Boys Arrested After Rifle Theft Incident
Sheriff Cullen from Emmetsburg arrested two young men for stealing a rifle from Ed Hall. They had worked in Veryon township, quit, and Hall withheld wages. They stayed overnight in Graettinger at Wiegman’s restaurant and were later returned to Emmetsburg. Hall kept $15, and they paid about $17 in costs.
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Cullen
Emmetsburg
Ed Hall
Veryon Township
Hall
Graettinger
Wiegman's
Convention at Clear Lake by Algona Epworth League
The Algona District Epworth League will hold a convention at Clear Lake on June 17 18 and 19 with departments of League work presented. Dr Court will speak Tuesday evening and Dr Fifer Wednesday evening. A reception banquet and a boat ride around the lake are planned.
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Algona District
Epworth League
Clear Lake
Department of League
Court
Fifer
Tragedy at Knisely Home Ends in Self Destruction
A Terrible Tragedy report from near Bea man in which Ben Knisely killed two of his children and wounded a third before killing himself after allegedly resisting his daughter Ella's visit. Mrs Knisely stopped the plan, then fought to prevent further violence as words and shotgun blows followed. The incident centers on alleged improper relations with the two older daughters, Ella and Cora, and ends with the father turning the gun on himself.
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Knisely
Beaman
Marshalltown
Ben Knisely
Jis
Ella
Cora
Ella Knisely
Beaman Man Kills Family Then Ends Own Life
In Beaman a man fatally shot his wife and two daughters after accusing them of illicit relations with a daughter. He wounded another daughter before killing himself, tearing a telephone from the wall to hinder aid. The mother and two other daughters escaped and called for help. Mrs. Knisely owned the farm, and the husband was described as strong but erratic and not financially successful.
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Cora
Agnes
Beaman
Knisely
Emmetsburg Couple Wed At St Thomas Church
Miss Elizabeth Fuad of Emmetsburg and Mr John Neary of the same city wed Monday at St Thomas church. Rev McNerney officiated. Bridesmaid Margaret Fuad, best man R J Neary. After a wedding breakfast at the bride’s home the couple left at 6 06 p m for Minneapolis to honeymoon and will set up home in Fort Dodge. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Flood, taught in the public schools last year and is noted as an accomplished young woman. The groom is described as a fine young man of Emmetsburg.
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Elizabeth Fuad
Emmetsburg
John Neary
City
St. Thomas Church
McNerney
Margaret
R. J. Neary
Minneapolis
Fort Dodge
James Flood
Publc
F Eimmetsburg
Peculiar Prairie horse dispute tests ownership ruling
In Prairie township Kossuth County a three year dispute pits J B Pulls an innocent buyer against Crabbe the seller as a Marshalltown claimants contest ownership of a mare team and their three foals valued at $900. Crabbe deposits $100 as reimbursement while both sides claim damages and possible return of property pending a court decision.
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Prairie Township
Kossuth County
J.B. Pulls
Crabbe
Minnesota
Marshalltown
Mashalltown
Pulls
Fire Leaves Thousands Homeless in Budapest
A devastating Saturday blaze in Budapest leaves about eight thousand people homeless as flames raged during the Jewish Sabbath when work is forbidden, with authorities scrambling to aid survivors and assess damage.
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Budapest
Hungary
Crawford McElhinney case verdict awards $4000
The Crawford McElhinney suit from Clarion ended Monday night with a jury verdict for the plaintiff awarding four thousand dollars after seven hours deliberation. The incident involved B W McElhinney, a state bank cashier, driving a car that struck R S Crawford’s eight year old daughter, who died two hours later from internal hemorrhage. The case, brought in district court, will likely be retried and centers on who was driving at the time of the accident.
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Crawford-McElhinney
Clarion
B. W. McElhioney
Hank
Goldfield
First National Bank
R. S. Crawford
Clarian
McEhinney
McElhinney
Tragic House Fire Ends in Death of Six Year Old Helen Campbell
The six year old Helen Louise Campbell died after a fire ignited by embers in a stove while visiting the Moore family near Graettinger. Her mother Mrs. H W Campbell and Mrs. Moore suffered severe burns while trying to extinguish the flames. Funeral services were held at the Moore home and Helen was buried in Marseilles. Her mother, a widow, cares for three children.
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Helen Louise Campbell
H. W. Campbell
Wallingford
Campbell
Thomas Moore
Osgood Place
Graettinger
Marseilles
Ill
Iowa
Moore
Lai
Gun and shells found in murder case at Triumph
The Fairmont Sentinel reports progress in the murder investigation of Chris Vergins for the killing of neighbor Join Steen near Triumph, Minnesota. Vergins was arraigned before Squire Gamble and changed venue to Squire Everett. Witnesses testified and disclosed Vergins’s revolver and shells found by a supposed friend Fred Reim, Vergin’s nephew.
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Fairmont Sentinel
Chris Vergins
Join Steen
Triumph
Mion
Squire Gamble
Fairmont
Squire Everett
Vergin
Fred Reim
Reim
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Chris
Lawler
Herman Virger
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