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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
3
A dense LeMars paper snippet lists new perfumes at Jones drugstore, Berner jewelry displays, and holiday sales. It notes civic notices, church visits, bowling club events, and a revival at Hinton, with local figures like Lue Kingsley News-Times and Remsen Bell Enterprise referenced amid community notices and ads.
Plymouth Knights Templar announce their Christmas observance with a prepared sentiment and details for attendees. Eminent Commander Geo. E. Ward presides as the service date is set for December 25 at 11 o clock.
The LeMars Court meeting elected officers for the ensuing term including Ranger A. P. Cramer as Chief, Secretary H. Kirkpatrick, and other appointees. Obituary notes recall the late 84 year old member who died after a long illness, with services held Tuesday.
A Castana Iowa house on G F Cutter farm burned at 3 am killing a five year old child. J J Higgins tried to save his family including a newborn, carried wife and baby out, then tried to rescue the others. He found one child missing and barely escaped with his life as neighbors aided the mother in cold snowy conditions.
The Iowa case against Julia Farlow for forgery was postponed to Monday to allow efforts to commit Farlow to an inebriate ward at Cherokee. Judge Gaynor ordered two years in wardship after hearing evidence while community sympathy grows for the defendant. The text also notes a local theatre update and a proposed new play production.
Mortgages of Baron Bros against seven insurers were heard in district court after a fire destroyed Baron Bros store about two months ago. Judge Gaynor presided as testimony spanned Monday and Tuesday. Plaintiff’s lawyers Martin & Martin and McDuffie & Keenan argued ownership by F. Dalton mortgagee. insurers’ attorneys McVeigh, C. Parker, Fred Wright, and T. M. Zink contended Dalton did not own the property. Adjournment was taken to ten o’clock Tuesday morning.
Akron Register Tribune notes postal service requires roads kept passable for carriers. Patrons on heavy snowfall days must clear and maintain routes to ensure continued free delivery. Carriers need not travel in severe conditions. responsibility rests with local patrons to keep routes open year round.
A fragmentary review notes an ambitious but unclear play by a listed author. It mentions Wit and humor, the stage setting, and claims a billionaire patron’s drawing as part of the production. The text is garbled with misread names and phrases, lacking coherent details of cast or venue.
Fragmentary text describes ship special freight and dealers with phrases like morning disposal of large values. Mentions of LeMars Beck and Chicago, vague references to shipping via and shipments held. No coherent event or names beyond scattered place names.
A fragmentary report describes Kryne Verhuel enduring fire and flood after losing his home weeks earlier to a blaze. Dam failures and ongoing hardships are noted as he plans to rebuild, with a large Barner & Co advertisement promising Christmas buys.
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