Suicide in Swea City Ends Local Visit
Nelson of Swea City ended his visit last Friday afternoon by shooting himself with a new revolver. He lived in Swea City 25 years and left letters to several relatives and a Woodman lodge beneficiary. He had settled debts with local merchants and moved from Pocahontas with his family years ago.
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Nelson
Swea City
Nelson Basen
Nalson
Bancroft
Humboldt
Exquange
Vite
Manives
Swe
Sig
Ormsby, Minn
M. W. A. Lodge
Woodman Lodge
Eday
Iiling
Pocahontas
Sews
Larrabee
Wm, Larrabee,Bancroft, Register
Sunday Dances Debated in Cemented Sabbath Narrowing
The Clear Lake Mirror reports a movement to curb Sunday dancing as wartime lax morals recede. A Cerro Gordo Federated Lutheran Brotherhood committee seeks action from Mason City officials to enforce Sabbath observance laws, with the county attorney urged to act and end Sunday dances at Bayside.
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Federated Lutheran Brotherhood of
Cerro Gordo
Seson
Mason City
H.W. Schiling
A. A. Jensen
Baysids
Bayside
Clear Lake Mirror
Town Council Meets In Special Session At Titonka Bank
The Titonka town council met in special session May 15 1922 at eight o'clock P M in the Titonka Savings Bank. Members present were Caunchmen O F Ameybury Falk Stott Wolfe Slepsr and Meyer. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Bills approved included stot labor 62 00 Raswus Hansen labor 16 45 W H McDaniel grave 478 63 Farmers Elevator tile 7 50 Amon Kromminga labor 297 Titonka Topic publishing 21 10 W T Meyer labor 15 10. The mayor appointed committees for streets and alleys Brott Bleper Falk and Meyer On motion adjourned. WM Boyken town clerk.
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Titonka Savings Bank
F. R. Ameybury
Falk
W. H. Stott
Lee C. Wolfe
John A Slepsr
Henry Meyer
Walte
Meyer
Stot
Raswus Hansen
W. H. McDaniel
Grave
Farmers Elevator Co
Amon Kromminga
Labor
Titonka Tople
W. T Meyer
Brott
Bleper
Wolfe
Walke
Crowsing
WM. Boyken
Local printing rivals hurt Burt merchants says Monitor
A Burt businessman boasts of printing out of town for cheaper prices, while the Burt Monitor argues home printing supports the local economy. It urges merchants to invest in sustaining local papers and warns against starving home businesses by undercutting prices.
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Burt
Monitor
Focal
Burt Monitor
Lille in Town Former Kossuth Sheriff Visits Algona
J. B. Lille, once Kossuth County sheriff, spent Monday in Algona meeting friends. He then drove to Titonka with Joe Misbach of Kraft Clothing to visit more old pals. Lille, who left home promising a brief stop, remains a familiar figure in Titonka after fifteen years since his move to Perry.
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Lillie
Sherri
Lille
Algona
Titonka
Joe Misbach
Kraft Clothing Company
J. E
Iron Wa
Kossuth County
Perry
Francia Urges Brookhart Vote with Cautions on Platform
Hon Leslie B Francia, defeated U S Senate candidate, pledges to vote for Col Smith W Brookhart in November but fights Brookhart's platform. He questions railroad valuation fixes, warns of stock broker manipulation, and supports soldiers' bonus funded by war profiteers. He criticizes Wall Street tied to Iowa politics and warns labor endorsement risks.
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Leslie B. Francia
United States
Col Smith W. Brookhart
Francis
Federal Reserve Bank
Republican Party
League of Wall Atrest
Lowa
Towa
Wall [Atrest
Wall Street
Iowa
America
Two youths die in ditch near Swea City
In Swea City the community mourns two young men, William Gettman and Robert Fletcher, who vanished after entering a dredge ditch near the Henry Gettman farm. Rescue efforts failed. both bodies were recovered after about 30 minutes. A double funeral was held in Swea City on Tuesday.
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Swea City
Wm. Gettman
Henry Gettman
Harrison Township
Robert Fletcher
Fletcher
A. Link
Gettman
Alory
Link
Young Link
Thomas & Sweet
Doctora
Swea
Bancroft
Register
Clyde Conner Cresting Law Career At Creighton
Clyde Conner of 4111 Izard Street, Omaha, a Creighton Law School student, ranks among the six highest in the Iowa bar exam. At 21, he passed the Iowa bar and aims to be the youngest attorney admitted in two states and federal court. He studied by night while working at Western Electric and plans Nebraska bar exams June 19.
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Omaha Bes
Clyde Conner
Creighton Law College
Iowa
Clyde
Izard Street
Creighton
Western Electric Company
Conner
United States
Caer
Nebraska
Young Conner
Leo Molloy
Gamma Fraternity
Gamma Eta
Aha
Wesley
Towa
Methodist Camp at West Lake Okoboji Appeals to Vacation Seekers
The article promotes a Iowa vacation option at the West Lake Okoboji Methodist Camp. It highlights the camp’s relaxing natural setting and spiritual programs with events from July through August. Notable speakers include Bishop Mead and Bishop Jones, with Rev. Elliott and Rev. Willutt directing morning and afternoon activities.
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Lowa
Des Moines
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Queen Hatchers Institute
Epworth League Institute
Charles L. Mead
Denver
Robert E. Jones
New Orleana
Homer C. Stuota
Omaha
L George Elliott
D. D
Will Buf
Elliott
Methodist Review
New York City
Will Hiutt
Iowa
Johnston
Stocking
Northwest
Boy Scout Camp Near Eagle Grove Plans Big Week
Chaplain W C Muhleman of Eagle Grove leads a nine year old camp with morning swims at eight, clinics 10 to 2, life saving and first aid 11 to 12, afternoon contests, and a camp bonfire by the lake. A J Matthews Spirit Lake rents tents cottages and campers. many cottages taken.
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W. C. Muhleman
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Muhleman
A. J. Matthews
Spirit
President Harding Urges Rail Crossing Safety Campaign
President Harding endorses the American Railway Association plan to reduce railroad highway accidents. He notes elimination of grade crossings as ideal but impractical, urging constant reminders to drivers and continued pressure to improve crossing safety in populous areas.
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Harding
American Railway Associaton
Coal and Oil Found in Winnebago County Station
In Winnebago County a geologist reports coal and oil near the farm owned by banker Thomas H. Thompson of Miller close to Vinge. An earlier test showed oil at about twenty five feet while another nearby drift yielded a coal vein four to seven feet deep.
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Winnebago County
Miller
Tommy
John D.—Garner
Three Link Circle to Entertain at IOOF Hall Tonight
The Three Link Circle will entertain at the IOOF hall tonight. Members of the order are invited to attend this Friday evening event at the hall.
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Hreer
Order
Miss Hester Jasper son and Victor Young wed at Nashua
The quiet ceremony in the Little Brown Church Jim the Vale Nashua united Hester C Jasper son and Victor B Young. They left for Forest City to visit Mr and Mrs Mark E Olson and plan a northern honeymoon near Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Hester Jasperson
Victor Young
Hester C. Jasperson
Victor B. Young
Little Brown
Jim the Vale
Nashua
Forest City
Mark E. Olson
Olson
State University of Minnesota
Ringsted grain company holds largest stockholders meeting
Last Friday eight o clock the annual meeting of the farmers Grain and Product company at Ringsted was the largest in its history. A fine banquet accompanied by music preceded the session. The annual report shows 825,625 bushels of grain purchased, profits of 8,540.74, and a stock dividend of 9 dollars per share plus a 2 percent patronage dividend. Officers include J. M. Read president and others. assets total 6,927.32 with capital stock 22,950. Also notes Ex-Port Master Goke West with a Dodge S touring car trip planned to the western coast.
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Stook
Farmers’ Grain, and Product Company
Ringsted
Algo
J. M. Read
C. D. Christenen
J. G. Petergon
P. A. Underwood
A. M. Resh
J. C. Bonold
Chris J. Neilsen
Daniel Sorensen
H. C. Madsen
Titonka Calf Club Grows With 22 Members in 1922
The Titonka grade dairy heifer club now has 22 members for 1922 after three years in operation. Since inception 57 calves have been distributed to youths and over half as many sent to local farmers, with 10 to 15 purebred Guernsey calves used locally. Officers elected at the May meeting include Martha Stecker as president Henry Swalve Raymond Bartlett as vice president and George Swalve as secretary. The next meeting June 29 at the Titonka opera house will feature four moving picture reels on Guernsey origins and tuberculosis eradication. The event is free to attendees and open to friends.
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Titonka
Guernsey
Ed. Bartlett
Titonka Opera House
Tionka
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Nfone
Real Appreciation for Kansas Editor Brings Town Parade
Citizens honored a local Kansas editor with bouquets, songs, and a night talk at a church. Six husky men carried the editor from the house and placed him in a decorated sedan, with a parade following his expensive car. The group returned home calm, believing they had brightened the life of their local news purveyor even as they waited until his death.
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Kansas
Nayrs
Ife
Corwith Town Declares Open Governance Debate
Corwith residents weigh claims as the new administration signals openness and questions old structures. The Corwith Hustler comments that transparency is essential and suggests ongoing disagreements over reform and governance.
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Corwith
Bancroft and Towa Gig Headlines Local Dance Night
A dance event at Faribault Minnesota features the popular Okeh syncopated orchestra on Monday June 26. The program promises lively music and entertainment at attractive prices inviting broad audience attendance.
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Bancroft
Towa
Okeh
Faribault
jMinn
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Gaat Nelson Golver
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Matt
Henry Ford
Hugo Stines
John B. Rockafeller
George F. Baker
James Couzens
Detroit
Jacob H. Schiff
Pullman
United States Steel Corporation
Consolidated Gas
The
Mutual Life
Rockafeller
Ford
Dty
Ford Automs
N. x. Times
John D. Rockafeller
Col
Brookhart
Lyde Conner
Clyd Law Graduate
T. H. Thompson
Goke West
W. W. Finn
Dodge
Boward Hauptmann
Finn
Mra
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