Burglars Fail to Open Empty Percy Savings Safe
Burglars to break into the former Percy Savings bank attempted for hours but abandoned the effort when the safe proved empty. The former cashier offers the combination to save trouble and inconvenience. They removed outer door screws and a bolt but quit before accessing contents. Pete English, a skilled fisherman, recently returned from a trip with five and six pound northern pike, prompting friends to consider shadowing his fishing spots.
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Percy Savings Bank
Pete English
Belmond
The Immigrant's View Of America
A first year settler recalls a devastating blizzard on the prairie with wind driven snow filling a parlor and ice in the kitchen, a three day storm, disrupted trains, buried chickens, and a primitive social night hosted by the narrator while her temperate husband slept.
Barn Dance Misadventure and Townsmen Move Depot
An account recalls a barn dance ending with a tipped sled and a floorless hayloft party. The village then details five years of farming progress and a pivotal depot move from their town to Osgood, prompted by railroad official Mr Goodell.
Early town building tale of Emmet and Osage county
Narrator recalls founding a small town with a river bridge, schoolhouse, and church blocks. Describes Emmet and Palo Alto supervisors, the county school board, notable early teachers like Mrs. E S George, a creamery with sixty cows, a Catholic church ground donation, and Rev Father Kelly’s fifty two years as priest. A Lutheran and Methodist churches rise, blacksmith Axelton, Spies Bros meat market, an elevator and lumber yard, George Bros hardware, two stores by George Zahn, a weekly paper by Lester, first land agent E C Kent, and the first auto trip for telephone subs. The tale ends noting community growth through Chautauqua, Lyceum, and Farmers Institutes.
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E. S. George
Fahnestock
Father Kelly
Estherville
Mr. Axelton
Spies Bros
George Bros
George Zahn
H. N. Osher
Lester
E. C. Kent
John Paulsen
Paulsen
Poems, Peace, and Patriotism Echo in Farewell Address
A farewell tribute recalls Herder's praise of beauty and unity across nations. The speaker praises souls found in all creeds and homes, quotes Psalm 23 about walking through shadows, wishes peace to reign in homes soon, and ends with Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner sentiment.
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Ent and Teachers Association
Herder
Francis Scott Key
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Craettinger State Bank
Graettinger
Iowa
Robert Simonsen
America
Graettinger Slock & Tile CO
Aned
BERL
Raymond Tindall
Graetting
Hansen
Emmetsburg
Glenn ; Henrich
Furl Diamond
C. L. Torreson Oil Co
Wallingford
F. R. Heldecker
Graettinger, Iowa
Fred Lippold
Graet
Tinger
J. M. Resh
Justice of the Peace Hections Graettinger
J. Emmet Martin Funeral Service
Olene Jacobson
B. E. Dappen
McMands
Towa
C._A. SHILEY
Palo Alto
Emmets
Farm Service Co
Jens Kirkegaard
Farmers Grain Co
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