Gets Big Contract for Cement Tile Ditch Work
The Cement Products Company of this city secured the contract at Emmetsburg for furnishing tile and completing ditch No. 21, the Emmet and Palo Alto county joint ditch. The bid was 23860 dollars, just 100 dollars above the next lowest bid. The firm, led by Mr. Bingham with assistant G. R. Connelly, plans subletting digging and covering and will begin cement tile work next spring. the open ditch portion was awarded to another contractor for about 24000 dollars. The entire project is projected to cost over 48000 dollars.
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Cement. Products Company
Emmetsburg
Emmet
Palo Alto County
Jack Creek
Bingham
G. R. Connelly
Northwest
Itstherville Democrat
Horrible Accident Injures Young Farmer Near Town
Joe Roegner twenty six living on a farm six miles southwest of town suffered a severe accident while plowing. Harness lines tangled and the team charged a barb wire fence dragging him along the fence posts. Cuts covered head to foot and leg to bone with lacerations. He freed himself with a pocket knife and was taken home, doctor said he was dangerously ill with jackjaw beginning. Brother Tony left job to help.
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Joe Roegner
Mr. Roegner
Bancroft Register
Congressman's Iowa tied civil service concern in Washington
Bathville Democrat reports Congressman Woods alleging about seventy five Washington civil service appointees have Iowa homes charged to Iowa. A list shows W I Jochum with Estherville address, noted to have come from Washington five years ago to instruct carriers at free mall delivery, but he reportedly stayed only two months and locals never met him. The piece hints at misallocated duties and urges Woods to expose the tied ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rank P. Woods
Estherville
Woods
Batherville Democrat
Osher's Great Savings Clearing Sale Announcement
Osher's Grocer announces a clearing sale from Friday morning July 23 until Saturday August 7 with genuine reductions across departments. The sale highlights summer dress goods shoes and clothing as money saving bargains for customers.
Drygoods Sale Prices Across Silk and Oxfords
The store lists wholesale and retail prices for various silk fabrics and garments including Sisine silk, Kirkwall Zephyr, Venetian Swiss, Printed Messalin, and Muslin underwear. Odds and ends cover waists, boys suits, ladies and misses oxford shoes, with reductions of 10 percent on the newest styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suesine
Soiesotte
Kirkwall Zephyr
Messalin
Batiste
Also Mentioned on This Page
Graettinger Tile Works
the Merriman Publishing CO
T. D. Collins
Graettinger
Owa
Colorado
Uson
Arapahoe, Colo
Osher
Drygoods Department
Clothing Department
Shoe Department
Hn.osher
ES Moines
Iowa ‘State Fair and Exposition
Craps Champion Cattle Dairy Progress Swine 3000
Pam
Parker
Ami Phitheaten Liberati
Aril
Cameron
Simplo
Gondert
Palin
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