Editorial on a tangled article and local figures
Editorial notes the confusion in a recent story about the Vindicator and Republican, praising Ed Jenkins and Mac J. Groves for their writings and recounting a court incident involving banker and farmer Groves. It cites Webster City Freeman-Journal and Eagle Grove Eagle criticisms of state checkers and auditing costs amid of a courtroom anecdote from Emmet County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Emmet County Republican
Ed Jenkins
Mac J. Groves
Estherville
Emmet County
Groves
Venice
Balis
Bailie
Storm Lake
John Amundson
Loren White
Webster City Freeman-Journal
Eagle Grove Eagle
Freeman
City of
Webster
Frank Ouster
Clock
Emmet County History Revealed in Estherville Pageant
The Emmet County Pageant, done with Iowa Centennial support in Estherville August 18 and 19, will dramatize the county from its earliest settlers to modern times. It involves hundreds from Emmet County, nine episodes, multiple scenes, and broad community cooperation. The account traces settlement, district formation, early leaders, Estherville’s founding, 1862 frontier fears after the Spirit Lake massacre, Fort Defiance construction and abandonment, and infestations of grasshoppers in 1878 and tax relief in 1876, with earlier county organization in 1851 and population growth to 105 by 1860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet County
Iowa
Estherville
Esherville
Robert E. Ridley
Esther
Adolphus
John
Geo. Jenkins
A. H. Ridley
Jesse Coverdale
George C. Granger
Adolphus Jenkins
Robert Ridley
Ridley
Anna Ridley
Robert
Esther Ridley
Ggorge Granger
Mankato
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Prairies
Louis Paulson
Algona
Spirit Lake
Jackson
Minnesota
Northern Border Brigade
Fort Defiance
Emmet
Board of Supervisors
Recollections Of Early Days In Estherville Founder Judge Jenkins
J E Jenkins recalls Estherville pioneer days and Emmet county formation. He details his father Adolphus Jenkins inscribing the first county Judge role, westward migration via Des Moines river camps, and the Des Moines river beaver dam mill site. Notes family arrivals, local settlers, and early 1850s railroad surveying.
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Estherville
Emmet County
Iowa
Des Moines
Adolphus Jenkins
Vermont
York State
Ann Bates
America
New York
Michigan
Emmet
Unitarian University
Olivet
St. Anthony Falls
Minneapolis
Council Bluffs
St. Paul
Des Motes
New Hampshire
Dover
Frank Lathrop
Portland
Ore
Minnesota
Ridleys
Maine
al Hagedorn
Guptils
Redners
Asa C. Call
Three injured in Estherville auto crash near Yellowstone trip
Three people were seriously hurt when a Cadillac left the road after a left front tire blew out and hit a tree in front of the Lloyd Schneck residence. Victims include Emery L. Garman, 71, his wife, 50, and their Detroit chauffeur James Woodman. The vehicle, traveling from Detroit toward Yellowstone National Park, burst into flames. Woodman escaped with cuts. Garman suffered a scalp wound, internal bleeding, a crushed leg, and skull fracture. Mrs. Garman fractured her leg above the knee and back injuries. The pair’s daughter had died two months earlier, and their son H. H. Garman lives in Glaspoint.
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Cadillac
Lloyd Schneck
Emery L. Garman
Barrington Road
Detroit
Mich
James Woodman
Yellowstone National Park
Woodman
Estherville
Harvey Miner
Herb Vetter
Mr. Garman
Garman
Faculty Completes Nine New Teachers for Fall
Supt. F. G. Stith announces a total faculty of 562, with nine new hires this fall. Elmer Starr becomes athletic director replacing Max Lynn. Floyd Tate to coach high school and teach science and math. Eva Marie Chaloupka, Pauline Davis, Irene Franks, Harriet Holland, Forest Sandy, Evelyn Jo Cousins join as teachers. full list by building follows.
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F. G. Stith
Mr. Stith
Elmer Starr
Max Lynn
Floyd Tate
Elma
Lynn
Tate
Upper Town University
Lafayette
Lake Park
Brookings
Florence Meyers
Eva Marie Chaloupka
Yale
Chaloupka
Town State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Simpson
Indianola
YWCA
Caroline Kennedy
Austin
Texas
Pauline Davis
Miss Kennedy
Birmingham Southern
University of Alabama
University of Texas
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate
McKendereoe College
Lebanon
Birmingham Southern University
S. Laird Swagert
Galesburg
Alvin C. White
Swagert
Wisconsin State Teacher's College
University of Town
Shaddock School For Boys
Alexis
Irene Franks
Harriet Holland
Independence
Misa Holland
Cornell College
Oelwein
Colesburg
Forest Sandy
Eagle Grove
C. J. Phillips
Sandy
University of Iowa
Evelyn Jo Cousins
Blairsburg
Neva Flickinger
Milwaukee
Wis
Roosevelt
Marie Blake
Winterset
Blake
Drake
Mildred Shuttler
Whiting Wil
Wilma Gronstal
Jackson
Shuttler
N. E. Dempney
Margaret Clark
Enid Copeland
Barbara Cornwall
Golda Harper
Esther Idema
Raymond R. Jones
Andrew E. McArthy
Eva Chaloupka
Raymond Minkier
W. T. Nordeen
Susan Peterson
Minnie Sage
McKinley
Genie Gray
Alma Rees
Lola Wilson
Margaret Umbarger
Lincoln
Vera Brown
Aletha Whitcomb
Maye Case
Marian Or
Four 4-H Clubs Prepare Nutrition Show in County Hall
Emmet County 4-H girls and leaders gear up for a three day nutrition project event August 17 to 19 at the city hall. Activities include booths by nine clubs, demonstrations on oven products, and a pageant link with the Emmet County Pageant. Judging begins August 17 with Mae Anderson set to evaluate booths and exhibits.
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Emmet County
EB. E. Logue
Lillian Tirdevold
L. W. Loving
Center
Lincoln
Denmark
Emmet
Mae Anderson
Town State College Extension Service
J. C. Bosold
A. B. Rosenberger
E. E. Logue
William Tirevold
Farm Bureau
C. P. Jackson
M. A. Palkema
Edith L. Bass
Lillian Tirevold
Wm. Sykes
Hundston
Lincoln Township
Emmet- Ellsworth
Joe Oakes
Frank Hutchinson
BE. E. Logue
Willian Tirevold
County Farm Bureau
Lillian Tiregold
Roll Call of Clubs
Esther
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G. A. Nichols
J. E. Jenkins
A. A. Bixby
J. 8
Shannon
Bixby
Rochester
Mr. Bixby
Underhill
R. W. Bixby
Archie
Charles
R. A. Bixby
Rock Island
Clear Lake
S. D
Leo Schoonover
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Clapp
Long Grove
Drew Brotzman
Los Angeles
Calif
Guy Bradford
Minn
Ernest Shannon
San Diego
Mahlum and Anderson
Fred Ortmeyer
East Side
J. S. Shannon
North Fourth Street
Harry Jones
L. L. Boggess
Virginia Dawn
Tipton
Iowa City
Kossuth County
Asa
Joseph
City Hall
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