Hjelmar Rierson Arrested In Wreck Body Robbery Case
Hjelmar Rierson, an 18 year old newsboy from Estherville, was arrested in Cedar Rapids for suspected involvement in robbing the dead at the Green Mountain wreck. He allegedly possessed a Miss Mae Hoffman pin and sold a diamond brooch to Charles Stedman. Police describe circumstantial evidence but firm lead in cash purchases and travel after the incident.
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Hjelmar Rierson
Cedar Rapids
Green Mountain
Estherville
Charles Stedman
Rock Island
Dave
Ruthven
Hjelmar Riernan
Cook
Sargeant
Sam Christensen
Gladbrook
Rierson
C. R. Fealing
Carl
McGuire
Melernan
Morweiser
Muir
Misa Hoffman
Fealing
Marshalltown
Allison
Grand Hotel
Surprising Facts About the Patent Medicine Business
A Des Moines Capital item notes most new proprietary medicine houses fail to profit over twenty years, with few profitable firms amid heavy advertising and rising capital needs. It contrasts with older, reliable houses staying steady, while many publishers report bad debts from new sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wstate
Des Moines
To Kill Quack Grass and Hog Fencing Remedy
A West Bend Journal note asserts a quack grass cure by fencing the patch with hog-tight fencing and turning in pigs, lightly fed so they till the area. Also mentioned is H Brees offering an electric vacuum cleaner service and a Want ad seeking cattle and horses for pasture near Estherville Iowa by Person & Pitcher with bluegrass, water, and woven wire fencing four miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend Journal
Wan'ted
Estherville
Person & Pitcher
Eatherville
Iowa
Dentists Meet in Estherville Le Mars District Notes
Members of the Le Mars District Iowa State Dental Society met in Estherville with J A Bliss as president and B J Maytum secretary. The program featured restorative demonstrations, clinic reports, a Black Club review, a stereoptican lecture on proximal caries, and a summer meeting planned for Okoboji. Officers named were Bliss as president Bettice as vice president Maytum as secretary and Mann as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemars District
OWA State Dental Society
Estherville
LeMars
Iowa State Dental Society
J. A. Bliss
Ruthven
B. J. Maytum
Paulina
J. J. Skillidy
Milford
W. J. Rice
Armatrong
H. EF. Cagwood
Lake Park
B. T. Osher
Graettsinger
A. A. Theile
Emmetsburg
E. D. Breyer
G. V. Black Club
St. Paul
Peace Tee
J. A. Bligs
Seed Corn Special to Visit Estherville Friday
The Rock Island Seed Corn Special arrives in Estherville at 1 PM Friday for a free lecture by Prof. M L Bowman on germination boxes and spring corn tests. The event, under Rock Island supervision, aims to boost northwest Iowa farmers by testing seed corn from Vinton Dysart Reinbeck Grundy Center Iowa Falls and other towns during a week long northeast Iowa tour.
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Rock Island
Estherville
Farm Crops Department
State Agricultural College
Alnus
Court House
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
North
M. L. Bowman
Anges College
G. R. Bliss
Ames
J. R. Lauderdale
A. A. Smith
Rock
Cedar Rapida
Vinton
Dysart
Reinbeck
Grundy Center
Iowa Falls
Township road dragging duty outlined by attorney general
Attorney General Beyers summarizes duties on township trustees to drag main traveled roads, including mail routes, at prescribed rates and to favor abutting landowners in contracts. It requires use of at least 40 percent of road taxes for drag work and sets misdemeanor penalties for neglect.
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Beyers
38Rd General Assembly
Halley’s Comet Visible In 1880 Era Sightings
Notice describes Halley’s Comet appearing to naked eye on April 1h with rise two hours before sunrise. It reaches nearest to the sun that date and approaches Earth until May 18, when Earth passes through the tail. The predicted peak time is ten o’clock that night for about one hour. After May 18 the comet will set in the western sky. The text notes rare future visibility, not returning until 1880.
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Halley
Funeral wedding ruse delays train on Dows branch
A town April 4 incident describes a woman from Clarion texting rail offices to hold a northbound Germania line train for a funeral party on the Great Western. The Rock Island at Belmond was asked to delay the Rock Island train, and a lone woman boarded the delayed service to reach Forest City for a wedding, avoiding the corpse.
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Town Falls
Rock Yeland Road
Dows
Clarion
Rock Island
Belmond
Germania
Great Western
Green Mountain
Forest City
Let the Buyers Know Advertising in Rural Trade
An exchange notes many merchants think advertising is charity since locals know them. The author argues rural buyers shop mail order because they do not know local merchants offer comparable prices. Local merchants can match department stores by advertising in their own paper, simply stating stock and prices.
Oak Wood And Posts For Sale In Estherville Iowa
G U AL LEN of Estherville Iowa advertises oak wood and oak posts for sale. Quantity details appear limited in the notice. The listing lists contact with Estherville location and mentions wood products available for purchase.
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G.U. Allen
Estherville
Towa
Illegal Clarion Election Sparks City Oversight
The Clarion election held on Monday is deemed illegal due to no official ballot and no caucus or nomination by petition. Officials say a regular caucus or petition nominating candidates was not conducted, so the old council will hold over pending proper action, per the Clarion Clipper.
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Plae
Notice to Advertisers Charges for irregular ads
Notice to Advertisers. Short time advertisers will be charged twelve and one half cents per inch for display advertisements. Regular advertisers pay ten cents per inch as before. The Vindicator and Republican Company For Rent Howse and one acre of land in the southeast part of town. For particulars call on Person and Pitcher. 131f
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Vindicator and Republican, Co
Howse
Person & Pitcher
Residence For Sale High room modern house and easy terms
A high room modern house offered for sale with favorable terms. The listing notes a well located property near the prison and nearby amenities, though details are incomplete due to transcription issues.
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Prison & Pyhonen
Threatening brothers in Sao Paulo tale at St Marys
A former St Marys student in Sao Paulo recounts a grim incident in which a doctor, preparing chloroform for a patient, hears a voice claiming to be the patient’s brother and warning that if the patient dies the family will kill the doctor. The doctors note there were eight men involved and lament they forgot his fee.
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St. Mary’s
Sao Paulo
Brazil
St. Mary's Hospital
The Difference Between Mrs Dash and Society
In a chatty, nostalgic tone the speaker contrasts Mrs Dash’s social ambitions with her peddler lineage citing family past. A second line of dialogue notes a grandfather’s peddling history and folds in a Bacon quote about trust in giving counsel.
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Mrs. Dash
Mrs. Tash
Mr. Dash
Bacon
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Judge Quarton
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Quarton
Lyceum
Ehautauqua
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Ity
J. L. Mishler
Batherville
Illinois
Keokuk
Egtherville
Cevery
Rescue Fire Company
K. J. Stephens
Enoch Houts
H. O. Sillge
Geo, Case
BH. Miller
Tom Barton
C. Ingwall
Ford Connelly
W. Vu. Sweet
Ico
Osborna
H. ©. Brees
State
Coates
B.T. Osher
W. G. Crandall
Asher
G. W. Siefkin
Te Tersore
C. W. Bettice
Able
Attorney General
Riley
Fhat Dass
MIT’ Republican Co
First National Bank
PP Kirby
Estherville, Iowa
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