Taxpayers Hear County Meeting On State Expenses
Citizens' League met in the county court room to discuss public expenditures. Speakers included Miss Anna Donovan, P. F. Donlon, J. A. Spies, Chas Thatcher, and Chas He Bleckwenn, with remarks on the Iowa legislature cuts and proposed tax relief measures. The group adjourned to December 16 for further action.
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Emmoetsburg Democrat
Taxpayers
Chas
Bleckwenn
Ft. O'Conner
Graettinger
Iris
Harry ¥Ein
Anna Donovan
P. Ft. Donlon
J. A. Spies
Chas. Thatcher
Misa Donovan
Iowa Tegislature
Thive
PB. H. Donlon
Turner
Gruettinger
Donovan
Donlon
de Kulp
National Corn Credit Corporation Opens in Chicago
The National Credit Corporation formed in Chicago with Town Farm Bureau backing plans to offer warehouse loans to farmers who wish to hold corn. Harry Tadd, formerly with Des Moines Car Store Credit Corporation, is named general manager to rapidly set up operations. Loans secured by warehouse receipts and sealing fees are expected at about seven percent interest under the Town Warehouse Law of 1924. The Palo Alto County Farm Bureau office will provide further information and assist interested farmers.
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National Credit Corporation
Chicago
Town Farm Bureau
Charles Hearst
Threeters
Chicawo
Harry Tadd
Des Moines
Des Moines Car Store Credit Corporation
Tos Wisher Building
Chicagco
Minois
Charles FE. Hearst
Burea Federation
New Credit Corporation
Tava
Ubey
Palo Alto County
National Corn Credit Corporation
Pala J
Alta County
Burra
Sophomore Girls Name Pearl Bonstead Captain
The High School notes show Pearl Bonstead elected captain of the sophomore girls basketball team. Other items mention reading Silas Marner by the Sophomore English class and six weeks of exams with Latin test divided into three divisions.
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Pearl Bonstead
Silas Marner
Coder
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post to Be Established at Emmetsburg
At City Hall in Emmetsburg a meeting on November 19 decided to form a Palo Alto Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. A follow up meeting is planned for December 2 at the Mimmeraburg IKP hall at 7 30 p m with state officers to assist. Eligible men who served abroad or in hostile waters are invited to join. About 27 charter members signed, and plans call for discharge papers to be brought to the meeting. Potential members are urged to attend and join.
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Emmetsburg
Churaday
Palo Alto
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
We, We
Slonn
Ky Oo
Bridger the Mountain Trailblazer in Western Exploration
Bridger emerged as a respected guide to both whites and Indians, aiding Capt. Bonneville and Sheridan while shaping frontier geography. He died at seventy seven in Missouri after a life spanning exploration, fur trade, and wars with tribes, leaving a legacy of mapped passes and the rugged Northwest’s opening.
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Bridger
Benjamin Bonneville
Utah Supreme Court
Sheridan
Bridges
Brideau’s Peak
Cadlatin County
Monte
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Altar
California
Great
Northwest
The Mountain Trapper of the West and Fur Trade
The article portrays the mountaineer trapper of the Oregon Trail era as a hardy, fearless frontiersman distinct from southern creole trappers. It describes their perilous journeys across mountains, rivers, and cliffs to trap beaver, the rivalries among fur companies, and how resident partners and supply convoys structured seasonal cycles. It notes the Indians and trappers adapting to trade, the reshaping of tribes, and the broader historical impact of this migrations on American expansion into the Northwest.
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Rive
Bonneville
Parhans
West
Rocky Mountains
Washington Irving
Otienenshrsron
Astoria
Rockies
Knights of the Pelt
St. Louis
Uncle Sam
Great
Northwest
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West Bern
Omro Cottingrton
the High School Times
Iowa
Prade
Peter Ruthit
Lata
Selol
Tucalay
Dora Mae Stevens
Dorothy
Chesterville
Arkansas
Robert Cappen
Ralph Rassmussen
Graettin
Armatrong
Tothes
Mallard
Rarl Carney
Robert Carter
Rarl
Koe
Ridgar G
Gunines
George Washingbone
Emmet
Filgar G
Hawaii
Freshie
Harold Gilhaugh
Harold G
Harriett Brekke
Burton G
Serena M
Burton
Mias Everitt
Erwin G
Trosty P
Ralph
Ralph R
Frosty
Union
Canada
Alaska
Storm Lake
Paige
Tercil
Ruthven
Grachtinger
Lake Center School
Deering
McCormick
Deere
John Deere
Concord
McCormick-Deering
Fairbanks-Morse
H. P
Grodland & Reeves
T. Madsen, Prop
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