Indictment of Midland Packing Officials in High-Profile Scam
A federal grand jury in Redfield South Dakota returned charges of using the mails to defraud against Fred C. Sawyer Ben I. Sallinger Jr and C H Burlingame former Midland Packing executives. The article recounts a wide fraud scheme involving salesmen and stock issues, the plant’s costly building, and ongoing efforts to recover losses amid public suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
Redfield
5. C
Fred C. Sawyer
Midland Packing Company
Ben I. Sallinger, Jr
C. H. Durlimgame
California
LeMars
Midland Packing Co
Sallinger
L. E. M—vThe Midland Packing Company
Ben Sallinger
Wilson Company
Midland
Bevington
Tom Bevington
Sioux City
Megista
Sawyer
Burlingame
Man and Wife Held for Bootlegging Case Note
A man and Mrs Conrad Beemer were arrested Monday on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. Their hearing before Justice W S Freeman was set for June 11. Both were released on cash bonds of 250 each.
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Conrad Beemer
Emsen
W. S. Freeman Tomet
Plendl-Schonker Couple Wed at St Michael s Church
Arthur Plendl son of Mr and Mrs J Plendl united in marriage with Miss Helen M Schonker daughter of Mr and Mrs Jos Schonker of Howard South Dakota at St Michael s Catholic church Tuesday morning May 23. Mise Mildred Schenker sister of the bride was bridesmaid and Peter Plendl brother of the groom best man. A wedding dinner followed at the Plendl home. The couple will reside on a farm southwest of Kingsley.
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Piendl
Schonker
Kingsley News-Times
Arthur Plendl
J. Plendl
Helen M. Schonker
Jos. Schonker
Howard, S. D
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Mise Mildred Schenker
Peter Plendl
Kingsley
Spraying schedule set for seven county orchards this week
Application of the third spray begins tomorrow and will continue through the week until all seven demonstration orchards are reached. Sprays target side worms, fungi, and scales with two prior treatments already applied.
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E. M. Parry
Elkhorn Township
Wilbur Lau
Elope ment Details Surface For Martha Lorenzen George Bretnall
Details of the wedding show Miss Martha Lorenzen daughter of Mrs H Lorenzen LeMars and George Bretnall director of athletics at a high school, wed in Dysart Iowa after a fast taxi ride and train, Rev H Bretnall officiating. They will live in Dysart then Des Moines where Bretnall coaches at Drake University. Spring chickens offered two pounds plus by Mrs Wm Foley. Jeanette Kelley returns for vocal instruction Fridays at Koenig Bowers Hardware studio in town.
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Martha Lorenzen
H. Lorenzen
LeMars
George Bretnall
Alton
Dysart
Ilowa
H. Bretnall
Bretnall
Des Moines
Bratnall
Drake University
Wm. F. Foley
Jeanette Kelley
Chicago
Boston
New York City
Curtin Reports European Tension Ahead of Genoa Conference
D. Thomas Curtin describes a fevered European scene in London amid Genoa conference hopes and warns of friction between France and England. He notes a large unemployed parade, plans to address chautauqua audiences, and announces his novel publication with Littlebrown and Hodder and Stoughton.
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Curtin
Europe
London
Prevent
Genoa
France
England
Littlebrown
Under the Oak
Hodder and Stoughton
Taindon
D. Thomas Curtin
Reveries and Death in a Rural Family Trial
The scene centers on Peter and Cherry as doctors fight to save Martin, while Alix’s death and funeral shape the village mood. Peter recalls Alix’s bright days with her father, and the graveyard vigil under autumn skies underscores the intertwined fates of love, loss, and memory in a small community.
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Peter
Alix
Anne
Eireus
Funeral at the little church in warm, crowding grief
Peter watches a crowded service filled with flowers and tears as men and women mourn a mysterious figure connected to Alix. The organ plays softly while the elderly clergyman delivers a tearful address, and strangers linger in the lingering warmth.
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Peter
Western Union Ends Season With Thrilling 12-11 Loss
Western Union College played its last baseball game of the season versus Remsen American Legion and lost 12 to 11. LeMars led 6-0 after three innings before Remsen rallied with a late surge, highlighted by Dickson’s homer and Webb’s three-bagger. Weibel pitched for Western Union with Weibel and Armand handling batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union College
American Legion
Remsen
LeMars
Dickson
Kime
Webb
W. 1
Proskey
Harnack
Jurgensen
Western Union
Weibel
Armand
Wool dealers from Boston buy Le Mars fleece car
Perry Booth of Boston visited LeMars on Friday and bought a car of wool from Wm. M. Clage & Co. about 3600 fleeces from Sioux Lyon Osceola and Rock Nobles counties, facing competition from Sioux City Sioux Falls Minneapolis and Chicago buyers. The piece mentions Presbyterian Church services and a joint college event in 1922.
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Perry Booth
Boston
LeMars
Wm. M. Clage & Co
Sioux
Lyon
Osceola
Rock
Nobles
Minnesota
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis
Chicago
LeMars Military Band Nine Forms This Week
The LeMars Military team announces a first game with O'Leary Sunday at O'Leary. They claim strong material and expect to challenge Twilight league leaders later in the season.
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O'Leary
LeMars
Swimming season draws crowds to Grimes Lake
With warm water and chilly air, visitors increasingly flock to Grimes Lake. C. J. Grimes plans a new diving tower set back from shore to ease access for beginners. A log boom near the beach and a swimming line across the lake restricts shallow water and guides swimmers.
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Grimes’ Lake
C. J. Grimes
Hog Cholera Vaccination School Readied in LeMats
About 150 farmers have entered the hog cholera vaccination school to be held in LeMats on May 6 and 7 starting at 9 40 in the morning. Johnston of Carroll will attend the event and lead sessions. A larger crowd is expected for the field meet.
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Presbyterian Church
Bible School
Western Union College
Hildreth Memorial Church
H. V. Comin
He Johnston
Carroll Will
LeMats
Apiarists Demonstration June 5 At Two Farms
Farm bureau schedules a meeting of beekeepers on Monday June 5 with demonstrations led by Newman I. Lyle from the Ames extension department and Frank C. Pellett editor of the American Bee Journal. Morning session at Wesley Eyres farm Union township. afternoon session at Ray Blecker farm Liberty township. Swarm control and summer management featured.
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Farm Bureau
Newman I. Lyle
Extension Department
Ames
Frank C. Pellett
American Bee Journal of Hamilton
Hinata
Wesley Eyres
Union Township
Ray Blecker
Liberty Township
Alton and LeMars Set for Sunday Baseball Clash
Alton meets LeMars at McDuffie field next Sunday May 7 at 3 p m Gaspar will pitch for Alton and Freymann for LeMars according to Werb Haas manager Alton recently held Remsen to 1 0 and the game features Gaspar facing his former teammates Delaney from Manning visits the area between games
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Remsen
Freymann
Alton
DeMars
First Victim of Bad Egg Inspector Convicted
Ko Odell state pure food inspector testified before Justice W. S. Freeman against James B. Connor of O’Leary charged with enclosing antique hen fruit in eggs shipped by a Plymouth County egg buyer. Connor was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Odell noted eleven inspectors in the field enforcing the pure food law against bad eggs and rancid butter.
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Ko. Odell
W. $. Freaman
Jas. B. Connor
O'Leary
Plymouth County
Mr. Odell
W. B. Durney
Commission
Iowa
Blate
Deaths Mrs Malvina Moore at Seney Iowa
Mrs Malvina Moore aged 86 died at her daughter Mrs J K Hinde home in Seney Iowa of old age. Funeral at 2 pm Friday at the Hinde home with interment in Le Mars city cemetery. She is survived by six children including M Moore Le Mars Lee Moore Dickens IA R A Moore Tacoma WA Clarence Moore Seney IA Will Moore Haxtum CO Effie Dempster Springfield SD and J R Hinde Seney IA. Born Michigan Sept 26 1836 she lived there early life and moved to Le Mars about thirty years ago. She had been bedridden the past year and kept to home in later years.
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Malvina Oo Moore
Mre
JK Hinde
Seney
Hinde
LeMara City
Mre. Moore
M. Moore
le Mars
Lee Moore
Dickens
Iowa
R. A. Moore
Tacoma
Washington
Clarence EK. Moore
Will Moore
Haxtum
Colorado
Effie Dempster
Springfield
S. D
J. R. Hinde
Michigan
Lake County
Hersband
leMars
The Bane of an Engineer's Life
The June issue of the United Central magazine highlights railroad grade crossing dangers. Engineers urge laws forcing drivers to stop look and listen before crossing as hundreds of incidents last year across the system left many dead or injured.
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Uiness Central
Wator
Tnota Tet CM
Ull
Charles J. Burnett
Panama Limited
Sinois Central
Memphis
Tenn
Anton
Miss
Tinois Central
Hingls Central
Aoue
Royal Pictures at Royal Theatre Friday and Saturday
Royal theater showcases two features Buster Keaton in The Paleface and Jack Polt in The Galloot the North. Keaton performs his trademark deadpan humor as a plot includes Indians, an attempted burn scene, and a chief’s daughter marriage. Holt and Madge Bellamy headline the North tale with Noah Beery among the cast in a dramatized Canadian wilds story.
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The
Royal Theater
Buster Keaton
Jack Polt
Keaton
Hite
Buster
Ile
Oslick
Auster
Dickson
North
Holt
Geritxy
Madge Belluny
Noah Beery
Graduation week at Western Union College features multiple ceremonies
A class of thirty will graduate this year with bachelor of arts degrees and teaching certificates. Commencement June 7 includes address by Hon. Wm. Hutclinsen. Academy graduates, business department awards, and senior play. Weeklong events span sermons, vesper services, class day, alumni banquet, and music recitals by Miss Musbach and Miss Hayes.
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Western Union College
Hildreth
Wm. Hutclinsen
Alton
Marlotte Armold
Caroline Schults
Emery Blue
James I. Armold
Ruth Moyer
J. Sylvester Deedrick
John Armold
Ruth Hall
Lloud Mertz
Logan Skegsberg
Eva White
Violet Walter
Clone Zimmerman
Department of Education
W. Dale Davis
Ada Michael
Alice Michael
O. Gr. Wright
Paul Davia
Ning Berger
Rose Arnold
Harold Brecher
Gertrude Bullard
George Ro Guan
Vernon Heidenreich
Harold Lanxing
Lillian Fischer
Rex J. Frolkey
Mildred Pink
James Host
Margaret Borchers
Satuday
Hildreth Memorial
J. W. Kooevis
Monay
Conservatory of Muir
Hildreth Memorial Church
Iva Musbach
Miss Freeman
Miss Musbach
Cappriccio Brillante
Mushach
Helen Hayes
LeMars
College Chapel
Prices corrected and revised grain and market quotes
Grain prices and market quotes are listed with names of suppliers and managers. The record notes Plymouth Milling and Sjostrom Bros A Alexander, LeMers hog markets via T W Flaherty, and Wm Cragg Co for hides wool and tallow with figures for butter hives and meat products as of June 1 1922.
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Sy''y- Plymouth Milling Company
Sjostrom Broi A. Alexander
LeMers
T. W. Flaherty
Dalton
Wm. Cragg & Co
Harley
Puckit Sons
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Midland Packing
California Beach
Kathleen Norris
LeMars Glebe-Post
Guy Hope
Cherry
Martin
Bern
Tatoos
Peters
Alin
Osu
Veter
Ari
Waldin
Tront
Koun
W.C.U
Remsen Legion
Military Pro
Grimes’ Sand Lake
Phoebe Hathaway
Sunnyside High School
Westfield
Amos Brown
South Sioux City
Gaspar
Hual
Mae Delaney
Manning
C2 Dellaney
Royal Pictures
Veerab Jones
Bronx City
CRY
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