Gravel Pit Absent List And Sunday Visits Noted
Arthur Jensen Clarence West and Josie Wilson remain on the absent list. Mr. and Mrs. Maher with children spent Sunday at A L Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. C B Larson and children visited at Christian son home Sunday. Amdahl youths attended League at Riverside Church Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs A C Jensen visited Alfred Nelson's. C B Larson's called on S A Young Saturday. R Young is very sick with typhoid fever. Stack threshing activity reported locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jensen
Clarence Westfall
Josie Wilson
Maher
A. L. Fisher
C. B. Larson
Christianson
Amdahl
Riverside Church
A. C. Jensen
Alfred Nelson
Cc. B. Larson
S. A. Young
R. Young
Lost Island Social Notes Highlight Local Visits And Notices
Mrs Miles and daughter El Jah spent Monday at the Sheffield home. Olaf Thorson and his mother host relatives from Illinois. Sam and Mrs Roseland install a fine lighting system. Ida Johnson sews for Mrs Albert Thorson. Bulah Sandvik leaves Monday for Luther Academy in Madison Minnesota. Mrs Chris Norvis to host Lost Island Ladies Aid on October 8 at the new church building. Norma Thorson attends Luther Academy in Redwing Minnesota. Mrs Lewis Thorson and Mrs Marie Norris visit Calander Town to see Mrs Ole Knutson. Knutson improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
el- Jah
Sheffield
Olaf Thorson
Sam Roseland
Ida Johnson
Albert Thorson
Bulah Sandvik
Luthern Academy
Madison
Minn
Chris. Norvis
Lost Island Ladies’ Aid
Norma Thorson
Redwing
Lewis Thorson
Marie Norris
Calander
Ole Knutson
Knutson
Jack Creek Notes Dance and Social Roundup
The Henry Lammers Saturday dance drew large crowds. Mary Biggs left Friday for Hidora Iowa to visit relatives and return with her mother who traveled by car earlier. Relatives from Emmetsburg visited the L I Richardson home Sunday. Mrs. Frank Briggs returned from Steamboat Rock Thursday. Mrs. Joneth Rothermill hosted a group of ladies Saturday afternoon. Little Manerd Hurlbert is sick. Jim Conway was a business caller at Witherville Thursday. Anna Luhman assists Mrs. Fred Hulbert with chores. Frank Briggs and his mother and Mary returned Monday from Eldora Iowa. Willig Luhman came home Saturday from Iowa City after consulting doctors. Mr. and Mrs. H. Dorning hosted old friends Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Biggs
Hidora
Her Mather
L. I. Richardson
Emmetsburg
Frank Briggs
Steamboat Rock
Joneth Rothermill
Manerd Hurlbert
Jim Conway
Witherville
Anna Luhman
Fred Hulbert
Mary
Wallingford Notes From Minnesota Fair Visitations
Fragmentary notes show Olaf Strand attending a Minneapolis fair last week with Christy Anderson and John. a Kas a business visitor appeared in Fargo North Dakota. mentions of Iowa City and a land deal involving a traded car with Mr Sherman raigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Strand
Minneapolis
Christy, Anderson
John
Ona
Kasa
Fargo
N. D
Sigel” ‘Overtick
Towa City
Heldediver
Fric Sf
My. Sherman Raigor
Local Notes From Ruthven Press
Last week at the state fair in Minneapolis was attended by residents. J. C. Jensen and family visited Ringsted. Mrs John Pro of Estherville visited friends on Saturday. Miss Mildred Mahan of Graettinger teaches at the Anderson school. Miss Margaret O Connor of Graettinger, a nurse, attends Mrs I Peterson who is ill at her son H W Peterson’s home. Mrs J Chapman and Mrs Ristrin of Stanhope come to help care for their sister Mrs Emily Peterson who is president of Indiana Railroad. Joseph Robinson, visiting the C J Tripp home, returns to Anderson Indiana where he is president of an eastern railroad line and owns nearby farms. He farms Chas Dougherty and Ralph Whitford’s land this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
J. C. Jensen
Ringsted
John Pro
Estherville
Mildred Mahan
Graettinger
Anderson School
Margaret O'Connor
I. Peterson
H. W. Peterson
J. Chapman
Ristrin
Stanhope
Emily Peterson
Indiana Railroad
Joseph Robinson
C. J. Tripp
Anderson
Indiana
Chas, Dougherty
Ralph Whitford
She Did The Young Man Wholanded With Maude
A curious scene unfolds as a younger sister reads while an older sister entertains a guest in the parlor. A door crashes and the young man leaves. The younger girl looks down the dark stair hall and asks Maude whether she landed him, to which a masculine voice confirms the answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Schemmel Case Victim of Blackmail Accusations
Attorney E A Morling aided Sulli van McMahon in Bancroft defending Father Schemmel who left his parish after reports on his moral reputation. Court granted trial before judge. Lynch’s notes appeal to supreme court. Krap’s slander suit dismissed. Morling believes blackmail aimed at Schemmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Morling
Algona
Sullivan & McMahon
Father Schemmel
Bancroft
Lynch
Supreme Court
John Krap
Morling
Democrat
Ginseng Grower Plans Minnesota Expansion
W I Moats, returning from Cass County Minnesota, reports his farm near Ed Countryman and John Parsons offers ideal summer scenery with abundant fish and game. He plans to plant ginseng there after harvesting seeds and seedlings, noting past yields of 40 000 seeds and 6 000 seedlings valued at hundreds, with current roots worth 830 and a ten dollar original investment on the patch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Minn
Swea City
W. I. Moats
Minnesota
Ed. Countryman
John Parsons
Mogts
Moats
Burns mar Ruby Larson as kerosene fire explodes
Ruby Larson, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Larson, suffered serious Burns to her arms and side last Tuesday evening when she and an older brother tried to start a fire in the summer kitchen stove. They poured kerosene on the kindling and a match touched off the blast, scattering burning kerosene over the child. A nurse attends her as Dr RB Smith serves as attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby
Louis Larson
RB. Smith
Lo-Land
Big Fish Shipment Delivers 46 000 Bass Across Iowa
Werden Hinshaw displayed a fish car at Ar nold s Park on Tuesday carrying about 46 000 black bass for distribution in Okoboji Spirit Lake and Silver Lake W E Albert state supervisor along the Mississippi accompanied the car It is the finest car load of fish ever hauled across the state and will boost next year s catch Hinshaw plans further shipments to improve state waters and aid local fishermen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish & Game
Werden Hinshaw
Arnold’s Park
Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Silver Lake
W. E. Albert
Mississippi River
Iowa
Hinshaw
Potatoes Yield Forecast Shows Lower U.S. Crop
A dry summer lowers potato output with Iowa planted at 147000 acres producing about 15 377 000 bushels, ninety one percent of full yield. Nationally 3708000 acres are grown with estimated 360 614 000 bushels, thought high due to reduced prospects in key states. Last year output reached 331 525 000 bushels valued at 227 903 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Indian Scare in Northern Iowa Forts in the Iowa Country
In 1862 Sioux war actions in Minnesota spurred panic in Northern Iowa. Five volunteer companies formed the Northern Iowa Brigade with about 250 men deployed across towns near Chain Lakes Timmer County to the Minnesota border. Local stockades rose amid widespread fear as settlers fled to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Country
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
State Historical Society of
Towa
Jacob van der Zee
Iowa
Minnesota
Boundry
Northern Iowa Brigade
Chain Lakes
Timmer County
Sioux City
Correctionville
Cherakes
Peterson
Osthearville
Town Lake
Emmet County
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Jack Creek
Henry Lammers
Schemmel
the Graettinger Times
N. J. Merriman
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