Funeral for Mrs. M. T. Lillehangen Held in Wallingford
The Wallingford funeral on Friday honored Mrs. M T Lillehangen who died Tuesday last week. She moved to North Dakota in 1907 after marriage to M T Lillehangen and later returned to Wallingford to be with her parents. She leaves a husband three children and her extensive family. Additionally an incident recounts Garvey’s hog injury leading to thumb amputation. Mae Harcourt plans a public hospital on Ninth Street aided by local doctors and nurses, promising modern facilities under Miss Harcourt’s leadership.
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M. T. Lillehangen
Wallingford
Michigan City
North Dakota
T. O. Sando
Norwegian Lutheran Church
I. G. Sando
Miss Harcourt
Seeds Giveaway Critique From Uncle Sam Sparks Debate
A Michigan paper lambasts federal seed distributions as wasteful and counterproductive. It argues Uncle Sam should support domestic seed firms and stop purchasing abroad to flood the market with free seeds. The piece notes imports from Britain France Holland and questions government practice. It ends by saying the authors are too tired to comment further.
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Michigan
Sam
France
Holland
Samuel
Bit By Dying Hog 8 Hospital Oatant Were
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a hog dying and a hospital context with unclear wording. The readable fragment suggests a local note about an animal and medical facility, but lacks a clear event, people, or organization to identify.
Wreck on mill dam ends with no injuries
A Sunday afternoon crash near the mill dam one mile south of town involved a Ford touring car owned by Peters of Remsen and an Overland runabout owned at Marcus. Both cars sped toward the dam after a passing dispute. the Ford plunged over the embankment while the Overland followed, both wrecked. No injuries occurred and local sentiment urged authorities to ban such reckless driving.
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Mill Dam
Peters
Remsen
Overland
Marcus
A. D. Inman
Ford
Milford
boy's terse tale on Elijah and bears sparks cautionary note
A schoolboy writes a brief narrative about Elijah living in a cave with bears. He describes boys tormenting him and a threat to unleash the bears if stones keep being thrown. The tale ends abruptly as the bears are implied to act.
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Elijah
Weather Warnings Boost Town Crop Hope
Weather forecasters say minimal rainfall could help or harm the local crop depending on timing. Farmers express cautious optimism as drought risk remains a concern for prospective yields this season.
Graettinger Chautauqua Impresses Early Crowds
Graettinger’s first Chautauqua week opens with Dewing's Zouave Band, a strong afternoon and evening of entertainment, and a notable prelude by Miss Josephine Dominick. Richmond Pearson Hobson’s talk on the Destiny of America frames a varied program praised for quality and value, with steady ticket sales and no deficit anticipated.
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Josephine Dominick
Richmond Pearson Hobson
America
Brush
DeKovan
Annie de Vault
Polly
de Kovan Quartette
Hhe
Graettinger
Editors Convene for Iowa Boost Convention Spirit Lake
A Chautauqua style gathering for Grachtinger supporters is planned yearly with a Spirit Lake convention this month. The Greater Iowa Committee of Des Moines pushes the event to boost Iowa, with various business conventions to discuss welfare and uplifting efforts.
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Spirit Lake
Greater
Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
Brother Mayne
The
Reporter
Free sugar issue shapes 1914 campaigns and 1916 outlook
The article notes free sugar as a major campaign issue in 1914 with Colorado's John A. Martin opposing free sugar in the Senate race against Thomas, while Sonstog Thome supports it in Colorado. It highlights Louisiana Democrats shifting toward the bull moose and discusses potential 1916 implications, revenue loss estimates of 50 to 60 million dollars, and possible tariff responses if Republicans gain the House.
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Washington
Colorado
John A. Martin
Pueblo
Senate
Thomas
Martin
House
Sonstog Thome
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Wilson
Suss and Cameron Families Mark Fourth at Hills Home
Mr. Suss and family of Graettinger Mr. and Mrs. O F Suss of Ruthven and A R Cameron and family celebrated the Fourth at the L A Hills home in Ayrshire.
Drownings At Okoboji Involving Morningside Students
Harold Pollock of Morningside College drowned at Lake Okoboji while swimming with James Dolliver. Pollock, a senior from Grand Rapids Michigan, died after getting entangled in weeds in six feet of water. Dolliver assisted, body recovered after forty minutes, resuscitation failed. Pollock’s family notified, Wetcher Pollock an attending sibling. The second item concerns a Palo Alto county case where Eye and two others face Grand Jury on extortion charges with $500 bonds.
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Okoboji
Harold Pollock
Morningside College
Pollock
Morningside
Lakeside Biological Laboratory
The
State University
James Dolliver
Miller’s Bay
Dolliver
Spirit Lake
J. F. Pollock
Grand Rapids, Mich
Wetcher Pollock
Vreeland
Palo Alto
Eye
Thayer
Grand Jury
Excitement at Ruthven ends in chase and threats
A Ruthven, Iowa incident near Lost Island Lake led to a sheriff and county attorney involvement. Levi Vreeland, pursued by two men after a confrontation over a buggy tongue, fled to Ruthven and into an auto, where the pursuers followed and demanded money as they threatened him during the return to town.
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Ruthven
Burt
Vreelands
Vreeland
John Ruthven
Eve
Howe Skeleton Linked to Spirit Lake Massacre Victim
The body of victim Howe from the Spirit Lake massacre was never found for years. Last week two Spirit Lake youths, Arnold and LaDoux, digging near Foster camp of the Y M C A, unearthed a headless skeleton believed to be Howe. The skull had been found about a mile from the scene, and the newly uncovered skeleton lies near that location.
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Spirit Lake
Howe
Arnold
LaDoux
Foster Camp
Whittemore Banker Geo Boyle Dies After Stroke
Whittemore resident Geo Boyle president of Whittemore State Bank died at home on Thursday after a yearlong paralytic stroke. He was a leading figure in business and politics, buried Sunday by the Algona K P. Congress approves 9000 to buy two autos for the vice president and the speaker, a contrast to earlier party protests.
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Geo. Boyle
Whittemore State Bank
Ile
Whittemore
K. P
Algona
Congress
Cannon
Ax Murderer Suspected in Blue Island Family Slaughter
A Sunday night ax murder in Blue Island killed four family members while asleep. The crime mirrors the Villisca murders, with eight killed in a single house previously. Authorities tie the pattern to multiple states and blame a Bulgarian named Galasco Enchevy, believed insane and possibly escaped.
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Blue Island
Villisca
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Chicago
Galasco Enchevy
Hiss
America
Fire Hits Estherville Elevator in Another Blaze
A second Estherville fire shuts down the town elevator on Tuesday. Details are sparse on cause and origin, and no further particulars are available. The neighboring sister town also reports multiple blazes recently.
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Estherville
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