Bachelor Corner News and Local Notes
Journal item roundup with names and places: James Andrew’s a Sexton caller. Mae Austin stays with Elmer Gross. Charlie Blake suffers grippe. J Pierce hauls hay to Plum Creek. Krantz and Louie Boleneus seen on streets. Fred Giddings visiting at Ward home with Louie Krantz and son. Raymond left for Chicago. Mike, George Gorman Sexton callers. Arthur Ward marketed bogs at Sexton. Charlie Corey from South Dakota seen in streets. Carl Garlan and Pete Hanson hauled hogs to Sexton. Frances of Spirit Lake and Boyle of Whittemore visiting for Senatorial candidacy talks. Boyle and Frances depart after interviews. no clashes reported. Also anecdotes on early acquainta nces and marriages among farmers and views on marriage, liquor, and wealth from the Dalton’s Early Acquaintances column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Krantz
Louie Boleneus
Fred Giddings
Wesley
Ward
Louie Krantz
Raymond
Chicago
Mike
George Gorman
Arthur Ward
Charlie Corey
South Dakota
Carl Garlan
Pete Hanson
Mark Twain Stig On Prohibition and Self-Reliance
A fragment quotes Mark Twain discussing prohibition with humor yet questions its practicality. It urges temperance supporters to abandon external props and rely on inner strength, arguing that true power comes from oneself rather than laws, appearances, or external aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twain
Mwatn
Prohibition
Gman
Temperance
Iaven
Bancroft Notes Reflect Grippe Ills and Local Moves
Bancroft items recount residents afflicted by grippe and illness, travel to Washington and St Paul, sales and property moves, family bereavements, and social notices. Dr. Guide treated Lang’s son. Mrs. Murty and Mrs. Koffler’s mother deaths are noted. local folks depart for Nevada and Iowa. The piece catalogs daily life, travel, and community concerns in a tight local column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Alexander
A. L. Cheney
Rochester
Dora Shefer
Katie Hackl
Washington
Guide
Nellie White
DeSmet S. D
Henry Menke
John
St Paul, Neb
Josie Green
Nevada
Henry Welp
Wm. Welp
Marshalltown
Chas. Wilson
Billy Carols
Dr. Guide
Lang
A. J. Hertig
Iowa
Gilbertson
Marshall Barge
Guide Concernul
J. T. Sudmeier
Underkaffler
Kofflers
Joe Murtis
B. Sarchatt
Aue Rou
Bancroft
Ms Murray
Murty
St. Jonnty Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blic Sale P
Titonka
Rock Island
McCormick
Endgate
Hayes
Deering
J. L. Walcutt
Audt
Herman Nelson
Bachelor Corner News
James Andrew's
Miss Mae Austin
Elmer Gross
Charlie Blake
J. Pierce
Plum Creek
Leslie M. Frances
Spirit Lake
George Boyle
Whittemore
Boyle
Frances
Milwaukee
Emmetsburg
Dalton
Mawson Dexrocrat
Joe Sandscukte
Stuhl
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