Morningside High Downs LeMars In Ten Inning Swat Fest
Morningside edged LeMars High 7 to 6 after a ten inning marathon on the local grounds. Kilker pitched well for LeMars with solid support. Morningside overcame a 2–0 deficit to tie in the ninth and exploded for five runs in the tenth. Umpire Clyde Roby presided as Quarnstrom Calahan and Power led Morningside’s offense while Kirker Coffey Townsend led LeMars at the plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack” Hall
Aingside
Mars High
Kilker
LeMars High
Morningside
LeMarsa High Weaiahes
Ses Coffey
Townsend Eek Ea
Edmonds
William Wagner Death Obituary at Ashton
William Wagner died at his parents home on Court Street last Friday after a lengthy illness. He had worked for years in the ware business at Ashton and was highly regarded by friends and business associates. The funeral at St. Marys Church drew a large attendance. he had recently moved to Lemarn and then returned to Ashton for care. He was survived by his mother and other relatives, with a period of illness described as weeks of patient endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wagner
John Wagon
Ashton
LeMara
Five family mourns in Le Mars and Ashton notes
Dora Jacob Otto Louis and Alfred are named in a bereavement notice. The bereaved family has the sympathy of many friends in Le Mars and at Ashton, their former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora
Jacob
Otto
Louis
Alfred
le Mars
Ashton
Gaspar Shines for Reds in First Practice Game
Kingsley’s Gaspar, signed pitcher for Cincinnati, starred in a 8-2 win over Toledo Mud Hens at League Park. He threw with control, allowed seven hits, three walks, and displayed iron nerve while dispensing two extra base drives. Manager Griffith plans to keep Gaspar on the roster if he sustains this pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley News ‘Times
Warry Gaspar
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Mr. H. Gaspar
Kingsley
Town
Reds
Toledo Mudhens
League Park
Gaspar
Rowan
Iowa
Jeff Rowan
Jeff
Maumee River
Big Jet
Mr. Gaspar
Hickman and
Seybold
Technical School
Big Socks
Madhens
Secon
Red
Caribat
Gapar
Harry Gaspar
Griffith
Delightful Night With D L T Club At Florence Roseberry Home
Members of the D L T club enjoyed a social evening at Miss Florence Roseberry’s home featuring a spread a seven o clock breakfast and a seven o clock breakfast. Eight covers were laid with decorative flowers and a delectable repast. A later slumber portion followed but reportedly not as extended as decorum might demand. J B Cunningham bought an interest in the LeMars Printing Company and will move to Mason City to assume duties with his family to follow in about two weeks. His county clerk term expired January 1 and he is praised as an obliging official by fellow officers and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. T. Club
J. B. Cunningham
LeMars Printing Company
Mason City
Cunningham
Cunninghaws
Helen L. Grentel
Denver
Estelle Fluch
Japanese Home Department
America
Int
Seamews
Yokosuka
Gaylord Wishire
Woman's National Progressve League
Thomas Withersbee Foote
Jackson Park Yacht Club
Chicago
Great Lakes
Ogden McClurg
University of Moscow
Russia
Dentehayoka
Zurich
Bertha Ayreton
Wiliam Ayreton
F. It
Institute of Electrical Engineers
England
Edith
Israel Zangwill
Sheriffs Must Pay Deputies Salaries in Iowa
Iowa sheriffs with one deputy must pay the deputy’s salary. The state supreme court upheld a lower court ruling in the Culver versus Fayette County case, aligning with Plymouth county precedents. Former Sheriff Herron and Sheriff Arendt have suits for deputy pay, totaling $900 and $7,813 plus interest. The ruling likely settles related county sheriff salary disputes statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Culver
Payette County
Supreme Court
Sherri! Herron
Sherri? Aréndt
Fayette County
Plymouth County
Hail Concoction Sparks Big Idea for Local Farmer
Remsen area farmer Theo Treinen, after a hailstorm, reportedly mixed lime and alcohol with hail to create what he described as tapioca pudding in a mug. He claims fifteen cents of alcohol and five cents of lime could pickle a barrel of hail for a twenty dollar per barrel retail value, and he envisions a machine to produce hail year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen
Theo
Treinen
Adjudged Insane in Akron Case
Edward Kenneston of Akron was brought before insanity commissioners on information from his brother in law Clas Port. After examination and hearing the evidence, he was ordered to be sent to the state hospital for the insane at Cherokee. He is about twenty five, an epilepsy sufferer whose illness is said to have undermined his reason. Sheriff Arendt departed last evening to accompany him to Cherokee.
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Clas Port
Edward Kenneston
Akron
Board of Insanity Commissioners
State Hospital For
Cherokee
Kenneston
Arendt
Mrs Ruth Shepherd Suffers Arm Fracture at Son's Home
Mrs Ruth E Shepherd, aged over sixty, fell on stairs at her son T C Shepherd’s 611 Ninth Street yesterday breaking her arm at the shoulder joint. She also sustained facial and shoulder injuries. Doctors fear the fracture may not set due to her age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth E. Shepherd
T. C. Shepherd
Ninth Street
Plymouth County Directory Issued May First 1909
The Plymouth County Telephone Co announces a new directory to be issued on May 1 1909. Persons desiring telephone installation corrections or name changes must notify the manager before April Lith 1909 Ly Loudenslager manager.
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Plymouth County Telephone Co
Loudenslager
For Sale Residence on South Main Street LeMais Town
For sale my residence on south Main Street LeMais Town eight rooms all modern and in good condition. A big reduction in price will be made if sold between now and May 1 1909 Apply on premises Val P Thielman 1319 Main street
Short Stories and Social Notes of 1908 Exports and Local Charities
The United States ranks third as an exporter of manufactures. A wreath for Nancy Hanks Lincoln was funded by 2500 Indianapolis schoolchildren with one cent each. Maine sells about 75,000 foxskins annually, mostly not by hunting but poisoned bait and drives. J M Lamadrid reports 140,687 New York and Brooklyn residents used one cent coffee stands in 1908 at a penny per portion.
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Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Lincoln City
Ind
Indianapolis
Maine
J. M. Lamadrid
St. Andrew's
New
English Etchings and Suburban Snippets From London
A collection of curious notes cites vast insured London property values and tiny Whittlesey incidents. It mentions Holloway Hill as a place with harsh suffrage-era transport and claims residents’ health improves quickly. The piece reads as social miscellany with quirky facts.
Sporting Notes and Olympic Plans in Western Sports Face
Cycling grows in Frisco as notes on St. Louis Americans aging squad average 34. Fred Plaisted coaches Western B C oarsmen of St. Louis and is a known figure in the west. Stanley Ketchel weighs nearly 200 pounds and backs Johnson as the only colored fighter he will fight. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific promoters in Seattle plan a 23000 stadium for the AAU annual meet, with the structure reverting to Washington University after the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
St. Louis
Washington University
Law Points on Negligence and Support Obligations
The case Harrington versus Butte A. and P. Tt. Co. holds a child’s unexplained presence at a dangerous railroad crossing as prima facie evidence of parental negligence. Winter versus Winter rules an agreement to pay weekly spousal support does not violate statutes banning contracts that relieve a husband of liability for support.
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Harrington
Butte
Flower and Tree Growth Facts from a Historical Note
The Bragilan coconut palm area ages 600 to 700 years under average forest conditions. It takes over a century to grow a thirty foot cedar. Tulips close petals on cloudy days and reopen with sun. Cottonwood trees reportedly grow faster than others, averaging about a quarter inch per year.
Secret Service to Be Staged by Stock Companies
Chauncey Kelm, brother of Adelaide Kelm, serves as stage manager for the Bush People theater as the stock companies present Secrets Service while May Buckley prepares in Chicago for the Cameo Kirby production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Kelm
Adelaide Kelm
Bush People Theater
Chicago
Buckley
Getupany
Cameo Kirby
W Hich Ium
Omahas Western Iowa Trade Excursion Arrives May 20
The Omaha Commercial Club and 125 leaders from Live Stock and Grain firms visit LeMars on May 20 from 8 p m to midnight for a social trip aimed at fostering business ties. The six day, thousand mile itinerary includes over 100 towns to showcase western Iowa’s progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Iowa
Omaha
Iowa
Jury awards 4900 damages in Denison case
A Denison jury, after more than 36 hours in the jury room, awarded Mrs. Burnett 4900 damages in a $10,000 suit against 17 year old Nora Lang. Lang, formerly Nora Ragan, claimed forced relations with Burnett and abortion drugs. The case, tried by Judge Church with attorneys Jackson and Sims of Sioux City, drew intense controversy over alleged misconduct and misdeeds at a Struble area home.
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Dennison
Iowa
D. BP. Harnett
Nora Lang
Burnett
Church
John A. Jackson
WW. J. Sims
Sioux City
Lang
Struble
Nora Ragan
Fined for Striking Wife in Acting Mayor's Court
F. R. Green was fined twenty five dollars and costs after being arraigned Saturday in Acting Mayor Jones court for assaulting his wife. Mrs. Green filed the complaint. Marshall Sudmeyer arrested Green and jailed him after he admitted guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
F. R. Green
Costa
Vonean
Sincere thanks after a deadly outbreak claims child names
Acknowledgment from a family grieving a child, Jos hu h and Susana Kame, for community aid during illness and death. The note, likely from a local newspaper classifies as a personal obituary-like thank you. It mentions The Globe Post printing services offering commercial printing from posters to calling cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshuh
Susana Kame
Removal of Kistle Family Moves to Shell Lake Wisconsin
The Kistle family, long a respected Plymouth County duo, leaves LeMars for Shell Lake Wisconsin after thirty years as informer merchant and county official. J O G Kistle served five consecutive terms as county official, highlighting their strong standing. Mrs Kistle accompanies with children, departing in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O G. Kistle
Shell Lake
Wis
LeMars
Kistle
Plymouth County
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Arrow
High School
Collegians
Earth
Miss Florence Roseberry
D. Ll. T. Club
Sheriffs
Remsen Farmer
Mrs. Shepherd
United States
London
Whittlesey
Campridgeshire
City of London
Holloway Hill
Gue
Sporting Notes
Mr. Jackson
Mr. Sims
Katherin Bellaire
Cecelia Bellaire
Chas. Harris
W. S. Spotts
Dalton Opera House
Green’s
Tlas
E. H. Carey
Jeweler and Optician
Main Street
LeMars, Iowa
First National Bank
Globe Post
Pouu
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