Logal Wrestlers Win Cagers Lose at Local Carnival
Cherokee and LeMars split results in a Friday night carnival at the auditorium. LeMars won the wrestling title 22 to 11 while Cherokee edged LeMars 17 to 10 in basketball. Wins came by falls and decisions across 98 to heavyweight classes with detailed times.
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LE Mars Grapplers
Cagers
Cherokee
LeMars
Gilliland
Cunningham
Johnson
Carley
Waddell
Perrin
Watson
Conley
B. Worth
Seaman
Danne
M. Wurth
Beyers
Wurth
Edwards
Wilson
Woods
Lamont
Casey
Buckley
LeMars to Host Sub-District Basketball Tournament
LeMars selected as center for a sub district basketball tournament to decide the state champion. LeMars High School gymnasium will host the event, with strong teams from Sioux City and others in the field. Cities attending include LeMars Alton Liberty Hinton Ireton Westfield Orange City Kingsley Cleghorn Meridan Merrill Hawarden Sioux City Akron Union Marcus Sioux Center Maurice Remsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
LeMars High School
Sioux City
Alton
Liberty
Hinton
Ireton
Westfield
Orange City
Kingsley
Cleghorn
Meridan
Merrill
Hawarden
Akron
Union
Marcus
Sioux Center
Maurice
Remsen
Twin Daughter Swallows Safety Pin In Hawarden
One of Mr and Mrs R H Nolans twin daughters swallowed a safety pin last Thursday. A physician was summoned and the pin was removed with no apparent ill effects on the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawarden
R. H. Nolan
Snowy Week Ahead forecast for Mississippi Missouri valleys
The United States weather bureau predicts periods of snow and rain from January 19 to 24 across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Expect scattered precipitation early week, with snow in the latter half and moderate temperatures giving way to colder conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
Rabies Fear Spurs Dog Control Push Across Iowa
Agitation rises in Iowa over canine rabies with mad dogs reported in southeastern counties this winter. State authorities urge broad dog control and killing of unlicensed animals to curb spread and watch suspected cases in other animals. Police Chief Geiger notes enforcement gaps and community risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Geiger
Soldiers Lose By Very Close Score In Basketball
Olson's Sporting Goods of Sioux City defeated Company K at the armory 28 to 26 in a fast game. Carvell opened the scoring for Olson's, Rees tied for Company K, and after a strong second half Company K narrowed the gap but fell short. Golden led Company K's defense and Levins and Arioso starred for the visitors. Referee Koch from Morningside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagers
LeMars
Wernl
Ron Som
Sted Ti
Aasm Sail iDame
Cherokee
Stewarts
Stebbina
Cleaves
Parkinson
Isenberger
Wernice
Fuhrman
Trafford
Christnsen
Lingarg
Steffens
Martin
Sioux City
Olson Sporting
Captain Golden
Olson's Sporting Goods Company
Company K
Armory
Thy
Carvell
Olson
Rees
Olson's
Golden
Frank Levins
Buck
Arioso
Varley
Co. K
GFP
Olson Gfp Arioso
F. Levins
Davidson
Waegner
Nicaloi
Goldene
Barber
Bartlett
Koch
Morningside
Mrs Farrell’s European Trip Inspires Globe Post Readers
Bertha Farrell of Big Rock Illinois recounts a European journey written at her brother George Farrell’s request. She sails from Quebec sees icebergs near Belle Isle and visits Ireland Scotland Wales and England praising Ireland’s scenery and the Giants Causeway. The narrative notes Irish hospitality and farm life in Tullamore with stone houses and peat fire cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Farrell
Big Rock
Ill
George Farrell
Globe-Post
Quebec
Canada
Plains of Abraham
Wolf
Montcalm
Montgomery
Church of Notre Dame
Church of White Sisters
Belle Isle
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
British Isles
White Head
Belfast
Dublin
Christchurch
St. Mathew’s
St. Vincent's
America
Tullamore
Alep
Road House Replaces the Old-Time Saloon at Royal Theater
In Broken Laws at the Royal theater on Wednesday and Thursday Bobby Allen and Patsy Heath aged 18 attend a wild party at the Purple Mill. Patsy’s father and Bobby’s mother appear. Patsy goes home, Bobby chases, hits a vegetable wagon and kills an elderly woman. The roadhouse setting features dancing and jazz with a barnlike interior and hidden electric lights. Mrs Wallace Reid stars as Bobby’s mother with Arthur Rankin, Virginia Lee Corbin, and Percy Marmont in supporting roles. R William Neil directs for Film Booking Offices, following Mrs Reid’s Human Wreckage.
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Royal Theater
Bobby Allen
Patsy Heath
Purple Mill
Bobby
Patsy
Wallace Reid
Arthur Rankin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Percy Marmont
R. William Neil
Film Booking Offices
Mrs. Reid
Akron Comes Here in New Suits for Contest
Akron hockey team unveils new uniforms to debut Sunday against Olson at Gilman Terrace in Sioux City. A possible Friday exhibition at Alton is under negotiation, with LeMari seeking an exhibition against Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Akron Register
Olson
Gilman Terrace
Sioux City
Alton
LeMari
National Prohibition Anniversary Observed at Local Church
The fifth anniversary of national prohibition was celebrated at Hildreth Memorial Church in Le Mars. The W. C. T. U. organized a program with readings, prayers, songs, and talks by Prof. Skinner and Mrs. Charles von Berg. High school pupils illustrated speeches on prohibition and President Coolidge. Local officials urged support for enforcement and community improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildreth Memorial Church
le Mars
Seager
Seward
President Coolidge
United States
Skinner
Charles von Berg
Lucy Case
J.C. Gillespie
C. H. Seward
Hills and Laverne
Minn
Davis
Healing Process Slow Alton Democrat
Henry WL Van Wyk, who suffered a crushing injury to all fingers of his right hand on a coin picking machine last fall, endures a slow healing process with one finger at risk of amputation. Friends hope the finger can be saved as recovery drags on. A broken drive chain delayed the accident response, requiring about an hour to free his fingers with a cold chisel. Also noted is the birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Harry Hoyt of Union township on January 4.
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Alton Democrat
Henry WL. van Wyk
Henry
Eclipse of the Sun Observing Tips for January 24
The vicinity will witness an almost total solar eclipse on January 24 with 95 percent coverage near dawn in the region and total in northern Minnesota. Prof. Way advises using smoked glass, then a cloth bandage for eye protection, and notes the sudden darkness as the moon obscures the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
B. G. Way
Astronomical Division
The
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Verne J. Martin Accepts Responsibility for Tetters Incident
Verne J. Martin of Los Angeles admits sole responsibility for the tetters failure and says he is willing to return when able. He reports illness and lack of funds but promises to travel to LeMars to help clear up the tangle involving Ben Pannhuk and George Rentschler who received Tetters on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Pannhuk
George Rentschler
Verne J. Martin
Los Angeles
Martin
LeMars
Receiver Appointed For Plymouth County Savings Bank
State Superintendent of Banking Robert L. Leach filed suit in district court to appoint a receiver for Plymouth County Savings Bank. Judge C C Bradley named G S Krauth as assistant to oversee the bank, bond set at 35000, bank declared insolvent and to be closed. Depositors may recover about 75 percent. good securities may be sold to Le Mars banks. Verne J Martin remains at large, likely in California, amid alleged embezzlement tied to stock market losses. Safe at Martin's home pending opening may reveal missing papers details.
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Robert L. Leach
Plymouth County Savings Bank
C. C. Bradley
Mr. Leach
G. S. Krauth
State Banking Department
State Bank
le Mars
Verne J. Martin
California
Martin
Des Moines
Gas Almost Overcomes Mrs Kilker on Second Avenue
Mrs Chris A Kilker of Second avenue N W was nearly overcome by escaping gas and grew seriously ill. Neighbor Mrs Andrew Hartter entered and observed her condition, likely saving her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris A. Kilker
Second Avenue N. W
Andrew Hartter
Man fined after moonshine jag incident near Central hotel
Henry Weber slept off a moonshine jag in a shed by the Central hotel on Saturday. Police took him in and he paid a $10 fine. Weber was a farm hand employed in the county's northwestern area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Weber
Iand Central
Waas
Weber
Many New Court Cases Brought In Plymouth District Docket
The Plymouth county district court docket closed Friday night with numerous new cases listed. Helen Wood Angelus sues for divorce from Peter Angelus of Palace of Sweets. Woodbury County suit over child support. Boever vs LeMars Mutual Insurance for crop damage. Buss vs Detloff on a note. Holler vs Holler alleging abuse and neglect. Remsen Lumber Co. vs Hames for account. Adams vs Kranitz for merchandise. Liessinger vs Myers seeking guardian for a feeble elder. Falke suits over gasoline and hardware, notes, and insurance claims. Pew Co. vs Schoenrock on notes and merchandise.
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Plymouth County District Court
Helen Wood Angelus
Peter Angelus
Angelus
Palace of Sweets
Woodbury County
William Giffrow
Amanda Giffrow
Alice Peasely
Matthew Boever
LeMars Mutual Insurance Association
William J. Buss
H. C. Detloff
Christine Holler
Peter Holler
Remsen
California
Lfe
Remsen Lumber Company
P. Hames
George B. Adams
Max Kranitz
Henry Liessinger
Mary L. Myers
Henry Falke
Joe Ahtmann
John Frerida
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
John Kimball, Jr
J. W. Forbes
George E. Pew Company
Herman ,Schoenrock
Mera
Mae A
Three Handled Guns Carelessly Cause 3 Accidents Last Week
Cherokee reports three firearm mishaps from careless unloading and aiming. Holly Hayward, home on furlough, injured his left hand and shoulder. Clarence Gunnerson sustained arm injuries. 12 year old Caskey lost an arm after a teen shooter fired near his shoulder. All incidents occurred near Cherokee and Fort Smith Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Hayward
Omaha
Frank Brown
Thiel Place
Brown
Remington
M. Hayward
Thieves Strip Car Spare Tires From Private Garage
Joe Levinson, proprietor of the Square Deal store, stored a car in a private garage last fall. He checked it yesterday and found four tires and the spare rim stolen. No trace of the thieves was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Levinson
Square Deal
Friends Help Pay Judgment on West Bend Grotto Builder
Friends of Father Dobberstein in West Bend have quietly contributed to a fund to settle a $2,500 judgment for injuries from a bear in the park. The parents had agreed the $2,000 paid before January 1 would satisfy the judgment. Algona backers sent $133 just before Christmas and $27 more this week, with no initiation by the priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend
Algona
Father Dobberstein
Midwest
Storm Lake
J. A. Spies
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Democrat
Priest
Old Settler Margaret Bauer Dies at 77 in LeMars
Margaret Bauer nee Reith died at 30 Fifth Avenue Southeast Friday January 16 at age 77 years 2 months 1 day after years of invalidism. Born November 1 1847 in Zimmerei Luxembourg she came to the United States as an infant with her parents settling first in Port Washington Wisconsin. After marriage to Joseph Bauer in Chicago in April 1866 they lived in Bloomington Illinois Gutenberg and Remsen Iowa later moving to LeMars in 1898 where she resided until death. Survived by five children William Bauer John Bauer Mrs Henry Pfeiffer Anna Bauer and Joe Bauer along with 27 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral held at St Josephs Catholic Church Remsen with Rt Rev W A Pape officiating burial in Remsen Catholic Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were handled by Wittgens funeral parlors.
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Margaret Tuner
Fifth Avenue S. E
Bauer
Nee Reith
Zimmerei
Luxembourg
United States
Port Washington
Wis
Pebrograh
Joseph Bauer
Chicago
Bloomington
Ill
Gutenberg
Remsen
LeMars
William Bauer
St. Louis
John Bauer
Wheaton
Minn
Henry Pfeiffer
Union Grove
Anna Bauer
Joe Bauer
Mankato
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
W. A. Pape
Wittgens
Dry Goods Above A Bar Down Below
Constable Sam Schessler and deputies searched Ted Nuebel’s dry goods store basement after tips that an old fashioned bar was operating. They found an improvised bar tended by Sherman Hughes, with a small amount of liquor and empty containers. Hughes was bound over to the grand jury under $500 bond, released when Nuebel posted the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Schessler
Ted Nuebel
George Doty
Rex Meek
John Rogers
Sherman Hughes
Hughes
Grand Jury
Maxwell
Editor's plaint tone in a North Dakota weekly
The editor spars with readers over subscriptions as winter bites. He jokes that Wiscon sin and North Dakota weather drive bread hunger, calling for delinquent subscribers to pay up or face bare bread. He warns the McAkenny family may go breadless if dues aren’t cleared.
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North Dakota
Wisconsin
North Dakoota
McAkenny
Pioneer settler Mertes of Plymouth County dies at 80
Nicholas Mertes, a Merrill pioneer born in 1844 in Luxemburg, died at his Merrill home after a paralysis stroke. He came to the United States in 1862, settled near Ellendale, later moved to Merrill then LeMars, and was the last survivor of builders of Lincoln’s tomb. A stone mason by trade, he leaves five children and 14 grandchildren. Funeral at Merrill Catholic church with burial in Merrill Cemetery. Rev. J. P. Buron and Rev. Father Barron noted for long diocesan service.
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Nicholas Mertes
Wiberty Township
Merrill
Grand Duchy of
Luxemburg
United States
Towa
Iowa
Anna Neyema
Mortes
Merres
Plymoth County
Ellendale
Merris
le Marrs
Plymouth County
Nic Mertes
LeMars
John
Ed Mertes
Margaret Mertes
C. C. Simpson
Noted Death of transient man ruled nonpoisoning
State analyst report on the half-cremated body of Shorty Smith near Merrill finds no poison. The stomach contained no food, no metals, no alkaloids, and no toxic substances. Supposition that a poison vial caused death is dismissed.
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Shorty” Smith
Merrill
Hold Rifle Shoot At Oakland Garage
The LeMara Wiffle club held its weekly shoot at the Oakland garage on Thursday January 15 with 12 members present a good turnout given the weather. The club will shoot every Thursday night at the Oakland garage. Members present included Hugh Maxwell Sam Lang Archie Adamson Frank Earley John Lubben Howard Remer John Ahlfs Louis Lemke Jess Edwards Lawrence Wilde Albert Adden and Bob Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMara Wiffle Club
Oakland Garage
Hugh Maxwell
Sam Lang
Archie Adamson
Frank Earley
John Lubben
Howard Remer
John Ahlfs
Louis Lemke
Jess Edwards
Lawrence Wilde
Albert Adden
Bob Gibbs
Section Boss Retired After 81 Years Service
Marcus Tenn Jan 19 The Kinois Central Railroad company has recognized the long service of William Petrie a Marcus section boss and retired him on a pension of 28.50 a month for life. He will also receive an annual pass on all lines operated by the Minors Central company Petrie started with the company eighty one years ago and his career spanned nearly a lifetime with the railroad.
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Marcus
Kinois Central Railroad Company
William Petrie
Petrie
Minors Central Company
Pvtrie
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Lane
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GWL Pet. Lane
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Arloso Bee
G. Earnest
Brauch
W. Zelg
France
Southern
Road House
Harry Hoyt
Union Township
Judge Hutchinson
Charles
Prosperous Remsen
Farmers Co-Operative Company
Henry Fromme
Frank Stundebeck
John Harnack
G. A. Null
Gunnerson
Clarence Gunnerson
Alta
Carlson
Caskey
Robert Caskey
RR. M. Caskey
Arkansas
Mercy Hospital
Fort Smith
Ark
R. M. Caskey
van Buren
Mr. Caskey
Hneman
I. C
Margaret Bauer
Lincoln
J. P. Baron
J. P. Buron
St. James Catholic Church
Boone
Father Barron
Garrigan
Sacred Hen
Ah Yong
Barron
Diocesa
Heelan
LeMara
Sheldon
SereStee
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