Rural Mall Man Has Auto Upset
Rural Route 8 carrier W C Vreugdenhil had an auto accident Saturday while arranging parcels in the back seat. the car went into a ditch but he escaped injury. Route 3 carrier A B Lake had engine trouble near the Van de Braak farm and was helped the rest of the way by Mr. Van de Braak. Delegates from Plymouth County attended the state rural mail carriers convention in Chariton with 325 delegates. J A Linderman was elected president. A lengthy social roundup notes visits, trips, and exchanges among Akron, Merrill, Sutherland, and nearby towns, with bands planning an Akron Merrill street concert exchange and other local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vreugdenhil
A. B. Lake
E. H. van de Braak
Mr. van de Braak
Frank E. Burke
Verne Swift
Clair MacCorkell
Plymouth County
Chariton
J. A. Linderman
Ireton
Carriers’ Association
H. F. Moran
LeMars
Merrill
Akron
Merrill Band
Mite
Neél-Hardenprook
Sutherland
A. O. Anderson
A. B. Johnson
J. R. Marple
G. Emil Johnson
Sioux City
Elsie Johnson
Astrid Johnson
E. F. Casey
Murphy
Ryan
Salix
Chicago
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Prairie du Chien
W. W. Burrill
Stanley
California
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
William Murphey
Blaine King
Haley
N. D
Robert E. Murphey
Murphey
Rose Boden
W. J. Davidson
Theodore Anderson
Wadena
Minn
William Simeon
Pansy
Pansy Hamman
John Hamman
Ada Zimmerman
Ladora
Paul Wendt
Zimmerman
Wendt
Knoxville
F. M. Jones
Plainview
Neb
Booth
A. F. Johnson
Margaret
Black Hills
Yellow Stone Park
North
South Dakota
John Thatcher
Gary
Ind
Nels Nystrom
Buddy Nystrom
Crow Hunter Shot Through One Hand
Crow hunter is shot in the hand while handling a crow during a local incident. The article notes local residents and visitors arriving, family movements, a fatal funeral in Wagner, and a hand injury from a rifle accident involving Clifford Noble. It also records travel and social updates across Noko mis Craig and surrounding towns with several named residents and relatives.
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The
Independent
William and
Albert Adden
Nokomis
Jil
L. E. Thurhurst
Wyoming
John H. Eilers
John H. Schmidt
Illinois
Iowa
Vernon Jackson
George H. Null
Sinkey & Friederichs
Onno Croon
Pete Sinkey
Renwick
Yisht
Minnesota
Lena Eilere
Main Street
Dick Eilers
Eilers
Craig
L. E. Thunhorst
John H. Eiilere
Minnie Schuldt
Sioux City
Wagner
S. C
Joe Schuldt
Howard
S. D
Clifford
Fred E. Eilers
Akron
Robert Warren
August Ludwig
Alcester
Lake Andes
Harm H. Johnson
Dell Rapids
Hilke Croon
Henry Croon
Salem
George Hartley
Bert Tyler
White
Preston Township
Hartley
Tyler
Null
Walter Meier
Mr. Meier
Herman Croon
Meijer
John H. Sehimidt
Kingsley Social Notes Mention Visits and Births
Special correspondent reports Fred Friez and late daughter from Stony City visiting J J Nichols. William heads to Chicago then Canada for six weeks. Mrs Roland Steele of Algona visits her parents L F Kiiebenstein. Kiiebenstein hosts Bridge Club. A son born August 6 to Mr and Mrs R A Pry. Fry is daughter of R J family.
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Fred Friez
Stony City
J.J. Nichols
William
Chicago
Cauada
Thorns
Ict
Local Notes and Events Tally Week’s Social News
Pattison births and visits fill this column with names like Herman Toothman from Morningside visiting Mrs Effie Bowman, Miss Mabel Nichol touring Kansas, and Miss Sarah Nichol staying with her brother J J Nicholl. Various outings, school plans, and church circle activities are noted alongside travel by auto to Washington and Minnesota. A state fair entertainment shift features Elijah in a Metropolitan Grand Opera performance with a 300 voice Iowa chorus, and Albert Weber offers tailor services plus repairs.
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Sioux City
Stanley Hicks
Red Oak
Okla
L. Dean
T. Navin
Mabel Christenson
Beardsley
Curry
Anthon
Kingsley
J. Westfield
Colfax
Joseph Sharp
Congregational Church
Ed Wissler
Minnesota
Real Grand Opera in Iowa at the State Fair
Des Moines reports that the Iowa state fair will feature a full evening of grand opera with world renowned singers. Mendelssohn Elijah will be staged on Sunday evening August 36 with a 300 voice chorus Thavin and his band and four famous soloists.
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Elijah
Chicago
Metropolitan Grand Opera
Iowa
Des Moines
Mendelssohn
Thavin
Surfboard Riding on Land Tops Crystal Palace Thrill Scene
Popular Mechanics reports on land surfboard riding at London's Crystal Palace. Riders attached boards to fast machines, delivering thrills and speeds rivaling motorboats. The piece also notes plant sleep variations and a German system for rebroadcasting radio programs. It outlines aluminum bee combs reducing honey waste and a cyanide solution for tarnish removal, plus a simple device to bind corn shocks.
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Crystal Palace
London
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Akron R. F. D
Akron News
William Anderson
Harry Waterbury
Akron Hospital
Louis Crow
Geddes
E. H. Youngstrom
Seventh and
Dakota Streets
J. H. Pollock
Pat Casey
Homer
Marie George
Missouri Valley
Mayme Martin
Lawrence
Frank Krapf
Lakes
Carl Lissner
Heinie
Nile
Washington
Chris Puttman
Charles Cunningham
H. A. Wormley
Otto Rippey
Clarence Whitehill
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
New York
Albert Weber
Merchant Taylor
Musbach’s
Real Grand Opera
McCormick -Deering Primrose
Ed J. Johnson
Brunsville, Ia
Round Oak
Hansen-Kaun Hardware Co
Jewett
Jewett Coach
Jewett DeLuxe
Detroit
Paige
Guy A. Boyce
Central Ave
America
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