Shooting tale stirs Fertile memories of Shott and Nott
Local readers recall a curious incident between Alexander Shott and John Nott in Fertile Iowa. The account shifts between Nott being shot or not, with old timers noting Shott was often shot while Nott avoided drinking yet sometimes mishandled firearms. The tale weighs who fired, who was hit, and whether it was accidental.
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Nott
Nat
Alexander -Shott
John
Fertile
Iowa
Shott
Howett
Shock
Fires, funerals, and civic notes from Estherville area
A collage of local items: fires at an Estherville home owned by O Quentad with insurance short of loss coverage, infant death mourned by Tomlinson family, remarks on residents and crops in Clay and Palo Alto counties, Graettinger travelers at Emmetsburg, and notes on local post office, mayor’s daughter wedding, and a sustained eight percent dividend history for local shipping firm.
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Clay County
Palo Alto County
Gleaners
Alfred
Robert Simonsen
Tisaday
Tomlinson
Buten
W. D. Macowan
Toronto
Canada
Humboldt Republican
Clear Lake Shipping Association
Estherville
O.quentad
Ross I. Miller
Cass County
Cord Of Thanks From The Roseland Family
Expressions of gratitude to the Lost Talond Ladies Aid society and friends for sympathy after our bereavement. Appreciation extended for the floral offerings from Mr. and Mrs. Sam Roseland and family.
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Lost Talond Ladies’ Aid Society
Sam Roseland
Dental Thought For The Week By Dr Reidy
A dental note states a tooth that never decays or fills before decay reaches the nerve in a healthy jaw and gum is a good tooth. It may appear that strict health criteria are needed for a tooth to be considered sound, but many teeth of this class stay healthy with proper care.
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M. J. Reidy
D. D
First National Bank
Trustees Plan February Meeting in Lost Island Township
A Want Ad notice states Lost Island township trustees will meet Monday February 2 1928 at Center school house to discuss road work and drag. Clerk Thomas H Rierson presides. Additional entries note Graettinger Live Stock Shipping Association bids by February 7 1925 and manager applications to secretary Jorgen Anderson Graettinger Iowa plus other scattered notices from local entities.
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Lost Island
Thomas H. Rierson
Fi Graettinger
Jorgen Anderson
Graettinger
Iowa
Man trails Rock Island train in sprint to depot
Don Leonard raced a southbound Rock Island passenger train in a fast stop attempt, reaching the depot just after it left. In another item, two Clarion youths were arrested and fined $50 with costs for pheasant shooting, the judge suspending the fine before a second hearing.
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Don Leonard
Rock Island
Leonard
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Mall Matter
Spies & Son
Sioux City
London
England
Graettinger Fang
Emmetsbury
O. H. Raleigh
Rhou Matiami
Richard Petersen
Pisgah
John Hyrup
William Nielsen
Forest City
John Souls
Nielsen
J. R. Jorgensen
Reut
Mes
Jorgensen
Hammill
Coolidge
J. A. Jensen
Viull
J. Jorgensen
L-29
Salesgiade
Gueniudy’ Dary
Nut Erat
Ayers & Merch Ee
Mordat
Jessonal Bank
Ste
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van Camp
Fey
Alc
Gollen
Oxfords
Ener
Rene Thditens
Ang Toxqu
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