Equal suffrage tour eyed as Iowa campaign feature
The Ringsted Dispatch notes a major suffrage effort in Iowa with an automobile tour planned for the 10th district and broad cooperation expected from suffragists in surrounding counties. The piece also tees up local civic questions about Main Street improvements and water mains extensions, plus a stream of short notices on residents’ travels, births, and a serious farm accident.
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Ringsted
Iowa
Straighening Main
E. Wooldridge
Clayton County
Consolidated
Maple Hill
Isay Waltons
Warden Pullen
Swan Lake
Fred. Robinson
Dr. McDowell
Armstrong
Gem Moving Picture
Gris Jofrey
Minnesota
George Jackson
Omaha
John ‘Petersen
Darfur
Minn
Nels
Kelsen
Comfrey
Armand Madsen
Boyd Andersen
Graettinger
Henry Myers
Primghar
Local notes from Terris Tribune blend farming and visits
L. K. Maulsby shipped two cars of fat cattle to Omaha Monday morning. Various residents and visitors are noted: Mrs. Van Valkenburg and two sons, Miss Gertie Thompson aiding in the telephone office, the Winslows meeting Mrs. Conrad Timm in Estherville, Mrs. Townsend of Fayetteville, NY, and many local movements including church games, school ground planting, and council discussions on city water. Multiple trips to Spirit Lake, Ayrshire, Spencer, and Emmetsburg are mentioned along with obituaries and personal milestones.
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Terris Tribune
L. K. Maulsby
Omaha
G. Lorwrey
Wm. Munsterman
Motley, Minn
Spirit Lake
Walter Winslow
Estherville
Conrad Timm
Winslow
Timm
Wisconsin
A. N. Vassar
Lotti Zenor
Ruthven area notes and city water plant woes
Fred Rice plans a six week return to Ruthven to solicit life insurance for his company. Roy Hubbard attended Emmetsburg Thursday evening. Richard Peterson had a skid east of town on the Milwaukee grade in his Ford losing a windshield glass but sustaining no injuries. Mrs. Alice Baxter visited Emmetsburg on professional work, Miss Ruby Kelly visited Whittemore to see relatives. City water works paused due to spring fever with water off after a broken connection at the power plant. An explosion at the pumping station damaged machinery but no serious injuries. plant repaired and back in service Wednesday. Border area farmers on Lost Island noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rice
Appelmans
Roy Hubbard
Emmetsburg
Richard Peterson
Milwaukee
Peterson
Cole
Lost Island
Local residents report summer barn project and visits
W H Dreyer southwest of town bought Queal Co lumber for a large summer barn costing around 4000 dollars. H Reimers family visited Whittemore last Sunday. Jens Lawson of this place visited her parents near Ringsted. Mrs H B Heuer visiting sister's family in Dows Iowa. R S Blossom and family attended Mrs I M Finnell's funeral in Algona last Saturday. Teachers and Misses Haller Schenck Williamson Dorweiler Lindsey toured West Bend to visit Dorweiler family. Ma and Mrs H J Newel auto trip to Fort Dodge. Banker John Cullen of Whittemore, with Editor Tom Larson, visited Fenton. B J Sevenson of Ringsted operated on for appendicitis last week. R S Blossom and Gerald Blossom returned from Litchfield Minnesota. John Wegner family visited W C Stamer home Sunday.
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Fenton
W. H. Dreyer
Queal & Co
H Reimers
Whittemore
Jens Lawson
Ringsted
H B. Heuer
Dows
Iowa
R. S. Blossom
I. M. Finnell
Algon
Gladys Haller
Midred Schenck
Ethel Williamson
Margaret Dorweiler
Lola Lindsey
H. J. Newe
Fort Dodge
John Cullen
Tom Larson
B. J. Sevenson
Near Ringsted
Farmers' Fenton Savings Bank
Gerald
Litchfield
Minnesota
John Wegner
W. C. Stamer
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G. M. Miller
Lillie
Kanawha
Lawence
J. &. Peterson
James Monsen
Ole Justeken
Viggo
Peter Koll
Fairmont
Peter and Hans Mortensen
Chris Jorgensen
Oscar Christensen
Algona
H. W. Jensen
Ida
Truesdell
J.C. Woods
Sioux Rapids
W.A. Delong
J. Appellquist
St. Paul
Will
Julius Rohit
Wm. McNary
Ruthven
Henry C. Brees
A. L. Gipson
G. A. Price
Davis County
Missouri
James Chapman
C. C. Gravatt
A. W. Bascom
L. A. Koon
M. R. Cruse
D. M. Shaffar
C. C. Namtvedt
Peter Namtvedt
Hon
Elmer Bates
Ackely
Will Richome
P. H. Donlon
M. Nelson
Mherd
Theovine Osterhus
Spencer
Doin H. Bale
Emameteburg
Alad Carnahan
Chas
Paul Salisbury
Sanborn
Ford
Myr. Slagle
Maggie Algers
Mason ‘City
Tve
Toma-Scaldet
Baan
Hkings
Charley Jensen
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Ruthven Free Press
J.H. Gammon
A. H. Shaver
Prop
C. C. Rucker
the Spies Bikers
T. D. Collins
Sherwin-Williams
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