Neer Lady Dies After Long Illness in Emmetsburg
Mrs. D N Leek of this city died after a brief illness. She was 64, born Fannie Francis Moncrief in Portland Maine, lived in Ottawa Illinois and Palo Alto County before settling east of Graettinger. She leaves husband Elmer, son Elmer of Omaha, a brother John Moncrief, and sisters Agnes Morton and Mary Wilson. Interment was at Evergreen cemetery Emmetsburg with Reverend Cuthbert officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Leek
Manly
Wm. Penn
Jack Bolstad
L. BE
J. P. Conway
E. J. Mitchell
Peter Tolberson
Fannie Francis Moncrief
Portland
Maine
Ottawa
Illinois
David Nyers Leek
Leek
John Moncrief
Emmetsburg
Agnes Morton
Mary Wilson
Double Game in Hawarden with Detective Imposter
A Hawarden report recounts game excitement when a man named Brooks, posing as an Ellsworth detective, searched for the killer of Charles Dillehay, 69, the theater proprietor fatally murdered in town a short time earlier. The incident reflects a wild, unverified pursuit linked to a local homicide.
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Brooks
C. S. Edwards
Hawarden
Edwards
Ellsworth
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Ellsworth, Minn
Charles Dillehay
Noah Roberts Breaks Leg In Car Crash
Noah Roberts suffered a broken leg in a Sunday afternoon automobile accident. He rode with Esther Roberts Ed Dolman and sister of Raleigh near Kizer home on the old Pat Montgomery farm when the car veered to avoid a rut and crashed across a fence. Noah landed on his feet, while Miss Dolman was trapped under the fence wire and the car, with Don Show helping to move the vehicle. No other injuries were reported.
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Noah Roberts
Nice
Esther Roberts
Ed Dolman
Raleigh
Dolman
Esther
Kizer
Pat Montgomery
Will Meredith
Montgomery Places
Noah
Miss Dolman
Young Dolman
Don Show
Bigamy case stars famed alias with many engagements
Ralph Furman also known as Charles McCoy and Herbert Stanleigh was sentenced to five years in the Carroll county district court for bigamy. He had two wives, a planned third marriage, and engagements with six other women across Spencer Ruthven Rolfe Madrid Sioux Falls and Slayton. Arrest arose from a Ruthven dry cleaning business and Miss Jenkins of Spencer. He had posed as a model citizen while pursuing multiple alliances, with a wife in Carroll and another in Miller South Dakota. The report notes a contrasting church record and mentions district appointments in Algona and nearby towns.
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Ralph Furman
Charles McCoy
Herbert Stanleigh
Slayton
Minn
Furman
Carroll
Coon Rapids
Spencer
Forman
Wardrobe
Miss Jenkins
Ruthven
National Bank
Jenkins
Stanleigh
McCoy
Miller
South Dakota
Rolfe
Madrid
Sioux Falls
S. Cak
M E Appointments for Algona District Conference closes Fort Dodge
The Northwest Methodist Conference recently concluded at Fort Dodge naming M. E. appointments for the Algona district. Strong local clergy assignments and synod decisions were announced for the coming year.
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M. E
Algona District
Northwest
M. 5
Fort Dodge
Conference Delegates Named From Northwest Iowa Conference
The Northwest Iowa Conference last Saturday at Ft. Dodge elected its delegates to the International General Conference in Saratoga New York next May. Ministers named include A E Craig president of Morningside College Sioux City W H H Spencer of Ft. Dodge C H Van Metre of Emmetsburg FE P Johnson of Storm Lake and J B Trumble of Storm Lake Laymen named are J L Peterson Webster City E G Bowen Ida Grove W W Omholson Sibley J S Bell Storm Lake and A Morling Emmetsburg Reserves are S M Stauffer Sac City C P Miller Rock Rapids P C Holdoegal Rockwell City.
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Northwest Iowa
Ft. Dodge
Saratoga
New York
A. E. Craig
Morningside College
Sioux City
W. H H. Spencer
C. H. van Metre
Emmetsburg
FE. P. Johnson
Storm Lake
J. B. Trumble
J. L. Peterson
Webster City
E. G. Bowen
Ida’'Grove
W. W. Omholson
Sibley
J. .S. Bell
A. Morling
S. M. Stauffer
Sac City
C. P. Miller
Rock Rapids
P. C. Holdoegal
Rockwell City
Shot Gun Accident at Skow and Albrecht Barbershop
A pistol discharged by accident last Friday afternoon at Skow and Albrecht barbershop. Alfred Skow had been out hunting when the incident occurred. no injuries were reported and the men nearby escaped harm.
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Skow
Albrecht
Alfred ‘Skow
Wedding of James J. O Rourke and Katherine Sherlock
James J. O Rourke and Katherine Sherlock were married at seven in the morning at the Catholic church with Reverend Kelly officiating. The couple, both from Estherville area, will honeymoon in Newton and Council Bluffs after a breakfast with the bride’s family. O Rourke, known as Shorty, travels for Estherville Cigar Co. and once lived in Graettinger. They plan to reside in Graettinger temporarily before settling in Estherville.
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James J. O'Rourke
Estherville
Katherine Sherlock
Kelly
Julia Dailey
John
Ayrshire
O’rourke
Newton
Council Bluffs
Patrick Sherlock
Graettinger
Estherville Cigar Co
Shorty” O’rourke
Myr
Basket Ball Games Bevel and Be- Folded Title
Fragmentary OCR text referencing basketball games and related terms. Names, places, or dates are unreadable, leaving only scattered fragments about basketball events and equipment terms. The readable portion hints at a sports context without concrete facts or participants.
Anton Lang Actor Dies After War Service
Anton Lang of Oberammergau, famed for portraying Christ in the Passion play, died after serving at the front. He traveled to the Holy Land before the war, then entered battle where he was killed.
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Anton Lang
Oberammergan
Old Country
Christus
Holy Land
Lang
Bavarian
Cafe at Milford Pantially Burnd In Tosedey Era
A fragment indicates a cafe at Milford Pantially burned during a Tosedey era incident. Details are unreadable. no dates or official names are clear.
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Milford
Tosedey
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Avas
Herbert Clegg
Emmetsburo
Whitefield
Phoenix
Ariz
Cuthbert
Algona
F. C. Taylor Armstrong
C. A. Batas Bancroft
Belmond
R. M. Burress Britt
W. E. Blackstock
Buffalo Center
M. J. McCabe
Goa
Dapeanga Ems
A. J. Tritt Clarion
C. EB. Leitzell Clear Lake
J. L. Gillies Corwith
T. S. Cole Chrystal Lake
Woden
le Pried Phen
C. B. Mitchell Dolliver
W. Whitford
C. H. VanMetre
I. W. Case
Forest City
C. H. Warehem Garner
A. H. Word Germania
C. A. Moir Goldfield
F. Forster
Livermore
R. J. Symonds
LaVerne
A. G. Peterson
Renwick
J. C. Mayer
Rowan
Allen Bishop
Swaledale
Swea City
L. G. Gartner Thompson
J. F. Zemke
Thornton
E. M. Cathcart Titonka
Couas Earl Hanna Wesley
J. M. Howdesbeli
West Bend
M. G. Rambo Whittemore
J. F. Draper
James J. O’rourke
Nels Nelson
Alfred
Nels
Life Apartments
A. H. Shaver
Mae Boyle
Graettinger Girls
Lorene Sheffield
Lucy Larsen i
Vesta Christopher Cylinder Girls
Francis Gard
Miss McGoey
Neva Oleson
Blanche’ Sprout
Wilma Richardson
Calvin Gammon
Wm. Mueller
Peter Larsen
Leland Laughlin
Myron Fudge
Cylinder Boys
Cylinder Court
Whittemore
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