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Tragic death and local notices span Hospers area
An 18 year old, Sam Heemsir, committed suicide at a barn near Hospers leaving a goodbye note. Funeral held at the family home with interment in Hospers cemetery. Other items note Corwin Farms sale of Grade Holsteins, Bloemendahl hog sale, a boiler explosion near Ashton injuring four, and regional notices including theatre purchase, court suit, local visits, a birth, fair attendance, bicycle trips to Alton, and wedding stationery services.
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Sam
Joe Heemsir
Hospers
Corwin Farms
Rock Valley
Schartzkoph & Heisterkamp
Ashton
Mike Schwartzkoph
Bob Freesman
Ola McDowell
Chas
Hoffman
Fred Renke
Stewart O. Sawyer
Hartley Journal
Princess Theatre
Ochevedan
Fort Donalson
Sheldon
District Court
W.H. Sleeper
Dale Township
Geo. W. Sherwood
Sleepers