Farm Bureau Picnic Set for June 10 at Emmetsburg Park
The second annual Farm Bureau picnic will be held in Emmetsburg Park on June 10. Plans aim to attract 3,000 plus attendees, with a horse shoe pitching contest, a cup for the township winner, a Farm Bureau refreshment stand, and a suggested picnic lunch. Speaker Mr. Cunningham from Iowa will address attendees after a district conference in Spencer.
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Emmetsburg
Fermers
Cunningham
Town Farm ‘Bureau
Iowa
Ferenge
Spencer
Cunningham Speik
Farm Bureau
Terry King of AN Uncle Tom Producers
Terry leads Uncle Tom producers with a slogan Forever Foremost and Newest as rival shows come and go. His big company is seen as king and mohardi of the field, reflecting lasting success that others imitate.
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Terry, King of AN
Uncle Tom
Terry
Terry to stage Uncle Tom's Cabin in Emmetsburg
Terry, a prolific producer for twenty eight years, presents Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in Emmetsburg Town for one performance on Saturday June 4. The show will be greatly enlarged with a tent seating 2500. A free noon street parade and an 7 band concert follow, with doors opening at 7 30 p.m. and performance at 8.
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Terry
Jonah
Tom
Harriet Ward Bebcher Stowe
Emmetsburg
Wool Growers Meet in Palo Alto County Courthouse
A meeting of fleece wool growers in Palo Alto County will be held at the courthouse on Wednesday afternoon June 1. W G Warner secretary of the Iowa Fleece Wool Growers Association will attend and deliver an address. Mir Warner will share a message rich in information. All fleece wool growers should attend especially those who pooled wool last year with the Town Fleece Wool Growers Association. Plans will be made to pool the 1921 clip. Sheep owners cannot afford to miss this meeting.
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Palo Alto County
Court House
W. G. Warner
Iowa Fleece
Wool Growers Association
Mir Warner
Town Fleece Wool Growers Association
Demonstration Spraying Touts Orchard Trials and Plans
The second spray was applied to John Roberts Archie Shaffer and A. Smith orchards. The third spray targets Roberts West Bend Silver Lake orchards May 27 30 with invites to interested observers. Part sprayed part unsprayed. results to be reviewed at fall harvest and a meeting. County spray rings planned next year with a power spray outfit and hired operator.
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John Roberts
Archie Shaffer
5. A. Smith
Roberts
West Bend Township
Silver Lake Township
Local notes and family notices from the county paper
Community snippets record visits to Emmetsburg and Des Moines, a hospital return, farm matters, and school picnic days. Notable mentions include Bernard Smith traveling to Des Moines for mineral rights, Irvin Miller from Nicollet visiting, and John Lambe attending John Moncrief's funeral. The piece also promotes reading the paper’s ads and notes senior and junior picnic activities at High Lake and a western town park.
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Chris Norris
Estherville Hospital
Vincent Jetty
Emmetsburg
Bernard Smith
Des Moines
Irvin Miller
Nicollett
Minnesota
John Lambe
Emandsburg
John Moncrief
Lamba
Moncrief
High Lake
West
Fires Near Eagle Grove Lead to Custody of Tomisky
The Humboldt Republic scrutines a series of mysterious fires near Eagle Grove. Tomisky, once employed locally, is held by authorities amid suspicion he started the blazes. Observers report his odd talk and possible mental disturbance as the case unfolds toward a confession.
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Eagle Grove
Tomisky
Humboldt Republican
Tramps Return to Printing Office Amid Slogan Debate
A Humboldt Republican note recalls tramps visiting the office seeking exchanges and a place to rest, with coal dust to be kept off their clothes. Three individuals visited in a week and were turned down. The anti saloon league slogan suggested is Out Damp Spots.
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Humboldt
Anti-Saloon League
Drowned In Storm Lake In Flatboat Accident
Clarence D Klein and Roy Breyfogle of Alta drowned in Storm Lake while fishing. In a collapsible hunting boat anchored at both ends the craft tipped, throwing both into icy water. Breyfogle clung to the boat and survived until help arrived, while Klein became entangled in a fishing line and sank, body recovered about two hours later.
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Alto
Clarence D. Klein
Roy Breyfogle
Alta
Storm Lake
Breyfogle
Clarence Klein
Humboldt
Depots at Algona and Burt Robbed Sunday Night
Word received here reports burglars entered the depots at Algona and Burt Sunday night and damaged safes in both depots. Local authorities investigate the incidents and seek leads.
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Algona and
Burt
Robbers Seize Little Cash in Bank Safe
Report notes the robbers found scarcely any money in either safe, leaving them with little gain. The Ringsted Dispatch records the incident as a minor heist with minimal loot discovered.
Raid at Hardy Still and Hanson Blacksmith Shop
Humboldt Republic reports a raid led by Sheriff Hanson and a deputy at Hantly last week uncovering a still and liquid in Ernie Hanson's blacksmith shop. The accused was brought to Humboldt and bound over to the grand jury.
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Hanson
Hantly
Ernie Hanson
Humboldt
New Speed Law in Algona Limits City Districts
The Bancroft Register notes Algona’s revised speed rules. Suburbs may allow 20 mph if feasible, while the business district caps at 15 mph, with enforcement by Mayor McDonald.
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Algona
McDonald
Bancroft Register
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the Haettinger Times
Sullivan
Merchants Bank
John P. Kirby
Vincent Kelly
K. S. Stonken
Grarttinger, Iowa
Hardy
Willys
Prices
Toledo, Ohio
Overland
Willys-Knight
Nsen Auto Company
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