Jury sworn in Shepherd typhoid murder case in Chicago
Twelve jurors sworn to decide whether William D Shepherd murdered William McClintock by typhoid infection or if the illness arose from accidental contamination. The trial in Judge Thomas J. Lynch’s criminal court opens tomorrow with the estate at stake and a complex mix of circumstantial evidence and a confession from Dr. C. C. Faiman.
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Chicago
William D Shepherd
William McClintock
Thomas J. Lynch
Criminal Court
Shepherd
McClintock
Veniceman
Millonaire Orphan
Carl W. Bjelland
Mark R. Spikens
A. Ross Hoyt
Ralph Sedgewick
Fletcher James
H G. Nichols
Edward Barrett
Boundhouse
Bert Blauert
Jonathan P. Reeves
Robert E. Crowe
John Sharbaro
Drake Hotel
George Gorman
Lynch
Stewart
Gorman
William D. Shepherd
LeMars Ministers Laud Rev Case As He Resigns
The LeMars Ministerial Association announces the resignation of Rev J W Case pastor of the Baptist church. During his two years he strengthened his church doubling baptisms and lifting it out of debt while leading local Baptists to share in broader ecumenical work. He recovers from illness and moves to larger duties with high regard.
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LeMars
J. W. Case
Baptist Church of
Baptist Association
Dr. Case
Akron I O O F Game Attracts Local Prep Interest
Akron will cross bats with the I O O F locals at McDuffie park Sunday. Jimmie Harrison of Morningside College will be on the mound opposing Wes ton of Seney. Hentges will be backstop for Akron in what is billed as a fast, even contest.
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Jimmie” Harrison
Akron
Free Lance
I. O. O. F. Lodge
McDuffie Park
Morningside College
Weston
Seney
Hentges
Runaway Horses Collide With Car Injuring Girl
A Ford roadster driven by John Aiken was damaged when a team of horses owned by Omer Richey ran away and struck the car on Plymouth street. A passenger named Tubby Coulson tried to head off the team but failed. A girl rider was cut on the nose and had her arm bruised. she was treated by a doctor. Richey paid Aiken $12 for damages and medical bill, and both parties were satisfied.
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John Aiken
W. Aiken
Second Avenue N. W
Omer Richey
LeMars
John
Aiken
Young Coulson
Ir Richey
Plymouth Street
Richey
Annual Commercial Club Dinner Planned in LeMars
The LeMars Commercial Club sets Thursday June 18 at 6 30 for its annual banquet in Columbia hall. Members and guests from business and professional circles will gather to exchange ideas. A distinguished outside speaker and Chautauqua talent will headline the evening, with a yet undisclosed speaker to be secured.
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Commercial Club
Columbia Hall
le Mars
LeMars
Seventeen Dubuque Nuns Enter Franciscan Order in First Solemn Reception
Seventeen young ladies were received into the Sisters of St. Francis at the new mother house in Dubuque. A solemn high mass was celebrated by Mer. G. W. Heer with deacon Rev. E Nepel and subdeacon Rev. A J Thole. Clergy included Mgr. W. A. Pape and Very Rev. F. J. Brune among others. Local entrants from the area include Thecla Bortscheller, Cecelia Goetzinger, Leone Staudacher, Genevieve Kellen, Anna Melis, and Leone Staudacher.
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Dubuque
Order of Sisters of St. Francis
Mer. G. W. Heer
E. Nepel
Ashton
A. J. Thole
Luxemburg
L. Ickley
Roseville
Mgr
W. A. Pape
LeMars
F. J. Brune
Alton
H. Rolfes
Oyens
A. A. Bausch
Remsen
Sutherland
Thecla Bortscheller
M. Grace Marie
Cecelia Goetzinger
M. Michael
Leone Staudacher
M. Amabilis
Genevieve Kellen
M. Annice
Anna Melis
M. Paula
Constable Sam Schessler Resigns After Board Vote
Sam Schessler tendered his resignation as constable and the board of supervisors accepted it on Tuesday. His position could not continue because he also served as janitor at the courthouse, creating a legal conflict that prevented him from holding the office.
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Sam Schessler
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Schessler
Home Guards Meet at Mrs McDougall’s on Central Ave
The Home Guards will meet Friday at 3 PM at the home of Mrs James McDougall 401 Central Avenue N W All children urged to attend with dues and other monies as the year closes and officers are to be elected Bring notebooks and pencils.
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James McDougall
Central Avenue N. W
Western Union College closes term with sports and honors
The Western Union College year ends with a 6 to 4 alumni victory in baseball at McDuffie Field. Harry Thompson wins the silver cup in the oratorical contest. Class Day exercises are held in an open air theater unique in Iowa. Alumni officers are elected and a $50,000 English chair endowment drive is announced. The banquet honors the class of 1925 as prize winners are named.
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Western Union College
McDuffie
Harry Thompson
State of
Iowa
Alumni Association
Edna Saunders
B. F. Zuehl
J. W. Davis
W. R. Oursler
David M. Metzger
Carlotte Funk
Robert Heidenreich
Victor Walter
C. A. Mack
E. B. Skinner
Near Fatal Train Collision In Milwaukee Area
Two young boys riding a pony were hit by a derailed motor hand car on the Milwaukee railroad track. Donald White and Tom Deacon escaped with injuries while the car rolled multiple times, with no serious harm to the section men or the horse. White remained in bed with a painful shoulder but recovered enough to be comfortable.
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Fonda Times
Milwaukee Railroad
Donald White
Jack White
Tom Deacon
H. J. Deacon
Young Deacon
Young White
John Chamberlain
Natives Sell 14 Angus Yearlings at Sioux City Market
Martin Reidiger of Hinton sold 14 Angus yearlings averaging 946 pounds for $10.85 per hundredweight, the top price of the day, as his mixed consignment of steers and heifers moved through Sioux City. Elsewhere, the Utech family home was broken into while they were away. items of clothing and some money were stolen.
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Martin Reidiger
Hinton
Sioux City
Mrs Joe Koehler Undergoes Operation in Remsen
Mrs Joe Koehler of Remsen Indiana underwent an operation at the Community hospital Tuesday morning.
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Joe Koehler
Remsen, In
Community Hospital
Good Shepherd Girls Visited Le Mars Under Mysterious Circumstances
A Good Shepherd matron came to LeMars to fetch two girls living in a local boarding house on false names Evelyn Johnson and Corynne Davis. The girls reportedly had funds and were accompanied by a well-dressed man in a large car. One woman claimed Akron origin and a prior marriage, the other Manning Iowa. The pair tried to work briefly before arrest. The benefactor waited in a car but the girls fled into police custody.
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Good Shepherd
Sioux City Way
LeMars
Evelyn Johnson
Corynne Davis
Akron
Manning
Ford Leads Black Board Car Sales Record in Plymouth County
A new feature from Fickey Motor shows Ford far ahead with 295 units sold, followed by Dodge 32, Chevrolet 26, Buick 26, Overland 11, Maxwell 7, Lincoln 4, Velie 7, Hupmobiles 5, Nash 5, and Star 4. The list updates daily as county records from Treasurer Andrew Langhout’s books are kept. Central trains shorten running time on the Hawkeye Limited, speeding Chicago to Sioux City service. The Illinois Central schedule shifts cut 30 minutes on the Chicago to LeMars run, with other changes for east and westbound trains.
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Ford
Fickey Motor Company
Plymouth County
Andrew Langhout
Chicago
Sioux City
Earier
Plymouth County Board Finishes Biannual Review
The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors held a regular session focusing on warrants, fund reapportionment, and tax valuation adjustments. Valuations for Remsen township and Remsen Independent were altered, while Le Mars Independent agricultural lands saw a nine percent cut. Insurance policies for county crops were approved, a cigarette license issued, aid set from the poor fund, and bids for culvert and bridge work authorized.
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Plymouth County Board of Supervisors
Remsen Township
Remsen
le Mars
Hinton Student at Grinnell Graduates in 1925 Class
Hinton resident Leonard A. Winter, member of Grinnell College class of 1925, participated in varsity football and basketball. He studied political science with a minor in education as the largest western liberal arts class to graduate, with commencement June 6 9 and a talk by Samuel Strauss.
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Hinton
Grinnell
Leonard A. Winter
Grinnell College
Winter
Ohio
Samuel Strauss
L. L. DB
New York
Thieves Break Into Schorg Restaurant in Remsen
Thieves entered the Schorg restaurant in Remsen on Thursday night breaking the rear latch and stole about 140 dollars worth of cigars tobacco and cigarettes. No crew tied to the robbery has been found.
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Schorg
Remsen
Wind Strikes Farm Corn Area Near LeMarson
Chris Utech of R F D 8 says Wednesday’s strong winds damaged corn fields west of LeMarson, breaking down stands and harming the crop in his area.
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Chris Utech
LeMarson
Elks Observe Flag Day Observance With Address and Song
Flag day on Sunday June 14 will be observed at the Elks club with flag ritual. Rev L J Cooper will give an address and Mrs Ed Haag will perform several solos. The event will include community singing.
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Elks Club
L. J. Cooper
Ed Haag
Death visits Plymouth Co Homes
Obituary notes multiple Plymouth County residents including Mrs Susan Ostert and Louisa Berner. It records births marriages residences from LeMars to Remsen with funeral details, family survivors and community ties across several towns. Also mentions Kingsley resident Harry Huss death by suicide and Merrill records of Charles Albright.
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Susan E. Galles Ostert
Dommeldinger
Luzemburg
America
Belgein
Jackson County
Vale Ostert
Springbrook
Plymouth County
le Mars
Leeds
Remsen
John Trauffer
LeMars
Math Robb
Wyatt Thelan
John
Leo Ostert
Ostert
Kignsley New Times
Harry Huss
Kingsley
Mr. Huss
Davenport
Louise Bader
Holstein
Anton
Lester
Walter
E. J. Bahmer
Raymond, S. D
L. EF. Steers
Hugo Huss
Kingsley Man Wins Young Remsen Bride
A wedding at St. Marys church Remsen united Miss Cora Niehus of Remsen and Edward Murray of Kingsley. Rev H J Schleler officiated with Miss Sybella Wellendorf and Walter McNamara as attendants. The couple planned a brief honeymoon to West Bend Clear Lake and Mason City and will live on a Kingsley area farm.
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Remsen
St. Mary's Church
Cora Nichus
Edward Murray
Kingsley
H. J. Sehleler
Sybella Wellendorf
LeMars
Walter McNamara
West Bend
Clear Lake
Mason City
Stoom
Charles Niehus
Dan Murray
Ha Hes
Two Townships Picnic at Merrill In Hungerford Plymouth
Hungerford and Plymouth townships plan a joint Merrill picnic on Tuesday June 16 with band concerts and a swimming pool. Events include girls baseball, prizes, races, tug of war Hungerford vs Plymouth, a dancing with Crowley’s Orchestra in Merrill hall.
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Hungerford
Plymouth
Merrill
Lincoln Township
Ellsworth Richardson
State Farm Bureau Federation
Merrill Hall
Crowley
Bread Molder Incident Injures City Baker
Fred Frink, owner of a city bakery, nearly lost his hand yesterday when cleaning a just-purchased bread molder. He inserted his fingers into a burr roller while the motor ran, tearing off the tips of three fingers and sparing his hand only by a quick pullout. Doctors consider whether the fingertips may regrow.
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Fred Frink
City Bakery
Mr. Frink
Loretta Lucey to wed next week in Sioux City
Loretta Lucey former Merrill resident now in Sioux City will marry next week. She was honored at several prenuptial events this week including an informal party with guests from Omaha Bronson and other nearby towns. Hosts at dinners and teas included Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Lucey and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Frye. An entertainment is planned by Mr. and Mrs. Alvern Wendel.
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Loretta Lucey
Merrill
Sioux City
Ottie Brown
Omaha
Alvern Wendel
Bronson, Ja
H. R. Stroh
P. A. Lucey
Nebraska Street
R. D. Frye
Corn Weather and Wheat Report Impacts Across Iowa Counties
State meteorologist Charles D. Reed reports week long rainfall varied by county from 1.27 to 4.21 inches with Plymouth at 3.27. Temperatures reached 89 and dropped to 50, while storms caused damage and occasional tornadic winds across multiple counties including Pottawattamie Harrison Shelby Cass Woodbury and Montgomery. Corn condition high at 88 percent nationally with rapid cultivation and frost recovery noted. other crops faced heat, drought, and fruit losses with onions, strawberries, and alfalfa affected.
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Charles D. Reed
Plymouth County
Sioux County
Lyon
Palo Alto
Buena Vista
Woodbury County
Plymouth
Sioux City
LeMars
Pothawattamie
Harrison
Shelby
Adair
Cass County
Silver City
Mineola
Mills County
Oto and Cushing
Red Oak
Montgomery County
Saint Mary's Alumni Banquet Held In Remsen
The St. Mary's High School Alumni Association held its second annual banquet in the school hall on Sunday evening in Remsen Iowa. Rev Father William Veit of Maryhill Cherokee county delivered the address to graduates. He is a former U S Army chaplain overseas in the recent war. The banquet began at 6 30 P M.
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Alumni Association
Remsen
St. Mary's High School
William Veit
Maryhill
Cherokee County
St. Mary's
Veit
U. S. Army
City Marshal Returns for Suspect in LeMars
Parker South Dakota sheriff Dick Baily arrived in LeMars on Wednesday to seize Cliff Haman on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Baily formerly served as LeMars city marshal about 25 years ago and once operated an implement business with his brother Walter.
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Dick Baily
Parker, S. D
LeMars
Cliff Haman
Mr. Baily
Walter
South Dakota
Henry Krogman Leaves for Europe on Red Star Voyage
Henry Krogman Sr departs for New York to board a Red Star liner bound for Europe He plans to visit his sisters in Steinfeldt Oldenburg and take a sightseeing trip in Europe before returning to Remsen in September
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Henry Krogman
Europe
Remsen
Henry Krogman, Sr
Wedneseday
New York
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Cora Wallace
Myrtle Streyffeler
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Marie
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ELKS
Melbourne
Louisa C. Berner
Gottleb Berner
G. W. Zimmerman
Plymouth Township
Roy
Walt
Frank
Arthur
Mervill
I. E. Brandstetter
MiBa
Etippie
Sia
Berner
G. E. Berner
W. F. Berner
Spearfish
S. D
H. H. Schindel
Stanton Township
EB. J. Knopf
Stanton Township Church
W. C. McKinley
Stanton Evangelical Church
The
Missionary Society
Merrill Record
Charles A. Albright
Washington Township
Merrill M. E
Merrill Cemetery
J. L. DeWitt
Joe Davis County
Minnie M. Rembe
Charles
George
Lewis
Brunsville
Harry
Kingsley Man
Plymouth County Savings Bank
LeMars Loan and Trust Company
G. S. Krauth
Robert Leach
State Banking Department
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