May Shoot Pheasants Three Days Open Season Emmet County
Emmet county announces an open pheasant season from November 12 to 14 with daily shooting from noon to 6 PM. Regulations cite a bag limit of three male birds and a possession limit of six. The act follows Senate Bill 450 and lists other counties where pheasants may be hunted, plus partridge and waterfowl provisions.
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Emmet
Town General Assembly
Lyon
Hardin
Dickinson
Osceola
Winnebago
O’brien
Sioux Clay
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Hancock
Worth
Mitchell
Floyd
Winneshick
Cerro Gordo
Butler
Grundy
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Franklin
Wright
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Plymouth
Woodbury
Sac
Ida
Calhoun
Howard
Chickasaw
Brewer
Fayette
Monona
Harrison and Pottawattamie
Mills
Fremont
Sioux
Winnebag
Clay
Interlaken Park Plans Celebration to Close Season
Interlaken Park to host a two day closing carnival with Old Time Dancing and summer events through September. Sept 5 6 attractions by Parcells Attraction Co Des Moines Ia include animal acts trapeze balloon ascension. Swea City and Truman bands perform. fireworks over Hall Lake Sept 5. a new Chevrolet given Sept 6. Filipino Dance Orchestra and Al Menkes Orchestra featured. admission 15 cents, free for under 12 and for cars. tickets valid both days.
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Interlaken Park
Parcells Attraction Co
Des Moines
Swea City
Truman
Hall Lake
al Menkes
Gwendolyn Haxton Represents Estherville at Fair
Miss Gwendolyn Haxton, who competed in the beauty contest at the Grand Theatre this year, won first prize a trip to the state fair with expenses paid. She left Sunday evening for Des Moines for another contest on Monday August 30 with participants from across Iowa. Haxton will wear an old fashioned wedding dress and appears in Mrs. E. D. Tedrow's gown. After the fair she will visit her father's niece, Miss Bessie Wright, in Des Moines.
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Gwendolyn Haxton
Grand Theatre
Des Moines
Iowa
Estherville
E. D. Tedrow
Haxton
Bessie Wright
Traffic, safety, and rail travel discussed locally
A mix of letters and notes reflects concerns on road noise and safety from rail and automobile traffic, a storm lake column on living away from roads, and a Milford Mail report about Estherville Chamber of Commerce discussions with Highway Commissioner A. G. Olson. The piece mentions Highway 9 paving hopes, drainage on Highway 71, bond financing issues, and labor organization efforts among Florida fruit pickers amid broader transportation debates.
Iowan Fights Extradition in Minnesota Robbery Case
John McKee a 37 year old Des Moines resident faces extradition to Minnesota on robbery charges. Sheriff Fred W Seeling of Winona said authorities will pursue a requisition. Victims Lyle Benda Estherville and Reginald Schubbe Fonda Iowa identified McKee as the bandit who robbed them of 80 to 100 dollars and cars near Winona. He denies involvement.
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John McKee
Des Moines
Winona
Minn
Fred W. Seeling
Minnesota
McKee
Lyle Benda
Estherville
Reginald QC
Schubbe
Fonda
Iowa
John Brophy
Emmet School Opens Sept 6 With Full Faculty
Emmet Township Consolidated will commence Sept 6 with a morning enrollment at nine o'clock and a teachers meeting at 11. Classes start Tuesday morning. Supervising the school is F. M. Cunningham, with Vernon A. Anderson as principal. Ida L. Schuler and Estherville staff the intermediate division, Doris Logue handles the primary, and Mrs. Charles Doty of Estherville has a home economics and English contract pending acceptance.
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Emmet Township
F. M. Cunnignham
Vernon A. Anderson
Ida L. Schuler
Estherville
Doris Logue
Charles Doty
Service Star Legion Meeting Plans Coming Year
The Service Star Legion will hold its regular meeting at 2 30 p m in the Legion Club rooms in City hall with Mrs W G Gordon in charge of the business session. Plans for the coming year will be discussed. A social hour will follow and refreshments served by Mrs Gordon Mrs H H Tosdal Mrs Carrie Henaman and Mrs C W Jones. Members are urged to attend.
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Service Star Legion
Legion Club
City Hall
W. G. Gordon
Gordon
H. H. Tosdal
Carrie, Henaman
Spirit Lake Cottage Owner Mrs Coffin Dies in Japan
Des Moines socialite Mrs Coffin owner of a Spirit Lake cottage died in Japan last Tuesday after a around the world tour begun near Christmas. Friends in Spirit Lake learned of the death Wednesday noting she had spent time in Australia and possibly suffered a paralytic stroke there. She owned a lakeshore cottage west of highway 71 and rented it for several seasons, accompanied by two maids and a chauffeur who received the news.
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Des Moines
Japan
Spirit Lake
Meeting Discusses Horse Disease and Prevention Measures
About 300 Emmet county farmers attended a Friday night session where Dr. K W Stouder of Iowa State College explained sleeping sickness in horses. He urged watchfulness at first signs of laziness or dizziness, use of serum after contraction, vaccination, and keeping horses away from swampy pastures, manure, and straw. Reducing flies and sanitation were noted as helpful.
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Emmet County
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College
Two Hurt When Cars Collide Near Armstrong
Two people were injured Sunday morning when a southbound car driven by Howard Mitchell of Armstrong collided with a car driven by Jesse Burkhead, 18, also of Armstrong. Mrs Burkhead suffered a fractured collar bone and her father a scalp laceration requiring four stitches. The crash was blamed on tall corn obstructing the view at the intersection. A second accident occurred at noon Monday when Mrs Edwin Spratt's car struck a parked vehicle owned by Arthur Peterson on Lincoln Street between Third and Fourth. Both cars sustained minor damage.
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Howard Mitchell
Armstrong
Jesse Burkhead
J. W. Burkhead
Armstong
Mitchell
Edwin Spratt
Arthur Peterson
Peterson
Lincoln Street
Local junior college faculty now complete
Estherville public school system fills all positions with J C Phillips of Kentucky to teach commercial subjects at the junior college. Phillips, married with one son, has taught at Bridgeport Connecticut and the Dobbyns Bennett school in Kingsport Tennessee and is a University of Cincinnati graduate with work at Columbia and Chicago. Irene Franks of Mandan North Dakota is set to replace Florence Chambers in English and Dramatic art, though she has not notified the Mandan schools officially.
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Estherville
J. C. Phillips
Maniece elected grand officer of Knights of Pythias at Des Moines
Hon E J Maniece, Emmet County's legislator, was chosen Grand Master of Arms at the Knights of Pythias grand lodge in Des Moines August 24 25 26. Other officers named include Grand Chancellor W B Webster Grand Vice Chancellor Phillip Dietz Grand Prelate H W Barnhart Grand Master of Exchequer J E Wirth Grand Inner Guard Emil Wiges Grand Outer Guard Ralph Rinheart Grand Trustee L L Meinhauer Supreme Representatives Garber and Blum. Local lodge to meet Sept 2 for important business. Three babies born at Coleman Hospital including a girl 8.5 lbs and two boys, and Dorothy Chukker to Chillicothe Mo for telegraphy training.
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E. J. Maniece
Emmet
Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
W. B. Webster
Wellman
Geneva Lodge
Phillip Dietz
Wallcott
Wallcott Lode
H. W. Barnhart
New Hampton
Robert R. Hibbs
Marengo
Exchequer
J. E. Wirth
Cherokee
Cherokee Lodge
Emil Wiges
Audubon
Audubon Lodge
Ralph Rhinehart
Schedule Changes and Rules From Iowa Football Update
Coach Starr outlines Jr College and High School football schedules with Aug practice start and multiple fall games across Sibley Spirit Lake Fairmont Cherokee Spencer Sheldon Forest City Emmetsburg Mason City Worthington Eastern Normal new rules limit prostration at snap and redefine forward passes with re-entry after fourth quarter and out of bounds kickoff options affecting Estherville high and local line play.
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High School
Max H. Lynn
Sibley
Spirit Lake
Fairmont
Cherokee
Spencer
Sheldon
Forest City
Emmetsburg
Worthington
Fort Dodge
Waldorf
Mason City
Estherville High
Morton Family Entertains Children Sunday at Home
Dr. and Mrs. Morton hosted a Sunday gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R Townsend and two children of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Townsend and children of Emmetsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Albertson Jr. and two daughters, and Carmel Jean Morton. The day was spent informally.
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M. T. Morton
Kenneth R. Townsend
Omaha
Merritt Townsend
Emmetsburg
Frederick Albertson, Jr
Carmel Jean Morton
Templar Park Dining Room Closes for Season
Templar Park dining room closed for the season Sunday night. Some cottagers stay through Tuesday before returning home. Management reports a season about the same as last year with no net profit but no expected loss.
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Templar Park
Jackson Minn to Have Splendid 200000 School
Jackson will gain a modern high school building after a $106,055 PWA grant to support construction. The project will expand capacity and improve courses, enhancing the city’s reputation as a progressive educational center in Southern Minnesota.
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Jackson
Minnesota
Elmer J. Ryan
PWA
Jackson High School
Bend businessman buys acreage near Sullivan Estate
Ben Reeves purchased the George Stamp six acre tract just south of the Sullivan Estate residence, within the Graettinger area. He plans to divide it into residential lots, noting water and sanitation access will boost sale potential as the area could rapidly develop. Farmers report two more weeks of warm weather to protect corn from frost, forecasting a strong crop in this part of Iowa.
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V.R
Iowa
Labor Day closings announced for Estherville businesses
The Vindicator and Republican plans one issue next week due to the Labor Day holiday. Stores will close all day and many offices and services will observe holiday hours. The Estherville Cooperative Creamery and produce stations shut at 9 PM, drugstores 1 PM to 5 PM, and other outlets close by noon or all day as listed.
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Vindicator
Republican
Chamber of Commerce
Estherville Hatchdry
Millha Ies
Walsh Construction Co
Estherville Packing Co
Estherville Cooperative Creamery
White’s
Gamble Robinson Fruit Co
Weather Sets Ideal Corn Growing Pace in Estherville
Estherville enjoys seasonable weather with high temperatures near the average and cool nights aiding a strong corn crop. Visitor Russell Miller from Babson Park, Florida arrives to visit cousin Mrs Claus Martin. Clyde Sanborn's new North Bright Street home nears completion, touted as a city asset. Mrs Chas Blair of West Emery Street undergoes appendicitis surgery at Coleman Hospital and is progressing.
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Estherville
A. O. Peterson
Russell Miller
Babson Park
Florida
Claus Martin
Emmet
Clyde Sanborn
Bkighth Street
Chas, Blair
West Emery Street
Coleman Hospital
County Teachers Organize for Emmet County Officers
Rural school teachers met Saturday called by county superintendent Marie Sorum. Election of Emmet County teachers association officers includes President Charlotte Carlson and a slate of township presidents and treasurers. Book lists unchanged. sale points listed in Estherville Ringsted Dolliver Wallingford and Grover.
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Marie Sorum
Emmet County Teachers Association
Charlotte Carlson
Denmark Township
Evelyn Hanson
Jack Creek Township
Sec
Treas
Gertrude Rasmussen
Center Township
Center
Roma Abell
Dist
See, & Treas
Marie Woods
Edna Jensen
Eldora Struecker
See & Treas
Helen Beck
Ellsworth
Eleanor Carlson
Alice Schultz
Margaret Ricter
Mamet West Township
Ernestine Prior
High Lake Township
Anna Anderson
Bruce Holen
Inga Bersagel
Iowa ‘Lake Township
Burneile Watts
Elsie Clements
LaRue Yackle
Jack Creek
Mable Tindall
Margaret Pullen
Dorothy Spear
Swan Lake Township
A. L. Canfield
Estherville
C. C. Peterson
Ringsted
Hans A. Tvedte
Dolliver
Norman Larson
Wallingford
Chas. Higginbotham
Grover
Largest crowd attends Estherville creamery picnic
The Estherville Cooperative Creamery Association held its August 20 picnic with the largest attendance yet. Families brought lunches. the creamery supplied dairy treats. Prof Calwell led a pickup band during dinner and an address by Mr. Anderson drew interest. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs Keith Farmer of Sac City and Tom Conlon of Armstrong.
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Estherville Cooperative Creamery
Anderson
I. N. Calwell
Keith Farmer
Sac City
Estherville
Market Prices Report for Corn and Hens in 1914 era
Market list shows prices for corn varieties from No 2 yellow to No 4 yellow and oats forage. Hens and eggs priced by weight and grade. Cream, top butchers and packers prices listed with ranges and unit costs.
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Storm Lake
Pilot-Tribune
Dead Man's Curve
Milford Mail
Estherville Chamber of Commerce
A. G. Olson
Antlers
E. E. Heldridge
Neal
Heldridge
Olson
Dickinson County
W. A. Yager
Spivit Lake
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Shanghai
China
Freddie John Falgout
Raceland
Augusta
Whangpoo River
Washington
D. C
Republican National Committee
John Hamilton
Adie
Legion
Ava Nick
Mrs. Geo. Nick
Sioux City
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sheltren
Des. “Moines
ED. Maniece
K. OF
Harley Higley
R. L. Hanson
Eastherville
Fre Clayton
Terril
W.R
Dorothy Chukker
Chillicothe, Mo
Chillicothe Byainees’ College
Starr
J. C
Mrs. Morton
Ben Reeves
Graettinger
New York City
John R. Grege
Anna Polmann
New York State Supreme Court
V .R
Creamery
Tom Conlon
Tom
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