three times daily due to rapid concentration of her milk production. P A Lund of the Benson Cow Testing Association set January records with an average butter production of forty eight and a half pounds across fourteen cows.
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Oakdale Queen
Webster County
Dana Thomas
Oakdale Dairy
FL. Dodge
Mina Hough
P. A. Lund
Benson Cow Testing Association
Sandvig Faces Munden in Rematch at Roland
Sandvig again grappled with Bert Munden of Nevada on Friday night at Roland. The bout followed a prior Sandvig victory over Munden a few weeks earlier. Outcome of the latest match is not yet known.
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Sandvig
Ed Sandvig
Roland
Bert Munden
Nevada
Munden
Iowa Fire Loss Report 1914 Details Losses and Deaths
The 1914 annual fire loss in Iowa totaled 65 858 985 with 71 deaths direct from fires. Eight children fatally burned by matches or near bonfires. There were 4 296 fires risking 25 840 400 in property. Major blazes occurred in Waterloo Sioux City Estherville and more, with recommendations for inspection legislation.
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Iowa
O. O. Roe
Waterloo
Sioux City
Estherville
Mar
Wrestling Drawn Tie At Mimore Between Rivals Cal Farley and Fred Elliott
A Saturday wrestling match at Mimore between Cal Farley of Filot Crowe and Fred Elliott of Swea City lasted three minutes without a fall and continued toward midnight. Officials announced the contest would end in a draw.
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Mimore
Cal Farley
Filot Crowe
Fred Elliott
Swea City
Tie Heres
Ana
Rot Destiny
Namue
Principaly Dodied
Swoa City
Gerald
Welsh County Drain Plan Draws Objections
On March 15 the Welsh county board of supervisors will hear objections to a proposed drain at Wall Lake township. The proposal shifts at the lake’s north end and runs northwesterly to near the southwest corner. Estimated cost of the drain and laterals exceeds $85,000.
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Varmers
Juwa Falls
Wall Lake
Board of Supervisors
Welsh County
Wall Lake Township
Palo Alto County Boys Win Pork Contest Honors
Palo Alto county boy Clement Miller of Fairfield earns the top pork production prize in Iowa, winning a Washington trip funded by Senator Joseph H. Allen. Miller led his district and the state in the contest, with ten baby pigs valued at 109.96 and a net profit of 48.08, based on pounds gained, cost per pound, and a detailed feeding report. District winners Howard Hauge and Murland Sandvig, also Palo Alto county, receive cash prizes.
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Jefferson County
Clement Miller
Fairfield
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Joseph H. Allen
Potahonts County
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Allen
Young Miller
Miller
Palo Alto
Improvements Boost East End Business Area Wide
The Johnson and Adams implement firm buys the Jewell area buildings to erect a modern 44 by 110 foot showroom with cement dash, wrapping the old structures. New tenants move in including Ground Fleas Studio upstairs and a one person shop. Local planning includes upgrades to George Bros and H Shaver properties as well as rental changes at the Show barber shop. Community debate grows over a proposed state license for fishermen and hunters.
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Shere
Wariners
Jacobson
Jewell
Nis
Albert
Jake Gertenema
Worthington
Minn
Vinr
Teva
Mimnnesota
Possit
Gus Bensen
Gel
Ibort
Won
Johnson &A
Ui Villenit
J. P. Kir
George Bros
Tow A
H. Shaver
C. A. Seete
Land Prices Rise Promised by California Investor
A Crand Investment Gen. Consigney of Los Angeles writes to the Emmetsburg Democrat asserting that grain prices and cheap money will push northwest town land higher. He estimates near town land could reach 400 dollars per acre, views town land as a better buy than a 10 acre orange ranch at 3000 dollars per acre, and hopes to return to Iowa soil in May.
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Consigney
Los Angeles
Calif
Emmetsburg Democrat
Iowa
Fire destroys Des Moines paper plant and presses
A Sunday morning blaze gutted the Register and Leader and The Evening Tribune plant in Des Moines. Fire started in the mailing room basement. origin undetermined. Insurance covered the loss at zero percent. the firm plans to rebuild a premier structure to house the newspaper.
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Register and Leader
Dez Moines
Des Moines
Central Heights Club censures State Game Warden Hinshaw
In Mason City on February 20 the Central Heights Club passed resolutions condemning State Game Warden Hinshaw and Deputy Ray Mon Pleasure. They fault neglect of game birds, a sixty-foot net in the mill pond, and expenditures of licensed sportsmen funds to buy and ship birds into the state without proper protection, while birds nesting in the state suffer from hookworm.
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Mason City
Central Heights
Bound for Gulf Coast Award from Capt and Mrs Et Bs
Bound for Gulf Coast Award from Capt and Mrs Et Bs. The message notes departures from Hot Springs on Feb 28 to visit friends in Mamaphis and Vicksburg then to New Orleans and Biloxi. The Davidson family will return home Feb 25 while Martin and Eaton plan to stay longer. Five weeks of pleasant weather and good health are reported.
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Irends
Mamaphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Biloxi
Davidson
Martin
Eaton
Tribune
Estherville Man Injured in Train Fall Near Superior
Elmer Jackson of Estherville lies in serious condition at the Superior city hospital after falling from a southbound passenger train near Superior. He was aboard the diner coach and either lost his grip or jumped about a mile from Superior, sustaining head injuries but no internal injuries.
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Elmer Jackson
Estherville
Superior
Spirit Lake massacre site log cabin sale urged to state
Abbie Gardner Sharpe, sole survivor of the pioneer era Indian uprising, owns the Spirit Lake cabin and grounds where she sells souvenirs in summer. She seeks funds for purchase to keep it as a park, while Minnesota Historical Society proposes moving the cabin into Minnesota. Sharpe favors Iowa acquisition.
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Iowa
Spirit Lake
Abbie Gardner Sharpe
Historical Society of
Minnesota
Too Much Boose Sends Cylinder Man Before Mayor Dailey
Dwight Jones of Cylinder was before Mayor Dailey Monday morning and fined five and costs for a disturbance at the Riley hotel after a Sunday afternoon incident. He failed to settle with Dan Lord Judy, so Ma Finnell intervened to calm the matter.
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Dwight Jones
Cylinder
Dailey
Jones
Riley Hotel
Dan Lord Judy
Finnell
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