News of the Week from Emmet County Towns and Nearby Communities
Long column reports visits and family gatherings across Emmet County from Estherville to Jackson. Residents share travel calls, threshing season helpers, and church attendance. A barn fire near Petersburg and the marriage of Raymond Rasmussen to Thelma Story are noted among local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet
O. J. Synstelsen
Dalton
Minn
Henry Herbrandson
L. J. Larson and
Brown
Estherville
BE. B. Benson
Mae Cranston
E. B. Benson
Ben Eggestein
Jackson
Lester Peterson
Robert
Glen Harries
Raymond Gilbert
Fairmont
Bertha Gilbert
Henry Gilbert
Widhome
Zumbrota
W. A. Poynter
Henry Anderson
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
A. J. Anderson
Tom Bute
K. B. Knutson
Doris Gilbert
C. J. Holmes
Henry Halvorson
Union State Line Church
Minnesota
Kirk
Petersburg
Dolliver Notes on Harvests Visits and Local Events
Dolliver residents and guests are noted for harvest work and visits from Reinbeck to Estherville, Des Moines, Burlington, and beyond. The week features baseball games, 4 H club planning for Achievement Day in Estherville, and civic club activities with community annotations from Aug to Sept planning and hospital news.
Picture a Day Keeps Family History Updated
A young friend, a camera fan, notes a household ritual: take a picture each day to preserve family history. He urges compiling a yearly picture-book to keep the record complete and up to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iis Pictures
Alze
Estherville Meeting Considers Beer Permit Renewal
Monday forenoon practice session for Achievement Day held in Estherville with Mrs. Stillman on piano and Mrs. Donald Pro assisting. The town council met last Monday to renew a beer permit for A. L. Sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Stillman
Donald Pro
A. L. Sell
Local residents share meals and visits across towns
Es therville hosts and Ames and Des Moines visitors during a busy weekend. M Bender, Mr and Mrs Henry Demasti, Miss Chen Spoo, Beverly Partlow, Mike Zelinsky, and other relatives called on families in Estherville, Des Moines, Ames, Ratherville, Spirit Lake, and Sibley. Guests stayed with Otto Hansen, Roy Zelinsky, Fred Zelinsky, Harold Groff, L. G. Kamp, Rolland Shannon, and others as several meals, suppers, and picnics marked the social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Foster and Sons
Estherville
Gladys Gilbert
Union State Line Church
Jackson
Chas. Oaen
Bradfield
John Watland
Greaves
Peter Munson
Sioux City
Sever Munson
Garland Peterson
Dale
Heron Lake
Pete Rasmussen
Chas. Foster
Delmer
Gerhard Olson
O. J. Synstelsen
Dalton
Minn
Fred Paulson
A. Knutson
L. J. Hoover
Superior
Bertha Gilbert
Henry Gilbert
Fred Johnson
Helen
Raymond Gilbert
Fairmont
C. J. Holmes
Gordon
Eleanor
Rockwell City
A. J. Anderson
Ordle Batine
Bill Colter
Ernest Timko
Frank Wieskus
Claude Rasmussen
Willys Stearns
Joyce
Alma Johnson
Johnson
John
Olson
John Johnson
Albert Natt
Blanche Cernock
Chicago
Frank Cernock
Lynn Schoening
Vivian Knutson
Kenneth Uden
M. Bender
L. G. Kamp
Henry Demasti
Chen Spoo
John Spno
Tharadiguve
Bruez Conghenior
Ames
Beverly Partlow
Des Moines
Mike Zelinsky
Otto Hansen
Roy Zelinsky
Fred Zelinsky
Amos
Bert Shirley
Ratherville
Rolland Shannon
John Gyax
Andrew Graff
Chris Bendiren
Lake Hepp
A. Dyke
Alice Williams
New Jersey
Harold Groff
Fred Robinson
Armstrong
Owen Mohr
Prescot
Della Elkin
Charlie Lungren
John Spoo
Donald
Kenneth
Sam Zerke
P. I. Schmidt
H. J. Ramsey
Rose
Lawrence Shyck
Sibley
Schmidt
Spirit Lake
Rollin Elkin
Will Swartz
Local life notes mix visits bridges and wind damage
Terri hosts Mae Clump and Hannah Wade visits while Chery Bringle stays with cousins in Estherville. A new bridge replaces the old dredge ditch span near Will Rosik's place southwest of town. The bus barn and Bringle hardware brighten with paint as many neighbors visit and attend events. A county meeting grants Loyd Weaver a beer permit. Community residents and guests travel from Chicago, Summer, Staples, Worthington, and Laurens for family and social gatherings. The 4-H Achievement Day shows and races showcase local youth talent amid wind damage to silos, trees, and barns, with multiple visits and social calls across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Moltzen
Ruth Ann
Webster City
Mr. Moltzen
Mary Moltzen
Humboldt
Moltzen
Emmet Cayler
Bobby
Gene
Carolyn
Cheryl
Paul Anderson
8S. Goddall of
Thor
William Stow
Stow
M. J. Iverson
C. T. Windrath
Wilfard
American Legion
Estherville
Weber
Ronald Olson
Hoya
Dolliver Independents
Griese
Wigdahl
Davis
Olson
Independents
Bob Olson
Graettinger
L. P. Stillman
C. E. Sullivan
Stillman Gilad Gardena
Sanford Olson
B. Reed
Chas. Shuttleworth
Thompson
Lomena Koenecke
Wm. C. Stow
Martin Griese
Burt
Paul Anderson, Jr
Superior
Donald Cayler
Dean
Ruth
Jane Kilgore
Lyle Kilgore
Donald Tvedte
H. A. Tvedte
Tvedte
Olaf Tvedt
Harry Heagock
LaPorte City
A. J. Oswalt
Mra
V. L. Whalen
Jack Benjamin
P. Stow
Lone Rock
Hugh Marlow
Pro
Bosold
Rosenberger
Paul
Hutchingon
H. D. Merenesa
Dolliver Dollies
Lincoln Township
James Stillman
Mae Clump
Terri
Hannah Wade
Chery
Bringle
Gladys Bringle
Will Rosik
Bringle Hardware
Loyd Weaver
Mayd Small
Joyce
Betty Jean
Chicago
Harry Buckman
Guy Small
A. J. Holt
Iowa Centennial exhibit to display pioneer locomotives
Des Moines Iowa leading railroads join the Iowa Territorial Centennial committee for a public display at the Iowa Centennial State Fair from August 26 to September 2. The exhibit features old engines mail cars and coaches alongside modern locomotives with special tracks leading into the fairgrounds. Items include Engine No 95 from the Burlington in the 1880s the first railroad mail car used for sorting mail in transit Rock Island saddleback engine No 3 from 1885 and engine No 6000 a modern oil burning locomotive. Additional equipment from other railroads will join selections at museum sites for the display which runs throughout the fair period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Territorial Centennial Committee
Burlington
Aopt
Better Luck 4 H Club Meets at Wesby Home
The Better Luck 4 H club met Thursday August 3 at Agnes Wesby’s near Armstrong. Ruth Heinrich and Wylma Hill practiced their demonstration. A health examination date was set and items were planned for the Achievement show on August 65. Lunch was served by the hostess and her mother. Attendees included Ruth Heinrich Wylma Jill Lucille Agnes Helen Spoo Nada Swartz Fern McKean Verna McKean Christine Lowenberg Carol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
Nada Swartz
Agnes Wieby
Verna McKean
Agnes Wesby
Armstrong
Ruth Heinrich
Wylma Hill
Wylma Jill
Lucille
Agnes
Helen Spoo
Fern McKean
Christine Lowenberg
Carol
Hog Flu Threatens Profit and Herd Health
Swine influenza endangers profits by causing weight loss and weakness, increasing susceptibility to cholera, enteritis, and other diseases. Outbreaks worsen when weather is cold or quarters are poorly ventilated. Quarantine and veterinary advice are advised. maintain sturdy, well housed hogs to guard against flu.
Health examination scheduled for Thursday morning
V R announces that a health examination will be taken on Thursday morning. The notice lists no further details about location or participants.
Storm-damaged travel noted on trip to Lamberton
John Welsh and sisters Helen and Annie drove to Lamberton Minnesota Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs Sam Show. They reported a storm Saturday night left a damaged trail along the route with hail stripping corn and wind toppling buildings and trees. Other local weather and threshing activity referenced through the area with several households hosting or aiding threshers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Welsh
Helen
Annie
Lamberton
Minn
Sam Show
Selling Old Hens as Tuberculosis Control Measure
County agent M. A. Balkema advocates selling all hens over 18 months in nonbreeding flocks to prevent tuberculosis. Specialists note infection develops slowly and targeted sale allows restocking with clean pullets, offsetting costs and avoiding large flocks during low egg prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Balkema
Bureau of Animal Industry
Balkema
Disease in poultry and tuberculin testing guidance
The article notes tuberculosis in poultry spread by infected breeding stock, with symptoms in diseased birds and a test using tuberculin. It cites USDA Leaflet No 102 for eradication guidance. It also covers codling moth larvae in Emmet county apples, urging timely spraying with lime sulfur mix and arsenate, plus weed control warnings to property owners and the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Emmet
Balkema
Ralkoma
Hitler
Santy
A. Fisher
Estherville
Iowa
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